Archive
-
Date
TV review: Fargo - More twists than a road in the Trossachs
One of the privileges of being a TV critic, apart from working in my dressing gown, is being given advance copies of programmes. Normally I use this privilege to send taunting texts to my sister (“Haha, I know who gets kicked out on The Apprentice
-
Date
A mountain to climb but John Rankin is ready to help Dundee United out of the foothills
One win from 11 leagues games, 21 goals conceded, four points adrift at the bottom of the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership? Dundee United are in the kind of uncomfortable position you’d tend to find in the later pages of the Kama Sutra.It won’t get any
-
Date
Ferrie Files: Scouting Report - Wallabies growing confident about availability of key men
Only those within the camp will know whether David Pocock and Israel Folau, could have played against Scotland at the weekend but Australia’s head coach was certainly hard on himself as he challenged himself and his players to be better prepared for another
-
Date
Dundee United are fine with the ball. Without it, they are nothing
SOMETIMES it is easy to stick to what you know. But when all you know is crumbling down around you, then what do you do?This is the conundrum facing a crop of players at Dundee United that not so long ago were being hailed across the land as the Tangerine
-
Date
Ferrie Files: Good Day for Mario Ledesma; Bad Day for jokes about dodgy bladders
Good DayFor Mario Ledesma who could revel in the knowledge that either the team he works for or the team he represented for 15 years is headed for the World Cup final.The man who retired from Test rugby as Argentina’s most capped forward after the last
-
Date
Mark Warburton thanks Rangers fans for their patience which many thought had gone for good
MARK WARBURTON has revealed his gratitude to the Rangers supporters for the rediscovery of their patience following many years when such a virtue was in short supply at Ibrox.The manager and his young team have won ten league games in a row, but there
-
Date
Rangers legends offer a timely reminder to Mark Warburton about his task at the club
MARK WARBURTON wouldn't have known his Davie Wilsons from his Davie Coopers before he took on the job of managing Rangers.But he is getting there. Slowly but surely. It's a part of his new life he really enjoys.On Sunday night he was at the national stadium
-
Date
The Petrofac Training Cup isn't important to Rangers - unless they don't win it
AN AWFUL lot of things have happened at Ibrox over the past five years and equally an awful lot has not.Something missing, almost forgotten about it, is the club have not won a cup final, not even the play-off against Motherwell which was even bigger
-
Date
Booth puts forward case for Thistle defence
When Partick Thistle were struggling to find the net during their early-season winless run, a fact that was largely overlooked was their excellent defensive record.Despite still lying in eleventh place in the Premiership table, Alan Archibald’s side have
-
Date
Ferrie Files: And Another Thing - Scots' first target is to get used to winning more than they lose
In terms of ‘trajectory analysis’ claims from Scotland players who were whitewashed this year that they can win the Six Nations Championship do not quite fit with their repeated descriptions of themselves as ‘humble’.The evidence of this tournament is
-
Date
Ferrie Files: Talking Point - Tough analysis required for Scotland to make further progress
As the fog of sporting battle clears and the blood cools Vern Cotter and his management team must get to work on proper analysis of Scotland’s failure to achieve the ludicrous strategic target a failing team was given three years ago.The head coach’s
-
Date
Cowan's disappointment for his far travelled family flags up wider issues for Scottish rugby
As Blair Cowan expressed his bitter disappointment at having failed to make rugby history there was a chastening reminder of Scotland’s reliance on overseas support to try to become more competitive on the global stage.“I had family travel out for 30
-
Date
Pat Bonner: Ronny Deila must decide on his first-choice defence for Celtic to shine in Europe
RONNY Deila has been warned he needs to stop tinkering with his defensive line-up if he wants goalkeeper Craig Gordon to rediscover his top form with Celtic in Europe.Deila will fly out to his native Norway with his players tomorrow ahead of the crucial
-
Date
Glasgow City make it nine-in-a-row
GLASGOW City's remarkable consistency duly brought them a ninth successive SWPL title as, needing just a point, they beat Aberdeen Ladies 3-1 at the Excelsior Stadium. Runners-up Hibs had a nine of their own to celebrate - they thrashed Rangers 9-0 at
-
Date
Bayern Munich's manager braced for Arsenal 'animal' fighting
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola warned his side to expect to face an Arsenal 'animal' fighting for Champions League survival at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. The German giants arrived in London on the back of a record ninth consecutive
-
Date
Row erupts at Holyrood over devolution of abortion law
PRO-CHOICE and pro-life supporting MSPs are at loggerheads at Holyrood over plans to devolve abortion legislation. Following the announcement by Scottish Secretary David Mundell last week that responsibility over the issue will be devolved to Scotland
-
Date
Lord Warner resigns Labour whip over drift to the left under Corbyn
A former Labour minister has resigned the whip in protest at the party's shift to the left under Jeremy Corbyn. Lord Warner, a former health minister, quit the party warning that "I fear for Labour's future" if activists loyal to the leader gain
-
Date
Joubert's penalty call was wrong - World Rugby
WORLD Rugby has accepted that referee Craig Joubert was wrong to award Australia a match-winning penalty against Scotland on Sunday - but insisted that the South African “has been and remains a world-class referee”. The statement published last night
-
Date
This Scotland squad can go from strength to strength
LET’S take the emotion out of this, as Vern Cotter likes to do. The pain of Sunday’s 35-34 loss to Australia and the accompanying feeling of injustice will come back every time we see that scoreline in the record books, but it is history now. Rather than
-
Date
Ex-Celtic and Tottenham defender Ramon Vega to join FIFA presidential race
Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega is set to declare his candidacy to replace Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA. Vega, who also played for Celtic and Watford, is expected to officially join the running to head the scandal-hit organisation by
-
Date
Plea to Tory MPs to join opposition to cuts in tax credits
Tory MPs concerned about George Osborne's plans to cut tax credits have been urged to join Labour in voting against the measures in the Commons. The Chancellor was challenged by Tory MPs about the £4.4 billion cuts as he came under mounting pressure
-
Date
Rangers' Halliday has his eyes on Petrofac Training Cup prize
Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday is determined to end the club's failure to win the Petrofac Training Cup. Rangers have failed in three attempts to lift the lower-league trophy following a penalty shoot-out defeat by Queen of the South, a final
-
Date
Legal high sellers warned of effects of impending legislation
Sellers of legal highs should shut down their operations immediately before a seven year jail term comes into force, the Police Minister has warned. Mike Penning told MPs the Psychoactive Substances Bill would immediately make selling the drugs
-
Date
Sturgeon issues warning to independence supporters about online behaviour after rugby defeat
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has issued another warning to supporters over their online behaviour, speaking out after Scotland's last minute defeat to Australia in the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup. Although Ms Sturgeon did not make reference
-
Date
SNP brings in oil and gas expert to replace suspended Michelle Thomson
A former oil and gas worker who managed Alex Salmond's constituency office has been appointed to replace suspended MP Michelle Thomson as the SNP's business spokeswoman.Hannah Bardell, MP for Livingston, is the SNP's new business, innovation and skills
-
Date
Lord Ashcroft misses Call Me Dave launch due to 'life-threatening illness'
Lord Ashcroft, the co-author of a controversial biography of David Cameron, missed the book's launch party after suffering from a life-threatening illness. Call Me Dave, written with journalist Isabel Oakeshott, contained a series of embarrassing
-
Date
Chinese president arrives in UK for state visit
Chinese president Xi Jinping has arrived in the UK as Britain rolled out the red carpet for the high-profile state visit. Mr Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan will stay as guests of the Queen at Buckingham Palace, attend a glittering state banquet and
-
Date
Jamie Oliver hopes Cameron will be 'brave' over possible sugar tax
The Government has not written off a "sugar tax" as a way of driving down childhood obesity, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has said. Oliver told MPs at the Commons health committee that Prime Minister David Cameron was reviewing all the evidence,
-
Date
Entrepreneur urges MPs to 'get serious' about Scotland's video game industry
The opportunity afforded by Scotland's video game industry could make North Sea oil "look like a drop in the ocean", according to a leading entrepreneur. Chris van der Kuyl, director of Scotland-based game developers 4J Studios, told MPs it is
-
Date
Scotland Yard brings historic abuse investigations under single command
Scotland Yard has brought all its ongoing historic child sex abuse investigations together under the control of a single team of detectives, it said today. Operation Midland, which is investigating allegations of murder by a so-called Westminster
-
Date
Corbyn will not back rule changes over deselecting sitting MPs
Jeremy Corbyn has insisted he will not support changes to Labour's rules which would make it easier for constituency parties to deselect sitting MPs. Labour moderates have feared the prospect of campaigns to oust them for speaking out against the
-
Date
Oprah's support of Weight Watchers doubles share price
Yashaswini SwamynathanOprah Winfrey will buy a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers International Inc, adding her celebrity and consumer appeal to a diet brand that has been shedding subscribers.Winfrey's $43.2 million investment sent Weight Watchers'
-
Date
China asset manager signals London expansion
SIMON JESSOP GF Fund Management has become the first Chinese investment manager to expand into Europe, opening a London office as it seeks to boost two-way investment flows with the world's second-biggest economy.GF International Asset Management, a GFFM
-
Date
Sir Richard Branson hails 'refreshing shift' in drugs policy
A United Nations body plans to urge governments around the world to decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use, tycoon Sir Richard Branson said today. The Virgin entrepreneur said that in an as-yet unreleased statement circulated to the
-
Date
Man jailed for causing £500,000 damage in abattoir blaze
A MAN who caused £500,000 worth of damage by setting fire to an abattoir after a row with his girlfriend has been jailed. David Edwards, 24, had gone to the abattoir to sleep for the night after he left his home following a fall out with his partner
-
Date
Crackdown at waste disposal sites nets more than metal thieves
A police-led stakeout of waste disposal sites to catch metal thieves dealt with five drivers for scrap metal offences - and detected over 140 other offences such as benefit fraud, mechanical defects and driving without a seatbelt. Operation Scandium
-
Date
Great British Bake Off stars in Edinburgh showdown
The winner of Great British Bake Off Nadiya Jamir Hussain is among those in a live spin-off style best bakes show in Edinburgh. The 30-year-old from Leeds who wowed Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry with her baking skills to win this year is among
-
Date
Former Black Watch commander installed as the Governor of Edinburgh Castle
A FORMER Black Watch commander bore his grandfather’s sword on parade as he officially took up one of Scotland’s oldest appointments. Major General Mike Riddell-Webster, the army’s highest ranking reservist, was installed as the Governor of Edinburgh
-
Date
PM says bishops wrong on refugees but announces aim of 1000 Syrians in UK by Christmas
DAVID Cameron has hit back at criticism from a group of bishops about the UK Government’s response to the refugee crisis as he revealed to MPs that he wanted 1000 Syrians to arrive in Britain by Christmas.According to No 10, the Prime Minister wants to
-
Date
UK Government defends response to refugee crisis as bishops say it has "moral duty" to do more
THE UK Government has defended its response to the Syrian refugee crisis after scores of church leaders branded it “increasingly inadequate” and called for Whitehall to do its "moral duty" by taking in at least 50,000 Syrian refugees over the
-
Date
Tumble in signs of "critical" distress among Scottish businesses
LEVELS of “critical” distress among Scottish companies in the third quarter were down sharply on a year earlier, a survey has revealed.However, the survey from business recovery specialist Begbies Traynor showed a small year-on-year rise in instances
-
Date
Scotland 'played like lions,' says David Cameron after Rugby World Cup heartbreak
Scotland's rugby team performed more bravely and boldly than any performance David Cameron has seen before despite being knocked out of the Rugby World Cup. The Prime Minister described the team's performance in the 35-34 quarter final defeat to
-
Date
See some of Scotland's most remote places thanks to the National Trust for Scotland and Google Street View
IT can take you a trip from Staffa to Iona via Glencoe and the Glenfinnan Monument without leaving your living room. Thanks to the intrepid and pioneering work of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS), some of Scotland's most remote and beautiful
-
Date
Riddle of former BBC journalist's death in Turkish airport toilet
Friends and colleagues of a British journalist and international development worker who died in Istanbul have described her reported suicide as "impossible to understand".Jacqueline Anne Sutton, known as Jacky, was found dead at Ataturk Airport
-
Date
Asda to focus investment on larger stores
James DaveySupermarket group Asda, the British arm of Wal-Mart, is to accelerate investment in its larger stores and put expansion on hold elsewhere to save money as it seeks to reverse a sharp fall in recent sales.Britain's "big four" supermarkets
-
Date
Tackling transport costs could reduce demand for food banks, new task group says
Tackling the high cost of transportation could help reduce the number of people in food poverty, according to a new group established to address the growing demand for food banks. Many impoverished families find a lack of affordable transportation
-
Date
FTSE falls as traders ponder China slowdown
By Roger Baird, Press Association City StaffThe London market fell, despite the announcement that ITV snapped up fellow broadcaster UTV Media.ITV said buying the Northern Ireland-based station for £100 million would further strengthen its free-to-air
-
Date
BBC Scotland director vows to change perception of Scottish audience
The director of BBC Scotland has said he is determined to change audience perceptions of news and current affairs output after a survey found less than half of Scottish people think it is good at representing their lives. Ken MacQuarrie told MPs
-
Date
Freya Mavor at red carpet UK premiere of new movie in Edinburgh
Sunshine on Leith star Freya Mavor is to make a red carpet appearance at the UK premier of her latest film - a French road movie - in Edinburgh. The Scots-born actress is attending the screening of The Lady in The Car with Glasses and A Gun at
-
Date
Softcat flotation plans
Press AssociationIT software reseller Softcat said it plans to float on the London Stock Exchange, a deal that is expected to value the firm founded in 1993 at around £500 million. The Marlow-based business, which posted an operating profit up 11% to
-
Date
Muller's £80m Dairy Crest deal receives watchdog approval
The £80 million sale of Dairy Crest's dairy business to Muller UK and Ireland Group will go ahead in December after the competition watchdog approved the deal.The Competition Markets Authority (CMA) had expressed concerns over the impact of the deal on
-
Date
Pressure mounts on George Osborne to soften impact of tax credit cuts
GEORGE Osborne is under intense pressure to soften the impact of the UK Government’s £4.5 billion tax credit cuts with London Mayor Boris Johnson urging him to take action so the effects don’t bear down "too unfairly” on the working poor. Ahead
-
Date
Missing Glasgow man David O’Donnell found safe and well
A MAN who was reported missing has been found safe and well. David O’Donnell, 35, was last seen on Friday October 2. Police today confirmed David, from Glasgow, has been traced safe and well.
-
Date
Man drove young Facebook user to brink of suicide over explicit images
A MAN who pushed a schoolboy to the brink of suicide after threatening to publish explicit pictures of him on Facebook has been sentenced to 200 hours unpaid work.Dylan Farnan, 20, forced his young victim to send intimate photos after saying he would
-
Date
Scots innovator surpasses crowdfunding target...to reinvent the toilet brush
MAGNETS for a household's most disgusting germs, discoloured and nestling in a small pool of stagnant water, toilet brushes are just accepted as a necessary evil. But after an astonishing response to his crowdfunding appeal, a Scots inventor has
-
Date
Make way for a giant: Cromarty Firth gives shelter to its biggest ever rig
A giant of the oil industry arrived in the Cromarty Firth at the weekend awaiting its next arduous task in the harsh waters of the North Sea. But unlike other rigs which are filling up the deep water harbour due to the depressed price of oil, the
-
Date
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey's condition improves
SCOTS nurse Pauline Cafferkey who contracted Ebola is in a "serious but stable" condition, according to doctors. The 39-year-old from South Lanarkshire was previously fighting for life in the Royal Free Hospital in London. A spokesman for the
-
Date
Scots fantasy sports firm bans staff from playing games
A RISING star of Scotland’s world-renowned technology sector has banned its own staff from playing any daily fantasy games for money, on any site. Edinburgh-based FanDuel, which runs online fantasy leagues in baseball and basketball for cash prizes
-
Date
Indian summer gives way to autumn chills
FORECASTERS are predicting the end of the Indian summer with autumn set to arrive in force later this week. While much of Scotland has basked in sunshine and mild temperatures this month, the Met office say that the good times will come to an end
-
Date
Pensioner, 74, with no insurance and expired licence, was 'five times the drink-drive limit'
A pensioner spent the weekend in police custody after she was allegedly caught behind the wheel of a car five times the drink-drive limit, with no insurance and an expired licence. The 74-year-old, from Buchlyvie near Stirling, was pulled over
-
Date
Golf club closures could be par for the course
Providing you’ve taken a break from bashing your head repeatedly against the television screen, cursing at a bloke called Craig Joubert and muttering, mumbling and moaning about the teeth-grinding wretchedness of Scotland’s exit from the Rugby World Cup
-
Date
Millionaire businessman faces prison after drink driving incident on golf cart
A MILLIONAIRE businessman faces jail after he took a golf buggy for a spin on a main road after consuming nearly five times the legal limit of alcohol Colin Peat, 47, a director at a demolition firm, was caught at the wheel of the golf cart on
-
Date
David Cameron urged to raise steel 'dumping' with Chinese President amid job loss fears
The Prime Minister is being urged to raise the issue of the "dumping" of cheap steel with the Chinese president amid fears of fresh job losses in the industry. Caparo is understood to be set to go into administration, although there is no indication
-
Date
Monday's TV highlight: Fargo returns - with Ted Danson
FARGO, C4, 10pm I felt embarrassed for British TV drama when I watched this. Last week, new police dramas were trundled out on the BBC and ITV and they were unambitious and derivative: small, poky productions from imaginations which tread in the
-
Date
Ed Sheeran and Noel Gallagher among winners at Q Awards
Ed Sheeran, Noel Gallagher, James Bay and Duran Duran have all triumphed at this year's Q Awards. The awards, held by the prestigious music magazine in association with Absolute Radio, saw a host of stars being honoured at London's Grosvenor House
-
Date
Pregnant rape victim in court fight
A pregnant Somalia refugee rape victim was seeking a court order to keep her in Australia before the government flew her to Nauru without providing the abortion she had requested.The case of the 23-year-old woman, known by the pseudonym Abyan, has amplified
-
Date
Oil and gas giant highlights faith in potential of UK North Sea
THE new head of Statoil’s production business in the UK North Sea has said the area remains important to the Norwegian giant in spite of the plunge in the crude price.
-
Date
Rangers appoint Neil McIlhargey as Head of Analysis
RANGERS boss Mark Warburton has made another addition to his backroom staff with the appointment of Neil McIlhargey as the club's new Head of Analysis.The addition of McIlhargey comes on the back of deals to bring Frank McParland and Craig Flannigan to
-
Date
In pictures: ex-circus lions start new lives in Scotland
Four ex-circus lions have arrived safely at their new home in Scotland after being transported from an animal sanctuary in Belgium. The Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, West Lothian, raised £150,000 over the past year to build a two-acre enclosure
-
Date
Oil bosses predict another 10,000 North Sea jobs to go
Oil explorers are predicting another 10,000 oil jobs will be lost in the North Sea. This summer industry body Oil and Gas UK warned that 5500 posts had already gone thanks to what analysts believe is a long-term slump in prices. Now business
-
Date
Police hunt St Mirren fans who 'sang religiously offensive' songs on train
Police are hunting a group of St Mirren fans who sang "religiously offensive and illicit songs" on a train back from a match, causing delays for other passengers. The group of around 10 men boarded a Glasgow-bound train at Livingston South station
-
Date
World Rugby say referee Craig Joubert made a mistake in Scotland World Cup defeat
World Rugby has admitted referee Craig Joubert blundered by awarding Australia the last-gasp penalty that sent Scotland crashing out of the World Cup. The Wallabies clinched a dramatic 35-34 victory at Twickenham on Sunday when Bernard Foley was
-
Date
Finn Russell: Scotland are on par with the best teams in the world
Finn Russell once looked up to Australia's star players as idols - but now he believes he and his Scotland team-mates can claim to be every bit as good as the stellar Wallabies. The Glasgow stand-off was part of a Dark Blues line-up which came
-
Date
Expert and leading social worker appointed to child abuse inquiry panel
A leading social worker and an expert on child abuse have been appointed to Scotland's public inquiry into the historical abuse of children in care. Panel members Glenn Houston and Professor Michael Lamb will help chair Susan O'Brien QC with the
-
Date
Anti-immigration SVP wins Swiss election in swing to right
The anti-immigration Swiss People's Party (SVP) has won the biggest share of the vote in a national parliamentary election, keeping pressure on Bern to introduce quotas on people moving from the European Union.Success for the SVP, coupled with gains made
-
Date
Forest fire kills six hikers in Indonesia
Six hikers have died after being caught in a forest fire on a mountain in Indonesia, officials said.At least three other hikers were severely injured in the accident on the slope of Lawu Mountain on the country's main Java island, said Yatmo, a spokesman
-
Date
Glasgow D-Day veteran to receive Legion d'Honneur on 100th birthday
A D-Day veteran living in Ireland is to be bestowed with France's highest honour on his 100th birthday. Francis Denvir, originally from Glasgow's East End, will enjoy double celebrations in west Cork when the French ambassador to Ireland pins the
-
Date
Migrants stranded in border dispute
Thousands of migrants, including many women and children, have spent a night in rain and cold in the Balkans as countries argue over how to handle the large influx of people.Many were stranded at Croatia's border with Slovenia after Croatia sent a train
-
Date
Edinburgh artists throw open doors to reveal studio secrets
Twenty artists and craftspeople are throwing open their doors and inviting the public into their studios this weekend. The West Park Place Studios, in Dalry, Edinburgh, will host a series of demonstrations and activities revealing some of the artists
-
Date
Man mistaken for attacker dies
An Eritrean migrant shot by an Israeli security guard and then attacked by bystanders who mistook him for an assailant in a fatal bus station attack has died.The mistaken shooting of the migrant, identified as Mulu Habtom Zerhom, reflects the nervousness
-
Date
ITV to buy UTV's television assets for £100m
UTV Media has agreed to sell its television assets to ITV for £100 million, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. The deal excludes its radio stations, which include UTV Radio GB and UTV Radio Ireland, and its digital media businesses
-
Date
TWO HIT BY LIVE BULLETS IN TOURIST SITE OLD WEST RE-ENACTMENT
Two people have been hit by bullets during a gunfight re-enactment in Arizona.Police in the town of Tombstone said the skit was supposed to involve blanks but one of the actor's guns fired lived rounds during a stand-off.Actor Ken Curtis was hit and treated
-
Date
Have a laugh with Lewis McKenzie: Five things every Scot will see in their morning commute
Our funnyman Lewis McKenzie has noted five funny things you are likely to see in and around your city during your morning commute. Our funnyman Lewis McKenzie has noted five funny things you are likely to see in and around Glasgow during your
-
Date
Body of missing man Peter Graham found in canal
THE body of missing man Peter Graham has been found in the Forth and Clyde canal. Police confirmed the body has been identified as the 54-year-old from the Robroyston area. A Police Scotland spokesman said: "At around 5.45pm on Sunday, the
-
Date
Cycling: Scotland's Katie Archibald becomes a triple European champion
SCOT Katie Archibald will return home from Switzerland later today as a triple European champion. The 21-year-old from Milngavie successfully defended her individual pursuit title at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen. She
-
Date
One in four adults do not have basic online skills
Nearly one in four UK adults do not have basic online skills, and some regions of the country are excluded from the digital world almost entirely, according to a new report. According to the survey, people in London, Scotland and East Anglia were
-
Date
Aberdeen beach ordnance device destroyed in controlled explosion
An ordnance device washed up on Aberdeen beach has been destroyed in a controlled explosion. The Beach Esplanade was closed by police as a precaution after officers were informed of the discovery at around 3.40pm on Sunday. It was later fully
-
Date
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi to be honoured at Q Awards
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi will be awarded the Gibson Les Paul Award at today's Q Awards ceremony. Iommi is being honoured for his outstanding contribution to music and pop culture, and the award also forms part of the 100th anniversary
-
Date
Ex-Dragons' Den star Doug Richard to face child sex charges trial in January
A former Dragons' Den star who acted as an adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron will go on trial in the new year on child sex charges. Doug Richard is accused of three counts of sexual activity with a child and one of causing or inciting a child
-
Date
Police investigate death of woman in Edinburgh house
Police are investigating the death of a woman in an Edinburgh house. The body of the 56-year-old was found in Parkgrove Terrace in the Clermiston area of the capital at around 9.30pm on Sunday. Officers are treating the death as "unexplained
-
Date
Ex-Manchester United star Gary Neville 'lets homeless group stay in hotel building for winter'
Millionaire Manchester United legend Gary Neville made a group of homeless men cry after giving them somewhere to stay this winter. The millionaire footballer is allowing around 30 mainly young men squat in Manchester's former stock exchange building
-
Date
Face to Face: Ian Welsh, chief executive, Health and Social Care Alliance
IAN Welsh’s first link with the Labour Party as a teenager was not just politically engaging but rather lucrative. His older brother sub-contracted the tote to his sibling, who went out every Friday knocking doors in Prestwick and collecting subs,
-
Date
Man arrested by police investigating alleged sex attack in Glasgow nightclub
A MAN has been arrested by police investigating an alleged sex attack in a Glasgow nightclub. Cops confirmed a 37-year-old was arrested in connection with an alleged incident early yesterday morning. He is alleged to have sexually assaulted
-
Date
Mystery donor gives designer clothes worth thousands to charity shop
A CHARITY shop manager says she has been left "gobsmacked" after a mystery donor handed over bags of unused designer clothes worth thousands of pounds.Staff and volunteers at Shelter Scotland’s shop on Union Street in Aberdeen were amazed when
-
Date
Graphic Content: Hideyuki Katsumata and the Art of comic Book Thinking
During a trip to the DCA in Dundee yesterday I started thinking about Steve Ditko. Ditko and Gene Colan and their work on Doctor Strange (still, the Marvel comic book that has lingered longest and most sweetly in my memory). The reason was Hideyuki
-
Date
Fallen Maple Leaves by Gerry Cambridge: Poem of the day
SUDDENLY trees are turning bright autumnal colours. Leaves are tumbling. In these brief, atmospheric, lines by Gerry Cambridge, the leaves themselves do the talking. Gerry Cambridge is editor of the Scottish-American literary magazine, The Dark Horse
-
Date
Music review:Years & Years, O2 ABC, Glasgow
Years & Years, O2 ABC, Glasgow Jonathan Geddes Two stars Years & Years seem a nice enough bunch. At one stage of this sold-out show they brought on a girl called Jenny from the Starlight Foundation charity, letting her stay onstage
-
Date
'A warm, genuine musicality' Cara Dillon reviewed at Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
Cara Dillon, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Rob Adams FOUR STARS Cara Dillon has confronted her sternest critic. Several times they’ve gone head to head. Despite her young daughter’s protests, though, the singer from Dungiven still sings Come Flying
-
Date
Mark Brown theatre reviews: Ghosts (Tron, Glasgow) and Not About Heroes (Seen at Traverse, Edinburgh)
Ghosts, Tron, Glasgow, Until October 24 Not About Heroes, Seen at Traverse, Edinburgh Touring until October 24 Reviewed by Mark Brown IF Henrik Ibsen was alive today would he be making movies, such as Thomas Vinterberg's Festen, under the
-
Date
A window on the past: portraits of a vanished Scotland
HALF a century, more or less, has passed since Nick Hedges’ camera recorded the evocative images you see on these pages. Taken, in the main, in Glasgow and the west of Scotland, they show some of the conditions endured by people who lived in tenements
-
Date
Spree Festival review: Idlewild & RSNO, Paisley Abbey
Spree Festival Idlewild & RSNO, Paisley Abbey Keith Bruce four stars If a particularly lovely Spiegeltent in front of Gilmour Street station has seen more gigs as part of The Spree in 2015, there is no doubt that the annual meeting
-
Date
Four paperbacks you must read
The New World: Beyond Treasure Island by Andrew Motion (Vintage, £8.99) This follow-up to his highly successful Silver, Motion’s nod to Stevenson’s classic, continues his modernising approach, with Natty Silver, the daughter of Long John Silver
-
Date
David Hume: The philosopher who got rich
Scotland’s enlightened philosophers did not on the whole have an exciting time of it. Some piquant stories told about them – the infant Adam Smith kidnapped by gypsies, Adam Ferguson leading the charge at the Battle of Dettingen – seem just to have
-
Date
Argentina star Emiliano Grillo enjoys maiden PGA Tour win
Argentinian Emiliano Grillo landed his first PGA Tour title as he fended off Kevin Na in a play-off at the Frys.com Open in Napa Valley, California.Na paid the price for hooking into the rough when opting to take driver off the fairway with his second
-
Date
Kitching Cabinet: ten ingredients that will transform your pantry
We live in a world with plentiful food options and fortunately here in the UK we have an abundance of fantastic ingredients to choose from. We choose foods for many reasons other than just being hungry. I’m not referring to the basic inventory
-
Date
Police to "review" fans' crime scene tape protest at Fir Park
POLICE are to review a protest that involved throwing crime scene tape onto the surrounds of Motherwell's Fir Park pitch during Celtic's defeat of Motherwell. The Saturday demonstration is the latest to call for the scrapping of a controversial
-
Date
The Boys and The Bees: Things guys (unfortunately) say
With it being Monday and all I thought we could all do with a bit of a laugh. Over the past few months I’ve been doing a bit of research with online daters in the UK and America, and have inadvertently collated a list of the good, the bad and the ugly
-
Date
Camley's Cartoon on Monday, October 19
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
-
Date
Former Celtic star Ramon Vega: I may stand for FIFA president
Former Celtic defender Ramon Vega is considering standing for FIFA president. According to reports, Vega has said he will decide at the end of the week if he intends to stand against UEFA president Michel Platini. Platini had been favourite
-
Date
Gleneagles set for Breeders' cup entry
Gleneagles is set to get an entry in the Breeders' Cup as the dust settles on his defeat at Ascot on Saturday. The Aidan O'Brien-trained dual 2000 Guineas winner had missed a number of engagements due to unsuitably soft ground since winning the
-
Date
Allardyce: there's more pressure on me than McClaren for derby clash
Sam Allardyce has admitted there is more pressure on him than Newcastle counterpart Steve McClaren as he attempts to guide Sunderland to a sixth successive derby victory. The 60-year-old will go into Sunday's showdown at the Stadium of Light with
-
Date
Platini: I am the only one who can ensure FIFA becomes home of football again
UEFA president Michel Platini finds it "shameful to be dragged through the mud" and insists he is "the only one who can ensure that FIFA again becomes the home of football", despite his 90-day suspension from all football-related activity. The
-
Date
Man dies on Aer Lingus flight after biting passenger
A post-mortem examination is to be carried out on the body of a 24-year-old man who died on a flight from Portugal to Ireland yesterday. The man was on an Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon to Dublin which was forced to divert to Cork Airport after
-
Date
Scotland's fair weather and bank holiday trading boost shopper numbers
Fair weather and bank holiday trading gave retailers a boost in September but shopper numbers were still down on last year's figures, according to a new report. Footfall was down 0.8% in September compared with a year ago, although the figure was
-
Date
Alex Neil: I would have bought hungry family food myself if food bank had been closed
A Scottish Government minister said he would have taken a single mum to the supermarket himself had the food bank been closed. Equalities Minister, Alex Neil, said he had a mother of three children with autism come to his surgery who had her benefits
-
Date
Craig Chalmers: The calls went against Scotland in Australia World Cup defeat
I KNOW just how the Scotland players are feeling. Back in 1995, we were leading France eight minutes into injury time, and holding them on our line for all that time until somebody slipped and suddenly Emile Ntmak slipped through for the winning try
-
Date
Jamie Oliver to give evidence in sugar tax review
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is to give evidence to MPs amid a row with ministers over a review of sugar tax proposals. The Health Select Committee is due to hear from Oliver and Public Health England (PHE) chief executive Duncan Selbie as part
-
Date
May the force be with you: Star Wars tickets go on sale as official film poster revealed
Star Wars fans around the world are to be treated to a new trailer and advance ticket sales, two months before the hotly anticipated film hits cinemas. A new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will debut during half-time at the New York Giants
-
Date
Daniel O'Donnell on leaving Strictly Come Dancing: it was the right time for me to go
Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell has become the third celebrity to waltz out of Strictly Come Dancing, but says it was "the right time for me to go". O'Donnell, 53, and his partner Kristina Rihanoff faced sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher and Brendan
-
Date
Gary Numan on receiving Q Award for Innovation in Sound: I'm very flattered and proud
Gary Numan said he is "very flattered and very proud" to be receiving the Innovation In Sound accolade at this year's Q Awards. The 57-year-old, who was one of the key players in the 80s synth-pop era, became a pioneer of commercial electronic
-
Date
Eastenders producer: Bobby Beale is set for an explosive Christmas
EastEnders producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins has teased an explosive Christmas in Albert Square for Bobby Beale. The young son of Ian Beale was revealed earlier this year as the murderer of his half-sister Lucy Beale, and the gripping Who Killed
-
Date
Simon Cowell struggles to select final six in X Factor chair challenge
Music mogul Simon Cowell struggled to select his six finalists during The X Factor's controversial Six Chair Challenge. The head judge described whittling down his Overs category as "torture" as he repeatedly changed his mind about the fates of
-
Date
Writing's on the Wall: Sam Smith secures Guinness World Record double
Brit singer Sam Smith can now add not one, but two new Guinness World Records to his long list of accolades. Smith's theme song for the new James Bond movie Spectre, Writing's On The Wall, has become the first song in the franchise's more than
-
Date
Nadiya Jamir Hussain: I nearly quit the Great British Bake Off
Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Jamir Hussain has revealed she nearly quit the show - before even starring in it. Hussain, who baked to victory in the nail-biting finale against Tamal Ray and Ian Cumming, told Hello! magazine: "Before I did
-
Date
Manchester United's Herrera: Rooney's our leader, he's the best English player in history
Ander Herrera has declared Wayne Rooney England's greatest ever player. Rooney ended his final week as a twenty-something with a fine finish in Manchester United's easy 3-0 win at Everton on Saturday. Rooney's 30th birthday next Saturday will
-
Date
Steve McClaren on Newcastle's demolition of Norwich: it shows our capabilities
Steve McClaren was a relieved man after seeing Newcastle finally secure their first Barclays Premier League win of the season with a 6-2 demolition of Norwich. The Magpies eased themselves from the foot of the table a week ahead of their derby
-
Date
Gavin Hastings: if I see Craig Joubert again, I am going to tell him how disgusted I am
Scotland are reeling from the injustice of being denied a place in the World Cup semi-finals by Craig Joubert after the South African referee awarded Australia an incorrect last-gasp penalty. The Wallabies left Twickenham with a 35-34 victory sealed
-
Date
Edinburgh Airport chairman: third runway at Heathrow would "stifle competition"
A THIRD runway at Heathrow would "stifle competition" and leave Scotland "feeding a steroid-enhanced" hub at the expense of its own growth, the chairman of Edinburgh Airport has warned. Sir John Elvidge, said the case for expanding Heathrow was
-
Date
Scientist: testing for volunteers returning from ebola-stricken countries is inadequate
HEALTH workers returning from ebola-stricken countries should always be tested for the virus if they ever become unwell, the scientist leading Britain's fight against the disease said at the weekend. Professor Tom Solomon also said that the plight
-
Date
Herald View: A promising plan for new sentencing council
THE expectations are high for the new Scottish Sentencing Council. Its chair Lord Carloway says he expects the body to take Scotland into a new era of more principled and more consistent sentencing. And one of its lay members, Sue Moody, says the council
-
Date
John Whittle
Soldier and survivor of IRA bomb attackBorn: January 31, 1942;Died: September 15, 2015SERGEANT John Whittle, who has died aged 73, was a Scots Guard who survived an IRA bomb attack in Belfast in 1971.Whittle, from Vale of Leven in Dunbartonshire, was
-
Date
Soft skills are well and truly on the menu
Much has been said about the importance of a united brigade in the professional kitchen. No chef works alone; he or she relies on the trust and loyalty of the whole team to deliver cutting-edge culinary excellence.All that can be destroyed if front of
-
Date
Scotland's Indian summer boosts shopper numbers
SHOPPERS have been flocking to Scotland's stores after the Indian Summer gave the high street a welcome boost.Retailers welcomed a new report which shows that September was the best month since February this year - excluding Easter - for footfall, the
-
Date
London launch date for Women's Equality Party
BRITAIN'S newest political force, founded just seven months ago by broadcaster Sandi Toksvig and author Catherine Mayer, stages its national policy launch tomorrow.The Women's Equality Party has six core aims, including pushing for equal pay, and equal
-
Date
Doctor struck off after lying about sex attack allegation
A DOCTOR accused of sexually assaulting a patient has been struck off the medical register after lying about the incident in his application to work for Scotland's largest health board. Dr Jose Jacob was sacked from his previous role when the allegation
-
Date
Report: pensions could become next mis-selling scandal
PENSIONS could become the next mis-selling scandal if stronger support is not offered to consumers taking up the new retirement freedoms, MPs have warned today. The reform which allows the over-55s withdraw their entire pension pots are 'not yet
-
Date
Osborne under Tory pressure to soften tax credits blow
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has said a future Labour Government would reverse George Osborne's £4.5 billion benefit reduction after two frontbench colleagues had ducked the question. Mr Osborne is under increasing pressure from Conservative
-
Date
Agenda: Building a new airport at steroid-enhanced Heathrow would be full of risks
By John ElvidgeA country’s economic health is reflected in the performance of its airports and the strength of its connections with the outside world. By that measure, Scotland is in rude health.Since 1999, the number of people using Edinburgh Airport
-
Date
Revealed: 46% of "blackout" drivers in Scotland get their licence back within months
HALF of Scots motorists who lost their driving licence last year because they were at risk of suffering a potentially deadly blackout at the wheel were back on the road within months. A total of 351 car, motorcycle, bus and lorry drivers north
-
Date
TV reporter calls for more families to adopt
BBC Scotland’s health correspondent Eleanor Bradford has spoken out about her experience as an adoptive mum, as she backed an appeal for more would-be parents to consider adopting older children. The TV news reporter and her partner Ross are adoptive
-
Date
Workers and passengers recall the heyday of the people's liners
WHEN it comes to the Clyde steamers, Douglas Davidson has so many memories to draw upon.Mr Davidson, now 76, is one of the people interviewed for a BBC documentary, to be screened tomorrow night, on Scotland's, and Britain's, love affair with the coastal
-
Date
Herald View: Keeping a close watch on pension reforms
WHEN the UK Government announced its reforms to the pension market last year, many critics – this newspaper among them – warned that handing savers greater freedom to choose how and when to access their pensions carried considerable risks - the most dangerous
-
Date
Scottish Cot Death Trust's biggest fundraiser inspires support for those who have lost a child
A CHARITY'S biggest ever fundraiser has become the inspiration for a book aimed at providing support for children who have lost a brother or sister through cot death.Andrew's Rainbow is available to families supported by the Scottish Cot Death Trust'sand
-
Date
The SNP has created a rod for its back on the issue of fracking
The Bathgate Chemical Works opened in 1851, perhaps the first facility in the world processing mineral oils on an industrial scale.And it was successful, highly successful, managing to compete against cheaper imported petroleum until it ceased operation
-
Date
East Dunbartonshire tops new poll for quality of family life
East Dunbartonshire and Glasgow have been rated at opposite ends of the scale in a new survey which identifies the most family friendly place in Scotland.The council area which includes leafy Bearsden and Milngavie has come top in a survey of places in
-
Date
Helicopters fly to the rescue of Scotland's highest peaks
Helicopters have become a common sight in the skies above Scotland's mountains as they fly in to rescue stricken hillwalkers.Now the aircraft are being hired by conservationists as part of a major new bid to help save the country's most popular munros
-
Date
Rosemary Goring: birds love towns and cities too
I have always mocked curtain twitchers, those who keep such a close eye on their neighbours they make MI5 agents on a stakeout look like amateurs. These past few months, however, I have reached a stage where all that is lacking for me to join the ranks
-
Date
THE Diary: A neat way to skip the queues at the Sistine Chapel
Russell LeadbetterANDY Cumming says a friend went clothes-shopping for a city-break holiday in Rome. He bought a smart black shirt and when unpacking it realised that the white cardboard collar could, when fitted around his neck, give him a priestly look
-
Date
Scots' trade deal petition to be delivered to Downing Street
Scottish campaigners are to deliver a petition to Downing Street today, calling for the NHS to be protected from a controversial trade deal.The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a proposed free trade agreement between Europe and the
-
Date
MPs tell David Cameron to pilot English Votes for English Laws
THE UK Government’s controversial proposals for English Votes for English Laws(Evel) have been branded an “incomprehensible mess” and an "absurd solution" as MPs today say the proposal must be run as a pilot scheme in its first year.But the
-
Date
Grieg Seafood nets bumper profits rise
SHETLAND’S largest farmed salmon producer has reported a big jump in profits on the back of high market prices and improved fish mortality.Grieg Seafood Hjaltland, which employs more than 200 staff across in 30-plus sites on the Islands, saw pre-tax profits
-
Date
Letters: There are more bad tenants than landlords
I NOTE with interest Mike Dailly's Agenda contribution on the private rental sector (PRS) (“Tenants have little or no power in their relationships with landlords”, The Herald, October 12). I am amazed at the one-sided view of the private rented sector
-
Date
Scottish wage growth slides to a two-year low
SALARY inflation slumped to its lowest rate in more than two years in September, a closely watched report on the Scottish labour market has found.And while it signalled the number of people placed into work rose during the month, the growth was lower
-
Date
Filmmaker seeks investment for slice of Glasgow noir
A SCOTTISH novelist and screen writer has launched an investment offer to raise funding for a film he is planning to shoot on the south side of Glasgow.Mark MacNicol, who has published two novels and holds a masters degree in screen writing, is aiming
-
Date
Sentencing council launches to shore up public faith in the courts
One of Scotland's most senior judges is to lead an expert panel to tackle the problem of inconsistent sentencing of offenders by the courts. Lord Carloway, who today starts work as chairman of the newly created Scottish Sentencing Council, said
-
Date
Survey: 67% of Scots are cavalier about cybercrime
Many Scots are cavalier about cybercrime despite increased awareness of the risks following high profile frauds and security scares, a survey has found. People admitted data breaches at Carphone Warehouse, Talk Talk, Sony and Ashley Madison's website
-
Date
Debenhams and Argos in focus this week
The City will focus on retailers ahead of the key Christmas season. Argos owner Home Retail Group is expected to post a fall in profits on Wednesday, despite its efforts to turn itself into a cutting-edge digital retailer.The City expects the group, which
-
Date
Legal Viewpoint: Tenancies Bill gives much food for thought
The Scottish Government has recently published the much anticipated Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill contains some welcome provisions including a new standard model lease and the ability for tenants to refer excessive rent increases
-
Date
Trading Places
Savills boosts Glasgow teamPROPERTY firm Savills has added to its investment team by appointing Stuart Orr, who joined its Glasgow office as a director.Mr Orr has joined from FG Burnett, where he spent five years in the Glasgow investment team.He was
-
Date
Kneehigh's revision of Du Maurier's Cornish tale
It was inevitable that Emma Rice would go to Manderley one day. As both a long time fan of Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier's iconic 1938 novel transposed so memorably to the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock two years later, and as joint artistic director of
-
Date
Rog Wood's farming diary: Farm sales carry a lot of emotion
November 28, or the "November Term" and May 28, or the "May Term" are traditionally the dates on which farm leases begin and end, or farm staff start and finish their employment.To be strictly correct. the November and May Terms,
-
Date
World's top gymnasts set to dazzle on Glasgow stage
OVER the coming fortnight, the world's best gymnasts are set to somersault, soar and swing their way through a series of spectacular feats right here on Scottish soil.The 2015 World Gymnastics Championships gets underway at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on
-
Date
Street life in Glasgow
This is a curiosity. At first glance it looks like a normal pre-war scene in Glasgow with a rag-and-bone man trading balloons for old clothes, possibly in the Gorbals. But the picture caption says it is the summer of 1964 and it is in Finnieston. Take
-
Date
Motor engineering star drives Lanarkshire green energy business into the fast lane
In this week’s SME Focus one of Scotland’s most successful engineering entrepreneurs tells how a lesson learned from a giant car maker has allowed him to achieve success in industries ranging from sweeper manufacturing to green energy. Name: Professor
-
Date
Newspaper round-up
FACEBOOK is facing fresh controversy over its tax arrangements after it emerged its UK staff are expected to reap share bonuses worth £250 million in the next three years.Details of the performance-linked rewards, equal to an average of £690,000 per employee
-
Date
Property firm LSH to have new Glasgow HQ
LAMBERT Smith Hampton (LSH) has revealed plans to move to a new head office in Scotland - just days after signalling plans to double the size of its operations north of the Border.The property management company has agreed to 10-year lease on a 4,763
-
Date
Cameron admits "stakes are rising" as he launches counter-extremism strategy
Parents concerned that their 16 and 17 year old children are at risk of travelling abroad to join Islamic State (Isis) will soon be able to apply to have their passports removed. David Cameron will today warn that the "stakes are rising" in the
-
Date
Crucial choice
I NOTE that the Scottish Police Authority is inviting applications for the post of Chief Constable of Police Scotland. Whilst this is legally in order, I am not yet convinced that this fledgling authority has earned the confidence of the people of Scotland
-
Date
Toilet humour
I READ with some interest your report concerning the introduction into Scotland of Control Emission Toilet equipment (CET) to our railway carriages (“Train toilet overhaul ends on-track flushes”, The Herald October 16).I suppose that foretells the demise
-
Date
Let teachers sign contracts
I WAS rather surprised at your report on school/pupil learning agreements (“School asks pupils to sign a contract ... to work harder” The Herald, October 13). I agree with the reservations on the notion noted by the parent you quote on the use to which
-
Date
The failure of Russia
IAN Johnstone (Letters, October 16) is correct to state that the history of the western Allies during the Second World War is not unblemished. However, his attempt to make an equivalence between failure to send armed forces to the aid of Czechoslovakia
-
Date
So, who needs Gaelic?
AS I have said before I am a nationalist and republican, but I don’t want to live in some tartan-covered shortbread-tin romanticised version of a country that only ever existed in Hollywood movies. There is an ocean of difference between preserving heritage
-
Date
Bring chemotherapy service back to Stobhill
WE are now more than half way through Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is a very emotive subject; it will touch many families at one time or another.Some of those diagnosed will have to undergo surgery; many will face courses of chemotherapy, often
-
Date
When happy children are troubled too
At the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Dawn McKenzie, there was a particular aspect of the findings that puzzled me.Dawn was stabbed to death by a boy known publicly as 'Child D', who had been placed with her and her husband