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Sports Direct bid to block Rangers Former Players Benevolent Fund cash over alleged trademark breach
SPORTS DIRECT attempted to block an Ibrox fans group raising cash for the Rangers Former Players Benevolent Fund over an alleged trademark breach. The Herald has obtained a copy of a letter, dated August 21, from London-based Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
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Team GB and Andy Murray welcome Slovenian into the fold
VERY little happens in British tennis without the approval of Andy Murray so the fact that the Scot has invited Aljaz Bedene to help him prepare for the Davis Cup final could carry added significance in the coming days.Bedene is the British No.2 but at
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Kieran Tierney hoping to sample another memorable European night at Celtic Park against Molde
KIERAN Tierney may, with just one European appearance for Celtic to his name, be lacking in practical experience of continental competition. Yet, the 18-year-old has certainly sampled the unique atmosphere of major Champions League and Europa League nights
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Kieran Tierney tells Celtic boss Ronny Deila he is ready for Europa League crunch with Molde
KIERAN Tierney last night insisted he is capable of coping with the pressure of Celtic’s crucial Europa League meeting with Molde on Thursday night if he is handed a start by manager Ronny Deila. Tierney staked a strong claim for inclusion in the Group
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Gordon Strachan influence will be felt by Scotland U21s in temporary coaching role, says Ricky Sbragia
SCOTLAND have called in Gordon Strachan, the national team manager, to join Ricky Sbragia’s backroom staff ahead of the country’s crunch European Under-21 qualifying tie with Ukraine next week.The Scots currently sit fourth in Group 3 with four points
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Raith put Rangers tickets up for sale
RAITH ROVERS have made next month's SPFL Championship game against Rangers all-ticket and will this morning start selling a limited number to supporters.Rovers have allocated the Ibrox club around 3100 tickets for the McDermid Stand that houses the away
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Horne looks ahead to Glasgow's European Cup opener and the chance to face one man in particular . . . Dan Carter
PETER HORNE hopes to tick another ambition off his bucket list when Glasgow Warriors travel to Racing Metro later this month. Fresh from his man-of-the-match performance against Ospreys, the centre says he is anxious to test himself against the best back
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Chancellor George Osborne seeking protection for companies in future bail-outs
Britain wants binding principles enshrined in European Union law to ensure that companies based in member-states which do not use the euro do not face discrimination, Chancellor George Osborne has revealed.And he will use a high-profile speech in Germany
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Tycoon Sir Tom Hunter calls for bad teachers to be sacked
The businessman and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter has called for failing teachers in Scotland to be sacked. Sir Tom said that the "taboo" subject had to be tackled in a speech at the Scotland Office in London. "If a teacher is not so good
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JK Rowling: I fear I will die before my work is done
Author JK Rowling has revealed she often worries about dying before getting her stories published. The Harry Potter creator said she has "loads" of ideas in her head, but is concerned time will run out, as she spoke to BBC Radio 2's Simon Mayo
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Stone Roses to play T in the Park in 2016
THE Stone Roses are to play next year’s T in the Park festival next year. The Manchester band will top the bill on the opening night of the 2016 weekender in Strathallan, Perthshire, on Friday, July 8. Speculation about a new album by the
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Having a dog in the family reduces a child's risk of asthma by 15%
Having a dog in the family reduces a child's risk of asthma by 15%, and contact with farm animals can halve it, a large study has shown. The findings lend strong support to the "hygiene hypothesis" that suggests living in too-clean conditions early
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Stranded dog walkers use mobile phone lights to alert lifeboat rescuers
A group of dog walkers stranded by an incoming tide used the lights on their mobile phones to alert rescuers to their whereabouts. Four people and two dogs were stranded on the coastline at Rosemarkie in the Highlands as the tide came in and darkness
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Volkswagen cheated emission tests a 'second time'
The US government has said German car giant Volkswagen cheated on emissions tests for a second time. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the firm installed software designed to defeat emissions tests on 2014 to 2016 vehicles with three-litre
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David Cameron poppy picture was faked using Photoshop
A picture of the Prime Minister on the Facebook account for 10 Downing Street has been criticised for faking a photo of him wearing a poppy. The account's profile picture appears to show David Cameron with a red poppy digitally placed on his jacket
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Swinney: Devolution plans fail Scotland
Changes to the legislation that will devolve more power to Holyrood "still fail Scotland", Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. The UK Government has tabled a series of amendments to the Scotland Bill in advance of its third reading in
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Visa sale windfall buoys top flight stocks
Top flight stocks struggled for direction, as banks dominated the session buoyed by a windfall from the sale of credit card firm Visa Europe to its US sister business.Visa Inc agreed to buy its Visa Europe in a deal worth up to €21.2 billion (£15.1bn)
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World has abundant oil and gas reserves says BP
THE world’s oil and gas reserves may be around two thirds bigger than previously thought, leaving almost twice as much as will be needed to meet demand for the next 35 years, BP has said. The oil and gas giant said applying today’s best technologies to
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Tonight's TV highlights: Scotland's Superhospital and the lovely Nigella
Monday 2nd November SCOTLAND’S SUPERHOSPITAL, BBC1, 9pm Some Glasgow guide books insist upon saying we Glaswegians refer to the Underground as “the Clockwork Orange.” It might sound like a great nickname but no-one has ever called it that.
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Man dies after van crashes in the Highlands
A man has died after the van he was driving left the road and went down an embankment near Strathy in the Highlands. Niall Gunn, 25, from Strathy, died following the one-vehicle incident on the A836. Police Scotland were called to the scene
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The only certainty is the uncertainty in this Tiger tale
“My body is a temple” is a phrase that this correspondent has never used. The increasingly creaking, crumbling and shoogling structure that houses all the internal cranks, pulleys and pistons required to keep me ticking over on a daily basis would make
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Revitalised Celtic winger James Forrest is on a Europa League revenge mission against Molde
AS responses to a bitterly disappointing performance and costly result go, it takes some beating. A 5-0 victory over Dundee United eight days ago was – regardless of their opponents’ present struggles – a good way for Celtic to bounce back from
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'Giuseppe Rossi was a bit special, Jason Cummings is in the same bracket,' says Ricky Sbragia of Hibs and Scotland U21 star
IT is fair to say that Ricky Sbragia knows a good player when he sees one. Over a three-year spell as reserve team coach at Manchester United, the Scot oversaw the development of a host of players that would go on to become household names and compete
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Diet Chef gets £1.5m financing package
Diet Chef has secured £1.5 million of debt finance from LendingCrowd.The Newbridge company, launched by Kevin Dorren and Andrew Veitch, is now the largest diet food home delivery company in the UK with around 150,000 customers.Mr Dorren said the funding
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Nir Bitton signs new long-term contract at Celtic
NIR BITTON has signed a new contact with Celtic until 2020 and admitted the deal made him happy and his life easier.This move will be warmly welcomed by the supporters who have grown used to the team's best players being sold off.The Israeli internationalist
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Commercial feature: No time like the present to plan for the future
Making a will is now more important than ever, especially for parents, writes Nan Spowart As the modern world grows more and more complicated, so does the importance of making a will. Death is not a topic many people wish to contemplate but
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Vast majority of nurses in Scotland overweight or obese, study finds
NURSES in Scotland are significantly more likely to be obese or overweight than any other health professional, research has found. Seven in 10 nurses are too heavy according to a sample of more than 13,000 health professionals aged 17 to 65, including
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Iran in threat to quit Syria talks
Iran has said it would quit Syria peace talks if it found them unconstructive, citing the "negative role" of Saudi Arabia, in the latest twist in a spat between the regional rivals that bodes ill for efforts to ease turmoil across the Middle
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St Mirren have parted company with assistant manager Mark Spalding
St Mirren have parted company with assistant manager Mark Spalding. The club announced this afternoon: "St Mirren today wish to announce that Assistant Manager, Mark Spalding has left the club by mutual consent. On reflection of Saturday’s
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Crunch for old Royal High School hotel plan
One of the most controversial plans for an Edinburgh landmark is to be argued at a special meeting next month. Edinburgh City Council has pencilled in December 17 for the next debate on the move to revitalise the old Royal High School as a hotel
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Struggling Saints part company with Spalding
Struggling St Mirren have parted company with assistant manager Mark Spalding following Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Falkirk.That latest defeat leaves Ian Murray’s side down in eighth position in the Championship table, prompting the club to make some changes
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Labour's defence spokesman says Scottish Trident vote doesn't change anything
The vote by Scottish Labour to scrap Britain's nuclear deterrent does not change the party's policy on the issue, shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle has said. Ms Eagle insisted the party's policy remained, as it was at the general el ection,
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Oil giant Shell handed warning after North Sea gas leak
Shell has been issued with an improvement notice by health and safety chiefs after a gas leak near a vessel in the North Sea. The leak was detected several hundred metres away from the company's floating production, storage and offloading vessel
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Boy 16, injured after window of bus smashed in Dundee
A teenage boy has been injured after a bus window was smashed while it was travelling through Dundee. The vehicle was hit at about 6.25pm on Sunday in the city's Lothian Crescent and the incident resulted in a 16-year-old boy being left with a
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Alex Salmond's university refused to host monument to its famous student
ALEX Salmond's former university turned down the chance to become home to a "monument to himself" which the then-First Minister unveiled hours before he resigned, it has emerged.In November last year, Mr Salmond unveiled a large commemorative
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Number arrested and charged through Crimestoppers in Scotland drops by seven per cent
THE number arrested and charged as a result of Crimestoppers in Scotland has dropped by 7.3 per cent. The charity says 367 people were arrested and charged, 35 guns, knives and ammunition were removed and £223,000 in drugs was seized in 2014/15
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Japanese international is headed for Dundee United
Dundee United are closing in on a move to sign Japanese World Cup goalkeeper. The 32-year-old has been without a club since leaving Belgian outfit Standard Liege in the summer and is reportedly now heading for Tannadice. Mixu Paatelainen will
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Australian PM shows republican colours by scrapping knighthood honours
Australia's pro-republic Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has scrapped knights and dames from the nation's honours system, less than a year after a furore sparked by the award of a knighthood to Prince Philip.Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a staunch
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Idlewild's Woomble homes in on Hogmanay
Idlewild's Roddy Woomble will be among the top acts to appear at the Scottish focal point of the biggest New Year party in Edinburgh to date. The Ayrshire-born singer, pictured below, is to perform on January 1 as the city's three day Hogmanay
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Has Simon Cowell's talent show lost the X Factor?
The X Factor’s ratings turmoil has continued with Saturday’s show said to have drawn its smallest average audience since its first ever episode in 2004. An average of 5.6 million tuned in to watch on Saturay compared to the average of 9.4 million
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From North Korea to Tom Brady, this was the World Cup that had everything
It has been a special couple of months, surpassing even the spectacle and drama of 1995. Back then it was ultimately all about the hosts as the image of the Rainbow Nation was formed, whereas this time the hosts were all but irrelevant and it was
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Iraq parliament bars Abadi government from passing reforms unilaterally
Iraq's parliament has voted unanimously to bar the government from passing important reforms without its approval in an effort to curb Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi amid discontent over his leadership style, lawmakers said.The chamber acted after Mr
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St Kilda, wild and remote? Think again, argues co-author of new book on archipelago
PEOPLE who lived on Britain's most remote island, St Kilda, were never an isolated "lost tribe" but were actually connected to a network of mainland communities for 3000 years, according to a Scottish archaeologist. The St Kilda archipelago is
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Nepali police kill Indian protester at border blockade
Nepali police have shot and killed an Indian citizen at a border checkpoint as they tried to clear protesters whose blockade has strangled Nepal's fuel supplies and badly damaged relations between the neighbours.Nepal has faced an acute fuel crisis for
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The Boys and The Bees: Is it goodbye for Netflix and Chill?
It pains me even to write the term, I don’t know what it is but I cringe every time I hear it. It’s a bit like last year on X Factor when Cheryl kept saying “props” to people for a good performance, thankfully it didn’t catch on. I don’t think
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How Sir Danny can save the pro-European campaign
When it was announced that Sir Daniel Alexander was to join the board of the main, cross-party campaign to keep Britain in the EU, my mind flashed back 16 years. In the autumn of 1999, plain Danny, all of 27 at the time, was deeply involved in
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Over 80,000 back campaign to get plane named after Scots girl who gained "angel wings" too soon
A two-year-old toddler who gained her 'angel wings' far too soon is at the centre of a campaign to get a plane named after her. The mother of the tot Cheryl Murphy is asking for people to vote for a plane to be named after Edie as part of a competition
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Bloxx sold to US firm Akamai Technologies
WEB filtering and online security provider Bloxx has been snapped up US-based Akamai Technologies for an undisclosed sum. The Scottish company, which has its headquarters in Livingston, West Lothian, is said to have around seven million people
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Scots founder of news site Mashable unveils plans for "viral television"
A SCOTTISH internet entrepreneur who founded news site Mashable when he was a schoolboy is to expand into television. Pete Cashmore, whose site attracts 45 million visitors a month, believes data on what people share online can be used to create
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Hundreds of police officers attend PC Dave Phillips funeral
Hundreds of people have flocked to pay their last respects at the funeral of Pc Dave Phillips, who was killed in a hit-and-run. The congregation stood as the 34-year-old Merseyside Police officer's coffin was carried into Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral
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Corfu gas deaths: Thomas Cook accused of putting costs before customers
Thomas Cook has a tendency to protect costs ahead of customer experience, a review into the travel firm's health and safety practices following the deaths of two children at one of its resorts found. Bobby and Christi Shepherd died while on holiday
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Edinburgh robbery inquiry: Police arrest three teeangers
Three teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged break-in and robbery at a home in Edinburgh. An elderly man was injured in the incident which happened in Morningside Drive at about 11.30pm on Friday. The suspects
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Foreign specialists help nightclub victims
Specialist doctors have arrived in Romania from overseas to help treat those injured in the fire in a Bucharest nightclub that killed at least 30 people.A handful of specialists have arrived from Israel and France to help treat the 140 people who were
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"Ambitious and radical" Scottish land reform plan unveiled
Land reform plans are "ambitious and radical", the environment minister has insisted amid calls for the proposals to go further. It is estimated that half of the privately-owned land in Scotland is controlled by 432 people. Dr Aileen McLeod
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Electronic invoice believed used by cyberattackers who forced Scots hairdressing firm to pay ransom
A SCOTS hairdressing firm says it is now believed an electronic invoice may have been used by cyberattacker extortionists in a hack of their system, which led them to pay a 1000 euro ransom. The payment was made after the hackers managed to lock
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Ryanair profits soar after 'very rare' series of favourable events
Ryanair said its first half profits soared 37 per cent to €1.08 billion (£770 million) after a "very rare" series of favourable events.The budget airline saw passenger numbers increase 13 per cent to 58 million in the six months to the end of
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Bob Keiller to be new Scottish Enterprise chairman
OUTGOING Wood Group chief executive Bob Keiller is to become the new chairman at Scottish Enterprise.Mr Keiller announced last month he plans to step down from the energy services giant.Now it has been confirmed the entrepreneur will take over from Crawford
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Cost-cutting sees HSBC third-quarter profits surge
Banking giant HSBC has surprised analysts by posting pre-tax profits of $6.1 billion (£3.95 billion) for the three months to September.The figure for the third quarter beat forecasts of $5.2bn (£3.4bn).It means profits are up 32 per cent compared with
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Madeleine McCann: Police may quiz German child murderer
A GERMAN child murderer could be be grilled by detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, according to reports. The 32-year-old, known as Silvio S, confessed to killing two children after he was arrested last week. Police
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World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow hailed as setting “a new benchmark”
ORGANISERS have hailed the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow as setting “a new benchmark” for the event. Jane Allen, chief executive of British Gymnastics, said she believed that the goal to make this “one of the best world championships
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Remi Garde poised to take over reins of Aston Villa from Kevin MacDonald
Remi Garde will watch Aston Villa at Tottenham ahead of his expected appointment. Scots caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald will still take the side for their game against Spurs tonight. It is understood the 49-year-old Frenchman could take over
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Ferrie Files: And Another Thing - All Black succession plans already in place
It was very much Dan Carter’s day on Saturday as the man who had to endure personal torment while his countrymen partied four years ago finally fulfilled his destiny, scoring 19 points in a World Cup final including a brilliant drop goal that halted
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Ferrie Files: Good Day to revel in record viewing figures; Bad Day to start World Cup cold turkey
Good Day For a bit of number crunching as organisers expressed their delight at having sold out Twickenham for a final played between two teams from the other side of the planet and that it had been watched by 120 million television viewers across
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You're wrong, Ronny ... staying in Europe is vital to your future at Celtic
RONNY Deila made several valid points on Friday afternoon as he returned fire on those who have offered a less than complimentary view on his stewardship of Celtic in the wake of the defeat to Molde last month. The Scottish champions are indeed
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VIDEO: Royal Blind School put their twist on chart-topping hit Uptown Funk
Pupils and staff at Edinburgh’s Royal Blind School got into the groove as they staged their own version of hit music video Uptown Funk. The song, made famous by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, was the theme tune to the video starring pupils and teachers
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Ryanair profits soar by 37% after "very rare" series of favourable events
Ryanair said its first half profits soared 37% to 1.08 billion euro (£770 million) after a "very rare" series of favourable events. The budget airline saw passenger numbers increase 13% to 58 million in the six months to the end of September, carrying
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Turkey's president Recep Erdogan urges respect for party's election win
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his ruling party's emphatic victory in the country's parliamentary election and demanded that the world respect the result. The ruling Justice and Development party, or AKP, won more than 49% of
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Nicola Sturgeon is Scotland's most popular person says poll
Nicola Sturgeon is now the most loved person amongst Scots, according to a new poll The First Minister and leader of the SNP is the ‘most popular and widely appreciated living person’ among Scots, according to analysis by YouGov on around 30,000
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Graphic Content: Horror Comics: The Best of Breed
Too late for Hallowe’en? See this as a post credit sequence final scare. Tragic Tales of Horrere is a new anthology of horror comics created by some fresh names to the comics scene. As the images in the gallery show, there is real promise here. It
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Camley's Cartoon on Monday, November 11
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
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JK Rowling told to stop supporting "apartheid" by Palestinian academic group
A GROUP of Palestinian academics and intellectuals have called on Harry Potter author JK Rowling to "stand on the right side of history" and stop supporting "apartheid" by continuing to oppose a wider cultural boycott of Israel. The Palestinian
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Bodies of Egypt plane crash victims flown back to Russia
The bodies of some of the victims of a plane crash in Egypt have arrived in St Petersburg on a Russian cargo plane. The Metrojet Airbus A321-200 crashed in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, 23 minutes after taking off from the Egyptian Red Sea resort
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Cost-cutting sees HSBC third quarter profits surge by 32% to £395bn
Banking giant HSBC has surprised analysts by posting pre-tax profits of 6.1 billion US dollars (£3.95 billion) for the three months to September. The figure for the third quarter beat forecasts of 5.2 billion US dollars (£3.4 billion). It means
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Family of stabbed schoolboy Bailey Gwynne visit school as pupils return
The family of Bailey Gwynne have thanked people for the support they have received after viewing floral tributes left at the school where the teenager was fatally stabbed. Relatives of the 16-year-old made a private visit to Cults Academy in Aberdeen
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Vitamin D could lower blood pressure and boost fitness says Scots study
Taking vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure and boost exercise performance, Scots research has shown. Volunteers given the vitamin daily for two weeks saw fitness improvements that allowed them to cycle longer with less exertion.
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Rugby World Cup review: the longer it went on, the better it got
AN HOUR or so after Japan’s extraordinary victory over South Africa on day two of the Rugby World Cup, a colleague was still burbling on enthusiastically about what a great occasion it had been. “Make the most of it,” I said to him. “Because it’s all
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Inverness CT 1 Dundee 1: Managers united in agreement: Referee Colvin had a Hallowe'en nightmare
IT WAS the night for guising and, fittingly, both Paul Hartley and John Hughes were to produce their best post-match impressions of aggrieved, hard done-by managers. At first look from the back of the main stand, both penalties awarded by referee
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Partick Thistle 0 Hearts 4: Double trouble for Partick as Hearts seal emphatic win
It was a case of double, double, toil and trouble for Partick Thistle at Firhill as two goals apiece from Juanma and Osman Sow helped Hearts to an emphatic victory over the Maryhill men. A poacher’s effort from the Spaniard before the interval
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New fog warning after flights across Scotland cancelled and roads congested
Forecasters have warned that the thick fog which caused disruption at UK airports is likely to return for a third day on Tuesday. Some 129 flights - equivalent to 10% of departures - were cancelled at Heathrow Airport today due to air traffic restrictions
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Late father of murdered waiter Surjit Singh Chhokar spoke of justice for son
THE cancer-stricken father of murdered waiter Surjit Singh Chhokar spoke of his hopes of living to see justice for his son - in an interview days before he died. Darshan Singh Chhokar, who passed away last Sunday after a long battle with illness
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46% of Scottish men aged 18 to 45 have considered suicide
ALMOST half of Scottish men aged 18 to 45 have considered suicide, according to new figures. The research, which forms part of a new hard-hitting campaign to raise awareness of the issue, shows that 46 per cent of Scottish men in the age range
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Glasgow council charity bake sale sabotaged by smutty prankster with sex toy
IT was supposed to be a simple office fundraiser to support a Romanian orphanage. But a cake sale at Glasgow City Council's premises in John Street was quickly abandoned after a sex aid was discovered in one of the baked goods. Officials have vowed to
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300 Sikhs gather in Glasgow to demonstrate against state violence in India
MORE than 300 Sikhs from across Scotland gathered in Glasgow’s George Square to demonstrate against state violence in India.Yesterday, on the anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide in Delhi, Scotland’s Sikhs rallied as part of the #SikhLivesMatter movement
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Living Wage increases to £8.25 per hour but 441,000 Scots are still earning less
ALMOST 450,000 working Scots are being paid less than the Living Wage, according to new research. One in five employees earns an amount below the threshold - an increase of 27,000 people since last year.The figures, compiled by professional services firm
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Herald View: Risks for Labour and the SNP in Trident vote
THE debate was expected, and the result anticipated, but the vote on Trident at the Scottish Labour party conference is still a hugely significant event with the potential to change the political landscape. By an overwhelming majority, delegates voted
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George Brown
Born: August 9, 1938;Died: September 17, 2015GEORGE Brown, who has died aged 77, was a former head greenkeeper at Turnberry and one of the most knowledgeable and respected figures in golf course management.When the humble caddie master's son was invited
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Andy Murray targets ATP finals before Davis Cup
Winning the Davis Cup remains Andy Murray’s No 1 priority for the rest of this year but the Scot said yesterday that he also plans to go for glory at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.Murray had suggested that he could miss the season-ending showdown
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Herald View: The urgent need for affordable housing
The charity Shelter calls it a badge of shame and it would be hard to think of a more accurate description. According to the the Scottish Government's latest homelessness statistics, more than 5000 children in Scotland are living in temporary accommodation
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John Higgins claims £125,000 pot in China
By Neil GouldingHOT Scot John Higgins is back in love with snooker having joined illustrious company.Higgins tasted sweet success yesterday as he was crowned the new International Championship champion in China.The on-song Wishaw potter Higgins cruised
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Scottish university under pressure to delay controversial campus move
CAMPAIGNERS have asked a Scottish university to delay a controversial proposal to move campus to a motorway business park. The call came as the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is set to decide whether to close its Hamilton campus, in Lanarkshire
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David Torrance: Why it's back to the drawing board on education
Personal stories – sometimes termed “journeys” – are a fixture of the modern politician’s toolkit. Take last weekend’s Scottish Labour Party conference in Perth. Shadow Scottish secretary Ian Murray told a “story” about an “ordinary Scottish boy
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Foodies behind Edinburgh chocolate maker savour international success
IN this week’s SME Focus we hear from two food lovers whose decision to buck the healthy eating trend when they started producing their own chocolate seems to have paid off. Name: Ish Broadbent. Age: 33. What is your business called
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English noble family finds origins may go back to Roman times thanks Scots university
ONE of England’s oldest families may not have Anglo-Saxon origins after all, new genealogical research carried out by the University of Strathclyde has revealed. The Berkeley family, who still own Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, can trace their
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Arts News: Summerhall award nominations; St Andrews Choir album; Youth jazz course
Edinburgh arts venue Summerhall has been nominated for the Dan Crawford Award for Innovation that forms part of the 2015 Empty Space... Peter Brook Awards. The awards are designed to acknowledge innovations made to the performing arts by smaller
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Documentary tells the story of Scotland's new 'superhospital'
DOES four fit into one? Only time will tell if the £842 million Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow has been a success. A new two-part documentary, Scotland’s Superhospital, takes the temperature of the purpose-built state-of-the-art
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Trident vote boost hopes of UK Labour ditching its support for Britain's nuclear deterrent
CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed Scottish Labour's historic vote against the renewal of Trident as a significant first step towards reversing the UK party's support for Britain's nuclear deterrent. Scottish Labour voted emphatically against renewing the
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Attacks against TV licensing officers double in a year
ATTACKS on television licence enforcement officers have doubled in the last year, according to new research. More than 80 TV Licensing enquiry officers were victims of physical assaults by members of the public. This is up from 37 in the previous
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Theatre Review: Thingummy Bob, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Thingummy Bob Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Neil Cooper Three stars Bob has lost something. For this gentleman of a certain age, it might just be his whatsitsname, or it could well be his thingummy. Either way, and even if he can't remember
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Music Review: SCO, City Hall, Glasgow
SCO, City Hall, Glasgow Michael Tumelty, Five Stars ONCE in a very blue moon, along comes a concert I will never forget; an event so special, so unique, that I just know it’s in my mind, my heart, my spirit and, instantly, seared into the memory
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Why are state-funded faith schools necessary?
THE Keep St Joseph's in Milngavie campaign group (Letters, October 30) profess several aims and achievements of their school, such as delivering high-quality education, drawing on talents from across the community, ensuring children achieve their potential
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Civil engineers call for HS2 high speed rail link to be extended to Scotland
CIVIL engineers have called for high-speed rail to be extended amid warnings that a failure to broaden existing plans will leave Scotland's transport network at a disadvantage. The Institution of Civil Engineers Scotland said that a meaningful shift from
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This Is Performance Art, Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen
This Is Performance ArtPeacock Visual Arts, AberdeenMary Brennan FIVE STARSSaturday afternoon, sunshine and a cloudless sky. Folk are walking their dogs along the shoreline at Aberdeen’s beach when two figures quietly appear among them. He (Wladyslaw
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Children at greater risk from playing rugby
FRESH fears have been raised about the dangers of children playing rugby after a new study revealed that nearly one in five injuries could be attributed to the sport.A new study carried out by a former University of Edinburgh professor has revealed that
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Mundell to drop "vetoes" over new powers coming to Holyrood
A SERIES of "vetoes," which critics claim could neuter new powers being devolved to Holyrood, are to be dropped from the Scotland Bill, David Mundell will announce today. The Secretary of State for Scotland will also include a provision in the
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5000 children in Scotland will wake up homeless at Christmas
HUNDREDS more children are facing Christmas without a home as the number of youngsters in temporary accommodation has risen by nearly a sixth, a charity has warned.Shelter Scotland has issued an urgent appeal for donations, warning that nearly 5,000 children
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Ken Smith's Diary: On reject tangerines, cheesy offerings and Christmas just around the corner
HALLOWE'EN of course on Saturday and a Newton Mearns reader tells us she had prepared little plastic pumpkins filled with sweets and fruit to hand out to the kids who came to the door. All the children took them and said thank you, apart from one little
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Scottish Trad Music Awards plan to hit the right note
THE Peatbog Faeries, Shooglenifty, Skerryvore and the Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band are among the nominees for this year's MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. The winners in 16 different categories ranging from Album of the Year to Gaelic Singer of the Year
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Morton spoke out about abuse to give vulnerable children a voice
THE actor Samantha Morton has admitted she thought twice before revealing that she had been sexually abused in care at the age of 13. Morton, the star of Minority Report and the recent BBC adaptation of Cider with Rosie, said that the decision to speak
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Letters: Co-operation, not by-laws, the key to national park success
DREW Allan’s explanation of the dilemmas faced each day in deciding how to achieve balanced and representative coverage in letters and photographs (“Inside Track: It is impossible to please everyone all of the time”, The Herald, October 30) is demonstrated
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Seven years after the ‘great recession’ and there is no indication of a return to the ‘old normal'
Jeremy PeatI do not wish to sound like a cracked (vinyl) record, but here we are 7 years after the ‘great recession’ and there is no indication of a return to the ‘old normal’. Certainly so far as monetary policy is concerned, in each of the major economies
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Small and medium manufacturers see output tumble
OUTPUT among small and medium sized manufacturers has fallen in the three months to October, according to data published today.The CBI’s SME Trends Survey found domestic orders dipped for the first time in two years with a net balance, which takes those
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Anderson Strathern adds to litigation team
Law firm Anderson Strathern has beefed up its litigation team with three additions.Senior associate Sarah Phillips returns to the firm after a spell at Weightman’s while former trainee Lesley Johnston is also coming back.The associate has most recently
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Motor dealer Peoples hits fourth successive record year
Independent motor dealer Peoples has reported a fourth successive record year and signalled it remains open to expansion opportunities.The family owned business, founded by Brian Gilda and now said to be the largest independent in Europe selling only
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MacRoberts lifts profits after post-referendum surge
SCOTTISH law firm MacRoberts has reported a modest rise in profits after its workload surged following the independence referendum.The Edinburgh-based firm lifted profits before members’ remuneration and profit share to £6.18 million in the year ended
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HSBC expected to report fall in profits as it struggles to cut costs
HSBC is expected to see its quarterly results slide when it updates the market on Monday, as the global bank struggles to cut costs and boost revenues.Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods expect the bank to post third quarter pre-tax profits down 8.5%
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Poem of the Day: Thanksgiving by Margaret Blair
TRANSATLANTIC Thanksgiving is celebrated late in November. But this tranquil cameo from rural Ontario invokes the North American ‘Fall’ in a general way. Its author is Canada-based, Glasgow University graduate, Margaret Blair; it features in her collection
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Vital lessons from the past for the youth of today
Neil McLennanIn recent times much work has gone on into progressing early intervention strategies to benefit Scottish society and the economy. Historically it is interesting to look back at how, during the Enlightenment, "young people" in their
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When dancing in the Glasgow Subway was simply accepted
OH yes they chuckled, but we in Glasgow had the last laugh when the city was European City of Culture in 1990. There were 3,500 public events, 40 major works commissioned, and 60 world premieres in theatre, dance and music, helping to turn the world's
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Rog Wood's farming diary: Fireworks are no fun for livestock
Thursday will be Guy Fawkes' night and those involved in firework displays should take time to consider livestock that may be nearby and to avoid causing them any unnecessary stress.Fireworks are a long established part of celebrations at this time of
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Leave A9 control to police
LIKE Ralph Roberts (Letters, October 29) I also use the A9 regularly, at least once a week, and I absolutely agree with him that you have to drive within the limits of the road, not your own .However I am concerned that he feels he has the right to take
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Respect sovereignty of the individual
WHILE broadly agreeing with the Rev Fraser’s concern for the increasing tendency of the state to encroach on personal freedom Letters, October 29), I feel that he omits an important, if not over-riding sovereignty, from his list of three which he claims
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New college campus needs Crossrail
THE official opening of the new Glasgow College Riverside Campus (“Importance of college education in clear focus as Sturgeon opens Glasgow’s £228m supercampus”, The Herald, October 27) brought with it a sense of déjà vu, particularly coming so soon after
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Scotland to build world's largest floating windfarm
SCOTLAND is to become home to the world’s largest floating offshore windfarm.An application for a marine licence for the Hywind development off the north east coast has been approved by the Scottish Government.Leading energy company Statoil will develop
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Ex-offender pioneers theatre project to lure children away from drugs
AN EX-OFFENDER has vowed to steer at-risk youngsters away from the criminal justice system and drug abuse through theatre and film-making.Hugh Young, from Glasgow, started the Street Cones theatre group while serving time in prison and, upon his release
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Peanut allergy firm Alfacyte moving to BioCity
Pharmaceutical company Alfacyte is relocating to the BioCity complex in Lanarkshire as it pursues developing of an oral vaccine to treat peanut allergy.The company, formed in 2012, is moving from its Glasgow based just a few weeks after securing £350,000
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Four out of 10 men in Scotland 'have fertility problems'
MEN are unaware that getting older, drinking too much and being obese can reduce their fertility, according to a new poll.The research revealed that four out of 10 men in Scotland believe they have fertility problems but the subject is such a taboo many
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How’s this for a hashtag-in-waiting: #XiScotVisit?
President Xi Jinping’s recent Royal moments are still being shown, from the video screens in the Shanghai subway to the TVs at the Star Ferry terminal in Hong Kong. And people in China adore watching their president with Royalty. ‘Workers of the world
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Trading Places
Capital move for WallsBANK of Scotland has appointed Colin Walls to the role of head of trading and working capital north of the Border.Mr Walls, who began his banking career more than 30 years ago, will manage a team of working capital specialists, supporting
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A suitable case for treatment
YOU have published been several letters, including one from myself (September 30) regarding the closure of the cancer treatment unit at Stobhill Hospital thus necessitating patients from the north side of Glasgow requiring chemotherapy and radiotherapy
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Pension dilemmas fore the future
THE reported £21,000 per annum median disposable income for pensioners (“Incomes soar for pensioner”, The Herald, October 29 must raise eyebrows. Quoting whole-population figures like this conceals the fact that too many old folk just have far less than
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Only the public can make care standards meaningful
Should people who use care services be treated with respect? Should everyone be treated equally? If you say what kind of treatment or care you would like, should that view be respected? Should services used by children and the elderly be safe?The answers
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Theatre review: Threads, Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre
Threads Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre Neil Cooper Four stars Five women sit on chairs in a row at the start of Sylvia Dow's new meditation on the role knitting has played on Borders life, their faces lit up by the patterns formed from