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Change all good for curling champ Muirhead as she competes in China for first time
She is still in her mid-twenties but as she prepares to compete in the world’s most populated country for the first time Eve Muirhead can reflect on her sport’s exponential growth in the time she has been competing at the highest level.The skip who has
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Scotland under-17s start bid to make fourth successive Euro finals
ANY Scotland fans looking for a glimmer of optimism in otherwise troubling times may wish to head to cast an eye over the under-17 side in the coming days. Starting this evening at the Paisley 2021 Stadium, the young Scots will take on Montenegro,
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Simon Murray: Promotion and a cup win for Dundee United would turn this into a season to remember
SIMON MURRAY, the Dundee United forward, admitted the team’s recent form has been poor but insisted promotion via the play-offs would still qualify as a success this season. Ray McKinnon’s side went down 3-2 to St Mirren on Wednesday night, a result
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Morgan dreaming of cup and survival double as St Mirren hopes rise after vital win over United
LEWIS MORGAN hailed a day to remember after being handed a maiden Scotland under-21 call-up and then scoring the winning goal as St Mirren put Dundee United to the sword to boost their survival chances. The winger, who joined team-mate Stephen Mallan
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Gilbert - Too early to worry about 'surprising' Murray defeats
BRAD Gilbert, Andy Murray's former coach, believes that it is too early to worry about the uncharacteristic early-round defeats which the World No 1 has suffered in Melbourne and Indian Wells. The World No 1 already has one title to his name this
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Celtic's new recruitment chief plans to fine tune existing scouting model to keep the Parkhead side on top
THEY can be called anything from sporting directors to heads of recruitment, but somewhere along the line talent spotters have become the rock stars of football. If the post which Rangers had hoped to fill with Southampton's Ross Wilson could perhaps
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Stephen Robinson not scared to make big calls as he embarks on Motherwell managerial career
Stephen Robinson, the new Motherwell manager, says he is not afraid to rebuild the club's squad as he aims for a prosperous tenure in Lanarkshire.Unveiled to the media yesterday morning at Fir Park as Mark McGhee's permanent successor, the Northern
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May launches her Plan for Britain putting strengthening "this precious, precious Union" at its heart
THERESA May will on Friday launch her vision for the country, a Plan for Britain, that will put strengthening and sustaining the “precious, precious Union” of the United Kingdom at its heart.The Prime Minister, addressing the Conservative Spring Forum
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The Rangers dressing room have been warned that Pedro Caixinha has the devil inside him
PEDRO CAIXINHA is a much calmer man compared to his early days as a fiery young coach but the Rangers players need to know the devil is still inside him. Everyone you speak to about the Portuguese confirms he has a bark if things go wrong and his
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Cream of the three-mile chasers will have to go the extra mile in Cheltenham Gold Cup
AS the field gallops around the home turn in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup they will be faced with three final obstacles.The ones in plain view are the two fences in the home straight but there is another barrier which has claimed more runners than those
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Barry Ferguson in the running to become a Rangers coach and will meet Pedro Caixinha next week
BARRY FERGUSON, the former Rangers captain, will be interviewed next week about the possibility of him returning to Ibrox as part of Pedro Caxinha’s coaching set-up. The Herald understands Ferguson is the favourite of some if not all of the club
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Ross Ford closes in on Chris Paterson's cap record
THAT Scottish cap record is in sight now for Ross Ford, and the way he is playing he is likely to establish a dauntingly high tally of his own before he finally hangs up his boots. Having been named to start against Italy instead of Fraser Brown, the
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Ross Ford returns to Scotland starting 15 for Vern Cotter's last hurrah
TO the surprise of absolutely no-one, Vern Cotter declined to indulge in tearful farewells or self-aggrandising speeches yesterday after naming the last Scotland team of his three-year stint as head coach. The New Zealander has never been comfortable
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Sir Vince Cable warns Brexit will do 'terrible damage' to universities
Brexit will do "terrible damage" to the UK's universities, former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has told an audience of students. Sir Vince warned students at Glasgow University that their generation would be "blighted by the consequences of Brexit
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Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes only has eyes for Hearts
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes insists beating Hearts is his side's main motivation this weekend - not delaying Celtic's championship party. The Jambos could all but gift-wrap the Ladbrokes Premiership title for Brendan Rodgers' rampant Hoops if
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Craig Lee gets his house in order but can DIY improve his golfing fortunes?
There’s always room for improvement in this game. You’ve probably got more chance of finding the Holy Grail next to the tinned tuna flakes in your local Spar as you have of achieving golfing perfection. As the great Bobby Jones said, “no one will ever
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Former Motherwell boss Mark McGhee set for lengthy touchline ban
Former Motherwell manager Mark McGhee has been handed a six-match touchline ban, Press Association Sport understands. The Scotland assistant manager was the subject of a Scottish Football Association disciplinary hearing following his dismissal
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Great British Bake Off fans split on new hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig
The news that Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig have been signed up as The Great British Bake Off’s hosts has been trending on Twitter. Noel Fielding is a hit signing with some fans (Dominic Lipinski/PA) Fans of the baking contest, which had
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Judges block Trump's revised travel ban
Judges in Hawaii and Maryland have blocked Donald Trump's revised travel ban from taking effect as scheduled, using the US president's own words as evidence that the order discriminates against Muslims. The rulings in Hawaii late on Wednesday and
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Biffa looks at acquisitions
BRITISH waste management business Biffa has said it is "actively pursuing a strong pipeline of acquisition opportunities" just months after going public. A trading update released by the company stated that it was on track to meet full-year
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FTSE 100 index closes at all-time high
LONDON'S top-flight index rose to record heights as European markets cheered a US rate hike and a snub for populists in the Dutch elections.The FTSE 100 Index raced to a mid-session record of 7444.62, before paring gains to lift 47.31 points to an
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Worker dies in fall in under-construction wind turbine
A worker has died in a fall inside an under-construction wind turbine. The incident happened at around 6pm on Wednesday at ScottishPower's Kilgallioch Windfarm in South Ayrshire, and construction at the site has been halted. The 37-year-old
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Balfour Beatty swings back into profit
BALFOUR Beatty has swung back into profit as the construction firm's turnaround under boss Leo Quinn continues to pick up pace.Pre-tax profit came in at £8 million in the twelve months to December 31, compared with a £199m loss last year after the
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MSPs warned asylum seeking process in UK 'senseless and inhumane'
Destitution has been "built in" to the asylum seeking process in the UK and the system is leaving people at risk of being exploited, the Scottish Refugee Council has warned. The organisation described the Home Office process as "senseless and inhumane
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Police return to scene one week after Ross Craig shooting outside Glasgow home
Police investigating the shooting of a man outside his house in the southside of Glasgow have spoken to 200 people as part of their investigation. The 34-year-old was getting into his car in Shawhill Road, Shawlands, at about 8.10am last Thursday when
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Sturgeon says she would debate May on TV
Nicola Sturgeon has said she would go head-to-head with Theresa May in a televised leaders' debate. The First Minister said that she would be “up for” the idea. The showdown was suggested to the SNP leader on the micro-blogging website Twitter.
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£3m free travel scheme for ScotRail passengers detailed
The Scottish Government has released more details of a £3 million ScotRail free travel scheme thanking customers for their patience during disruptions and upgrades. Passengers with a monthly or annual season ticket valid for at least one day in
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RAF veteran died after pharmacy gave him wrong prescription
An RAF veteran died of heart failure after staff at a "very busy" Boots pharmacy supplied him with another patient's prescription, an inquest heard. Douglas Lamond, 86, who was registered blind, received his weekly medicines in pill boxes assembled
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Nicola Sturgeon condemns Downing Street vow to reject independence vote request
A move to block a second independence referendum would be a "democratic outrage", Nicola Sturgeon has said. Downing Street is to reject calls for another vote before Brexit after Theresa May said "now is not the time". The Prime Minister's
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Herald journalists receive more than a dozen nominations at this year's Scottish Press Awards
THE Herald's unrivalled reputation for quality journalism has been recognised with more than a dozen nominations at this year's Scottish Press Awards. Senior features writers Teddy Jamieson, Susan Swarbrick and foreign editor David Pratt lead the
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Kodi users could be threatened with 10 years in prison
The Government's Digital Economy Bill could potentially hand copyright trolls the means to threaten online users with prison sentences of up to 10 years for file-sharing. The Open Rights Group (ORG) is a digital campaigning organisation that aims
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Body armour worn by Diana features in landmine's exhibition
An exhibition featuring body armour worn by Diana, Princess of Wales on a visit to a minefield has opened at the National War Museum in Edinburgh. Safer Steps: The Work of the Halo Trust highlights work carried out by the organisation, which is
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Celtic striker Moussa Dembele misses out on maiden France call-up
CELTIC striker Moussa Dembele has failed to earn a place in Didier Deschamps' France squad for matches against Luxembourg and Spain. The 20-year-old has been in superb form during his debut season for the Hoops, scoring 32 goals in 45 games and
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Man arrested as police probe Glasgow armed robberies
A man has been arrested and is being held in custody in connection with a series of alleged armed robberies in Glasgow. The first incident occurred at 6.05am on Wednesday November 23 at Drumby Service Station, Eastwoodmains Road, Clarkston.
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Robbers threaten elderly couple in Ayr home in 'terrifying' raid
An elderly couple have been robbed of jewellery and money in a "terrifying ordeal" in their own home. Three men forced their way into the house on St Phillans Avenue, Ayr, at around 10am on Monday. Police said they threatened the couple before stealing
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Faslane and Coulport naval base staff to begin strike action
Civilian staff at the Faslane and Coulport naval bases are to stage a series of strikes in a dispute over worker rights. Members of the Unite union who work in roles involving radiation monitoring, weapons support, cleaning, logistics, maintenance
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Family tell of devastation after death of man in Edinburgh
The family of a man who died after being found injured at a property in Edinburgh have said his death will leave a huge hole in their lives. Colin Skilbeck, 41, was pronounced dead at an address in Gibson Terrace, Fountainbridge, after suffering
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Pedro Caixinha still looking for Rangers assistant but Kenny Miller insists he is focused on playing
New Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha is still assessing a list of candidates for an assistant but says Kenny Miller will focus on playing. Miller was reported to be among the potential candidates as Caixinha looks for an addition to his long-standing
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Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe earns surprise call-up to Gareth Southgate's England squad
Gareth Southgate sprung several shocks when he named his first England squad since becoming permanent manager, including Jermain Defoe, Jake Livermore and Luke Shaw as well as four uncapped players. The 26-man group to face Germany and Lithuania
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Jack Cosgrove set to leave Edinburgh for Bristol at end of the season
JACK COSGROVE will leave Edinburgh Rugby at the end of the season to join Aviva Premiership side Bristol. The loosehead prop, who is capped at youth level for Scotland, has made 10 appearances for the capital club since joining from Worcester
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Male patient tells how Scots surgeon carried out needless mastectomy to dodge 'cancer bullet'
A male patient was left feeling like a "cigarette was being held against my nipple" after breast surgeon Ian Paterson performed a needless mastectomy, a court heard. John Ingram first saw Paterson in 2006 who advised him to have a double mastectomy
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon responds to Prime Minister Theresa May's 'undemocratic' blocking of second independence vote
Nicola Sturgeon has branded Theresa May's government "undemocratic" after the Prime Minister ruled out a second independence referendum before Brexit. In a series of messages on Twitter, the First Minister condemned Ms May for blocking "Scotland's
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Bank keeps interest rates at 0.25% but decision split amid inflation fears
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.25%, but mounting concern over surging inflation saw one policymaker vote for a hike in the first split decision since last July. Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting showed
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Police must not suppress protests during Donald Trump's Scotland visit
The Scottish Greens have called for assurances that police will not "limit or suppress" protests in the event that US President Donald Trump visits Scotland. Patrick Harvie also urged the Scottish Government to ensure its staff would not be prevented
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10 rules for a successful online business strategy
1 - Be Mobile. 60% of web users now use a mobile device when online and that number increases daily. If your site is not mobile compliant, ditch it and build one that is. 2 - BeFound. Want to be no 1 on Google? Sure you do but there’s no quick
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Checklist: 10 things to do in Scotland this weekend
1. Horse: Careful Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow, Thursday, March 16 The woman described as one of Scotland's greatest vocalists has turned her talents to the dramatic with her debut play. Written by Lynn Ferguson and directed by Maggie
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Sturgeon warns May that blocking a second independence referendum would be 'epic' mistake
The Scottish Government has warned Theresa May that blocking a second independence referendum would be an "epic" miscalculation. A spokesman for Nicola Sturgeon described the Prime Minister's statement that now was not the time for another vote as
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St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright sets sights on catching Hearts
Tommy Wright believes St Johnstone's top-six place is virtually assured - and now wants his side to switch their focus to catching Hearts. The Perth outfit sit fifth with a nine-point cushion on seventh-placed Kilmarnock and seven over Partick
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Shooting at high school in France as country remains in state of emergency
There has been a shooting at a high school in the southern French town of Grasse, police said. Officials are still trying to determine whether there are any casualties. The shooting comes as France remains in a state of emergency following
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UFC confirms return to Glasgow's SSE Hydro in July
THE Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced it will return to Glasgow on Sunday July 16 for a second event in Scotland. The first show in 2015 was a huge success, with tickets selling out for Fight Night 72 in 25 minutes. And the SSE
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21st Century Fox's £11.7bn bid for Sky facing competition probe
Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority are to examine 21st Century Fox's proposed £11.7 billion takeover of Sky, the Government has announced. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley told MPs she has issued a European intervention notice on the
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Ross County ask fans to choose design of home kit for next season
ROSS COUNTY have given supporters the opportunity to vote on the design of next season's home kit. The Ladbrokes Premiership club have drawn up three jersey designs and want fans to vote in a poll to decide what their 2017/18 kit will look like
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Government warned against 'defying democracy' over Scottish referendum
Blocking a second referendum on Scottish independence would act as the "biggest recruiting sergeant possible" for the cause, the SNP has warned the Government. Nicola Sturgeon's bid to seek the legal authority to allow another independence poll
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May will rule out second independence referendum this afternoon, sources suggest
SPECULATION is rising that Theresa May will today rule out facilitating a second independence referendum - just 24 hours before the SNP spring conference. Sources have suggested that the Prime Minister is to give a TV interview on Nicola Sturgeon's
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Letter bomb explodes at French office of IMF
A letter bomb has exploded at the French office of the International Monetary Fund, lightly injuring one person, Paris police said. No other damage has been reported from the incident in western Paris, a police official said. It is unclear
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Calls to give teenagers the contraceptive Pill over counter
TEENAGE pregnancies would be slashed by making the Pill available over-the-counter, say scientists. It does not lead to young people having more sex, but reduces the number of unwanted babies, a study claims. A review of previous research found
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Father of former Hearts player jailed after murdering brother-in-law
THE father of former Hearts footballer Ryan McGowan has been jailed for life for the murder of his former brother-in-law. James McGowan was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison after he stabbed to death Owen Brannigan in 1999. Mr McGowan
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Tunnock's chocolate factory workers' salaries snowball with tasty pay deal
WORKERS at Tunnock’s chocolate factory will see their pay packets snowball by around £1,500 each after securing pay rises rises of 8.7 per cent over two years. The deal for workers at the company’s sole factory in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire,
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Hearts defender Andraz Struna named in Slovenia squad to face Scotland
HEARTS full-back Andraz Struna has been named in Slovenia's squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Scotland. The 27-year-old joined the Jambos in January and has quickly become an important part of Ian Cathro's team, making 10 appearances
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Prisoner reoffended ‘to get a bed’ after living in tent for two months
A PRISONER lived in a tent for eight weeks after being released from jail because no accommodation was available and he went on to commit the same offence again just to get a bed for the night, prison watchdogs have revealed. Chief Inspector of
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Brexit Bill granted Royal Assent giving May power to trigger Article 50
Theresa May has been given the legal power to start Brexit talks after the Queen granted royal assent to the Article 50 Bill. Speaker John Bercow told MPs that the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, which was passed by MPs and peers
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Camley's Cartoon on Thursday, March 16
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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Middlesbrough part company with manager Aitor Karanka
Aitor Karanka has left his post as Middlesbrough head coach following the club's slide into the Premier League relegation zone. The 43-year-old Spaniard departed on Thursday morning with Boro 19th in the table having not won in 10 league outings
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Tory candidates may have gained financial advantage due to expenses reporting failures
The Conservative Party's failure to accurately report its 2015 General Election expenses means there is a "realistic prospect" that candidates gained a "financial advantage" over opponents, the elections watchdog has said. The Electoral Commission
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Footballer Adam Johnson loses child sex conviction appeal
Former England footballer Adam Johnson has lost a challenge against his conviction for sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan. His application for permission to appeal was dismissed by three judges in London on Thursday. The Court of Appeal
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Principal of Glasgow University has no fears over EU future
THE principal of Glasgow University said the Scottish Government’s current inability to guarantee membership of the European Union in an independent Scotland is “not a concern”. Anton Muscatelli and other top education figures met Deputy First
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Scottish review of books: Turning the page on a Golden Era
It is one of the mysteries of human endeavour that a Golden Age is only recognised when it has passed. Like happiness, it appears in the rearview mirror. When it is in full swing, insiders are oblivious, but with hindsight, what seemed like the
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New Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson aims to hit the ground running at Fir Park
New Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson aims to hit the ground running after being handed the reins on a long-term basis. Robinson has been in charge for two games as caretaker boss after returning to Fir Park as first-team coach last month following
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England recall Billy Vunipola and Anthony Watson for Grand Slam decider against Ireland
Billy Vunipola and Anthony Watson will start England's attempt at securing back-to-back Grand Slams when they face Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. Vunipola replaces Nathan Hughes at number eight and Watson is recalled at the expense of Jack Nowell
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Ross Ford starts for Scotland against Italy as Vern Cotter makes one change for Six Nations finale
VERN COTTER has made just one change to his Scotland side for their final Six Nations fixture against Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday. Edinburgh's Ross Ford is given his first start of the championship, replacing Fraser Brown at hooker.
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Man loses court fight over £250,000 winnings on Rangers relegation bet
A FORMER bookmaker who sued a betting chain for £250,000 winnings over Rangers’ relegation has lost the action after a judge ruled his wager was “a losing bet”. Arthur Kinloch placed £100 on the Ibrox club being relegated from the SPL in 2011 and was
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Robert E Wright: Health insurance costs could spell problems for older Scots post-Brexit
RESEARCH that I am carrying out suggests that the most important factor explaining the outcome of the Brexit referendum was anti-immigration sentiment. There is a widely held view that immigrants sponge off the welfare state and steal jobs from native-born
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Still Game to return for brand new series this year
Iconic Scots comedy Still Game is set to return for another series following the success of it's return last year. The hit series written by and starring Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill will return for it's eighth season as a new six-part series
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Robert Snodgrass: Scotland must beat Slovenia - we can't underestimate them like we did with Lithuania
SCOTLAND and West Ham United midfielder Robert Snodgrass believes manager Gordon Strachan is correct in saying that next Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia is a must-win game. The Scots have recorded just one win in their opening four Group
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WATCH: The final day of the Rangers Big Tax case LIVE from the Supreme Court
THE seven year legal battle over the so-called Rangers oldco 'Big Tax Case' hax finally reached what is expected to be the final day. And you can watch the proceedings here direct from the highest appeal court in the UK, live. Proceedings are due
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Age discrimination rife in jobs market
OLDER people face significant prejudice when trying to gain entry into the workplace, new research has found. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University sent 894 pairs of applications to firms with a variety of vacancies, one from a fictitious 28
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Largest ever Electoral Commission fine issued to Tories over election expenses
The Conservative Party has been fined £70,000 by the Electoral Commission for failing to accurately report its election expenses. The independent elections watchdog said the party had made "numerous failures" in reporting its expenses for the 2015
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Cheltenham Festival 2017: Our top tips for Thursday's races
Day three of the 2017 Cheltenham Festival will get underway later today. And, to give you the best possible chance of making it a winning festival, Herald Sport have teamed up with the experts from picksfromthepaddock.co.uk. 13:30 - Cheltenham JLT
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Donald Trump vows to win fight to overturn travel ban court decision
President Donald Trump has attacked a US court for halting what he called a "watered-down version" of his travel ban. Mr Trump told supporters a district judge in Hawaii had halted his order, which temporarily suspends the US refugee programme
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Dutch PM claims win over anti-Islam politician and 'wrong kind of populism'
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has claimed a dominating election victory over anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, who failed the year's first test for populism in Europe. Provisional results with over half the votes counted suggested Mr Rutte's
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British soldier killed in Italy during World War II to be buried
A young British soldier who was killed as he stormed a German-held hill in southern Italy during the Second World War will finally be laid to rest almost 75 years after his death. Lance Corporal Ronald George Blackham, of the 3rd Battalion Coldstream
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Old Firm referee Bobby Madden dropped for top fixtures by SFA
BOBBY MADDEN, the referee in last Sunday’s Old Firm game, has been taken out of the spotlight this weekend after being put in charge of a Champ-ionship match. The 38-year-old came in for fierce criticism following the derby, which ended 1-1, largely
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Donald Trump's White House committed to Ireland peace process, says Pence
Vice President Mike Pence has stressed the enduring commitment of the United States to the peace process in Ireland. Mr Pence said he and President Donald Trump hoped the friendship across the Atlantic would grow and strengthen in their time in
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Deployment of Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers jeopardised by staff shortages
A shortage of key personnel could jeopardise the effective deployment of the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. The Carrier Strike programme was entering a "critical" phase with the first of the
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Suicide rate condemned as 'unacceptable' as MPs call for action
The current rate of suicide is "unacceptable", leading MPs have said, as they called for GPs to receive better training in assessing a patient's risk. The Health Select Committee said that it had heard evidence that clinicians sometimes fail to
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Herald View: Ageing population affects every Scot
SCOTLAND’S “grey” workforce is growing and increasingly significant. With 287,000 more over-50s working now than in 2000, it is a startlingly rapid change. As The Herald launches an in-depth series of articles looking at the questions and implications
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Iain Macwhirter: May should ponder the wisdom of Sturgeon’s timetable
MORE in sorrow than in anger, Lesley Riddoch, vice-convener of the Scottish Independence Convention, set the correct tone for indyref2 ( sorry “ScotRef”) in her numerous television appearances this week, usually against a bloke from Scotland in Union
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Prime Minister will be forced to pay 'divorce fee' to secure Brexit deal, says Clegg
Theresa May will be forced to abandon key planks of her Brexit strategy in order to secure a deal within the two-year deadline for talks, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said. A paper drawn up by the senior Liberal Democrat suggests that
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Queen to give Royal Assent to Article 50 Bill today
The Queen will sign the Article 50 Bill into law today, clearing the way for Theresa May to formally start talks to leave the European Union. The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill was passed by MPs and peers on Monday, with royal assent
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Patrick Roberts is a favourite of the Celtic fans but they haven't seen enough of him
IT'S not been a great season for any Celtic supporters who love nothing more than a good moan. There have been one or two dips; however, those gripes are long forgotten about given what is happening and may be about come, not just this season but
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Stephen Robinson might be "outstanding" but Motherwell's new manager has one massive job
STEPHEN ROBINSON was the outstanding candidate to become Motherwell's next manager according to the club who confirmed his appointment last night. The 42-year-old former Northern Irish international was brought back to Fir Park in January by Mark
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A grey revolution: New figures reveal over-50s are the fastest growing part of workforce
SCOTLAND is enjoying a historic boom in “grey workers” as hundreds of thousands of people enjoy better health in their 50s, 60s and 70s. New figures show the over-50s are the fastest-growing part of the workforce as Scots delay retirement, allowing
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Obituary - Harold Wilkinson, teacher and director of education
Harold Wilkinson. Teacher and director of educationBorn: September 15, 1931;Died: February 27, 2017HAROLD Wilkinson, who died of a rare type of leukaemia aged 85, was a popular teacher and director of education who established the first geography department
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Herald View: NICs U-turn was clearly a broken election pledge and had to go
Last week it was jokes, this week it is brickbats. A week can be a short time in politics for a Chancellor. It was always an insult to the intelligence of the British public to say a National Insurance rise for 2.5 million self-employed people was not
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Interview: Simon Howie
Best known as a butcher, this serial entrepreneur has built an impressively diverse range of businesses, from wood laminates to internet TV streaming by Kevin Scott For a Perthshire lad who grew up determined to be a butcher, Simon Howie has
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Inside Track: The Big Bang Theory and the rules of spin-off
IT probably looked like a good idea. The Big Bang Theory, the long-running sit-com about a group of geeky friends, has been a big success, so let’s have more success with a spin-off about one of the characters as a young boy. But take one look at the
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Why Grey Matters: Scotland's ageing population in uncertain political times
She was still kicking her legs in a Highland Fling from her armchair when she passed 110. Jane "Jeannie" Gray - like so many of the world's super-centenarians - attributed her long life to good old-fashioned hard work and clean living. When she died
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Obituary - Ronald Drever, Scottish physicist who led the way on the detection of gravitational waves
Ronald DreverBorn: October 26, 1931;Died: March 7, 2017PROFESSOR Ronald W P Drever, who has died aged 85, was a Scottish physicist who led the way on the detection of gravitational waves, the ripples in space-time predicted by Albert Einstein. Professor
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Herald Entrepreneur Interview: Jim McColl
Jim McColl believes there’s nothing wrong with doing things differently. And a unique college is helping inspire youngsters with a similar sense of self-belief by Karen Peattie He’s the boy from Glasgow who lives in Monaco and runs a global
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Ciders of the Week
Cider ain't what it used to be. The days of cheap and nasty teenager-friendly bevvy juice are gone.They might be a few years behind the craft beer brewers, but the new wave of cider producers are making traditional, dry, whole-juice ciders with heritage
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Outrage as would-be Glasgow University rector calls for Muslim group ban
RIGHT-WING provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has created a new row in calling for a Muslim group to be banned, as student activists planned a protest against his controversial nomination as the University of Glasgow rector. Mr Yiannopoulos - an incendiary
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Global trade after Brexit: Say hello wave goodbye?
With Brexit approaching fast on the horizon after the proposed triggering of Article 50 this month and the prospect of the US imposing new duties on imports, there is unprecedented uncertainty in the global marketplace. Internationalisation is not
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Poem of the Day: An acre of grass by W B Yeats
In defiant old age, the Irish master W B Yeats (1865-1939) reaches out for heroic exemplars such as Shakespeare and William Blake and for a “mind Michael Angelo knew/ That can pierce the clouds.” Another memorable image (though negative) in this thought-provoking
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Recipe of the Day: Whole baked sea bass with Jersualem artichoke,new potatoes, green beans and confit garlic oil
Whole Baked Sea Bass with Jersualem Artichoke, New Potatoes, Green Beans & Confit Garlic Oil By John Molloy from The Spanish Butcher in Glasgow At The Spanish Butcher, as the name would suggest, we specialise in dry-aged Galician beef, 100%
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'Curious' £50m Rangers' player payments 'to avoid tax' were wages, court hears
NEARLY £50m paid by Rangers FC to star players and senior staff was paid into trusts simply 'to avoid tax', the Supreme Court has heard. BDO, liquidators of the Rangers FC 'oldco' are appealing against the Court of Session in Edinburgh ruling that
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Glasgow builds on sporting credentials with successful bid for event
GLASGOW has bid successfully to stage the annual congress of the European College of Sport Science in 2021 - an event expected to attract about 3,000 delegates and provide a near-£5 million boost to the city’s economy.The event will be held at the Scottish
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Investors vote for shake up at oil firm
KEVIN Hart has been voted off the board of Bowleven following a campaign for a boardroom coup led by rebel investors but remains chief executive of the oil and gas company.Investors in Edinburgh-based Bowleven passed resolutions requiring the removal
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Growth in construction workforce forecast in spite of uncertainty
SCOTTISH construction employment had risen to 181,000 by the end of 2016, its highest level since December 2013, official figures show.Employment in the sector in December was up 12,000, or seven per cent, on a year earlier, according to the Office for
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Water fear may be unfounded
WHILE I understand the concerns of P Davidson (Letters, March 11), I wonder if your correspondent’s worries about pollution of our water supplies are overstated. Perhaps Scottish Water could indicate the proportion of our domestic supplies obtained from
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All types of homes needed
I NOTE your report “Government must do more to build homes’” (The Herald, March 15) and wish to clarify the views of Homes for Scotland (HFS). You refer to the latest official housing statistics which show a drop of five per cent in the overall number
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Fund sport for good of the many
ISN'T it wonderful how events coincide to underline the fact that certain myths are just that and no more? In the main news pages of The Herald we had all the pageantry and expense of the Commonwealth Games baton being set in motion with all the &
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New climbdown on business rates for tourism industry
THE Scottish Government has made a further concession on business rates following a Herald campaign to stop sky-high rises that would have cost jobs.Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop yesterday announced that self-catering accommodation, time shares and caravan
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Schools inspectorate under fire after sending staff on 79 foreign trips
SCOTLAND’s schools inspectorate has attracted fresh criticism after spending nearly £100,000 on 79 foreign trips in the last three years. Education Scotland, which was the subject of a critical Holyrood motion last week, allowed staff to visit
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I am appalled by the limited subject choices on offer to pupils
I AM an educator, but I am, out of choice, no longer a teacher. The hard facts around Scottish education resonate deeply about us, and for my family are deeply rooted within, as I have three children of school age.Dissatisfied with the direction of teaching
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Herald Diary: Daring to visit Cumbernauld, Nicola's troll attack, and Denis Law's money-saving idea
Bit of an excuseGREAT to see Denis Law is to get the Freedom of Aberdeen. We remember when our old chum Chick Young travelled south to interview Denis for a BBC profile, and pointed out that both of them were impersonated on the comedy show Only an Excuse
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Agenda: Both sides will have to address the unanswered questions from 2014
By Ailsa Henderson, Professor of Political Science at the University of Edinburgh and Principal Investigator of the Scottish Referendum Study THE First Minister’s announcement that the SNP Government intends to seek a section 30 order to hold a
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Sturgeon may not offer to reverse Brexit in referendum, says Salmond
ALEX Salmond has added to speculation that his successor will ditch EU membership from her independence offer in the next referendum, despite calling the vote because of Brexit. The former First Minister suggested Nicola Sturgeon would not try
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Herald View: Bowleven saga gives investors pause for thought
THE ousting of chief executive Kevin Hart and four other Bowleven directors from the board closed the most dramatic chapter in a saga that has made at times painful reading for shareholders. Some investors will be excited by the prospect of the payouts
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Japanese bank plans Frankfurt move
JAPANESE investment bank Daiwa is understood to be finalising plans to set up a new European base in Frankfurt as part of its Brexit strategy, a move that will see a number of London staff relocated to Germany.Daiwa currently serves European clients through
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It is wrong to say Glasgow's Cowcaddens was a slum area
KEN Smith ("When a shot fired in Glasgow was heard worldwide'', The Herald, March 7, states) that the Cowcaddens area of Glasgow "had been cleared of the worst slums". But Cowcaddens was not a slum area, especially when compared
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Royal Bank settles action in US over NovaStar loans
ROYAL Bank of Scotland, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo & Co have agreed a $165 million (£135m) class-action settlement in the US over under-writing for NovaStar Mortgage Inc, the now bankrupt subprime lender.The case centred on claims offering materials
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Hotel firm gets straight to the Point in Glasgow
THE owners of a new budget hotel brand which chose Glasgow for its inaugural opening has revealed it is homing in on sites in Edinburgh for its next launch in Scotland.The first Point A Hotel, at the corner of Bath Street and Hope Street, has just opened
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When Glasgow folk were actually pleased to see a Prime Minister
GOODNESS, these women really do seem pleased to see him. Who is this rock star that they are cheering for? It is if course Prime Minister Harold Wilson in April, 1968, arriving in Springburn to officially open Glasgow’s 150,000th council house.Yes, it
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Aberdeen oil firm suffers setback in far north
NORTH Sea-focused Faroe Petroleum has suffered a reverse after making a foray into frontier exploration territory in the Barents Sea north of Norway.The Aberdeen-based company said a well to test what it regarded as an exciting prospect had failed to
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Iain Macwhirter: May should ponder the wisdom of Sturgeon’s timetable
MORE in sorrow than in anger, Lesley Riddoch, vice-convener of the Scottish Independence Convention, set the correct tone for indyref2 ( sorry “ScotRef”) in her numerous television appearances this week, usually against a bloke from Scotland in Union.
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John McLellan: We’re all in a spin over requests for information
IT might have passed you by, but last year Scotland became a global pioneer. Yes indeed, with much patting of backs down Holyrood way, the Scottish Government became a member of the magnificently titled Open Government Partnership’s inaugural International
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Mike Gallacher to step down as CEO of First Milk
First Milk announced yesterday that Mike Gallacher is to step down as CEO and will be replaced by Shelagh Hancock.Over the last two years Mr Gallacher led a radical and successful transformation of First Milk, focusing on its core business in cheese and
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Letters Special: It is time for us to part and live in peace as neighbours should
IT feels to me that Scotland and England have come to a fork in the road. We have diverged enough, politically, socially and economically, that a parting of the ways now seems natural. Of course there is still a great deal of common ground and shared
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Union demands urgent Government action to retain ferry route
AN urgent line needs drawn under the controversial proposals to relocate one of Scotland’s historic ferry routes for the sake of passengers and taxpayers, the country’s biggest transport union has said.Wading into the bitter saga over which port the Arran
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'Tories in chaos' over U-turn on National Insurance
THERESA May has been accused of presiding over a “chaotic” Government after her Chancellor performed a humiliating U-turn and dropped the controversial plan to raise National Insurance Contributions for 2.5 million self-employed people. Philip Hammond
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Rare Japanese whisky expected to fetch £500,000 under the hammer
THE world’s largest known collection of rare and collectable Karuizawa whisky from Japan is to go under the hammer in an online auction. The collection of 290 bottles, which had been built up over the last 10 years by a European collector, has an estimated
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May tells Scots don't let SNP's game-playing break up 'deep bonds' of Union
THERESA May has appealed to Scots not to allow what she has called Nicola Sturgeon’s constitutional game-playing to “break the deep bonds” of the Union’s shared history and shared future. But Angus Robertson, the Nationalist leader at Westminster
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GSK female chief to earn less than male
PHARMACEUTICAL giant GlaxoSmithKline is to pay its first female chief executive a quarter less than her male predecessor. Emma Walmsley, one of just seven female chief executives at FTSE 100 companies,will receive a salary of £1m, ten per cent less than
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Director of Edinburgh International Festival: Brexit fallout may affect my job
The director of the Edinburgh International Festival, Fergus Linehan, has revealed how he fears the impact of Brexit could affect his position at the helm of the world's most prestigious arts festival.As he unveiled an enlarged and eclectic 70th anniversary
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Argyll gold mine sees value increase by 49% after study
MINING group Scotgold has reaffirmed its commitment to the Cononish gold and silver project in Argyll after a new feasibility study increased the mine’s value, and lowered peak funding forecasts. A new strategy incorporates a phased output plan as part
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Simon Howie planning to double his butcher sales
SIMON Howie has outlined plans to double the turnover of his eponymous butchery business by focusing on growth south of the Border.Speaking to The Herald’s Business HQ magazine, the multi-industry entrepreneur said: “England is our biggest and best export
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Business HQ Issue 1 March 2017
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Herald Entrepreneur: Seven steps to start-up success
1 Do your homework There will be competition and they have a head start. Look at what makes them successful but don’t copy. This is business so you’ll want their clients - ask yourself what you can offer to make them switch. 2 Listen to the experts