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What does it feel like to ... be a busker
Alan TennieSTRUGGLING to unclench the fingers of a drunk from my microphone while he chants football songs to the shoppers of Glasgow’s Buchanan Street, I found myself thinking, “Maybe this isn’t worthwhile.”But despite the hardships and headaches, busking
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'A magnificent literary vessel' – Review: Manhattan Beach, byJennifer Egan
Manhattan BeachJennifer EganCorsair£16.99Review by Dani GaravelliIT took just seven pages for me to fall under the spell of Anna Kerrigan, the main character of Jennifer Egan's latest novel Manhattan Beach. Standing on the sand with the daughter of
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Meet the boy who's gone from death’s door to a loving family home in Glasgow
THE call that would change the lives of Mohammad Asif and his family came at 6am on Monday, December 16, 2013. “A relative in Afghanistan phoned to tell me there had been an explosion at my brother’s house in Peshawar, Pakistan,” he explains. “I kept
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Jamie Walker seals a 2-1 victory for Hearts against Ross County
Jamie Walker sealed a 2-1 victory for 10-man Hearts as Owen Coyle's home debut as Ross County boss ended in defeat. In a game peppered with 10 bookings, two of which saw Hearts midfielder Connor Randall sent off, Isma Goncalves shot Hearts ahead
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Kilmarnock put on a show for new boss with a 2-0 triumph over Partick Thistle
Kilmarnock put on a show for new boss Steve Clarke as they claimed their first Ladbrokes Premiership win of the season with a 2-0 triumph over Partick Thistle. The ex-West Brom and Reading manager was named Lee McCulloch's successor just hours
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Peter Hartley's second-half winner saw Motherwell beat Hamilton 2-1
Peter Hartley's second-half winner saw Motherwell come from behind to beat out-of-sorts Hamilton 2-1 at the SuperSeal Stadium. Accies went ahead against the run of play in the first half through Giannis Skondras, but eventually fell to a fifth
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Aberdeen keep the pace with leaders Celtic thanks to a 1-0 victory over Hibernian
Gary Mackay-Steven netted his first Ladbrokes Premiership goal for Aberdeen as the Dons kept pace with leaders Celtic thanks to a 1-0 victory over Hibernian. Mackay-Steven put a difficult start to his Pittodrie career behind him to finish off a
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From The Blue Nile to the Blue Lagoon, Glasgow inspires musician Findlay Napier
FUNNY, the people you encounter while jogging through the City of the Dead. Singer-songwriter Findlay Napier remembers one particular day when he was out for a run. He lived in Glasgow’s east end at the time, and the route he eventually settled on
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Celtic 1 Dundee 0; 59 not out for Celtic as Olivier Ntcham scores only goal of the game
A solitary strike from Olivier Ntcham stretched Celtic’s unbeaten domestic record to 59 games, but it was a relatively flat afternoon at Celtic Park as Dundee made Brendan Rodgers' side sweat. With players rested and the squad rotated given the
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Hillary Clinton raises fears children getting ‘short shrift’ in Brexit process
Hillary Clinton has referred to children being given “short shrift” in the Brexit process as she was presented with an honorary doctorate at Swansea University. The former US secretary of state and presidential hopeful was recognised for her commitment
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Protesters call for clarity over Brexit at Edinburgh rally
Hundreds of people gathered in Edinburgh on Saturday to protest against Brexit. The rally was one of a number of events held in cities across the UK, aimed at urging the government to think again on leaving the European Union. READ MORE: No-deal
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First commercial flight touches down at last at St Helena airport
The long-awaited first scheduled airline service to the British overseas territory of St Helena has landed - and, true to the much-maligned airport's chequered history, it was late. The UK taxpayer-funded development on the remote South Atlantic
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Eight men charged with drugs offences after major police operation
Eight men have been charged with drugs offences after police executed search warrants across Scotland, Cheshire and North Wales as part of a major investigation. Officers executed warrants at 10 addresses on Thursday as part of an 18-month North
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Gardening: the glories of autumn
I AM the first to admit to railing against a glorious autumn after having endured a dreich, drizzly, midge-infested summer. But that’s Scotland for you. The best remedy is to seize the moment and enjoy what autumn has to offer.Every season is different
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Drink: Seafood pairings
WINE dinners and tastings are regarded as par for course, or an occupational hazard, and I usually get the most from the unusual ones, from small producers and the like. Its unusual for the big boys to retain so much allure and prestige that they are
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery exhibition shines light on childhood
“IT SEEMED a universal thing,” says international photography curator Anne Lyden, broadly, when I ask her about the inspiration behind the new exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery this month. She tells me about the toddler "lighting
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Album review: TUSKS - Dissolve
Drawing on 1980s indie favourites such as Cocteau Twins and The Durutti Column, while also nodding to contemporary acts like London Grammar and The XX, musician-producer Emily Underhill (aka TUSKS) follows her well-received 2014 EP Ink with a debut
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James Robertson's unconventional biography of Michael Marra
Lorraine WilsonTHE sympathetic pairing of author and subject is essential to the success of any biography. Those who have met James Robertson and who encountered the late Michael Marra might immediately consider the differences between the men. Closer
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'A book that remakes the world, rendering it creepier than before'
Fever DreamSamanta Schweblin Oneworld, £7.99Alastair MabbottIT’S A short one, clocking up only 150 pages, but Fever Dream is a novel that makes an impact vastly out of proportion to its actual length. It consists of two voices conversing at a hospital
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'Rich and convincing' – Review: macCloud Falls, by Robert Alan Jamieson
macCloud FallsRobert Alan JamiesonLuath Press, £14.99Review by Richard StrachanIN HIS last novel, 2010’s Da Happie Laand, Robert Alan Jamieson used the experience of emigration and immigration, of transported populations and transposed memories, to powerfully
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Album Review:Seamus Fogarty: The Curious Hand (Domino Records)
Seamus Fogarty: The Curious Hand (Domino Records)Left field Irish troubadour Seamus Fogarty released his 2015 debut album, God Damn You Mountain, on revered Fife independent label Fence Records, putting him in the company of acts like King Creosote, James
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1937: Actress Teddie St Denis gets train driver’s autograph
IN 2006 Stephen Fry wrote about Me and My Girl, the perennially popular musical he had updated and adapted in the 1980s.One lifelong fan of the musical wrote in to say he was sorry that Fry had not mentioned the leading lady in the original 1930s production
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Galleries: Hyperborea, Lands of the North, An Lanntair, Stornoway
THERE have always been myths about the land “beyond the North Wind”. Hyperborea, the Ancient Greeks called it, alleged to be blessed with fertile land and 24-hour sun. The place itself has been equated to many locations, from the regions just north of
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Keith Bruce: Rediscovering Scotland's roads less travelled
NOT that he will be at all aware of it, but I have rather dogged the steps of Borders-based writer and serial book festival founder Alistair Moffat. He was the administrator of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe when I started reviewing shows and gigs there
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Album review: Robert Plant – Carry Fire
THE only people likely to be disappointed by the new Robert Plant album are those who detected rare moments of personal revelation in its predecessor, Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar. With those two releases, Plant surpassed the total of studio releases
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Album review: Jack James – Third Culture Kid
Jack JamesThird Culture Kid(self released)TWO and a bit years on from the intriguing Letters of Last Resort comes another collection of downbeat Americana from Glasgow’s Jack James, on which he plays all the instruments bar drums (Gavin Crawford) and
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12 unmissable books for children and teenagers, including one written by a supermodel
ONE of the most stirring and poignant picture books out this season is, as is often the case, not a storybook, but a work of non-fiction. The nature writer Robert Macfarlane has teamed up with artist Jackie Morris to produce The Lost Words (Hamish
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Scotland From The Air: Orkney island-hopping and Fair Isle adventures
MARY Groat is off babysitting, she tells me as we strap ourselves into the tiny eight-seater plane. The retired hospital worker from Kirkwall is flying to Westray where her son Stewart and his wife Marian run a cafe and shop in the village of Pierowall
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Ex-Vatican hospital chief convicted over cash used to refurbish cardinal's flat
A Vatican court has convicted the former president of the Pope's children's hospital of diverting around £378,000 in donations to renovate a cardinal's flat. The original charges against Giuseppe Profiti had been embezzlement, but the court convicted
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Woman rescued from Aberdeen harbour
A woman has been rescued from freezing waters in Aberdeen harbour. Aberdeen's inshore lifeboat crew were called out to Regent Quay at around 1.40am on Saturday, where they found the woman clinging to the bottom rung of a quayside ladder. She
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Cargo plane crashes into sea off Ivory Coast
At least four people are believed to have been killed when a cargo plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean just after taking off from Ivory Coast’s airport in Abidjan. Witnesses said they saw at least four bodies as hundreds of onlookers gathered
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Lee Halpin: Will guidance shake-up help plug the advice gap?
“YOU GET to 55 and you are on your own. I wish I had thought harder about that in 2010.”This honest view was recently given by Michael Johnson, a research fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies, who was instrumental in the design of the pension freedoms
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Investing in smaller firms helps fund manager climb the rankings
THE RELATIVE long-term outperformance of smaller companies compared to larger ones has helped the manager of the Standard Life Investments Global Smaller Companies Fund climb the rankings in The Herald’s league table of Scottish fund managers in the past
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Coming to a store near you: Scots gin lands prestigious listing
THE Scottish drinks business which this year brought production of its gin brand ‘home’ to the East Neuk of Fife has secured a prestigious retail listing, writes Scott Wright.The Wemyss family has revealed that the Spiced version of its Darnley’s Gin
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Rural charity publishes Farming Facts and Fake News
RURAL charity RSABI has launched a list-based account of Scottish agriculture titled "Farming Facts and Fake News". Written by brothers John and Andrew Arbuckle, it covers the whole range of activities down on the farm stretching back into a previous
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Johnston Press investor offloads stock
A MAJOR investor in Johnston Press has offloaded more than half its shares in the publisher amid speculation that another shareholder is bidding to remove the company’s chairman.River and Mercantile Asset Management reduced its shareholding in the group
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Anger as bank's Museum on the Mound to close at end of year
A MUSEUM that holds Scotland's oldest banknote and has one million pounds on display is to close. Lloyds Bank is shutting the popular Museum on the Mound, at the historic old Bank of Scotland head office in the heart of Edinburgh The museum
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Agenda: We must challenge the extreme poverty we find at home
By Mary Anne MacLeod, Research and Policy Officer, A Menu for ChangeFOR the first time in more than a decade, new United Nations data suggests that world hunger is on the rise again. The world produces enough food to feed everyone, yet, about 800 million
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TV review: The Apprentice
SOMETHING incredible happened on The Apprentice (BBC One, Wednesday, 9pm). Was it one of the hapless contestants turning out to be a genuinely gifted business operator? Did Karren stop looking at this year’s ratings-fodder like puppies who had just messed
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'We would've settled for scampi. Instead we get venison tartare' – Ron Mackenna gets a flavour of the Hebridean gold rush on Skye
IN other news we spent this afternoon at a tiny but newly-crowned Michelin-starred restaurant also on Skye. Not eating – just talking. Let’s just say that when I suggested to chef Michael Smith that he might squeeze an extra table into his already
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Comment: I can't understand why museum's being shut
The Museum on the Mound is unique. Okay, I may be biased, but it’s not just my opinion. Ask any teacher who has brought pupils on a school visit. Or speak to the children themselves – you’ll have difficulty shutting them up about their visit
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Fidelma Cook: 'I hate my French neighbours. There, I've said it'
THERE is a curtain separating me from my neighbour in our shared room because I forgot to put I’d always like a single room on my medical insurance. It hasn’t been a problem as she’s a mild, inoffensive woman who appears to have had most of her arteries
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Scots teams say mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington wrong about rescues being "a sport"
Scottish mountain rescue team leaders have blasted legendary climber Sir Chris Bonington for suggesting their lifesaving is “a sport,” with volunteers vying to be the most spectacular saviours.Sir Chris, the British mountaineer who became the oldest man
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Clarke appointed manager of Kilmarnock
KILMARNOCK have announced the appointment of Steve Clarke as their new manager. The 54-year old has joined Rugby Park on a two and a half year contract and replaces Lee McCulloch who departed last week. Clarke, who previously was with Aston
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My Sporting Saturday with Jill Douglas
My earliest memories of a sporting Saturday would be playing school hockey, and my most vivid recollection is playing away at Berwick for Jedburgh Grammar. I played 'right-inner' - is that even a position now? - but Berwick's pitch was on the top of
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The Herald Sports Diary with Stewart Weir: Maybe if Strachan had selected 'Neil Griffiths'
IT will surprise some of the more closeted out there but the departure of our national team manager Gordon Strachan on Thursday was a big story, not only in Scotland, but across the UK. I was chatting on Liverpool’s finest, Radio City Talk, with
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Labour sounds alarm over 'super-sized' primary classes
Labour has raised concerns about a 40% increase in the number of primary pupils being taught in classes of 30 or more. In 2016, the pupil census showed that 44,667 (11%) of Scotland's 396,697 primary pupils were in a class of more than 30.
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Is giving pocket money the way to raise a nation of savers?
SCOTTISH children are spenders not savers, according to a survey by Families Online. Most (89 per cent) Scottish parents give their children pocket money, but 68 per cent of youngsters choose to spend rather than save the cash.The most popular purchases
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Hollywood elite holds emergency meeting over Weinstein future in Oscars Academy
Some of Hollywood’s most powerful figures are due to discuss what action should be taken by the hosts of the Oscars against Harvey Weinstein. The board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is convening for an emergency meeting called
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UK skiers ‘will enjoy lower prices than last season in many European resorts’
Falling local prices and a rise in sterling means UK skiers will pay less than last season in many European resorts, according to new research. Prices are down in 15 out of 20 resorts surveyed, Post Office Travel Money said. Although the value
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Jeremy Corbyn: Government is failing Britain in Brexit talks
Jeremy Corbyn is accusing the Government of “failing Britain” in Brexit negotiations, as he warns that a powerful faction in the Conservative Party are actively seeking a no-deal outcome which would cause “economic disaster”. The warning comes
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HMRC predicts £110m recovery from tax avoidance scheme promoter
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) believes it is poised to recover £110 million after winning a legal battle against a tax avoidance scheme promoter. HMRC described its victory over the scheme promoter Root2 as a landmark and said it would seek to
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Proposal for six-month minimum sentence for repeat acid offences
Criminals who are caught twice with corrosive substances will automatically face a prison sentence of at least six months under proposals to counter the threat of acid attacks. The “two strikes” rule will mirror the regime for those convicted of
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Matthew Lindsay: The Berti Vogts era was traumatic - but the SFA should look abroad for the new Scotland manager
BERTI Vogts is not, despite delivering the play-off place which eluded every one of his successors, Walter Smith, Alex McLeish, George Burley, Craig Levein and most recently Gordon Strachan, remembered with any great fondness by Scotland fans today.
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Man arrested over alleged attempted murder of Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel
A man has been arrested following an alleged attempted murder in May. Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel, 37, was allegedly attacked in Craighall Road, Port Dundas, Glasgow, on May 18 this year. Police said that a 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection
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Exclusive: Jack Carlin on the lucky breaks which put him on track for medal glory
JACK Carlin is the accidental cyclist. As a youngster mucking around on the playing fields of Paisley, this sports-daft kid fractured both ankles, an injury which left him with an awkward, ungainly running motion. Little did anyone suspect back then
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Hearts are latest football club to suffer fraud scam after Accies' losses
Scottish Premiership football clubs Hamilton Accies and Hearts have been hit by fraudsters. Hamilton Academical lost a huge sum of money in an “elaborate” scam that has left the Ladbrokes Premiership side in financial chaos. Then, just hours
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Alison Rowat's week: Trump waltzing towards anniversary
BRACE yourselves. There is a storm coming this way, one containing a blizzard of opinions, a tornado of stats, and a rolling thunder of analysis, and all to mark a very important milestone. Come November 8 it will have been a year since Donald Trump
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Officers shoot dead two protesters after they stormed a police station
Police in Kenya have shot and killed two opposition protesters who allegedly stormed a police station with farm tools and rocks in the western part of the country. Three other protesters had gunshot wounds in Siaya County, Bondo police chief Paul
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Thousands of Kurdish troops are sent to Kirkuk amid ‘Iraqi threat’
THE Kurdish Regional Government has deployed thousands of troops around the disputed oil city of Kirkuk for fear of an attack by Iraqi government army and militia, a senior official said. Tens of thousands of Kurdish soldiers were already stationed
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Guide says Shetland site should win Unesco status
A TRAVEL guide has named an ancient site on Shetland as the top place in the UK that should next be declared a world heritage site by Unesco. It follows Cumbria’s Lake District being given the status, joining the likes of the Grand Canyon, the
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Obituary - Janet Hopkins - well-known football fan
Well-known football fanBorn: January 18, 1929;Died: September 20, 2017JANET Hopkins nee Erskine, who has died at the age of 88, was a former bank worker in Cowglen in Glasgow but she was best known as a lifelong Partick Thistle and Scotland fan. She became
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Fear over vote to ban weedkiller chemical
GARDNENERS could soon be forced to weed their gardens by hand if Brussels bureaucrats ban a chemical found in the biggest selling weed-killers. Farming output could fall by nearly £1 billion and councils would need to find an additional £228 million
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Dressed to thrill: This year’s fashion finalists revealed
THE finalists of the 2017 Herald Fashion Awards have been decided and we can unveil the shortlist for Scotland’s only dedicated online fashion event. With an outstanding number of entries received, judges were looking for the top online businesses
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Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone Celtic jersey up for sale in US auction
A CELTIC jersey worn by Jimmy Johnstone in Sir Bobby Charlton’s testimonial match is expected to fetch up to £3000 at auction in the US. The green-and-white hooped shirt with long sleeves was donned by Celtic’s greatest ever player, “Jinky” Johnstone
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Police launch crackdown on drivers without valid insurance
UNINSURED motorists are to be targeted by police in a week-long crackdown next week. Police Scotland is working with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) from Monday to catch drivers without the valid documents. More than 26,000 people are injured
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Alison Rowat's week: How to let the bus take the strain
WE all know it is better for the environment to car share or travel by bus (or even cycle) rather than sitting, one person to a vehicle, bumper to bumper, in traffic jams. It is a hard habit to break, though. Peter Kay, the comedian, gave car sharing
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Swinney drums up extra funds as Mod celebrates 125th year
THE Royal National Mod is to receive £35,000 for Gaelic education as the annual festival opened in Fort William. A further £20,000 of core funding has also been announced by the Scottish Government annually from 2018. Deputy First Minister John
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World Ironman Championships: 'In Hawaii it’s full-on for the longest time,' says McNamee as Kona beckons
Today’s forecast for Kona is intimidating all by itself; 33 degrees, 70 per cent humidity, southwesterly gusts of 11 miles per hour. Just the ticket for lounging by the beach and admiring the glint bouncing off the Pacific. Not quite so much if preparing
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Alison Rowat's week: Bark if you want more quinoa
IT’S a dog’s life. Now there’s a saying that deserves prosecution under whatever fraud act you have to hand. We should all be so lucky to lead a dog’s life, no canine accessories pun intended. Take this week. First, the broadcaster Chris Packham
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Rapist may ‘never be released’ from prison
A SEXUAL predator who raped one woman and, three days later, tried to rape another may never been released from prison. Raymond Dempster, 39, has been given a lifelong restriction order for the attacks in Glasgow in June. Dempster will have
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Scientist assists academics taking on the entrepreneurial challenge
HAVING accepted an invite from organiser Olga Kozlova to announce the winner of this year’s Converge Challenge, Nicola Sturgeon said: “I want to see a ‘can do’ culture define us as a country on every level, and the talent and determination of these
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The Rafael Nadal resurgence continues . . .
Rafael Nadal's resurgence continued as he reached the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters with a three-set victory over Grigor Dimitrov. The Spanish world No.1 defeated Dimitrov en route to winning the China Open last week and he repeated the success
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Ahead of fiftieth anniversary of Jim Clark's death, Hockenheimring remains synonymous with his name
IT was a grey, damp, April day in Baden-Wurttemberg which was to become a black one. Under leaden skies at Hockenheim, a Formula Two race was on the programme.It was a brooding circuit, the track disappearing from spectators' view into the darkness
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Murray urges misfiring Rocks to stay focused as they strive for first win
Gareth Murray has told Glasgow Rocks misfiring squad to start hitting the target – or face being written out of the British Basketball League title race before the first month of the season is over.Tony Garbelotto’s men visit Cheshire Phoenix tomorrow
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Thomson urges Caledonia Pride to build on opening-day success with another strong performance in Leicester
Sarah Thomson, Caledonia Pride’s point guard, admits that she can’t quite believe the start her team has had to this season’s Women’s British Basketball League. A ninth-place finish out of ten teams in last year’s competition, in what was the Caledonia
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Well worth the wait as PJ McDonald revels in Grade One victory at last
Karl Burke reckoned that Laurens “wasn't a cheap horse” but she looked a bargain at Newmarket yesterday.The filly, who cost £220,000, paid that back and more when she won the Group One bet365 Fillies' Mile.PJ McDonald, who won the Scottish Grand
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Scottish Labour branches back Leonard as infighting worsens
RICHARD Leonard has emerged as the clear favourite to lead Scottish Labour among party branches, as infighting worsens amid allegations of a “rigged” contest. The left-wing MSP was nominated by 43 constituency Labour parties (CLPs), compared to
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Tom Gordon: SNP conference applause can't hide the tensions within
NICOLA Sturgeon’s warm-up act at the SNP conference this week said a lot about the state of the party. Angus Robertson remains depute leader even after losing his Moray seat to the Tories. He looks pretty relaxed these days. He has a “sod-it” beard for
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Eating for Britain
DURING Mhairi Black's brilliant speech at the SNP conference ("Don't put our independence on the back burner Black tells party", The Herald, October 11) she quoted Jeremy Corbyn’s remark that "you can’t eat flags".I beg to
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No sympathy for whisky body
THE Scottish Whisky Association is blaming the Chancellor for the sales loss of a million bottles (“Whisky sales tumble by a million bottles after launch of ‘spirit tax’”, The Herald, October 12). There may be other reasons. The trade has given the angels
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Ryanair action unjustifiable
I WAS astounded to read that last Tuesday Ryanair had cancelled a number of flights to and from a number of European airports ("Stranded passengers sleep on airport floor", The Herald, October 12). On the same day, I flew home from Faro, Portugal
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We should salute the Catalan independence movement
I CONSIDER today’s article by David Pratt (“SNP Government should step back from its Catalan fixation”, The Herald, October 13) to be shameful. There are times in politics and in all of life when human rights are far more important than small-minded
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FanDuel finally reveals overdue accounts for 2015
DAILY fantasy sports business FanDuel, which was recently forced to restructure its ownership model in favour of its private equity backers, has finally filed overdue accounts for the six months to the end of 2015, revealing that it made a loss during
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Herald View: Time is running out to avert a civil war that would be dire in its impact
THESE are dangerous times across the world. So many crises are unfolding that it can be difficult to keep abreast of developments. News that Iraqi government forces and Iranian-trained Iraqi paramilitaries were massing south of the oil rich city of
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Kevin McKenna: There is a case for tuition banks to help young people who need it the most
IN Cranhill in Glasgow’s north east a couple of years ago I was privileged to witness a sacred moment. The local councillor, Frank Docherty, has not lost that sense of what the Labour Party is supposed to be about. He knows he represents one of the most
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No-deal Brexit ‘to trigger a new vote on Union’, says Scotland’s leading EU expert
A SECOND independence referendum will surge on to the agenda if Britain plunges to a disastrous “no-deal” Brexit, according to Scotland’s leading EU expert. Kirsty Hughes, director of the Scottish Centre on European Relations (SCER), believes First
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How concerns over flatulent clams is causing a stink within the Scots shellfish industry
SCIENTISTS have warned about the expansion of shellfish farming after finding that clams and worms in the Baltic Sea are giving off as much gas as 20,000 dairy cows. They are concerned that large amounts of methane and nitrous oxides are being
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Scots researchers modify androids voices to make them sound more trustworthy
ONLINE retail giants will be able to sell more to consumers by smartphone after Scots scientists modified artificial computer voices to make them sound more trustworthy. Researchers at Glasgow University have discovered that androids with a ‘sing
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Racist murder in court bid over seized Xbox and sex aid
A MEMBER of the gang who murdered schoolboy Kriss Donald has taken the governor of Grampian Prison to court after he had computer equipment and a sex aid taken away from his cell. Imran Shahid was jailed at the Peterhead prison after killing the
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Little choice
ABOUT 50 years ago (long before children’s rights were considered) I was asked to help at a party. A small girl did not want to join in with a game. Her mother’s response? “Go in and enjoy yourself or be smacked.”Some choice.Margaret Forrest,Inchmarlo
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Who, me?
I HAVE enjoyed the correspondence about grammar (Letters, September 26-October 3 & October 9). I am of the generation which was taught grammar from primary school on and who had to parse sentences in the Higher English examination.The other day, however
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Unspun: The political diary
FASCINATING news from the Scottish Labour leadership. We hear put-upon millionaire Anas Sarwar is a fiend at fantasy football game Championship Manager. So addicted is the would-be FM, his staff have trouble tearing him away from his phone. So far he’
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Orkney Islands, Shetland and the Western Isles identified as best places to raise children
The Orkney Islands, Shetland and the Western Isles in northern Scotland have been identified as the best places in Britain to bring up children. The annual children’s quality-of-life survey from Halifax said the Orkney Islands had held on to the
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Herald View: The fight against obesity can reap rich rewards
LIFE is precious and, even through its vicissitudes, we want as much of it as we can. In the course of a life, we make lifestyle choices, and these affect not just the quality of our life but its quantity.Every week, we read warnings and advice about
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Want to make money and be socially responsible? Try an ethical fund
THE MAJORITY of Scottish investors want to back companies that make a positive contribution to society and the environment, as well as making money, yet most have never been offered ethical or sustainable investments, with more than half saying they do
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Harry Potter train works its magic to save family
By Mike Merritt A family of six has been rescued by a “Hogwarts Express” in a remote part of Scotland. The family, including four children, had rowed across Loch Eilt in Lochaber on Thursday. But their boat got blown away in a storm leaving
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Pregnant women told not sleep on their back
Heavily pregnant women should not sleep on their back as this could increase the risk of late stillbirth, new research warned. Instead women in the third trimester should sleep on their side to protect their unborn child. Scientists found unborn
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Four Scots charged in police anti-drugs operation
Eight men have been charged with drugs offences after police executed search warrants across Scotland, Cheshire and North Wales as part of a major investigation. Officers executed warrants at 10 addresses on Thursday as part of an 18-month North
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Army horse canters to promotion after eating the Queen's posy
An army Shetland Pony who made the news after trying to eat the Queen's posy has earned a promotion. The Royal Regiment of Scotland's mascot, Lance Corporal Cruachan 4th, can now add another stripe to his ceremonial uniform after being promoted
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Jupp Heynckes says you're never too old ahead of Celtic as he returns to Bayern Munich for fourth time
JUPP HEYNCKES has insisted age is not a barrier for him or his squad as he prepares to lead Bayern Munich for the fourth time today ahead of Wednesday's Champions League showdown with Celtic.The 72-year-old coach has been in charge of the Bavarian
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Gifted music student gets rare chance to play prized organ
TWO young organists will have the chance to play the daily organ recital at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum next week. Aaron Hawthorne and Matthew McIlree will be making their debut at Kelvingrove on Tuesday and yesterday got the chance to
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Former football boss's brother banned from boardroom
THE BROTHER of former Sunderland, Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes has been banned from being a company director for five years. Kenneth Moyes, 49, has been disqualified after a probe found he wrongly pocketed a £330,000 “bonus
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Guess which Edinburgh tourist attraction has finally produced an offspring?
With Edinburgh Zoo's Giant Pandas still failing to conceive a cub, green fingered experts at another capital tourist attraction have had far more luck with a huge plant. Some 71 days after staff at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) artificially
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Canadian asset management giant shows confidence in Scotland amid Brexit uncertainty
CANADIAN financial services giant Bank of Montreal has shown confidence in Scotland amid the uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote by moving its Edinburgh fund management operation into a flagship office.The bank’s BMO Global Asset Management arm has
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Bring out the tartan: Sir Brian backs Highland mill drive
SCOTTISH business heavyweight Sir Brian Souter has lent his backing to a campaign to build what would be the first tartan weaving mill in the Highlands.Prickly Thistle, the Dingwall-based design house, is looking to raise £500,000 for the development
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New pilgrimage route follows in historic footsteps
A PILGRIMAGE route will be launched by the Church of Scotland tomorrow, 500 years after it was last travelled by thousands of worshippers. The 72-mile Forth to Farne Way will take modern-day pilgrims along pathways and through places linked to
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Glasgow college criticises lecturers union over salary claim
A LECTURERS’ union has criticised the new City of Glasgow College after advertising for a depute principal and chief operating officer on a salary of between £96,000 and £106,000. The executive committee of the EIS-Further Education Lecturers’
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Scientists find gene link to peanut allergy
FOOD allergies could be down to genetics after scientists found a new gene associated with peanut allergy. The breakthrough provides further evidence genes play a role in the development of food allergies. It could help identify those at risk of
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Woman, 99, joins gang of bikers for birthday ride on Harley Davidson
A 99-YEAR-OLD woman joined a gang of bikers and hopped on the back of a Harley Davidson tricycle to mark her impending birthday. Thrill-seeking Helen Kennedy took part in a motorcycle cavalcade featuring a number of retro bikes. She will celebrate
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Work starts to cover charred remains of Grenfell Tower four months after blaze
Work has begun to cover the ruin of Grenfell Tower, nearly four months since a fire inflicted the most costly tragedy in recent British history. Scaffolding has been put up alongside the residential block so that white sheeting can be put in place
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Exclusive: Alex Neil: Count me out for Scotland job but SFA would be mad not to talk to David Moyes
ALEX Neil, the only Scottish manager currently employed in the top two divisions in England, told Herald Sport last night that he had no interest in replacing Gordon Strachan as national team manager. Instead of the current Preston North End manager,
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Add a year to life with each stone shed, obese are told
OVERWEIGHT people can add about a year to their life for every stone they shed, according to Scottish research. Scientists say that every extra kilogram (2.2lb) they carry cuts life expectancy by two months and means that if an obese person was
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Amazon chief on leave of absence after star says he ignored rape claims
An Amazon executive has been put on a leave of absence as the sexual assault scandal involving film producer Harvey Weinstein deepened. Rose McGowan – one of the first women to accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment – tweeted on Thursday: “HW raped
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Plastic not fantastic for Peter Hartley as Motherwell ace slams condition of Hamilton pitch
PETER HARTLEY has slammed the state of Hamilton’s synthetic surface ahead of his first taste of the Lanarkshire derby but defended their right to have one.The English defender went to watch Accies against Rangers before the international break and could
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Danny Devine thinks stability can give Partick Thistle the edge over rudderless Kilmarnock
Danny Devine thinks that the stability in the Partick Thistle dugout can give his side the edge over managerless Kilmarnock in today’s huge clash at the Energy Check Stadium at Firhill.Both Thistle and the visitors are sitting at the bottom of the standings
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From Sunday League to Champions League in a week for Celtic's Patrick Roberts
HOW does Patrick Roberts choose to make the most of a few days off on a fallow international week? Strangely omitted from Aidy Boothroyd’s England Under-21 squad for the trip to Andorra, he could have spent the time watching his Celtic pals playing for
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Tommy Wright frustrated St Johnstone were left empty handed against Rangers
TOMMY WRIGHT was frustrated St Johnstone couldn’t capitalise on the positive aspects of their performance as they went down 3-0 against Rangers. The Saints had a number of promising spells in a competitive affair at McDiarmid Park but were left
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Rennie believes his Warriors can overcome odds to protect his perfect start at Exeter Chiefs
The nature of the chastening encounter with Saracens which ended their last European campaign could have left scars as Glasgow Warriors set out in this season’s Champions Cup once again facing England’s current champions, but dwelling on such considerations
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Pedro Caixinha delighted with Rangers' 'best collective performance' in win over St Johnstone
PEDRO CAIXINHA hailed Rangers for their ‘best collective performance’ of his Ibrox reign as they beat St Johnstone 3-0 last night.A double from Carlos Pena and a Graham Dorrans strike clinched a comfortable win for the Light Blues at McDiarmid Park.It
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Poem of the Day: Every Tree by Jane Clarke
Jane Clarke poem is as quietly crafted as a product of the wood-carving trade she is abandoning. The poem comes from her collection, The River (Bloodaxe Books, £9.95), which won her the Listowel Writers’ Week Prize in 2014. EVERY TREE
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Taliban hostage says his wife was raped and his child killed in captivity
THE Canadian man who was held hostage with his family for five years has said that the Taliban-linked militants who abducted him and his wife in Afghanistan raped her and killed an infant daughter born in captivity.Giving details of the family’s ordeal
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Watch: Four great songs about Glasgow, chosen by Findlay Napier
GLASGOW has given rise to many great songs, some of which are covered on Napier's new album. Asked about those Glasgow songs he particularly likes, he chose the following: * There is a Happy Land (Duke Street Jail) - "Traditional, although Jimmy
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The Herald Magazine recipe: tandoori-style chicken and raita
Originating in Pakistan, this chicken is typically cooked in a tandoor or over charcoal, but given most home cooks will have access to neither at this time of year I suggest roasting it on a wire rack. In better weather a barbecue would be ideal.Tandoori-style
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SFA to take time identifying Gordon Strachan's successor as Scotland boss as they set sights on Euro 2020 berth
THE Scottish Football Association will take their time appointing Gordon Strachan’s successor as Scotland manager and may not have a replacement in place until their opening UEFA Nations Cup match next September. The SFA announced yesterday that Malky
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SFA chief Stewart Regan refuses to take the blame for Russia 2018 failure as search for new manager gets underway
STEWART Regan, the SFA chief executive, last night refused to accept any personal responsibility for Scotland’s failure to reach the Russia 2018 finals following the departure of manager Gordon Strachan. Regan faced the media at Hampden yesterday to explain
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Obituary - Grady Tate, drummer who played for all the greats and on the theme from Twin Peaks
Grady Tate, musicianBorn: January 14, 1932;Died: October 8, 2017 GRADY Tate, who has died aged 85, was one of the great jazz drummers of the past 60 years and a first-call session musician. The list of notable recordings he made – he played drums on both
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DVD Reviews:The Crown; Frantz Fanon: Black Skin White Mask; The Party
The Crown (15)Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, £24.99Fresh from its success at the Emmy Awards, where it picked up three gongs, the £100 million, 10-part Netflix series about the life of Queen Elizabeth II comes to DVD. We Scots may be (arguably) less
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Concern expressed at rising number of ex-MPs accessing Westminster
CONCERN has been expressed at the high number of former MPs, including David Cameron and Alex Salmond, who still have access to Westminster.New figures show that a record 414 former members can still enter the parliamentary estate by means of a so-called
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Juncker thanks Britain for its effort in Second World War but insists "now they have to pay" over Brexit
JEAN-Claude Juncker has thanked Britain for its efforts during the Second World War but insists “now they have to pay”. In remarks that will do little to help ease the tense atmosphere hanging over the Brexit talks, the European Commission President
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Catriona Stewart: Every young woman will have known a Harvey Weinstein
THE most remarkable thing about Harvey Weinstein is that he is completely unremarkable. If you have ever been a young woman making her way in the world, you will have had your own, personal Weinstein. That, or you will have sat one evening with
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Hammond regrets calling Brussels "the enemy," saying UK will work with EU for mutually beneficial Brexit deal
PHILIP Hammond is at the centre of a new Brexit row after branding Brussels “the enemy” and calling on its leaders to behave like “grown-ups”. The Chancellor was swiftly condemned by Labour. John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor, said: “Insulting
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Whitehall's blanket refusal to confirm or deny it has analysed Brexit impact on Scotland branded "disgraceful"
WHITEHALL’S blanket refusal to say if it has undertaken detailed analysis on the impact of Brexit on Scotland and other parts of the UK has been attacked as “idiotic”, “shambolic” and “a disgrace”.The Department for Exiting the EU[DExEU] has argued that