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Partick Thistle players owe Alan Archibald a performance, says Tomas Cerny
Tomas Cerny admits this is the most difficult spell he has had as a Partick Thistle player, and he says that the Firhill squad owe it to manager Alan Archibald to put on a performance against Dundee this afternoon.The keeper has been aghast at the fall-off
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Brendan Rodgers: Celtic will rectify defensive issues in January .. but first we must play like a 'big team' at Hampden
BRENDAN Rodgers has resolved to rectify Celtic’s defensive concerns when the transfer window re-opens in January. The Celtic manager goes into today’s BetFred Cup semi-final against Hibernian at Hampden without the injury-jinxed Jozo Simunovic, who has
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Brendan Rodgers: Moussa Dembele hitting full stride as Celtic's semi-final date approaches
ON the corresponding weekend of last season, Moussa Dembele confirmed his hero status amongst Celtic fans by back-heeling the only goal in an Old Firm BetFred Cup semi-final. It was his 13th start of the season and his 14th goal of the campaign. With
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Double decker bus wedged under bridge
Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused after a bus collided with a bridge in Aberdeen. The First Aberdeen double decker struck the stone Wellington suspension bridge late on Friday afternoon. It became wedged under it causing Riverside
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Man, 19, due in court charged with allegedly attacking teen
A TEENAGER has been charged with attacking another youth in Edinburgh in the early hours of Friday morning. The 19-year-old man was walking in Morningside Road at around 6am when the alleged incident took place. He was taken to Edinburgh Royal
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Million pound painting found in drug den
A £1 million painting stolen five years ago was discovered in a drug dealer's den alongside his lucrative stash of cocaine and ecstasy, police said. The work, by Sir Stanley Spencer and titled Cookham from Englefield, was taken from the Stanley
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Leading Labour MP apologises after making 'bitch' comments
Labour MP Clive Lewis has apologised after a video emerged of him making derogatory comments at a public event.In the footage, the former shadow business secretary is heard to say "Get on your knees bitch."The remarks, which provoked widespread
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Sterling rises against euro after EU greenlights further Brexit talk preparations
The pound surged against the euro on Friday amid jitters over Catalonia's independence and news that EU member states will start preparing for the second phase of Brexit talks.Sterling was up nearly 0.9% versus the eurozone currency at 1.120 on Friday
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CUBA MISSILE CRISIS DAY FIVEKennedy opts for Cuba blockade prior to major TV address
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS DAY FIVETHE report by the Associated Press news agency said that President Kennedy had come down overnight with a cold in Chicago and had cancelled several outdoor election rallies to return to the White House. But it was a ruse.
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Police called into RBS misconduct probe
Police are investigating a complaint made against the Royal Bank of Scotland over alleged misconduct at the bank’s Global Restructuring Group. The Edinburgh-based bank said police were “reviewing” a complaint by an individual. A spokesman said
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Shipyard workers dismayed over warship "betrayal", union claims
WORKERS at BAE Systems are “despondent” after a visit by defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon to the Ferguson shipyard near Greenock, their union has claimed.Sir Michael claimed that with work on the books until 2030, no other industry has as much certainty
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Acquisition for Standard Life arm
STANDARD Life’s financial planning business, 1825, has agreed to acquire Bristol-based Fraser Heath Financial Management, which has assets under advice of £352 million. The Edinburgh company said the deal would “establish 1825’s south-west regional office
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Clutha tragedy compensation claim finally settled
THE son of a man killed in the Clutha tragedy has finally settled a damages claim, four years after a police helicopter crashed into the Glasgow pub.John McGarrigle was one of 10 who died in the tragedy but his son, also John, has only recently received
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Joan McAlpine letter: Questioning the term 'UK Single Market' was stirring up debate
THE report on your pages today referred to my questioning of the term "UK Single Market" while chairing a discussion on Brexit at the Festival of Politics in Edinburgh. This is ticketed, non-party political Question Time-style debate run during
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Commercial focus: The best Halloween events to book right now
1. PAISLEY TOWN HALL’S HALLOWEEN BALL Set to be Paisley’s biggest and best Halloween night out, the town’s inaugural Halloween Ball is not to be missed on Friday 27th October. Taking place in one of Paisley’s most haunted venues, the 19th
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Strathclyde University Principal picks up prestigious European role
THE Principal of Strathclyde University has been appointed head of a leading group of European academic institutions. Professor Sir Jim McDonald has been elected president of a group of leading European universities of science and technology.
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Analysis: Catalan independence crisis still on a knife-edge
AT THE request of the Spanish central government, the Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, has confirmed that no unilateral declaration of independence – DUI in Spanish – has been put into effect by Catalonia’s Parliament. But it not definitively
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D-Day for future of Catalan separatists
SPANISH prime minister Mariano Rajoy said his government will announce specific measures to take control of the Catalonia region, now that an agreement has been reached with the country’s main opposition parties. Mr Rajoy refused to confirm if
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Brendan Rodgers confident Celtic can bounce back from Munich misery against Hibs
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is confident his players' big-game mentality can see them overcome far-from-ideal preparations for the Betfred Cup semi-finals. The players got home from Germany about four o'clock on Thursday morning following a
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Tulloch Homes aims to boost sales by 50% with £20m funding
INVERNESS housebuilder Tulloch Homes has outlined plans to grow its turnover by 50 per cent after receiving a £20million funding package.The package was agreed with Bank of Scotland, which once owned a 40 per cent stake in the business.Tulloch said it
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Rifle given to John Brown by Queen Victoria expected to sell for £60,000 at auction
A RARE rifle given by Queen Victoria to her Scottish attendant and reputed lover, John Brown, is expected to fetch $80,000 at auction in the US later this month.The rifle, made by renowned Edinburgh gunsmith Alexander Henry, was Victoria’s Christmas present
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Wind farm which threatens to "fundamentally alter the character" of Nairn given green light
Campaigners have slammed as "appalling" the decision by the Scottish Government to allow a controversial wind farm despite almost 2000 objections.The plans by RES UK and Ireland to build 20, 110-metre turbines between Nairn and Grantown were
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1988: Two great Scottish runners show youngsters the way
TWO great Scottish runners, Graham Everett and Andy Forbes, feature in this shot, taken at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall almost 30 years ago.Mr Everett, who passed away in January this year, aged 83, was Scotland’s pre-eminent miler for almost a decade beginning
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Defence Secretary hails shipbuilding industry 'certainty' on Clyde visit
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has said no other industry has as much certainty as shipbuilding on the Clyde as he moved to allay union concerns over future Navy orders. With work on a new type 31e frigate to be opened to bids, Unite said
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Rennie Mackintosh watercolour secured for the nation in £65,000 purchase
An “outstanding” rare watercolour by artist and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been secured for the nation. The National Galleries of Scotland bought the painting, entitled The Road Through the Rocks, for £65,000 at Edinburgh auctioneers
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Hibernian face a tall order against Celtic but we can reach Betfred Cup final - Neil Lennon
Neil Lennon admits his Hibernian side face a "tall order" if they are to topple Celtic and reach the final of the Betfred Cup. Hibs face the daunting task of taking on Brendan Rodgers' side in the semi-final at Hampden Park on Saturday, with the
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Trump gets UK crime figures in a twist with ‘Islamic terror’ link blunder
Donald Trump has controversially linked an increase in recorded crime with the “spread of radical Islamic terror” in the UK. Official figures, published on Thursday, show forces in England and Wales had registered a total of 5.2 million offences
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Scotland suffer further injury blow as Fraser Brown is ruled out of autumn Tests
SCOTLAND have suffered another injury blow ahead of the autumn internationals after Glasgow Warriors hooker Fraser Brown was sidelined. The 28-year-old has been ruled out for up to eight weeks with a knee injury he sustained during last weekend's
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Frustrated Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha refuses to discuss Kenny Miller row
Frustrated Pedro Caixinha refused to discuss his row with Kenny Miller as he insisted he would not let the saga distract him from guiding Rangers into the Betfred Cup final. Gers face Motherwell in Sunday's semi-final at Hampden but the build-up
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Experts to explore plans to pay every resident in Scotland a 'citizens income'
NICOLA Sturgeon has vowed to press on with plans to explore a citizen's income scheme for Scotland while acknowledging it "might turn out not to be feasible". The First Minister said it would be wrong to be "close-minded" about different approaches
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Gary Tank Commander actor sought therapist's help after suffering post-tour anxiety
Gary Tank Commander star Greg McHugh has revealed how he turned to a therapist after suffering from anxiety. The 37-year-old writer and actor said he "hit a huge wall" after finishing a live tour of the show. He recounted the experience at
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Stirling firm seeking US expansion
A TECH firm which manages online marketplace listings for retailers is seeking to raise finance to fund its expansion in the US.Seller Dynamics, which previously raised £1.2 million from sources including the Scottish Investment Bank and angel investors
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Maven Capital sells stake in Crawford Scientific
MAVEN Capital Partners, has exited its investment in Crawford Scientific, realising a 4.7 times return for its clients.Crawford Scientific is a Lanark-based supplier of chromatography products and analytical services to the laboratory research and testing
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Home of golf becomes the home of bespoke gin with new Eden Mill experience
EDEN Mill distillery in St Andrews has invested £150,000 in a spirit blending experience that gives participants the chance to make their own bespoke gin.And a number of famous faces have already lined up to take part in what has been named Blendworks
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Dundee Marmalade maker Mackays targets further growth with £3.8m investment
MARMALADE and jam maker Mackays has unveiled plans to invest £3.8 million to increase the scale of its business premises by 50 per cent.The Arbroath-based company said the investment would enable it to introduce new product lines to its existing factory
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Fall in borrowing gives Chancellor pre-Budget boost
CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond has been handed a boost to the public finances ahead of November's Budget as UK Government borrowing fell to its lowest level in a decade last month.Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed borrowing, excluding
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May "ambitious and positive" about Brexit talks after Merkel talks up deal
THERESA May has said she is "ambitious and positive" for Britain's negotiations with the EU but there is still "some way to go" in the talks. The Prime Minister was speaking after leaders of the remaining 27 EU member states gave the green light
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Gerard Butler: I was taken to hospital after injecting venom of 23 bee stings
Gerard Butler has told how he was admitted to hospital after being injected with the venom of 23 bee stings. The Scottish actor said he had misused a recommended remedy to ease aches and pains from performing movie stunts, and the result sent him
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Everton identify and ban supporter involved in fracas during Lyon clash
Everton have announced one of the supporters involved in the fracas that marred Thursday’s Europa League tie with Lyon will be banned from attending future games. A Toffees fan, who was holding a child with one arm, appeared to try to strike Lyon
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Agenda: Helping to inspire learning in and out of the classroom
By Ann McKechin, Head of corporate social responsibility, ScottishPowerIT’s difficult to miss the increasingly frequent news reports about teacher shortages and the ongoing issue of unfilled places across Scotland’s teacher training colleges. The new
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VARICOSE VEINS: 6 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Although rarely serious, varicose veins can be distressing and feel very uncomfortable.And as one in three people develop the unsightly blue or purple bulging veins in their legs, it's worth knowing what causes them and how to treat them.Here are
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Tommy Seymour's in pink, but Glasgow Warriors need a bit of a tonic against Leinster
Tommy Seymour is pleased to be in the pink once again, but he know that a big task looms for Glasgow Warriors if they are to maintain the health of their European Champions Cup bid. The British & Irish Lions winger is proud to be among the
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Steven Thompson: Don’t rule out Hibs - they believe they have the measure of Celtic
THIS weekend is the biggest of the domestic season so far, with the chance to contest the first piece of silverware – the Scottish League Cup – on the line. Up first tomorrow is Celtic against Hibs. I’ve seen what Brendan Rodgers has had to say
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Doctor's fight for UK citizenship after 25 years living in Scotland
SHE works for a service blighted by long waiting lists which aims to support Scotland’s most vulnerable children. Married to a Scot, a mother of three with 25 years spent living and working in Scotland, consultant psychiatrist Claudia Grimmer would
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Charities say Scottish Government not listening as Shona Robison imposes £15m "pay rise" bill on sector over sleepover shifts
Health secretary Shona Robison has been accused of making false promises to care workers and putting services for vulnerable people at risk, in a furious row with charity bosses over sleepover shifts. Annie Gunner-Logan, director of Community Care
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Two boys, 12 and 13, charged after poppy wreaths set ablaze
TWO boys aged 12 and 13 have been charged after two poppy wreaths at a war memorial was set on fire and destroyed. The incident at the Wilton Park War Memorial earlier this month provoked outrage in Hawick,Roxburghshire. Police Scotland have
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Survey will scrutinise land agents' conduct
Scotland's Tenant Farming Commissioner, Bob McIntosh, is encouraging landlords and tenants to take part in a survey of views and experiences of the conduct of agents engaged to act on their behalf in matters relating to agricultural holdings. The
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Robert McNeil: Seconds out for the Holyrood stairheid rammy
IN view of wild but merited accusations and the general hullabaloo that constitutes the normal discourse of politics, I propose that the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood be renamed The Stairheid.This is unfair on Holyrood in the sense that the motivation
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Bernie Sanders wades into Scottish fracking ban debate
FORMER US Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has congratulated Scotland for banning fracking The US senator described the Scottish Government’s decision as a “significant step”, warning that fracking represented a danger to air quality and water
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Susan Egelstaff: Coaches should think before they add weight to argument
Earlier this week, I interviewed Jayne Nisbet, a former Scottish international high-jumper who has released a book about her battle during the course of her career with an eating disorder and her subsequent recovery. Her tale, in which she describes
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Corbyn must reach beyond his 'sectarian' base, says Lord Mandelson
LABOUR grandee Lord Mandelson has urged Jeremy Corbyn to reach out to centrist voters if he wants to win a strong overall majority at the next general election.The former cabinet minister – a long-time critic of the Labour leader – acknowledged that the
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Amazon depot in Gourock evacuated after reports of a suspicious package
An Amazon depot in Gourock has been evacuated after reports of a suspicious package being found on site. Emergency services were called to the Faulds Park plant around 5.15am on Friday morning. Hundreds of staff were evacuated and a cordon
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Plans unveiled for a Scottish national investment bank
PLANS have been unveiled to create a national investment bank for Scotland. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the move at a conference on inclusive growth in Glasgow. The event brought together speakers from international organisations
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Rare Mackintosh watercolour has been bought for the nation
A RARE watercolour by Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been bought for the nation to celebrate the artist and architect’s 150th anniversary and can be seen by the public for the first time today (Friday). The Road through the Rocks, a view of a southern
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Merkel on Brexit: 'I have no doubt we will achieve a good outcome'
GERMAN chancellor Angela Merkel has given an upbeat assessment of Brexit talks, saying that she sees no reason why they should not succeed.Mrs Merkel was speaking after Theresa May issued a direct plea to EU leaders to clear the way for a deal which she
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Anderlecht manager concedes beating Celtic to third place will be 'almost impossible'
ANDERLECHT manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck has conceded it will be “almost impossible” to beat Celtic into third spot in the Champions League now. While Celtic were losing in Germany, the Belgian champions were being taken apart at home by a rampant
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National team coach Gregor Townsend champions Scottish Rugby’s plan to scour globe for talent
He stopped short of describing it as a Damascene conversion but Gregor Townsend admitted that his perspective on the matter of trawling the world for Scottish qualified rugby players has changed since his playing days as he took part in a charm offensive
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Joy of six as Kelly eases to third Scottish PGA Championship win
IN the end, it was the kind of procession that could have been accompanied by bunting, a royal wave and the commissioning of some commemorative dish cloots but Chris Kelly was still relieved to get over the finishing line as he won the M&H Logistics
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Johnston Press sees shares fall as activist prepares to pounce
SHARES in publishing house Johnston Press fell by nine per cent yesterday after activist investor Custos Group pledged to overthrow the company’s board.Custos, which is run by Norwegian billionaire Christen Ager-Hanssen, has built its holding in the owner
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Orange walks and parades under threat as police react to fresh legal advice
DOZENS of street marches across Scotland – including many run by the Orange Order – face being cancelled as the police acts on fresh legal advice that is likely to hike the cost of parades. Road closures for Orange marches, other political, religious
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Camley's Cartoon on Friday, October 20
Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website www.thepicturedesk.co.uk
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Herald Sport podcast: Who will reach the Betfred Cup final?
Hello and welcome to this week's edition of the Herald Sport podcast. For Episode 19 Scott Mullen is joined by Stewart Weir, Chris Jack, Stewart Fisher and special guest Tam McManus. We look ahead to this weekend's Betfred Cup semi-finals,
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FICTION MEETS FOOD IN KATE YOUNG'S DEBUT COOKBOOK
Kate Young's food-writing career began with an innocuous slice of treacle tart (Harry Potter's fave), a side-order of homesickness and an all-consuming love of reading.Having grown up in Brisbane, Australia, she moved to London to pursue a career
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The Diary
Bit of a dust-upWE asked for your student flat tales, and Arthur Yaffy in Busby tells us: "My grandson at Edinburgh University moved into digs in a lovely old building in the New Town which had become a bit of a midden due to all the students. His
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Herald View: sleepover pay is welcome but who is going to pay for it?
ON the face of it is, it is an announcement that should be universally welcomed: social care staff working sleepover shifts are to be paid the living wage of £8.45 an hour. Making the announcement, the health secretary Shona Robison said the move would
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Obituary - Iain Shedden, drummer with punk band the Saints who became music writer
Music writer and drummer with the Saints Born: January 6, 1957; Died: October 16, 2017 IAIN Shedden, who has died suddenly aged 60, was a music writer who brought his experience and insight from touring the world as the drummer with punk
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Obituaries - a fearless investigative journalist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and a writer on I Love Lucy
This week: a fearless investigative journalist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and a writer on I Love LucyTHE investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who has been killed in a car bomb attack aged 53, was known for fearless exposes of the rich
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Floating wind farm demonstrates Scotland's missed opportunities
BY all means let us celebrate the opening of the world’s first floating wind farm just off Peterhead (“Floating wind farm to open”, The Herald, October 18). But by way of a footnote let us all recognise that it is the Norwegian company Statoil in which
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Ian McConnell: Taiwan strives to expand as UK turns back on EU partners
VISITING Taiwan last week, one thing that really struck home was the contrast between its attempts to reach out to its Asian neighbours to secure economic prosperity and the UK’s isolationist approach with Brexit. It does not take a great deal
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Former teacher abused pupils 40 years ago
A 90-year-old teacher sexually abused two schoolboys more than 40 years ago.After an examination of facts at the High Court in Glasgow judge John Morris QC determined that John Pringle, from Mull, had carried out the indecent assaults on a camping trip.The
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ANALYSIS: Basketball deal will give Chivas whisky some bounce in China
After nudging sales back into positive territory in China for the first time since 2013, Pernod Ricard announced in September that it would harness the appeal of NBA basketball to drive sales of Chivas Regal, its flagship whisky brand. The multi-year
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VIDEO & PICTURES: Screenmedia named best agency at The Herald digital business awards
SCREENMEDIA was last night named the top digital agency in the country, at the 2017 Scottish Digital Business Awards in association with DigitalBoost. The event, organised by The Herald and supported by Business Gateway, Enigma People Solutions
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China push beginning to pay off for Chivas
PERNOD Ricard has beat forecasts in its first quarter as underlying sales climbed 5.7 per cent, helped by a strong performance for its Chivas brand in China. The French spirits giant, which owns a wide portfolio of Scotch whisky brands through
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Ministers urged to introduce smacking ban without delay
SMACKING children goes against basic “human dignity” and ministers should legislate to ban it as soon as possible, Scottish Children’s Commissioner has said.Bruce Adamson urged the SNP government not to waste any time outlawing smacking after it announced
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Tumble in retail sales signals weak GDP growth
UK retail sales volumes dropped 0.8 per cent month-on-month in September, official figures show, reinforcing expectations that gross domestic product growth will have been weak again in the third quarter.The seasonally-adjusted figures, published yesterday
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Sturgeon plan to link social policies and economic growth
NICOLA Sturgeon will today set out plans to grow Scotland's GDP and tackle inequality with social policies allied to economic growth.At a conference in Glasgow on “inclusive growth”, the First Minister will focus on expanding free childcare and the
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The fragility of nature
THERE are many things to complain about in the world just now and the writers to your Letters Pages delineate many of them so clearly. Some of the news we receive now is quite tragic and upsetting; as shown in the prize-winning photograph of the mutilated
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Catalan vote was not legal
CONTRARY to Iain Macwhirter’s opinion (“Spain must stop breaking heads and should let the Catalans vote”, The Herald, October 18), international law does not provide "clear" support for the Catalan Government's attempts to hold an independence
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Notorious killer set to only give Crown £1 of his estimated £120,000 fortune
The Crown is poised to recover just £1 out of an estimated £120,000 fortune made by the murderer of a financial adviser whose body has never been found. Colin Coates, 47, is believed to have profited by £119,967 from his illegal activities, prosecutors
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Scotland set to dodge the bullet as Storm Brian misses us
Wind and rain lashed Scotland is set to dodge the bullet over the next storm - Brian The Met Office say the deep depression heading towards us from the Atlantic will undergo “explosive” changes as it crosses the ocean. Yellow ‘be aware’ warnings
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American B&B couple suffer blow in bid to stay in Scotland
A JUDGE has upheld Home Secretary Amber Rudd’s decision to send an American couple who run a bed and breakfast in the Highlands back home. Russell and Ellen Felber claim to pumped £300,000 into the economy after buying and renovating the Torridon
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Aunt of dead girl claimed mother murdered her
THE aunt of a little girl allegedly murdered yesterday told jurors “Inaya did not choke on bread. She was killed and Sadia [her mother] killed her.”Shagufta Yasmin, 45, was giving evidence during the trial of her sister in law Sadia Ahmed who denies 14
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Portuguese children to sue European governments over climate change
Seven children are to sue European governments in a landmark lawsuit over the impact that climate change is having on their lives.The Portuguese youngsters, some from the Leiria region which has been devastated by wildfires twice this year, are seeking
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SNP MSP 'leaves reality' with claim UK single market doesn't exist
A SENIOR Nationalist MSP has been accused of parting company with reality after claiming there is no such thing as the UK single market. Joan McAlpine, convener of Holyrood’s European Committee, stunned an event at the Scottish Parliament’s Festival
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New V&A is an eyesore
THE first glimpse of the new V&A museum in Dundee (“City gets first sight of new V&A Museum on banks of Tay”, The Herald, October 19)The Herald, 19 October) reveals the brutalistic architecture that is now the norm and any "beauty" it and others
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Tories' Scots MPs guilty of the sin of omission
WEDNESDAY (October 18) saw some interesting statistics being published: we had new employment figures and despite a slight rise in unemployment figures for Scotland, the country out-performed the UK ("Jobless figure rises but still better than UK
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Letters: The cold floor of realpolitik awaits SNP's European dreamers
WHEN I last had coffee with Jim Sillars, a thick book on the internals of the Pakistan Army graced his armchair. That was one book at the top of one reading pile and there were many, many piles. When he reaches a conclusion it’s a considered position,
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Drilling firm Plexus to diversify after selling key business interests
ABERDEEN oil services business Plexus Holdings is to focus on developing new drilling technologies after selling its entire business interests to Houston-based FMC Technologies, a subsidiary of TechnipFMC.The deal will see FMC Technologies pay an initial
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Top Scottish Labour official's fury over leak designed to "undermine" leadership contest
SCOTTISH Labour’s most senior official has condemned a leak of private correspondence in the bitter contest to succeed Kezia Dugdale as an “attempt to undermine the leadership process”. General Secretary Brian Roy said the unauthorised disclosure
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Braveheart reaps bottom-line benefits of cost cutting
PERTH-based Braveheart Investment Group saw revenues slide by 31 per cent in the six months to the end of September while pre-tax profits dropped by almost 60 per cent.That represented a fall in profits from £475,083 to £190,837.However, as last year’
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MSPs demand transparency on council election bonuses
MSPs have stepped up their demand for the Scottish and UK governments to overhaul the system of payments to senior council officers for overseeing elections.Holyrood’s local government committee said returning officer fees lacked transparency despite
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David Pratt: Why Kurds and Catalans feel a palpable sense of betrayal
I CAME across a photograph on Twitter the other day. It had been posted by an Iraqi soldier and was a triumphalist selfie of him with his mates sitting in the office of the Kurdish Governor of Kirkuk. The picture had been taken shortly after Iraqi
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Plane with just 12 people on board turns round after passenger's dispute with air hostess
A PILOT diverted a plane carrying just 12 passengers after one of them became abusive towards an air hostess when he got up to use the toilet. Jamie Aitken, 37, was on the Eastern Airways flight preparing to depart Aberdeen Airport for his home
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Scotland's potholed are impossible to fix at current funding levels
SCOTLAND’S potholed roads are impossible to fix at current levels of council funding, it has been warned. Local authority traffic experts say the current backlog for repairs alone is now more than £1.6billion and would cost billions more to repair
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Man sickened by London attack left fake bomb outside mosque
A man left a fake bomb outside a Mosque with a threat that Muslims would be bombed in retaliation to the London Bridge terror attack. James Palmer, 31, was so incensed while watching news coverage of the June 3 incident that he made the 'device
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MPs to probe how well UK immigration policy works in Scotland
THE Commons Scottish Affairs Committee has today launched an inquiry into how effective UK immigration policy is in Scotland.The committee, now with a Unionist majority after June’s snap General Election, will examine how well the current system meets
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Rapist told to face up to his guilt as he is jailed
A MAN who poses a 'significant risk' to women has been jailed for eight years after he raped a woman and a teenage girl. Andrew Thomson, 38, of Prestwick, Ayrshire, was told as he was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow for the attacks that
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Brendan Rodgers: Technically and tactically my Celtic players are good enough - they just need the nerve now
THE likelihood of Celtic ever being able to take on and beat European football’s superpowers using, to borrow that famous Jock Stein phrase, pure, beautiful, inventive football, seems remote just now. Brendan Rodgers’s side, to their manager’s
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Embezzling former police officer banned from seeing his mother
A FORMER police officer has been banned from contacting his elderly mother for three years after embezzling more than £60,000 from her. Andrew Rough was spared jail for the theft after his mother begged the courts not to jail him – but a sheriff
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Brendan Rodgers unprepared to compromise in Europe despite Celtic's Munich mauling
BRENDAN Rodgers will steadfastly refuse to adopt more defensive tactics in the Champions League in future - despite the mauling Celtic suffered at the hands of Bayern Munich. The Scottish champions were outclassed by their German counterparts in
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How hair colour helped thrust Jordyn Smith onto road to taekwondo European Junior Championships...
HAD Jordyn Smith not been born with ginger hair, her entire life could well have panned out completely differently. When Smith was just the tender age of four, her dad, who predicted that her hair colour could, potentially, make her a prime target for
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National team coach Gregor Townsend champions Scottish Rugby’s plan to scour globe for talent
He stopped short of describing it as a Damascene conversion but Gregor Townsend admitted that his perspective on the matter of trawling the world for Scottish qualified rugby players has changed since his playing days as he took part in a charm offensive
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Poem of the Day: MCMVI by Alastair Elliot
When Alastair Elliot’s father died, this poem by his son was used as an obituary for him in the British Medical Journal – “not the normal thing.” The poem which so beautifully catches the flavour of life in Sutherland a century ago, was included in
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Rangers defender Bruno Alves targets Hampden glory to add to his career medal haul
BRUNO ALVES has memories and medals from across the game. Now, he wants a reason to celebrate in Scotland. The Portuguese has tasted success throughout his career and has shone for club and country. His personal trophy haul is impressive, but he
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Prop Darryl Marfo reckons Edinburgh know what's required to subdue Russian shock troops
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk’s victory over Challenge Cup holders Stade Francais was the shock of the opening weekend of European competition, but it is a result that has ensured that there is no danger of any complacency when Edinburgh follow the French
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Kenny Miller will be fully motivated if he returns for Rangers at Hampden, says Bruno Alves
BRUNO ALVES reckons Rangers will get a fully motivated Kenny Miller if the striker returns to action against Motherwell this weekend. The 37-year-old was dropped by boss Pedro Caixinha last month after a dressing room inquest in the aftermath of
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Herald View: Binding referendum could give Spain a way out of crisis
It is hard to envisage a happy outcome to the course embarked upon by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in response to the situation in Catalonia By invoking Article 155 of Spain’s constitution to transfer powers back from the region to Madrid