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Stephen Robinson's dad will only swap caravan for Hampden if Motherwell make the final
Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson has enough incentive to mastermind his team to a sensational win over Rangers in the Betfred Cup semi-final at Hampden tomorrow.For the Fir Park club and their supporters, there is little doubt that it is one of their
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CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS: Soviets have nuclear strike capability from Cuba against Western Hemisphere - Kennedy
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS: DAYS SIX AND SEVENTHE first that America and the wider world knew of the presence of Soviet missiles on Cuba came when President John F Kennedy made an 18-minute-long address on television.Some 100 million startled viewers heard
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"If human beings don't have hope, then why do we live?" Jackie Kay on being optimistic in dark times
“In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself within a dark woods where the straight way was lost.” Inferno, Dante Really, I should start with an apology. The fact is Jackie Kay caught me on a bad day. Upstairs and into the Grassmarket
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The story of The Steamie: how a play with no plot became Scotland's greatest theatrical success
GENERATIONS of audiences still can't get enough of The Steamie, the 1950s-set musical theatre classic about four women who cram their week's load into the tiled Glasgow washhouses, cleaning their bedsheets while airing their everyday concerns.Tony
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Theatre Review: From the Air, Oran Mor, Glasgow
TheatreFrom the AirOran Mor, GlasgowMary Brennan ****YOU could say that Anita Vettesse’s latest Oran Mor goodie is a wily comedy of terrors where one woman’s phobias overshadow everything else. Her behaviour is now verging on the ridiculous, however the
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Opera Review: La traviata, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
OperaLa traviataTheatre Royal, GlasgowKeith Bruce*****IT is the brilliantly detailed, but non-showy, approach to the story-telling that marks out Sir David McVicar’s staging of Verdi’s adaptation of Dumas’s La Dame aux Camelias as a definitive version
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Fracking site operators offer harnesses to protesters who scale 60ft platform
The operators of controversial fracking site where protesters broke in and climbed 60ft onto a platform have offered them harnesses because of fears of high winds. Third Energy said it was also providing hot drinks for the campaigners at the site
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Sturgeon can 'nick' more ideas from Scottish Green manifesto, co-convener says
Nicola Sturgeon has been told she can "nick" her ideas for policies from the Scottish Green manifesto. Party co-convener Maggie Chapman waved the policy document aloft as she told the First Minister there were "plenty of other good ideas in here
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David Davis to travel to Paris to jump-start EU withdrawal discussions
David Davis will travel to Paris on Monday for Brexit talks days after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Britain would need to up its divorce payment offer to unlock trade negotiations. The Brexit Secretary will have dinner with French
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National Trust members narrowly vote down trail hunting ban on estates
National Trust members have narrowly voted down a proposal to ban legal “trail hunting” on the organisation’s land. Members who put forward the resolution called on the National Trust not to permit trail hunting, in which a scent is laid for hounds
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Scots tourist missing in Vietnam after being reportedly kidnapped by taxi driver
An Aberdeen man has gone missing in Vietnam after being reportedly kidnapped by a taxi driver. Friends of Connor Leslie took to social media to raise awareness of the incident and appeal for information. Writing on Instagram David Andrew posted
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Hibernian v Celtic: How the Hibernian players rated
Ross Laidlaw: Endured a fairly dismal day. Could perhaps have got a stronger paw on Lustig’s opener and the second was hands-on-the-head stuff. Laidlaw redeemed himself with a couple of blocks later on 4David Gray: It wasn’t a good day for the shoogly
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Ministers ‘could reduce Universal Credit waiting time’ following outcry
Ministers are ready to reduce the waiting time for Universal Credit (UC) payments from six weeks following an outcry from Tory MPs, it has been suggested. One of those who threatened to rebel over the roll-out of the flagship benefit reform, Stephen
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Proper ban on fracking would end legal concerns, Green MSP says
Greens have unanimously backed a call for the Scottish Government to make its ban on fracking "legally watertight". Mark Ruskell, the party's MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, said outlawing the controversial practice "for good" would be the "biggest
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Two killed after car crashes into tree in South Ayrshire
Two people have died and three people have been injured after a car collided with a tree in South Ayrshire. Police said a blue Toyota Corolla crashed while driving north on the B7024 High Maybole Road in Ayr at around 2.30pm on Friday. The
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Review: The Animals Among Us – the New Science of Anthrozoology by John Bradshaw
The Animals Among Us: The New Science of AnthrozoologyJohn BradshawAllen Lane, £20THE scientist and writer John Bradshaw’s new book was inspired by a very good question: why do we keep pets? In some respects, it makes very little sense: pets make a mess
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RSNO flautist Katherine Bryan on the operatic inspiration behind her latest solo album
HER shoe collection has been celebrated in a Royal Scottish National Orchestra season brochure, and her husband Kennedy Leitch, who is a cellist in the same band, found television renown as a contestant on BBC's MasterChef, but Katherine Bryan is
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Drink: thoughts on wine, women and ex-hurricanes
Ex-hurricane Ophelia was less than welcome last week. It seemed rather poorly named – after all, such meteorological events are far from the one-dimensional Ophelia of Hamlet.While that just about exhausts my knowledge of Shakespeare, one thing I do know
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What it feels like to...break your neck
Jim TaylorTHE scrum was set. We lost the first two scrums and I was going to do everything I could to make sure we didn’t lose a third. I dropped my right shoulder slightly and shifted to the left to give me the strike advantage… The next thing I remember
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The Herald Magazine recipe: tomato, basil and garlic bread
This easy bread recipe is perfectly suited to beginners, being constructed around the key tasks of kneading, proving and rolling out dough.The result makes a great side dish or it could serve as a roll to fill or dunk in soup. Select the best tomatoes
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Hard to divine what new tricks GI will conjure for 2018
THERE is more to come, but the first announcement of the content of the programme for Glasgow’s biennial art show, Glasgow International (GI), which arrives in April 2018, lacks a show I’d like to see.By that I mean one like Kim Wilde’s Heart of Darkness
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Review: George Michael – Listen Without Prejudice (Remastered)
BACK in 1990 when he released Listen Without Prejudice Volume One George Michael was in retreat from stardom. The thing he’d most wanted turned out not to be as much fun as he expected. His second solo album was an attempt to reframe him as a songwriter
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Review: Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
Sweet Bean PasteDurian Sukegawa (Oneworld, £8.99)There’s a little shop in Tokyo that sells sweet pancake-based treats called dorayaki. A man named Sentaro works there; not especially happily, but his employment prospects are somewhat limited. At one time
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Review: La Belle Sauvage – the Book of Dust Volume One by Philip Pullman
La Belle Sauvage: The Book Of Dust Volume OnePhilip PullmanDavid Ficking Books/Penguin, £20Once upon a time in Oxford, while standing on the roof of Jordan College, waiting for the starlings to begin their twilight murmuration, their nightly chitter and
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Album review: Marry Waterson and David A Jaycock – Death Had Quicker Wings Than Love
Marry Waterson's third solo album and her second with guitarist David A Jaycock finds her expanding her circle of collaborators and her sonic palette if not her source material. As you'd expect from a member of England's first folk family
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Gardening: reading the leaves
Leaves take centre stage in the autumn. Who wouldn’t be captivated by the endless array of shades and colours on trees and shrubs? The canny gardener doesn’t mind too much when the fall starts.Collecting the leaves does take time, but I find a leaf blower
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Stunning images of Scotland scoop top honours
A STUNNING panoramic of Edinburgh, a serene image of Loch Nedd, a breath-taking picture of the Five Sisters of Kintail and an air balloon above the Loch Leven trail have scooped the honours in a photographic competition run by ScotRail.The rail firm challenged
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1965: Jimmy Logan and friends, beneath the wee red lums
THIS was quite a bill: John Grieve, Molly Weir, Alec Finlay, Renee Houston and Jimmy Logan, all on stage at Glasgow’s Metropole Theatre. The photocall took place on March 11, 1965, prior to the following week’s all-Scottish production of TW Watson’s play
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Galleries: A Synchronology, Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow
Time has always weighed heavily on the minds of artists. It is the ultimate thief. What is time and how do you mark it? Since every day is a school day here at the coal face of art excavation I have now discovered that visual maps of time – or timelines
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TV review: George Michael – Freedom
LET’S talk about multitasking. Hang on a mo’ while I turn off the vacuum cleaner and chip pan and put down this paintbrush. Right-o. Anyone watching the documentary George Michael: Freedom (Channel 4) would have been familiar with the art of doing several
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On the road: 'How many cars have I got? Not enough'
“HOW many cars have you got, Guthrie?” asked a colleague the other day. She’d seen an Instagram post alluding to my ownership of what could be misconstrued as a fleet. “Three,” I replied, “and a motorcycle.” Out of context it does sound decadent
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Graeme Macrae Burnet on his new novel, following up His Bloody Project and the literature of escape
HOW do you write a follow-up to the book that changed your life?For Graeme Macrae Burnet, it is by moving to the quiet after the storm. The Glasgow-based writer has had a year from a writer's dream. His second novel, His Bloody Project, was long listed
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Review: The Nature of Winter by Jim Crumley
The Nature of WinterJim CrumleySaraband, £12.99News that global warming might not be advancing quite as fast as we feared will come as cold comfort to Jim Crumley. In this, the sequel to The Nature of Autumn, he laments the gradual but remorseless end
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Technology: Ergo-Q Hybrid Tablet Stand
What is it? An ergonomic height adjustable laptop and tablet stand. Tablets have enriched our lives with instant access to gaming, movies and the web, but that same convenience has resulted in strained backs and necks. Picking up a Microsoft
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New councillor expresses 'certain disappointment at the reality of council life'
A newly-elected councillor has hit out at the apathy, testosterone and mansplaining in town halls across Scotland. Susan Rae, who was voted onto the City of Edinburgh Council in May said the "giddy joy" of being elected had been replaced by a "
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Hibernian v Celtic: How the Celtic players rated
CRAIG GORDON: Spectator in the first half apart from a straight-forward save from a Stokes free-kick, and could do little about Hibs goals. Odd moment in second half as he needlessly ventured from area to give the ball away, and kicking hugely suspect
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Spanish PM moves to dissolve Catalan government
Spain’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy has said he wants the country’s senate to give him direct power to dissolve the regional Catalan government and call an election as soon as possible. Mr Rajoy said after a cabinet meeting that the central government
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Celtic reach Betfred Cup final with 4-2 win over Hibs as unbeaten run hits 60
Celtic secured a place in the Betfred Cup final at Hampden with a hard-fought 4-2 victory over Hibernian. A Mikael Lustig double was the only talking point of a drab first half that saw a hapless defensive display from Hibs badly exposed. However
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Greens call for 'more progressive approach' to tax before backing budget plan
Green MSPs will only back the minority SNP government's budget plans if ministers adopt a "more progressive approach" to taxation, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has been told. The votes of Holyrood's six Green MSPs were crucial in passing the
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Kit Harington plays his own ancestor in BBC drama Gunpowder
Game Of Thrones star Kit Harington will portray one of his ancestors when new BBC drama Gunpowder debuts tonight. The actor, best known for his role of Jon Snow in the smash hit Sky Atlantic fantasy epic, stars opposite Liv Tyler in the drama as
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National Trust members to vote on trail hunting ban on estates
National Trust members are voting on proposals to ban legal “trail hunting” on the organisation’s land. Members who have put forward the resolution calling on the National Trust not to permit trail hunting – in which a scent is laid for hounds
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Man arrested after four people stabbed in Munich city centre
A man has been arrested after four people were stabbed in Munich, Bavarian police said. Six people – five men and one woman – were reportedly attacked by a lone assailant in the Haidhausen area, just east of Munich city centre, at about 8.30am
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Anti-fracking protesters break into controversial site
Anti-fracking protesters have broken into a controversial site and scaled a rig. Operators Third Energy said a woman and two men got into their site at Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire, in the early hours. A spokesman for the firm said the
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Ex-WTO chief warns ‘no deal’ Brexit would hit UK hard
A “no-deal” Brexit would be a big step down and would hit Britain harder than the European Union, a former World Trade Organisation (WTO) deputy director general has said. Roderick Abbott said the tariffs that would be imposed on trade if there
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Exclusive: John Brown and Howard Wilkinson remember Rangers versus Leeds in the 'Battle of Britain' 25 years on
SAY the phrase “Battle of Britain” to any self-respecting football fan of the 1990s and it won’t be Spitfires and Messerschmitts which spring to mind. Such a financial chasm has grown between the Scottish and English top flights that it may be difficult
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Edinburgh firm signs up with Canon
CAPITAL Document Solutions, an Edinburgh based business support firm, has signed a major deal with Canon to help increase its presence in the Scottish market. Capital has outlined plans to invest more than £200,000 in an upgrade of its facilities
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Sensor technology could save the NHS millions
TECHNOLOGY developed in Edinburgh is aiming to create an “Internet of Things revolution” in the National Health Service which could save it millions of pounds. Beringar will use its sensors to identify and analyse how space across the NHS’s 500
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Stephen Jones: QE or not QE?
IN MAY 2003, Ben Bernanke, who at that time was yet to become chairman of the US Federal Reserve, spoke to a group of economists in Tokyo. He suggested that they would have a better chance of escaping deflation if they targeted not just the prospective
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Men should be welcomed into support groups for abused women, says Scots expert
SCOTLAND’s female-dominated campaigns on violence against women have been urged to open up to male voices in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.For decades, Scottish Women’s Aid and sister organisations have excluded men, even from their boards,
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Agenda: There is a better way forward for Jordanhill
By John Winfield, chairman, and John Grierson, secretary, Jordanhill Community CouncilIN this column last month, were were given an insight into the world according to CALA Homes, a world in which the Jordanhill community are seen as jeopardising the
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Orange Order told 'march on' as community demonstrators face big bills for closures
LEGAL costs could affect the organisers of local marches and community protests, while larger organisations like the Orange Order escape being billed, according to a leading expert on parades. Dr Michael Rosie, of the University of Edinburgh, said
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Also showing: I Am Not a Witch, Nature of the Beast
I Am Not a Witch (12A)Rating: 4/5Dir: Rungano Nyoni With: Maggie Mulubwa, Henry BJ Phiri Runtime: 93 minutesA RED letter week for satire continues with this memorable drama from Zambian-born director Rungano Nyoni. Eight-year-old orphan Shula (Maggie
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Film review: The Death of Stalin
Rating: 4/5Dir: Armando IannucciWith: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea RiseboroughRuntime: 107 minutesIF comedies were rated according to the savagery of their wit, Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin would be a stone cold 18 certificate, a Halloween
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'What Scottish food is all about': Ron Mackenna goes the extra mile to dine at Skye's Michelin-starred Loch Bay restaurant
To the village of Stein, then, on the far side of Skye. On this dank, dark and stormy mid-October night it consists of a beach (no sand), some palm trees (seriously), a 16th-century inn (mobbed), maybe 10 houses, at least 20 rabbits (very bold), a loch
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Fidelma Cook: As my convalescence nears an end, there but for the grace of God go I
She touched his pale, lifeless feet so gently and so intimately that I quickly turned away, mortified in case caught in my intrusive sideways look. The sun had that late surge of intense heat that often comes with autumn in the south of France.His naked
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UK citizenship applications for vital health workers must be speeded up, Government told
THE UK Government is being urged to pour extra resources into dealing with applications for citizenship from EU nationals in key health jobs. The call came after The Herald revealed yesterday how an NHS consultant psychiatrist resident in Scotland
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Matthew Lindsay: Brendan Rodgers should rethink Celtic's idealistic approach against Europe's elite
BRENDAN Rodgers has fared far better than most managers who have arrived in this country in recent seasons pledging to deliver success while playing in a style that is enjoyable for supporters to watch.Ronny Deila, the man he took over from at Celtic,
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Hall of Fame induction rights a wrong for John McGovern
Did you hear about the Scotsman who captained a club to back-to-back European Cup wins but never earned a cap for his country? Of course you did. The tale of John McGovern is well-documented and probably carries more resonance in these fallow times for
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The Herald Sports Diary with Stewart Weir: It's rugby chief, but not as I knew it
LAST weekend I tuned in to watch Glasgow Warriors open up their European campaign against Exeter Chiefs, the champions of England. It was a tough old test for the Warriors, who unfortunately, just came up short in the end. What did strike me however
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My Sporting Saturday: Jennifer Reoch - From Kilimanjaro to 12 hours on a trampoline, Reoch’s done it all
I CAN’T remember a time when I wasn’t sporty. I can still picture the little purple bike I learned to ride on and literally every single break and lunch-time at primary school, I’d be running about the playground like a wild child playing tig or manhunt
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Obituary - Ken Butler, physicist and former assistant director of Dounreay
Physicist and former assistant director of DounreayBorn: May 14, 1939;Died: October 5, 2017KEN Butler, who has died of cancer aged 79, was a physicist and botanist who became assistant director of the Dounreay nuclear power plant in Caithness. He spent
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Obituary - Gord Downie, frontman of rock band Tragically Hip
Frontman of rock band Tragically HipBorn: February 6, 1964;Died: October 17, 2017GORD Downie, who has died of brain cancer aged 53, was the frontman of the Canadian rock band Tragically Hip who made himself part of the country's national identity
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Harry Potter pilgrims help retail visionary breathe new life into venerable shop
NEGOTIATING the steep stairs in the shop he runs on a splendid 19th century terrace in Edinburgh’s Old Town, Andrew McRae delights in highlighting the singularity of a stock selection that ranges from vintage style wall clocks to wooden propellers.
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Brewdog raises more than £1m from fans in two days
BREWDOG has raised more than £1 million just two days into the latest round of its Equity for Punks crowdfunding initiative. Having raised more than £41m from previous rounds in spite of missing its last two targets, Brewdog is looking to raise
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Our gloomy outlook
YOU report on the yellow "Be aware" warnings being issued for England and Wales (“Transatlantic storm Brian to hit England”, The Herald, October 20). The Met Office helpfully add that "for Scotland the effect will be no greater than the
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Difficult times for UK growth forecast to continue
THE current quarter and early months of 2018 look likely to “remain very hard work” for the UK economy, a leading think-tank warns.Sounding this cautionary note, today, EY ITEM Club chief economic adviser Howard Archer declares UK growth is “unlikely
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Kevin McKenna: SNP living in a fantasy land with this smacking ban
THE class war being waged by the Holyrood elite on the marginalised communities of Scotland continues. It’s not as blatant and obvious as that waged by the Westminster Government through benefit reforms; it’s a more insidious thing disguised as being
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As Will Aid month approaches is it time to get your affairs in order?
IF YOU are among the two-thirds of Scottish parents who have not written a will, doing it in the next few weeks will benefit not only your pocket and the people you love but also a range of good causes.As part of Will Aid Month, solicitors all over the
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Warning of new risk to security at UK borders after Brexit
BRITAIN faces “trading off” security at its borders for speedy processing to ease the flow of people and goods into the country post Brexit, a spending watchdog has suggested. A landmark report has laid bare the scale of the task facing border
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Analysis: Sturgeon's economic problems run deeper than North Sea's
Friday's speech by the First Minister was commendable in terms of planning for the future. It included: consultation over a National Investment Bank (NIB); establishing a Just Transition Commission to help smooth the transition to a low-carbon
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Postman sacked for leaving early to pick up child wins tribunal
A POSTMAN who was sacked for not delivering parcels found out he was in trouble when his boss turned up outside his child's nursery.James Junnor was confronted by line manager Gordon Carson as he picked his son up from his daycare centre and asked
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Attacks on NHS and council staff double in a decade
VIOLENCE and intimidation against NHS and local government workers has doubled over the past decade and is continuing to climb. Attacks on frontline staff including teachers, doctors, nurses, parking attendants and social workers rose by more than
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Greens "leading the change in Scottish politics", says Harvie
THE Scottish Greens are driving change in Scottish politics, Patrick Harvie will tell his party today, as he points to a growing list of policies embraced by the SNP Government.On the opening day of the Greens’ weekend conference in Edinburgh, the Glasgow
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Comment: Social media tweets reveal scale of domestic violence problem against women
This week my social media walls have been filled with #MeToo as one female friend after another has courageously taken a stand. A simple hashtag has highlighted the shocking scale of sexual violence suffered by women at the hands of men. Now
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Ex-CBI chief's backing for £52-a-week Scots private schools
ONE of Britain’s best known former business leaders is involved in plans by a small Scottish charity to make private school fees more affordable. Lord Digby Jones, a past director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, is to help launch
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Tom Gordon: Sarwar's baggage is burying him in Labour leadership race
WITH Hallowe’en approaching, let me share something genuinely frightening. There are still four weeks left in the Scottish Labour leadership contest. More tasteless trick than tempting treat, the fight between MSPs Anas Sarwar and Richard Leonard
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Loving discipline is not assault
I'M sure John Finnie MSP and former Children's Commissioner Tam Baillie believe they are protecting children by pushing the Scottish Government into “ensuring a smacking ban becomes law” (“Parents to be banned from smacking their children in a
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Letters: No incentive for Scotland to stay within a post-Brexit UK
REPORTS frequently say the UK’s deficit is around £50 billion while Scotland’s “black hole” is £15bn, suggesting about 30 per cent of the UK deficit is generated by Scotland's 8.5 per cent of the population. Puzzlingly, it is also reported that Scotland
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RBS clarifies eligibility for GRG compensation scheme
ROYAL Bank of Scotland has pledged to update the guidelines on who is eligible to make a claim to its Global Restructuring Group compensation scheme after being accused of disqualifying people whose businesses are no longer in existence. Currently
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Herald View: There are unacceptable levels of violence against public sector staff
MANY public service workers feel rather beleaguered. Already demoralised and with a pay cap, the latest evidence pointing to a significant rise in verbal abuse and physical assaults on workers only add to existing workplace stress. Even if the latest
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Herald View: Marching to a confused beat on the right to demonstrate
CONCERN that new legal advice to Police Scotland about road closures could affect Orange Order parades might have been muted among many Scots. But a new and more worrying dimension is added with the realisation that this advice could also affect smaller
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Unspun: the political diary
SNP nightingale Joan McAlpine got into a spot of bother at Holyrood’s Festival of Politics on Thursday by claiming the UK single market doesn’t exist. That would be the same integrated economy Unionists have been banging on about for years - the one they
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Warning: Lack of prime office space poses threat to Glasgow and Edinburgh
SCOTLAND’S two biggest cities risk becoming less attractive to companies looking to invest or expand existing sites because of a lack of Grade A offices under development, it has been warned.Phil Reid, vice-chairman of the British Council of Offices (
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Controversial plans for 400 new homes set to get green light
CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop a former university building into luxury flats are set to be approved after planning officials recommended the scheme gets the go-ahead despite widespread local opposition. The proposed development by housebuilder
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Former Scotland rugby star Simon Danielli spent £500 on spy-like listening devices
RETIRED rugby star Simon Danielli spent more than £500 on five listening devices from the Online Spy Shop, a judge has heard Despite Simon Danielli previously claiming under oath in the witness box that it was “ridiculous” to suggest he was involved
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Talk of anti-Catholic bigotry at universities is 'rubbish', says Sir Tom
SCOTLAND’S leading historian Sir Tom Devine has rejected a fellow academic’s claim that anti-Catholic bigotry is rife at universities and colleges. Professor James Arthur of the University of Birmingham said that British academia is a hotbed of
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Call to block new salmon farms after outbreak
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have called for a halt on any further expansion of the Scottish salmon farming industry after tens of thousands of fish died in an outbreak of seaborne plague. The charity Save Our Seals Fund and the pressure group Animal
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Tree protester fails in bid to stop luxury hotel
A MAN who lived in a tree to protest against the development of a £65 million hotel has lost a legal battle to stop the project. Simon Byrom was sleeping in a tree 20ft above ground to prevent any work from being carried out on the site of a proposed
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Hibs boss Lennon hopes to prove naysayers wrong against Celtic
NEIL LENNON could be forgiven for succumbing to a sense of deja vu after seeing another of his sides seemingly written off by a major national broadcaster. However, the Hibernian head coach will be content to just enjoy the last laugh. BT Sport
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The cesspit that is world sport is still reeking of same old stench
INTERNATIONAL sport is a cesspit. Not a week passes without allegations of scandal, corruption, bribery, racism, cheating, blackmail, child abuse or bad governance – by no means an inclusive catalogue. Principles of integrity, fair play, respect for opponents
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'Leaner, quicker than ever,' Stuart Hogg returns for Glasgow Warriors along with Leo Sarto, but Jonny Sexton back for Leinster too
If a tired Glasgow Warriors squad had needed a lift following their first defeat of the season no better character could have been reintroduced than Stuart Hogg and his new head coach reckons that the two time British & Irish Lions who has also won back
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Flanker John Hardie banned from playing for Edinburgh and Scotland as disciplinary problem threatens to become crisis
Should coaching fail to work out it would seem that Richard Cockerill is unlikely to be seeking out a career in travel or estate agency if yesterday’s description of the new surroundings he found himself are anything to go by.“It’s my first experience
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Rangers have to be aware of Louis Moult's threat against Motherwell, says boss Pedro Caixinha
PEDRO CAIXINHA admits Rangers will have to beware of striker Louis Moult as they bid for a Betfred Cup final spot on Sunday.The Light Blues head to Hampden to face Motherwell aiming to set up a showdown with Celtic or Hibernian at the National Stadium
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Poem of the Day: Go And Catch A Falling Star by John Donn
The Metaphysical poet John Donne was renowned for the passion of his love poetry; but he can be cynical, too, without losing his poetic panache. GO AND CATCH A FALLING STAR Go and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake
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Alison Rowat's week: it is nice to be nice, but not always; getting in a lather over MP in a tub; no joke as predecessors hit at Trump
NICE TO BE NICE? NOT ALWAYS UNUSUALLY in these short attention span times, the Harvey Weinstein story is sticking around. Women from different industries have spoken about being sexually harassed, showing that the problem is not just to be found
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Catriona Stewart: Bottled water? Lot of nonsense
IN my hand was a bottle of birch water. Birch, the tree. But water, in a bottle. When I reached to pick it up my hand bypassed coconut and maple water, water supplemented with electrolytes and water boosted with yerba mate. I sipped my birch water and
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Brexit analysis: in the end it will all come down to cash
SHOW me the money.In the end it will all come down to cash.After Antonio Tajani, the European Parliament President, this week dismissed the UK’s initial offer of £20 billion as “peanuts,” it came as no surprise that Emmanuel Macron, the French President
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Britain's EU divorce bill could near £50bn, suggests Macron
EMMANUEL Macron has suggested Britain’s EU divorce bill should be near £50 billion, saying Theresa May’s initial offer of £20bn was “not even halfway there”.The French President insisted "much work needs to be done," adding: “I would say we