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Chris Fusaro happy Warriors are underdogs for Exeter cup clash
THERE is not a lot of point in asking the Glasgow Warriors players about their winning performances at Sandy Park in Exeter before they head there in the Heineken Champions Cup. Only seven of the 2014 team who triumphed 15-10 could be involved in tomorrow
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Scott Brown: Club football must be put on the backburner to help Scotland in Euro 2020 play-offs
SCOTT Brown is hoping the SPFL comply with the SFA’s request not to play any Ladbrokes Premiership games on the Sunday before the Euro 2020 play-offs next year. Steve Clarke, the national team manager, this week urged the country’s governing bodies
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Celtic captain Scott Brown refuses to rule out Scotland comeback - if Steve Clarke's men reach Euro 2020 finals
SCOTT BROWN last night refused to rule out making a second Scotland comeback at the age of 34 if the national team qualify for the Euro 2020 finals next summer. The Celtic captain called time on his international career in February last year after
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"Ryan Jack can keep star Premier League trio out of the Scotland side - if he maintains Rangers form"
RYAN Jack is capable of keeping prized Premier League trio John Fleck, Kenny McLean and Scott McTominay out of the Scotland side in the Euro 2020 play-offs - if he maintains his current form with Rangers until next March. That was the confident
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Scott Brown hoping Leigh Griffiths will be ready to take centre stage with Celtic and Scotland soon
HE may not so much as bat an eyelid whenever he takes to the field at Ibrox despite the abuse that is always aimed in his direction by Rangers fans. But speaking in front of a few thousand Celtic supporters? That proved to be a distinctly discombobulating
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Legal threat as Led by Donkeys offers Brexit Party website to Farage for £1m
The Brexit Party have issued a 'cease and desist" letter after anti-Brexit campaign group Led By Donkeys bought the website thebrexitparty.com and offered to sell it to Nigel Farage for over £1m. The group - known for its posters repeating quotes
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Cockerill ready for stiff test in Bordeaux
EDINBURGH RUGBY head coach Richard Cockerill welcomes back eight internationalists to his starting fifteen who will face Bordeaux-Begles in the European Challenge Cup at Murrayfield on Friday evening, and there are thirteen changes to the side that
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'It's easy to remember, you built zero'. Andrew Neil lays into Liz Truss over starter homes
Hard-hitting Scots journalist Andrew Neil left international trade secretary Liz Truss apparently embarrassed after being confronted by a 'failed'' Tory election promise. The BBC's heavyweight political interviewer questioned the Conservative about
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The £3 billion bill for Scotland's pothole neglect
THE cost of fixing Scotland ’s pothole-blighted roads has reached £3billion, MSPs have been told. Urgent action has been urged as it emerged more than a third of local streets and 13 per cent of major roads need repairs. In a letter to Transport
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Scott Brown: We need Leigh back fit as a fiddle
Celtic captain Scott Brown reckons a fully fit Leigh Griffiths would be a massive boost to both Celtic and Scotland. Griffiths has been out of action for the first-team at Parkhead this season since August 25 where he played a bit-part in a 3-1
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Poll: Tories open 16 point lead over Labour - but four in ten could switch allegiances
THE Conservatives are maintaining a sizeable lead in new poll, but four in ten say they may change their minds. The Ipsos MORI Political Monitor shows the Tories have comfortable lead with 44%, to Labour's 28%, while the Liberal Democrats are on
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As it happened: Scottish Politician of the Year Awards 2019
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Government ‘leaking trust’ over hospital death scandal
Tom Gordon THE Scottish Government is “leaking trust by the minute” over its handling of the child deaths at Glasgow’s £842million super-hospital, Jackson Carlaw has said. The acting Scottish Tory leader put the charge to Nicola Sturgeon at First
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Labour attacks homelessness ‘scandal’ after Glasgow deaths
LABOUR has accused Glasgow City Council off presiding over a homelessness “scandal” after the Shelter charity launched a legal action against the SNP-run authority. It followed Shelter taking out a four-page advert in the Herald yesterday to appeal
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Anger as trains to continue to dump human waste on Scotland's tracks despite promises
ScotRail have come under fire after admitting that it will not hit a target of stopping the dumping of human excrement onto railway tracks more than two years after the practice was meant to be scrapped. Unions have been appalled that high-speed
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Lorry seized after 16 people found in trailer on ferry
Detectives are speaking to the driver and owners of a lorry after 16 people were discovered in a sealed trailer onboard a ferry. The Stena Line ferry arrived in Rosslare in Co Wexford on Thursday afternoon from Cherbourg in France. Police confirmed
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Labour plans to hit oil and gas industry with £11bn tax to power its 'green industrial revolution'
LABOUR is proposing to slap a one-off £11 billion pound windfall tax on the North Sea oil and gas industry to help pay for its “green industrial revolution”. Jeremy Corbyn - launching his party’s election manifesto in the atrium of Birmingham City
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Business Bulletin: Hotel veteran takes reins of Sir Philip Green's retail empire | Mitie in Brexit revenue warning | Peppa Pig maker in watchdog probe
Hotel veteran Andrew Coppel will take the reins of Sir Philip Green's troubled retail empire, which is facing a turnaround process as it prepares for perhaps its most important Christmas to date. Mr Coppel takes on the challenging job as the chairman
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Glasgow roads set for 20mph limit as plans take step forward
THE roll-out of a 20mph speed limit on the majority of roads in Glasgow could take place over the next four years. Residential streets, the city centre, other main shopping areas and roads where there are high levels of walking or cycling are all
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Duke of York seen for first time after stepping down from royal duties
The Duke of York has been seen in public for the first time after his dramatic decision to step down from official royal duties. Andrew, who quit his life as a working royal on Wednesday evening over his association with convicted sex offender
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Rangers Colts and Partick Thistle learn dates and kick-off times for Tunnock's Caramel Wafer cup semi-finals
Partick Thistle and Rangers Colts' Challenge Cup semi-final dates have been announced. Thistle earned their spot in the final four with a brilliant 4-1 win over Stenhousemuir. Meanwhile the young Gers managed an equally impressive 2-0 victory
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Nicola Sturgeon confirms she would not use nuclear weapons
The First Minister has confirmed she would not use “immoral” nuclear weapons in a rebuke to Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson. Speaking during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, Nicola Sturgeon rejected the idea of using the nuclear deterrent
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Coldplay’s Chris Martin: Our next tour should be carbon neutral
Coldplay will not launch a globe-trotting tour for their latest album because of environmental concerns, frontman Chris Martin has said. The band are in Jordan to perform two shows, from the album Everyday Life, being streamed live on YouTube.
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Conservative Party posts ‘misleading’ video of Labour’s Jess Phillips
The Conservative Party has been accused of misleading voters again with a video of Labour candidate Jess Phillips. The edited video, posted by the @CCHQPress Twitter account, shows the parliamentary candidate saying: “You can never, ever deliver
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Jeremy Corbyn vows to take on the ‘vested interests’ with a manifesto of hope
Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to take on “vested interests” in society as he set out a radical programme to invest in public services, tackle climate change and re-nationalise key utilities. Launching Labour’s General Election manifesto in Birmingham
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Alex Salmond case: Nicola Sturgeon says she wants to see 'justice done'
NICOLA Sturgeon has spoken about the emerging details of the criminal case against Alex Salmond saying she wants to see “justice done”. The former First Minister is accused of 14 sex crimes, including an attempted rape at his former official residence
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Who are the Premiership's best dribblers?
THERE are few sights in football more exhilarating than watching your team's player drive at the opposition, skipping past men seemingly at will and causing havoc with the ball at their feet. Dribbling has always been one of the ultimate expressions
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Rachel Riley defends editing photo of Jeremy Corbyn at apartheid rally
Rachel Riley has been embroiled in an online row after editing a photo of Jeremy Corbyn at an anti-apartheid protest as she accused him of racism. In a photo posted on Twitter, the Countdown presenter could be seen wearing a T-shirt of the Labour
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Police confirm missing Midlothian schoolboys traced safe and well
Two schoolboys who vanished on their way to school in the Midlothian area have been traced safe and well, police have confirmed. An urgent appeal was launched this morning to help trace Michael, nine, and six-year-old James O'Brien, known as Jamie
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BBC Scotland reveals line-up for General Election coverage
BBC Scotland has unveiled its line-up for its coverage on polling day. Election 2019: Scotland on BBC One Scotland, from 9.55pm, will be presented by chief political correspondent Glenn Campbell with analysis from political editor Brian Taylor,
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'Lucky' Andy Murray battles back to give Great Britain Davis Cup advantage
ANDY MURRAY conjured up another miracle comeback to beat Holland number two Tallon Griekspoor and give Great Britain a winning start to their Davis Cup opener in Madrid. The former world number one is playing in the competition for the first time
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Rennie move puts wheels in motion as coaching merry-go-round starts to spin
ONE effect of the World Cup cycle is to make sure that the coaching merry-go-round stalls for 18 to 24 months before the tournament and then goes into overdrive to catch up once it is all over. That’s certainly the case this year, where Scotland
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Jose Mourinho is the Boris Johnson of football management - his brand is impervious to the chaos he leaves behind
JOSE Mourinho is the Teflon don of football management. The 56-year-old from Setubal, a life member of the Largs mafia, is fast becoming to his sport what Boris Johnson is to politics; a man whose personal brand and celebrity somehow seems to rise
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Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster counts Lazio saves among career highlights
NEIL LENNON felt that the save from Marco Parolo was more impressive. Truth is, so does Fraser Forster. But the Celtic goalkeeper’s TV moment when he dived to push away a rasping Danilo Cataldi volley and preserve an historic Celtic Park Europa League
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Alex Salmond accused of sexual offences against 10 women
ALEX Salmond has appeared in court over a series of alleged sex crimes against ten women. The former First Minister appeared at a preliminary hearing at the High Court in Edinburgh. READ MORE: Alex Salmond due at High Court in Edinburgh today
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Business Bulletin: Royal Mail shares dive on turnaround delay | Centrica loses 107,000 customers | Naked Wines founder to step down
Shares in Royal Mail have dived after it warned that the company's transformation programme is "behind schedule", despite improving profits and revenues over the past six months. The delivery giant's shares slid 16.7% to 192.4p in early trading
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Partick Thistle announce interim board members and vow to support club during 'key' transfer window
FOLLOWING Colin Weir's acquisition of Partick Thistle on Wednesday evening, the Maryhill side have announced a new interim board. The Three Black Cats (TBC), the new owners of Thistle for whom Weir is a director, have unveiled an interim boar dthat
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British Airways flights delayed by ‘technical issue’
British Airways flights are disrupted due to a “technical issue”, the airline said. Flights to and from the UK’s two busiest airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, appear to be among those affected. A spokeswoman for the airline said: “Our teams are
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The Bulletin: Paul Gascoigne's nephew 'close' to Rangers deal | Hearts target Daniel Stendel
HEARTS are set to approach former Barnsely manager Daniel Stendel to fill the managerial vacancy at Tynecastle, Euromillions winner Colin Weir has completed his takeover of Partick Thistle and Paul Gascoigne's nephew is reportedly 'close' to signing
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Glasgow Council boss urged to resign amid £1 rent row for husband's firm
Opposition councillors are calling for the leader of Glasgow City Council to stand down after she did not declare an interest in a scheme which saw her husband’s company receive a council property for a rent of £1 a year. Glasgow Labour leader
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Colin Weir completes Partick Thistle takeover
EUROMILLIONS winner and long-standing Partick Thistle benefactor Colin Weir has completed his takeover of the Firhill club. The 71-year-old finalised the deal to buy a majority shareholding in Thistle on Wednesday night, in a move that also saw
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Why was Boycott Morrisons trending?
Boycott Morrisons was one of the top trends across the UK yesterday after the supermarket sparked outrage from many social media users. The calls to boycott the store came after footage alleged to show a Brexit Party campaigner being pushed away
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Obituary: Bobby Quinn, leading Scottish track athlete
Leading Scottish track athlete Born: May 13, 1929; Died: October 28, 2019 BOBBY Quinn, who has died aged 90, was a leading Scottish track athlete in the 1950s and later a well known and highly regarded official. He was a versatile sprinter
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Alison Rowat: Time to pull the plug on televised debates?
POLITICS can be a cruel business. Ask Jo Swinson. A poll this week showed her recognition rating has risen since she became leader of the Liberal Democrats in the summer. That was the good news. The bad? The more voters saw her, the more she gave them
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Indian ready-meal chef in growth drive from Scottish base with 400% capacity hike
By Ian McConnell PERTH-based chef Praveen Kumar’s ready-meal venture is creating up to 50 jobs with expansion into two new premises. Mr Kumar, who launched his Praveen Authentic Indian ready-meal range earlier this year, highlighted a 400 per
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ITV leadership showdown: How it was covered
UNSURPRISINGLY, the names lighting up the columns yesterday were Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, hot on the heels of the leadership debate on ITV on Tuesday night. Here’s what the papers had to say. The Daily Telegraph The Daily Telegraph
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Renewables operator calls for fresh funds to meet landfill ban
By Scott Wright A RENEWABLE energy entrepreneur has declared the Scottish Government must unlock further investment if local councils are to meet a ban on sending biodegradable waste to landfill. With hundreds of thousands of tonnes of food waste
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£382m Aberdeen oil firm takeover approved
ELAND Oil & Gas shareholders have given overwhelming backing to the £382 million takeover of the Aberdeen-based firm by Nigeria’s Seplat. Bid for Scots oil firm rewards perseverance in Nigeria At two meetings of shareholders resolutions in
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Distrust of new reproductive science verges on Luddite
THE underlying distrust of reproductive technologies stems from the fact that its use offers people choices that would not be available through nature but the term “designer babies” is an inaccurate reflection of the current ability of science to actively
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Bars and restaurants giant expanding in Scotland despite tough times for sector
BARS and restaurant giant Mitchells & Butlers has unveiled plans for expansion in Scotland after growing annual profits amid challenging conditions in the eating out industry and concerns about the potential impact of Brexit. The company, which
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The questions that have yet to be answered over the water supply at the QEUH
WHEN the MP Jo Cox was killed during the 2017 election there was a suspension of campaigning by all parties in respect to her memory. Despite an election being under way nobody sought to gain political mileage from what had happened. Contrast that
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Neil Mackay: Need an antidote to the election? Then watch the best sitcom ever made
WHEN the laughter came it felt like the entire country joined in, jeering at Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson. The pair were pitching themselves to the British people in the first of the televised election debates. But the studio audience, like the
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Doug Marr: Time to get tough on older drinkers like me
DO I drink too much; alcohol that is? That’s the question many will be asking themselves as the festive season approaches. Already too many Scots are on better than nodding terms with strong drink. Our relationship with the bottle and can has become
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Agenda: It’s good to talk, and it’s even better to blether
By Tom Pow CHAMBERS’ Scots Thesaurus, in its section on “Chit-chat”, tells us that “to blether” means “to talk foolishly, loquaciously or idly”; and that “a blether” is someone who does just that. The thesaurus also provides any number of alternatives
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Babcock's MoD Rosyth contract boosts £18bn order book
BABCOCK International has highlighted growth in its order book to £18 billion citing new wins including a contract to build the Type 31 warship for the Royal Navy at Rosyth. The group - which is the Ministry of Defence’s second largest contractor
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First Look: ‘Factory of the future’ plan lodged
PLANS have been submitted for the development of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland in Renfrewshire. Led by the Scottish Government and its enterprise and skills agencies, University of Strathclyde and Renfrewshire Council, it is situated
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After The Fall and Mark E Smith: Guitarist Pete Greenway on the birth of Imperial Wax
PETE Greenway never intended playing with The Fall for any more than a couple of festival gigs. As it turned out, he ended up as guitarist with the late Mark E Smith’s ever changing garage-band incendiarists for almost 12 years. During that time, Greenway
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The Bottom Line: Glasgow’s green successes sought and Women in Property branch out
AS Glasgow prepares to host the world’s biggest climate summit, UK energy charity Ashden is urging the city to put its own sustainability achievements centre-stage. It is claimed businesses, charities and public sector bodies can earn global recognition
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Alex Salmond due in court today
ALEX Salmond will appear in court today after being charged earlier this year with attempted rape and sexual assault. The former First Minister is due at the High Court in Edinburgh for a preliminary hearing this morning. Mr Salmond, 64, was
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Baroness Helena Kennedy: Prince Andrew 'would risk arrest' if he speaks to FBI about Epstein
PRINCE Andrew would face possible arrest if he flies to America to help police investigating the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, a leading Scottish barrister has warned. Baroness Helena Kennedy QC said the Prince's advisors would be unwise to listen
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FTSE slips on global trade woes
THE FTSE 100 closed lower on Thursday as tensions continue between the US and China over their trading relationship. The blue chip index was pulled down by 0.33% to 7,238.55 points. "Things do not seem to be going well between the US and China
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Every child deserves a loving, stable home to grow up in
TAKE a moment to consider an idea that could transform the lives of you and your family, and those of arguably the most vulnerable individuals in society. It’s about opening your home to a young person, who by a twist of fate hasn’t got one of their
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Charities and businesses review relationship with Prince Andrew
Buckingham Palace announced that the Duke of York is to step back from public life ‘for the foreseeable future’ last night, as reverberations from his disastrous TV interview continue. In a statement, Prince Andrew said: “It has become clear to
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Farming: Market round-up
NFU Scotland’s President Andrew McCornick was not holding back at the annual AgriScot event, held at Ingliston yesterday. His demand that progress replaces political stagnation and uncertainty was loud and clear. Calling for a positive outcome
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Brian Beacom: Should we ever excuse those who use excuses?
WHO didn’t enjoy Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly on Newsnight on Tuesday being ripped a new orifice by Emily Maitlis? The reason it made great TV was the magnitude of Cleverly’s excuse. Having listened to the presenter’s scoop that the
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Letters: Debate showed the dire quality of our leaders
HAVE we ever had two more bizarre candidates to be Prime Minister standing at a General Election? ("Corbyn and PM trade blows on Indyref2 in first debate", The Herald, November 20). The description of "trading blows" overstates, I think, the actuality
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First Minister shows she is quite prepared to juggle her priorities when it suits
ANSWERING questions in the second part of ITV’s General Election special, Nicola Sturgeon was amazingly frank about her shifting priorities. She has previously asked Scotland to judge her on her Government’s performance on education, claiming it
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Oil services heavyweight expands in Aberdeen amid North Sea upturn
OIL services giant Petrofac is increasing its presence in Aberdeen after winning multi-million dollar North Sea contracts as it prepares to enter the US shale market. Petrofac said it is “actively growing” its engineering team in Aberdeen after
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Those were the days - Harland & Wolff, Govan, 1951 and 1960
BY the time the 15,000-ton Norwegian bulk carrier, Belisland, the last ship on the order book, was launched on September 26, 1962, the writing was on the wall for the long-established Govan yard of Harland and Wolff. Over the previous 12 months,
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Obituary: Narayana Reddy, “Grandpa Kitchen” chef who became huge hit on Youtube
“Grandpa Kitchen” chef who became huge hit on Youtube Born: 1946; Died: October 27, 2019 NARAYANA Reddy, who has died aged 73, was not your average on-screen chef. Firstly, he was not on TV, but on YouTube - his younger family members had
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Herald Diary: Money talks
Profusion of confusion THE scatter/scramble/poor oot/heize/something-else-entirely debate (as we pithily refer to it) continues. So what is the correct terminology for a straggle of street urchins chasing a wedding car, on the hunt for coinage?
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Family ownership pays dividends in the long term
Analysis By Scott Wright THE trading background is constantly shifting, but thankfully for the Scottish economy, some things remain the same. Although Brexit continues to obscure the outlook, leading many companies to put expansion plans on
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Revealed: Scotland's most profitable family firm
WILLIAM Grant & Sons, the Scotch whisky distiller, has retained its status as Scotland’s most profitable family business. The maker of single malts Glenfiddich and The Balvenie has emerged top of the pile in the 2019 edition of the Scottish Family
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Team MacIntyre ready to go in race for rookie of the year prize
There have been so many highs in Robert MacIntyre’s maiden season on the European Tour, the Oban left-hander has to occasionally pack breathing apparatus into his bag to combat the effects of the giddy altitude. In Dubai this week, the 23-year-old