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Eric Liddell becomes latest inductee into Scottish Rugby’s Hall of Fame
ERIC LIDDELL became the latest inductee into Scottish Rugby’s Hall of Fame, exactly 100 years after winning the first of seven caps for his country. While more famous for his exploits in athletics – as celebrated in the Oscar winning film ‘Chariots
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Michael Smith edges past James Wade in PDC World Darts Championships semi-final
MICHAEL SMITH eased his way into the final of the PDC World Darts Championship with a comfortable 6-3 semi-final victory over James Wade at the Alexandra Palace in London. ‘Bully Boy’ had already defeated world number one Gerwyn Price in the quarters
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Police seize designer gear worth £600,000
POLICE Scotland have seized designer watches, jewellery and gift vouchers from criminals worth almost £600,000, new figures reveal. Information obtained by The Herald on Sunday shows that items worth a total of £596,865 were recovered over the
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Liverpool's Sadio Mane should have seen red for forearm smash on Cesar Azpilicueta - five things
Mane should have been sent off It was perhaps the game of the Premier League season to date but how much different might it have been had Anthony Taylor and VAR taken the correct decision to send Sadio Mane off after six seconds? That was the length
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Abhorrent mistake suggests the grown-ups at the BBC were on holiday
Two gross and unconscionable editorial breaches by the BBC in 48 hours over the Ghislaine Maxwell case and one apology, along the lines of “so sad, too bad, never mind”. Perhaps the grown-ups were on their Christmas break? The first was putting
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The questions Prince Andrew must answer
There was no case for prosecution, the Metropolitan Police decided – having neither interviewed the accuser nor the person she claimed had raped her in London. She was ready, again, to testify in New York, but she was not called, either by the
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Health: Are these the seven health resolutions we really need right now?
If your health could do with a refresh, you're not alone. Abi Jackson runs through some key questions to ask as we enter 2022. Covid still dominates the health agenda, but two years of pandemic living has taken a toll. So, with the new year, could
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Wines Of The Year: Our 10 top drops from 2021
Here's what left a lasting impression in 2021, says Sam Wylie-Harris. Whether you're after a special occasion wine, a couple of fairly priced, food-friendly favourites to have on standby, a mid-week vino to top up the wine rack or something from
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TV: From doughnuts, a robot bunny to a traffic cone, The Masked Singer returns
With the latest season of The Masked Singer launched last night, the chat show host-turned panellist Jonathan Ross tells Gemma Dunn what is in store for its fans. Prepare to share your Saturday nights with the likes of Poodle, Snow Leopard and
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Experts warn Covid conspiracy groups may pivot to climate misinformation in 2022
Covid-19 conspiracy groups may pivot to pushing climate misinformation in 2022, experts have warned. Ciaran O’Connor, an analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), said that coronavirus misinformation on topics such as vaccines and
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SNP and Alba politicians in row over 'normalising paedophiles'
THE Alba party’s general secretary has been accused of “gaslighting and cowardliness” by an SNP MSP after he suggested she was trying to “normalise paedophiles”. Councillor Chris McEleny came under fire after he claimed MSP Karen Adam was an “ideological
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Mother of alleged murder victim Amber Gibson pays tribute on her 17th birthday
The mother of teenager Amber Gibson has paid tribute to her daughter on what would have been her 17th birthday. Carol Niven shared a photo of her daughter yesterday with the caption 'aw hen canny believe your 17th birthday in Heaven dance wae yer
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In Pictures: The world of fur, flippers and feathers in 2021
For people throughhout the UK, 2021 was a year of pandemic lockdowns and restrictions which continued to disrupt lives and upset routines. But in the animal kingdom - from farms to zoos, moors, beaches and bogs - it was very much business as usual
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Derek McInnes names four Celtic and three Rangers stars in Scottish Premiership dream XI
DEREK MCINNES has named his Scottish Premiership team of the season so far with four Celtic and three Rangers stars making the cut in the starting line-up. The ex-Aberdeen boss has also included one Pittodrie ace in his starting XI, revealed in
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Downing Street 'chaos' hurting Scottish Tories, former party chair warns
A FORMER chair of the Scottish Tories has warned “continuing chaos in Downing Street” is damaging the party north of the border and risks seat losses in May’s council elections. Peter Duncan, who was the only Tory MP in Scotland for four years
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Veganuary: How to grocery shop if you're going plant-based for the month
A vegan gives their top tips on how to prepare for a meat-free month. So, you've decided to take the plunge and do Veganuary this year. It's a brilliant thing to do - you get to learn more about the diet, do your bit for the planet and reap
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Police probe fire-raising attack at Covid test centre
Police are investigating an incident of wilful fire-raising at a Covid testing centre in West Dunbartonshire. A fire at the centre in Risk Street, Dumbarton, during the early hours of January 1 was described by Police Scotland as a “deliberate
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Batman, Belfast, cosmic dancers, impressionist artists, The cultural highlights of 2022
SO, here we go again. Another Covid-inhibited January. Another winter when we're encouraged to stay in and keep safe. It's what we need to do, but let's not pretend there's much fun in it. As we start this New Year, though, let's begin with a spot
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So what does Archbishop Desmond Tutu mean in Glasgow slang? Best of the Diary
From daft resolutions to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, here's a quick dip into the best of this week's Herald Diary Future fumigant “MY New Year resolution is to stop using spray deodorants,” says reader Philip Hartwell. “Roll on 2022.” The
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Did a national newspaper scrap a 'Person of the Year' poll when it looked like JK Rowling would win?
A national newspaper has denied it closed a poll and removed it from its website after readers voted JK Rowling ‘Person of the Year 2021’. Twitter users had accused The Guardian of deleting the poll – said to have been launched after Elon Musk
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Susan Swarbrick: Forget New Year’s resolutions – they are self-flagellation disguised as self-improvement
AND just like that it is 2022. Never mind that most of us are yet to process the events from late 2019 onwards and 2021 already seems like a hazy fever dream. At any moment, I expect to wake up, peer groggily at the screen of my mobile phone and
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'Everybody in the town wanted to kick the s*** out of me' – Richard Jobson on The Skids
The Skids. Scared To Dance. Released – 1979. THE AA’s official route planner lists the distance from Dunfermline to Glasgow as 38.2 miles. For Simple Minds the journey must have seemed never ending. They had set off on a fact-finding mission
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TV: Channel 4 prison drama Screw filmed in Glasgow set to air
What's the story? Screw. I'll need more information. It is a six-part drama filmed in Glasgow with the historic Kelvin Hall transformed into a prison. The series, produced by STV Studios for Channel 4, is the brainchild of writer Rob Williams
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Rosemary Goring's country life: Fog, moles and a very quiet new year
VERY occasionally these past few days the near silence in the village is broken by a car door slamming. Sometimes two doors. Three, when someone has left a bag behind and remembered just in time. Then tyres crunch over gravel or rock salt, and red
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Why is Robert the Bruce a source of such shame to some Scots today?
IN 1314, Robert the Bruce won Scotland her independence and so is a great source of shame to many Scots today. Those of a certain age recall that the heroic national leader was never mentioned at school, unless by an unusually patriotic primary teacher
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Detector dogs start work to help sniff out exotic diseases arriving in Scotland
A new squad of dog detectors could help reduce the risk of exotic diseases arriving in Scotland. Funding from the Scottish Government has led to the creation of a team of dogs who are specially trained to sniff out products of animal origin (PoAO
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The bitter battle fought 140 years ago that helped change the face of land ownership
The wild storm that battered the Isle of Skye had cleared, and as the steamer Clansman approached Portree, the dark clouds overhead broke to reveal the brilliant glow from a new moon. On board were almost 50 Glasgow policemen, most below deck amusing
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Schoolchildren urged to get second Covid vaccine before classes resume
Youngsters aged between 12 and 15 are being urged to get their second coronavirus vaccine before heading back to school. Drop-in sessions for the age group are starting from Monday, with Health Secretary Humza Yousaf explaining an increase in vaccination
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Digitising old Court of Session records reveals fascinating detail of Scottish life
Having endured the horror of enslavement working on board merchant vessels between Greenock and the West Indies, James Graham’s fortunes appeared to have taken a turn for the better. It was December 1781 and, no longer an enslaved man, he was finally
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How Scotland's policing methods are impressing the world
He has more than three decades in uniform, including spells leading counter-terrorism in Northern Ireland and the fight against people traffickers for the National Crime Agency. But Will Kerr, one of Scotland’s deputy chief constables, admits he
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Scots in for 'tough year' as cost of energy prices set to rise again
Scots could be in for a 'tough year' when it comes to rising energy prices, as new research reveals Seven out of 10 Scots are worried about increasing energy costs. Polling carried out by YouGov for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) found 48% are
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Tories slate SNP-Green coalition over lack of electric vehicles in public sector
SCOTLAND'S public bodies have been challenged to set a better example, after it was revealed that less than a fifth of the fleet in key organisations is made up of zero-emissions vehicles. The Scottish Conservatives asked seven organisations working
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Union fears Covid-19 could again cause ‘significant disruption’ to schools
THE RAPID rise in Covid-19 cases could cause “significant disruption” to schools unless “immediate action” is taken by the Scottish Government, teachers’ leaders have warned. As schools prepare to open again after the Christmas holidays, the NASUWT
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Barrie Cunning: Want to save the NHS? Here's one simple way to help it
IT’S time politicians thought outside of the box when it comes to the NHS of tomorrow and create a proper NHS reservist programme. For the last two years we have been repeatedly told by politicians that the NHS is under immense pressure due to
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More than one-third of Scots now say household bills are 'unaffordable'
Nearly three in four in Scotland are worried about unaffordable energy bills in 2022 with many admitting to cutting back on food to cope, according to new research. A YouGov survey found 70 per cent of people in Scotland were worried about bills
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Row over BBC 'producing propaganda' for China from Scotland
THE BBC has been accused of supporting Beijing propaganda efforts as it emerged that it teamed up with a Chinese government-controlled company to produce a new documentary in Scotland championing the nation's tea output. BBC Studios has been working
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Health chiefs launch review of 'Grenfell' material at Scots super-hospital
SCOTLAND'S biggest health authority is to carry out an independent review of inflammable insulation material used in Grenfell Tower which remains in place at Scotland's super-hospital despite concerns that there was "deceit" over its safety marketing
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David Pratt's Four Corners: Insight and analysis on the year ahead for Russia, China, USA, Afghanistan and Europe
Foreign Editor David Pratt runs the rule over four ‘other’ stories to watch out for in 2022 Russia and China tests America’s global leadership Few would deny that at the start of 2022 the world seems an especially unpredictable
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Iain Macwhirter: Stagflation’s the word in 2022 as the funny money gets serious
It seems a reasonably safe bet that the Covid-19 pandemic is in its final phase and will fade to grey sometime in 2022. Barring a new virus, life will return to something resembling normality. But we are likely to find that the economy is not back
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Libby Clegg on her switch from athletics to cycling
LIBBY CLEGG has never been one to shy away from a challenge. Return to elite sprinting just months after giving birth; check. Become the first blind contestant ever to take part in Dancing on Ice; check. Overcome mental health issues
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Ladies European Tour winner Kylie Henry on injury setbacks catching up on her
BY her own admission, Kylie Henry has been pretty lucky when it comes to sporting aches and pains down the years. “When I was a kid, I fractured my wrist when roller blading but that was about the only injury I’d ever had,” she reflected. Until now
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Scottish athletes to look out for in 2022 - Susan Egelstaff
THIS time last year, there were loose signs of the sporting world edging closer to something vaguely resembling “normal” but as it turned out, much of the year continued to be blighted by cancellations, withdrawals of athletes due to positive Covid
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Letters: It is time to be be bold and make Covid vaccination mandatory
SINGAPORE recently decided that the unvaccinated who ended up in hospital with Covid will be handed their medical bill when discharged. The country is no longer alone in such a policy. Medical experts agree that the more people who are jabbed the better
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National Library of Scotland to hold archive of Herald readers' I remember pandemic insights
THEY are a record of thoughts and feelings of Scots during the pandemic and have been gathered as part of plans to create Scotland’s Covid memorial. Hundreds of I remember sentences which give an insight into the emotion people were feeling are
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THE BIG READ: Could 2022 possibly be the final year of the union?
It is no exaggeration to state the UK’s faultlines are widening – accelerated by referendums on Brexit and Scottish independence – so, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon promising to lay the ground to hold Indyref2 by the end of 2023, can the union