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What is today’s Wordle? April 9 hints
Wordle has taken the world by storm, and if you’ve not given in to playing the daily game, we can guarantee you’ve seen the elusive squares all over social media. The aim of the game is to find a 5 letter word in only six attempts. The game
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Plan the ultimate 2000s party with this Y2K birthday bash from Buyagift
You can now relive all the best bits of the 2000s with this ultimate birthday bash from Buyagift. The gift experiences website has launched this exclusive throwback experience that will have you dancing the night away like you survived Y2K.
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7 spring cleaning musts that could save you almost £3,000
Brits are thinking of ways to save money at the minute amid the cost of living crisis and now is the ideal time to tackle certain jobs at home that could cost you dearly if left undone. Many people sweep through their home indoors with a spring
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Shanahan wins battle of Scotland's young guns to claim first UK title at British Swimming Championships
KATIE Shanahan won the battle of Scotland’s young guns to claim her first UK title last night at the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield. The 17-year-old Glaswegian took victory in the women’s 200 metres backstroke in 2:11.25 to secure
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Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou insists physio deserves apology from Rangers
CELTIC manager Ange Postecoglou has insisted that club physiotherapist Danny Friel deserves an apology from Rangers after he was struck in the head with a glass bottle during last Sunday’s derby with Rangers. The match, that the Parkhead side won
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Celtic board's backing is allowing me to flourish, says Ange Postecoglou
ANGE POSTECOGLOU is a big believer in the power of collective effort. From his unveiling as Celtic manager to his first training session right on through to the present day, the Greek-Australian has been consistent in his demand for unity from everyone
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Ange Postecoglou hoping to join exclusive club at Celtic with Treble in sights
ANGE POSTECOGLOU is eight games away from joining a fairly exclusive club. After securing the League Cup in December, the Celtic manager has seen his side overhaul their rivals at the top of the Premiership standings while the small matter of a Scottish
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Melrose Sevens returns with star line-up after Covid call-offs
MELROSE SEVENS was of the biggest days on the Scottish rugby calendar during the amateur years, and although the advent of professionalism means that the profile of the Borders tournament – on the ground where the abbreviated game was invented in 1883
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Easson urges Scotland to turn promising signs into winning performances in Six Nations
SCOTLAND coach Bryan Easson has urged his team to turn the promising signs of the past two weeks into winning performances in their remaining TikTok Six Nations games. Easson’s team had won five of their last six matches going into the Championship
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Charl Schwartzel dodges worst of weather as Robert MacIntyre keeps major cut record at Masters
RATHER like Deadly Nightshade, Augusta National can be lovely to look at but fatal. The second round of the 86th Masters would have the potential to deal a terminal blow to some of those chasing glory in this neck of the golfing woods. With
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Robert MacIntyre ready to attack after making another major weekend at Augusta
SCOTLAND'S Robert MacIntyre vowed to take an attacking approach in the last 36 holes of the Masters after maintaining his perfect major championship record. MacIntyre carded a second consecutive 73 at Augusta National for a halfway total of two
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Will Smith banned from all Academy events for 10 years following Oscars slap
Will Smith has been banned from all Academy events or programmes for 10 years following his “unprecedented” behaviour at the 94th Academy Awards. Academy president David Rubin acknowledged the organisation “fell short” in its response to the incident
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Rishi Sunak’s wife says she will pay UK taxes on her worldwide income
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty, has said she will now pay UK taxes on all her worldwide income. In a statement, Ms Murty said she did not want her non-dom status to be a “distraction” for her husband. “For this reason, I will
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Sabina Nessa killer jailed for 36 years as family brands him a ‘vile animal’
An “evil” sexual predator was jailed for at least 36 years yesterday for the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. Koci Selamaj, 36, travelled to London from the south coast to carry out the premeditated attack on a random woman on September
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Edinburgh Council demands Russian consul leaves until ‘illegal’ war is halted
The Russian ambassador to the UK has been told that his country’s consulate is no longer welcome in Edinburgh. In a strongly-worded letter to Andrei Kelin on Friday, City of Edinburgh Council leader Adam McVey told him the consulate is “no longer
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Raith Rovers owner John Sim replaced as chairman months after controversial Goodwillie signing
RAITH Rovers have announced that owner John Sim has been replaced as chairman. Steven MacDonald will assume the role with immediate effect after three years as a board member at Stark’s Park. Sim has stepped aside just weeks after overseeing
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Couple aged 81 and 70 die in Ayrshire car crash
A couple have died after the car they were travelling in crashed. Emergency services were called to Auchinleck’s Barony Road, in Ayrshire, after the silver Astra the couple were in crashed at about 9.55am on Friday, Police Scotland said. The
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Sunak admits having US green card while in office amid fury at non-dom wife
Rishi Sunak has admitted holding a US green card while Chancellor, as Boris Johnson said he was unaware his Cabinet colleague’s wife holds the tax-reducing non-domiciled status. The Prime Minister backed the Chancellor as doing an “outstanding
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Douglas Stuart reveals he is writing Shuggie Bain the TV series
BOOKER prize winner Douglas Stuart is working on a TV adaptation of his award-winning novel Shuggie Bain. In an interview in The Herald Magazine tomorrow, he revealed that he is writing the script for the eight-part series himself. Stuart revealed
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100-year-old dental practice sold
A DENTAL practice that has been on the same site for nearly 100 years has changed hands for the first time in two decades. Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of Edinburgh dental practice, McCutcheon & Ballantyne
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SFA announce Hampden as 'nominated stadium' in joint UK & Ireland Euro 2028 bid
THE Scottish FA have confirmed Hampden Park will be a "nominated stadium" as part of the joint UK and Ireland bid to host Euro 2028. The five-nation backed bid to host the competition was announced in February - and it's now been announced that
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Hail hits Glasgow's southside as Easter break cold snap bites
Streets cleared and traffic was slowed as a prolonged hailstorm hit Glasgow. Ice chips pelted pavements for around 45 minutes as the wintry blast, caused by a cold front moving in from the north east, replaced clear and sunny skies. The
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Tennis legend Boris Becker faces jail for huge funds transfer after bankruptcy
Tennis star Boris Becker could be jailed for transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account after his bankruptcy. The three-time Wimbledon champion, 54, told a jury his 50 million US dollar (about £38 million) career earnings
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4 stunning homes on the market across Scotland right now - Take a peek
These four stunning properties are on the market across Scotland and we're already mentally packing our bags. Whether you're looking to hop on the property ladder or you're doing some dream scrolling over the weekend, these fantastic homes are
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Flight cancellations: Airlines warned over schedules as staffing crisis hits
Airlines have been urged by the aviation regulator to set “deliverable” schedules after thousands of UK flights were cancelled in recent days due to staff shortages. Civil Aviation Authority chief executive Richard Moriarty warned that late-notice
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Douglas Ross says Chancellor should come clean about wife's tax affairs
DOUGLAS Ross has urged the Chancellor to be "open and upfront" about his wife’s controversial tax arrangements. The Scottish Tory leader said Rishi Sunak should answer questions about Akshata Murty’s non-domiciled status, adding it was “right that
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SNP Energy Secretary 'failing to understand his own nuclear power policy'
The SNP’S Energy Secretary has been accused of failing to understand his own government’s policy after rejecting nuclear power from a new technology his administration has insisted it is open to looking at. Michael Matheson, the Scottish Government
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Agenda: Why we must ban single-use plastic wipes
By Heather Suttie PLASTIC is something I’ve been passionate about for a very long time. In 2007 I set up a campaign called Say No To Plastic highlighting the negative effects of plastic on the environment. I built a website, filled it with stats
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Former MSP ‘regrets’ giving blank cheques to ex-MP Natalie McGarry
A former MSP has said she regrets giving blank cheques to an ex-SNP MP accused of embezzling thousands from a pro-Scottish independence group. Carolyn Leckie was speaking at the trial of Natalie McGarry, 40, who is accused of misappropriating more
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View the latest properties for sale with Mov8
Check out some of Mov8’s latest properties for sale across Scotland. From a beautiful family home near Dunfermline, to a trendy flat in Edinburgh and a spacious house in the Borders, they’ve got something for everyone. A family home near
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Scotland records over 6,000 new Covid cases and 35 deaths overnight
The Scottish Government has recorded more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases and 35 further deaths have been reported overnight. According to the latest Scottish Government figures, 6,215 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded. This figure
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Priti Patel accused of squandering chance to help Ukrainians over 'woeful' visa figures
THE HOME Secretary has been accused of squandering opportunities to help Ukrainians in need after data revealed just 3 per cent of people who have applied for a visa have managed to get here. According to figures published by the Home Office today
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Scotland's Covid infections drop while UK cases remain near or at record levels
Covid-19 infections in most of the UK remain near or at record levels, with only Scotland seeing a drop in numbers, new figures show. Some 4.88 million people in private households in the UK are estimated to have had the virus last week, down very
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Nicola Sturgeon rejects 'arrogance and cowardice' claim over campaign press snub
NICOLA Sturgeon has rejected accusations of Donald Trump-like “arrogance and cowardice” for not inviting print media to the SNP’s local government campaign launch. The First Minister was at the People’s Pantry in Govanhill in her Glasgow Southside
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Neil Mackay: How one Scottish University got stitched up in culture wars
RULE one of modern life: always question Culture War stories that sound too good to be true. As evidence: step forward Jane Austen. Readers of The Express, Telegraph and Mail, as well as the few distressed souls who watch GB News, must have been
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Putin's daughters sanctioned by UK and EU
VLADIMIR Putin's daughters are being hit with sanctions by both the UK and EU. Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova will be penalised under measures designed to target the “lavish lifestyles” of the Russian President
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Warning Cambo sale will mean developers 'hellbent' on maximising oil profits
CAMPAIGNERS have insisted that a new company taking charge of controversial plans to drill for oil at Cambo will “be hellbent on selling any oil they might extract to the highest international bidder”. The development, near Shetland has yet to
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Boris Johnson to hold press conference today - what he will discuss
Boris Johnson will hold a joint press conference with the German Chancellor on Friday as the leaders outline their next steps against Russia amid the war in Ukraine. The Prime Minister will address teh nation at 3.15pm. Speaking ahead of a
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Herald Diary: Meme of the Day
The Diary abhors cruelty to animals. Except when it's rather amusing, like this... 😂 pic.twitter.com/7xDlu4CMMF — Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) April 5, 2022
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Man arrested after bottle thrown at Ibrox Stadium
A man has been arrested and charged after a bottle was thrown at Ibrox Stadium on Sunday during the Rangers v Celtic game, hitting a member of Celtic staff. One man sustained injuries as a result of the incident and required treatment. Police
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Celtic vs St Johnstone: Live stream, TV channel & kick-off time for Prem clash
THE euphoria of last week's Old Firm derby win over Rangers has just about worn off for Celtic. Ange Postecoglou's side are six-points clear at the summit of the Premiership as a result. And with Rangers not playing until Sunday this week
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Orphans review: This is Scottish theatre at its grandest and most daring
Orphans SEC Armadillo Glasgow 4/5 Review by Brian Beacom COULD the cult film classic that was Orphans find a home in the theatre? The challenge faced by the National Theatre of Scotland in relocating Peter Mullan’s 1998 Glasgow-based
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Live Review: Goldfrapp, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
IT ALL changed after the break. For the previous hour Goldfrapp had glided effortlessly through an often beautiful but perhaps slightly decorous set mostly dedicated to a Covid-delayed celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut album Felt Mountain
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Letters: Don't listen to the wealthy pressure groups. Our fisheries are carefully managed and well protected
OUR 19-year-old son has just purchased his first fishing boat, having spent the last two years working for my husband, a semi-retired fisherman. It has been his dream to follow the long family tradition, to make a living and to be able to stay on the
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'World's oldest building society' posts best results in 174-year history
Scottish Building Society, which claims to be the world’s oldest remaining building society, has posted record results. Established in 1848, the mutual has seen its balance sheet grow by nearly 40% in the last two years, leading to a pre-tax profit
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Landowners may face limit on how much land they can buy under Labour plan
WEALTHY landowners should face a limit on how much of Scotland they can buy, a Labour MSP has said. Mercedes Villalba will launch a public consultation on a Land Justice Bill that she intends to lodge at Holyrood. It could restrict the number
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Over 30 killed and 100 wounded as Russian rocket strikes Ukrainian train station
More than 30 people were killed and over 100 were wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a railway station in east Ukraine on Friday as civilians tried to evacuate to safer parts of the country, the state railway company said. It said two Russian
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Sunak defends wife over non-dom status as allies blame Downing Street for leaks
The Chancellor has defended his wife after it emerged she holds the tax-reducing non-domiciled status, as it was reported his allies have accused No 10 of being responsible for the briefings. Rishi Sunak said his spouse Akshata Murty – who is estimated
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Alan Simpson: Is there much to mourn about Channel 4 sell-off?
NEARLY 40 years ago, a suave Glaswegian with a shiny jacket and a demi-wave you could only get away with in the 1980s uttered the first words on Channel 4. His name was Paul Coia and he went on to have a very successful TV presenting career as
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Footfall in Scotland’s shops sees steepest fall out of all UK nations
A decrease in the number of people visiting stores in Scotland throughout March has led to pleas from experts for swift action to generate footfall. Figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) showed that footfall in Scotland’s shops dropped
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Is this the best place to live in Scotland? Top seven locations revealed in new list
A west coast island, only 90 minutes from central Glasgow, has been named as Scotland’s best place to live by a panel of judges. The Isle of Bute took the top spot in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide. Six other locations were
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Met Office forecasts snow to hit UK TODAY as arctic blast approaches
The UK could see snow fall across the country TODAY with forecasters predicting freezing temperatures by the end of the week. Brits could see temperatures as low as -5c by the end of the week, with four inches of snow forecast for some areas.
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Martin Lewis reveals four ways to keep warm at home for as little as 4p a week
Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis has shared a simple list of cheap tips to help people save on heating costs at home. Millions of people across the UK have been left worried about affording household bills following the huge hike in energy
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Russian forces have 'fully withdrawn' from northern Ukraine
Russian forces have now “fully withdrawn” from northern Ukraine into Belarus and Russia, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. “At least some of these forces will be transferred to East Ukraine to fight in the Donbas,” it added in its intelligence
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Organic food specialist to expand business with new 'urban garden' in Glasgow
An organic food specialist is to create an urban garden in Glasgow after securing a 20-year-lease on a prime site in the south of the city that will allow it to expand the business. Locavore said it had been in discussions with the council for
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Tiger Woods defies the odds in remarkable return to action at 86th Masters
Tiger Woods produced flashes of brilliance, moments of frustration and signs of rustiness as he enjoyed a remarkable return to action in the 86th Masters. Playing his first top-level tournament since the same event was staged in November 2020 due
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Rebecca McQuillan: Don't celebrate yet, Nicola. SNP reign could be shaken by cost-of-living crisis
IF it’s no broke, dinnae fix it. That must be the SNP election team’s mantra, since their long-running vote-winning strategy appears still to be working after all these years. A survey by pollster Survation suggests – astonishingly – that after 15
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Herald View: Johnson's new strategy was a waste of energy; and Sunak's reputation has suffered
AS with the Chancellor’s Spring Statement a few weeks ago, so too with Boris Johnson’s energy security strategy, unveiled 48 hours ago. Something important was missing. Just as Rishi Sunak could – and ought to have – done more to assist the very
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Outcry as SNP exclude media from local election launch
NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of Donald Trump-like “arrogance and cowardice” after the SNP excluded the press from its local election launch. The First Minister is due to kick off her party’s campaign for the May 5 vote in her Glasgow Southside
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Michael Settle: UK Government attitude to Ukrainian refugees shames us all
COMPASSION, it seems, isn’t enough to help people escape danger when you have the dead hand of Whitehall to contend with. As the daily horrors of Putin’s war are revealed to us, people across the UK have displayed enormous generosity to help Ukrainians
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Issue of the day: Duchess bids to trademark historic word
IS it possible to trademark a historic word of more than 500 years that is still in use today? Meghan Markle is trying to do so. Which word? The Duchess of Sussex - via her company, Archewell Audio - is trying to trademark the word 'archetypes
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Razorlight and Twin Atlantic to headline new Edinburgh festival - tickets go on sale today
A new three-day music event, Over the Bridge, is set to take place in Edinburgh this summer with a star-studded line-up. Acts such as Razorlight, James Arthur, Ella Eyre and Feeder will visit Raeburn Place sports ground in Stockbridge. Over
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Catriona Stewart: Rishi Sunak's family tax set up is a murky but boring business
THE apathy of the status quo is a robust thing and becomes tyranny when coupled with the twin desires to preserve tradition and defer to the rich. How else do we explain the cleaving to unequal systems that see the poorest hammered for tax while
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Ian McConnell: Why did these Tory Brexiters think this was a good idea?
THE Institute for Fiscal Studies’ recent exposition of the demographic troubles ahead for the UK, while illuminating, made for somewhat alarming reading. The think-tank highlighted the huge challenges in the years and decades ahead arising from
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Colin McLean: Takeover trend in Scotland is a concern as Denmark shows way
Comment By Colin McLean Scotland’s listed company sector is shrinking. Takeover bids for Stagecoach and Menzies will remove two more of Scotland’s most successful entrepreneurial businesses from the stock market. Scotland once had thriving
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Cambo development plans to be revived after Israeli-owned firm buys stake in oil field
PLANS to develop the giant Cambo field off Shetland are set to be revived after an Israeli-owned firm acquired the firm leading work on the controversial project. Ithaca Energy has agreed to buy Siccar Point Energy in a deal worth up to around
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Labour in Aberdeen dismay as Anas Sarwar puts windfall tax at heart of manifesto
LABOUR activists in Aberdeen have hit out after Anas Sarwar put a windfall tax on energy giants at the heart of the party’s manifesto for next month’s local elections. One senior party source told The Herald, that the leadership should be “concentrating
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Herald Diary: The Rolling Stones and a tangle in the isles
Communication breakdown TO prove our thesis that educational establishments would run more efficiently if it wasn’t for all those pesky pupils, the Diary has been publishing a series of exposés about the fiendish youngsters who make every teacher
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Argyll gold miner to ‘fast-track’ production ramp-up initiatives
By Ian McConnell Business Editor THE company developing the Cononish gold mine near Tyndrum in Argyll has struck a deal aimed at securing up to £3 million of loan funding to support the ramping up of its production at the site. Scotgold
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Edinburgh university life sciences spin-out wins £9m funding boost
EDINBURGH-based life sciences firm Kynos Therapeutics has won multi-million pound backing as it looks to develop pioneering drugs to help tackle problems caused by inflammation. The University of Edinburgh spin-out raised £6.5m equity investment
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Aberdeen oil services firm highlights potential boost to sector from energy security drive in UK
ABERDEEN-based subsea engineering specialist Ashtead Technology has highlighted the potential for oil and gas activity to increase as the UK looks to limit its reliance on imports amid the fallout from the Ukraine war. Chief executive Allan Pirie
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Shell may face $5bn Russian exit charge
SHELL has said it expects to record a charge of up to $5 billion following the company’s decision to quit Russia in response to the country launching its assault on Ukraine. However, the company indicated that the profits made by key divisions
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Omega Diagnostics signals 41 per cent hike in revenues
OMEGA Diagnostics has said it expects to report a 41 per cent increase in annual revenues to £12.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2022, as a dispute with the UK Government over an ill-fated Covid testing contract continues. The company’s
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Starting salaries rise in Scotland at fastest rate since records began
GROWTH in permanent staff appointments across Scotland accelerated in March to the second-sharpest pace on record, according to a survey which highlights the strength of the labour market. The “growing imbalance between demand for staff and supply
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Letters: There is not one thing Boris Johnson can be proud of
I READ with interest the letter from Allan Sutherland suggesting that we should totally forget about Partygate because (in his view) the Prime Minister was leading the world in terms of our sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine. I had to
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Kyle Coetzer previews Scotland's ties with Oman and Papua New Guinea in the UAE
A SENSE of déjà vu accompanies Scotland’s return to the international arena this weekend. Both the venue, the United Arab Emirates, and the opposition, Oman and Papua New Guinea, bring a comforting sense of familiarity at the outset of what is shaping
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Donald MacLeod: Airports fail test as holiday getaways turn to farce
AS I mentioned in my last column, the lifting of the UK's last remaining travel restrictions was warmly welcomed by our sun, sea and sangria-seeking holidaymakers and hailed by many business leaders as a vital and timely boost to the fortunes of our
