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What is today’s Wordle? April 17 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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Stevenson insists Hibs can take encouragement from manner of performance in Hearts loss
HIBS’ Lewis Stevenson was irked at the defeat to Hearts yesterday afternoon at Hampden but felt that the Easter Road side could draw encouragement from the manner of the performance. It was a fighting display from Shaun Maloney’s side who played
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Campbell moves to take pressure off Arbroath ahead of Kilmarnock decider
FROM the outside looking in, it’s a match of biblical proportions for a team of Arbroath’s standing. But for Dick Campbell, Friday’s Championship-deciding trip to Kilmarnock will be just another day at the office. At least that’s the way the charismatic
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Steyn insists Glasgow Warriors recognise room from improvement despite comprehensive victory
GLASGOW Warriors fly out to South Africa tomorrow and will on Tuesday with the momentum of Friday night’s comprehensive 27-17 away win over Newcastle Falcons in the European Challenge Cup round of 16 at their backs. However, Kyle Steyn – who is looking
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Cove Rangers 3 Alloa 0: Promotion party delayed despite comfortable win
JORDAN Allan's winner for Airdrieonians two minutes from time delayed Cove Rangers promotion to the Championship for another week but Paul Hartley remains convinced they will complete the job this Saturday. The Aberdeen based side's manager is
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Motoring: Freshening your car up needn't take too much time
Spring is here once again - and with it comes the desire to freshen things up a bit. Be that in the home or outside, giving things a good once-over can lead you to feel more prepared to make the most of the brighter months ahead. Spring cleaning
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Paperbacks: Grisly, violent but gripping, Douglas Stuart's new book
YOUNG MUNGO Douglas Stuart (Picador, £16.99) While Douglas Stuart may have revisited and reshuffled many of the elements of his Booker-winning debut Shuggie McBain, bringing a slight sense of diminishing returns to its follow-up, he’s such
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Idris Elba on fighting knife crime, and why we all have a responsibility to reach out to young people
Idris Elba was filming the 2013 biopic, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom when he experienced something that would inspire his latest project nearly a decade later. The Luther star, 49, gained plaudits for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in the Justin
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Arbroath roar back to set up title-deciding Kilmarnock showdown
WHILE sections of Gayfield Park’s past were torn down off the pitch during the week, Arbroath’s players continued to build their own history on it. After this nervy triumph over a stubborn - if, in all likelihood, doomed - Queen of the South, a first
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Rwanda migrant plan ‘about saving this Government’s skin’, says charity
THE UK’s immigration policy is not about “saving refugees’ skins, it’s about saving this Government’s skin”, a charity has said, after it was revealed Priti Patel overruled the concerns of civil servants to push ahead with the controversial plans.
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Best Crypto Exchanges 2022 - Some of the Top Choices
Introduction Once you make the decision to become a crypto investor, there will inevitably be a series of questions floating around your head. Which coin should you buy? When should you pull the trigger and make your first crypto investment? What
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Health: Eight easy ways to boost your health in just 10 minutes
Keeping things simple is totally fine, says Lisa Salmon. Getting healthy can often sound like a huge mountain to climb - not something that can be done quickly. But while long-term good health takes consistent effort, there are many little
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Robert McNeil: Why I must pour cold water on the Wim Hof Method
ALTHOUGH I didn’t see Tuesday’s television programme about Wim Hof – it clashed with the football – I am able, or at least willing, to comment about the subject authoritatively and perspicaciously. It’s odd seeing something you’ve known about for
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Galleries: The healing power of sound ... and the wonders of the deep
When It Rains, We Harvest: Cuando Llueve, Cosechamos 16 April - 19 June. Entry Free (with general admission to the museum). The Scottish Fisheries Museum, St Ayles Harbourhead, Anstruther, KY10 3AB. This exhibition explores how the desert communities
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Crime writer Stuart MacBride on ice cream, dolphins and the charms of Portsoy
STUART MACBRIDE, AUTHOR Where is it? Portsoy. A little town on the Moray coast, about an hour north of Aberdeen (but much closer to our house), with a stunningly picturesque harbour and a nice beach – if you're feeling brave and don't mind
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TV: Netflix drama Heartstopper promises a sweet and relatable coming-of-age romance
What's the story? Heartstopper. Pardon? It is a new eight-part Netflix drama about a coming-of-age romance set in contemporary times. I'll need more information. Based on the popular webcomic and graphic novel of the same name by
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Theatre: The Jersey Boys - Rags to riches and back to rags again
THERE are biography musicals which take a Conservative Party/Boris approach to telling the story; don’t ask too many tricky questions of the subject(s), don’t really look below the surface and study character – or lack of it. These jukebox musicals
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Agenda: Lessons in building a community in our new towns
By Jane Deary WITH their concrete jungles of roundabouts, high-rises and graffiti-daubed underpasses, Scotland’s new towns have long been a cliché of urban hardship and woolly community thinking. The idealism of the 1950s and 60s, when many
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Mary Contini's recipe: Smoked Haddock Kedgeree
Easter Day when I was a lass meant a new dress, Start- rite sandals, white ankle socks and a straw hat. As I recall it was always sunny. It also meant our first chocolate after six weeks sacrifices of Lent and hard-boiled eggs, painted in fancy
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Scots Word of the Week: Heeliegoleerie
HEELIEGOLEERIE HEELIEGOLEERIE is described in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) as: “Topsy-turvy, in a state of confusion, higgledy-piggledy”; or: “confusion, hubbub, noise, a to-do, a bustle”. The original entry in the DSL is marked
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Gardening with Dave Allan: Primroses love the cool, and damp Scottish weather
Primroses love Scotland. Sometimes we wish our weather was warmer and sunnier, but our native primroses, Primula vulgaris, keep on flowering in Scotland’s cool, damp shade. Primula vulgaris is one of 400 different primula species, not to mention
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Med's secret island has played holiday host to everyone from the Queen to JFK, Castro to Sophia Loren
With its azure skies, translucent sunlit seas and natural beauty, Veliki Brijuni is the most magical of Croatia’s islands. Former Yugoslav ruler Marshall Tito thought so too, claiming this largest island (usually just called Brijuni) in the archipelago
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Nicola Sturgeon is confident most Scots will still wear masks after easing
The First Minister is confident most people in Scotland will carry on using face masks after the rules ease on Monday. The remaining legal Covid-19 restrictions are set to be lifted and become guidance on April 18. But the Scottish Government
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Youths charged with reckless conduct in connection to lifeboat incident
Three teenage boys have been charged with reckless conduct in connection with an incident at a busy Scots lifeboat station. Police received reports of anti-social behaviour at the Broughty Ferry RNLI in Tayside on April 2. The youths allegedly
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Motorcylist dies in Moray crash as police appeal for witnesses
A motorcyclist has died on the scene of a crash on a northeast road. The 59-year-old man was riding a black BMW R1250GS motorbike before a collision on Friday at 11.35am. The collision took place on the A920 between Huntly and Dufftown in
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Lorry driver killed in five-vehicle named by police
A lorry driver who died in a five-vehicle crash in the Highlands has been named by police. Gordon Innes, 58 from Invergordon, was killed in an incident involving two lorries and three cars. He was the driver of one of the lorries and pronounced
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Russia bans Johnson and Sturgeon over sanctions and support for Ukraine
The Prime Minister and Scotland's First Minister are among a series of UK officials to be banned from entering Russia in retaliation for supporting Ukraine. A total of 13 senior UK officials have been banned over Russian sanctions and for "deliberately
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Film view: A daring plan to break Hitler's grasp on occupied Europe and an exiled prince vows to avenge his murdered father
THE NORTHMAN (15) It's bitterly cold up north - specifically 9th-century Scandinavia - in writer-director Robert Eggers' slow-burning and morally ambiguous thriller, inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet and Norse legend. Shot on location in Northern
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This week in the Herald Diary: So what do you buy for the cat who has everything?
Sounds familiar? A DIARY tale about marital confusion reminds Bryce Drummond from Kilmarnock of an incident in his club bar. After a few drinks, a pompous member denounced current morality, ending his diatribe with a question to a bored chap
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Sturgeon agrees with what Lorna Slater 'actually said' in trans row
The First Minister has voiced support for Lorna Slater following a row over comments by the Green minister about transphobia. Nicola Sturgeon claimed that Ms Slater's comments had been mischaracterised and that she agreed with what had been "actually
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Hearts vs Hibs: TV channel, live stream & kick-off time for cup tie
THERE have been plenty of derbies in recent times, all over Scotland. The Edinburgh derby took place at Tynecastle last Saturday, as Hearts ran out 3-1 winners. It was snubbed by Sky Sports. However, the derby takes centre-stage this
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Wellbeing: Lynda La Plante on staying mentally alert, doing her own highlights, and relaxing with reality TV
The queen of crime is back with her latest thriller, Vanished. She talks to Lauren Taylor about self-care, insomnia and being fabulous at 79. Lynda La Plante turns 80 next year - but she's calling this decade "the new 50s". "There's this slew
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The Hit List – An Englishman’s home is his castle but Scotland has these unusual gems
IT’S often said that an Englishman’s house is his castle. Which seems to imply that other parts of the UK are not so fortunate and that in proud Scotia we’re all huddled beneath skimpy canvas tents, eating baked beans cooked from a bonfire made of
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Gardening: Create a fairy garden this Easter
It's Easter weekend, when many families will want to make the most of the garden - so why not give youngsters the chance to join in the fun by creating a new playful space of their own? Making a fairy garden - complete with pixies, hidden doors
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Scottish author Ali Smith is back after the success of her Seasonal Quartet
Fiction 1. Companion Piece by Ali Smith is published in hardback by Hamish Hamilton, priced £16.99 (ebook £9.99). After her ambitious Seasonal Quartet, Ali Smith returns with Companion Piece, centred on Covid-19 and the seemingly endless lockdown
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Hearts and Hibs team news in Scottish Cup semi-final revealed
ROBBIE NEILSON has named an unchanged side for today's Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs. The Hearts boss has stuck with the XI that began last week's 3-1 Edinburgh derby triumph over Hibs at Tynecastle. But in the other dugout at Hampden
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Obituary: Audrey Henshall, renowned archaeologist and expert on Neolithic chambered cairns
Born: April 11, 1927; Died: December 14, 2021. AUDREY Shore Henshall MA, OBE, FSA, FSAScot, will go down in history as one of the first women in Scotland to become a full-time professional archaeologist, and for conducting surveys of some 600
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Easter Weekend treats from a traditional lunch to chocolate tours
THE DRAKE, GLASGOW Roast lamb is a traditional Easter Sunday lunch dish. A roast with all the trimmings, on the other hand, is a winner any time of year. The Drake has nailed it with their daytime meals featuring roast pork loin, roast striploin
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Drew Allan: Difficulties of striking a balance when reporting on a war
THERE is no escaping the war in Ukraine. It is on our TV screens day and night, on every radio news bulletin, and in all our newspapers, including this one – very much so. That’s how it should be. No one should be turning a blind eye to this horror
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Herald View: The PM has lost his moral authority to govern; and the importance of everyday issues at elections
THE fact that Boris Johnson and his Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, have received fixed penalty notices from the Metropolitan Police for breaches of the Covid regulations, and accepted them, puts them in a very grave position. The Prime Minister has,
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David Leask: Why so many of us – including those in power – kept being wrong on Russia
SO many numbers have been thrown up by Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. First there were military graphics in the newspapers bristling with figures, like a macabre game of Top Trumps. How many men, tanks and planes did the Russian president have massed
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Throw out recalled Kinder products this Easter amid salmonella outbreak - UKHSA
Parents have been urged to avoid Kinder chocolates this Easter weekend amid a salmonella outbreak. Health officials confirmed 70 children, most under the age of five, have fallen ill after consuming the products as of April 15. It comes after
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Books: Norman Scott, the man at the heart of the Jeremy Thorpe political scandal
As his autobiography is published, the man at the heart of the Jeremy Thorpe political scandal tells Hannah Stephenson why he's telling his story. Described as 'a true queer hero and icon' by actor Ben Whishaw, Norman Scott is still remembered
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Visit two beautiful gardens for the price of one this weekend
Harmony Garden and Priorwood Garden St Mary’s Road and Abbey Street Melrose TD6 9PX Why Should We Visit? It is not often that you get the chance to visit two distinctive gardens that are almost right next door to each other, but
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Trans equality or a threat to women’s rights? The two sides put their case
In an age of controversy, it has become one of the biggest. The aim, says the Scottish Government, is to make it easier and less traumatic for trans people to change their legal gender. The result, say its critics, will be to undermine sexual equality
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Shauna Macdonald on her star turn as Scots heroine Flora MacDonald in Outlander
SHAUNA Macdonald is a natural-born storyteller. The Scottish actor has a knack for rattling off anecdotes that hold the listener rapt, making for gregarious company with her quick wit and no-holds-barred candour. Over the course of our conversation
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Bodies of more than 900 civilians found in Kyiv region, Ukrainian police say
The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered outside Kyiv, the area's police chief has claimed. It comes as Russia threatened to renew missile attacks on the capital, despite previously stating focus would be placed on eastern Ukraine
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Major rail lines closures for Easter works as queues could cause travel delays
SCOTS are being warned they can expect major travel disruption over the Easter weekend. Some rail lines will be affected by around-the-clock works on railway infrastructure, while other services are expected to be extremely busy. Network
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How to buy stocks – investing guide for beginners
Buying stocks is one of the main things people consider when they want to make investments. After all, this is arguably the oldest form of investing that there is, and people have yielded some pretty enticing returns with the stock market throughout
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On the Radar: Gatsby the ballet and Viking warriors
DANCE The Great Gatsby, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Thursday to Saturday In which the greatest novel ever written (says me) is transformed into a dance spectacle. Northern Ballet’s revival of choreographer David Nixon’s take on F Scott Fitzgerald
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Priti Patel 'overruled' concerns of top Home Office civil servant over Rwanda asylum plan
The Home Secretary has issued a rare "ministerial direction" to overrule concerns of a top civil servant regarding plans to ship some asylum seekers to Rwanda, it is reported. It is understood Home Office civil servants raised concerns that the
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Crumble, crack, threatened collapse and impending ruin. Should a taco really be like this? - Ron Mackenna's review
TRUE story: I’m perched at a high table at La Choza here scooping so-so guacamole with giant fried plantain chips and simultaneously and pretty aimlessly Googling: why do these tacos keep falling apart. It’s a slack mid-week night on downtown Albion
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Camley’s Cartoon: Russia’s propaganda campaign
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Russia’s propaganda over the war in Ukraine, on April 16, 2022. Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 7000. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website
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Alison Rowat's TV preview: The Lost Leonardo; Brickies
The most improbable story to have ever happened in the art market. So says one contributor of the true tale told in The Lost Leonardo (Sky Arts, free to view, Tuesday, 9pm). Who could resist the offer to learn more? Hopefully few, as Andreas Koeford
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Alison Rowat's TV review: Derry Girls; Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof; Gazza; Grand Designs
HE has run half-marathons barefoot in the snow, climbed Everest wearing shorts, and he’s not even from Glasgow … Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Wim Hof! The Dutch guru who believes cold is the cure to many ills is at the centre of Freeze the Fear with
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Issue of the day: Jane Fonda's iconic fitness video turns 40
ITS release revolutionised the fitness industry and spawned a genre that is still going strong today, albeit no longer on VHS. Jane Fonda's first exercise tape - one of the best-selling video tapes of all time - turns 40. Forty and looking
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Burrell Collection 'politicising' exhibits in transgender row
GLASGOW City Council’s cultural arm has been accused of politicising ancient exhibits at the Burrell Collection by linking them to the contemporary debate around transgender rights. Two porcelain figures of the Buddhist goddess of mercy which are
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Unspun: the political diary
Shop soiled THE surreally duff start to the SNP’s local election campaign has sparked a meme. The Nats blazed a trail last week by holding their first event in a shop so pokey that the media were automatically excluded - leading to lots of headlines
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Revealed: Scottish island records biggest property price increase
IT IS only an eight-minute ferry journey from its nearest large town and has been billed as being Scotland’s most accessible island. And with the pandemic changing our daily routines with the way we live and work, the dream of an island idyll is
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Frank Bruno backs one-of-a-kind fighter Tyson Fury to tee up bout with Anthony Joshua
FRANK Bruno mixed it with some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division, beating Oliver McCall to claim the WBC belt in 1995 but also losing to Tim Witherspoon, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson (twice) in title fights. He was the most popular
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SNP pledges to charge commuters to enter Edinburgh-wide congestion zone
THE SNP will charge commuters entering Edinburgh and level the workplace parking levy on some of the biggest companies in the capital if the party is re-elected next month. In a key local election pledge, the party wants to charge commuting drivers
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How itchy woolly jumpers may soon be consigned to history
By Sandra Dick WITH their thick and warm fleece to protect against the wildest weather, for Scotland’s sheep there’s no such thing as a bad hair day. But with prices for their fleece at rock bottom, some farmers have found it more economical
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Inside story: Struggle for truth about Ukraine war in an Orwellian regime
Love is stronger than war. Violence is never the answer. It is too easy to hate. As Vladimir Putin rained fire and death on Ukraine, these are some of the tiny hand-written messages which appeared on supermarket shelves in his home town of St Petersburg
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Doffing a bunnet to Tom Kidd as St Andrews prepares for 150th Open
IT's all happening at the Old Course. A modern day Open Championship requires the kind of epic production process that the MGM big-wigs embarked on with Ben-Hur. Grandstands are rising up here, scoreboards are emerging there and the clatters, batters
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Anger grows over remote learning scheme at Western Isles schools
More than 150 people have signed a petition amid mounting anger over plans for remote learning at high schools in the Western Isles. The scheme - which union leaders claim is being rolled out without proper consultation - is aimed at giving S4-
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Letters: Send migrants to Scotland, not Rwanda. We need them here
THAT Boris Johnson et al at Westminster should now propose forwarding refugees to Rwanda ("Johnson’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda branded 'inhumane'", The Herald, April 15) is quite the most despicable action, and that Priti Patel and Mr Johnson
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Experts slam changes to Scottish rates appeals rules
Exclusive By Scott Wright PLANS to overhaul the appeals system for non-domestic rates are “anti-business”, a prominent Scottish property rating specialist has declared. The next revaluation of non-domestic property, which will determine
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James de Uphaugh: ‘Old economy’ stocks are moving back into favour and will boost portfolios
By James de Uphaugh The UK’s equity market has regained its mojo of late, but the valuation on a whole host of metrics is still low, relative to many markets. In our view, the factors driving this low starting valuation are unduly skewed towards
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Herald Diary: Lowering the voting age? Whatever...
By royal command AT long last Harry and Meghan have done the right thing and visited their relatives in Windsor, where they held a secret pow-wow with the Queen and Prince Charles – rhough given the history of the royals, it wouldn’t be surprising
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After Covid, is it time to make indoor air as safe as tap water?
IN the 1830s, a new disease began sweeping through Britain which is said to have "shocked society like no other illness had done in recent times and generated everything from general unease to riots". It was the world's first cholera pandemic,
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Glasgow agency to raise fresh six-figure funding
Glasgow-based training consultancy This is Milk is looking to raise up to £450,000 to support the launch of its new online learning platform. Set up in 2015 by managing director Angela Prentner-Smith, This is Milk specialises in making “workplaces
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Brian Donnelly: Fond farewell to family at helm of hotel for 67 years
IT IS a time of change for many in the hospitality industry after one of the most difficult periods in the sector’s history. It is also, however, one of opportunity. For the Lamont family, it is time to hand over custodianship of one of the north
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Kevin McKenna: Must Derek Mackay always be treated as a social leper?
IN Holy Week when we celebrate humanity’s salvation through the death and resurrection of God’s only son our thoughts are directed towards compassion and the forgiveness of sins. These are the most sacred days in the Christian year, but they also convey
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On the radio: John Donne and the poetry of seduction
BOOKS do furnish a room. And they furnish people too, as author Emma Smith pointed out on Start the Week on Monday morning (Radio 4). “We use books to prop up our identities, to project the image of ourselves that we want the world to see,” she
