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What is today’s Wordle? April 24 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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Tyson Fury retains world title with brutal victory over Dillian Whyte
TYSON FURY had continually built up his WBC Heavyweight title defence against Dillian Whyte as the final fight of his career. And if his statements were true, then he certainly went out in style in front of a 94,000-sell-out crowd at Wembley stadium
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'It's incredible': Killie stalwart McKenzie savours league title
THE several hundred who scampered onto the Rugby Park pitch might have made a strong case, but there won’t have been anyone who savoured Kilmarnock’s Championship title more than Rory McKenzie. Cut him open and he’d bleed white and blue. Or so
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Kilmarnock chairman Bowie promises 'biggest-ever' budget
BILLY Bowie will be the first to admit he hasn’t got everything right at Rugby Park. When Steve Clarke left and the call went out for Angelo Allesio, things unravelled so quickly the Italian’s name had barely been etched onto his office door. Tommy
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Mike Blair reflects on narrow Edinburgh win over Zebre
WHAT doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, was the philosophy being adopted by the relentlessly positive Mike Blair after watching his Edinburgh team scrape a narrow home win over United Rugby Championship whipping boys Zebre on Friday evening
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Glasgow Warrior's Richie Gray defiant despite heavy Stormers defeat
GLASGOW were third in the URC table before this weekend’s round of games, a position they have been at or close to for much of the campaign. During that time they were able to look upwards, to see themselves as one of the teams chasing leaders Leinster
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Joseph Parker vs Joe Joyce confirmed ahead of Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte showdown at Wembley
PROMOTER Frank Warren has confirmed that Joseph Parker and Joe Joyce have agreed to a fight this summer. No date has been confirmed for the bout between the heavyweight challengers, but the pair will go head to head. Parker is on a run of six
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Dundee 1 St Johnstone 1: Rooney nets vital goal to maintain gap over Dundee
SHAUN Rooney scored several important goals in St Johnstone’s march to double success last season. His second-half equaliser at the Kilmac Stadium could prove just as important, cancelling out Jordan Marshall’s opener and killing off relegation rivals
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Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte live stream, fight time, undercard, TV channel and how to watch
DILLIAN WHYTE says he is “willing to do whatever it takes” to have his hand raised against Tyson Fury as the rivals finally came head-to-head before this weekend’s world heavyweight title fight. Whyte has swerved several media obligations, including
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Five new books to read this week
Fiction The Pharmacist Rachelle Atalla Hodder & Stoughton, Available May 12. THEY say never judge a book by its cover, but I took one look at the livid red cover of The Pharmacist, and I wanted to dive inside. I wasn’t disappointed.
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Motoring: The lightweight predecessors to Toyota's new GR86
The new Toyota GR86 is due to arrive in the UK shortly, continuing a series of cars focused on driver interaction and - more importantly - low weight. With many new sports cars bringing a heavier, more technology-laden approach to driving, cars
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Ewan Henderson sinks St Mirren as Hibs take three points in Paisley
Between them, St Mirren and Hibs had managed one win in their previous 13 league games. The muted fans of both teams presumably came not in hope, but in expectation – expecting to be disappointed. Their feelings were well founded, with the players
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Laura to Cape Fear: the week's best TV films
Film of the week Thursday April 28 Laura, Talking Pictures TV, 6.15pm When beautiful New York advertising executive Laura Hunt answers her door late one Friday night and is murdered with a shotgun blast to the face, hard-boiled, baseball-loving
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Kirklands House: How a garden was brought back to life
Kirklands House Saline Fife KY12 9TS Why Should We Visit This two-acre garden and adjoining 20 acres of natural woodland have been lovingly restored by the present owners who have packed it with interesting and colourful plants. There
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TV: Searching for Michael Jackson's Zoo with Ross Kemp
What's the story? Searching for Michael Jackson's Zoo with Ross Kemp. I'll need more information. A new ITV documentary sets out to investigate the fate of the animals that were once owned by pop star Michael Jackson. The zoo at the
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Wellbeing: Angela Rippon on sharing food with the people you love
After two years of stress and disruption, Angela Rippon tells Imy Brighty-Potts how food and friends are a match made in heaven. We have all had reasons to be stressed over the past two years, and TV presenter Angela Rippon is no exception. Losing
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The Great British Sewing Bee's Esme Young on partying with David Bowie
he fashion guru and Sewing Bee judge talks to Hannah Stephenson about designing for the rich and famous, and the challenges of sustainable fashion. She's best known as the pint-sized judge of The Great British Sewing Bee, opposite her loftier pal
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Scots Word of the Week: Smowt
SMOWT IN the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) smowt has various meanings – the first two senses relate to fish: “a young salmon”and “a kind of trout”. The meaning I want to concentrate on is given as the third sense in DSL, “a small insignificant
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Chef Romy Gill on her love of Glasgow's 'amazing' culinary scene
ROMY GILL, CHEF AND AUTHOR Where is it? Glasgow and its amazing food scene. Why do you go there? I call Scotland my "homeland away from home" because so many things changed in my life when I was living there. The dinner parties I hosted
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Gardening: How to turn your garden into a spa sanctuary
Imagine the setting - a cornucopia of tropical planting shadowing a hidden oasis of calm, replete with hot tub, comfortable loungers, subtle lanterns and tea lights dotted around, and the scent of jasmine in the air. This might seem like an unrealistic
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Gardening with Dave Allan: Why nightly patrols for pests pay off
The garden is bursting into life and our pests are getting their act together but who can blame them? We’ve opened a cordon bleu restaurant crammed with delicious delights. There’s something for everyone: sap-rich roses for aphids, lettuce and countless
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Cinema review: Nicolas Cage plays a fictionalised version of himself in The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent
THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT (15) A wise man once said, “Some things are true whether you believe in them or not.” That modern philosopher was Nicolas Cage, sermonising on the fragility of life to a cynical Meg Ryan (playing a surgeon
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Culture Secretary accuses commentators of mocking her dyslexia after video gaffe
The Culture Secretary has accused commentators of mocking her dyslexia after she muddled her words in a video posted on social media by a Conservative MP. In a TikTok video, Nadine Dorries is heard talking about people being able to “downstream
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Sturgeon hits back at criticism over manifesto’s independence inclusion
Nicola Sturgeon has hit back at “bizarre” claims her party’s manifesto puts independence before local government issues. The First Minister and leader of the SNP was on the campaign trail for the May 5 local elections in Glasgow on Saturday.
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Ukraine reports Russians trying to storm Mariupol plant
Russian forces have attacked a steel plant in the shattered Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said. It is an apparent bid to eliminate the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the strategic city the Kremlin claims its military
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Obituary: Jan Archibald, expert in personal growth noted for her compassion
Jan Archibald: An appreciation JAN Archibald, who has died aged 74, lived with a diagnosis of myeloma for over 12 years, writes Dori Jackson. Though a journey of physical and emotional ups and downs it was also a time when she enjoyed her life
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Tour boat with 26 aboard 'sinks' in Japan with no sign of survivors after seven hours
A tour boat with 26 people aboard is missing after reportedly sinking – with no sign of survivors after seven hours, Japan’s coastguard said. The Kazu 1 made a distress call in the early afternoon local time, saying the ship’s bow had flooded and
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Man in hospital after fire breaks out on Glasgow bus
A 54-year-old man has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out on a bus in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon. A First Bus was seen on Renfield Street, near West Regent Street with flames and smoke billowing out of it just after 12pm on Saturday
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Obituary: Stuart Mitchell, classicist who defended Christianity in letters to the Herald
Born: January 1, 1946; Died: January 31, 2022. STUART MITCHELL – classicist, musician, book-lover, Christian apologist and one-time principal of Hamilton College in Lanarkshire – has died, aged 76, of cancer. His passing deprives Scotland of
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Fire crews battled blaze at Glasgow derelict building
FIRE crews rushed to a derelict building in Glasgow's East End as it was ripped through by a blaze last night. The fire broke out at the B-listed Queen Mary Street Nursery, on Bernard Terrace, in Bridgeton, on Friday night. The Scottish Fire
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CalMac says ‘ageing fleet’ to blame for major problems in ferry network
Scotland’s west coast ferry network is facing major problems due to its ageing fleet of vessels, the managing director of CalMac has said. Robbie Drummond was speaking on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme after it emerged the
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Galleries round-up: Cosmic dancing, landscape magic and the art of William Morris
PAST-inuous 27-29 April. Free. Fruitmarket, 45 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DF. This exhibition at Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket is a live interactive dance performance with an in-person and digital cast of 11 dancers. The show has been created
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Robert McNeil: Who else dreams of life on the open road?
I CANNOT pretend that I haven’t given van life some thought. You say: “A man in your position? Living in a van? Preposterous!” But, actually, I remember people suggesting many years ago that this was something for which I’d be eminently suited.
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Boris Johnson's Week: I will survive – even if I have to Carry On Up the Khyber
As imagined by Brian Beacom RUMOURS of my professional death are greatly exaggerated. Yes, you may well point out that more than a dozen of my colleagues at Westminster wish to see me walk the plank, and they’re sharpening cutlasses as we speak
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Drew Allan: Lessons in keeping you informed
LIKE the BBC, parents and the very best schoolteachers, The Herald has a remit, some of which may not be immediately obvious: we need to inform, educate and entertain. The first of these is self-evident: we keep you informed every day with the
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Supermarkets limit cooking oil purchases after supplies hit by Ukraine war
Supermarkets across the UK have placed limits on how much cooking oil customers can buy due to supply-chain problems caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tesco is allowed three items per customer while Waitrose and Morrisons have placed limits
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Motherwell vs Rangers: TV channel, live stream & kick-off time for Prem clash
WITH Rangers' huge European tie against RB Leipzig on the horizon, Motherwell and the SPFL worked together to facilitate rescheduling this game. The Ibrox club thanked all involved for their efforts in doing so. The match was brought forward
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Patrick Kielty on Northern Ireland, Brexit and Billy Connolly
IT IS the optimism that might come as a surprise. Because it’s not the usual default position when it comes to Northern Ireland. But Patrick Kielty, the Northern Irish comedian, broadcaster and, of late, political commentator, thinks that when
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Agenda: Scottish Government’s international work must be strategic
By Clare Adamson THE Scottish Parliament’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee, which I convene, has just completed an inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work. During the evidence-taking stage of our
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MSP calls for staff axed by DWP to be 'redeployed' to Scots social security offices
LABOUR MSP Katy Clark has criticised plans from Conservative ministers to close work and pensions offices in Scotland, as she called on the Scottish Government to step in and recruit at-risk staff if necessary. In a Scottish Parliament motion condemning
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On the Radar: Britpop, tartan noir and Nicolas Cage
MUSIC Sleeper, SWG3, Glasgow, Saturday It’s now a quarter of a century (and counting) since Sleeper, led by the wonderfully outspoken Louise Wener, released their platinum-selling album The It Girl. To celebrate the anniversary the band have
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Big Read: The plot to fool the Nazis involving a corpse, a submarine and tragedy in Scottish waters.
Her name conjures up angels and celestial beings, but as HMS Seraph, an S-Class submarine measuring 217ft of deadly war machine, surfaced in the chilly springtime waters of the Holy Loch, her mission was far from heavenly. Armed with seven 21-inch
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700,000 homes face £1,000 fines if they don’t return their census responses
Some 700,000 Scottish households have still not submitted their census response, with just one week left to fill in their form. The census is due to close on May 1 and anyone who fails to submit their responses by then could face prosecution or
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'Say anything positive about Scotland and it's pro-independence,' says Devi Sridhar
It feels a little ironic that the week that Devi Sridhar and I are meant to meet in person, I come down, for the first time, with Covid. And so, rather than a coffee near the University of Edinburgh, where she works, we resort to the tool of the pandemic
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Alison Rowat's TV preview: Imagine with Miriam Margolyes; A Lake District Farm Shop; Selling Sunset
MOTORWAY service stations, how much do you hate them? On a long journey, when you need a pit stop and don’t want to take a chance on the nearest town (have you seen Deliverance?), they are a necessary evil. Crowded, noisy, expensive, it’s a get in-get
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Camley’s Cartoon: Johnson’s escape to India
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Boris Johnson’s escape to India on April 23, 2022. Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 7000. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website thepicturedesk.co.uk
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Holyrood blasts Northern Ireland Protocol changes as ‘unthinkable’
A Scottish Government minister said any Westminster move to tear up a deal with the EU governing post-Brexit trading agreements with Northern Ireland would be “unthinkable”. Neil Gray, Holyrood’s minister for Europe, has written to the Foreign
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'Interesting place. Weird meal' – Ron Mackenna's restaurant review
Kelp Glasgow AH yeah, I get what they’re up to here. They’ve fired a few straggly seaweedy things at the high open pipework on that ceiling, plunked a moody picture of some langoustines on the wall, put up an octopus mural and suddenly it’s
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David Leask: Is Vladimir Putin really trying to resurrect the old Soviet Union?
HE was a great talent, one of his obituaries said, but also a “rare scoundrel”. For more than six decades Vasily Lanovoy somehow dominated every stage he trod, every scene he shot. The Moscow-based actor, his matinee idol good looks long faded,
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Issue of the day: The dedicated Royal fashion finders
IF you see a photograph of the Queen or Prince William or one of the younger members of the Royal Family, you possibly don’t think too much about what they are wearing, but online, there are teams dedicated to tracking down every item. By
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Herald View: Urgent action is needed on our energy bills; and the Queen at 96
THE crisis is real, and it is already upon us. Fuel poverty is no mere abstraction. It was a sobering experience, earlier this week, to see the highly paid bosses of energy companies coming together to warn MPs that “truly horrific” energy price
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Kevin McKenna: Would the SNP be quietly content to see their support dip at council elections?
IT seems almost sinful to mock politicians for their shortcomings in parliamentary debate or public speaking. They don’t solicit our votes on the basis of their aptitude for oratory and, if they did, it would signify shallowness and more than a degree
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Brian Taylor: Despite Tory ploys, Johnson will be judged by his peers – and by the people
A DISTINGUISHED life, no doubt. Early service in the army, followed by a career at the bar, a QC no less. An MP, a Cabinet Minister indeed. Then, late in life, a different Ministry, in the Church. Plus a title, as the junior scion of an ancient
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Herald Diary: Those awful wedded brides
Toys R Us TOYMAKER Mattel is launching a Barbie doll of the Queen to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. Why stop there? The Diary would also like to see a Prince Harry doll, with a string attached to the back that, when tugged, makes Harry
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Kiltwalk event returns as thousands take part at Glasgow Green
IT WAS a regular sight in Glasgow Green as thousands of people donned tartan to take part in the Kiltwalk events. However, over the past two years organisers adapted and resorted to virtual Kiltwalks with participants coming up with novel ideas
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Alison Rowat's TV review: The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe; Chivalry; Life after Life; Idris Elba's Fight School
COME awards season The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (STV, Sunday-Wednesday) should be a shoo-in for several prizes, including “best bad acting”. It takes a truly gifted thesp to act like a beginner, and Monica Dolan and Eddie Marsan delivered the
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On the radio: Pop art with Neil Tennant and Zadie Smith
“WHERE’S the fantastic pop song about Putin?” Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant asked at the end of This Cultural Life (Radio 4) last Saturday. “It’s as though it’s not the concern of pop music,” he continued. “Well, I think it is the concern of pop music.
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Birthday bike ride reminds me to count my blessings
MONTHS of gym work have paid off for me in terms of my walking and not living in daily pain. Returning from Jamaica, however, has not been straightforward. I guess there just seams to be a few more bumps when you’re paralysed. I sat watching
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Former Braehead Clan captain Matt Keith urges old team to go for glory in play-offs
FORMER Braehead Clan captain Matt Keith has urged his old team to go for it in their play-off quarter final tie with Cardiff Devils. Malcolm Cameron’s side, now called Glasgow Clan, have a tough test in overcoming the two-time winners in the Devils
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Hibs' season 'not a disaster' but major room for improvement, says Paul McGinn
WHEN Hibernian took the lead against champions Rangers at Ibrox in October, they were heading for the summit of the Premiership before Ryan Porteous’ red card led to a pivotal 2-1 defeat. Having since burned their way through two managers and been
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Growth slows sharply as Ukraine crisis weighs
By Ian McConnell GROWTH of the UK private sector economy has slowed sharply to its weakest pace in three months, a key survey showed yesterday, with demand hit by the cost-of-living crisis and economic uncertainty arising from Russia’s invasion
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Letters: There must now be a full public inquiry into ferries fiasco
THE comments made by Stephen Boyle, Scotland’s Auditor General, to a Holyrood committee investigating the ferries construction fiasco are quite extraordinary ("Public finance watchdog warns over ‘lack of ferry transparency’", The Herald, April 22).
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Norovirus levels unusually high amid post-pandemic surge
RATES of norovirus have rebounded sharply in Scotland after virtually disappearing during the height of the pandemic. The number of confirmed laboratory cases by mid-April was around 30 per cent higher than normal for the time of year, and had
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Brian Donnelly: Boris Johnson quizzed on fresh claims of ‘misleading’ Parliament
THE UK is in the grip of an employment emergency. There is a record 1.25 million job vacancies and a labour shortage that is keeping businesses that should be open closed. At a time when hospitality could be making the most of the easing of restrictions
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From MK Dons impasse to ever-present in promotion push - Harvie has upped his game
DANNY Harvie wanted the ground to swallow him up. A little more than 30 minutes into an away match at Wigan Athletic, the electronic board went up with his number on it. In truth, any one of his MK Dons team-mates could have been taken off such was
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Muirhead targeting mixed doubles world title just months after becoming Olympic champion
FOR most people, an Olympic gold medal would be enough of an achievement for one year. Eve Muirhead, though, has her sights set on another major title before she draws the curtain on her season. Just two months on from becoming Olympic champion
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Sales plunge amid UK cost-of-living squeeze, figures reveal
By Ian McConnell Business Editor Retail sales volumes in Great Britain tumbled 1.4% month-on-month in March, official figures show, signalling consumers are tightening their purse strings amid the mounting cost-of-living crisis. A sharp
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Stuart Paterson: Investors should diversify holdings as higher inflation and interest rates loom
By Stuart Paterson The first quarter of 2022 brought the return of volatility to financial markets as the Federal Reserve promised a faster pace of interest rate rises to address inflation, compounded by the economic implications of the Russian
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Investors register disquiet over pay at STV
By Scott Wright STV has seen off a mini-revolt over directors’ pay at its annual general meeting this week. More than 25 per cent of the voted shares went against the directors’ remuneration report, which shows that chief executive Simon Pitts
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STUC to ramp up pressure on ministers over 'ideological' opposition to nuclear power
MINISTERS will face pressure next week to drop their resistance to nuclear energy as the trade union movement back the building of new plants in Scotland in a bid to boost jobs and cut household fuel bills. A motion condemning the Scottish Government's
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What's really behind the mystery hepatitis outbreak that's left eight children needing liver transplants?
OVER a three week period in March, clinicians at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) noticed something very strange. Five children, aged between three and five, were admitted to the hospital suffering from severe hepatitis - inflammation
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Confidence deteriorates among smaller firms
A new poll has found that small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK are less positive than their Nordic counterparts on the outlook for the economy. The latest SME Barometer produced by accountancy group Azets covering the countries where
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Glasgow's 'sick man of Europe' tag could return, leading doctor warns
Glasgow's "sick man of Europe" tag was “not always accurate” but the cost of living crisis on top of years of austerity risks the city regressing, a leading doctor has said. Dr Linda de Caestecker said life expectancy among the most deprived had
