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What is today’s Wordle? May 4 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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Shoppers told to 'brace themselves' for further price hikes in UK supermarkets
Shoppers are being warned to “brace themselves” for further price hikes in their weekly food shops as the cost-of-living crisis continues tighten the budgets of UK households. Shop prices are up 2.7% on last year marking their highest rate of inflation
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Livingston eye permanent deal for winger Odin Bailey
LIVINGSTON are keen on thrashing out a permanent deal for winger Odin Bailey. The 22-year-old joined the Lions on loan from Birmingham City last August and has made 32 appearances so far this season. The former England under-16 internationalist
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Luis Diaz inspires Liverpool fightback to beat Villarreal after second-leg scare
LIVERPOOL booked their third Champions League final in five seasons after a chaotic 3-2 second-leg win in Villarreal saw them progress 5-2 on aggregate. While the three-goal cushion may look comfortable this was a test of their nerve and powers
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Glasgow Warriors' Danny Wilson to give emerging talent chance to shine amid growing injury list
GLASGOW Warriors head coach Danny Wilson is hoping to make a virtue out of a necessity by using the growing list of injured players in his squad as an opportunity to give emerging talent a chance to shine. The team travel to France this weekend
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Mark Bennett on Edinburgh's need to kick-on after play-off confirmation
IF Edinburgh were disappointed to have their unbeaten competitive home record ended by Ulster last Saturday, at least they had the consolation of claiming the losing bonus point that confirmed they will be in the URC play-offs. Over the next few
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Land and loch adventures at Cameron House
It’s time to change gear. The Land Rover Defender lurches along the rough track above Luss, a stretch of Loch Lomond studded with islands bobs about in the distance as I adjust the oversized steering wheel, avoiding anything that resembles a boulder
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Hour-by-hour guide to when each council will call election results
Voters across Scotland will head to the polls on May 5 to select their council representatives. All seats across the country will be up for grabs for the first time since 2017. Local authorities are expected to confirm the results throughout
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Gary Townsend's recipe: Cajun spiced tiger prawns
This recipe makes the most delicious tiger prawns which can be served with rice, salads or steaks. I have cooked them in a pan but they can be easily cooked on the barbecue for the warmer months ahead. Let’s hope last weekend wasn’t our summer!
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Russian forces storm Mariupol steel plant, claim Ukrainian officials
Russian forces have begun storming a steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials have claimed. It comes after more than a hundred of civilians were evacuated from bunkers below the Azovstal steelworks with
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Mother hopes for closure in hotel fire deaths inquiry
The mother of a man who died in a hotel fire which claimed two lives has said she is finally hoping for some closure after a date was set for a fatal accident inquiry into the 2017 blaze. Simon Midgley, 32, and his partner, Richard Dyson, 38, from
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New Meadowbank sports stadium set to open by summer
A major milestone has been reached in the build of the new Meadowbank Sports Centre with the completion certificate being issued to the main contractors Graham Construction. It enables the project to progress to the next stage and Edinburgh Leisure
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Care delays see over 1,700 hospital beds 'blocked' amid spiralling A&E logjam
MORE than one in 10 acute hospital beds was occupied by patients ready to be discharged in March. Figures from Public Health Scotland show that patients - most of them frail elderly or with special needs - were delayed by an average of three weeks
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Learn from the experts on succession planning, philanthropy and wealth management in turbulent times
Take action to ensure the family business carries on A well-planned succession strategy can create a platform for the next generation’s ambitions, writes Susie Tweedie, Senior Associate at law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn FAMILY
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Police Scotland 'trying to keep wheels on bus' after surge of retiring cops
POLICE SCOTLAND has been left “scrabbling around trying to keep the wheels on the bus” after a spike in the number of officers leaving the force. According to the Scottish Police Federation’s 1919 magazine, “centuries of experience” will be lost
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Bournemouth’s David Brooks given the all clear after cancer treatment
BOURNEMOUTH and Wales forward David Brooks has been given the all clear after cancer treatment. Brooks, 24, announced in October that he had been diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma and was due to start treatment immediately. Writing
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Bournemouth’s David Brooks given the all clear after cancer treatment
BOURNEMOUTH and Wales forward David Brooks has been given the all clear after cancer treatment. Brooks, 24, announced in October that he had been diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma and was due to start treatment immediately. Writing
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Imran Ahmad Khan formally quits as MP after sexual assault guilty verdict
Former Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan has formally quit his seat following his conviction for sexual assault, the Treasury has confirmed. Mr Khan had previously announced his intention to resign on April 14 after he was found guilty of assaulting
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Local food movement reinforces the messages of buying and eating local food
Eating good food isn’t just a pleasure: it’s a responsibility, too. By making positive choices and choosing to shop locally, we can improve our health, save travel miles and enjoy really good meals. It’s better for the environment too. The local
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Top Scottish Tory says Boris Johnson must go now as party braced for losses
A SENIOR Scottish Tory has renewed his plea for Boris Johnson to stand down as the party braces itself for losses in the forthcoming elections. Councillor Thomas Kerr, the leader of the Conservative group on Glasgow city council, wants an interim
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Tories say SNP 'secret' indyref2 legal advice is 'insult to taxpayers'
THE SCOTTISH Government has clashed with the opposition over the publication of legal advice around a second independence referendum. Last week, the Information Commissioner, Daren Fitzhenry ruled that ministers should disclose what lawyers have
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Agenda: We ignore waste disposal systems at our peril
By John Crawford THESE days, it’s difficult to find a technical paper or article about the environment that doesn’t mention "the circular economy". The University of Exeter has set up a Centre for the Circular Economy and appointed a Professor
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Pep Guardiola warns Man City may need to top first leg display to reach CL final
Pep Guardiola feels Manchester City will probably have to improve on their first leg performance against Real Madrid to progress to the Champions League final. City are 4-3 up in the last-four clash with Real after a pulsating initial encounter
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Boris Johnson confirms £300m aid package for Ukraine in parliamentary address
Boris Johnson has confirmed the UK will send a package of support worth £300 million to Ukraine in coming weeks, as he addressed the country’s parliament. The Prime Minister also echoed the words of Winston Churchill in the videolink address to
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Britain’s Jack Draper narrowly beaten by sixth seed Andrey Rublev at Madrid Open
Jack Draper fell just short of a major scalp in a second-round loss to Andrey Rublev at the Madrid Open. The 20-year-old is on the verge of becoming the next British player to break into the top 100 and he again showed his huge potential against
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Raith Rovers confirm John McGlynn exit ahead of expected Falkirk appointment
RAITH ROVERS have confirmed that John McGlynn has departed the club ahead of his move to Falkirk. The 60-year-old is expected to take over at the Bairns after narrowly missing out on the Premiership play-offs with Raith. A club statement read
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Former MP Natalie McGarry denies embezzling money from indy groups
Former MP Natalie McGarry has told a court she did not embezzle money from two pro-independence campaign groups. Ms McGarry is giving evidence in her own defence at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The former MP, 40, who represented Glasgow East for
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'Popular' transatlantic service returns to Scottish airport years after it last operated
By Ian McConnell Glasgow Airport today has today welcomed the return of a “popular” service to Halifax in Nova Scotia. It noted the route, operated WestJet, was returning for the first time since summer 2019. The airport said that the service
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More than 1,000 new Covid cases recorded by Public Health Scotland
More than 1,000 new cases of Covid have been recorded in the past 24 hours. According to the latest statistics, 1,076 new coronavirus infections have been reported to by Public Health Scotland A further ten additional deaths have been reported
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Expect powerful insight at next week's All-Energy and Dcarbonise conference at Glasgow's SEC
In a timely return, the prestigious All-Energy event will arrive in Glasgow next month. By Andrew Collier Greening our planet is going to be one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. The global drive to net zero carbon emissions
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Wild spirit company Buck and Birch deliver a ‘tasting and tapping’ session
AN innovative drinks company founded in 2015, Buck & Birch specialise in producing spirits, liqueurs and cocktails that are all inspired by or derived from the Scottish wilderness. Arriving in the historic East Lothian village of Gifford I’m met
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New chief civil servant tells MSPs ferry decision should have been recorded
THE SCOTTISH Government’s new chief civil servant has told MSPs that there should have been a paper trail explaining why ministers were happy to accept the substantial risks of awarding a £97m order to Ferguson Marine to build two ferries without mandatory
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SCOTLAND'S RENEWABLES: Read our 24-page review on how the sector is powering ahead to energise the economy and meet net zero goals
Click here to read more about the pioneers and trailblazers who are spearheading the nation’s many remarkable renewable energy projects and bringing the vision of a sustainable future and net zero carbon emissions to fruition.
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Family of Sheku Bayoh call for support at vigil on first day of inquiry
The sister of a man who died while being arrested has appealed for support at a vigil on the day an inquiry into his death is set to begin. Sheku Bayoh, 31, died in May 2015 while in police custody in Kirkaldy, Fife, with a post-mortem finding
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Travelling on the West Highland Line changed my life, says adventurer Simon Reeve
Abi Jackson SIMON Reeve has a great trick for getting his 11-year-old son excited about walking up hills with him. He tells him they're massive mountains. For example, Dartmoor is not too far from where the TV presenter and travel enthusiast
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Sheep aren't dim. They are intelligent and even use tools, claims author
The Sheep’s Tale John Lewis-Stempel Doubleday, £12.99 Review by Susan Flockhart SKINNING a newborn lamb requires “a sharp knife and a strong stomach”, according to John Lewis-Stempel. First, you must “cut up the dead lamb’s belly from
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Landmark Largs hotel bought by Scottish hospitality company
HOSPITALITY company Manorview Group has returned to the acquisition trail with the purchase of the Brisbane House Hotel in Largs. The seaside hotel is the tenth to join the Manorview portfolio, with the deal coming as the operator looks to strengthen
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Worst monthly A&E waiting time figures since SNP came to power
SCOTLAND has recorded its worst monthly A&E waiting times since the SNP came to power, with almost 30 per cent of patients treated too late. Official figures from Public Health Scotland showed 71.6% of people were seen within the statutory
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Leaked: US Supreme Court may overturn abortion rights
Millions of women across the US could soon lose their legal right to abortion, according to a leaked Supreme Court document. Reports have suggested the US Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 case that legalised abortion across
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Herald Diary: Meme of the Day
Historians are constantly trying to persuade us that the modern era is a great improvement on the dire and dismal Dark Ages. And, yes, it’s true that we’ve got airplanes, cars, mobile phones and TVs. But, as this image makes clear, those lucky
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Is The Open biting off more than it can chew? - Nick Rodger
AS you can probably imagine from the way the Tuesday column takes shape, this correspondent has conjured some quite unfathomable moments on a golf course down the seasons. At best, my swipings, pokings and thrashings can be described as modest. At
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Police Scotland officer numbers fall below 17,000 for first time in 14 years
POLICE numbers in Scotland have fallen below 17,000 for the first time since 2008, according to the latest figures from the government. The quarterly strength statistics published on Tuesday revealed there were 16,805 full-time equivalent police
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Boris Johnson mocked over ‘Who’s Lorraine?’ gaffe as ITV's Scottish star introduced
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has joked that civil servants will have taken fright after Boris Johnson appeared to not know who she was. The Prime Minister asked Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid “Who’s Lorraine?” as he appeared on the programme
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Travel agent hails 'resurgence' of demand for travel as it looks for 50 new staff
Barrhead Travel is aiming to hire 50 staff, citing "growth as the tourism industry continues its resurgence after the last two years", declaring demand for travel had increased by around 20% per month since January. The travel agent, which has
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High-profile food and drink boss reveals he is to quit role
JAMES Withers has been hailed for his role in transforming Scotland Food & Drink as it was announced he is to step down as chief executive of the industry body later this year. Mr Withers, who has led the producers’ group for more than a decade
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Chair of £2bn state bank refuses to tell MSPs why ex-CEO left with £117K
THE chair of Scotland’s £2billion state-owned investment bank has refused to tell MSPs why his former chief executive quit with a £117,500 exit payment. Willie Watt said he was unable “to provide any further detail” about why Eilidh Mactaggart
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Hunt for ‘dangerous’ murder suspect and jail boss ‘who helped him escape’
A manhunt continues for an "extremely dangerous" murder suspect - and the jail boss believed to have helped him escape. Inmate Casey Cole White, 38, was shackled and handcuffed when he and Vicky White, the facility's assistant director of corrections
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Biden blasts Supreme Court's abortion draft ruling
US president Joe Biden has said that the "basic fairness and the stability of our law demand" that the Supreme Court does not overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade case that legalised abortion nationwide and said he would work to codify the right
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Letters: Stop using the NHS as a political football and face up to the fact it is under real threat
YOUR “National Debate” features on the NHS last week and the various political parties’ views on how to improve matters simply reinforce the vacuous nature of Scottish politics; the same old tired faces trolling out the same old piffle, the same old
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Helicopter catches - and then drops - falling electron rocket
A helicopter caught a falling rocket - before its crew was forced to let it go again for safety reasons. Rocket Lab partially pulled off the feat as it pushes to make its small Electron rockets reusable. The California-based company regularly
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Beijing 'preparing 1,000-bed hospital' to deal with spike in Covid cases
Beijing is preparing new hospital facilities to deal with a spike in Covid-19 cases, even though the numbers of new cases remain low. A 1,000-bed hospital at Xiaotangshan in the north-eastern suburbs built for the 2003 Sars outbreak has been refurbished
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In pictures: Celebrities take to red carpet for 2022 Met Gala
One of the biggest fashion events the Met Gala took place in New York on Monday. The 2022 dress code of "gilded glamour" called to America's late 19th Century age of economic boom. Celebrities took to the red carpet with their own interpretations
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Scottish celebrity chef opens new location in home town
Celebrity chef Jimmy Lee is expanding his Hong Kong street food brand, Salt and Chilli Oriental, with the opening of a location in Hamilton. Described as a "mash-up of east and west, old and new and salt and chilli", the new grab and go venture
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Starmer calls for energy windfall tax as BP profits double to £5bn
KEIR Starmer has called on a windfall tax on energy firms after oil giant BP's profits doubled in the last year. The Labour leader said a one-off tax was the "right approach" to help with the cost of living crisis. This morning BP confirmed
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Jim McColl: Nicola Sturgeon’s claim about ferries yard ‘is a lie’
Jim McColl, the former owner of the Ferguson Marine shipyard, has said Nicola Sturgeon’s claim it would close without the contract for two CalMac ferries was “a lie”. The businessman also disputed the First Minister’s claim about how many jobs
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Huge increase in profits at BP fuels windfall tax calls
BP has more than doubled first quarter profits to $6.2 billion (£5bn) from $2.6bn in a development that has fuelled renewed calls for a windfall tax on firms operating in the North Sea. The results underline the scale of the benefit that firms
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One million Brits face missing their holiday this summer - what we know so far
A UK passport warning has been issued to one million Brits who face missing their summer holidays due to processing delays. Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper issued the warning as airports across the UK see long delays as holidaymakers prepare
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Mark Eadie: Why class matters in the arts
For many years I had a thing about Trainspotting – it annoyed me, but not for the reasons you might expect. Its graphic heroin scenes, lurid squalor and euphoric nihilism turned a grim tale about Edinburgh’s drugs epidemic into a cinematic classic
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Boris Johnson confronted over cost of living in grilling by GMB's Susanna Reid
BORIS Johnson has struggled to explain how he will help some of the worst off families with the cost of living in a brutal morning interview. Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid grilled the Prime Minister, who has not appeared on the breakfast
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Ralf Rangnick feels win over Brentford was among best Man Utd displays under him
Ralf Rangnick was frustrated that Manchester United saved one of their best performances until his final match in the Old Trafford dugout as Cristiano Ronaldo shone once again in the win against Brentford. Played out to a backdrop of fan anger
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Andy Murray celebrates return to clay with victory over Dominic Thiem in Madrid
Andy Murray made a winning return to clay as he saw off Dominic Thiem in straight sets in the first round of the Madrid Open. The three-time grand slam champion triumphed 6-3 6-4 in an hour and 42 minutes against 2020 US Open winner Thiem, who
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Vicky Allan: Swim near salmon farms? Not given report into their toxic pesticides
AS a keen wild swimmer, I’m clear in my mind that there are places I would never swim on the grounds of safety – and among them is the vicinity of a salmon farm. That’s been the case ever since I wrote an article, last year, covering an objection to
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Protesters blockade oil terminal for first time in Scotland
Climate activists have blockaded an oil terminal to call for an end to new oil and gas projects. Just Stop Oil said its supporters blocked access to the Nustar Clydebank facility in West Dunbartonshire by climbing on top of tankers and locking
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Home Secretary could face legal action over Ukraine visa delays
Would-be sponsors under the Homes for Ukraine visa scheme are threatening the Government with legal action on behalf of hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who have spent weeks waiting to come to the UK. A class action lawsuit is being prepared over
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David Jamieson aiming to commit more to boxing as he puts honeymoon and work hours on back burner
LET it never be said that David Jamieson isn’t committed to his boxing. At 30 years old the East Kilbride cruiserweight knows he doesn’t have a huge amount of time left in which to achieve his remaining goals and is determined to squeeze every last
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Sir Billy Connolly ‘deeply honoured’ to be awarded Bafta fellowship
The iconic Sir Billy Connolly is to be honoured with a Bafta television fellowship, as he says he does not let his Parkinson’s disease dictate who he is. The 79-year-old Scottish comedian, also known as ‘The Big Yin’, will be celebrated for a career
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Ross says Johnson should stay in No 10 even if election goes badly
DOUGLAS Ross has warned his fellow Tory MPs not to move against Boris Johnson in the wake of expected local election losses across the UK this week. The Scottish Tory leader said it would be wrong to try to oust the Prime Minister while the war
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Andrew McKie: Blair created a Britain where pandering to passing fashions is more important than competence
Andrew McKie ONE thing no one warns you about being middle-aged is quite how often you get alarmed: this week’s example was the realisation that it has been quarter of a century since Tony Blair first entered Number 10 Downing Street. I should
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Covid memorial artist Alec Finlay touched by warmth of responses
It was artist Alec Finlay’s vision that Scotland’s Covid Memorial should be secluded but also everywhere, while drawing on inspiration from the landscape around him in Pollok Country Park. He has achieved just that. I remember: Scotland’s Covid
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Trust should be appointed to help oversee art school rebuild
ONE of Scotland’s top architects and a Glasgow School of Art alumnus believes a trust should be formed to take the rebuild project forward. Professor Alan Dunlop’s backed fellow architect Paul Stallan’s concerns that a flawed tender system could
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How public support and fundraising challenges helped Covid memorial reach its target
FROM A 24-hour challenge to scale three of the UK’s highest peaks in memory of a beloved father to walking round Pollok Country Park every day in cold, winter weather, the public got out there and supported The Herald’s drive to raise funds for the
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Thank you Scotland - you did it! Covid memorial hits funds target
THE campaign to create a fitting memorial as a tribute to every Scot who lost their life during the pandemic has reached its fundraising target. Thanks to the generosity of people up and down the country, we have hit our target to be able to create
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Troubleshooter turns fortunes of Scottish goldmine around
THE chief of Scotland's only commercial goldmine has hailed the turnaround of the facility's fortunes as it heads towards doubling production by the end of the year. It comes after the mine north of Loch Lomond was shut down by Covid-19 in 2020
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St Boswells sells 45 prime bullocks to 300p/kg as hoggs hit £148 in Lanark
Farming By Neale McQuistin Harrison & Hetherington sold 125 clean cattle, 55 cast cows, five prime lambs, 1,145 prime hoggets and 328 cast sheep at St Boswells yesterday. Forty-five prime bullocks sold to 300p/kg to average 268p (+2p),
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Catriona Stewart: The streets are mine as much as any man's so I'll run when I like
I HAVE love/hate relationships with so many things. That's normal, I think. Even the most well matched lovers feel a little hate from time to time. Some of these I'll stoke a little because the hate has a bit of pleasure in it. With others
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Glasgow super-hospital builder withdraws from fire risk cladding talks
THE builders of Glasgow’s flawed £842million super-hospital have withdrawn from discussions about faulty cladding that could pose a fire risk, according to official documents. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said Multiplex had advised that it will
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Letters: We all lose if we let the SNP continue to run councils into the ground
IT has become a characteristic of every election that now takes place in Scotland, whether it be the UK General Election of MPs to Westminster, the Scottish Election of MSPs to Holyrood, or the local elections of councillors in every town, city and
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Tick disease NHS advice 'missing the mark' as helpline calls surge
Scots are being warned about the dangers of a tick-borne bacterial infection amid a surge in calls to NHS call handlers. May is traditionally tick season and NHS 24 said it was already experiencing a rise in calls from people concerned about bites
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Mark Williamson: North Sea oil giants back in spotlight as windfall tax calls reignited
AS it becomes clear that Russia’s war on Ukraine could last for many months, oil and gas giants may be about to help breathe new life into the debate about whether a windfall tax should be imposed on North Sea firms. Rishi Sunak came under intense
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Aberdeenshire oil services firm makes multi-million dollar US expansion move
OIL services firm ACE Winches is launching a multi-million dollar expansion drive in the US where it sees opportunities in a range of markets. Aberdeenshire-based ACE is investing $6.5 million (£5.1m) in a new facility in Houston, Texas, which
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Neil Mackay: Scotland must share in the guilt over the sins of empire
ALLOW your imagination to play a little game for a moment: let’s pretend that Boris Johnson has just been arrested in connection with drug smuggling, and Ireland steps forward to say it’s going to impose direct rule on Britain until London gets its
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Herald Diary: The wife who's on cruise control
Float your boat? SCOTTISH TV presenter Martin Geissler’s other half has a clear idea what she wants to do for this summer’s holiday. Or, to be accurate, what she definitely doesn’t want to do. “My wife’s not buying into the idea of going on
