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What is today’s Wordle? May 8 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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Clark discusses Rangers memories and 'brilliant' Tavernier, but is out for Dundee United win at Ibrox
WHETHER fielding digs from Celtic-minded pundits branding him a ‘serial loser’ or feeling the doubt of Rangers fans in his captaincy credentials, James Tavernier has suffered some low blows at Ibrox. He may have been down, but he was never out.
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Hard work pays off for David Turnbull as he says Celtic Park party made long rehab worthwhile
DAVID TURNBULL savoured his first start for Celtic since December yesterday, saying that the months of rehab had all been worth it in order to enjoy moments like the win over Hearts that all-but clinched the Premiership title. Turnbull started
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Greg Taylor determined to keep proving the doubters wrong at Celtic
GREG TAYLOR has had to overcome his fair share of adversity on his way to becoming a first-team regular at Celtic. Between forcing his way into the starting XI, fending off challenges from other left-backs vying for his place and winning over managers
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Calvin Ramsay on learning from boyhood Aberdeen hero Andy Considine
FOR Calvin Ramsay there was no need to fear the reality of meeting with a boyhood hero close up. Andrew Considine was the favourite for The DoubleTree By Hilton SFWA Young Scottish Player of the Year growing up. Ramsay has shot to prominence this
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Hearts were denied ‘blatant’ foul in build-up to Celtic equaliser, says Tony Sibbick
TONY SIBBICK says that Hearts were denied a ‘blatant’ free-kick in the build-up to Celtic’s equaliser in his side’s 4-1 defeat in Glasgow, a moment he felt turned the match in the home side’s favour. Hearts had taken an early lead at Celtic Park
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Dunfermline relegated to League One as Queen's Park make Championship play-off final
DEEMED contenders for promotion to the Premiership at the outset, Dunfermline concluded a calamitous campaign with the catastrophe of relegation to League One. After a season that began with 13 winless league games, there was an air of angry resignation
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'New era' for Northern Ireland as Sinn Fein look to take victory over DUP
The Assembly election result in Northern Ireland “ushers in a new era”, Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has said. As counting continued into Saturday evening, the republican party appeared to be closing in on a historic victory by overtaking
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Scottish Labour denies attempt to court ultra-unionist in bid to shut out SNP
SCOTTISH Labour has denied courting support from an ultra-unionist councillor to stop the SNP taking control of one of Scotland’s largest councils. A former Scottish Labour MSP is claimed to have contacted the British Unionist party (BUP) in a
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Sara Davies: ‘Women don’t need stick-thin role models’
As the youngest ever female dragon in Dragons’ Den, Sara Davies confesses that when she first joined the show in 2019, she was as nervous as the budding entrepreneurs pitching their businesses to her. “I was terrified. People talk about imposter
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TV: Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff talk 'Celebrity Olympics' as 12 super-fit stars prepare to go head-to-head
Normally it takes years, if not decades to train to be an Olympic athlete. However, the celebrity contestants on ITV's The Games have just five weeks to prepare to compete across 10 track and field sports before going head-to-head on live TV to win
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Motoring: Assistance Systems - What are they and what do they do?
Modern cars are packed with a variety of driver aids and systems, but what do you need to know about them? Jack Evans explains. Assistance systems are a core part of how modern cars keep their occupants as safe as possible. You might have noticed
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Health: Why it's vital men protect their skin in the sun
Men are more likely to die of skin cancer - yet the 'gender skincare gap' could be putting them at risk. By Imy Brighty-Potts. Skin cancer affects significantly more men than women, according to NHS figures - and men are almost twice as likely
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Dundee all but doomed after another afternoon to forget
AT least Mark McGhee can soon turn the heating back on. Barring a miracle, Dundee are heading down to the Championship and few on Dens Road will argue they deserve anything else. Where the blame lies is anyone’s guess. While the damage was already
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Edinburgh fall to another narrow defeat in Challenge Cup quarter-final loss to Wasps
ANOTHER tight game, another narrow defeat for Edinburgh. This Challenge Cup quarter-final was a different beast in some respects to the URC loss at home to Ulster a week earlier, but the impression gleaned from it remains the same: as things stand,
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Galleries round-up: Wildlife artists bring nature to life...and the magic of Morris
Marchmont House Open Studio Weekend 14-15 May. Free. Marchmont Studios, Marchmont Estate, Greenlaw, Duns, TD10 6YL. The Open Studio weekend at Marchmont House, right, gives visitors the chance to meet artists and makers whilst exploring the
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Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou will take ‘deserved’ title any way it comes, as cinema trip trumps Rangers game
ANGE POSTECOGLOU says he doesn’t care if Celtic seal the Premiership title themselves against Dundee United on Wednesday or if they win it due to Rangers slipping up against Tam Courts’s men tomorrow afternoon, the important thing is that they have
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Patient diagnosed with monkeypox taken to expert infectious disease unit
An individual has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England, health bosses have said. The patient has a recent travel history from Nigeria, which is where they are believed to have contracted the infection, before travelling to the UK. They
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Film view: Benedict Cumberbatch crosses timelines of characters in Doctor Strange
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (12A) Five months after we last saw Dr Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) casting an ill-advised spell in Spider-Man: No Way Home, causing fissures in the multiverse and bringing together some of
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TV preview: The politician who faked his death – a la Reggie Perrin
DARREN McGarvey makes a grand, hopeful statement when he declares; “Scotland has a problem. I want to find out why we can’t say no. And how we can get better.” What McGarvey is talking about is our country’s relationship with alcohol and drugs.
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The Scottish chippy set to star in new BBC series Britain's Top Takeaways
What's the story? Britain's Top Takeaways. You have my full attention. DJ Sara Cox and comedian Darren Harriott are presenting a brand-new BBC series which shines a spotlight on the UK's best-loved independent takeaways. Tell me more
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Scots Word of the Week: Red Clydeside
RED CLYDESIDE THERE is currently no entry for Red Clydeside in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL), but the Red Clydeside period was important in the history of the Scottish Labour movement. Many Red Clydesiders went on to play significant
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Travel: Living la dolce vita in one of the most glamorous European destinations
PORTOFINO is the ultimate Dolce Vita destination. Tall pastel houses surround a harbour which is lined with chic bars and restaurants, all presided over by a pine-shaded castle. It truly is the stuff of dreams. Among the famous Italians who have
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Eating and drinking: Cinco de Mayo - a weekend Fiesta!
Mezcal, Glasgow Mezcal is the newest addition to Glasgow's Mexican scene, and both the dishes and décor of the Hope Street restaurant are awash with vibrant colours that immediately transport you to a Cinco de Mayo fiesta! Serving meals made
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The solitude and secrets along one of Scotland's most famous salmon rivers
ANDREW DOUGLAS-HOME, AUTHOR Where is it? The River Tweed between Melrose and Coldstream. Why do you go there? Salmon fishing. I was very lucky to be brought up near Galashiels and my father had a wonderful bit of the river there called
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Ray Mears on what nature does to us, and why we all need to spend more time outdoors
Sitting in a stuffy, stale office, it can be hard to come up with creative ideas and make important decisions. As regular nine to five work life resumes, it's a challenge many of us are facing. But before buzzing back to our concrete hives, conservationist
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Gardening with Dave Allan: Cucumber tricks for growers in Scotland to try
Cucumber is an ancient crop, originating in the foothills of the Himalayas. Cucumis sativus was being cultivated at least 4000 years ago in India, reaching the Mediterranean around 1000BC. They were later brought here by the Romans. Cucumbers always
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Anas Sarwar declares Scottish Labour 'back' after elections success
THE SCOTTISH Labour leader has declared his party is "back" after coming second in the local elections. Anas Sarwar was celebrating in Clydebank this morning, despite Labour's nationwide successes being overshadowed by a police probe into leader
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Robert McNeil: Nuclear annihilation? That is so 1950s, Vlad, you dimwit
LIKE me, most of you will have been worrying all week about where to build your nuclear shelter. No? You Earthlings never cease to amaze me. Mad threats of nuclear annihilation from nutter state Russia have been greeted with jaw-dropping insouciance
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Poem: Blackbirds are one of Spring’s special treats
Of all our songbirds, blackbirds, with their peerless spring anthems, seem to have the fondest place in listeners’ hearts. How many Scottish households talk of “oor blackie” in affectionate appropriation of their favoured birds? Merles, as
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Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders order women to wear burka in public
Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public, officials said. The move evokes similar restrictions imposed on women during the Taliban’s previous hard-line rule between 1996 and 2001.
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Deliberate fires at two homes in Renfrewshire village cause £500,000 of damage
Police are appealing for information into fires at two nearby houses in Renfrewshire which caused damage worth approximately £500,000. Detectives said the blazes, at two properties in the village of Brookfield, near Johnstone, were being treated
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Theatre: Cole Porter classic will put a smile on your face
ANYTHING Goes was once described as ‘the musical equivalent of sipping one glass of champagne after another.’ Of course, our wealthy Cabinet Minister George Eustice suggests our financial positioning is such that we should restrict ourselves to
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Sturgeon 'certain' Scottish independence part of 'fundamental changes' for UK
THE FIRST Minister has said she is certain of a fundamental shift in poltiics across the UK following the local elections. Nicola Sturgeon has also said she is confident one of the changes will be Scotland becoming an independent country. Speaking
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Douglas Ross not ruling out no confidence vote in PM after brutal election result
DOUGLAS Ross has not ruled out resubmitting his letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson after a brutal result in the local elections. The Scottish Tory leader said voters had been clear about their concerns with the Prime Minister over partygate
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Aaron Hickey discusses transfer speculation as ex-Hearts starlet excels in Bologna
AARON HICKEY isn't oblivious to the constant transfer speculation surrounding his future. The former Hearts kid turned Bologna regular is well aware he's continually being linked with major moves since breaking into the first-team in the Serie
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TV review: Cops and robbers for the modern age and Coogan drama falls flat
TELEVISION producers are continually looking to reinvent the wheel that is the successful detective series; how to stick to the same winning formula, yet give it a little spin, make it slightly different. It’s tricky. Too much investment in the
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Emeli Sande: This big storm was always supposed to happen - I just thank god that I've survived it
Emeli Sande has been on a journey of self-discovery, leaving her major label and revealing she is in love with a woman. Alex Green finds out more. Two years ago, Emeli Sande was questioning if her future was in music. The Aberdeenshire-raised singer
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Alcoholics and drug addicts 'need our love' says broadcaster and writer Darren McGarvey
EVERYWHERE Darren McGarvey goes in this city, there’s something that reminds him of his drinking days. We’re sitting outside a café in Finnieston in Glasgow, half-way down Argyle Street. Darren’s in a cap and T-shirt, sunglasses hooked on the collar
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Piers Morgan's Week: 'You Scots shouldn't feel superior'
As imagined by Brian Beacom LET’S get straight to it. You’re suggesting that because my TalkTV is averaging just 62,000 viewers a night for its peak-time big-budget show, and attracting a total of zero viewers at quieter times, that it’s likely
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Keir Starmer denies Covid law breach as police probe ‘curry and beer’ gathering
Sir Keir Starmer said a lockdown curry and beer gathering being investigated by police was purely for work purposes and did not breach coronavirus rules. Durham Constabulary announced on Friday it was investigating claims an evening event attended
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Agenda: Scottish universities are a cornerstone for future sustainability
By Professor Milan Radosavljevic AT a time of international conflict, a global pandemic, and a planet in severe distress due to human activity, it is safe to say we live in turbulent times. In the last two years, universities have unequivocally
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The best of the week's TV films
Film of the week Sorry To Bother You, May 12, BBC Three, 11.35pm Roaring out of the traps like streaming hits Severance and Dear White People crossed with Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels – if you know your Houyhnhnms from your Brobdingagians
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Mystery death on Loch Ness of the world's fastest man
HE may have been, as one US newspaper described him, a taciturn 200-pound London fur broker, but John Cobb knew all there was to know about breaking speed records. Wealthy, and thus able to indulge his love of speed, Cobb, who had been educated
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Glasgow's first transgender councillor: 'I am not a threat'
The first trans councillor for Glasgow has said she hopes her election success will show others that transgender people are “not a threat”. Elaine Gallagher said she was “absolutely delighted” at having been elected for the Scottish Greens in
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On the Radar: Rumer, Douglas Gordon, Aye Write and Sara Cox
MUSIC Rumer, The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Friday The Pakistan-born British singer hits the road again, which means another chance to hear live one of the warmest, most welcoming voices in pop. Rumer also has an ear for a good song, and she’
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5 of the Best Lottery Apps UK - Best Mobile Lottery Jackpots 2022
Choosing among the five best lottery apps UK – best mobile lottery jackpots 2022 should be fairly straightforward. However, there are a lot of questions that you should answer before starting with betting. The most important is that lottery applications
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Sinn Fein poised for historic victory as counting resumes in Northern Ireland
Counting is set to resume in the Northern Ireland Assembly election later with Sinn Fein firmly on course to emerge as the largest Stormont party. When counting was suspended on Friday night, just 47 of the 90 seats had been filled following a
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Energy suppliers make government call for more hydrogen to replace natural gas
ENERGY suppliers have called for increased investment in hydrogen as a clean alternative to natural gas to be part of the new programme for government amidst a deepening cost of living crisis caused by high gas prices. Energy UK, the industry trade
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Johnson accused of putting off voters as Tories down hundreds of council seats
The Conservatives suffered a net loss of almost 400 councillors as a day of vote counting delivered a bruising set of local election results for the Prime Minister. Ministers conceded it had been “tough” for the ruling party, particularly in the
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Glasgow Rocks daring to dream ahead of Leicester Riders play-off semi-final
GLASGOW ROCKS produced one of their best performances of the season on Sunday night as they overturned a first-leg deficit against league runners-up Sheffield Sharks to book their place in the semi-finals of the BBL play-off with a resounding victory
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Putting in the miles on my bike is the best therapy I can get - David Smith
IT’S fair to say that sitting waiting for oncology and scans isn’t the best experience. People tell you not to think about it - but even as I type that I am thinking ‘David, don’t keep thinking about cancer, tumours and scans’. But guess what
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Craig Carfray's perseverance pays off with Commonwealth Games looming
CRAIG CARFRAY’S Commonwealth Games dream has been well over a decade in the making. The weightlifter has been hit with disappointment after disappointment, so much so that he was sure that Birmingham 2022 was going to be his last tilt at making
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Camley’s Cartoon: Tories lose Westminster Council
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the local government elections as the Tories lose control of Westminster Council on Saturday, May 7, 2022 Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 7000. Unframed cartoons
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Kevin McKenna: Labour still no nearer to displacing the Tories... and there may be worse to come for Sir Keir
YOU’D be forgiven for sensing that the established order of UK politics was about to shift at the council elections. The week had started with what was described as a car-crash interview for Boris Johnson as he was skewered by Susanna Reid on Good
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The GFT: An Art Deco picture palace that has stood the test of time
Words: Stephen Kershaw Pictures: Callum Skinner and Aidan Wilson This really is one of Glasgow’s Art Deco gems. When it opened in 1939, as the clouds of war gathered, The Cosmo was the largest dedicated art house cinema outside London. It attracted
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Ron Mackenna: Burrell has reopened. Is the food worthy of this world class art collection?
Restaurant at the Burrell Collection Glasgow LET me put you in the picture here: I’m in the Burrell Collection. Newly unveiled after a gazillion pound refurbishment and reroofing that took so long you would think the council actually did it
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Herald View: Retail misfortunes can’t all be blamed on WFH; and well done, Rangers
JACOB Rees-Mogg is emphatically in favour of civil servants returning to their desks in the Westminster government’s over-priced offices. “We have very expensive property in London, it is there to be used”, said the Minister for Brexit Opportunities
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Unspun: the political diary
Late Show NICOLA Sturgeon’s selfie addiction saw her rock up almost two hours late to an SNP event at a blustery Portobello beach last Sunday, where she then spent another hour getting a fix with voters. It meant the assembled Holyrood hacks spent
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Hotel 100 yards from first tee at golf course for sale
A HOTEL sited 100 yards from the first tee of a golf course has come to market. Drysdale and Company has been instructed to market the Robertson Arms Hotel in Carnwath. The Lanarkshire property, extended by the current owners, includes nine ensuite
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David Leask: How Ukraine’s jokers are winning the comedy war…and why this matters
HE set the tone for a whole war. Roman Hrybov was the Ukrainian border guard who told a “Russian ship” where to go in language so earthy it had to be translated straight in to Anglo-Saxon. It was Day One of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion
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Herald Diary: David Moyes and the argy-bargy Jocks
Anger management THE rage of the Scottish people is legendary. We become “fizzin’ mad” when an English shopkeeper refuses to accept our nifty notes as legal tender. And we’re “pure bealin” when our favourite tipple is spelt with an additional Irish
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Issue of the day: Countdown conundrum as hunt on for new host
IT is one of those shows we have all watched at some point in our lives, celebrating its 40th year on TV in 2022, but Countdown is making headline news for reasons other than its anniversary. It’s 40 this year? The first episode was in
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Scotland's Covid memorial is everyone's legacy
I REMEMBER doors being slowly opened, light spilling out into the dark, the sound of metal pans being beaten, carrying through the cold air that first night of clapping. It is a memory we can all relate to and binds us together during a period
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Queen's Jubilee Pudding contest - Meet the baker flying the flag for Scotland
SHE swapped one career as a medical supplies sales manager to become a guide at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh. However, now Susan Gardner is stepping out of the comfort zone of her role with the National Trust for Scotland
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Maid of the Loch campaign boosted by model boat exhibition
SCOTLAND'S maritime history has been captured in miniature as part of a new exhibition which celebrates vessels from paddle steamers to Clyde puffers. A collection of model ships celebrating the work of Commonwealth Games gold medalist turned model
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On the Radio: Clemency Burton-Hill on life, death, grief and classical music
IT IS NOW just over two years since Clemency Burton-Hill suffered a catastrophic brain haemorrhage that left her in a coma for 17 days from which she awoke unable to speak, walk or even move the right-hand side of her body. So, one of the great
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Gareth Gettinby: Lots to worry about but opportunities do exist, depending on your horizon
By Gareth Gettinby Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created immediate risks for the markets that are also destined to have an impact over the longer term. For the global economy, the most important near-term implications of the war are higher
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Brian Donnelly: Anger at Boris Johnson 'crazy' chicken price comment on GMB with Susanna Reid
THE cost of living crisis is about to get a whole lot more serious as the UK heads towards its highest inflation rate in nearly 50 years and prices just keep rising. Almost half of food and drink firms, and on average a third of all industries
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‘Property developer deserves praise for ‘finest’ Georgian townhouse rescue’
If money were no object it might have opened up as a visitor attraction, adding to the rich array of museums and historical buildings the public has generously free access to in Glasgow. Laurieston House is described as, “arguably the most ornate
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Omega in fresh cash call to shareholders
Omega Diagnostics is taking another crack at raising cash from shareholders as it prepares to sell its HIV testing business and exit Scotland. The company has announced plans to raise net proceeds of between £1.75 million and £7.25m via a multi-part
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Tom Gordon: Scottish Tories lose their grip on the Union card as Ross loses the plot
GIVEN politics is already a cruel business, it makes little sense to goad it into doing its worst. Yet Douglas Ross seemed determined to make a perilous situation more dangerous still. Before partygate, even before Boris Johnson became PM,
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Grocery giants bid for collapsed retailer McColl's
TWO supermarket giants were named as potential suitors for the convenience store chain McColl's, as it collapsed into administration putting 16,000 jobs at risk. Accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers has been appointed as administrators and is
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UK hospitality giant to roll out new brand in Scotland
Exclusive By Scott Wright HOSTMORE, the recently listed hospitality company that owns the Fridays chain, is looking at new sites to expand its latest brand in Scotland – despite the deteriorating economic backdrop. Robert Cook, the Scot
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Letters: It is time Holyrood got involved in the abortion debate
IN society, individual rights and responsibilities are relative, not absolute. My rights are tempered by my responsibilities to not impinge on the rights of others. The rights of the fetus (this incidentally is the correct spelling from the Latin root
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Manager wins £11k after refusing to break lockdown rules
A "high performing" manager at a Scottish recycling firm has won his case for constructive dismissal against an employer who was “overtly critical” of the government’s national lockdown. Alex Cannon, a former warehouse boss at Re-Tek UK ltd in
