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What is today’s Wordle? May 16 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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Women’s Six Nations standalone coverage a positive but still work to do, says Nolli Waterman
IS that pint of Guinness in front of you half-full or half-empty? Depending on your response to that question, you might regard a new survey by the brewing giants into media coverage of the Six Nations Championships as either further proof of the unfair
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Jim Goodwin questions refereeing decisions in Aberdeen’s draw with St Mirren
Goalless draws are often dreary; this one wasn’t. It featured two committed sides who have both underperformed this season and had their respective fans shaking their heads in disbelief at a paucity of quality. More so Aberdeen, sliding to
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'Complete shambles': Minister-controlled ScotRail blames train drivers for wave of 400 service cancellations
NEWLY-NATIONALISED ScotRail has blamed a "significant number" of pay dispute train drivers as over 400 services were cancelled in the space of just three days. The new minister-controlled ScotRail has been hit with an escalated wave of rail chaos
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Jarrod Bowen dents Manchester City title push as West Ham hold champions to draw
Manchester City battled back from two goals down and missed a late penalty to keep the title race alive after a rip-roaring 2-2 draw at West Ham. Jarrod Bowen’s first-half double threatened to hand the initiative to second-placed Liverpool, who
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Fewer than half of all Scots want to keep the monarchy
JUST 45 per cent of Scots want to retain the monarchy, according to a new poll. That is significantly lower than for the UK as a whole, where six in ten want to keep the Royal family. The survey, carried out by Focaldata for the British Future
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Changes to Northern Ireland Protocol 'fundamentally undermine' peace process
BORIS JOHNSON has been warned that any unilateral changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol by the UK Government could “fundamentally undermine the functioning of the institutions of the peace process”. Simon Coveney, Ireland’s Minister For Foreign
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Jaeger in high street comeback with Marks & Spencer
JAEGER opened its first west of Scotland outlet with Marks and Spencer, in Braehead, this week, following “phenomenal” early interest in the new partnership between the two iconic high street names. The clothing brand, acquired out of administration
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Robbie Neilson reveals double Hearts injury boost ahead of Scottish Cup final vs Rangers
Robbie Neilson has declared Craig Halkett and John Souttar to be realistic options for selection in next Saturday’s Scottish Cup final after they returned to action in the 3-1 cinch Premiership defeat at home to Rangers. The Tynecastle side have
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Two Scottish cities among cheapest and most expensive to be a student in the UK
Two Scottish cities have been named the cheapest and most expensive to be a student in the UK in a new study. The study, conducted by tutoring experts Superprof, examined every university location across the UK, using data from Numbeo to find
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Dundee bow out of Scottish Premiership with defeat at Livingston
RELEGATED Dundee said farewell to the cinch Premiership with a 2-1 defeat at Livingston. With the Dens Park club announcing on Saturday that manager Mark McGhee would not be in charge next season, it was a disappointing conclusion to a dismal campaign
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Food: Anna Higham on taking the fear out of puddings, celebrating fruit and not being intimidated in shouty kitchens
River Cafe's executive pastry chef chats to Lauren Taylor about her love of fruits - and why she'll only ever use one at a time. You've probably heard the saying that dessert cookery is 'scientific'. One mistake and your cake/tart/meringue will
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Health: Five easy ways to quickly lift your spirits, as flower displays boost rail passengers' mental health
As a new initiative uses colourful floral displays to brighten people's rail journeys, here are a few more ideas to quickly boost your mood. After two years of the pandemic, the current cost of living crisis and the Ukraine war, it can be hard
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Health: Expert tips for staying safe in the heat this summer
Sunshine is a welcome delight for many of us - we've been counting down for the chance to fire up those BBQs, hit the beach or rally friends in the park. But experts are reminding everyone to stay safe in the heat too - and let's be honest, it's very
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Technology: Mio MiVue 798 Pro Dash Cam
What is it? An impressive feature-packed dashboard camera from Mio. Good points? With 2.8K QHD 1600p picture quality, the MiVue 798 Pro excels in its visual output compared to most other mobile camera devices. Its 145-degree lens records
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Coyle returns to haunt the Diamonds as Queen's Park triumph over Airdrie
IT just had to be Owen Coyle. Airdrie’s greatest-ever striker returned to New Broomfield to seal Queen’s Park’s Championship dream, ending the Diamonds’ own aspirations with it; there's a chance his next welcome won't be so warm. But don’t expect
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Andy Murray to miss French Open and start preparations for Wimbledon
Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open and will focus on building up to Wimbledon. The Scot, who turned 35 on Sunday, said in February he would skip the whole clay-court season but then changed his mind and took a wild card into last week
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Michael Gove tells House of Lords to consider relocating to Edinburgh
MICHAEL Gove has suggested the House of Lords could decamp to Edinburgh while the Palace of Westminster is being refurbished. The Minister for Levelling Up has blocked peers’ plans to move to the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, just two minutes over
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Cancelled flight details for major UK airlines amid 'chaos' at UK airports
UK holidaymakers planning a trip abroad ithis summer have been warned to expect a “summer of chaos” in airports. Staff shortages are expected to cause mass disruption nationwide as the aviation industry continues to recover from the coronavirus
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Nicola Sturgeon leads tributes to 'Glasgow boy' Sir Angus Grossart after his death at 85
TRIBUTES have been paid to one of Glasgow's most influential cultural leaders after his death at the age of 85. Leading businessman, banker and philanthropist Sir Angus Grossart championed the city's heritage buildings, leading the £8million fundraising
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Green MSP accused of 'cheapening' UK Eurovision success with 'sad student politics'
A Green MSP has been accused of 'sad student politics' after he suggested the UK's triumphant Eurovision success was down to military support for Ukraine. Urkaine's jury were among the countries who awarded Sam Ryder's Space Man the maximum 12
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10 of our favourite independent Scottish record shops
NOWADAYS, music is often as insubstantial as your average ghost. When a song is released into the world it drifts and flows upon the ether – on Spotify, iTunes or SoundCloud – before creeping into the listener’s skull via a plastic earbud, where it
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Jeremy Hunt refuses to say if Boris Johnson's an 'honest man'
Jeremy Hunt has declined to say whether Boris Johnson is an honest man. The former health minister also refused to rule himself out of a future Tory leadership contest. Asked on the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme whether Mr Johnson is “an
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'Stink of corruption growing' over SNP ferry fiasco
THE Scottish Conservatives have claimed that the "stink of corruption is growing” over the SNP government's ferry fiasco. The comment comes after The Herald on Sunday revealed details of a damning internal analysis from Caledonian Maritime Assets
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Ukraine victorious as Italy thwarts Russian attempts to hack Eurovision
RUSSIAN hackers attempted to disrupt Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest, Italian authorities have said. Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra were the winners of the competition, with their entry Stefania receiving the biggest share of the public vote.
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Finland confirms application for Nato membership
Finland’s president and government have confirmed that they will seek to join Nato, despite Russia’s warning that membership would be a "mistake." President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin made the announcement at a joint news conference
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Millionaire Tory peer suggests sacked civil servants can find work in farming
SACKED civil servants will be able to find work in farming and fishing, a Scotland Office minister has claimed. Speaking to the BBC, the Tory peer, Lord Malcolm Offord defended the Prime Minister’s plans to cut 91,000 jobs, saying it would allow
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Rab McNeil: The (sometimes confusing) story behind Scotland's clans
WE all seek a sense of belonging but, these days, with nation, family and even gender breaking down, all you’re left with is your fitba’ team, and it’s probably full of foreign mercenaries signed by a billionaire owner who still has trouble finding
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This week in the Herald Diary: Flights of fancy at the darts, a Beefy bonus and a Doctor who done it
Cup of joy JANE McCarry, who played Isa Drennan in TV sitcom Still Game, is in a sporting mood, having been to watch darts being played at the Hydro. No doubt the athleticism on display was most inspiring, though that isn’t what impressed her the
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Are we wrong to be gripped by the Wagatha Christie case?
Wagatha Christie. What a story this is: from the sterling gumshoe work and cyber-sleuthing of the first of its two principals, to the outraged protestations of innocence from the second, it has everything you could want and more. And what a great time
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Sister of Sheku Bayoh says Scotland is a racist country
Scotland is a racist country, the sister of Sheku Bayoh has said. In an interview with the BBC, Kadi Johnson spoke of her guilt in encouraging her brother to relocate from London. She also said she would not encourage young black men to make the
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WBA announces Josh Taylor’s world title vacated
Josh Taylor has been stripped of his WBA super-lightweight title, the governing body announced on Saturday – with the Scottish fighter then claiming he decided to vacate the belt. Taylor’s most recent defence came during February against Jack Catterall
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Susan Swarbrick: I feel sorry for the £184m EuroMillions jackpot winner – that's a huge burden to bear
WHAT would you do if you won the lotto? It is a question that many of us have asked ourselves. Buy a big house. Fancy boat. Swanky car. Glittering jewellery. Private island. All of the above? Each to their own, I guess. But what I really want to
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The A9: The tarmac spine of Scotland
ON December 21, 1972, the then Secretary for Scotland, Gordon Campbell, was asked a question about plans to improve the A9 in the Highlands. “The urgent task is to reconstruct A9 between Perth and Inverness on a new line where it now follows a winding
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New species arriving in Scotland are being given new Gaelic names
For the leathery sea squirt, life mainly revolves around finding a surface to anchor itself upon and remaining there for the rest of its long life, sucking in seawater and spitting it out again. With its knobbly body, toughness – it can survive
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Opinion: Let’s not lose our sense of outrage about the cost of living
By Derek Mitchell It wasn’t just the titular monarch that was missing from the Queen’s Speech last week. Absent too was anything significant aimed at tackling the most obvious problem of the day, namely the cost of living crisis. I’m beginning
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How to be happy, and not mistake success for happiness, by Rangan Chatterjee
Happiness, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, believes can transform our health - and is the missing piece of the puzzle around public health. But too many of us, he says, mistake success for happiness. You can also work towards it, as he outlines in his book,
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Millions of trees at risk from a disease set to cost £180 million to tackle
Standing up to 40 metres tall, their leafy canopies have been a familiar feature of the landscape for hundreds of years, providing a home for an array of species. However, the impressive sight of towering ash trees will soon be a thing of the past
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Laura Muir has sights set on three golds this summer
THREE gold medals. Three golds in the space of five weeks. This time last year, Laura Muir wouldn’t have dared to dream about doing the triple – World, Commonwealth and European gold – this summer. There’s nothing quite like an Olympic medal
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Final SWPL weekend signals changing of the guard for women's football - Alan Campbell
JUST as last Sunday proved to be the end of Glasgow City's 14-in-a-row title domination, today's eight SWPL matches also mark a changing of the guard. They are the last under the auspices of Scottish Women's Football. Congratulations to Rangers
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Hannah Rankin eyes Battle of Britain bout with Natasha Jonas
EVEN Hannah Rankin’s holidays have a boxing flavour to them now. The Scot sat deep inside the Hydro late on Friday night, bruised but content, having made history by retaining her IBO and WBA belts against the plucky Alejandra Ayala who swung away
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Madrid Masters win shows Carlos Alcaraz is destined for the very top - Susan Egelstaff
IT’S not too often you see a legend in the making. Carlos Alcaraz is, however, almost certainly a future great. For twenty years, there’s been talk of who is going to take over from tennis’ “Big Three”. In the early days, there was the
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Battle lines drawn over windfarm plans on world-renowned peatland
Long and narrow, Loch Shin stretches for 18 miles across awe-inspiring North Highland landscape, a haven for salmon, trout, ospreys and otters, it is hugged by unspoiled peat moorlands and rolling hills. For visitors to the town of Lairg which
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Ukranian refugees stuck in limbo by Scottish and UK bureaucracy
Nobody had told Tetiana Talalayko about the One o’clock Gun, so when, bang on time, the cannon let off its daily crack, the Ukrainian just froze. “I go in to a stupor,” she explained as she sat at a picnic table in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens
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Revealed: How SNP votes slumped on Scottish islands amidst lifeline ferry crisis
ISLAND communities delivered an emphatic verdict to the Scottish Government over the ongoing ferries scandal, with the SNP vote slumping and bucking the national council elections trend, it has emerged. The hit was felt in Arran, Bute, Skye, Raasay
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Abandon ships: Shipyard bosses fear £250m ferries won't see service amidst spiralling series of serious faults
A SPIRALLING catalogue of faults with the two vessels at the centre of Scotland’s ferry fiasco under the stewardship of minister-controlled Ferguson Marine has prompted serious shipyard concerns over whether they will ever see service. A damning
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SNP accused of failing advanced dementia patients over £50m care costs
By Kathleen Nutt Political Correspondent MINISTERS in Scotland have failed to address a "massive inequity" in health and social care which sees 10,000 people with advanced dementia pay £50.9 million a year for their care, according to Henry
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Washington expert attacks Sturgeon's Indyref2 push ahead of her US visit
NICOLA Sturgeon has come under attack on the eve of her visit to the United States from one of America’s top foreign policy analysts over her plan to hold an independence referendum next year and remove Trident from Scotland. Michael O’Hanlon,
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'Brand new' homes offer aims to entice more doctors to health board area
Trainee doctors are being enticed to a rural area of Scotland with brand new homes. NHS Ayrshire and Arran said it hoped to develop a higher quality workforce by becoming the "health board of choice" for more graduates. The board provides clinical
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NEIL MACKAY’S BIG READ: Dracula's undying legacy … celebrating 125 years of the monster who changed the modern world
It’s exactly 125 years since the publication of Bram Stoker’s masterpiece Dracula. Here our Writer at Large, a horror novelist who’s a scholar of all things spooky, charts the roots of the evil Count and explains how the Dracula myth has shaped culture
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Iain Macwhirter: We need a Food Friday Agreement to unblock the Brexit border
Sausage Wars – Biden steps in. The US President has sent a team of influential congressmen to stop Boris Johnson ditching the Northern Ireland Protocol this week. But do they know what they’ve got themselves into? US DEMOCRATS regard Brexit Britain
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Nicola Sturgeon aims to strengthen relations with US during visit
NICOLA Sturgeon has said she hopes to encourage greater investment and co-operation from the US as she prepares to head to Washington, DC. The First Minister will speak at the Brookings Institution think-tank in the US capital tomorrow afternoon
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David Pratt's Four Corners: 'Unexplained' fires in Russia might not be much of a mystery ...
Insight and analysis on stories from across the world by Foreign Editor David Pratt Russia: “Sabotage” and “deep strike” strategy behind mystery fires As headlines surrounding the war in Ukraine go, they have so far garnered little
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Michael Settle: Expect Boris' grand giveaway soon - and, highly likely, a General Election
EXPECTATIONS are rising that, as fears of a recession loom, Boris Johnson is planning to unveil a grand giveaway to placate disgruntled voters and maximise his chances of staying in Downing St. But the PM is presently giving a fine impression of
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Letters: Minimum pricing only gives the alcohol industry unearned extra profits. We need better solutions
THE latest update of the research on the minimum price of alcohol (MPA) confirms that this token attempt to reduce harmful drinking has had very little effect ("Scottish ministers to consider new alcohol price hike after policy review", May 8). Alcohol
