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What is today’s Wordle? June 5 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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Lowry details 'amazing' unseen Ramsey impact at Rangers
AARON RAMSEY'S legacy at Rangers may not be immediately obvious following his heartbreaking Europa League Final penalty miss and underwhelming loan spell from Juventus. However, Rangers starlet Alex Lowry believes his incredible rapid development
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Dykes withdraws from Scotland squad as injury rules him out Nations League matches
LYNDON DYKES has withdrawn from the Scotland squad through injury. The QPR striker has pulled out of the national team camp ahead of the upcoming Nations League fixtures over a quad muscle injury. Dykes started in the World Cup play-off semi-final
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The Queen meets Paddington as thousands Party at the Palace
A LIVE crowd of 22,000 packed into the Mall and millions of viewers worldwide watched the Queen and Paddington Bear enjoy a cream tea in an enchanting opening to the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace. More than 30 members of the royal family,
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Andy Murray beaten by Denis Kudla in Surbiton Trophy semi-final
Andy Murray’s hopes of winning a first tournament on British soil since 2016 ended in defeat in the Surbiton Trophy semi-final. Murray had not won at home since triumphing at the ATP Finals six years ago and the wait will go on after losing 5-7
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Glasgow Warriors suffer humiliating Leinster defeat to end hugely disappointing season
A HUMILIATING defeat for Glasgow Warriors in Dublin yesterday afternoon brought the curtain down on a hugely disappointing season for the club. Head coach Danny Wilson, who has a year to run on his contract, insisted afterwards that he plans to be
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Iga Swiatek blows Coco Gauff away to win second French Open title
Iga Swiatek cemented her place at the top of women’s tennis with a commanding victory over Coco Gauff in the final of the French Open. The number one seed swept to a second Roland Garros title thanks to a 6-1 6-3 demolition of 18-year-old Gauff
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Rising Cyprus star Loizou hails ex-Celtic boss Lennon ahead of Northern Ireland tie
NORTHERN IRELAND will face Cyprus’s rising young star Loizos Loizou on Sunday, the teenager who has thanked Neil Lennon for aiding the latest stage of his development. Loizou will not turn 19 until next month, but the Omonia Nicosia winger has
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Health: Why Conversations With Friends' realistic portrayal of Endometriosis is so important
Catherine Lough - one of many women affected by the condition - explains why it's a rare relief to see the condition depicted on screen. Conversations With Friends - the new Sally Rooney BBC adaptation - has certainly got people talking. It's
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Garden of the week: When exotic pineapple plants cost £3000 a pop
Amisfield Walled Garden Haddington EH41 3TE Why Should We Visit At eight acres, Amisfield is one of the largest walled gardens in Scotland. It is surrounded by 16-foot high stone walls and it sits within a country estate on the edge of
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Elvis Costello: "We still work with our hands and we still work with our wits"
The troubadour reflects on family, his latest album and his collaborations with Burt Bacharach as he rehearses for his upcoming UK tour. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Elvis Costello has never rested on his past glories. The London-born singer-songwriter's
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Wellbeing: Angela Scanlon on learning to ask for help
Angela Scanlon is used to listening to other people open up, on her Thanks A Million podcast. But writing her new book – Joyrider – was the first time she’s really laid bare all her own emotional challenges and ups and downs. So, how did she find it
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Travel: The best value countries for a holiday this summer according to travellers
Hoping to find an affordable break? A new survey reveals the best places to go in Europe as voted for by holidaymakers, reports Sarah Marshall. We all know life is going to be more expensive this year. But that doesn't mean foreign holiday plans
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Scots hotel requisitioned by UK Government for asylum seekers
THE UK Government has requisitioned a large Greenock hotel to accommodate asylum seekers while their claims are being processed. The contingency arrangement to cope with an increased number of asylum applications came to light when people who tried
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Overtuned trailer sparks delays on Glasgow motorway
MOTORISTS in Glasgow are being warned of delays on a motorway, after a crash that resulted in an overturned trailer. Traffic Scotland informed drivers on Twitter after a collision took place near Junction 3 of the M74, near Baillieston. One
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Baby dies at Scots home as police launch probe
The death of an eight-month-old baby in South Lanarkshire has prompted a police investigation. Officers were called to an address in Larkhall on Friday following reports of the incident. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.30am
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Gardening with Dave Allan: Biodiversity in small gardens
Creating a wildlife-friendly, biodiverse garden from scratch takes time but, as it establishes, an expanding insect population and some secret shelters will emerge to attract birds, frogs and hedgehogs. Getting the soil in good shape is key to let
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Galleries and Exhibitions: A Will Maclean retrospective, poster art, and a beauty on Bute
Everything will be fine 4-18 June. Free. Platform, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow, G34 9JW. In May of 2020, whilst the country was trying to navigate the restrictions of lockdown and what is meant, Platform sent a newsletter to members of the
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TV: Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken return in The Outlaws
It appears that whatever comedian Stephen Merchant touches very quickly turns to gold. After co-creating hit series including Extras and The Office, The Outlaws is the latest project to catapult his 6ft 7in frame back on to our screens. The show
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Agenda: Calm heads needed as we feel the winds of change
By Omar Ali IT'S a mark of a progressive society that we can engage in healthy debate on the issues which affect everyone. COP26 demonstrated there was a shared commitment to work towards improved sustainability targets. Less than a year on
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Scots Word of the Week: Taivers
TAIVERS “YE’VE biled these tatties tae taivers”. So my Grandma admonished my mother many years ago. As a child, I had not come across this word before then and I was reminded of it recently when I heard a friend use it to describe what he had done
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A city treasure which was spared the bulldozers
Words: Stephen Kershaw Pictures: German Aljabjev and Audrey Bizouerne MOST visitors to Glasgow are impressed by Charing Cross Mansions, the French early renaissance-style development which literally put ''mansions up closes'' in the city centre
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Ruud ready to face mentor Nadal in French Open final
FOUR years ago Casper Ruud was honing his skills as a teenage rookie at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Majorca. On Sunday the 23-year-old Norwegian will face his mentor, the 21-time grand slam champion, in the French Open final. Ruud has never
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Gardening: What food will gardeners be growing in future?
A Kew initiative looks at the future of food in a changing world with a changing climate. Can you imagine growing peach trees in a tradition orchard, or exotic root veg as a substitute for potatoes, or weird and wonderful salad leaves in summer
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Film view: Director Alex Garland intensifies the battle of the sexes in the horror thriller MEN
MEN (15) London-born writer Alex Garland came to the fore in the mid-1990s with his novel The Beach, which was adapted for the cinema with Leonardo DiCaprio as the sun-kissed lead. He moved seamlessly from the page to the big screen. Scripts
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Gemmill urges Scotland Under-21 players to relish opportunities
SCOTLAND Under-21 head coach Scot Gemmill has told his players to relish the opportunity to play against some of the best young players in Europe. Gemmill’s side face an away double header against the top two sides in Group I of the European Under
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Obituary: Alan Anderson, Hearts captain who would have gladly played for nothing
Born: December 21, 1939; Died: February 27, 2022. ALAN Anderson, who has died aged 82, was an iconic Hearts footballer who played 475 competitive games for them between 1963 and 1976, scoring 31 goals. He captained the team many times and
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Mariah Carey facing lawsuit of up to £16 million over copyright of Christmas hit
Mariah Carey is being sued £16 million for copyright infringement over her hit song All I Want For Christmas Is You. The singer and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff are both named in the lawsuit, which is being brought by songwriter Andy Stone.
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Roger Federer and Serena Williams not included on entry lists for Wimbledon
Roger Federer and Serena Williams have not been included in the entry lists for this month’s Wimbledon. Organisers have published the lists ahead of the year’s third Grand Slam, which begins on June 27, and neither eight-time men’s champion Federer
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Robert McNeil: Working at home for me is like a form of lap dancing
HOW disturbing to read that a third of folk working from home have no desk at which to sit and ponder, or whatever it is that people in offices do. They’ve joined my club. Since moving house nearly three years ago, I have sat on an armchair or
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Books: Anthony Horowitz is back with his latest take on James Bond...
Fiction 1. Fight Night by Miriam Toews is published in hardback by Faber & Faber, priced £14.99 (ebook £8.99). Fight Night is absurd, overwhelming, traumatic, touching - and totally delightful. It's a love letter to the women in one family,
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'One didn't give Andrew Covid' – The Queen: My Week
As imagined by Brian Beacom FIRST of all, I think it’s important that one speaks to The Herald, because my love for Scotland comes just behind my love for Ascot, the corgis and some of my children. Yes, I do accept that for some Scots – such
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Theatre: Moving musical will lift you higher than the sun
LOOK, you owe it to yourself. Seriously. What do you have to look forward to in the next couple of weeks? Trying to watch a movie on your phone as you sit on an airport floor waiting for a flight to be cancelled yet again? Working out how many
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On the radar: From Bergman Island to Hidden Door, five things to do this week
Cinema Bergman Island, out now Tim Roth, Mia Wasikowska and Phantom Thread star Vicky Krieps feature in this latest film from French director Mia Hansen-Løve. A portrait of a marriage à la Ingmar Bergman, it’s set on Fårö, the island the Swedish
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BBC are signing the death sentence for traditional children's TV
WE all have a children’s TV show we look back on fondly, and CBBC probably created your favourite programme. We watched them together at the same time in the afternoon as these TV series helped shape us into who we are today, and they aimed to help
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Jubilee: Discover the Queen's links to Scotland this summer
THE year has flown and here we find ourselves in the midst of this historic weekend that sees the UK commemorate the Queen’s 70th year on the throne. We are most of us no doubt enjoying our extra days off, but perhaps some of us are wondering quite
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Scot with long Covid says policy is 'inhumane' amid calls for dedicated clinics
A Scotswoman suffering from long Covid has labelled current policy for treating the condition "inhumane" amid calls for dedicated long Covid clinics. Kate Stott, 35, is set to travel to Germany this summer in an effort to treat her long Covid
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Three teenagers arrested after man attacked in Glasgow car park
THREE teenagers have been arrested in connection with a serious assault in a Glasgow city centre car park. A 21-year-old man had been rushed to hospital following the vicious attack by a gang of teens in the Q Car Park in Adams Court Lane near
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Russia consolidates gains in territory seized from Ukraine
Russia seems increasingly unwilling to relinquish the territory it has taken in the war with Ukraine. The rouble is now an official currency in the southern Kherson region, alongside the Ukrainian hryvnia. Residents there and in Russia-controlled
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Arran to host its first pride parade as businesses adopt rainbow colours
The Isle of Arran is set to host its very first pride parade, 50 years on from the first time such an event was held in the UK. Hundreds of people will walk along Brodick seafront from 12.30pm on Saturday for the historic event. It will be
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Did The Herald give too much space to jubilee – or not enough?
SO, do you think The Herald has gone overboard on the Platinum Jubilee or do you think we’ve got the coverage about right? We imagine the answer to that one will depend on your views on the monarchy as an institution, possibly your age – older
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My trip to Italy proved to be perfect distraction from latest MRI scan results - David Smith MBE
I'M waiting for the results of an MRI scan to let me know what the next year of my life will look like. The tension is now just too much. Let’s just say my experiences of this haven’t been great in the past, and the way the news was delivered was
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Big Read: The gun-toting Ukranian MP who wants the West to raise its game
She is not what we usually mean by armed opposition. In the first days of Vladimir Putin’s war on her country Kira Rudyk - and her automatic rifle - became a global social media meme. The MP - a critic of President Volodymyr Zelensky - was
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Herald View: The Queen has been a substantial force for good; and strife on the railways
THE Archbishop of York, addressing the thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral yesterday, spoke well when he referred to the Queen’s “staunch constancy and a steadfast consistency, a faithfulness to God, an obedience to a vocation that is the bedrock
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Perfect wines to pair with strawberries and cream – Drink with Gerard Richardson
SO, the burning question is what should you pair with the strawberries and cream that are undoubtedly on the menu for June? The good news is there are literally dozens of options, from Champagne and late harvest rieslings to virtually any crisp
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Alison Rowat's TV preview: Scotland's Home of the Year; We Own This City; Avoidance
Ask any aficionado of TV crime dramas to name their top ten shows and chances are The Wire sits at or near the top of the list. Created and written by former crime reporter David Simon, the tale of life, death and drugs on the streets of Baltimore
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Kevin McKenna: Why Scotland should take ownership of royal jubilees
AFTER years of these royal occasions you risk reaching such a level of curmudgeonhood that close friends and family make elaborate plans to avoid your company. You advance all the old arguments about wealth and privilege and probe Twitter for updated
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'Shhh... keep this one strictly to yourself. It's a gem.' Ron Mackenna's restaurant review
FIRST, you’ve got to walk Berkeley Street. Past shuttered doors, peeling paint, busted dreams and feel with every weighted step the disappointment at the way its once glittering life turned out. Then you’ve got to carry your own freshly lowered
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Brian Taylor: The real constant in the Platinum Jubilee – the Crown’s determination to survive
THE leitmotif is continuity, the watchword endurance. Pre-eminently on display for these celebrations of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The Queen herself, 70 years on the throne, a lifetime of service to this United Kingdom which she rules through
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Issue of the day: Are beloved children's classics 'outdated'?
THEY are beloved classics parents go on to share with their children as generations pass, but educators in Australia have issued a warning that books such as The Hungry Caterpillar and Hairy Maclary are ‘outdated’ and relied upon too heavily, encouraging
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Unspun: the political diary
Going ape ALEX Cole-Hamilton is a big fan of Edinburgh Zoo, which lies within his seat. Or perhaps obsessed is a better word? The Scottish Liberal Democrat boss has booked the zoo’s 'Budongo Boardroom' for a constituency team away day. Described
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Herald Diary: Have dog - will travel
Caveman curator OUR more observant readers may have noticed some kind of a Platinum Jubilee going on around these parts. In England the celebrations involve flag waving, cap doffing and forelock tugging. In Scotland we prefer eye rolling, tongue
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David Leask: Will Putin's Russia fall apart? And should the West help it to do so?
Igor Girkin likes his saltire. The notorious Russian nationalist – a terrorist and saboteur, say Ukrainians – delivers his regular YouTube rants in front of a St Andrew’s cross. His banner, though, is not Scottish. Essentially the flag of the
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Glasgow aid charity changing lives during 100 days of conflict
A GLASGOW international aid charity has helped 300 Ukrainian orphans to safety during 100 days of the conflict with Russia. Glasgow The Caring City launched an immediate response following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24. And now as
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Gillian Mackay: 'The promise I made to grandpa about carers' pay'
The job our health and care workers do is vital and means a huge amount to service users and their families. My grandpa passed shortly before I was elected as an MSP. He had three years of phenomenal social care. His carers enhanced his life
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'What Glasgow's communal restaurants of 1917 can teach us about food poverty'
In the last 20 years, the basic food bank has become the staple response to food poverty in Scotland and across Britain. It is high time that we imagined what the food bank could evolve into. Most food banks are run by the Trussell Trust and most
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The best Altcoins to buy in 2022
Several altcoins went on record-breaking price runs throughout 2021 and many found themselves coming out of relative obscurity to be thrust into the list of top tier crypto projects. As we head further into 2022, many investors are wondering which
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Whisky legend in high spirits as he toasts 50 years in distilling
By Scott Wright HE is celebrating his 50th year in the Scotch whisky industry. But the passing of time has not dimmed the passion that Billy Walker has for making high-quality single malt. “You are lucky if you wake up in the morning and a/
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UK equities defy economic gloom to outperform international counterparts
By Jason Hollands Many people perceive the stock market to be a barometer for the health of the economy. So, with the near-term economic outlook for the UK rather gloomy as the cost-of-living crisis bites and the Bank of England continues to hike
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Alison Rowat's TV review: Springwatch; The Crown Jewels; Borgen; Here We Go; The Other One
IT is that time of year again, with life busting out all over the joint and cute, Disneyesque creatures competing for food and attention. Yes, Chris Packham and Micheala Strachan were back with Springwatch (BBC2, Monday-Thursday). While they were
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'Forgotten' Glasgow survivor of naval disaster honoured at last
He was one of only two crewmen who made it ashore alive after an appalling maritime disaster in the Faroe Islands, which saw the Royal Navy record its worst losses of the Second World War. William Craig Smith spent more than three days stranded
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Craig Hoy: 'Social care crisis will worsen under nationalisation'
Under the SNP, Scotland’s social care system isn’t working. It’s not working for those in need of social care, as the majority of service users are dissatisfied with the way social care is run. It’s not working for our heroic social care staff,
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Dementia care in area of Scotland 'blueprint for future'
Old age, dementia and Covid are a potent mix. Scotland’s population is getting older with the number of people aged 90 years and over set to double between 2019 and 2043. During the same period, the number of people of working age will decrease
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Unison chief hits out at £20m indyref2 spending amid mass job losses plan
THE leader of the country's largest trade union has criticised the Scottish Government's plan to set aside £20million for Indyref2 next year as she warned of widespread strike action if mass jobs losses go ahead. Tracey Dalling, the Scottish Secretary
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What a wizard idea: Plan for new platforms on West Highland Line
Adding more railway stations to the world-famous West Highland Line could help ease congestion in one of Scotland' biggest towns and "exploit untapped tourism". Transport network leaders said the aim is to provide a more attractive and reliable
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Fresh fears for Scottish education as national policies 'lack cohesion'
There are fresh fears for education after a former chairwoman of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce suggested efforts to develop effective national policies lacked coherence. The remarks from Nora Senior, currently chairwoman of the Enterprise and
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Kevin Stewart: 'SNP's social care plans are bold and ambitious'
The Scottish Government is taking the necessary steps to fund social care and support both the people receiving care and those delivering it. By the end of this parliament we will have invested over £800 million of increased annual support for
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Alex Cole-Hamilton: 'NHS problems caused by neglect of care services by SNP'
The pandemic has shown how much we rely upon care services and the people who work in them. However, they are under pressure like never before. Staff are exhausted. Two years of the virus and 15 years of SNP mismanagement are each taking their
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Jackie Baillie: 'SNP have failed to deliver investment in social care'
Our NHS is the envy of the world. Created by a Labour Government with the founding principle of providing healthcare free at the point of need, from the cradle to the grave, it is one of our nation’s greatest achievements. When the pandemic hit
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Low cost alternative to elderly care helping more Scots stay at home
The concept of “homeshare” has opened many doors for older people and their families since it began in the UK in the 1980s and has grown rapidly over this time. For those new to the idea, it involves an older person with a spare room welcoming
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Dairy hub celebrates eight years of support
The Scottish Dairy Hub is celebrating eight years of supporting Scottish dairy farmers and the nation’s dairy sector this week, writes Neale McQuistin. The hub was established in June 2014 as an initiative that stemmed from the Scottish Dairy Review
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Letters: It's not jubilee spending that's crass, it's the SNP's economics
AT best, I would say that the SNP continues very effectively to display a notable lack of consistency and rational thinking. I often take the view that perhaps the voting public really do get the political leadership they deserve as the price for not
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Brian Donnelly: Boris Johnson 'lied about employment' says standards, privileges chair
SCOTLAND’S engineering prowess is the latest to be recorded as being under threat from a skills shortage that is permeating sector after sector across the UK. Labour pressures for many are at crisis point, including areas that are central to getting
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'Healthier' heavy drinkers study adds to complex picture of 'safe' alcohol level
It is the kind of headline that stops you in your tracks. Even accounting for the growing evidence that red wine offers some health benefits this might well have been a story from spoof news site The Daily Mash. New research, not from the Mash's
