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Scheme to stimulate Glasgow’s high streets ‘bold and imaginative’, says SRC

By Karen Peattie GLASGOW’S plans for a £9 million shopper stimulus scheme to help lower-income households and boost the city’s high streets have been described as “bold and imaginative” by the Scottish Retail Consortium. The trade body’s director

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Scots engineering firm XBuro UK moves into sports sponsorship

By Karen Peattie MECHANICAL and electrical engineering consultancy firm XBuro UK, which has tripled its growth to deliver projects worth more than £350 million in just two years, has moved into sports sponsorship for the first time. Glasgow-based

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Trade bodies estimate staff shortages cost hospitality £21 billion

By Karen Peattie STAFF shortages in the hospitality industry are reaching “critical” levels, causing nearly half (45 per cent) of operators to cut trading hours or capacity in order to cope and costing the industry £21 billion in lost revenue.

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What is today’s Wordle? June 24 hints

Wordle has taken the world by storm, and if you’ve not given in to playing the daily game, we can guarantee you’ve seen the elusive squares all over social media. The aim of the game is to find a 5 letter word in only six attempts. The game

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What is today's Quordle? June 24 word puzzle hints and answer

Another day, another Quordle brainteaser - here's some hints to help you keep up with your streak. Whether you've aced the music spin-off Heardle and you've got the Film version Framed beat, it might be time to raise the stakes.  Described

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What is today's Heardle? June 24 song hints and answer

Start your day the right way by ticking off the daily musical brain teaser Heardle from your to-do list. If you're anything like us, you've been agonising over the New York Times' mind-bender for months now. Described as "a respectful homage

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What is today's Framed? June 24 movie hints and answer

If you're not a fan of the hit games Wordle or Heardle then maybe try the movie spin-off Framed.  Described as a game for 'cinephiles and casual movie watchers alike' it is inspired by the worldwide popular guessing games.  The game sees a

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Scotland boss Pedro Martinez Losa prepared for passionate crowd supporting Ukraine in World Cup qualifying

SCOTLAND head coach Pedro Martinez Losa is prepared for a passionate crowd supporting Ukraine when the sides meet in World Cup qualifying tonight. The game has been switched to the 11,547-capacity Stadion Miejski in the Polish city of Rzeszow because

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Dave Mackay reveals he turned down Dundee stay to join James McPake at Dunfermline

Dave Mackay insists he will be no ‘yes man’ after being appointed assistant to James McPake at Dunfermline. The pair were team-mates at Livingston before working together at Dundee, where Mackay was his pals’s number two. That relationship

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Sammi Kinghorn determined to add Commonwealth Games gold to medal collection

LET it never be said that Sammi Kinghorn is afraid of putting in the hard yards whenever her country comes calling. A natural sprinter, the wheelchair racer often finds herself competing outside of her comfort zone whenever the Commonwealth Games

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Robbie Neilson issues Liam Boyce not for sale stance and as Hearts boss plays down Lawrence Shankland links

Hearts boss Robbie Neilson admits he has no plans to sell Liam Boyce and has played down a move for Scotland international Lawrence Shankland. Boyce - the Jambos’ top scorer last season with 16 goals - has been linked with a move to Premiership

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Gregor Townsend vows Scotland will be pumped up for Chile showdown in Santiago

Gregor Townsend has promised that no quarter will be asked or given in tomorrow evening’s non-cap international match against Chile in Santiago.   This is officially a Scotland A match – the first since a 14-14 draw against England Saxons at Scotstoun

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Mark Dodson pens Scottish Rugby extension keeping him as chief executive until 2025

Mark Dodson has signed a contract extension which will keep him as Chief Executive of Scottish Rugby until June 2025.   Having initially been appointed to the role in September 2011, Dodson’s tenure running the game in this country has been littered

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Jack Draper likens ‘fiery’ personality to Andy Murray after quarter-final win

Jack Draper claimed his fiery temperament is similar to Andy Murray’s after battling past fellow Briton Ryan Peniston to reach the semi-finals of Eastbourne. The 20-year-old became the last British player standing at the Rothesay International

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Obituary: Brian McCluskey, fluent linguist who became head of the EU’s translation service

Born: June 11, 1937; Died: April 2, 2022 BRIAN McCluskey, who has died in Bordeaux, France, at the age of 84, achieved the highest rank of any Scot ever to work for the European Union as director-general of the EU’s translation service, managing

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Blackford abandons Grady and tells him to reflect on his future

THE SNP’s Westminster leader has suggested Patrick Grady’s career in the SNP is over, and that he should now consider his position. Ian Blackford, who last week urged “full support” for the Glasgow North MP despite him being a sex pest, said he

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SNP president touts Northern Ireland protocol as independent Scotland border fix

THE PRESIDENT of the SNP has suggested that an independent Scotland in the EU could adopt the Northern Ireland Protocol model for the border with England. Next week, Nicola Sturgeon will set out the Scottish Government's routemap to holding a second

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Sarwar will not apologise for backing strikers despite Labour MPs threatened with action

ANAS Sarwar will not apologise for supporting rail strikes despite Labour MPs who joined picket lines reportedly facing disciplinary action if they do not publicly say sorry. The Scottish Labour leader was pictured alongside workers earlier this

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Scotland international Oli McBurnie charged after investigation into pitch invasion

Sheffield United duo Rhian Brewster and Oli McBurnie have been charged after a police investigation into incidents during the club’s Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final loss to Nottingham Forest. The Blades said they were “disappointed” to

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Sturgeon condemns UK ministers' anti-trade union rhetoric in rail dispute as strike-buster laws are unveiled

THE First Minister has condemned the anti-trade union rhetoric of UK ministers as they announced strike-busting plans to bring in agency workers if there is industrial action. Nicola Sturgeon has told the UK Government to have “respect” for workers

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Trekking through England's finest scenery on a wonderful walking holiday

Louise Cahill Tread Lightly? Does this mean we tiptoe gently up and down fells in one of England’s most beautiful areas? Or must we be careful not to leave footprints from boots, to mark an outstanding landscape? Not so. These are key words

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First practice for ambitious female-owned dental business hailed

A Scottish dentist has fulfilled her ambition to acquire her first practice after winning bank backing. Dr Suelynn Tan-Stroud is a dental practitioner based in Midlothian, who graduated in 2012 from the University of Dundee and has since worked

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Sturgeon to rewrite Swinney's flawed ministerial complaints process

THE Scottish Government is to rewrite its bullying and harassment complaints procedure for ministers and former ministers just months after its launch. The process was overhauled last year in the wake of the Alex Salmond affair, with a new system

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Glasgow drug consumption room moves step closer to opening

DRUG consumption rooms in Scotland moved a step closer on Thursday after the Scottish Government asked the country’s top law officer to consider a new bid for a service in Glasgow.  Angela Constance told MSPs that Glasgow Health and Social Care

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Sturgeon offers to meet SNP staffer sexually harassed by Patrick Grady

NICOLA Sturgeon has agreed to meet an SNP staffer who was sexually harassed by one of her MPs and has already personally apologised to the victim. SNP MP Patrick Grady was suspended from the Commons for two days and from the SNP until his suspension

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SNP ministers underspent Holyrood budget by £650m last year

SNP ministers underspent their budget by £650million last year as the Treasury gave Holyrood extra billions to help with the Covid pandemic. Public finance minister Tom Arthur told MSPs that the provisional fiscal outturn for 2021/22 was £47billion

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ScotRail emergency timetable could be in place for weeks despite train drivers dispute 'breakthrough'

The transport minister says ScotRail emergency timetable which has cut nationalised ScotRail service by up to half may remain in place for weeks despite a 'breakthrough' in the train drivers dispute. Jenny Gilruth gave the update while being asked

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Edinburgh’s Luke Crosbie to captain Scotland A against Chile

EDINBURGH flanker Luke Crosbie will captain Scotland A against Chile in Santiago on Saturday. The game kicks off a South America tour that will see the senior Scotland team tackling Argentina in a three-Test series next month. Crosbie made

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Aberdeen pip 'stiff competition' to sign striker Miovski for 'undisclosed fee'

ABERDEEN have signed striker Bojan Miovski for an undisclosed transfer fee. Jim Goodwin insists his side have pipped "stiff competition" to sign the Macedonian frontman on a four-year deal. Miovski, 22, will join the club after completing the

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Sturgeon says Blackford recording 'utterly unacceptable' - then backs him

NICOLA Sturgeon has backed the leader of the SNP’s Westminster group despite saying he presided over an “utterly unacceptable” meeting of the party’s MPs. The First Minister said she still had confidence in Ian Blackford after questions about sexual

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Covid test access 'may have to be extended' if cases continue to rise

The Scottish Government may have to consider reintroducing more coronavirus testing if infection levels continue to rise, an expert has said. Professor Jill Pell, who was a member of the Scottish Government’s advisory committee on Covid before

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Ascot suffers £12.8million loss with impact of Covid-19

A PRE-TAX loss of £12.8million for 2021 has been reported by Ascot, with finances affected by the Covid-19 pandemic for a second year. The track sustained a loss of just £200,000 in 2020, with pandemic insurance cover, furlough and business rates

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Agenda: More effort still needed to encourage women into engineering

By Gillian Ogilvie ENGINEERING UK reported earlier this year that just over 16% of all engineering roles across the country are occupied by women. While this is an increase of around six percentage points on 2010 figures, it still shows women are

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Scottish outdoor lifestyle firm takes bold steps to get back on Trakke

AFTER a challenging two-and-a-half years, Glasgow outdoor lifestyle brand Trakke is “busier and stronger than ever before”, according to founder Alec Farmer.  “It is amazing,” he says. “Lockdown was challenging – we make bags for people on the

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World Cup boss vexed by lack of progress in securing overseas television deal

AUSTRALIAN clubs are fully behind the 2021 World Cup, according to its organisers, although chief executive Jon Dutton admits he is frustrated by their inability so far to secure an overseas television deal. Dutton, who is 14 days into his promotional

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Man facing extradition seeking to delay proceedings, court told

A man believed to be an alleged US fugitive who is said to have faked his own death to escape sex charges is seeking to delay extradition proceedings “by any means possible”, a court has heard. US prosecutors say the man is Nicholas Rossi, who

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Williams’ Eastbourne doubles run ends early after injury to Ons Jabeur

SERENA WILLIAMS’ return to tennis in Eastbourne has been cut short after doubles partner Ons Jabeur withdrew from the tournament because of a knee injury. Williams has played her first two competitive matches at the Rothesay International since

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Herald Diary: Meme of the Day

In today’s Diary we mention the return of that most wondrous of decades, the 1970s, a magical time of recession, inflation, strikes and endless Scottish Independence arguments. A few moments ago we told this armadillo about the invigorating prospect

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UK holidaymakers face added charge to enter popular destinations under new rule

UK holidaymakers will face an added charge when visiting 30 popular holiday destinations under new rules. UK passport holders hoping to visit Schengen States will be treated like any other non-EU country as a result of the Brexit referendum in

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SNP spending cuts means 'fewer officers' warns Chief Constable

POLICE Scotland’s Chief Constable has blasted Scottish Government spending plans and warned that they could ultimately lead to fewer officers on the street.  Sir Iain Livingstone also told members of the Scottish Police Authority that the cuts

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FMQs Recap: Nicola Sturgeon faces Douglas Ross at First Minister's Questions

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Russian army expands grip on Eastern Ukraine in move to cut supply lines

The Russian military has expanded its control of territory in eastern Ukraine in an offensive that could cut supply lines and encircle frontline Ukrainian forces, British and Ukrainian military chiefs said. The UK's Ministry of Defence said that

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SNP MP cleared of 'come home and s*** me' claim after bungled investigation

AN SNP MP has admitted being too drunk to remember whether she sexually harassed a junior party staffer, but was cleared regardless on technicalities. Patricia Gibson, the MP North Ayrshire & Arran, had always vehemently denied the accusation,

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Man arrested in the US after ‘£10m Scotch whisky fraud'

A MAN has been arrested over allegations of a £10m fraud in which elderly people in the US were duped into investing in Scotch whisky. Some 150 people are alleged to have been duped in the elaborate scheme that promised big returns on whisky investments

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Prisoners on remand soared to highest level during pandemic as prison population fell

SCOTLAND’s prison population fell by 10 per cent in the space of a year while almost a quarter of inmates were held on remand last year, the largest ever proportion. New statistics show that the average monthly prison population fell rapidly during

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Uvalde school police chief put on leave after response called 'abject failure'

The Uvalde school district's police chief has been placed on leave following allegations his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead was an "abject failure". Uvalde Consolidated Independent

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Medical personnel who cared for Maradona to stand trial for criminal negligence

An Argentinian judge has ruled that eight medical personnel involved in the care of soccer star Diego Maradona will face a public trial for criminal negligence. Brain surgeon Leopoldo Luque and psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov are among those who

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Janet Haugh: It's our duty to help refugees

By Janet Haugh IT’S Refugee Week – and this year’s theme is healing, but we know that healing can only truly begin when people feel safe both physically and emotionally. Our charity, Right There, has a vision for a world where everyone has

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Letters: Let's not fall for the fairy-story mystique of princes and princesses

FOLLOWING my letter (June 20) criticising the Duchess of Cambridge's involvement in issues of child development research, David Gray and Ian W Thomson (Letters, June 21) suggest I have been rather unfair and harsh. I view her involvement as what I

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Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan earthquake kills 1,000

Survivors have been digging by hand in eastern Afghanistan villages reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people - as the Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggle to aid the disaster's

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Ghislaine Maxwell ‘deserves at least 30 years in prison’

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison for her role in the sexual abuse of teenage girls over a 10-year period by her former boyfriend, financier Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors say in written arguments. Prosecutors

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Children's nursery set to reopen after revamp and sale

A VACANT nursery previously registered for up to 105 children has been sold. Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co announced the sale of the former Melville House Nursery in Edinburgh. The nursery, which occupies the ground floor

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Scots rural college hails ‘critical’ appointment to veterinary school

Farming By Neale McQuistin A NEW appointment will see Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) take the next step in the development of its new School of Veterinary Medicine. Professor Jim Anderson, who has been appointed as head of veterinary education

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Ireland avoided ‘divisive’ debate on gender recognition law reform, MSPs told

Ireland avoided a “divisive” debate when it passed its Gender Recognition Act (GRA) in 2015, though discussion around the issue is now becoming more heated, an Irish legislator has told MSPs. Senator Regina Doherty, of the Irish Seanad, spoke to

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It was a big scare – Anita Alvarez rescued by coach after fainting in pool

American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was “not breathing” when she was rescued from the bottom of the pool after fainting at the World Aquatics Championships. The 25-year-old lost consciousness after completing her solo free final routine in

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'Brexit is working', one of its chief architects claims

By Ian McConnell FORMER Brexit minister Lord Frost will claim in a conference speech today that “Brexit is working”. He will also declare, at the UK in a Changing Europe’s World Beyond Brexit conference, that the view that Brexit is damaging

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Rory McIlroy not impressed as Brooks Koepka becomes latest big name to join LIV

World number two Rory McIlroy has labelled the players who have joined the LIV Golf Series “duplicitous” for the way they have handled their breakaway. Fellow four-time major winner Brooks Koepka, whose brother Chase played in the opening event

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The United Nations Board of Significant Inspiration (UNBOSI) say Scotland experiencing high levels of imagination and genius

  The United Nations Board of Significant Inspiration (UNBOSI) researchers have issued a statement saying that Scotland is experiencing unprecedented levels of imagination, creativity and genius tendencies, linked to the discovery of huge deposits

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Dog search team steps up training ahead of Ukraine deployment to find bodies

A dog search team which specialises in recovering human bodies is stepping up its training ahead of an expected deployment to Ukraine. Springer spaniel Bracken, sprocker Bramble and Dougal, a Labrador-springer spaniel mix, are travelling to Italy

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Kate Richardson on the success of her journey from triathlon to cycling

WHEN Kate Richardson took the plunge and switched from triathlon to cycling, she was entirely unsure as to how it would go.  However, just over a year on from taking the leap, things couldn’t have gone better for the teenager.  Her first stroke

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Joanna Cherry: 'Ian Blackford should get proper HR advice’ over Grady complaint

The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford should “get some proper HR advice” to understand what went wrong in the handling of a complaint against Patrick Grady, one of his MPs has said. The Glasgow North MP was suspended from the Commons for two

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Nicola Sturgeon on HRT. Is that the meno-taboo finally smashed?

THE First Minister’s coming out last weekend as having experienced menopausal symptoms and now being on HRT was definitely a moment in the fight to break what Kirsty Wark once called the “societal omerta” around the menopause. Nicola Sturgeon talked

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Health scare has given Nelly Korda a fresh outlook on golf ahead of Women's PGA Championship

THERE'S been so much written about money in the professional game recently, you could probably rip the golf page out of the newspaper, take it to your nearest bank and get it cashed. Amid the on-going hoopla of the LIV Golf Series and its astronomical

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Scotland to face more rail disruption as second scheduled strike goes ahead

A second of three scheduled rail strikes will go ahead in Scotland today as talks broke down between RMT union members and railway employers. The RMT union continues to be involved in a bitter dispute over pay and working conditions, and accused

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Neil Mackay: Johnson’s Hungarian-style assault on democracy threatens devolution

IT’S like using a teaspoon to empty an ocean. Boris Johnson’s assaults on democracy mount so fast you begin to forget the last one before the new fully arrives. Just days ago, he was busy tearing up the treaty he signed and negotiated with Europe,

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Alison Rowat: SNP sense of victimhood has turned into a vice

IN the heady, strike-fuelled atmosphere of the Commons yesterday one member’s gas looked to be at a lower peep than normal. Ian Blackford, the SNP’s leader at Westminster, can usually be found quivering with indignation at Prime Minister’s Questions

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Westminster sketch: Will someone, please, help that bunch of bankers?

WHAT a life Boris Johnson leads. At Prime Minister’s Questions, he outlined his forthcoming engagements: Commonwealth Heads summit in Rwanda, G7 summit in the Bavarian Alps, Nato summit in yonder Madrid. Must be summit up. On top of all that, there

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Mark Smith: The RMT's Mick Lynch is my new hero

Uh-oh. Scargill’s back. The former NUM leader turned up at a picket line this week to show his support for the rail workers. He was wearing the skip-cap and the defiant expression on his face that he used to wear during the miners’ strike in the 80s

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Tom Gordon: Secrecy culture is rotting the SNP from the inside

IAN Blackford is a man of few silences.  The loquacious former financier turned self-styled humble crofter has always enjoyed a blether. So when the Skye MP zipped his lip at the start of the week you knew something was up. That something was

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Global hotel giant plan for shopping centre lodged

A planning application has been submitted for a new on-site Hampton by Hilton hotel as part of the revamp of a 1980s shopping centre. The plans for the reimagination of Cameron Toll follows a public consultation exercise on a new masterplan and

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Scott Wright: Tourism has huge battle on its hands as cost-of-living crisis derails recovery

A MAJOR new survey has underlined big challenges facing the Scottish tourism industry, casting serious doubts on its ability to recover from the fall-out from the pandemic and to capitalise on the key summer months. Not so long ago, the chief concern

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Mactaggart & Mickel exits housebuilding after 100 years in industry

By Scott Wright MACTAGGART & Mickel has exited the housebuilding business nearly a century after the renowned Scottish company was established. The Glasgow-headquartered company, which was founded in 1925, has sold its housebuilding operation

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MSP in bid to secure pardons for women convicted of witchcraft

Thousands of Scots convicted of witchcraft could be legally pardoned after almost 300 years as an MSP launched a consultation on a new Bill. Natalie Don, the SNP MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, has launched consultation on a Member’s Bill

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Herald Diary: Three strikes and we're all out

Trilogy time OUR readers probably haven’t noticed this week’s train strikes, which are proving to be only a minor inconvenience, similar in impact to a meteorite the size of Cumbernauld landing in the middle of Sauchiehall Street. Television

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Scottish hotel group chief picked to chair hospitality trade body north of Border

By Ian McConnell CRERAR Hotels chief executive Chris Wayne-Wills has taken on the role of chairman of trade body UKHospitality in Scotland. Mr Wayne-Wills, who has more than 25 years of experience in senior management positions in the hospitality

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US market boost as Scottish pizza oven firm hits record revenues

SCOTTISH pizza oven firm Ooni has cited the US as its biggest market as it reported explosive growth. The firm, which claims to be the world’s number one pizza oven company, said in financial highlights to December 31, 2021 that turnover was up

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Clinically vulnerable treated 'like lepers', says Scottish Government adviser

CLINICALLY vulnerable people have been made to feel like “encumbrances on other people’s rights and freedom” and “modern day lepers” since Covid restrictions ended, a leading disability campaigner has warned. Dr Sally Witcher, who resigned earlier

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Sunak in Aberdeen to meet with disgruntled energy bosses over £5bn windfall tax

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak will be in Aberdeen today meeting with oil and gas company chiefs for the first time since the introduction of the £5 billion windfall tax. The Energy Profits Levy was announced last month as part of a £15bn package of support

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SNP government branded 'worse than Tories' over failure to cap care home costs

The SNP government has been branded “worse than the Tories” for failing to set a lifetime cap on care home costs as part of plans for Scotland’s new National Care Service. Families expressed anger that the draft bill had not set a maximum limit

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Letters: Let Sturgeon have her poll. We'll talk if she tops 2m votes

NICOLA Sturgeon had one outstanding opportunity to make Scotland an independent country, which was the day after the Brexit referendum in 2016. The thing she said would happen did indeed happen, her party was at its strongest then, the UK Parliament