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Haring raring to experience European football at Hearts after four roller-coaster years
PETER HARING admits he cannot wait to sample the reward of European football following four roller-coaster years at Hearts. The Austrian midfielder recently signed a new one-year contract after initially asking gaffer Robbie Neilson for time to
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See who Jay paired up with in tonight's recoupling on Love Island
In tonight’s episode, the islanders recoupled with the boys making the decisions. Musselburgh’s Jay decided to recouple with Paige, meaning she is no longer with Cumbria rugby player Jacques, despite the pair still being close. Luca was the
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Captain Crosbie determined Scotland will treat Chile friendly as real thing
TODAY’s game against Chile may officially be an ‘A’ international for Scotland, but there is no way the players will be treating it as merely a dress rehearsal for the subsequent three-Test series against Argentina. Far from having an “It’ll be alright
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'One of the darkest days for women's rights': Right to abortion overturned in US
The overturning of legal protections for abortion in the US marks "one of the darkest days for women's rights", Nicola Sturgeon has said. Millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned
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Manchester City agree fee for Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Manchester City have agreed a potential £45million deal with Leeds to sign England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, the PA news agency understands. The Premier League champions have had a bid of £42m, with a possible extra £3m in add-ons, accepted by
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Neil Mackay: If Blackford doesn't resign, Sturgeon should sack him
IT’S perhaps a symptom of the SNP’s growing estrangement from reality, after so long in power, that Ian Blackford remains in his position as leader of the party at Westminster. Blackford's handling of the scandal surrounding the party’s former
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Wayne Rooney steps down as Derby manager
WAYNE ROONEY has stepped down as manager of embattled Derby after a rollercoaster 18 months in charge. The Manchester United and England great joined the Rams in January 2020 as player-coach and ended that year in temporary charge following Phillip
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Three debutants set to take to field for Scotland U20s as Six Nations Summer Series gets underway
THREE debutants will take the field for Scotland Under-20s today as they get their Six Nations Summer Series under way with a Pool B match against their Welsh counterparts. The new boys are the two wingers, Kerr Johnston of Gala and Ryan Daley
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Jamie McCart 'set for' Championship switch as St Johnstone contract expires
ST JOHNSTONE are set to lose key player Jamie McCart next week. The defender, 25, is set to join Rotherham United upon the expiry of his contract at McDiarmid Park. McCart has been a vital cog in Callum Davidson's side. He joined the Perth
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Derek MacKay breaks silence over 'confidence' to award ferries contracts
SHAMED former SNP minister Derek Mackay has insisted he had “confidence” he could push ahead with awarding a controversial ferries contract despite risks being identified. The two vessels – the Glen Sannox and the as-yet-unnamed hull 802 – were
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Your most common property questions, answered
Gavin Pearson, Director of Conveyancing Services at MOV8, answers some of the most frequently asked questions from buyers and sellers. Do I have to pay LBTT (Land and Buildings Transactions Tax) as a first-time buyer? It depends. Currently,
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Highland hotel and restaurant for sale as husband and wife owners retire
A HOTEL and restaurant in a stunning Highland location has come to market its its husband and wife owners retire. Drysdale and Company, specialist commercial property agency for the hospitality sector, has been instructed to market the Kinlochewe
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US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v Wade. Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half
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Millions of women in the US will lose their right the legal right to abortion
Millions of women in the US will lose their right the legal right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned a ruling that legalised it nationwide. Justice Alito, in the final opinion issued on Friday, wrote that Roe and Planned Parenthood
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Derby future looks brighter after sale of Pride Park to local property developer
Derby’s future appears to have been secured with the sale of Pride Park to a local property developer, which hopes to complete a takeover of the club. The Rams have been in administration since September last year and fears over their future increased
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Ukrainian army to retreat from battered city to avoid encirclement
After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the country's east to avoid encirclement, a regional governor said. The city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative centre of the Luhansk region, has faced
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Golfers warned of further sanctions if they continue to play in LIV breakaway
LIV Golf rebels have been warned further sanctions are likely if they continue to play in the Saudi-backed breakaway series after the DP World Tour players involved who “wilfully broke rules” were fined £100,000 and banned from next month’s Scottish
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Pensioner dies in Glasgow house fire
Emergency services were called to the property on Ruby Street in the Dalmarnock area of Glasgow at around 7.45am on Friday. The woman was in the property where the fire had ignited and she died at the scene. Police said there are no suspicious
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Employee ownership trend is tipped to keep growing
By Scott Wright THE trend of owners putting their businesses into the hands of their employees is gathering pace and can strengthen firms’ resilience in the face of challenging economic conditions. Law firm Lindsays has declared that it has
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Scotland has 'highest Covid infections in UK' as new variants spread
The number of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland increased last week, driven by new Omicron variants, according to the latest figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in the week ending June 17, an
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Former Tory leader Howard calls on Johnson to quit for good of the country
THE former Tory leader Michael Howard has called on Boris Johnson to resign, the first ex-leader of the party to do so. Speaking to the BBC in the wake of the Tories suffering a double byelection defeat, Lord Howard said the party and country “
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The Herald wins 15 nominations in 43rd Scottish Press Awards
THE Herald has been shortlisted in a raft of categories at the latest Scottish Press Awards. The nominations for the 43rd annual awards were revealed yesterday, with the newspaper and its journalists shortlisted in a total of 12 categories, covering
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Metal detectorists sentenced after damaging historic fort
Two metal detectorists who damaged a protected fort dating to the Iron Age have been sentenced to unpaid work in the community. Andrejs Grisulis, 35, and Matthew Madden, 55, carried out illegal metal detecting and removed an artefact from Dunadd
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Dave Cormack responds to Aberdeen fan appeals for McGrath and Ronan deals
DAVE CORMACK has revealed even he is being told to be patient when it comes to Aberdeen's transfer business. The Pittodrie chairman has backed Jim Goodwin so far in the summer with a significant overhaul of the Aberdeen squad. Goodwin, who
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Zander Clark attracting Stoke City transfer interest after St Johnstone summer exit
ZANDER CLARK is attracting interest from English Championship outfit Stoke City, according to reports. The Scotland international left St Johnstone this summer after spending a decade at McDiarmid Park. The Sun now report that Michael O’Neill
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TLT moves into award-winning sustainable office development in Glasgow
UK law firm TLT has moved into the top floor of Cadworks – Glasgow’s flagship sustainable office development and the first net zero office building in the city – recently recognised at the British Council for Offices’ (BCO) Regional Awards for being
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Michael Settle: Boris Johnson's future lies with Tory frontbench
AS resignation letters go, it was pretty devastating. Delivered at just after 5.30am, Oliver Dowden, now the former Conservative Chairman, told Boris Johnson the UK Government could “not carry on with business as usual” and “someone must take responsibility
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Tory grandee hints at rule change for new confidence vote in PM
A MEMBER of the backbench committee for Tory MPs has hinted its rules may be rewritten to allow a fresh confidence vote in Boris Johnson after today’s double byelection defeat. Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the treasurer of the 1922 Committee, said
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Minister in charge of elderly does not inspire confidence
IT is said, and not without merit, that a society is measured by how it cares for its elderly citizens. This is particularly true today as life expectancy trends ever upwards with many more people living healthily well into what was once considered
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Royal Highland Show: the best bits for foodies
AFTER a two-year hiatus, the Royal Highland Show will return to Ingliston, Edinburgh, to celebrate its 200th anniversary, showcasing the best of Scottish food, farming, and rural life. I'll be there all weekend as a host, interviewing chefs, butchers
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Nicola Sturgeon: By-election defeats 'massive, humiliating vote of no confidence' in PM
NICOLA Sturgeon has warned Tory MPs they "don’t have the interests of any part of the UK in mind or at heart" if they refuse to remove Boris Johnson from office following defeats in two key by-elections. The Tories lost the Wakefield seat in West
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Death toll from Afghanistan's earthquake rises to 1,150 people
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan continues to climb days after it turned brick and stone homes into rubble, killing 1,150 people and wounding scores more, according to the latest figures carried in state media. The country
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DP World Tour fine LIV-playing members £100k and issue Scottish Open bans
THE DP World Tour has fined members who played in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event £100,000 apiece and banned them from the upcoming Genesis Scottish Open and two other tournaments. Players like Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Sergio
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Letters: Don't fall for the climate alarmism. There are simple solutions to stop Glasgow flooding
YOUR recent Big Read article (“Time to address climate change or Glasgow faces deluge by the River Clyde”, The Herald, June 18) does not stand up to scrutiny. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has projected that, in the Clyde catchment, winter rainfall
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David Bell: There were 240,000 migrants to UK last year – but where they come from is interesting
GOOD economic news from Brexit is as scarce as hens’ teeth. But the argument that the post-Brexit migration policy is showing promise has gained traction recently. Writing in the Financial Times, Janan Ganesh argued that post-Brexit patterns of migration
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Norwegian sentenced to psychiatric care after bow-and-arrow murders
A man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder after fatally stabbing five people and wounding four others in an attack in southern Norway involving knives and a bow and arrow. The Buskerud District Court sentenced Espen Andersen Brathen
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One dead and dozens hurt on 12th day of protesting in Ecuador
One man was killed and dozens hurt during the 12th day of protests led by Indigenous people demanding that Ecuador's government cut fuel prices, put price controls on food and spend more on education. After several days of increasing violence,
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PM refuses to shoulder responsibility for double by-election defeat
BORIS Johnson has insisted he will “keep going” in the wake of a disastrous double byelection defeat for the Conservatives and the resignation of his party chairman. The Prime Minister refused to shoulder responsibility in the aftermath of Labour
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US Senate passes first gun control bill in decades
Congress is on the verge of approving a 13-billion-dollar (£10.59 billion) bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unimaginable a month ago. House approval is expected on Friday on legislation that would be US politicians' most sweeping answer
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Andy Murray learns Wimbledon draw as Scot faces James Duckworth in first round
ANDY MURRAY has avoided a seed in the first round of Wimbledon and will take on Australian James Duckworth, with a potential second-round meeting against John Isner on the cards. Defending champion Novak Djokovic begins his quest for a seventh
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Scottish port unveils largest investment as ship visits to double
A KEY Scottish freight port is set to receive a major productivity boost with an unprecedented investment. Operator Peel Ports announced it is to order two new cranes for Greenock Ocean Terminal that will help it prepare to accommodate increased
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Scottish Tory MP wants no more 'business as usual' after double by-election loss
A SCOTTISH Tory MP has warned his party cannot carry on as if it’s “business as usual” after suffering two humiliating by-election defeats. The Liberal Democrats overturned a huge Conservative majority to win the Tiverton and Honiton seat in Devon
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Leaked emails reveal Glasgow's Beatson 'at crisis point' amid discussions on cutting cancer treatment to cope with demand
CLINICIANS at Scotland's flagship cancer centre have considered cutting back on treatment as a "last resort" to relieve pressure on the service, according to leaked emails. Internal communications between senior staff at the Beatson West of Scotland
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Rewarding careers for young people in Scotland are in the pipeline
Amplifiying the voices of Scottish employers to widen the range of apprenticeships will create opportunity for all, writes Peter Farrer, Chief Operations Officer at Scottish Water and new Chair of the Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board
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Private investigator begins hunt for missing rugby league player Bryn Hargreaves
A PRIVATE investigator has begun the search for missing ex-rugby league player Bryn Hargreaves in the United States amid fears from his family that potential criminality could be behind his mysterious disappearance. Hargreaves, 36, was reported
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Livingston boss Martindale surprised as no bids received yet for Fitzwater or Stryjek
LIVINGSTON manager Davie Martindale admits he is surprised goalkeeper Max Stryjek has not yet been snapped up. The Lions boss had been bracing himself for the departure of the Pole after Stryjek attracted interest from clubs at the tail end of
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Catriona Stewart: Only when we redefine the phrase ‘good’ school will we have equality
THERE’S a large element of attitudinal change that merely requires patience, and endless amounts of it. You can keep hammering home a message but some folk will simply never take it on board. Eventually society reaches a point where the right-thinking
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Alan Simpson: Leaving ministers in charge of elderly care does not instil confidence
IT is said, and not without merit, that a society is measured by how it cares for its elderly citizens. This is particularly true today as life expectancy trends ever upwards with many more people living healthily well into what was once considered
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Agenda: We can all be responsible tourists this summer
By Vicki Miller IT’S often hard to see ourselves as tourists in our own country. For most when we hear terms such as "tourist" or "visitor" we assume that this refers to people from outside Scotland, not us – the people who live here. Yet the
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In-form Rory McIlroy not looking to prove a point amid LIV Golf threat
WORLD number two Rory McIlroy insists he is not playing to prove a point with the PGA Tour facing the biggest threat in its history from the LIV Golf Invitational Series. The Northern Irishman won the Canadian Open a fortnight ago and contended
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East coast mainline reopens after East Lothian lorry crash
A major rail route has reopened after a lorry struck the east coast mainline in East Lothian on Thursday. The lorry left the road and crashed into a wall before landing on the railway at Haddington Road in Wallyford at around 1.30pm. A crane
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Oliver Dowden resigns as Tory chair after Conservatives by-election losses
Oliver Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party after it suffered two by-election defeats, saying in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson that “someone must take responsibility”. In Tiverton and Honiton the Liberal Democrats
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Josh Kerr only interested in the pursuit of gold as he prepares for 1500m title at British Championships
JOSH KERR has always been one to look at the bigger picture. Last year’s British 1500m title? It was just a stepping-stone to much bigger things later that season. And last summer’s Olympic bronze medal? It was, he hopes, just a stepping-stone
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Celtic transfer latest as Bernabei and Jota deals edge closer
CELTIC are set to announce the signing of Alexandro Bernabei as Ange Postecoglou steps up efforts to strengthen his squad for their tilt at the Champions League group stage. Argentinian under-19 international left-back Bernabei arrived in Glasgow
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Boris Johnson suffers double by-election humiliation
Boris Johnson’s leadership of the Tory party suffered a double blow as voters rejected the Conservatives in two crunch by-elections. In Tiverton and Honiton the Liberal Democrats overturned a 24,000 Tory majority to win, while Labour reclaimed
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Andy Maciver: If we are to get serious about indyref2, so must the Scottish Government
THE calm is over, and the storm is incoming. Since the 2021 election to the Scottish Parliament, the discussion over independence has been relatively quiet. This is partly down to external factors (most obviously Covid and war in Europe), and partly
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The Diary: Taps off
Taps aff WHETHER it be in politics, fashion or culture, the Diary likes to be the first to spot a new trend. Which is why we are excited to report that west end resident Deedee Cuddihy has spied a discarded brassiere on a street near where she
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Camley's Cartoon: Rwanda welcomes Johnson
Our cartoonist Steven Camley's take on Johnson's Rwanda trip Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 7000. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website thepicturedesk.co.uk.
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Michael Settle: Johnson’s failure to secure rail strike resolution could cost him dear
GHOSTS of the past are making an unwelcome return. Surging inflation, stagnant growth, pay rise demands, strikes and talk of a “class war”. And who should miraculously pop up on a picket-line but ex-miners’ leader Arthur Scargill, now 84. But while
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Issue of the day: Did the Alcatraz escapees make it to shore 60 years ago?
IT is a question that has intrigued down through the decades, inspiring books and movies and millions of visits to Alcatraz Island. Did the trio of inmates who escaped the infamous US jail ever make it to shore? The hunt continues. Alcatraz
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More major ScotRail disruption today - as union warns strikes could escalate
STRIKES which have crippled Scotland's railways could "escalate" unless a deal is reached for all workers in the industry, the RMT's general secretary has warned. Mick Lynch has said that if there is not a settlement it is "extremely likely" there
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Lawyers from around the world take part in gathering in Scotland
LAWYERS from around the world are taking part in a four-day conference hosted by legal firm Levy & McRae Solicitors in Glasgow from today. The delegates, including from the US, South Africa and Europe, are members of Legal Netlink Alliance, an
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Scottish soluble wipe firm in deal with Elle Macpherson beauty company
A SCOTTISH company that claims to have created a world-first range of soluble wet wipe products has entered into a major partnership with an Australian sustainable beauty company. Fife-based McCormack Innovation has joined forces with Conserving
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Scottish bus and rail giant leaves door open for higher takeover bid
By Scott Wright FIRSTGROUP has left the door open for its spurned takeover suitor to return with a higher bid for the transport giant. The board of the Aberdeen-based bus and rail company had last month “unanimously rejected” an approach from
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Rishi Sunak demands Nicola Sturgeon concentrate on cost of living rather than indyref2
RISHI Sunak has criticised Nicola Sturgeon’s push for a second independence referendum, telling the First Minister to instead concentrate on tackling the cost of living crisis. The Chancellor was speaking to The Herald on Thursday after holding
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Care home owners ‘ripping off’ elderly with £69,000 annual fees
Self funding care home residents are paying almost £69,000 for accommodation alone in some areas of Scotland in figures that have been branded "extraordinary" by a Labour politician. Data revealed in a parliamentary question by Alex Rowley, MSP
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Ian McConnell: Big Brexit cost laid out in simplest of terms amid effrontery of Leavers
IT has seemed, in the run-up to and the aftermath of the UK’s hard Brexit, that many people have continued to fail entirely to grasp the scale of the detrimental impact on them. These people should read The Big Brexit report, published this week
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View Brexit hitting UK from economic perspective 'generated by those with a bit of an axe to grind' – Lord Frost
By Ian McConnell Business Editor FORMER Brexit minister Lord Frost claimed in a speech yesterday that Brexit “is working”. He also declared, at UK in a Changing Europe’s The World Beyond Brexit conference in London, that the view Brexit
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Worries over state of nation's economy grow as optimism plummets to fresh record low
By Ian McConnell Business Editor UK consumer confidence has dropped even further to a fresh record low, a key survey shows. Pollster GfK’s closely watched consumer confidence index fell by one point to -41 in June, dropping below what had
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Sunak denies windfall tax on profits of energy companies 'undermining' industry
RISHI Sunak has rejected criticism that his windfall tax on the profits of energy companies will “undermine the industry” and lead to less oil and gas being produced in the UK. Speaking to The Herald after holding a number of meetings in Aberdeen
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Letters: We must act now to fight this attack on our democracy
NEIL Mackay's brilliant piece ("Johnson's sinister attack on democracy threatens devolution", The Herald June 23) should be a wake-up call to all of us, including those Tories with any sense of honesty and decency. It is impossible to list Boris
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Where to buy Shiba Inu in the UK
Shiba Inu gained popularity in early 2021 after growing its price by more than 5 million percent. In the course of that year, Shiba Inu also made it to the list of top 10 most valuable cryptocurrencies, flipped Dogecoin (albeit momentarily), welcomed
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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