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What is today's Framed? July 10 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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What is today's Heardle? July 10 song hints and answer
Wordle stole our hearts in early 2022 but music fans will adore the musical brain teaser Heardle. 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 to Wordle
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What is today’s Wordle? July 10 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? July 10 word puzzle hints and answer
Carry on Quordle-ing and keep up your streak of this mind-bending daily puzzle. 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 by some as 'Wordle
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John Souttar tipped for Rangers success by Paul Ritchie after making identical transfer from Hearts
Paul Ritchie, like John Souttar, left Hearts to join Rangers on a Bosman in the summer after the Edinburgh club had rejected earlier bids for the players. Ritchie was 24 when he travelled to the opposite end of the M8, Souttar was 25 and they
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Aberdeen lead tributes after former player Davie Robb dies age 74
Aberdeen have paid tribute to former player Davie Robb following his death at the age of 74. Robb played at Pittodrie between 1966 and 1977 and scored the winning goal in the 2-1 League Cup final win against Celtic at Hampden Park in 1976.
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Argentina 9 Scotland 29: Gregor Townsend's side force deciding test with impressive second half display
SCOTLAND’S summer Test series against Argentina will go to the wire after Gregor Townsend’s side shook off a lacklustre first half performance to score 21 unanswered point after the break which secured a comprehensive win. Momentum is firmly on
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Australian duo win doubles title after five-set epic against injury-hit opponent
Matt Ebden and Max Purcell kicked off what could be a great weekend for Australian tennis with victory in the men’s doubles final over Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic – who played despite having a broken wrist. The left-handed Croatian suffered the
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Jordan Spieth goes after Scottish Open title with a spring in his step
Things are never dull when Jordan Spieth is around. Captivating creativity, the occasional dollop of chaos and some meaty conversations with his caddie that resemble the Frost and Nixon interviews tends to make for a pretty engrossing spectacle.
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Nearly-man Will Zalatoris eyes Major breakthrough in St Andrews Old Course debut at The Open
Will Zalatoris has never played the Old Course. Well, not in real life anyway. “It was on the Tiger Woods video game and I think I shot a 48 on the easy level,” he said of a bombardment of the virtual links that will probably have worried R&A officials
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Kilmarnock looking to carry forward winning mentality after Fraserburgh victory
Tony Docherty insisted that Kilmarnock must carry forward a winning mentality following a straightforward victory over Fraserburgh to kickstart their Premier Sports Cup campaign. The Ayrshire side took an early lead at Bellslea Park through a Ross
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Premier Sports Cup: Christian Doidge treble gives Lee Johnson emphatic winning start at Hibs
Lee Johnson is convinced Josh Doig can make a success of his impending move to Italy after confirming Hibernian have accepted an offer for the defender from Hellas Verona. Johnson marked his competitive debut as manager with a satisfying home victory
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Lewis Hamilton says it is ‘mind-blowing’ that people cheered his 140mph crash
Lewis Hamilton has taken aim at Max Verstappen’s supporters by saying it is “mind-blowing” they cheered his crash at the Austrian Grand Prix. Hamilton ended up in the tyre wall after he lost control of his Mercedes at 140mph in qualifying on Friday
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David Martindale admits Livingston need reinforcements as Premiership side get past Albion Rovers
LIVINGSTON got their Premier Sports Cup campaign off to a winning start against Albion Rovers. David Martindale’s side emerged 3-2 winners in a hard-fought encounter. But he wasn’t happy with negative aspects of the match, as the gaffer revealed
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Russia-born Elena Rybakina keeps calm amid Wimbledon storm to lift title
Russia-born Elena Rybakina became Kazakhstan’s maiden grand slam champion after defeating Ons Jabeur to claim the Wimbledon title. In the first women’s singles final at the All England Club between two new slam finalists for 60 years, the 23-year-old
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JK Rowling reveals one real-life inspiration for Harry Potter's haunts
IT is 25 years since the first Harry Potter novel was published, with the boy wizard's adventures bewitching and beguiling generations of readers from that moment on. Now the Edinburgh-based author has revealed the inspiration behind some of the
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Max Verstappen takes sprint race victory and Austrian Grand Prix pole
Max Verstappen won Saturday’s sprint race to extend his championship lead and secure pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Dutchman held off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in the opening corners before racing unopposed to the chequered flag to
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Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid streak ends at 10 after doubles final defeat
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid’s bid for an 11th consecutive wheelchair doubles grand slam title was ended by Gustavo Fernandez and Shingo Kunieda at Wimbledon. The top-seeded British duo were beaten 6-3 6-1 by the second seeds in the final on Court
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Festival-goers 'miss hours of festival' due to long TRNSMT queues
Festival-goers have been forced to wait for over two hours to get into Glasgow festival TRNSMT on Saturday. Queues have surrounded Glasgow Green going from the main entrance on Saltmarket around the length of Greendyke Street. However, long
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Ten people arrested on the first day of Glasgow festival TRNSMT
POLICE have confirmed the number of arrests that were made on the first day of TRNSMT. A total of 10 arrests were made yesterday that were linked to the festival. One female, aged 13, and nine men, aged between 17 and 53, were arrested in
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Minister under fire for rude gesture says she is 'only human'
Education minister Andrea Jenkyns has admitted she “should have shown more composure” after making a rude gesture to a “baying mob” outside Downing Street. Ms Jenkyns, who made the sign with her hand as she walked through the black gates, prior
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My week, by Cameron Norrie: At least they've heard of me now
WELL, it was a battle yesterday, wasn’t it? And thanks for the interest from Scotland. As you know, I was born in Joburg, we moved to New Zealand and as a teenager I took off to England, then studied in the States. I know that suggests I’m as Scottish
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Agenda: The greening of Glasgow’s building ambitions
By Martin Jarvie TWO revolutions – one industrial, the other digital – have left their mark on Glasgow, bequeathing it a legacy of bold civic and manufacturing architecture that has sometimes failed to find a purpose as commerce, communications
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Ben Wallace will not run for Tory leader despite coming out on top in recent poll
A Conservative party favourite to take on the leadership role has announced he will not be throwing his hat into the ring. Defence secretary Ben Wallace confirmed he will not launch a bid for the top job on Saturday. The MP for Wyre and Preston
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UK energy bills set to reach over £3,300 annually by winter
ENERGY bills in the UK could reach over £3,300 annually by this Winter as the cost-of-living crisis continues, research firm Cornwall Insight has revealed. They predicted a 64% increase in the energy price cap by October when it is next adjusted
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Elon Musk pulling out of multi-billion bid to buy Twitter
Elon Musk has decided to pull the plug on his 44 billion dollars (£36.5 billion) bid to buy Twitter - but the social platform's board has threatened to sue. The Tesla CEO sent a letter to Twitter's board saying he was terminating the acquisition
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Major recyling plant fire rages on as SFRS response strains water supplies
Firefighters remain at the scene of a major fire at an Aberdeen recycling plant which first started on Friday afternoon. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) was first alerted to the fire at Altens East recycling plant around 4.47pm on
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Theatre: Oh what a pantomime, as summer season kicks off
WHAT? You’ve had enough of Goldilocks? You don’t want this pantomime to continue? You’re saying that when someone is shown to be entirely morally bankrupt it’s time to pull down the curtain on their career? And Boris can take his henchwomen Nadine
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Hibernian defender Josh Doig 'on brink' of Hellas Verona switch
HIBERNIAN left-back Josh Doig is 'on the brink' of completing a move to Serie A outfit Hellas Verona, according to reports. The defender shot to prominence in the 2020/21 campaign as he broke into the starting line-up at Easter Road and landed
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Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson closing in on £3m move to Bologna
ABERDEEN midfielder Lewis Ferguson is closing in on a £3million transfer to Bologna, according to reports. The Scotland internationalist is an important figure at Pittodrie, having made 168 first-team appearances in four years in the North East
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Eat and drink Wimbledon...without going to London
Tigerlily, Edinburgh The George Street venue will host the official Scottish Wimbledon Garden throughout the summer. Sipsmith is the official gin partner of Wimbledon 2022, and their Tigerlily pop-up is the only one outside of London where customers
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The key to Chianti: Wine with Gerard Richardson
WRITING these columns requires tasting a lot of wines and it's easy to get diverted away from what you want to taste into drinking what you think you need to taste. So this week, I decided to put heart before head and I came up with three styles to
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Gentleminions craze making cinema experience worse than ever, says Robert McNeil
THE last place to watch a film is the cinema. It’s ruined by the phenomenon that spoils everything … Other People. Texting, yakking, yawning, sneezing, breathing stentoriously, bobbing up and – at times – down, they think not of others but only of
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Sir, - How things have changed on the Letters Pages
I HAVE written here before about how things have changed over the years on our Letters Pages. Some conventions have been dropped, some modified. Our letters these days don’t start with “Sir, -”, now regarded as an anachronism (incidentally, one
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Aaron Hickey swaps Bologna for Brentford as former Hearts defender signs four-year deal
BRENTFORD have signed Scotland defender Aaron Hickey from Bologna for an undisclosed fee, with the total package believed to be worth in the region of £18millon. The 20-year-old, capped four times by Steve Clarke for Scotland, has agreed a four-year
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We have a bit of a bromance now – Kyrgios on Wimbledon final opponent Djokovic
NICK KYRGIOS and Novak Djokovic may have had a frosty relationship over the years, but the Australian now says it is more of a “bromance”. Kyrgios, who will face the Serbian six-time champion in Sunday’s Wimbledon final, caused a stir on a podcast
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Lewis Hamilton ‘incredibly disappointed’ after Austrian sprint qualifying crash
LEWIS HAMILTON said he was “incredibly disappointed” after crashing out of qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race in Austria. On a desperate evening for Mercedes in Spielberg, Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell also ended up in the barriers as
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Tadej Pogacar further strengthens Tour de France hopes at scene of 2020 triumph
A FEW hundred metres from where Tadej Pogacar sealed his first overall Tour de France victory less than two years ago, he moved another step closer to a third with a stage win on La Planche des Belles Filles on Friday. It was on this climb in the
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Andrew Neal: Scotland well placed to set up domestic intelligence and security agency
Scotland’s security services would not look like those of the current UK. The UK is a major power in the intelligence world, with a large domestic security service (MI5), and extensive foreign (MI6) and signals (GCHQ) intelligence capabilities.
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Wimbledon day 13: Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina do battle for first grand slam
ONS JABEUR and Elena Rybakina take centre stage at Wimbledon on Saturday and one will become a grand-slam winner for the first time. Both had failed to make it beyond the quarter-finals of a major before this week but have produced excellent runs
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Jordan Spieth reiterates commitment to PGA Tour amid ‘false’ LIV Golf rumours
THREE-TIME major winner Jordan Spieth has dismissed rumours that he was considering joining LIV Golf as “categorically untrue”. While the likes of Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Brooks Koepka have signed up with the Saudi-backed
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Ed Arnold: Independent Scotland's armed forces would depend on UK divorce settlement
The Scottish Government’s November 2013 White Paper, Scotland’s Future: Your Guide to an Independent Scotland, outlined its defence priorities and posture in detail. Ahead of a renewed drive for a further independence referendum in 2023, the Scottish
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How Scotland's size would advantage it as a peacekeeper
In the mid-1950s Ireland barely had a foreign policy worth the name. External relations consisted almost entirely of the “sore thumb” strategy, as it was proudly called: the perpetual repetition of anti-British resentment over Partition. As one historian
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Protesters storm Sri Lankan president’s official residence
Sri Lankan protesters demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa have forced their way into his official residence, as thousands of people took to the streets of the capital Colombo decrying the nation’s worst economic crisis in recent
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Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership bid as MPs set out allegiances
The Tory leadership contest is heating up as more MPs officially launch their bid for the top job. Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak launched his campaign with a slick video hitting out at Boris Johnson on Friday. On Saturday, former equalities
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Loving to suffer while still chasing the dream - David Smith MBE
THERE are times when I forget I have had six surgeries, radiotherapy and am paralysed. Sometimes my mind thinks I am back in 2014 when I could ride hard for hours on end without really struggling. I had settled in to a good week’s training when
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3 key battles in Scotland vs Argentina second Test
SCOTLAND will need to improve significantly all round the park in today’s second Test if they are going to level the series. Head coach Gregor Townsend highlighted the restarts as one area of concern in last week’s 26-18 defeat, but in reality his
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'I saw things no child should' – Scotland's first refugee councillor Roza Salih on escaping to Glasgow
WHAT made Roza Salih? Was it the blood on her street when she was a little girl? Was it the death of her grandfather and her uncles? Was it the gun her dad kept close to hand? Was it the detention camp and the guards? The high-rise in Drumchapel or
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Gary Townsend's recipe: Salt meringue baked sea bass – a dish as old as humanity
Salt meringue baked sea bass Sea bass cooked in salt crust is a simple recipe with an impressive presentation and flavour. The technique has its roots way back in the mists of time. Coating a delicate fish in salt helps it cook evenly and results
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Herald Diary: Boris and the zombies
Sticking around A WHILE back the Heed Honcho at Diary HQ treated his lackeys – sorry, prized colleagues – to a special day of fun. This team-bonding exercise included a picnic in Kelvingrove Park. (Bring your own sandwiches, and if you’re thirsty
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David Leask: So what does Putin really think about Scottish independence?
ANAS Sarwar is right. At least, as we reporters like to say, up to a point. The Scottish Labour leader this week declared that it was “pretty obvious” that Vladimir Putin would be pleased by the SNP’s renewed push for independence. And in doing
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Kevin McKenna: Sir Keir will soon buy platinum jubilee wallpaper and a Union flag suit
TWO competing views have begun to emerge about what the resignation of Boris Johnson portends for Scottish independence. The most predictable one is that the prospect of a Labour Government under Sir Keir Starmer is now tantalisingly closer and that
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Poem of the week: The Great Stariski, by Rab Wilson
Ayrshire poet Rab Wilson introduces today’s choice. “Johnny Stariski was in charge of the powder magazine (supply of explosives for blasting purposes underground) at the Barony Colliery, Auchinleck, in the mid/late 1970s early 80s, when I worked there
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Herald View: Better judgment is needed the next time a colourful figure arrives at No.10
SIX months ago The Herald took for us what was a rare step – perhaps an unprecedented one for us in recent times – and called for the head of a serving Prime Minister. The context on January 15 was the universal exasperation over the parties enjoyed
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Camley’s Cartoon: Growing calls for Johnson to go now
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the growing calls for Boris Johnson to go now on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our
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Rebecca McQuillan: Tories are more adept at reinvention than Madonna but their troubles aren't over
AMID the drama of this week, it’s difficult to imagine the political landscape two years hence in the wake of a general election campaign. From where we stand today, in the crumbling detritus of a mid-term Conservative government, the idea that
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'The Khichia with chutney at £3.20 are laughably ordinary'. Ron Mackenna's verdict on Dishoom
Dishoom Edinburgh SO wham-bam is the whole Dishoom experience that we whoosh through Keema Pau rolls, swoop onto Chole Puri and Murgh Malai and then suddenly, it seems, we’re squeezed back down the stairs and are fired out on the street.
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Riverside Museum: A monument to Scotland’s illustrious maritime past and an emblem of its bright future
Words: Jonathan Black Pictures: Holly McInally ON the banks of the River Clyde, the aptly-titled Riverside Museum cuts an imperious figure along Glasgow’s waterfront. Hard, uneven, jagged edges jut skywards above a wall of glass, with a design
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Issue of the day: Elon Musk's biggest fear
HAVING welcomed a set of twins with a new partner to make him a father-of-nine living children, Elon Musk has again declared ‘underpopulation’ to be the biggest threat facing humanity. The biggest threat…? Business magnate and investor
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Rare crew-signed Ernest Shackleton book to go under the hammer
IT HAS been described as one of the great books of Antarctic exploration. First published in 1919, South detailed Sir Ernest Shackleton’s story of his legendary attempt to become the first to cross the Antarctic by land from one side to the other.
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Map reveals deadly lungworm hotspots in Scotland as vets warn against dangers
Dog owners are being warned about a potentially fatal parasite that has been spotted across Scotland. Lungworm cases have been recorded up and down the country with hotspots including Glasgow into Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and the inner Hebrides
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Big Read: Is Edinburgh beating Glasgow in race to save built heritage?
For almost 180 years, the vantage point from the upper floors of the grand bank building overlooking Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square was restricted to a silent few. High above the bustle of the square, on top of an impressive mid-19th century building
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Pay surges faster in Scotland amid staff shortages
GROWTH in permanent staff hires in Scotland slowed in June to the weakest pace since February last year amid labour shortages, but remained sharp by historical standards, a survey of recruitment and employment consultancies reveals. Royal Bank
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New Arran distillery poised to debut single malt
Exclusive By Scott Wright THE newest distillery on the Isle of Arran is poised to unveil its debut single malt, as anticipation builds among whisky enthusiasts for the inaugural release in August. Lagg Distillery, which is located on the
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Family who 'put heart and soul' into estate and golf course sell after 100 years
A FAMILY who put their "heart and soul" into building an estate and golf course over 100 years have sold the popular holiday site. Operator Pure Leisure Group purchased Mains of Taymouth Country Estate and Golf Course for an undisclosed amount,
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Alison Rowat's TV review: Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams; Ghislaine Maxwell: The Making of a Monster; The Andrew Neil Show; George Clarke's Remarkable Renovations
It doesn’t seem that long since Idris Elba was hoping that learning to box would turn around the lives of disadvantaged youngsters. Now, in the manner of bus clusters everywhere, along comes Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams (BBC1, Tuesday), in which
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Jonathan Sloan: Uncertainty over inflation and interest rates means investors face tough choices
By Jonathan Sloan THE year 2022, by any measure, has not been a typical one. In fact, that statement could be said of the last number of years. As we turned the corner into 2022, slowly emerging from the challenges of the pandemic, the popular
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Letters: The toxic SNP should look to put its own house in order
IF hubris and hypocrisy were terminal illnesses Ian Blackford would have died on national television this morning (July 8). While being interviewed by the BBC he was rightly questioned on the parallels between his handling of sexual misconduct allegations
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'High risk' Glasgow hospital unit investigated 17 major incidents involving patients
An ageing brain surgery unit that was described as ‘very high risk’ by has investigated nearly 20 incidents where a patient has died or suffered harm in the past five years, figures show. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde ordered 17 Significant Adverse
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Brian Donnelly: Boris Johnson 'Borexit' departure boosts value of pound
THE pressure is on now more than ever to find a way to make a botched hard Brexit work for business. The Wall Street Journal reported on the impact on the pound after it was announced that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to step down, and was one
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Is the NHS really in 'recovery' when the number of people treated has barely increased in a year?
IF the NHS were a patient recovering from Covid, what stage would it be at: ready for discharge home, rehabilitation, or still on life support? Almost a year ago, in August 2021, the Scottish Government unveiled its five-year recovery plan with
