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What is today's Framed? July 19 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 Quordle? July 19 word puzzle hints and answer

Wordle was a warm up, why not really put your brain cells to the test with the daily brainteaser Quordle? 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? July 19 song hints and answer

If you are ready to move on from Wordle, take up the tuneful tribute - 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", Heardle comes

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What is today’s Wordle? July 19 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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Ross admits Dundee United face daunting Europa Conference League qualification path

JACK ROSS has admitted that Dundee United face a daunting Europa Conference League third round qualifier. The Tangerines will face either AZ Alkmaar or Bosnian side Tuzla City. Alkmaar will be huge favourites to progress and United will send

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Callum Davidson provides St Johnstone transfer update as he calls on players to deliver performance for supporters

CALLUM DAVIDSON says he and his St Johnstone team owe Perth supporters a performance following a stuttering start to the season.  Saints have drawn twice against Annan Athletic and Queen of the South in the Premier Sports Cup before losing out

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SPFL chiefs 'fast track VAR introduction to Scottish Premiership for before World Cup'

SPFL chiefs are reportedly ready to fast track implementation of VAR in the Scottish Premiership. Clubs voted to introduce the technology in the top-flight in April, however it was expected VAR would come into force after the break for the World

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Tom Tugendhat knocked out of Tory leadership contest

TOM Tugendhat has been knocked out of the Tory leadership contest, winning the support of just 31 of his colleagues.  In what was the third round of voting, the favourite Rishi Sunak was, by some distance, the winner of the round, taking 115 votes

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'Delusion': Boris Johnson vows to have say on plotters who forced him from power

BORIS Johnson has suggested he will reveal all over his colleagues ousting him from power after insisting Conservative MPs will “coalesce in loyally” around his successor amid a toxic leadership battle. The Prime Minister boasted about his record

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Scots urged not to travel on Tuesday as heatwave leaves country sweltering

THE SCOTTISH Government has asked Scots not to travel on Tuesday unless absolutely necessary.  Temperatures hit near record levels in parts of the country on Monday, the Met Office said. Scotland’s peak was in Aboyne where the mercury reached

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‘We’ve got to keep believing’ – Geraint Thomas not giving up in Tour de France

Geraint Thomas will keep believing in his chances of winning a second Tour de France this week but knows he faces an uphill challenge to dislodge race leader Jonas Vingegaard and defending champion Tadej Pogacar in the Pyrenees. Thomas reached

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Issue of the Day: Bennifer tie the knot

HOLLYWOOD stars Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck – known by the joint soubriquet "Bennifer" – were married in a small ceremony in a Las Vegas drive-through chapel on Saturday night. Lopez announced their marriage on Sunday in her newsletter, On the

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Why we need to build smart to tackle climate change, pandemics and energy bills

It won’t have escaped your notice that the heat map on the TV weather report has turned an unfamiliar shade of red. Or that the normally friendly souls who stand in front of it are adopting a stern tone and proffering advice which will save us from

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Tory minister claims opposition trying to 'create some air of panic' about heatwave

BORIS Johnson has been blasted for missing three COBRA meetings as Britain swelters in record-breaking heat.  Instead, it was left to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Kit Malthouse to chair the government’s response to the national emergency

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Holiday park on West Highland Way acquired by family business

HIGHLAND Holidays, which owns Ben Nevis Holiday Park in Fort William, has made a second acquisition. It purchased Pine Trees Leisure Park, sited on the West Highland Way walk, close to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, for an undisclosed

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Beth Dobbin proud to be role model by putting Scottish sprinting on map

WHEN Beth Dobbin became an Olympian last summer, she knew there would be considerably less pressure on the remainder of her career.  Having dreamt of making it to the Olympic Games since she was nine years old, the sprinter’s appearance in Tokyo

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Glasgow issue squad update as Warriors return for pre-season training

It was just 36 hours after the Scotland men’s senior team finally brought the curtain down on the 2021-22 fifteen-aside season when the country’s two pro teams officially kicked off their preparation for their 2022-23 campaigns yesterday morning, with

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Scotland's first surf park to open in 2024 after securing £26m bank backing

SCOTLAND’S first artificial wave park is expected to open in 2024 after securing £26 million backing from the Scottish National Investment Bank. The Wavegarden Scotland development of Craigpark Quarry at Ratho, near Edinburgh, will bring a 23-hectare

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Gardening: How to reduce back and shoulder injuries when gardening

Are you digging too much? Bending over without bending your knees? Carrying pots that are too heavy for you? So many gardeners end up with back problems simply by overdoing it in their open spaces. Phil Evans, lead physiotherapist at the Urban

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Dundee United and Motherwell learn Europa Conference League third qualifying round opponents

DUNDEE UNITED and Motherwell have learned their third round qualifying opponents for the Europa Conference League. Jack Ross' Terrors will definitely be there and will take on either Bosnians Tuzla City or Dutch cracks AZ Alkmaar depending on the

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Landmark Scottish hotel owned by same family for four decades is sold

By Ian McConnell The Bothwell Bridge Hotel has been sold on behalf of the Martalo family, who have owned the property since 1980 when it was known as The Clyde Hotel, to an expanding Scottish hospitality operator. Manorview Hotels & Leisure

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Surge in UK interest rates to 2% or even higher within next year not 'unlikely'

By Ian McConnell A RISE IN benchmark UK interest rates to two per cent or higher within the next year is not “unlikely or implausible”, a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has declared. Michael Saunders, who voted unsuccessfully

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Agenda: Economic headwinds cannot be allowed to snuff out Scotland’s bright sparks

By Patrick Graham BUSINESSES across Scotland are facing a renewed wave of operational pressures, with acute supply chain, recruitment and inflation issues impacting many. To achieve sustainable economic recovery, there is an urgent need to

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At least 13 key ScotRail routes hit by 20mph extreme heat speed limit - as engineers move to paint rails

TRAINS running on some of Scotland's key rail routes have had a speed limit of 20mph implement as an amber warning over extreme heat came into force across parts of Scotland. Network Rail confirmed train speeds would be restricted between 1pm and

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Garden of the week: Hidden garden restored to its glorious best

Pitmedden Garden Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 7PD Why should we visit? With six miles of box hedging and more than 30,000 bedding plants, Pitmedden is one of Scotland’s most intricate, and colourful, formal gardens. It sits on the edge

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First look inside revamped luxury Highland hotel

Scotland's newest luxury boutique hotel has reopened its doors with a first look at the major renovation project. The boutique hotel, No.17 The Promenade, secured a six-figure investment from The Cumberland Building Society and is run by owner

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Herald Diary Meme of the Day

Emmanuel has to be the most irritating emu since that flightless monstrosity who used to hang out with Rod Hull. Actually, since none of the Diary team are ornithologists, we’re not sure this is an emu. Maybe it’s a parrot. Though perhaps not

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Books: Author Jessie Burton is back with the long-awaited sequel to The Miniaturist

Fiction 1. The Bewitching by Jill Dawson is published in hardback by Sceptre, priced £20 (ebook £11.99). The Bewitching takes us back to 16th century Cambridgeshire, exploring the true story of the Witches of Warboys. Largely told from the

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Lawyers' court row: Scrapping Scots 'not proven' verdict would 'result in miscarriages of justice'

SCOTLAND'S legal profession has warned that the scrapping of the controversial not proven verdict in the nation's courts would be "dangerous" and "undoubtedly result" in miscarriages of justice. The concerns of key Scottish lawyers' groups have

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Man dies after kayak capsizes in River Spey

A man has died after his kayak capsized in the River Spey in Moray, police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to the scene near Fochabers at around 4.45pm on Sunday. A 51-year-old man was recovered from the water but pronounced

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Rory McIlroy determined to finish season strongly after Open disappointment

When Tiger Woods won the Open at St Andrews in 2000, he famously did not find a single bunker, shot 19 under par and won by eight shots. Twenty two years later, Rory McIlroy found just one bunker and made an eagle from it, shot 18 under par and

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Cameron Smith earns Jack Nicklaus praise after matching his feat with Open win

Jack Nicklaus has welcomed Cameron Smith into their exclusive club of two following the Australian’s stunning Open triumph at St Andrews. Smith carded a flawless final round of 64 – his second such score in the space of three days – to overturn

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Sky News cancel Tory leadership debate after Truss and Sunak refuse to take part

SKY NEWS has been forced to cancel tomorrow night’s debate between the Tory leadership hopefuls after two of the candidates pulled out.  In a statement, the broadcaster said: “Tuesday evening’s live television debate on Sky News between the Conservative

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Doune The Rabbit Hole: 10CC [or 2.5CC] roll back the years at Scotland's mini-Glastonbury

Review Doune The Rabbit Hole Festival Cardross Estate, Stirlingshire ****     It began 12 years ago with just 200 people and three stages for music with a line-up that consisted of mainly up-and-coming Scottish bands like Meursault

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Poem of the week: The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats

The imagination of the great Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) could conjure up disturbing images, as in his visionary The Second Coming, when “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” But in

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Letters: The intransigence of the RMT is holding back progress on Scotland's lifeline ferry services

WHILE the Scottish Government and CMAL fully deserve all the criticism which has come their way over their mishandling of the ferries debacle, I wonder why no-one sees fit to address the elephant in the room: namely the intransigent attitude of the

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Call to bring back free Covid tests amid warning NHS 'close to ceasing to function'

THE decline of the NHS is "a more realistic concern than it has been for decades" due to successive Covid waves, experts have warned.  In a damning editorial published in the BMJ, the journal's editor in chief Kamran Abbasi and Alastair McLellan

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Scottish commercial property investment best since 2018

SCOTTISH commercial property has had its best first half of the year for investment volumes since 2018 as the market continued its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new analysis. Knight Frank, the independent commercial property

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Tory leadership hopeful says SNP thrive on 'generating grievances'

CONSERVATIVE party leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch has accused the SNP of thriving on “generating grievances and setting people against each other.”  Writing in the Times, the former Minister for Equalities also said Nicola Sturgeon’s party were

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Three men injured after car hits road camera van

Three men were taken to hospital after a car crashed into a road camera van parked and another vehicle parked at the side of the road.  Police Scotland said that the driver of the Scottish Camera Unit vehicle and that of a grey Skoda Karoq parked

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Champions League draw as it happened as Rangers learn third round qualifying opponent

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UK households face new BBC tax to replace TV licence - how it would work

UK households could face a new BBC tax, even if they don’t have a TV in their home. The change to the BBC TV licence could see the current £159-a-year fee axed to make way for a viable alternative to the current licence fee, a new report has suggested

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LIV question remains for Cameron Smith after stunning Open win

Australia’s Cameron Smith faces questions about his future after claiming his maiden major title in brilliant fashion in the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews. Smith overturned a four-shot deficit courtesy of his second 64 in the space of three

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Gareth Bale makes LAFC debut as team triumph over Nashville

Gareth Bale has debuted for his new Major League team, Los Angeles Football Club, as the side triumphed over Nashville Soccer Club 2-1. Bale was unveiled by Los Angeles FC earlier in the month, having agreed to a one-year deal which will help his

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When is Champions League third qualifying round draw and who could Rangers face?

RANGERS will discover their Champions League third qualifying round opponents today. Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his players will finally find out who they'll play in qualifying when the UEFA draw is held in Nyon, Switzerland. Rangers enter

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Victims of crime being 'left in the dark about the fate of criminals'

THE Scottish Government’s Victim Notification Scheme has been branded a failure after a loophole saw people “left in the dark about the fate of criminals who have made their lives a misery.” Under the scheme, which is open to all victims of crime

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SNP accused of kicking manifesto pledge on refugees 'into the long grass'

THE Scottish Government has been accused of “posturing but not delivering” on help for refugees.  The Labour Party said the SNP had dropped a manifesto pledge to create Scotland’s first “cities of refuge.” The vow committed the government to

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‘The Goalie’ Andy Goram to be remembered at funeral service in Glasgow

Rangers players and fans will pay their last respects to goalkeeper Andy Goram at a funeral service in Glasgow. The former Ibrox and Scotland player, known simply to many as “The Goalie”, died after a short battle with oesophageal cancer. The

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Devolved finance ministers call on new Chancellor for budget overhaul

FINANCE ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have joined forces to call on Nadhim Zahawi to help more with the cost-of-living crisis. In a letter welcoming the new Chancellor to his post, Kate Forbes and her counterpart in Belfast

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London ‘will be hotter than Sahara’ while Met Office issues weather warning for Scotland

London is predicted to be hotter than the Caribbean, the Western Sahara and popular holiday destinations in Europe as temperatures soar. The Met Office has forecast the capital could see highs of 38C when the heatwave sweeps across England.

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Rangers have learnt lesson from Calvin Bassey's Ajax transfer - Monday Kick-Off

Rangers have learned lessons over Bassey sale The imminent sale of Calvin Bassey to Ajax for £20-plus million demonstrates that Rangers have learned their lesson from their failure to cash in on Alfredo Morelos when the time was right. Cast

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New Rangers signing Malik Tillman keen to put himself centre stage after Bayern stint

  Tuesday, April 26 was probably supposed to be the date which turned Malik Tillman’s career around at Bayern Munich. Having lurked on the periphery of Julian Nagelsmann’s squad for some time, the young head coach walked out onto the club’s training

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Alison Rowat: That's all from me, says BBC's Raworth, bowing out on a high

ON the list of heatwave do’s and don’ts, launching yourself into a final sprint for the Tory leadership should be in the same column as mad dogs and Englishmen venturing out in the midday sun. Yet needs must for the five remaining candidates, only

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Lesley Riddoch: In a time of crisis Starmer has drunk the Tory Kool-Aid

Tory leadership debates should carry a political health warning for progressive, Remain and independence-supporting Scots. The creaking exchanges have normalised right-wingery so profoundly that Tom Tugendhat, aided by his Eggsy Kingsman spectacles

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Issue of the day: A new way to Wordle

IT is the incredibly popular online game that has captivated puzzle fans all over the globe this year and now online sensation Wordle is taking a rather traditional step, by transforming into a board game.   Wordle is a worldwide hit? Created

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Edinburgh steals a Glasgow concept

THE Diary team is based in Glasgow, though we have embedded spies in every major location in the world. For example, there is a chap reporting from the peak of Mount Everest, where he has been stationed for decades, though he rarely telegraphs

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What is e-waste recycling and how is it done?

Recycling electronic waste is the process of extracting valuable materials after shredding the electronic waste into small pieces that can be reused in a new electronic device. But some current challenges are hampering the growth of the electronics

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Doug Marr: What needs doing to repair broken Britain?

Bob Dylan can be relied on to come up with words that fit any occasion. Everything is Broken, for example, written in 1989, offers a fitting anthem for 2022 Britain: “Broken hands on broken ploughs; Broken treaties; Broken vows; Broken pipes; Broken

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Scotland's unsolved crimes to feature at Glasgow Crime Con

IT’S a genre that has a mass following of people eager to find out more about true crime and the potential to solve intriguing cases. Thousands attend conventions in America every year and the events have now found their way across the pond, with

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Kevin McKenna: In the war of ideas, the triumph of the left is now being televised

THIS late spring and early summer has witnessed the re-awakening of an old force – once thought spent – in the battleground of British politics. For the first time in generations a confident and articulate left-wing analysis has begun to emerge in

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Letters: It is Scotland's votes that keep the Union on an even keel

THE Scottish Government’s latest paper on independence, Renewing Democracy through Independence ("Sturgeon ‘willing to talk to new PM’ over referendum proposals", The Herald, July 15, and Letters, July 16), appears to found upon an alleged deficit

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Colella relishing life in the global classroom at Moore

By Scott Wright ANTON Colella has faced many big economic changes over the course of a career that had its formative years teaching religious education in Glasgow. But despite his long and varied experience, he admits there was no reference point

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Paul Sheerin: Time to change the tune on welding fabrication careers

It has been a good month for getting out to visit companies – a combination of less scheduled meetings and events for me alongside a reality that very few of our manufacturers now take formal holiday shutdowns makes this a great opportunity to see

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166-year-old family-run hotel for sale as owner retires

A 166-year-old hotel sited on one of Scotland's busiest railway lines has been brought to market. The Station Hotel in Larbert is well-established having been purpose built as a hotel in 1856, said agent Drysdale and Company. It sits on Foundry

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Glasgow hairdresser who was high achieving pupil wants to end industry stigma

When Laura Leigh Kerr announced to her parents that she wanted to become a hairdresser, her decision was met with "horror and dismay". The teenager was a high achieving pupil, gaining the top grades in her fourth year exams, and had set her sights