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What is today's Framed? July 20 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 20 word puzzle hints and answer
If you have tried and loved Wordle, Quordle should be your next go-to brain teaser. 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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Weaver word game July 20 hints and answer
Daily word ladder game, Weaver, brings the original format of an age-old puzzle, into the 21st century. The idea is reported to have been devised by novelist Lewis Carroll for his children, Julia and Ethel Arnold, on Christmas day in 1877, calling
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What is today’s Wordle? July 20 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 Heardle? July 20 song hints and answer
Did you get today's Heardle at the first note? Don't worry we have a few hints to help you solve the musical mind-bender. If you're anything like us, you've been agonising over the New York Times' mind-bender for months now. Described as "a
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Aaron Mooy's attitude at St Mirren held him back but Celtic are getting a top player, insists Hugh Murray
WHEN Aaron Mooy first arrived in Scottish football at St Mirren in October 2010, it didn’t take long for his new team-mate Hugh Murray to be convinced of his obvious talents. And yet, the long-serving Buddies midfielder couldn’t envisage the youngster
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The new Wordle? Weaver word game - what it is and how to play
If you fell in love with Wordle and can’t get enough of Quordle, there’s a new brainteaser on the block you might want to know about. Daily word ladder game, Weaver, brings the original format of the age-old puzzle, into the 21st century. The
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Douglas Ross under fire for resuming third job as referee
DOUGLAS Ross has been criticised after resuming his third job as a football referee. The Scottish Tory leader, who is the MP for Moray as well as a Highlands & Islands MSP, last officiated at a game in January last year before injuries kept him
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Public sector pay rises in England fuel demands in Scotland
THE body representing Scotland’s rank and file police officers has said a 5 per cent pay rise in England and Wales will have “enormous” implications for a dispute north of the border. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) said the Home Office’s
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Scotland experiences hottest day on record
SCOTLAND has experienced its hottest day on record, with the temperature reaching 34.8C in Charterhall in the Scottish Borders, according to provisional Met Office figures. The previous record was 32.9C, recorded in Greycrook in August 2003.
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Harry Maguire booed in Melbourne before Man Utd win Crystal Palace friendly
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was mercilessly booed by the Melbourne crowd during the opening stages of Tuesday’s promising friendly win against absentee-hit Crystal Palace. Just a week after manager Erik ten Hag confirmed the defender
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Tottenham signing Djed Spence ‘ready for the challenge’ of the Premier League
Djed Spence said the opportunity to play Premier League football with Tottenham was “a dream come true” after completing his move from Middlesbrough. The right-back signed a five-year contract with Antonio Conte’s side following a deal believed
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Royal Mail workers vote for strike action
SCOTLAND’S posties are set to join the summer of strikes after Royal Mail workers overwhelmingly backed industrial action. General secretary Dave Ward said there will now be a “small window” of opportunity for talks to avoid the walkouts.
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'Embarrassing' blunder as Nicola Sturgeon's independence prospectus cover featured an English wind farm
A SCOTTISH Government prospectus for an independent Scotland featured a large image of an English wind farm on the front page by mistake, it has been confirmed. The First Minister last month presented the first in a series of papers which she said
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Drink: Six super cheap summer drinks to try
The sun has got its hat on, and you want to sink that drink. But there's one thing standing between you and that fancy cocktail, or super-duper BBQ red to turn your beggar's banquet into a gourmet cookout - having to think twice before pulling
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'One of the best' dental practices in Scotland sold
A BUSINESS described as one of Scotland’s top-rated dental practices has been sold. Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co said Shawlands Dental Care, an eight-surgery practice in the Southside of Glasgow, was sold for an undsiclosed
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Liz Truss on cusp of securing Tory leader ballot place as Badenoch eliminated
LIZ Truss is on the cusp of securing a place in the Tory leadership run-off, with those supporting now-eliminated Kemi Badenoch urged to back the Foreign Secretary in the final vote by MPs tomorrow. Ms Badenoch was dumped out of the race to become
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Wildfire risk 'very high' warns Scottish Fire and Rescue chief
The risk of wildfires breaking out across Scotland due to the soaring summer temperatues is 'very high', a chief firefighter has said. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) deputy assistant chief officer Bruce Farquharson warned people to behave
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Antisemitism used 'as a factional weapon' in 'out of control' Labour party
LABOUR’S bitter internal feud over antisemitism looks set to be resurrected after the publication of a long-awaited report into the leak of a controversial dossier. The probe by Martin Forde QC, was commissioned by Keir Starmer, after the 860-
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City businesses urged to back shop local gift card
Gift cards worth £105 that can be spent with local businesses are being delivered to more than 84,000 homes in Glasgow, so make sure your business benefits from the Scotland Loves Local Gift Card by registering with the scheme. Businesses across
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Zander Clark's transfer state of play with Stoke City still favourites for former St Johnstone goalkeeper
STOKE CITY are still the favourites to sign Scotland international goalkeeper Zander Clark. The former St Johnstone shot stopper departed McDiarmid Park upon the expiry of his contract this summer and has been on the lookout for a club since.
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Pay slumps at record rate as inflation heads to double figures
PAY packets are shrinking at their fastest rate on record, according to new official figures, as modest salary rises are overtaken by soaring inflation. The Office for National Statistics reported regular pay, which excludes bonuses, fell by 3.7
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UK temperature hits 40C for first time on record
Temperatures have reached 40C for the first time on record in the UK, with 40.2C provisionally recorded at London Heathrow, the Met Office said. The threshold was hit at 12.50pm as much of the UK sweltered in a heatwave, with parts of England and
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Agenda: Why we must remember the genocide in Bosnia
By Henry Maitles SREBRENICA has come to symbolise genocide for the post-war European generation. It was a warning – along with the Cambodian killing fields and the genocide in Rwanda – that despite the hopes of "never again" after the Nazi genocide
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Too hot to work: MSPs call for new workplace maximum temperature law
POLITICIANS and unions have called for new maximum temperature laws in the workplace. Scotland is sweltering today, with the mercury expected to hit the mid-30s. South of the border, the Met Office has already recorded 39.1C in Charlwood, Surrey
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Tory MPs fighting to become next prime minster to be whittled down to three
TORY MPs in the running to become the next prime minister will be whittled down to just three this afternoon – with pressure on Penny Mordaunt to keep her campaign afloat. Former chancellor Rishi Sunak was comfortable ahead in the leadership race
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Herald Diary Meme of the Day
A wee message from comedian Susie McCabe, for these overheated times. Or, as George and Ira Gershwin almost said: “Summer time, when the living is sneezy…”
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Gary Townsend's recipe: Farfalle Pasta , a great light meal
This light and fresh pea, pasta salad is just the side dish to brighten things up! Full of delicious summer flavours, this healthy pasta salad is great with any of your favourite summer dishes as a side or main meal. Ingredients: Serves
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Letters: Ignore the shameful media hysteria. Let's take the sensible precautions and enjoy the summer
THE disgraceful hysteria which has infected all areas of the media regarding a few days' sunshine is reflected again today in your front page lead item ("Don’t travel warning as Scots swelter in record temperatures", The Herald, July 19) supplemented
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We must get GPs back in the surgery seeing patients if we are to ease hospital problems
SHOULD NHS Scotland lead the way again and encourage General Practitioners to get back to their surgeries to see patients as they used to? I suspect it would shorten waiting lists and waiting times at hospital A&E departments and over-reliance
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Boris Johnson kicks critical MP out of the party
IN WHAT could be one of his final acts as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has removed the Tory whip from one of his arch critics. Tobias Ellwood will now sit as an independent. The Prime Minister took the decision to kick the veteran MP out of
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'Rarely available' urban guest house on market for £625,000
A ‘RARELY available’ Victorian guest house with six letting rooms has been put on the market at a guide price of £625,000. The well-established Seton Guest House in Glasgow is described as one of the finest in the area and has had extensive refurbishment
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Aberdeen pen new partnership agreement with Icelandic outfit KR Reykjavik
ABERDEEN have signed a two-year partnership with Iceland’s oldest and most successful football club, KR Reykjavik Under the commercial deal, the Pittodrie club will work with KR Reykjavik to share knowledge, experience, and expertise to help the
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UK government 'very confident' of victory in indyref2 Supreme Court battle
THE SUPREME Court is to proceed to a full hearing to examine the Scottish Government's bid to hold an independence referendum without the consent of ministers in London. A plea by the UK government to have the case thrown out at the preliminary
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A&E waiting time performance improves - after patient numbers slump
WAITING time performances across Scotland’s A&E units have improved slightly, ending a six-week run of deteriorating services for patients. However new figures from Public Health Scotland still showed almost a third of attendees waited too
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Jordan Jones completes Scottish Premiership return as former Rangers winger departs Wigan
JORDAN JONES has returned to Kilmarnock on a season long loan deal from Wigan. The former Rangers winger spent part of last season on loan at St Mirren and he now returns to Rugby Park, where he made his name in Scotland. During his previous
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Laura Muir’s brave effort clinches 1500m bronze medal at World Championships
Laura Muir revealed she nearly missed the World Championships – after clinching a brilliant bronze. The Scot claimed her first outdoor world medal after sealing third in the 1500m at Hayward Field on Monday night. She clocked a season’s best
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Extinction Rebellion activists target The Sun newsaper publisher over heatwave reports
Activists have targeted the headquarters of News UK, publisher of The Sun newspaper, claiming the media outlet has glossed over the scale of the climate crisis facing the country. Extinction Rebellion (XR) protestors smashed windows and daubed
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Rangers vs West Ham: How to watch pre-season friendly
RANGERS take on West Ham United in a pre-season friendly TODAY. Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side will take on the Premier League club in a pre-season friendly after a victory over Blackpool at the weekend. And Rangers will then take on Tottenham
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Veteran wins Scotland's best small travel agency award for fifth time
By Ian McConnell Edinburgh-based Jimmy Martin Travel has been awarded the title of Scotland’s Best Small Travel Agency for the fifth time – and the fourth consecutive time. It picked up the accoladate at the latest Agent Achievement Awards
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Spain updates travel rules for Brits who catch Covid while abroad – find out more
While global travel appears to be on the up, coronavirus variants are still spreading and for those who are jetting off in the coming weeks or days, Spain has issued new guidance for visitors who catch Covid-19 while on holiday. The government
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Scotland could see record temperatures as Scots urged against travel
Temperatures could hit record highs in Scotland on Tuesday as the country looks set to continue sweltering in a heatwave. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning – for extreme heat in eastern, southern and central parts of Scotland –
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Class dynamics may be part of answer to our dystopian future
GEARING up for the first holiday abroad in over three years, I had submerged tales of “airport chaos”. Even if the journey is to be testing, it will be worth the hassle in the end, I reckoned. On arrival, around 4am, Edinburgh airport was already
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Brian Wilson: Why the food security issue needs a modern Dig for Victory campaign
DON’T ask me why, but I was looking this week at a speech made in the House of Commons, 80 years ago by the Secretary of State for Scotland, Tom Johnston. He was reporting on the nation’s health in July 1942. The country was almost three years
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Scots rural areas see an up to 22.6 per cent surge in house prices due to the pandemic
SOME of Scotland's most rural areas are seeing a surge in annual house prices of up to 22.6% in a year as demand surges for peaceful locations post-pandemic. A new analysis reveals that average annual house prices in Argyll and Bute have risen
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Barratt homes boss awarded thousands after ‘revenge' job reference
A Barratt homes boss has been awarded thousands for victimisation after she missed out on a new job because of a ‘revenge’ reference. An employment tribunal was told the women had previously received a financial settlement from the firm in a case
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Yousaf urged to act now over 'winter storm' facing Scotland's A&E units
WEEKS of deteriorating waiting time performances in Scotland’s A&E departments are pointing towards an even worse “winter storm” for the NHS, the Conservatives have claimed. Last week saw the worst A&E waiting times on record, with unprecedented
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TV star chef says hospitality in Glasgow is a joy after turning back on London
SHE turned her back on the hospitality scene in London to head 400 miles north and open a new business in the midst of a pandemic. Now one year on, chef and deli owner Tanya Gohil says she wouldn’t have done it any other way and as she’s taken
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First-ever direct shipping link from Scotland to China to slash trade delays
Shipping times between Scotland and China are set to be cut by almost half with the launch of a new direct service to help ease global supply chain disruptions. The maiden voyage from Ningbo in the Zhejiang province is due to arrive in mid-August
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Scottish Government spent over £2m on Facebook advertising last year
THE SCOTTISH Government spent more than £2.3m on Facebook advertising last year, up from £200,000 in 2015. A spokesman said the tenfold increase in marketing spend was mostly down to a need to get important public health messaging out during the
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Hit to profits drives Direct Line to hike cost of insurance
Higher costs for used cars, more expensive parts and longer repair times have hit profits at Direct Line, the UK’s second-largest motor insurer. The group’s shares were among the poorest performers yesterday in London following a trading update
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'Biggest listing for a decade' makes lacklustre debut on stock market
CONSUMER spin-off Haleon made an inauspicious debut on the London Stock Exchange in what was billed as Europe's biggest listing for more than a decade. GlaxoSmithKline’s demerger of Haleon, which owns brands like Sensodyne, saw the latter start
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Letters: If Sturgeon wants an indyref deal, here's what she has to do
LAST week Nicola Sturgeon was reported as having offered the UK Government a "compromise". No, not that she would accept not having a referendum or continuing to agitate for secession. Her "compromise" is that HMG should agree to allowing her a Section
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Non-retail is vital in the transformation of Scotland’s future shopping spaces
By Stuart Moncur The evolution of retail is all around us. Throughout the pandemic we saw a shift in consumer behaviour like never before as retail spaces and places in Scotland adapted to the changing landscape. Local high streets reclaimed
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Kirsty Hughes: Independence still offers a way back into the EU for Scotland
THIS is not the most auspicious moment to consider whether the UK might ever rejoin the European Union. As the unedifying, barely-democratic contest for choosing the UK’s next prime minister unfolds, Brexit has scarcely caused a ripple. With the cost
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Heaviest drinking men 'increased intake ' by 10 per cent after minimum pricing
MINIMUM unit pricing did not reduce alcohol consumption among the heaviest drinking men, young men, or males living in more deprived areas of Scotland, according to new analysis. Researchers said the Scottish Government-led policy had been "strongly
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Herald Diary: Is that a pirate? Yes, it's Captain Kid
Coarse corsair BROWSING in a Muirend corner shop, reader Arnold Harrison spotted a father with his son, aged about six, talking to the chap behind the till. The youngster had a fake tattoo displayed on his arm; the type often sported by dashing
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UK rate-setter warns of further rises in cost of borrowing
By Ian McConnell Business Editor 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 declared yesterday. Michael
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Catriona Stewart: Teetotal under 40? Hangover pills? Booze stories are sobering stuff
INVARIABLY when I read survey results my first thought is, "Who are these people?" After a long weekend at a music festival and several evenings strolling through Glasgow city centre, the notion that young people are giving up the drink is laughable
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Prime bullocks sell to a top of 302p/kg at St Boswells as heifers peak at 312p
Farming markets By Neale McQuistin Harrison & Hetherington Ltd sold 71 clean cattle, 33 cast cows, 1966 prime lambs and 580 cast sheep at St Boswells yesterday. Twenty, beef-bred prime bullocks sold to 302p/kg to average 277p (+3p), while
