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What is today's Framed? July 30 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 30 song hints and answer
Music fans, put your knowledge to the test by adding the Spotify-run musical Wordle-like game - Heardle to your routine. 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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What is today's Wordle? July 30 hints and answer
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 30 word puzzle hints and answer
If you're close to giving up on today's Quordle, don't! Here are a few handy hints to help you get those green boxes. 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
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Jim Goodwin insists Aberdeen can be party poopers when Celtic unfurl title flag
JIM GOODWIN wants his Aberdeen team to emulate Hearts and shock Celtic at Parkhead tomorrow. The Dons manager cited the Jambos' Tynecastle win in last season’s curtain-riaser against the Glasgow club as what can be achieved as he insisted his new
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Stephen Newns aiming for his very own Sergio Aguero moment in Birmingham
IN the ongoing quest for motivation, choosing to model yourself on the man responsible for one of the most iconic sporting moments of the past decade isn’t a bad place to start. Where many boxers like to keep their cropped short in an unfussy fashion
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Lauren Tait can't wait to get back on court at Games after ACL hell
AS a sports science graduate, Lauren Tait knew quicker than most the seriousness of the situation when she felt her knee go for the second time in her netball career. The 25 year-old had not long moved to London to sign up with Surrey Storm when
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Duncan Scott comfortable shouldering hopes of a nation at Commonwealth Games
DUNCAN SCOTT is well used to having the hopes of a nation upon his shoulders when it comes to bolstering Team Scotland’s medal tally. In Gold Coast, four years ago, the University of Stirling swimmer racked up six medals, becoming the first Scot
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Neah Evans easing into her new reputation in the velodrome
TO compare the Neah Evans who is at Birmingham 2022 to the Neah Evans who was at Gold Coast 2018 is like comparing two different people. Four years ago, the Renfrewshire native had never competed in a major cycling competition and she was, she
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Dundee United complete permanent deal for Rangers winger Glenn Middleton
JACK ROSS is confident he can get Glenn Middleton to perform to a high standard on a consistent basis after the winger agreed a three-year deal at Tannadice. Dundee United have signed the 22-year-old from Rangers for an undisclosed fee. Middleton
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Hibernian 2022/23 season preview: Lee Johnson must put early-season troubles behind Leith club
LEE JOHNSON’S first two months in the Hibernian hot-seat haven’t exactly made for smooth sailing. The new era at Easter Road started promisingly enough on the park with a 5-0 demolition of Clyde in the Edinburgh club’s opening fixture in the group
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St Mirren 2022/23 season preview: What to expect from Robinson's St Mirren after summer of change
A SUMMER of change in Paisley brings an air of intrigue to the season ahead for St Mirren. Sure, Stephen Robinson was appointed in February after Jim Goodwin’s departure for Aberdeen but with a transfer window under his belt the man in the dugout
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Fossil fuels heating to be banned from new buildings by 2024 under SNP plans
NEW homes and buildings will be banned from running fossil fuels boilers in just two years' time under plans unveiled by the Scottish Government. But warnings have been issued that the ramped up plans could raise house prices and put pressure on
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Lewis Hamilton braced for ‘tough weekend’ at the Hungarian Grand Prix
LEWIS HAMILTON is braced for a tough weekend after he finished a distant 11th in practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix. As Charles Leclerc attempted to put his catastrophic crash in France behind him by racing to the top of the timesheets, Hamilton
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Payouts of £100,000 should be made 'without delay' to NHS blood scandal victims
AT least £100,000 should be paid "without delay" to all infected blood victims and bereaved partners across the UK. Sir Brian Langstaff, who is chairing the inquiry into the NHS scandal, made the recommendation in an interim report published today
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Livingston 2022/23 season preview: Can David Martindale overachieve in Scottish Premiership again?
LIVINGSTON are headed into a fifth consecutive top-flight season with one common theme during the club’s time back in the Scottish Premiership; the Lions are serial overachievers. This is said not with the intention to belittle the management team
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Kevin McKenna: What brave soul will undo the SNP’s code of misconduct?
WHO knows; perhaps the SNP really is serious about adhering to a new code of conduct governing its members’ behaviour in the new drive for independence. Those of its senior politicians and activists who have previously encountered what passes for ethical
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Graham Alexander leaves Motherwell by 'mutual consent' after Euro nightmare
GRAHAM ALEXANDER has left Motherwell by 'mutual consent' after the Europa Conference League nightmare loss to Sligo Rovers. The Fir Park side were booted out of Euro qualifiers after being beaten home and away by the Irish side. And following
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Scottish renewables consultancy advises on massive $400m US project
A Scottish renewable energy consultancy and service provider has hailed its role in massive energy programme in the United States. Castle Douglas-headquartered Natural Power has acted as technical due diligence advisor to Harbert Infrastructure
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More than 60 monkeypox cases reported in Scotland
More than 60 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in Scotland since late May, according to the latest data. Figures from Public Health Scotland (PHS) show that as of noon on Thursday there have been 61 cases north of the border since
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ScotRail alcohol ban to stay in place for 'foreseeable future'
SCOTRAIL’s alcohol ban is to stay in place for the “foreseeable future,” the transport firm has confirmed. The strict rule forbidding booze was brought in at the start of the Covid pandemic in a bid to keep travellers socially distant. Previously
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Celtic 2022/23 season preview: What to expect from Ange Postecoglou's current Premiership champions
WHAT a difference a year makes. At this stage 12 months ago, there was as much trepidation as there was anticipation among the Celtic supporters ahead of the new Premiership campaign, and – initially at least - with good reason. The hitherto little
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Visitors banned from another Scottish island amid bird flu fears
Visitors are to be banned from another Scottish island in an effort to limit "the terrible effect" a recent outbreak of bird flu is having on seabird colonies. Mousa in Shetland has joined a list of 23 small islands where public landings are being
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Man knocked off motorbike in 'targeted' attack in Edinburgh crash
An Edinburgh road crash is being treated as attempted murder after a man was deliberately knocked off his motorcycle. The 24-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in the crash on Ferry Road Drive around 1.45pm on Thursday, July 28.
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‘Harry Potter’ cafe owner in ‘limbo’ following fire damage last year
The owner of a cafe where JK Rowling wrote parts of the Harry Potter books, that was damaged in a fire last year, has said the ongoing closure is having a “direct impact” on tourism. David Taylor, who owns The Elephant House on George IV Bridge
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Covid-19 infections in Scotland begin to fall after spike
Covid-19 infection rates have dropped for the first time in seven weeks in Scotland. Around one in 19 Scots were estimated to have had the virus in the week ending July 20, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed. This
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Wagatha Christie latest: Judgement reached in Rebekah Vardy V Coleen Rooney case
Rebekah Vardy has lost the ‘Wagatha Christie’ High Court libel battle she brought against Coleen Rooney. What is the Wagatha Christie trial? In a viral social media post in October 2019, Mrs Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a “sting operation
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Lynch delivers statement win with clinical two-minute Commonwealth Games display
A STATEMENT win was what Reese Lynch wanted in his opening bout at Birmingham 2022 and that's exactly what the Scottish fighter delivered in a clinical two-minute display. The 21-year-old had far too much for Timon Aaree of Kiribati, producing
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Issue of the day: Cocktail fans shaking it up at home
COCKTAILS date back to the 1800s, serving to inject fun into many a night out through the years and it seems that in lockdown, with social lives on hold, many of us became amateur at-home mixologists in a pandemic trend data shows is enduring.
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Agenda: Our economy is killing us. It's time it was redesigned
By Frances Rayner OUR economy is killing us. Even before the pandemic and the cost of living crisis, rates of healthy life expectancy were falling in Scotland. People living in the poorest areas in the UK were dying younger because of
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Herald Diary Meme of the Day
The Diary grudgingly admits that this is fairly skillful. But what would really impress us if the daredevil downhill racer tried this on a pogo stick… Insane biking skills!😳😳😮pic.twitter.com/MDT8XC3SRM — Creature of God (@mdumar1989
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Scottish Government 'spinning like a washing machine' over cost of living help
THE SCOTTISH Government has been accused of “spinning like a washing machine” over their help for the cost of living crisis. As the price of energy, food, travel and childcare all surges, the SNP and ministers in Edinburgh claim to have allocated
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Water levels 'critical' in east Scotland after driest January since 1940
Water resources are "critical" in the east of Scotland as businesses could be forced to stop abstracting water. Groundwater levels in those parts of Scotland reached a record-breaking low and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) warned
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Davidson confident of St Johnstone improvement but survival the priority
CALLUM DAVIDSON is confident this season will see an improvement from St Johnstone, although the manager admits their primary objective is to survive in the cinch Premiership. After finishing in the top six for nine out of the previous 10 campaigns
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Murder investigation launched after woman attacked in Dunoon
A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman who was seriously injured in Dunoon. Mairi Docherty, 41, sustained serious injuries following a disturbance in the John Street area of the town around 1.25am on Saturday, July
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The only way is up for WRC Recycling as the need to embrace a circular economy grows
A highly successful and family-operated waste management company in Renfrewshire plans a major expansion. FAMILY-OWNED WRC Recycling, the Renfrewshire recycling and waste management company, has revealed ambitious plans for growth via acquisition
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Navy to use experimental warship to test autonomous systems
An experimental warship has been unveiled by the Royal Navy to be used to test state-of-the-art technology, including autonomous systems. The XV (Experimental Vessel) Patrick Blackett arrived at Portsmouth Naval Base earlier this week. The
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Households will 'burn through' £400 heating bill help in days warns energy boss
HOUSEHOLDS will "burn through" the government’s emergency package to help with rising heating bills in days, an energy firm boss has predicted. The warning came as the government revealed more detail about how the £400 grant will be paid out.
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Letters: There is a logic in the not proven verdict and abolishing it will have consequences
THERE has been a groundswell of opinion for the abolition of the not proven verdict (“High time to abolish the not proven verdict”, Agenda, The Herald, July 26) which, however, has long enjoyed the confidence of the judiciary, the wider legal profession
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Donald MacLeod: Eurovision 2023..Will it be a Boom Bang-a- Bang success or ruined by our opportunist politicians?
NOW that the decision has been made to stage Eurovision 2023, the world’s biggest and most inclusive musical extravaganza, in the UK and not Ukraine due to the war in the country, I don’t envy the task the organisers have in front of them. “Making
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£30m investment boost for historic malt distillery
One of Scotland's oldest licensed distilleries is set for a £30 million expansion to help meet soaring global demand for its single malts. Global drinks group Brown-Forman, owner of The GlenDronach Distillery in the Valley of Forgue in Aberdeenshire
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Former UK ambassador to US, Sir Christopher Meyer, dies aged 78
Tributes have been paid to Sir Christopher Meyer, the former British ambassador to Washington and press secretary to John Major, after his death at the age of 78. He joined the Foreign Office in 1966. Sir Christopher later worked as press secretary
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Ben Wallace accuses Rishi Sunak of blocking defence funds as he backs Liz Truss
BEN Wallace has accused Rishi Sunak of trying to block “vital” defence money during his time as chancellor as he backed Liz Truss to become prime minister. In a series of interviews this morning, the Defence Secretary justified his support for
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Striking images capturing strange days of lockdowns go on show in Glasgow
THEY are images which reflect an extraordinary moment in time and the ways people and communities changed during the pandemic. People wearing masks as they shopped or went for solitary walks became a familiar sight as the country lived with lockdown
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Film view: Olivia Colman plays a mother poised to give up her baby in Joyride
DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS (PG) Every dog, potbellied pig, turtle and red squirrel has its day in an exuberant computer-animated comedy based on DC Comics characters, who first appeared in print 60 years ago. The feature film directorial debut
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Royal Bank owner returns billions to shareholders as profits surge
SHARES in Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest Group surged more than seven per cent in morning trading after revealing plans to return hefty amounts of cash to investors. The bank this morning announced an interim dividend of 3.5p per share, up
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BT and Openreach workers in Scotland strike in dispute over pay
Around 6,000 BT and Openreach workers across Scotland are striking on Friday in a dispute over pay. Across the UK, 40,000 Communications Workers Union (CWU) engineers and call centre workers within the company have walked out. The CWU said
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Alan Simpson: Scots are resilient and we know how to handle the weather
DURING the recent short-lived heatwave, the only thing that rose faster than the temperatures was the hyperbole being spouted by experts and politicians about the weather. Leading the charge was Scotland’s justice secretary who cruised around TV
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Scottish coffee firm starts shipping beans from Colombia by sailboat
A SUSTAINABLE coffee company has started shipping beans to Scotland from Colombia by sailboat. Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters is in collaboration with New Dawn Traders for its new Colombia Las Brisas, crossing the Atlantic carried only by windpower
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Energy giant chief defends dividends from huge profits amid prices crisis
SCOTTISH Gas owner Centrica’s chief executive has defended bringing back dividends for shareholders amid the spiralling energy crisis. Chris O'Shea was speaking to reporters after the company's half-year profit soared five-fold to £1.3 billion
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Aberdeen season 2022/23 preview: What to expect from Dons after Jim Goodwin rebuild
THE only way is up. It has to be and it surely must be for Aberdeen ahead of a season that sees the battle to be best of the rest carry extra intrigue. Those Pittodrie punters who spent months, years even, yearning for the departure of Derek McInnes
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Human-caused climate change made record heatwave ‘at least 10 times more likely’
Human-caused climate change made last week’s record-breaking heatwave at least 10 times more likely, according to a study by a team of international scientists. Scientists also warned that the UK’s extreme temperatures were higher than climate
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Time to stop comparing women’s football to men’s game and enjoy it for what makes it unique
IT can be dangerous ground for any man, particularly one who does not habitually follow women’s football, to wade in with his tuppence worth when the women’s game is in the news. At worst, you have the plethora of Neanderthalic takes about female goalkeepers
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Switching allegiance was a no brainer for Caity Mattinson as Scots hope to make their mark
THE Commonwealth Games are a huge moment in the career of Caity Mattinson but perhaps even more significantly, they are massive for women’s rugby in this country as a whole. Scotland’s women will make their Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham
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Gymnast Frank Baines back in action after early retirement and targeting Birmingham 2022 success
When Frank Baines retired at the end of 2019, at the age of only 24, he was sure his career as an elite gymnast was over. The stresses and strains on his body over the previous decade and more, during which he had collected Scottish titles as
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Sarah Robertson has sights set on making hockey history at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
SARAH ROBERTSON knows what it takes to go to a major championship and come home with silverware. Having been part of the GB hockey side that won bronze in Tokyo last summer, Robertson joined an extremely select group of Scottish hockey players
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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on leadership race
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on leadership race July 29 2022 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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Rebecca McQuillan: If politicians can't admit Brexit was a mistake how on earth can we fix it?
HAVE you noticed? Whenever there’s a Tory leadership debate, there’s this great big elephant in the room – large, grey, wearing a Union flag waistcoat – but the candidates never say a word about it. Brexit is now politically off limits. Don’t admit
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"Scotland has a sisterhood with Catalonia." The rebel politics of language
“I am grateful to fate for three gifts: to have been born a woman, from the working class and an oppressed nation. And the turbid azure of being three times a rebel,” wrote the Catalan poet, Maria Mercè Marçal. It’s this line that inspired the name
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Issue of the day: Shania Twain's battle with Lyme Disease
SHE is one of the best-selling music artists of all time who has sold more than 100 million records. Now Shania Twain has shone a spotlight on the condition that nearly claimed her career - Lyme disease. Where has she been? The Canadian
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Scots cities lose vital rail link as new train drivers' strike hits tomorrow
CROSS-BORDER services will not reach three major Scottish cities tomorrow as the nation is hit by a one-day train strike. The development comes as Scotland recovers from a UK-wide stoppage on Wednesday that meant less than one in ten of normal
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A 179 mile detour and a warning to motorhome users as safety issue takes ageing CalMac ferry out of service
USERS have complained of detours of up to 180 miles as lifeline ferry services were thrown into a third day of turmoil after a safety issue with an ageing CalMac ferry. It comes after ferry services on two routes were brought to a standstill on
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Unions warn they have a mandate to disrupt 1200 Scots schools as row erupts over pay dispute talks
UNIONS have warned that they have a mandate to disrupt the operation of over 1200 schools across Scotland after thousands of local government workers voted for strike action in a pay dispute. The warning has been made to the employers, the Convention
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Catriona Stewart: Men get football and women hoovering... no wonder so many aren't exercising
A SEARCH in the picture archive for "women & exercise" throws up a smorgasbord of stereotypes. Ladies stretching, ladies on mats, ladies high fiving, and ladies stretching on mats while high fiving. What a feat. They have one thing in common: no
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Shares in Weir Group surge as commodity prices spark demand from mining industry
By Scott Wright SHARES in Weir Group soared five per cent after the engineering giant upped its profit guidance on the back of a strong first half performance, driven by growing orders from miners in key markets across the world. The Glasgow-based
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Letters: Our hearts have hardened: we will not play the SNP's game again
IS the Lord Advocate’s journey to the Supreme Court a fool’s errand? If the non-consequential referendum she is arguing for occurs, it will be boycotted by those who cannot face the unpleasantness of another campaign and vote. Most of us didn’t want
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Herald Diary: Memories of 1966 and all that
Repeat forecast WITH England playing Germany in an important cup final at Wembley on Sunday, Barrie Crawford is inevitably bombarded with memories of 1966. “Will it be déjà vu?” muses Barrie, who adds. “At least we know one thing – there won
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Scotch whisky giant hails ‘star’ brand as sales recover from pandemic
By Scott Wright DIAGEO has toasted a “star” showing by Scotch whisky brand Johnnie Walker as it declared sales have been boosted by the recovery of the on-trade from the pandemic. The spirits giant declared that it sold more than 21 million
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Scientists given 'once in a generation' chance to cure 'sudden death' heart condition
When Josh Moncrieff was diagnosed with the condition at 18, doctors said it was the worst case they had ever seen in someone so young. A keen footballer at the time, the 24-year-old is aware now what his fate might have been. The Scot is living
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Ian McConnell: Disgraceful abdication of responsibility by Tories for very British mess
WHAT was striking about the largely cringeworthy debate on the BBC between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss on Monday night was the Conservative leadership hopefuls’ refusal to acknowledge in any way whatsoever their contribution to the UK economic woes they
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Michael Settle: Trouble on the left wing could make Labour miss an open goal
JUST when the Labour leadership can look to reap the political benefits of daily blue-on-blue in-fighting with the Conservative leadership contest, what happens: acrimony breaks out on the left to remind everyone just how much of a divided force the
