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What is today's Framed? August 8 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? August 8 song hints and answer
Didn't get today's Heardle on the very first second? Not to worry, increase your chances of cracking it with these helpful musical hints. If you're anything like us, you've been agonising over the New York Times' Wordle mind-bender for months now
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What is today's Quordle? August 8 word puzzle hints and answer
Shake up your daily word game and turn up the difficulty level from Wordle to 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 by some as '
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What is today's Wordle? August 8 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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Weaver clues: Hints and answers for August 8 word game
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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Kilmarnock look up despite tough start to top flight return
ON the face of it, Kilmarnock’s one-point haul from their opening two games could be enough to knock a few hours off Derek McInnes’ sleeping pattern. But that only tells part of the story. The Premiership’s newbies have hardly looked out of place
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Celtic and Rangers have money, but Ross County believe 'we’re as good as anyone in the league', insists Alex Iacovitti
ROSS COUNTY may have nothing to show for their opening two Scottish Premiership games, but defender Alex Iacovitti is confident his team will come good. The Highlanders were defeated 3-1 by Celtic on Saturday as Ange Postecoglou's side left it
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Ryan Flynn sees enough in Aberdeen defeat to help placate St Mirren fears
St Mirren are far from ready to press the panic button – it’s far too early in the season for that – but Stephen Robinson will make his players aware that the visit of Ross County this weekend is a fixture that must not end in defeat. There were
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Gordon Brown warns PM hopeful not to tell Scotland to 'get lost'
FORMER prime minister Gordon Brown urged Conservative leadership candidates to "think again" on telling Scotland to "get lost". His comments came after Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss said she would "ignore" Scotland's First Minister, Nicola
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Scotland claims three boxing golds at Commonwealth Games for very first time
ANY remaining doubts Craig McEvoy may have had about the wisdom of completely overhauling the Boxing Scotland programme were washed away on a gloriously golden day in Birmingham. The Performance Director and Joint National Coach had watched Team
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Douglas Ross admits to not watching all the Tory leadership hustings
SCOTTISH Tory leader Douglas Ross has said he has not been watching all the Conservative leadership hustings between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. The MP and MSP has not yet said who he will be voting for in the race to become the next Prime Minister
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Popular Scottish hotel goes bust, unable to recover from Covid fall-out
A SCOTTISH hotel that can trace its roots to 1874 has fallen into liquidation. Broomhall Castle, in Menstrie, near Stirling, was turned into a hotel in 1985, and offered function rooms, a restaurant and 17 en-suite bedrooms. Despite being popular
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Robbie Neilson slams Hibs supporter who struck Hearts defender Alex Cochrane with a lighter
ROBBIE NEILSON has urged the authorities to throw the book at the Hibernian supporter who struck Hearts defender Alex Cochrane with a lighter at Easter Road. The Jambos were leading 1-0 through Lawrence Shankland’s first-half goal before play
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Martin Boyle makes dream Hibs return with late derby leveller against Hearts
IT should have come as no surprise. Martin Boyle, so often the difference-maker for Hibernian, may not have started the Edinburgh Derby but he certainly had the final say. The winger had barely been at the club for a day but it was the Easter
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Should Gio stick or twist? The key decision that could decide Rangers' Champions League fate
WHILE Rangers spent large swathes of Saturday’s turgid win over Kilmarnock playing like you’d expect a team on its return from the home of Stella Artios to, the Light Blues got the job done. Just. Antonio Colak’s first goal on his home debut sent
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Man arrested after councillor 'grabbed by the throat'
A senior councillor has said he was grabbed by the throat and sworn at while delivering his newsletter in the capital this morning. Shaken Kevin Lang, leader of the Lib Dem group on Edinburgh city council, revealed the alleged attack on social
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Food: Put wine in the freezer? - Nine hacks to make food last longer
Keeping produce fresher for longer will hopefully help you cut down on trips to the supermarket. The cost of living crisis means many of us are feeling the pinch. We're looking to make savings wherever we can - particularly as data from Kantar
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Buhai makes major move and surges into five shot lead at AIG Women's Open
Catch me if you can. If Ashleigh Buhai keeps this form up, the chasing pack in the AIG Women’s Open here at Muirfield will be requiring snookers to give themselves hope. On a blustery day in East Lothian, Buhai harnessed the testing, teasing conditions
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Health: How to reduce your risk of dementia, according to two major new studies
Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death among all diseases, and one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people. One of the diseases many of us are most scared of getting is dementia. It is such a deeply traumatic
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Liz Truss vows to cut taxes in emergency budget next month if she becomes PM
Liz Truss has pledged to "immediately" cut taxes if she wins the race for No 10, accelerating the reversal of the National Insurance rate rise by six months. The Tory leadership frontrunner said she would use a September emergency budget to scrap
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As Glasgow seethes, was Batgirl shelved for the lowest of reasons?
Farewell then, Batgirl. So long and thanks for all the memories. Like the Gotham City Police Department patrol cars and the fake offies which popped up in Glasgow’s Trongate to weird out the parking attendants and bamboozle inebriated locals who
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Scots Word of the Week: Mince round
MINCE ROUND MINCE round, a lovely Scottish comfort food, makes a relatively late appearance in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL), where it is described as a “round pie of flaky pastry, encasing mince”. The first written example in
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Letters: We should lower school starting age
Would it not be better to lower the school starting age to 4 instead of raising it? I started primary school in the late 1950s, aged four. By that time I could already read and write a little by copying my brother's homework and with my mum taking
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SQA say exams this year graded 'generously' in wake of Covid pandemic
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) have said that pupils sitting exams this year have been graded ‘generously’ following two years of disruption due to Covid. They are the first exams to have taken place since before the start of the pandemic
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New era for Scottish game as SWPL aim to capitalise on Euro 2022 - Alan Campbell
A NEW era for women's football in Scotland starts today with the opening round of SWPL fixtures. The obvious target for the new league set-up is to build on the huge success of the Euros and provide a sustainable platform for professional football.
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Gordon Brown: Set emergency budget now or face winter of dire poverty
GORDON Brown has demanded the UK Government come up with an emergency budget this week before a "financial timebomb" in October "pushes millions over the edge". He made the intervention folllowing a new report he commissioned which suggested government
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Health: As brain tumour diagnoses are up by 30%, seven symptoms we should all be aware of
From headaches to vision changes, these are the potential signs to watch out for. New statistics suggest the number of people diagnosed with brain tumours has risen by 30% in the last 20 years. According to data from Public Health Scotland,
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The couple who quit the global financial crisis to become honorary Maasai
The snowy white flat cap of Mount Kilimanjaro looms over the ‘home of the African elephant’ Amboseli National Park, with its dried-up lake, vast wetlands, shady woodlands, grassy savannah, and pungent sulphur springs. It is Africa in a nutshell
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Best of Scotland: Tony Singh menu sends The Singleton distillery into a new era
Tony Singh MBE created a special menu to mark the launch of The Singleton distillery's new visitor experience as whisky prepares to power the recovery of Scottish food and drink tourism. The updated home of The Singleton at Glen Ord near Inverness
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Interview: Camille O'Sullivan on life at the Edinburgh Fringe
Camille O'Sullivan's love affair with Edinburgh and remarkable run of enigmatic performances at the Festival Fringe started in 2004. The city has been a showcase for her prowess as a singer and storyteller ever since. "Going to the Fringe seemed
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The winners and losers from Birmingham Commonwealth Games so far - Susan Egelstaff
LOVE them or hate them, it’s undeniable that major multi-sports events are unlike anything else in the sporting calendar. That you can switch from watching athletics to wrestling to table tennis within minutes of each other gives the Commonwealth
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Edinburgh Fringe faces criticism for lack of disabled access
Much of The Edinburgh Fringe programme remains inaccessible to disabled audiences, prompting criticism from campaigners and advocates as the 2022 festival gets underway. According to the Fringe’s own website search filters, a number of shows include
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Plesiosaur fossils find a link to Loch Ness monster? The latest Nessie debate
THERE is much to be said about the deep, brooding waters of Loch Ness. But, of course, its chief story revolves around the elusive Nessie, a monster mystery worth, reputedly, around £41 million to the Scottish economy. Rarely a year goes by when there
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The 3-D imagery that could make fishing more sustainable
It took three years, 68,000 nautical miles and a lot of hauling heavy, waterlogged rope up from the bottom of the sea. From more than 500 plumb measurements, the Victorian scientists on board HMS Challenger – led by Scots-born Sir Charles Wyville
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David Pratt in Ukraine: 'I was here with my family when the tanks destroyed our house'
It was one of the first places to bear the full ferocity of Russia’s invasion and where war crimes were committed. Almost six months on, Foreign Editor David Pratt returns to find what life is like for those living in the Ukrainian city of Borodyanka
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Scots airline receives claim from ex-world darts champion after losing his bags
A FORMER world darts champion has lodged a claim against a Scottish airline about the loss of his bag on a flight to Aberdeen for a charity event - as it launched a ‘baggage task force’ to recover lost luggage. A group of Loganair workers are being
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'For god's sake do something': Food rationing fury as islanders blame CalMac ferry cancellations
SHOPS across some Scots islands have been forced to ration essential items amid widespread ferry cancellations due to a broken down vessel, the Herald on Sunday can reveal. Residents have complained of food shortages being imposed by local shops
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'I did not do anything wrong': Taxman took £300,000 from ex-Celtic star's bank account
A FORMER Celtic player has been offered just £100 by the taxman after it took nearly £300,000 from his bank account over a year ago for taxes he did not owe. Former Polish international goalkeeper Łukasz Załuska and his wife Magda have told of
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NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ: Are 'woke mobs' killing comedy? You must be joking, say top Fringe comedians (contains strong language)
EVERY week there’s some new claim that comedy is being ruined by ‘woke’ mobs out to destroy freedom of speech. Is that really true? To find out, our Writer at Large Neil Mackay heard from 15 hard-working comedians at Edinburgh’s Fringe. Contains strong
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Michael Settle: Perhaps a snap election is the only thing that will bring some certainty to the UK
DILEMMAS are the stuff of government and, after a dreadful week on the economic front, the two Conservative contenders will already be pondering the crossroads ahead should they successfully complete the Tory leadership assault course and enter Downing
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Iain Macwhirter: The UK is becoming a poor country – so get used to it, or leave
Seems Boris Johnson got out just in time. Last week, the Governor of the Bank of England placed a bomb under the Tory leadership race by forecasting a 13 per cent inflation rate and a recession lasting until 2024. It will be accompanied,
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Seafood Scotland storytelling trail to boost sales and tourism
SCOTTISH seafood businesses are linking with tourism leaders to help tell their story to sell their products. Seafood Scotland and VisitScotland’s programme is designed to boost growth in seafood tourism in Scotland has been hailed after a host
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Rosebank can boost UK energy security, oil and gas giant declares
By Scott Wright EQUINOR has declared the development of the Rosebank field west of Shetland would provide a major boost to UK energy supplies and lead to direct investment of £6.1 billion in UK businesses if the project is sanctioned, as it highlighted
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SNP/Green deal did not bolster case for Indyref2, says leading expert
THE Bute House Agreement has weakened democratic accountability and not strengthened the case for an independence referendum, according to a leading scholar. Anthony Salamone, a member of the Europa Institute at the University of Edinburgh, said
