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What is today's Framed? August 15 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? August 15 word puzzle hints and answer
Rise to a new word game challenge by taking on today's Quordle - can you crack it? 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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What is today's Heardle? August 15 song hints and answer
Have your headphones at the ready because it's time to put your music knowledge to the test with today's Heardle. If you're anything like us, you've been agonising over the New York Times' Wordle mind-bender for months now. Described as "a
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Weaver word game: Cheats and answers for August 15 puzzler
The daily word ladder game, Weaver, takes the original format of an age-old puzzle, and brings it into the 21st century. Originally devised on Christmas day in 1877 by novelist Lewis Carroll, he created it to keep his children, Julia and Ethel
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What is today's Wordle? August 15 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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Crystal Palace loanee Malachi Boateng given glowing report after Celtic bounce game appearance
CRYSTAL PALACE loanee Malachi Boateng has been given a glowing report from Queen’s Park manager Owen Coyle following a star showing against both Partick Thistle and Celtic last week. The combative midfielder featured in a bounce game against Ange
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Scottish Rugby chairman John Jeffrey calls on country’s leading teams to develop winning mentality
SCOTTISH Rugby chairman John Jeffrey has called on the country’s leading teams to develop the kind of hard-edged, winning mentality that took his own side to the Grand Slam back in 1990. Speaking at the governing body’s annual general meeting and
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Fringe highlights: Check out these Australian beauties
The Edinburgh International Festival kicked off with a bang at Murrayfield Stadium with MACRO - a joyful celebration of Australian and Scottish culture in this fusion of circus, dance, and music - drew over 10,000 spectators to the free event.
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Over 20,000 migrants have tried to cross English Channel in small boats this year
MORE than 20,000 migrants have been detected trying to cross the English Channel in small boats so far this year, new government figures show. According to the Ministry of Defence 607 crossed on Saturday. It takes the provisional total for
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Man dies after getting into difficulty in Glasgow canal
A man has died after getting into difficulty in a canal near Glasgow. The 39-year-old was in the Forth and Clyde canal on Cadder Road, Bishopbriggs, at around 6.30pm on Saturday evening. Emergency services were called after members of the public
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Hotel next to golf course 'reluctantly' brought to market
A SEAFRONT business has this week been put up sale as the deals market in the Scottish hospitality sector continues to heat up. Buyers are being sought for the Forth Bay Guest House situated close to Leven Links Golf Club in Fife after it was “
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Derek McInnes ‘embarrassed’ by Celtic rout, but says that Kilmarnock’s season starts here
DEREK MCINNES has only been back in the Premiership for three games, but he’s already sick of the sight of Celtic and Rangers. The Kilmarnock manager said he was ‘embarrassed’ as Celtic hit his team for five at Rugby Park to follow up their 2-0
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Jerry Sadowitz hits back after Pleasance accuse him of 'extreme racism'
THE PLEASANCE has defended its decision to cancel a show by Jerry Sadowitz after comics, writers and artists accused them of censorship. The controversial Scottish comedian and magician was supposed to play two nights at the world’s largest arts
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TV: Craig Charles on the return of big-prize gameshow Moneybags
Craig Charles is very much a familiar face on British TV. From Red Dwarf to Robot Wars, Takeshi's Castle to Coronation Street, the 58-year-old Liverpool native has found success in acting, presenting, comedy and DJing, even hosting his own show on
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Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band named world champions
ULSTER'S Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band have been named winners at the World Pipe Band Championship, winning the contest for the thirteenth time. They saw off competition from runners-up Inveraray and District Pipe Band and third-placed Scottish
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More than £200,000 raised for family of John MacKinnon after Skye shooting
More than £20,000 has been raised for the family of a man who was killed in the shootings on the Isle of Skye earlier this week. John MacKinnon, 47, died after a firearm was discharged on the Isle of Skye on Wednesday morning. Gunshots were
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Police appeal for information after fight leaves man in critical condition
A 53-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after a fight on Princes Street in Edinburgh. The man was found injured near the Johnnie Walker building at the west end of the street just after 8pm on Saturday. He had suffered a serious
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Scotland's free period product law comes into force
SCOTLAND will become the first country in the world to protect the right to free period products in law when new legislation comes into force on Monday. The Period Products Act means councils and education providers will be legally required to
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At least 41 dead after fire rips through Cairo church
A fire has ripped through a church in a densely populated neighbourhood of Cairo, leaving at least 41 dead and injuring 14, a spokesperson for Egypt’s Coptic Church said. The cause of the blaze in the Abu Sefein church in the working-class neighbourhood
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Gardening: Six big ideas for small garden spaces
Create an organic, biodiverse oasis using recycled, homemade and sustainable materials, with help from Garden Organic's Chris Collins. Garden designer Chris Collins knows only too well what it's like gardening in a small space, given that his London
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Health: How to protect your bones if you're a vegetarian
According to new research women who follow a vegetarian diet have a higher risk of breaking their hips in later life. Going veggie is a popular way to help your body and the planet, it seems it may make you more likely to break a hip. Researchers
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Health: Five questions before getting botox or fillers, as ministers warn about risky procedures
A government report says more must be done to tackle body image dissatisfaction. By Katie Wright. MPs on the House of Commons' Health and Social Care Committee have warned about the dangers of a 'conveyer belt' approach to cosmetic procedures such
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‘I’ve gone and done it’ – 82 year old Nick bags all 282 munros
An 82-year-old man has bagged every single munro in Scotland. Nick Gardner was greeted by guard of honour of walking poles from fellow climbers who cheered him as he reached the summit of Cairn Gorm on Saturday. The grandfather-of-four
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Police Scotland probe JK Rowling death threat after Salman Rushdie murder attempt
POLICE Scotland is investigating a death threat made against Harry Potter author JK Rowling by someone who praised the attempted murder of Sir Salman Rushdie. The Edinburgh-based writer had tweeted saying she was “feeling very sick right now” after
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Nicola Sturgeon: 'I wish Theresa May had been in charge of UK Government during Covid'
NICOLA Sturgeon has accused Boris Johnson of disgracing the office of Prime Minister. Speaking at the Edinburgh Fringe show of broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika, the First Minister said: “I disagreed with David Cameron, I disagreed with Theresa May,
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Scots Word of the Week: Leerie
LEERIE A LEERIE is a lamplighter. The effect of reliable street lighting on our ancestors must have been life changing. But it was not until the coming of gas lighting (in 1819 in Edinburgh) that streetlights became commonplace. Leerie is first
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Scottish icons: the midge, vicious little beasties that bite you in the Cairngorms
MY right forearm is covered in welts. Sorry if that alarmed you, particularly anyone trying to digest this with their Corn Flakes or cheeky wee fry-up. The welts – possibly too large a word but pretty much merited – under advisement were caused
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Martin Lewis: millionaire prophet of doom or the people’s champion?
If you know your Greek mythology – and the Herald’s Reader Feedback Liaison Ninja assures me you Sunday lot are a literate bunch – then you’ll know Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess whose curse was to be entirely accurate in her prognostications yet
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Sir Keir Starmer set to announce plans to cancel energy price cap rise
SIR KEIR Starmer is set to call for the energy price cap to be frozen at its current level of £1,971. According to the Observer, the Labour leader is to set out details of his party’s plans for tackling the cost of living crisis tomorrow, including
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Pleasance insist they are 'champions of free speech' despite Jerry Sadowitz ban
THE FRINGE venue which cancelled a show by Jerry Sadowitz after complaints from staff and audience members has insisted they “champion freedom of speech.” The Pleasance said they “do not censor comedians’ material” but that the controversial Scottish
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Truss criticises 'game playing' devolved governments as she sets out vision for UK
Liz Truss is set to follow in Boris Johnson's footsteps and taken on the role of minister for the Union if she becomes Prime Minister. Speaking ahead of Tuesday's campaign stop in Scotland, the favourite in the Conservative leadership contest said
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End of an era as tennis prepares to bid farewell to a giant of the sport - Susan Egelstaff
THE phrase ‘end of an era’ is used all too often in the world of sport but when it is applied to Serena Williams and her impending retirement, it’s entirely true. Williams, to so many people, isn’t just a tennis player, she is tennis. Anyone
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Kevin McKenna: The week that was
SOME welcome consequences arise from reports that several of the UK’s top universities have banned books they deem to be harmful to the wellbeing of under-graduates. Others have applied trigger warnings to classic works for students feeling menaced
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The most compelling evidence yet that Kremlin meddles in Scots politics
A Russian who tried to lure Scottish nationalists to Moscow has been formally linked to Vladimir Putin’s secret police. Seven years ago Aleksandr Ionov told this newspaper that he was in talks to bring Yessers to an all-expenses-paid “summit of
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Lop-sided SWPL still in state of transition
THE opening round of fixtures in the new-look SWPL produced some eye-catching scorelines. A double-figure win for defending champions Rangers against newly promoted Glasgow Women wasn't entirely unexpected given all the circumstances, but Celtic's
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Iain Macwhirter: Has the energy crisis finally convinced Scots to go it alone?
IT'S coming yet for all that. Hopes are rising among nationalists that the cost of living crisis could be the last gasp for the Union. Scotland is a cold country and energy costs are of acute interest to Scottish voters – not least because Scotland
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Russians try to lure Scots to ‘summit of separatists’
Exclusive A RUSSIAN who tried to lure Scottish nationalists to Moscow has been formally linked to Vladimir Putin’s secret police. Seven years ago, Aleksandr Ionov told this newspaper that he was in talks to bring Yessers to an all-expenses-paid
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Neil Mackay's Big Read: The 'Glorious' twelfth sees 250,000 animals killed so 300,000 grouse can be shot
As the shooting season opens a coalition of wildlife, environmental and land reform campaigners have the grouse industry in their sights. Estates burn moors, contribute little to the Scottish economy, and are engaged in a grotesque ‘war on wildlife
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One man and his dog saving lives in Ukraine
It’s a long way from the picturesque Irish city of Cork to the ruins of Borodyanka, going on 2000 miles if one cares to check. But this was the distance covered by road during the journey made by Irishman Padraig O’Keeffe and his search and rescue
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Settle on Sunday: Nicola Sturgeon has to be careful what she wishes for...
MUSCULAR unionism is set to be on uninhibited display next week when the two rippling contenders for the Conservative crown vie to impress the Scottish judges in the Perth round of the Tory beauty contest. The chances of Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak
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Settle on Sunday: Sturgeon needs to be careful about who she wishes for in Tory leadership battle
MUSCULAR unionism is set to be on uninhibited display next week when the two rippling contenders for the Conservative crown vie to impress the Scottish judges in the Perth round of the Tory beauty contest. The chances of Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak
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Nicola Sturgeon finally to publish her tax returns
NICOLA Sturgeon has agreed to release years of backdated tax returns covering more than £800,000 of income. The First Minister made the commitment while appearing on the Edinburgh Fringe. Talking to LBC broadcaster Iain Dale at the Pleasance
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Turmoil as one in 10 Scots exam board staff quit as union launches strike ballot over pay
SCOTLAND'S exams body (SQA) has been plunged into new turmoil as one in ten staff have left, while the rest are considering strike action as ministers are accused of failing to come up with a coherent plan to scrap it. The staff shortages come
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CalMac says it wants an 'emergency' ship as former SNP minister raises concern over 'endless turmoil' in ferry crisis
CALMAC has called for commissioning of an emergency ferry dropped after a row over safety concerns - as it emerged it has been operating successfully. The nationalised ferry operator has confirmed that it has asked for a lease of Pentland Ferries
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Energy bills could swallow three months of average pay in Scotland from this winter...that’s every last penny
PARTS of Scotland are facing "eyewatering" energy bills of over £7500 a year this winter as urgent calls are made to provide targeted emergency financial support in the cost of living crisis. The Herald on Sunday can reveal that for some areas
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Dental leaders: 'Exploitable' fee model encouraged dentists to 'cash in' and failed neediest patients
DENTAL leaders have criticised an “easily exploitable” fee model which enabled dentists in Scotland to “cash in” by ramping up simple procedures and examinations while delaying treatment for more complex patients. The chairs of the British Dental
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Official criticised in Salmond probe paid 'compensation' by Scottish Government
LESLIE Evans was paid “compensation” by the Scottish Government after she had left her role as the head of the civil service, The Herald on Sunday can reveal. The terms of the former permanent secretary’s exit from St Andrew’s House have been shrouded
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'I'm just watching the savings dwindling away': Pensioner flies to Spain for treatment rather than wait
A GRANDFATHER flew to Spain for dental treatment after months of “excruciating agony” waiting to see a dentist in Scotland. Nigel Fryer, 76, had been unable to find a practice willing to take him on as an NHS patient when he returned to Kirkgunzeon
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Letters: Abortion buffer zones should be increased. We must show compassion for women going through this trauma
I REALLY have to take issue with Denis Bruce's letter (August 7) regarding buffer zones around hospitals. I am a nurse with considerable experience and have cared for women going through what is often the most traumatic experience in their lives, that
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Independent Scotland could emulate Nordic tourism success
Scotland could emulate the "high value low volume" eco-friendly tourism model of the Scandinavian countries under independence, according to a sector leader. The model focusses on a higher quality visitor experience, reflected in the costs, that
