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What is today's Framed? August 21 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 Wordle? August 21 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 Heardle? August 21 song hints and answer
About to give up on today's Heardle? Check out our hints to crack the musical mindbender. If you're anything like us, you've been agonising over the New York Times' Wordle mind-bender for months now. Described as "a respectful homage to Wordle
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What is today's Quordle? August 21 word puzzle hints and answer
If you are ready to move on from your Wordle obsession,it might be time to upgrade your daily brainteaser 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
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Weaver word game: Cheats and answers for August 21 puzzler
If you haven't had a go at Weaver yet but you love a good daily puzzle, you might be missing out. An alternative to fans of Wordle and Quordle, the latest word game to challenge the grey matter was first created by novelist Lewis Carroll on Christmas
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Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou backs Hearts to improve after continental clashes
ANGE POSTECOGLOU expects that Hearts’ forays into Europe this season will improve the capital outfit as the Celtic manager prepares to face Robbie Neilson’s men at Parkhead this afternoon. For Hearts, today’s meeting in the league is sandwiched
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Leighton Clarkson wonder strike for Aberdeen defeats St Johnstone in Perth
LEIGHTON CLARKSON was a relatively unknown figure when he became Aberdeen’s eleventh signing of the summer. But after scoring a stunning 30-yard strike for the Dons against St Mirren on the opening day of the Scottish Premiership season, supporters
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Van Veen's penalty decides a game going nowhere to send Motherwell third
WHAT to write about a game in which the most exciting moment was a pre-match announcement about lightning striking the PA system? An electric performance from Motherwell this was not, but at least the Steelmen huffed and puffed their way to a second
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Hibs vs Rangers Referee Watch as Willie Collum's performance analysed
WILLIE COLLUM was the man in the middle as Hibs fought it out with Rangers this lunchtime. The match ended 2-2 at Easter Road, with the Premiership fixture steeped in controversy. It was a hugely busy afternoon for Collum, with several big
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Gardening with Dave Allan: The green, green shoots that will keep your soil healthy next year
Green manures are an ideal mulch for covering bare patches of soil in the veg garden. The term green manure is frankly a bit misleading because although it’s green it isn’t a manure. “Green” refers to the plants that it comprises, but unlike every
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Garden of the week: Blooming wild on the banks of the Tay
University of Dundee Botanic Garden Riverside Drive Dundee DD2 1QH Why should we visit? The opening of the V&A Museum enhanced Dundee as a tourist draw, but the city has always had its share of attractions, including the 27 acres
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Health: Feel a cold coming on? Here's how to stop it getting worse
A doctor explains the dos and don'ts of the common cold. By Katie Wright. Sometimes it's a scratchy throat, maybe you've started sneezing, or perhaps your muscles are aching. We all know the telltale signs that - whatever time of year it might
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Food and drink news: Gordon Ramsay Street Pizza set for Edinburgh
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Edinburgh In the spirit of sharing great whisky, creative energy and inspiring minds, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has collaborated with Soho House to provide its members with a variety of experiences throughout
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Agenda: Businesses face a new zone of contention
By John Crawford FIFTY years ago our councils provided a free collection of commercial waste from small businesses including shops and offices. Council bin motors were usually passing the premises anyway, and the businesses were paying non-domestic
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Interview: Presiding Officer's push to make Holyrood more welcoming to women
By Kathleen Nutt Political Correspondent WHEN Alison Johnstone was first involved in politics 30 years ago as a councillor she noticed that a large number of women were coming to her with problems relating to nursery and school budgets but
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Women MSPs still suffering from sexism, finds Holyrood report
Exclusive By Kathleen Nutt Political Correspondent WOMEN MSPs are under represented on important bodies and activities in Holyrood and still encounter sexism in what is said to them and how they are perceived, according to the interim findings
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Paperback review: The Voids by Ryan O’Connor
THE VOIDS Ryan O’Connor (Scribe, £8.99) When all the lists are totted up at the end of the year, it would be a little disappointing if Ryan O’Connor’s remarkable debut hadn’t scored a respectably high placing among the best Scottish novels
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Motorcyclist, 41, killed in Borders crash
A 41-year-old motorcyclist has died in a road crash in the Scottish Borders. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which occurred on the A7 southbound near Stow at around 7.55pm on Friday. The crash involved a black Suzuki motorbike
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Wellbeing: Baroness Floella Benjamin on how the trauma of three miscarriages prompted her to call for change
The former children's presenter and life peer is determined to use her experience to help others. She always has a smile on her face, but when Baroness Floella Benjamin was at the height of children's TV stardom with Play School and Play Away she
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River City: How does Scotland’s long-running soap keep TV audiences hooked?
TWENTY years of murder and mayhem. Twenty years of relationship chaos, backstabbing and betrayal. Twenty years of discovering unimagined parents, siblings – and Lorraine Kelly standing next to you in a wedding line-up. Where does all this pandemonium
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The decision was easy – Jamie Vardy signs Leicester contract extension
JAMIE VARDY says it was an easy decision to sign a contract extension which will keep him at Leicester until the summer of 2024. The 35-year-old former England striker admits he did not have to think twice about putting pen to paper after a decade
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Travel misery for rail passengers as strike action continues
Travellers face more disruption this weekend as train services across Scotland are slashed while Network Rail staff take further strike action. Very limited services are being run on just 11 routes in the central belt, Fife, and the Borders.
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A double life examined: the strange case of Brandon Lee comes to the big screen
Everyone has a story they like to tell, one they can dine out on. Perhaps they once found themselves in the spotlight, or had a ringside seat when the spotlight fell on someone else. Perhaps they had a brush with a celebrity, an encounter which was
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Margaret Ferrier's Week: Who amongst us didn't break Covid rules?
As imagined by Brian Beacom YES, hands up. Guilty as charged, your honour. I got a tickly throat, took off to London, came into contact with a few hundred people, then took the Covid Express back to Glasgow. Yes, I was told to self-isolate,
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From pupil misbehaviour to the attainment gap: Schools face problems old and new
The post-summer return to classrooms will, after two years of relentless upheaval, have something of a business-as-usual feel. But while thorny issues such as remote learning and alternative certification have receded from public consciousness,
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Edinburgh Festival: From comedian Jo Caulfield to a world renowned Ukrainian ballet
Ballet Freedom (Lennox Theatre - Pleasance at EICC until August 28) is a spectacular world-class ballet company that travels from Kyiv. With 14 incredible dancers, the production celebrates their 20th anniversary in Edinburgh. Their intimate, sensual
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Music Steve Hackett: "I like to think I've tried to keep the spirit of those tunes alive"
The former Genesis guitarist on securing their legacy, why John Lennon was a fan and what he really thinks of the group's current line-up. It has been almost 50 years since Steve Hackett left progressive rock titans Genesis but the 72-year-old
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Books: Author David Lagercrantz has penned a classic murder mystery
Fiction Dark Music David Lagercrantz MacLehose Press, £20 (ebook £11.99) A crime thriller inspired by Sherlock Holmes, written by the author who successfully continued writing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy sounds like a dream.
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Robert McNeil: City life observed as I reveal my Lottery-based financial plan
I HAVE been … back to the city. “How was it, Roberto?” “Fine, ken.” As you know, I’m my own worst critic, and scold myself for acting like an anthropologist whenever I return. But it’s what I do. I observe, like an alien. Frequently, I’m flabbergasted
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From iconic cones to phone box heroes, Scotland’s alternative tourist trail has it all
NO matter where you are in Scotland, you are never far from a beauty spot or tourist magnet, with attractions countrywide that are famed around the world, from the castles of Edinburgh and Stirling, to the lochs of Lomond and Ness. But away from
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Motoring: Looking for a reasonably priced electric car? Seven of the cheapest models on offer
The electric car market is really hotting up, with more choice than ever for drivers looking to make the switch to an EV. However, at the more affordable end of the spectrum, the choice is still quite limited, with no electric cars available for
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Hate packing for holidays? Seven genius TikTok hacks that will change your life
These clever tips and tricks will reduce your pre-holiday stress levels, says Katie Wright. The lead-up to a holiday can be rather stressful. While you should be getting excited about your upcoming trip, there’s usually work to finish off
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Book review: Have we become more civilised since the Second World War?
Orderly Britain: How Britain has resolved everyday problems, from dog fouling to double parking Tim Newburn and Andrew Ward Robinson, £18.99 Review by Susan Flockhart Perhaps the most disturbing psychology experiment ever conducted
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Hibs vs Rangers: TV channel, live stream & kick-off time for Premiership clash
THE Scottish Premiership is entering matchday four already. With the blink of an eye, the domestic season is well underway. Rangers take on Hibs this weekend with the aim of maintaining their perfect start so far. Meanwhile, Hibs have
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Travel: Take a trip "Doon the Watter"
A trip "doon the watter" – aka the River Clyde – on a paddle steamer to Helensburgh, Gourock, Largs, Rothesay, Millport and Dunoon was once the highlight of the year for many Glaswegians of yore. The advent of mass-market tourism and cheap plane
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Food: Ella Mills on finding her purpose, feeling like a 'complete weirdo' and demystifying plant-based diets
The Deliciously Ella founder has teamed up with health experts on her latest book. Katie Wright finds out more. Ella Mills celebrated a major milestone this year, marking 10 years since she posted the first recipe (spiced sweet potatoes with an
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Camley’s Cartoon: Food banks in crisis
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on how the cost of living crisis is affecting food banks on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting
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Insolvency Service says P&O will not face criminal action over mass sackings
The Insolvency Service has determined P&O Ferries will not face criminal proceedings over its actions in firing almost 800 workers earlier this year. The company sparked public anger and was hauled in front of MPs to answer questions when it
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Loch Ness made me long for return to Scotland... and forget that I’m paralysed - David Smith MBE
I never take any breath for granted after 12 years of constant hospital stays. This is even more the case when I wake up in the Scottish Highlands to fresh mountain air. After a long drive from Birmingham, I was home. With a week of good weather
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Jason Byrne on his heart scare and why the Scots love a moan like the Irish
COMEDIANS almost invariably call upon their own life experiences in order to work up the material for a show. And why should they discount the absolute jewel that is near-death? Jason Byrne certainly hasn’t. Indeed, it’s the focus of his new Fringe
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'Under a Glasgow sky, the sun may not be hot but this biryani is raging ', Ron Mackenna's restaurant review
Pakistani Street Food 412 Victoria Road Glasgow IT’S the last of the summer living then and tonight we’re on Victoria Road a-tingling with the energy of Glasgow’s most cosmopolitan and vibrant quarter. Right now , Eastern European folk
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Herald View: Johnson has lost interest and is taking the hard-pressed voters for granted
WE have, it seems, to be careful about using the expression “missing in action” when describing our increasingly demob-happy Prime Minister. It’s a phrase that has been used time and again in recent weeks as Boris Johnson holds fast to his resolve
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Alison Rowat's TV review: Marriage; Long Lost Family: What Happened Next; Britain's Secret War Babies; Afghanistan: Getting Out
HOW are you? I feel I should ask having just watched Marriage (BBC1, Sunday-Monday), one of the most disturbing television experiences of the year (and I speak as someone who has sat through all the Tory leadership debates). Anyone expecting a
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Teenager clones UK's largest transport firms - and it's all legal
A TEENAGER has registered scores of companies in the name of major Scottish and UK bus and rail brands, including operator Stagecoach and manufacturer Alexander Dennis, making him one of the UK’s largest transport moguls on paper. The youngster
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David Leask: How Kremlin spies were wrong on Scotland, and wrong on Ukraine
HIS job was to lure Scottish nationalists to Moscow. And he failed. It is fully seven years since Aleksandr Ionov tried to meddle in our politics. The leader of a Kremlin-backed group called the Anti-Globalisation Movement back in 2015 told this
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Kevin McKenna: Why Scotland’s political elites exulted in the battle of Perth
THE great American journalist and author Robert Caro wrote perhaps the greatest modern treatise on the true source of political power and how it’s deployed. Every page of his Pultizer-winning biography of Robert Moses, the New York planner who, despite
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Alison Rowat's TV preview: Fight at the Fort; The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo; This is MY House
FOOTBALL documentaries are having a moment. After the success of All or Nothing: Tottenham, Sunderland ‘Til I Die, and the like, filmmakers are alive to the fact that football clubs are home to some great stories. Whatever happens, there is a guaranteed
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Issue of the day: The rise of 'cash stuffing'
AMID the rise of a cashless society, it seemed we were leaving pounds and notes behind, but younger generations are now pushing back with the latest trend - cash stuffing. And experts believe it could have an upside for all as the cost-of-living crisis
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Brian Taylor: OK, we get it – Tories back the Union. But what else are they offering?
THE single, biggest cheer at the Perth Tory hustings? That went to Liz Truss for emphatically declaring that “a woman is a woman”. It would seem that there is minimal sympathy for gender fluidity within the ranks of Scottish Conservatives.
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Glasgow's oldest bar frequented by Sir Billy Connolly celebrates birthday
IT is located on one of the four original streets in Glasgow and welcomed its first customers in 1792. As Glasgow's oldest surviving pub it is has welcomed clientele from sailors to merchants and was also one of the venues where Sir Billy Connolly
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As another booster rollout begins - is there a Covid vaccine that could actually end the pandemic?
FROM Monday, health and social care workers in Scotland can begin booking appointments for their next round of Covid boosters and winter flu jags. Letters have already begun going out to over-65s inviting them to attend local community hubs over
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Backlogs need to be cleared - but this has potential to change the meaning of 'NHS' care
WORRIES over the cost of living may have replaced Covid as a daily preoccupation for most of us, but the NHS continues to face a crippling pandemic hangover. This year - 2022/23 - was supposed to be year one in the Scottish Government's NHS Recovery
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Private firms invited to bid for £150m NHS contract to clear waiting lists
PRIVATE firms are being invited to bid for a £150 million contract that includes providing staff to carry out operations in NHS hospitals at weekends over the next five years. Tender documents published earlier this week by NHS National Services
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A three-day week for schools? In these strange times, anything seems possible
1974’s three-day week is now no more than a bad memory. Nevertheless, there’s an unsettling echo of the conditions that surrounded its introduction - chronically high inflation, anger over public sector pay caps, restricted electricity generation
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Scottish schools 'may have to switch to three-day week' as energy costs soar
The Scottish school week may have to be cut from five days to three as rampant inflation, austerity and climate-related disruption combine to make existing arrangements unsustainable, a leading expert has warned. Neil Selwyn, professor in the Faculty
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Glasgow entrepreneur throws lifeline to struggling hairdressing industry
A former Dragons' Den contestant believes his new Glasgow venture could help save more Scottish hairdressing salons from closing their doors. According to figures, at least 5000 salons across the UK - 52 every week - have closed since the start
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Lee Halpin: Regulator lays down foundations to grow trust in financial services
By Lee Halpin Securing an appropriate level of protection for consumers is, rightly, one of the financial services regulator’s key objectives. From bank accounts to mortgages, credit cards, loans, savings, pensions and investments, virtually every
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Shares in upmarket retailer collapse as heatwave hammers sales
By Scott Wright JOULES Group saw more than one-third wiped off its stock market worth yesterday after the clothing-to-homeware retailer reported full-price sales have been hit by hot weather and weak consumer confidence, putting it on course to
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'Shameful' failings over women in senior roles at Scots university
The leader of one of Scotland’s oldest universities has told an employment tribunal that it is “shameful” so few women are promoted to senior roles within the institution. In an unusual move, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal of the
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West End housing plan for 1890s school building
By Ian McConnell PLANS to redevelop a traditional 1890s school building in Glasgow’s West End and create 49 new homes have been unveiled. Glasgow developer Kelvin Properties observed the building had lain vacant for years. It noted the
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Consumers under pressure as prices soar
By Ian McConnell Retail sales volumes in Great Britain in the three months to July were down 1.2 per cent on the February to April period, continuing the downward trend seen since last summer, official figures show. Retail sales volumes rose
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Herald Diary: Some classic flights of fancy
Cracking whips IT’S often argued that flying is safer than any other form of travel. Which is true. Though only if you add the proviso that the pilots in charge of the plane must stay awake. This was not the case during a recent Ethiopian Airlines
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Letters: Why can't the democratic rights of No voters be respected?
GR Weir (Letters, August 18) likens Liz Truss’s assertion that she “will never allow the Union to be split up” ("Union will ‘never ever’ end, says Liz Truss", The Herald, August 17) to Putin asserting Ukraine is part of Russia and Xi Jinping’s that
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Brian Donnelly: Scottish Government-owned CalMac Ferries defends hiring English media firm
STATE-owned CalMac has defended awarding a media and advertising contract to an English business while the lifeline service continues to battle against what some might say are peculiarly Scottish headwinds. CalMac’s appointment this week of Yorkshire-based
