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Car dealership Taggarts owner hails ‘strong’ first half results
ONE of the UK’s leading car dealership and service companies, Lookers, has published “strong” first half results for the six months to June 30, crediting growth in sales of used vehicles and aftersales for driving revenues while outperforming the UK
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Business confidence in Scotland falls as costs spiral
SCOTTISH businesses are among the least confident in the UK as companies face a crisis around the cost of conducting business, a survey of chartered accountants has found. Business sentiment tracked by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
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What is today's Framed? August 25 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 25 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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Ex SNP councillor found guilty of sex attacks against three women
A former SNP councillor has been convicted of sex attacks against three women. Lewis Ritchie had denied the charges but was found guilty at Edinburgh sheriff court following a two day trial. The court heard that the former Edinburgh Council
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Asda to remove ‘best before’ dates from almost 250 fresh products
Asda is to remove ‘best before’ dates from almost 250 fresh fruit and vegetable products as it joins a movement among supermarkets to help customers cut waste and save money. The supermarket will leave the dates off produce including citrus fruits
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Edinburgh councillors to consider apology for city’s 'past role in slavery'
EDINBURGH should publicly acknowledge the city’s “past role in sustaining slavery and colonialism” and apologise to “those places and people who suffered,” according to a new action plan. The recommendation drawn up by the independent Edinburgh
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Lifeline islands service shut down as one of CalMac's oldest ferries is withdrawn with engine problems
LIFELINE services on a key island route have been shut down due to a breakdown of one of the the CalMac ferry fleet's oldest vessels. Services between Oban and Kennacraig on the mainland, and the islands of Colonsay and Islay were cancelled for
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Scots patient died after cancer misdiagnosed in 'multiple' hospital visits
A woman who had previously had cancer died after medics misdiagnosed a recurrence as a common bowel condition. The patient, who was from the Highlands, had been successfully treated for breast cancer. When she began suffering abdominal pain
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Home builder unveils new Lanarkshire development
Edinburgh-based Miller Homes has announced plans for its 10th Lanarkshire development of the past five years, underlining the continuing demand for new-build homes in the region. Highstonehall Park follows the success of the builder's Highstonehall
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Sturgeon calls out 'nasty, unpleasant fringe' in independence movement
NICOLA Sturgeon has called out a “nasty, unpleasant fringe” within the independence movement as she spoke out about the abuse and threats she receives on a daily basis. The First Minister stressed that hateful rhetoric exists on both sides of the
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Driver dies after lorry overturned on M8 near Hermiston Gait
A man has died after a lorry overturned on the M8 near Edinburgh. A black DAF HGV crashed west of the Hermiston Gait around 4pm on Tuesday, August 23. The 54-year-old driver was rescued from the vehicle but was sadly pronounced dead on the
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Boris Johnson announces £54m package of aid during surprise visit to Ukraine
BORIS Johnson has made a surprise visit to Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s independence day. The Prime Minister tweeted details of his journey on Wednesday afternoon, sharing a picture of himself standing alongside Volodymyr Zelensky. “What happens
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John Swinney in talks to end council pay dispute as Scots waste collection strikes escalate today
DEPUTY First Minister John Swinney is due to meet unions today in the latest attempt to stop strikes that could shut schools and nurseries and further escalate bin collection stoppages from tomorrow (Friday). Trade unions are due to be joined
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Nicola Sturgeon will embrace life after politics and not 'cling to power'
NICOLA Sturgeon has insisted she will not “cling onto office” when the time comes for her to quit as she “looks forward” to life after politics. The First Minister raised speculation earlier this month at an Edinburgh Festival Fringe event by admitting
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Number of hospital patients with Covid drops in Scotland
The number of hospital patients testing positive for Covid-19 has dropped in recent weeks, the latest figures show. Public Health Scotland found that in the week ending August 21 there were on average 819 patients with the virus receiving in-patient
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Man in court accused of sending threatening messages to Nicola Sturgeon
A man accused of sending threatening messages to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on social media and of abducting a sheriff should be barred from representing himself in legal proceedings, a court has heard. William Curtis and another man with whom
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North Lanarkshire bin strikes not expected to bring return of school bus issues
Bin strikes in North Lanarkshire are not expected to affect school bus routes, despite drivers being taken from waste management to provide transport. The first week of the new school term saw more than 1,000 children left without buses to school
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Cove Rangers boss Jim McIntyre reacts to Willie Collum referee appointment after Hibs vs Rangers criticism
Jim McIntyre has defended Willie Collum ahead of the whistler taking charge of his Cove Rangers side's match with Queen's Park. The referee will take charge of the Championship showdown after being in the spotlight last weekend for his officiating
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Kevin McKenna: Wave of industrial action threatens false narratives of those in power
YOU might lately have heard mention of ‘syndicalism’ in the context of the current wave of industrial actions. Although it’s a core concept of the revolutionary left it’s not recently been heard in polite society. Syndicalism is when groups of
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Extinction Rebellion activists to stage ‘die-in’ protest in Edinburgh
Climate activists will stage a 'die in' protest on the Royal Mile on Saturday. A group of Extinction Rebellion activists are set to lie on the ground outside St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, posing as ‘casualties of the climate crisis’. The ‘
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Sturgeon slated for doing Edinburgh Fringe gig while garbage piles in the street
NICOLA Sturgeon has been branded “beyond a joke” for appearing on the Edinburgh Fringe to talk about herself while rubbish piles in the capital’s streets. The Scottish Tories said the First Minister had “abandoned her post” to take part in an “
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Demands for Russian consul to be 'banished' from Edinburgh over 'repugnant lies'
RUSSIA’S consul general in Edinburgh should be “banished” from Scotland, the Scottish Greens have said. The party has attacked Andrey Yakovlev and his staff for spreading “falsehoods and pro-Russian military dogma” about the invasion of Ukraine
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Swinney blames every party bar the SNP over council bin strikes ahead of summit
JOHN Swinney has blamed divisions in the SNP-led umbrella body for local government for the bin strikes sweeping the country as he prepares to hold a summit on the problem. The acting Finance Secretary said it was “frustrating” that non-SNP council
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Tyson Fury sets seven-day deadline for unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury has set a seven-day deadline to arrange a unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk retained his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO belts after winning his rematch with Anthony Joshua on Saturday while Fury, who retired after beating Dillian
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Alison McRae: Our young people can do the business
AUGUST is such a significant time for so many of our young people. On August 9, more than 130,000 received their Scottish Qualifications Authority National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher results. This year was particularly significant as it was the
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Motorists warned of weeks of overnight closures to Kingston Bridge
Construction work to replace copes and parapets by the Kingston Bridge will see major road closures for ten week from September. Motorists are being told to expect diversions on most nights between 10pm and 6am from September 5. Balfour Beatty
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'Winter of discontent' warning as Scots council strikes hitting schools and waste collection to spread
UNIONS have warned of a "winter of discontent" if ministers fail to resolve a councils pay dispute that threatens to shut schools across Scotland. Wendy Dunsmore of Unite warned unions were “here for the long haul” after local government pay negotiations
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Guy Stenhouse: Why the cost of living crisis may not all be bad news
THE media find it difficult to focus properly on more than one thing. Right now that thing is what is loosely being called the cost of living crisis. What has been swept from the front pages, along with the war in Ukraine, is climate change. This
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Letters: The culpability for the Edinburgh bin strike lies squarely with the profligate Scottish Government
Unsung heroes THE appalling state of Edinburgh's streets after the bin men and women have been on strike for less than a week is testament to the excellent work they normally do, unnoticed and unsung. It took a strike for everyone to notice ("Ministers
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Minister dismisses ScottishPower chief's 'eye-watering' £100bn plan to freeze energy bills
A UK Government minister has dismissed a proposals by ScottishPower chief executive Keith Anderson to freeze energy bills for two years through a taxpayer-supported £100bn fund. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said that the £100bn loan scheme
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Banking giant launches biggest-ever graduate recruitment drive in Glasgow
Morgan Stanley is looking to hire more than 200 university graduates, graduate apprentices and summer interns in a record-breaking recruitment drive out of its Glasgow office. Applications to fill 75 university graduate and 104 university summer
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Rishi Sunak rules out 'risky' £100bn freeze of energy price cap
FREEZING the energy price cap would require a “risky” amount of borrowing, Rishi Sunak has said. The Tory leadership candidate said he was “nervous” that it could make inflation worse. Energy regulator Ofgem is set to announce the price cap
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Olympian Katie Archibald tried to resuscitate Rab Wardell
A Scottish mountain biker has died just days after taking the gold in the Scottish MTB XC Championships. Tributes have been paid to Rab Wardell after he died at the age of 37. Scottish Cycling confirmed the death on Tuesday evening. His
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Foundation Apprenticeships offer pupils an opportunity to click with potential careers
After a Foundation Apprenticeship won him a place on Scotland’s prestigious CodeClan Summer Youth Academy, ex-Musselburgh Grammar pupil Milo Mitchell gained vital work experience within the competitive technology sector PUPILS across Scotland
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Obituary: Pat Walker, innovative BBC Scotland executive who devised The Beechgrove Garden
Born: October 27, 1927; Died: August 11, 2022. BARELY months from the 100th anniversary of the launch of its first station, BBC Scotland has lost a unique link to its earliest days with the death of David Paterson Walker at the age of 94.
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Judy Murray urges volunteers to sign up for UCI World Cycling Championships in Glasgow
JUDY MURRAY hopes that next year’s UCI World Cycling Championships, to be held primarily in Glasgow, can be a transformative moment for Scots and encourage a new generation to get on their bike and keep fit. The tennis coach has been a long-time
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GERS report: Scotland's deficit twice UK level despite jump in tax revenues
SCOTLAND has recorded a double-digit deficit for the second year in a row despite a sharp rebound in tax receipts as the economy emerged from lockdown. The annual Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) report showed the difference
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Backlash over House of the Dragon forced caesarian scene. The worst birth on TV?
WE were told, by director Miguel Sapochnik that House of the Dragon was moving away from the kind of scenes of rape and sexualised violence that characterised Game of Thrones, and for which it has been slated. But the big outrage following the much-anticipated
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Rosemary Goring: So that's why I'm sometimes asked if I miss Argentina...
Time was running out for a high-profile writer to reach the book festival where he was due to speak. His London train was late, but the volunteer sent to collect him was waiting when he arrived. He was the biggest name in that day’s programme, and
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Agenda: Why there must be clout behind law on retail crime
By Aleem Farooqi CORNER stores can’t usually afford security guards and at some times in the day they may be the only person in the shop. Moreover retailers sometimes live with their families above the shop. It means there’s a particular resonance
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Scottish mountain biker Rab Wardell dies in sleep at age of 37
Scottish mountain biker Rab Wardell has died just days after winning the Scottish MTB XC Championships. Scottish Cycling confirmed on Tuesday evening that Wardell died in his sleep, aged 37. It said in a statement on Twitter: “We are devastated
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Super6 not getting BBC spotlight that it deserves
IT WAS watching the latest edition of cricket's The Hundred on the BBC that led me to think about what is wrong with the FOSROC Super 6. The Hundred is a hoot with all those flashy uniforms, fake names, disc jockeys filling in any kind of silence
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Tommy Alexander eyes EuroHockey top tier after Birmingham warm-up
THE Commonwealth Games may have been more glamorous and higher profile but it is this week’s EuroHockey qualifier that will define this year for the Scottish men’s team. Fresh off the back of a Birmingham 2022 tournament that delivered high-scoring
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TUC calls on Government to move towards £15 an hour minimum wage
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for action from the Government to set about increasing the minimum wage to £15 an hour “as soon as possible”. It comes amid of a summer of significant industrial action as leading unions have raised frustrations
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PSV vs Rangers: Champions League stream, TV channel and kick-off time
RANGERS are 90 minutes away from the Champions League group stages, but the Ibrox side still have it all to do. Giovanni van Bronckhorst's team are currently drawing 2-2 on aggregate against PSV after the first leg of their play-off round.
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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on bin strike
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on bin strike August 24 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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Adam Tomkins: This is not the first time Nicola Sturgeon’s mask has slipped
SCOTLAND is a divided place, for sure. But, barring a small if sometimes loud and shouty minority, it is still, by and large, a reasonable place, full of reasonable people. We may disagree with each other profoundly about our nation’s future but, in
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Sturgeon to miss launch of GERS report ahead of her third Fringe show
NICOLA Sturgeon will miss the launch of the key report on Scotland’s public finances today, shortly before she appears on the Edinburgh Fringe. The First Minister will not be at the traditional media briefing on the Government Expenditure and Revenue
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Glasgow concert venue to close its doors for £2m revamp
IT has played host to some of the biggest names in music and was created as a flagship venue as Glasgow reinvented itself through culture. Opening its doors more than 30 years ago, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is among the locations which earned
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Solicitors group oppose 'move' to get rid of juries in serious sexual offence trials in Scotland
THE professonal governing body for Scottish solicitors has raised concerns about a potential move to get rid of juries for serious sexual offence trials. The Scottish Government is exploring the move to judge-only sexual offence trials in Scottish
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Strikes to hit schools in up to 21 of Scotland's 32 local authorities - as pay dispute talks break down
STRIKES that could shut schools and nurseries in 21 of Scotland's 32 local authority areas are expected to go ahead after pay council pay talks broke down yesterday. THE deputy first minister John Swinney is being urged to intervene after local
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Scottish Tories warn ministers of risks of rejecting Glasgow freeport bid
TORY MSPs and councillors have warned their colleagues in Westminster that rejecting Glasgow’s green freeport bid would represent a lasting economic failure for the country. In a letter to Levelling-Up Secretary Greg Clark, the group said it was
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Distress warning as rising energy costs threaten viable businesses
Urgent intervention is needed to ensure viable businesses don't go bust amid spiralling energy costs, a leading business group has warned. New survey data from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) found more than two-thirds of firms expect
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Owner of Glasgow's landmark Met Tower expands investment plans
The owner of Glasgow’s landmark Met Tower building has announced plans to double the size of its proposed science and technology hub at the former College of Building and Printing. The 14-storey Met Tower, which has been covered with a huge “People
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Letters: Have the Tories not learned their lesson after Johnson?
LISTENING to Liz Truss during the hustings increasingly resembles those occasions when you make an insurance claim only to discover that what you thought it said on the policy is not what you are actually covered for. She started off her leadership
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Iain Macwhirter: We need furlough-style action now on energy bills – for everyone
“IT has to be big, has to be bold and done across the UK very quickly,”, said the boss of ScottishPower, Keith Anderson, yesterday, calling for an energy price freeze. It's not often that the Scottish Government hosts summits where everyone agrees.
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Profit rise at Scottish law firm triggers all-staff bonus
By Ian McConnell Business Editor SCOTTISH law firm Burness Paull yesterday reported a seven per cent rise in profits to £35.7 million, which it said had triggered an all-staff bonus. Turnover in the year to July 31, at £78.6m, was up 9%
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Ian McConnell: EU shows up desperate Tory failure in sad Brexit crusade
THE contrast between the terms of the trade deals struck recently by the UK and European Union with New Zealand, highlighted at the weekend by Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon and trade minister Ivan McKee, is striking indeed. The
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New Wood chief declares Aberdeen-based giant must do better for investors
By Scott Wright THE new chief executive of Wood Group has underlined the need for the engineering services giant to improve its cash generation and deliver greater value for shareholders, as the company reported a dip in first-half revenues.
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Crieff Hydro chief warns of closures as cost rises hit hard
By Scott Wright THE chief executive of Crieff Hydro, the Perthshire-based hotel group, has declared there will be “significant closures” across the tourism and hospitality industry as it grapples with a barrage of soaring costs. Stephen Leckie
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Herald Diary: The emergency action no one wanted to take
Rearguard action WE’RE discussing a once-ubiquitous toilet paper that was so scritchy-scratchy it turned one’s posterior into a post-mortem. Hang your head in shame if you thought we were referring to the relatively amiable Andrex. If
