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Forbes to unveil support for start up firms as Scotland 'open for business'
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes is expected to unveil support for start-up firms on Monday as the new administration seeks to declare Scotland “open for business”. In the second full week of John Swinney’s tenure in Bute House, the First Minister
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Scales on journey from Darvel disaster to Celtic Scottish Cup date with destiny
The Liam Scales story is, by now, well worn. He’s the man who came from nowhere to seize an unlikely opportunity at the heart of the Celtic defence, made himself a mainstay of Brendan Rodgers’ side, won a new long-term contract and forced his way
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How Celtic stick is firing players up for Rangers, and the 'mental' Santa moment
Liam Scales says that Celtic are desperate to seal a league and Scottish Cup double to finally silence their doubters, after manager Brendan Rodgers used criticism aimed at his side to fire up his players. Celtic finished their Premiership campaign
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Keanu Baccus bids emotional farewell to St Mirren as midfielder looks to move on
An emotional Keanu Baccus has thanked St Mirren and their manager Stephen Robinson for their support as the midfielder revealed that the game against Celtic on Saturday was his last for the club. The Australian internationalist is coming towards
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Costner's handsome Western feels as if it was forged in Hollywood’s golden age
Kevin Costner arrives at the Cannes Film Festival with his first film as a director in over twenty years. Horizon: An American Saga is an epic western, one that’s been divided into two parts (with a third segment due to be filming imminently). Presenting
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Motherwell 1 St Johnstone 2: Craig Levein leads Perth club to safety
Spirited St Johnstone endured an anxious wait at full-time before learning that their 2-1 win away to Motherwell was enough to secure their Premiership survival for a 16th successive season. The Perth side – who went into their final match of the
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Livingston 1 Hibs 1: Livi end Premiership stay with dull draw
Relegated Livingston ended their six year stay in the cinch Premiership with a 1-1 draw with Hibernian at the Tony Macaroni Arena, as Bruce Anderson cancelled out Myziane Maolida’s deflected strike. In a match that meant little to either side in
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Ross County 2 Aberdeen 2: Hosts in relegation play-off after draw against ten men
Ross County will contest the Scottish Premiership relegation play-off after drawing 2-2 with Aberdeen. St Johnstone’s win at Motherwell meant the Staggies needed all three points against the Dons to secure safety. And despite playing the last
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Plan to demolish shops on famous high street for new homes gets green light
Plans to demolish two shops as part of a new homes development have been approved. The move followed the earlier rejection of similar proposals for the historic Scottish high street. Edinburgh councillors backed the application after discussion
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Rescuers head to scene of helicopter incident on Iranian president’s trip
Rescuers in Iran are trying to reach a helicopter involved in “an incident” while carrying President Ebrahim Raisi, state television reported. State media says President Ebrahim Raisi was on board a helicopter that experienced 'a hard landing'.
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Riot grrrl feminist fable: Dead Girls Rising, Tron Theatre review
Theatre Dead Girls Rising Tron Theatre, Glasgow Neil Cooper Four stars Murder becomes Katie and Hannah, the two young women at the centre of Maureen Lennon’s riot grrrl soundtracked feminist fable. It’s there in the true crime
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SNP minister sworn at by Cole-Hamilton 'glad' to hear he is receiving counselling
An SNP minister who was sworn at by Alex Cole Hamilton has said she is glad he is receiving counselling. Maree Todd, who is minister for social care, mental wellbeing and sport, cited an interview in the Herald on Sunday today with the Scottish
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Tories' clichés and hackneyed slogans pose a real danger to genuine discourse
FLANN O’Brien – or Myles na gCopaleen, or Brian O’Nolan, depending on your literary medium of choice – is one of my favourite writers. One of the inspired creations he introduced to his regular Irish Times column was the catechism of cliché. Conceived
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Magical singer Kenneth McKellar had more tassels to his sporran than tartan kitsch
TEE-HEE, heedrum-hodrum. Whoa! Not so fast. There’s more to Kenneth McKellar than meets the ear. He wasn’t all Brigadoon. Far from it. He even wrote a sketch for Monty Python and took Britain to a new low in the Eurovision Song Contest. Wow. But
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Medievalist Greens’ denial of science reminds me of sinister old Hammer horror movies
TO Holyrood once more where the Scottish Greens are continuing our longest-running cabaret act. If there was an annual award for the world’s most absurd political party, Patrick Harvie’s muppet show would do Scotland proud. It was revealed last
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Worst whooping cough outbreak in over a decade 'likely to get worse' over summer
The massive whooping cough outbreak sweeping Scotland is likely to get worse over the coming months, an expert has warned. Dr Sam Ghebrehewet, head of immunisation and vaccination at Public Health Scotland (PHS), said infections would probably
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'A superb little piece': RSNO/Hahn at the Usher Hall review
Music RSNO/Hahn Usher Hall, Edinburgh Keith Bruce five stars THE JUNGLE drums in Scottish music say that RSNO Chief Executive Alistair Mackie is insisting on the near-unanimous approval of his musicians before any approach is made
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Proposed green heating rules could turn Scots into 'mortgage prisoners', Ewing warns
Proposals to decarbonise the country's buildings to help meet climate change targets risk turning some Scots into “mortgage prisoners”, Fergus Ewing has claimed. The Scottish Government has just finished a consultation on legislation proposed to
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Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa share lead heading into final round
Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa took a share of the lead into the final round as the US PGA Championship headed for a Sunday shootout at Valhalla. Schauffele bounced back from a costly double bogey on the 15th to birdie the last two holes
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Four police officers injured in 'disorder' at Celtic fans street celebrations
Four police officers were injured in “disorder” that broke out at an unofficial street party to celebrate Celtic winning the Scottish Premier League title. Police Scotland said that 19 arrests were made on Saturday as 25,000 fans thronged an
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Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to become undisputed world heavyweight champion
Tyson Fury’s quest to become undisputed world heavyweight champion ended in defeat by split decision to Oleksandr Usyk in an enthralling night in Riyadh. Fury appeared to have taken control midway through the fight but Usyk came on strong and swung
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Susan Swarbrick: Help! I'm in a slavish relationship with my judgemental smartwatch
For several years I didn’t wear a watch. I was one of those folk who simply glanced at their mobile phone or the nearest wall clock whenever they needed to know the time. Then I took up running and got a smartwatch to record distance and pace.
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A message to John Swinney: talking’s over, it’s time to build homes
In March, I slept outside in Edinburgh for a charity event and it was a hard realisation of what so many homeless people have to go through every day – a cold, uncomfortable and daunting experience. The event - Land Aid’s 2024 SleepOut - raised
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Alison Rowat: Mbappe footballing genius will be on show at Euro 2024 - see it first
It is one of the world’s most exclusive clubs with just two names on the membership list. One is Pele, the other is the subject of the documentary Mbappe (BBC1, Saturday). Their joint achievement? The Brazil legend and the Paris St Germain forward
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Swindlers’ list: the lady con artists who tricked their way to fortunes.
The courtroom was crammed as the world’s richest man pushed through the throng of press photographers, blinking against the dazzling glare of camera flashlights, towards the trial of the century. From humble Scottish beginnings, he became a famous
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SNP faces £1 million election crisis as membership drive launched
The SNP have launched a membership drive as they face a £1million bill to fight the General Election, according to reports. The party have asked all of its members to recruit five friends or relatives to help boost its coffers in a pitch to boost
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Drivers warned as 'power spike' knocks out Glasgow traffic light system
Road-users in Scotland’s biggest city have been warned to take care after a fault knocked out traffic lights in many areas. Glasgow City Council said that a “power spike” in the early hours of Sunday morning had affected sets of lights “across
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Derek McInnes named Scottish Football Writers' manager of the year
Derek McInnes has been named the Scottish Football Writers’ Association manager of the year. The Kilmarnock boss has guided the Rugby Park outfit to an outstanding fourth-place finish in the Premiership this season, achieving some huge results
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Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland issued with Scotland challenge ahead of Euro 2024
STEVEN Naismith has told Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland that his 32 goal haul in the 2023/24 campaign will not guarantee him a start for Scotland at Euro 2024 next month. Shankland took his tally for the capital club this season to 31 when he
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Summer is critical as Zelensky feels the heat of Putin's battlefield advantage
With Ukrainian forces stretched thin and fresh arms supplies yet to reach the frontlines, Moscow is seeking capitalise on its battlefield advantage. Foreign Editor David Pratt assesses what’s at stake Just last month the warnings were coming thick
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Susan Egelstaff: The Kerr - Ingebrigtsen rivalry is exactly what athletics needs
The only thing better than a friendly rivalry is an entirely acrimonious rivalry. The chummy, respectful rivalry in which the likes of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal engaged for years was all well and good, but I’d take one where there’s pettiness
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Guy Learmonth on feeling different, peaking aged 32 and his Olympic aspirations
As he heads into what is likely to be the biggest summer of his life, something feels different for Guy Learmonth. The difference is an almost imperceptible sense rather than a material change but it’s just as well he feels differently from usual
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Letters: Scotland must not ease up on the growth of renewables
SEVERAL correspondents recently have tried to suggest that because the wind did not blow on one or two days means that renewable energy is not viable. The reality, especially in Scotland, is that even with these days taken into consideration Scotland
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'It's the next Post Office scandal': The pilots destroyed by exposure to 'toxic' air
Tom O'Riordan was descending into Dublin airport on June 5 last year when the cockpit suddenly filled with a pungent "fumey" smell. The 54-year-old was a healthy and experienced pilot who had been flying for 30 years, including 15 with Aer Lingus
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'At a cliff edge': Union fury as Scotland faces loss of 30,000 oil and gas jobs
One of the UK's biggest trade unions says over £6.6bn must be committed over the next six years to save over 30,000 Scots oil and gas jobs by the end of the decade as it revealed that it has diverted funds that would be expected to be used to elect
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Scottish Government scraps funding for national parent body and backs rival group
The Scottish Government has withdrawn all funding for the National Parent Forum of Scotland, The Herald can reveal. In a letter to NPFS chair Cheryl Burnett, the head of engagement at the Education Reform Directorate confirms the decision – which
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Glasgow 'shambles' as nearly half of council vehicles don't comply with LEZ
Glasgow's low emission zone has been branded a "shambles" after it emerged some 40% of the city council's own vehicles still fail to comply with the regulations a year after they were introduced. Official documents reveal that of the 1,415 public
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Why Scotland owes Caribbean nations £20 billion in slavery reparations
Today, Britain faces demands for £200 billion for its role in the slave trade, and Scotland is being told to pay its fair share. Our Writer at Large talks to the theologian leading the fight THE numbers have been crunched. If Scotland was to pay
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SNP ‘housing emergency’ declaration is simply an admission of failure, Mr Swinney
IT WOULD make a niche Scottish parlour game: guess what “emergency” the SNP will declare next. If the criterion is crises that have peaked on their watch, then it’s a pretty large field. We’ve already ticked off “climate”, “drugs deaths” and, just
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Alison McConnell: Sadiku right to expect chance to celebrate Celtic title in style
Celtic Park will look like the morning after the night before today. Fireworks and tifos, colour, song and pomp. The stage outside on the Celtic Way, the music, the colour, the razzmatazz. It all went into yesterday’s party as Brendan Rodgers’
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Academic calls on Scotland to pay 'tens of billions' for role in slave trade
Scotland should pay tens of billions in reparations to Caribbean nations over its role in the Atlantic slave trade, an academic has said. Micheal Banner, dean of Trinity College Cambridge and a campaigner on the issue of reparations, says the
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Alex Cole-Hamilton: 'I see a counsellor because of toll on mental health from abuse'
Alex Cole-Hamilton has opened up about the pressure that the abuse he receives as a politician has put on his mental and physical health. The Scottish Lib Dem leader told The Herald on Sunday that he needed to be seen by a clinician after suffering
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Teachers praise 'transformational' impact of active travel hubs for ASN pupils
A new cycling and walking project has “transformed the school experience” for pupils with additional support needs (ASN) and those struggling with attendance, school leaders said. Bike maintenance courses organised by charity group Forth Environment
