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Alex Iacovitti details key factors in St Mirren transfer switch
To receive our full, free St Mirren newsletter straight to your email inbox, click here. New St Mirren signing Alex Iacovitti has admitted he had options elsewhere but couldn't turn down the opportunity to play in Europe for Stephen Robinson.
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Scotland earn Nations League promotion courtesy of Kirsty Hanson strike
In a crucial match for their Euro 2025 aspirations, the Scottish national women's football team emerged victorious against Serbia, securing a 1-0 win at Firhill Stadium. This result not only boosts their chances of making it to the tournament in
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Scotland's one-day cricket match against Oman abandoned due to heavy rainfall
In a disappointing turn of events, Scotland's one-day international cricket match against Oman was abandoned on Tuesday evening due to torrential rain at Forfarshire. The decision to call off the ICC CWC League 2 match was made just after 6pm,
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Prominent pundits and ex-players pay tribute to Gareth Southgate's England tenure
Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager should be remembered for restoring “pride, respect and a togetherness” to the national team, despite falling just short of “footballing immortality”, according to Gary Lineker. Southgate announced his
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Scott gets starstruck but Nairn golfer eyes amateur dramatics on Open debut
It’s not easy to get into The Open. The paying punter, for instance, can’t just roll up on a whim these days. You must stick your name into a vast, worldwide tombola and hope it gets plucked out of the ticket ballot. Even the golf writers are stripped
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Woods gives it the full Monty in Open state of the nation address
It doesn’t take much to ruffle the feathers of good old Colin Montgomerie. The mere hint, for instance, of a photographer gently changing the spool of his camera some 270 yards away used to generate the kind of withering glower that could melt a tank
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The Eagle: An Open Championship diary
Welcome to the 152nd Open, folks. The diarist checked in at Royal Troon yesterday following a circuitous car journey featuring bollards, gesticulating policemen, yellow AA signs, road closures, diversions, military convoys, naval flotillas and the
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'Successful surgery': Dante Polvara issues Aberdeen injury update
Dante Polvara has provided Aberdeen fans with some positive news - telling them that he’s undergone successful surgery on a hamstring tear. The 24-year-old had a breakthrough campaign last time out, playing a key role throughout Aberdeen's Europa
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ScotRail drivers to be balloted for strike action amidst ongoing dispute
A train divers union has announced ScotRail members will be balloted next month. ASLEF's Executive Committee has today agreed to ballot its ScotRail members for action short of strike and strike action. The ballot will close on the 29th August
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Newcastle chief says club will fight to keep Eddie Howe amid England job speculation
Newcastle United will fight to hold on to Eddie Howe amid speculation linking him with the England job. Howe is one of the bookmakers’ favourites to succeed Gareth Southgate, who announced he was standing down after almost eight years as national
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Cammy Kerr makes 'difficult to say goodbye' Dundee vow after ending 20 year stay
Cammy Kerr has made the difficult decision to leave his boyhood club and join Queen's Park on a one-year contract. After two decades with Dundee, Kerr has described this move as the "hardest thing" he will do in his career. The 28-year-old
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Meet JD Vance: Trump's running mate who once referred to him as 'America's Hitler'
Former President Donald Trump announced J.D Vance as his running mate on Monday at the Republican National Convention, catapulting the Ohio GOP senator even more into the national spotlight. Here’s what you need to know about Vance: Where is
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Deindustrialisation versus just transition. What will win at Grangemouth?
This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. The possibility of real solutions appears to be edging ever closer for Grangemouth – making it very much the topic of the week. UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed he would
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Bumper Theo Bair fee revealed as Motherwell make huge return on rejuvenated star
Motherwell have sold Theo Bair to French outfit Auxerre for an initial fee of £1.6m plus a potential £500,000 in future add-ons, Herald Sport understands. The striker, who joined the Fir Park club on a free transfer last summer after an underwhelming
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Bumper Theo Bair fee revealed as Motherwell make huge profit on rejuvenated star
Motherwell have sold Theo Bair to French giants Auxerre for an initial fee of £1.6m plus a potential £500,000 in future add-ons, Herald Sport understands. The striker, who joined the Fir Park club on a free transfer last summer after an underwhelming
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'I will always be a supporter': Theo Bair seals Motherwell exit and joins French club
Motherwell have completed a lucrative transfer deal, selling their star striker Theo Bair to French Ligue 1 club Auxerre. The Canada international has joined the French side for a reported fee of around £1.6 million, displaying a remarkable turnaround
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Falling in love and deep fried mars bars ... I love the Fringe
Twitter: @aliwoodsgigs 1 What is your Fringe show about? Falling in love for the first time at the age of twenty-right. And dick jokes. They are the two important topics I am taking on this year. It’s very brave. 2 How many times/many
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This is a sensual love letter to the beautiful island of Shetland
Storm Pegs: A Life Made in Shetland Jen Hadfield Picador, £18.99 On the morning after a storm, Jen Hadfield is often seen “nit-combing” her nearest beach, foraging for seaweed-entangled treasures that have washed ashore. Past trawls have
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Letters: Scotland should be proud of its education success
Our exclusive report last week that Scottish schools face a major loss of education IT services owing to licensing changes by Microsoft caused quite a stir. It prompted one of our readers to unfavourably compare the Scottish Government’s performance
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Herald Diary: England, World Cup, 1966? Pah, that was nothing
Clean… or obscene? LUCKY Gordon Fisher from Stewarton is off on his summer hols, along with his wife. “My good lady decided to hire a cleaner to give Fisher Towers a richt guid dicht, so that the place would be spotless on our return,” says
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Rangers academy player shares cancer battle and sets out ambitious professional dream
A young girl who battled cancer from the age of seven has spoken of her dreams of becoming a professional footballer as she told sufferers not to let hospital treatments get them down. Morven Macdonald, from Glasgow, is already part of the Rangers
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Manchester United expect approaches for Scotland hero Scott McTominay
Scott McTominay is a prime transfer target for Galatasaray, vice-president Ibrahim Hatipoglu has confirmed. The box-to-box midfielder has represented Manchester United over 250 times and provided several key goal contributions. He played in
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If I wasn't a comic I would be annoying people in the IT department
@gearoidfarrelly What is your Fringe show about? My show is called “Gearoid Rage” you know you are pronouncing my name right if it sounds like Road Rage. It is about standing up for yourself and how there is a fine line between that and becoming
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How reducing carbon emissions could boost jobs and economy in Highlands and Islands
It accounts for more than half of Scotland’s land mass yet only holds under a tenth of the population, but it could also lead the way to Net Zero for the country while creating jobs and wealth for the area. A new report from the Highlands and Islands
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'I say ‘cannae’ a lot which I hope isn’t cultural appropriation'
Tell us about your Fringe show The show is called Defence Mechanism. My general outlook has always been quite dark, so I’d learnt to keep my guard up. The show is about that, and how when I found out I had body dysmorphia, it made me reassess things
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Trust in Scottish Government falls to lowest levels since surveys began
Trust in the Scottish Government’s ability to work in the best interests of Scotland has fallen to the lowest level since a regular survey of public opinion began. The Scottish Social Attitudes Survey has run in most years since the beginning of
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'Too good an opportunity to pass on': Alex Cochrane leaves Hearts for Birmingham City
Alex Cochrane has left Heart of Midlothian to join Birmingham City on a four-year contract. The 24-year-old initially joined Hearts on a loan agreement from Brighton in 2021. He then completed a permanent transfer 12 months later after impressing
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Will the new Prime Minister take on ownership of two-child benefit cap?
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. Observations about what government chooses to spend its money on and what it doesn’t are so commonplace as to be, arguably, trite. Whether it’s Paul Weller – “you’ll
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Only one England player makes Euro 2024 team of the tournament despite reaching final
Kyle Walker was the sole representative from the England national team in UEFA's official Euro 2024 team of the tournament despite Gareth Southgate's team finishing runners-up. The Manchester City right-back featured in all seven of England's matches
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Ex-SNP equalities officer jailed for sexually assaulting six young adults
A former SNP equalities officer who sexually assaulted six young adults has been jailed for six years. Cameron Downing, 24, was also convicted of physically assaulting two women. One of his female victims told the High Court in Edinburgh he
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Clothing grant reminder for Scottish parents ahead of school year
Scottish parents are being reminded that financial help for school clothing and shoes is available to those eligible as they prepare to head back to the classroom. Advice Direct Scotland has told households to check if they are eligible for the
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The man who battled Big Oil and won Scottish island an unparalleled oil deal
Ian Robertson Clark, local government official and oil executive Born: 18 January 1939 Died: 17 June 2024 When Scotland's North Sea oil boom commenced in the 1970s, one man stood against Big Oil to secure legislation which protected the
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Ministers invest £14m in Ferguson Marine but rule out direct award of ferry contract
Scottish ministers have ruled out directly awarding contracts for seven new ferries to state-owned Ferguson Marine. Kate Forbes said UK-wide legislation meant that doing so and not putting the small vessels out to tender would introduce “substantial
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Emerging from Fergus McCreadie's sonic storm of homegrown jazz
This article appears as part of the Herald Arts newsletter. On Saturday your correspondent took his seat for one of the highlights of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival (EJBF), a sell-out appearance by the Fergus McCreadie Octet at the carnivalesque
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Tiger Woods dismisses retirement talk as he hits back at Colin Montgomerie
Tiger Woods has dismissed talk of imminent retirement and aimed a barbed comment at Colin Montgomerie for suggesting he should quit the game. The 48-year-old won the last of his 15 majors at the 2019 Masters with his most recent professional victory
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Loch Lomond Whiskies launch tasting trail to celebrate return of The Open to Troon
A well-known Scottish distiller has launched a whisky trail to celebrate The Open coming to Troon this week. Loch Lomond Whiskies has launched the nation’s first whisky golf trail, mapping a route from Glasgow to the site of the 152nd Open at Royal
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Man jailed for six years over sex attacks on six young adults
A 24-year-old man has been jailed for six years after sexually assaulting six young adults over the course of five years. Cameron Downing was also convicted of physically assaulting two women after a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. He
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Rail staff grabbed, spat on in assualt at Edinburgh train station
A person was verbally and physically assaulted at an Edinburgh train station, with the assailant spitting on them. At around 11.35pm on Monday, June 15, a person on the platform at South Gyles station grabbed and verbally abused a member of rail
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XL bully owners in Scotland warned of approaching deadline to legally keep dogs
Owners of XL bully dogs in Scotland have two weeks to apply for an exemption certificate to allow them to legally keep the animals. From August 1 it will become a criminal offence to own one of the dogs without a certificate or having applied for
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Date set for decision on controversial Flamingo Land proposals for Loch Lomond
A decision on Flamingo Land at Loch Lomond will be made at a public meeting on Monday, September 16. A site visit, hearing and board meeting will take place at the site to determine the planning application for a major development at Lomond Banks
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Letters: Don't blame housing crisis on Thatcher. Right to buy should be applauded
GP Dr John Montgomery asserts that the current housing crisis is a direct result of the Thatcher years, in that it allowed tenants who had been paying rent for years to buy their council house ("'A lot can be traced back to Thatcher': Why the housing
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New inclusive £1million playpark to open in Scottish city
A massive new playpark which cost £1million is set to open in Aberdeen next week and will cater for all ages of children. The new structure is at Hazlehead Park and will be the biggest in the city. It includes wheelchair-accessible trampolines,
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Glasgow animation company goes bust, wiping out nearly all jobs
A Glasgow-based animation and visual effects company, which produced content for Disney and Netflix, has fallen into administration, leading to virtually all staff being made redundant. Some 162 people have lost their jobs after production on all
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Gareth Southgate steps down as England boss after Euro 2024 final defeat
Gareth Southgate has stood down as England manager, saying it is time for a “new chapter” for the national team. He announced his decision to quit in a statement issued by the Football Association on Tuesday morning, following the team’s defeat
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Welsh Labour in turmoil as Vaughan Gething quits as First Minister
Vaughan Gething has quit as the First Minister of Wales less than four months after taking up the post. The Labour politician was left with little choice but to stand down after four of his ministers quit the Welsh government on Tuesday morning
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Major Scottish jobs boost with 'clean air for life'
A company promising "clean air for life" to guard against aerosol transmission of viruses is creating 195 new jobs in Scotland with the opening of a £9 million production facility. Innova NanoJet Technologies is locating its first manufacturing
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Brainwave technology showing impact of art on brains to be used at Scottish gallery
New technology that will show the impact art has on the brain is set to arrive in Scotland later this month with organisers hoping it will show people just how important it is for mental wellbeing to attend museums and galleries throughout the country
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Former videographer explains why he swapped New York for a Govan care home
A Pollokshields man has told how he swapped a career behind the camera in locations like New York for a care home in Govan. Andrew Blake, 34, left the Southside of Glasgow to study filmmaking and screenwriting in Toronto, Canada. This saw him
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Motherwell investor pulls out amid 'significant divisions in fanbase' over proposal
Erik Barmack has withdrawn his offer to invest in Motherwell FC. The Wild Sheep Sports chief had made an investment proposal to the club with a shareholder ballot underway to approve or reject the deal. However, after talks with the Motherwell
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Alex Iacovitti returns to Scotland as he seals St Mirren transfer switch
To receive our full, free St Mirren newsletter straight to your email inbox, click here. St Mirren have signed former Ross County defender Alex Iacovitti on a two-year deal. Stephen Robinson had been on the search for a centre-back after James
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'Appalling and indefensible' benefit cap will be Labour responsibility, SNP warn
Keir Starmer has "failed" the first test of his leadership, the SNP's Westminster leader has said, as the Labour government does not plan to abolish the two-child benefit cap. Introduced in April 2017, the cap prevents parents from claiming universal
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CONMEBOL blames stadium officials in Miami for Copa America final chaos
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has blamed stadium officials in Miami for the crowd chaos that forced the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia to be delayed by more than an hour on Sunday. The governing body said
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A new dawn breaks for young Scots
Children waking up in Scotland today will have a louder voice than when they went to bed last night. At one minute past midnight, as they slept, their lives became safer and their futures more secure as Scotland became the first UK nation to implement
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Oil and gas companies issued warning over delays to North Sea decommissioning
Oil and gas companies have been issued a warning by regulators over slow decommissioning of their sites in the North Sea. Plans have been approved by the North Sea Transition Authority for the plugging and abandonment of wells over the next 50
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Scottish Greens urge Keir Starmer to take 'bold and historic' action in King's speech
The Scottish Greens have urged Keir Starmer to take "bold and historic" action on poverty and the environment by raising taxes on the rich. On Wednesday King Charles will officially open the new parliament, where the Labour party will set out its
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Cameron Norrie beats Jozef Kovalik in first round of Swedish Open
Cameron Norrie bounced back from his Wimbledon disappointment with a straight sets win over Slovakia’s Jozef Kovalik in the first round of the Swedish Open. The British number two, who lost to Alexander Zverev in the third round in SW19, made a
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Mark Watt on returning for Scotland, The Hundred and why the 24-yard ball is staying
The thrill of going toe-to-toe with Australia in the Caribbean with a World Cup Super 8s place on the line will feel like a lifetime ago when the Scotland men’s team returns to the cricketing arena this morning. Doug Watson’s side performed so
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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on golf train service
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on golf train service You can purchase Steven Camley's cartoons by calling 0191 603 0178 or visiting thepicturedesk.co.uk
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Kevin McKenna: America is bitterly divided – but so are Scotland and the UK
Thomas Matthew Crooks shared some of the characteristics that have defined several of America’s other casual, day-light assassins. He was white, male, educated and reared in suburban normality, lacking few of the privileges that America confers on
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Royal Mail pledges to maintain universal service if Czech takeover goes through
Royal Mail’s prospective new owner has vowed to maintain the service’s requirement to deliver letters six days a week throughout the UK. The postal service’s owner International Distribution Services (IDS) agreed to a £3.57 billion takeover offer
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Representation of women of colour in Scottish General Election coverage drops
New figures that show the representation of women of colour in Scottish media coverage of the General Election has gone down have been called ‘disappointing but not surprising’. Research from Pass the Mic and the University of Strathclyde showed
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Official who urged colleagues to wipe Covid WhatsApps lands job with Connery charity
A former Scottish Government official who told colleagues to delete WhatsApp messages during the Covid pandemic has taken up a new role "providing governance and administration advice" to a leading charity. Ken Thomson, who was Nicola Sturgeon
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Gregor Gall: ScotRail, Calmac, Fergusons: SNP is giving public ownership a bad name
"History repeats itself, first time as tragedy, second time as farce." With a slight bastardisation, this is a frequently used, if not also famous, quote from Karl Marx in his 1852 essay entitled, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte. Sticking
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SNP MSPs divided over location of Labour's GB Energy HQ
Basing GB Energy's headquarters in Aberdeen would be a “political” decision rather than a logical and rational one, a senior SNP MSP has warned. Fergus Ewing said Inverness rather than the North East should be "the renewables capital." That
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Thank goodness we were spared an England victory and all that goes with that
I was not even a year old when England won the football World Cup in 1966. While I have no memory of the event or its aftermath, it has cast a long and dark shadow over my life ever since. Like any Scot of my generation, the win set the tone for
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'Beyond frustrating': ScotRail puts on extra trains for golf while cutting services
ScotRail has been criticised after announcing it will run extra trains to the Open golf despite its temporary timetable - a day after having no services following the TRNSMT music festival. Approached by The Herald last week, the national rail
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Letters: Sorry, but it's not enough to be a pretendy nation
ACCORDING to John Gilligan (Letters, July 15), "we are to all intents and purposes almost independent" and he contends that we don't need independence because "Scotland is already recognised across the world as a nation and almost all of us would describe
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Housing emergency set to breach new UN children's rights adopted today by ScotGov
Scotland's housing emergency is set to breach new rights for children being adopted by the Scottish Government from today, it can be revealed. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), a landmark treaty that establishes
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Nick Rodger: MacIntyre could be the talk of the Troon toon as Open takes the stage
The golf writers are a learned old lot. When we’re not gracefully composing another prize-winning article, and letting our typing fingers dance across the laptop keys with the elegant nonchalance of Richard Clayderman tinkling his ivories, then we’
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Councils may have to fund new school IT deals as national provision is reduced
Some of Scotland’s cash-strapped councils face having to pay to ensure that pupils and staff have continuing access to important IT resources, The Herald can reveal. Last week The Herald reported that school users across the country could lose
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Quality ewes meet strong demand at Ayr
Farming Round-up By Alec Ross Prime lambs at Ayr yesterday sold easily and to an average of 304p/kg and peaked at £173 for a Texel from Heltongate or 343p/kg for a Beltex cross from Dustyhall. Cast sheep and hoggets were of a mixed
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SSE joins forces with French giant for new EV venture
Two major energy firms have joined forces to create a new player in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure throughout the UK and Ireland. Perth-based SSE and Total Energies signalled their commitment to deploy up to 3,000 high power charge
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Retail expert addresses Scotland's struggling towns as he prepares to retire
Professor Leigh Sparks may not have anticipated spending the bulk of his academic career in Scotland when he came north to take up a post with the then-fledgling University of Stirling more than 40 years ago. But as the Cambridge-educated academic
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Ski lovers haunt in Aviemore with 'rich history' put up for sale
A long-established bar in Aviemore which is popular with tourists and winter sports enthusiasts has come up for sale. Christie & Co has been instructed to market the “quirky” Ski-ing Doo Restaurant & Bar by owners who now plan to focus on other
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Major Scotch whisky wins celebrated
An Aberdeenshire steel and cladding specialist has highlighted its success in winning major projects in the Scotch whisky sector, including a contract at GlenDronach Distillery near Huntly in Aberdeenshire which has entered its second phase. KR
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Burberry struggles as upmarket push falters
Shares in fashion group Burberry closed yesterday's trading more than 16% lower after the luxury retailer cancelled its dividend for the rest of the year and announced the departure of its chief executive. In conjunction with a dismal and unscheduled
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Historic Scottish law firm doubles headcount in major city
Thorntons has nearly doubled its workforce in Glasgow since opening its first permanent office in the city one year ago. The full-service Scottish law firm said it now employs 30 full-time colleagues at Lomond House on George Square, which was
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Doubts raised over 'Tell Sid' sale of Royal Bank shares
The UK Government’s stake in NatWest Group, owner of Royal Bank of Scotland, has dipped below 20% for the first time since 2008, as doubts were raised over the prospect of a retail offer of shares in the lender. The bank became majority owned by