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Glasgow rower Rowan McKellar to compete for first Olympic medal this weekend
Rowan McKellar will bid for her first Olympic medal this weekend after helping steer Britain’s women’s eight to victory in their heat. The Glaswegian, 30, was part of the women’s four who narrowly missed out on the podium in Tokyo with a fourth-placed
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Kirsty Gilmour proud to be only out LGBTQ badminton player at Paris Olympics
Kirsty Gilmour is proud as punch to be the only out LGBTQ badminton player at the Olympics. There are 191 out LGBTQ athletes in Paris and 11 who are part of Team GB, but Gilmour is the only shuttler among that number. “I’m super proud,” said
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Two children dead and six critical following ‘horror movie’ stabbings
Two children have died and six are in a critical condition following a “horror movie” knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed yoga class. Merseyside Police said a 17-year-old boy, from the village of Banks, was arrested on suspicion of murder and
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Partick Thistle blast 'insufficient' Comet procedures and demand SFA and SPFL answers
PARTICK Thistle have written to the SFA and SPFL asking why they were prevented from making a substitution in their Premier Sports Cup game against Motherwell and branded the procedures for using the new Comet online administration system “insufficient
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10 new restaurants, bars and cafes to visit during the Fringe
It’s almost that time of year again as Edinburgh prepares for an influx of street performers, board treaders and audience fillers. If you’re planning your own Fringe adventure, why not use the opportunity to discover some fresh foodie arrivals
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Police launch investigation after murder attempt leaves 41-year-old in hospital
Police Scotland detectives have launched an investigation after a man was found with serious injuries following an attempted murder. Officers were called to Kersiebank Avenue in Grangemouth in the early hours of Sunday morning (28 July) after reports
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Chancellor Reeves scraps 'Tell Sid' plan for Royal Bank shares
PLANS for a retail offer of shares in Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest Group have been scrapped. The previous UK Government had planned to sell taxpayers’ remaining stake in the bank – a legacy of its £45.5 billion bail-out during the financial
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Scots chef recalls catering for Jackie Chan and George W Bush in 'Olympic Adventure'
A Scottish chef has told of an 'Olympic adventure' which saw him cooking for the likes of Jackie Chan and US President George W Bush as the first full week of the 2024 games reaches its midway point. Marc Honeyman currently enjoys a career as
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The Scottish Tories have more urgent problems than their links with the UK party
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. Much of the debate revolving around the Scottish Tory leadership contest has so far focussed on the party's relationship with the UK Conservatives, whether they should stick
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Gothic Yoga? Immersive event debunking yoga stereotypes coming to Glasgow
A Glasgow woman is attempting to debunk stereotypical outlooks of yoga by creating a class with a twist for ‘weirdos like her’. Steph Wall, founder of the Kali Collective yoga studio in Glasgow, says she wants to upend stereotypes about yoga by
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'Great value' offer for Scottish residents at spectacular St Andrews golf course
Scotland receives a huge influx of golf tourists every year, who travel from all corners of the world to play our famous courses. While it’s important to welcome international visitors to Scotland’s golf courses, it is also crucial to make sure
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Lubna Kerr: It's time to talk about bullying, disrespect and racism
In Pakistan, my father taught at a university and people called him “professor” as a sign of respect. He was completely unprepared for what some people would call him in Scotland. I was just three and a half when we boarded the plane in a warm
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Consumers’ thirst for beer and clever marketing can keep Heineken on track
A SOGGY summer both here in the UK and across the continent saw Heineken leave analysts decidedly unrefreshed as the Dutch brewing giant’s shares slid on a disappointing first-half performance after the Euros and other key summer sporting events failed
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Former BBC host Huw Edwards charged over 'making indecent images of children'
Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards has been charged by Police with three counts of making indecent images of children. The Met Police confirmed that the offences are alleged to have taken place between December 2020 and April 2022 and related
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Health board launches 'virtual' tour of neonatal unit to help parents cope
A Scottish health board is launching a virtual tour of its neonatal intensive care unit to help alleviate anxiety for parents whose newborns are being care for in the department. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the experience can be "daunting
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Herald Diary: Oh no, please don't let Kamala Harris win the White House
Identity politics INTERNATIONAL news. Reader Craig McCormick fervently hopes Kamala Harris loses the Presidential race. Not because our correspondent is anxious to see the shouty orange fella regain the front-door key to the White House
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Swinney worried over implications for Scottish Government after Reeves cuts spending
Rachel Reeves has asked Whitehall departments to make £3.2 billion worth of cuts to help cover the £9.4bn cost of public sector pay deals. The Chancellor announced the efficiency drive as she told MPs that the last Tory government had left a £22bn
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Letters: You want to visit Scotland? You sure about that?
The new Scottish football season is getting under way with memories of Euro 2024 – and the conduct of the Tartan Army – still fresh in the mind. Earlier this month, Business Editor Ian McConnell reported that it was hoped the positive headlines
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Police inquiries continue as eight people killed on Scotland's roads over the weekend
Police Scotland has urged "every driver and road user to think about their behaviour on the road" amidst investigations into a series of deaths across the weekend. Eight people were killed between Friday evening and Sunday night in four separate
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From Student Union to The Burrell Collection: Glasgow Designer's joy at ‘homecoming’
A former Glasgow student who held her first-ever pop-up market in the city is returning to showcase the cream of Scotland’s design talent at The Burrell Collection. Joanne MacFadyen of Tea Green Events is hosting the event this weekend, with over
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'We will see' - Clement in Cantwell Rangers admission after transfer request
Philippe Clement has admitted the 'door is open' for Todd Cantwell to remain at Rangers despite his transfer request. The Ibrox midfielder had asked to leave the club this summer for a new challenge. However, Clement has insisted Cantwell could
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Emergency services on scene as part of M8 closed following car crash
Part of the M8 has been closed due to an emergency incident at junction 27 westbound at Hillington. Emergency services are at the scene of a road traffic collision and it comes as the latest to hit Scotland’s roads over the weekend. Eight people
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Number of NHS Scotland patients paying to go private up three-fold in four years
The number of patients dropping off NHS Scotland waiting lists because they have opted to pay for operations privately instead has more than tripled since the pandemic. Figures released under freedom of information (FOI) reveal that a total of
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Armed police detain man after people injured in ‘stabbing’ in Southport
Armed police have detained a man and seized a knife after number of people were injured in a reported stabbing near Liverpool. Emergency services were called to the “major incident” at a property on Hart Street, Southport at about 11.50am on Monday
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Six fire appliances tackling 'huge' fire in Livingston's Houstoun Industrial Estate
A large fire has broken out at an industrial estate in Livingston this morning, as emergency crews remain on the scene. Fire crews were called to Houstoun Industrial Estate at around 11:45am on Monday 29 July after reports of thick black smoke
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Silverburn to offer free uniform label service ahead of new school year
A Glasgow shopping centre is lending parents a helping hand by offering free services for school uniforms. As parents and pupils gear up to go back to school, shopping and leisure destination, Silverburn, will offer a free labelling service.
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Singer Nina Nesbitt on why she is no longer desperate to leave Scotland
Nina Nesbitt believes she has reached a major milestone, not only in turning 30 but finding the confidence to fully enjoy her songwriting and musical career Nina Nesbitt gave herself one of the most important presents when she turned 30 a fortnight
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Whisky maker plans new urban distillery in Scottish city
A Scottish drinks maker has announced plans for a new distillery as it launches its first “age-statement” whisky. The new eight-year-old, 1,500-bottle release comes ahead of plans to build a new “urban distillery”. Glasgow-based Courageous
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Murdo Fraser calls for Scottish Tories to set up commission on party's future
A senior Scottish Tory has called for a commission to be set up to examine loosening links with the UK Conservatives. Murdo Fraser said an experienced and “independent” party figure should lead the group, which would be charged with examining all
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How the Scottish diaspora is helping families devastated by Storm Babet
She had valiantly shouldered with her husband an unimaginable burden. It was from words threaded together with hope and doubt, that she stitched together a touching phrase that captured the weight she bore - “I just want to go home.” It was eight
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Theatre must not shy away from climate crisis
Theatre brings us together to face the beautiful, complicated, painful and at times overwhelming experience of being alive. So, as a playwright, I am baffled and frustrated, at the oft-repeated idea that the climate crisis is not a good topic for
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Letters: Transgender rights must be part of the struggle for the wider LGB movement
DEREK Bryce (Letters, July 26) writes as a gay man of 57, about what he considers the lack of connection between the struggle for LGB equality and for trans equality. I am a gay man of 66, who has been involved in that struggle in Scotland for four
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'Mystical and romantic' uninhabited island off Skye listed for sale for £190k
A 'mystical and romantic' Scottish island has been listed for sale for a guide price of £190,000. Fladda-Chuain is the largest island of the Fladda Island Chain, located three miles north west of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye.
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CIO Investment Insights Q3 2024: High Rates, High Stakes
This article appears as part of the Money HQ newsletter. Despite the election outcome offering more clarity on the UK’s political direction, economic challenges remain. Interest rates are going to stay in the spotlight, and that will impact on
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Scotland's largest mosque proposed for Category A listing
It was the first mosque building designed according to Islamic architectural traditions in Scotland and includes a courtyard and Arabesque garden that contribute to the special architectural interest. It is also a significant example of the use
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Ex-Olympian Brian Whittle enters Scottish Tory leadership contest
West of Scotland MSP Brian Whittle has entered the Scottish Conservative leadership race. Writing in the Scotsman, the former Olympic sprinter said the party needed to "pick ourselves up and prepare for the next race”. He is the second Tory
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Kimberley Woods says Paris bronze medal feels ‘absolutely incredible’
Kimberley Woods’ Olympic bronze medal-winning redemption took less than 150 seconds to confirm, but the wait felt like an eternity for the Rugby kayaker. The 28-year-old, who three summers ago in Tokyo was visibly distraught after incurring 56
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Adam Peaty cries ‘happy tears’ after narrowly missing out on another gold medal
Adam Peaty cried “happy tears” as he settled for silver in the men’s 100 metres breaststroke final to keep Team GB waiting for their first gold medal of the Paris Olympics. For so long, Peaty has been his country’s banker and a place in the record
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Andy Murray and Dan Evans stunning fightback to stave off the Scot’s retirement
Andy Murray put retirement on hold with an incredible fightback alongside Dan Evans in the first round of the Olympic men’s doubles. Murray is playing the final event of his brilliant career and, having pulled out of singles on Thursday, knew defeat
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Three dead after crash involving two motorbikes in Scottish Borders
Road policing officers are appealing for information following a fatal crash involving two motorbikes. The incident happened on the A6088 in the Scottish Borders around 2.30pm on Sunday and involved a Suzuki GSXR and a Kawasaki ZX1400 motorbike
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Hundreds more ScotRail workers to ballot on strike action in pay row
Hundreds of ScotRail workers could walk out in September unless they receive a “credible” pay offer, a union has warned. Unite, which represents more than 300 workers at the publicly-owned railway operator, has become the latest union to announce
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Possible heatwave over coming days with warm spell covering much of UK
High temperatures could lead to an official heatwave, with much of the UK set to enjoy “very warm, locally hot weather” over the next few days, forecasters have said. The Met Office said the mercury could reach up to 32C in London by Tuesday while
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Police appeal after motorcyclist dies in crash on A83 in Lochgilphead
Road Policing officers are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Lochgilphead on Sunday. Around 2.45pm, police were called to the A83 at the Kilmory Roundabout following a crash involving a white Ducati motorcycle. Emergency
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Evri plans hiring spree in Scotland to meet delivery boom
Evri is planning to hire 9,000 more staff as it prepares to deliver more parcels after agreeing to be bought by new owners in a deal worth £2.7 billion. The company said it was embarking on a recruitment drive to grow its team of couriers and in
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Reeves announces spending 'efficiency drive' to tackle black hole in public finances
The last government overspent this year’s budget by billions of pounds after making a series of unfunded promises, Rachel Reeves will tell MPs today. The Chancellor is due to publish an audit of the “spending inheritance,” which she says shows
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St Johnstone for relegation and other 'ill-advised' Scottish Premiership predictions
Making predictions ahead of a new Scottish football season is a sure-fire, guaranteed way of making oneself look rather silly. In most seasons, especially of late, we've all had a pretty good idea of which team will emerge with the Scottish Premiership
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Scottish scientists to spend two years studying MRSA antibiotic resistance
Scientists at a Scottish university are to spend two years researching whether an enzyme in MRSA bacteria from the 1950s could put an end to antibiotic resistance. Dr Jo Hobbs, from St Andrews University’s school of biology, and her team are hopeful
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Environmentalists fight plans to turn city park into industrial site
Environmentalists are fighting a local authority in court over plans to turn a public park into an industrial site. Friends of St Fittick’s Park will attend a hearing in the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Monday, where they plan to fight Aberdeen
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Labour’s GB Energy must not be a licence to despoil Scotland’s landscape
“Let me tell you that I love you, that I think about you all the time” Dougie Maclean’s song Caledonia resonates with every Scot, especially those of the expatriate variety. I know, for I was for 35 years one of them. Not a day passed that I didn
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Letters: Could Tories bite the bullet and become a party for Scotland?
ANDY Maciver gives us a wee history lesson about the Tories' fairly recent past ("For Scotland's Tories, the challenge is to stay alive", The Herald, July 26). Let me go a bit further back: my mother (born 1919) was a fairly typical (working-class)
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Kevin McKenna: On board Glasgow's new subway to get the public's perception
“Not tonight, lads.” The bouncer on the door at Cinders disco near the Kelvinhall subway was having none of our nonsense. This was the admonitory ukase most favoured by Glasgow’s night-time stewarding fraternity. It was a warning, but conveyed a measure
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Joe Biden will be fine in retirement but that's not the case for ordinary workers
Who honestly wants to work until they’re 81? I’m not knocking those who love it. There are workers out there who are dedicated to their occupation to such an extent that it's their existence for being. But there’s a skill in knowing when to
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SNP ministers knew of National Treatment Centre delays months before announcement
Ministers knew the construction of Scotland's new national treatment centres (NTC) would be delayed in September last year but kept it quiet for months. Labour accused the SNP of delaying the public announcement to give the Scottish Government
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Mark Smith: 'Writing’s on the wall for greyhound racing'. But what about the horses?
The writing is on the wall for greyhound racing according to an MSP who’s introduced a bill to ban the sport and maybe he’s right although I have my doubts. Even if the new bill makes it, much of the legislation that comes out of the Scottish Parliament
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Former manager of Loch Lomond forest calls for halt in £4m sale
A former manager of the Cashel forest has called for a halt in the sale of the 3,069 acre Cashel Estate, including its “forest for a thousand years” recently put on the market at a total asking price of £4 million. John Hunt, a former programme
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New exhibition - and a stinky dress - reveal magical role of fungi as artist's muse
A dress inspired by the stench of rotting meat and animal faeces courtesy of the aptly named stinkhorn mushroom may be a stretch too far even for the most dedicated follower of fashion. However, teamed with a Stella McCartney handbag made from
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Ian McConnell: Tale of two airlines and why it matters
UK consumers’ great appetite for overseas travel and holidays has been among the particularly striking points amid the protracted economic misery which households have had to endure. This has been most encouraging, not only given the scale of the
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'One of the major challenges is the lack of confidence': innovation chief
The chief executive of Scotland's CENSIS innovation centre for sensing, imaging, and Internet of Things technologies talks to The Herald about his organisation's successes and the change it is going through itself. He highlights Integrated Graphene
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Scottish firms call for migration strategy to tackle skills and staffing shortages
LABOUR’S action plan for government promises a much-needed focus on Scotland’s economic challenges but needs greater clarity and urgent action. One of the most pressing issues is the competition for skills and talent. It’s a global problem, not
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Glasgow agency secures work on William Hill Scottish football deal
A Glasgow-based creative agency, has been appointed by William Hill to activate its five-year sponsorship of the Scottish Professional Football League. It is the latest in a string of new business wins by Frame Group this year, which has seen the