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Mykola Kukharevych says bungling Hibs players are letting David Gray down
David Gray probably spent the best part of last week impressing upon his Hibernian players how important it was not to repeat the same mistakes of the previous week’s defeat to Celtic when they travelled to face the same opposition in Glasgow. Only
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Eight Tory MSPs backing Tugendhat leadership bid
A group of eight Scottish Tory MSPs have backed Tom Tugendhat to be the party’s next UK leader, saying he would be a “help not a hindrance” north of the border. The MSPs spoke out as the former security minister campaigned in Scotland in the race
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Winner of 2024 Kelpies Prize for writing revealed at unique award ceremony
The winner of the 2024 Kelpies Prize has been named at a unique award ceremony at the Scottish Poetry Library. Edinburgh-based publisher Floris Books celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Kelpies Prize for Writing and named Callum Beesley as their
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Three cars set on fire in Clydebank as police investigation launched
Police have launched an investigation after three cars were set on fire in Clydebank on Sunday night. A silver Volkswagen Sharan and a black Kia Sportage were set on fire on Glasgow Road at around 9pm on Sunday, August 18. Around an hour and a
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Should Angus Robertson have apologised for meeting the Israeli ambassador?
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. After a terrible result at the general election, the SNP should be using their annual get-together in two weeks to try and work out what went wrong and how to fix it in
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MSP Christina McKelvie takes medical leave as she receives cancer treatment
Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie has revealed she is battling cancer for the second time as she takes medical leave to focus on recovery. Ms McKelvie has previously suffered from breast cancer and underwent treatment at the
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Positive shift in confidence sees housebuilding sector set out its stall for growth
IT is clear that confidence is returning to the housebuilding sector as today’s announcement by Barratt Developments, confirming it is forging ahead with a £2.5 billion merger with Redrow despite concerns from the competitions watchdog, reveals.
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Inverness CT stave off administration threat as directors convert loans into equity
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have staved off the immediate threat of administration and paved the way for investment into the club after directors agreed to convert loans into equity. The development comes a week after former chairman Alan Savage
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Creative Scotland say key fund closing was 'unavoidable'
Creative Scotland has closed a key funding programme due to ‘uncertainty’ over the level of financial report the organisation receives from the Scottish Government. The organisation is closing its open fund to new applicants from the end of the
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College strikes suspended following 'provisional agreement' on pay deal
Scotland’s college lecturers have suspended strike action for the coming week, the EIS has confirmed. The development comes after a “provisional agreement” was reached to end the long-running pay dispute crippling the sector. In a message seen
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Skye's the limit for car design legend Ian Callum: the man behind Bond's wheels
In a golden age of motor vehicles when Ecurie Ecosse was powering metallic blue Jaguar D-types to victory at Le Mans and Jim Clarke was every boy’s hero, a certain sporty Porsche 356 occupied young Ian Callum’s mind. He was growing up in Dumfries
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Ofcom investigating Sky News election interview with Douglas Ross
A Sky News interview with the outgoing leader of the Scottish Tories during the General Election is being investigated by the media regulator Ofcom. The watchdog launched an investigation into the broadcaster’s coverage of the election on June
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Can Findlay claim to be agent of change if he has the backing of Tory establishment?
Change. It’s a catch all phrase, a somewhat elusive term to define. Yet, politicians reference it endlessly. Speak to the Tory faithful assembled at the Glasgow Science Centre on Monday and one might have gathered a similar sentiment. Former journalist
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The economic policy 'that dare not speak its name' could be Scotland's saviour
In recent years the global debate on economic policy has witnessed a remarkable sea change. Industrial strategy – long maligned in economics as the ‘policy that shall not be named’ – is back on the agenda. From Inflation Reduction Act in the US to
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'Masterpiece': RSNO and Elim Chan, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review
After supplying a few instrumentalists for the opening concert, this was the only full appearance by Scotland’s national orchestra at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, so it was good to see the Usher Hall well filled for a bold programme
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First look at new city centre restaurant from award-winning hospitality group
An award-winning hospitality group has officially opened its first Edinburgh restaurant today. Now open seven days a week from lunch until late, Cabo occupies the former Superico site at 99 Hanover Street. Pictured: The bespoke bar at Cabo
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Sunflowers and salvation: Inside the asylum that treated Van Gogh
Arles is a busy place. There’s a hustle and bustle in between the heady fragrant waves of jasmine coming from the covered walls and terracotta urns. The cafes and squares are filled with people of all ages and nationalities and all roads seem to lead
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Flip Out 'profoundly saddened' after death of 10-year-old at trampoline park
A trampoline park has offered its condolences to a grieving family and said it was ‘profoundly saddened’ after a 10-year-old child became fatally unwell on Sunday. Emergency services were called out to Flip Out in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire
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'We are better together:' Findlay vows to unite Scottish Tories
Russell Findlay has launched his bid to be the next leader of the Scottish Tories with a promise to champion ”common-sense, aspiration, ambition, opportunity and decency.” The West Scotland MSP admitted that the last few weeks had shown the party
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Assisted dying bill ‘uncontrollable, unethical and unnecessary’ claims campaigner
A committee scrutinising plans to legalise assisted dying has been told that ‘no-one should be eligible’ by the head of a campaign group who oppose the proposals. Dr Gordon Macdonald is the chief executive officer of campaign group Care Not Killing
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The Scottish distillery located in the heart of an extinct volcano
Scotland is home to all manner of distilleries great and small, found everywhere from far-flung corners of the country and urban city centres. But only one newcomer can claim the title of the ‘world’s first’ gin distillery to be nestled deep within
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Angus Robertson apologises over meeting with Israeli diplomat
Angus Robertson has issued an apology over his meeting with Israel's deputy ambassador to the UK. The Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs said the talks should have been "strictly limited to the need for an immediate ceasefire
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Explainer: Why is the SNP tearing itself apart over Israel diplomatic meeting?
As the SNP reels from a devastating general election last month in which it lost 39 seats, the party has now become embroiled in fresh turmoil over decisions by external affairs secretary Angus Robertson and backbench MSP John Mason to meet a senior
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Public given glimpse of life on the inside with Barlinnie podcast
Prisoners are giving the public a glimpse of life on the inside with a podcast produced in Scotland’s most notorious jail. For the first time in the UK, inmates have put together their own broadcast on life behind bars and made it available to
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Letter of the Day: Religion should not be part of a school’s ethos
The debate over the future of private schools in the wake of Labour’s plan to impose VAT on fees intensified last week when one of our readers complained that faith schools were being unfairly impacted. Read that letter here 👈 Today a correspondent
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Richard Dawkins announces Scottish show as part of his farewell tour
Richard Dawkins has announced a show in Glasgow as part of his farewell tour that will see him visit various cities across Scotland and England. His new tour, An Evening With Richard Dawkins and Friends, launches in the US next month before a series
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Drugs, cash and stolen motorbikes seized by police at Aberdeenshire farm
Drugs, cash, and stolen motorbikes were recovered by Police in Scotland over the weekend as two arrests were made. Officers investigating the theft of a motorbike uncovered further suspected stolen bikes on a farm in Aberdeenshire. On Friday
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Police in Fife seek teenager who assaulted woman while riding motorbike
Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted by a teenager riding a motorbike at the weekend. Officers in Fife are seeking a teenager after attending reports of an assault on Sunday evening in the Fife area of Cardenden.
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Speeding teenage learner driver who killed three friends in crash jailed
A 19-year-old man has been jailed for four years and eight months after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. Jake Loy, from Moffat, was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow and has also been disqualified from driving for eight
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Family to sell 'popular' marina in village steeped in Scottish history
An "extremely popular" sailing marina at a famous Scottish site has been put up for sale. The family-owned marina is surrounded by a picturesque village with a Viking history and "trades extremely well, benefitting from a range of profitable income
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Black Bear meant to accompany Ukrainian rescue arrives at Scottish Zoo
A Scottish zoo has welcomed the arrival of a Black Bear and a new Penguin Chick this week. Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder announced the new arrival of Baloo, a four-year-old Asiatic black bear, from Wingham Wildlife Park, but described the news
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BAE Systems: Scottish shipbuilding talent 'will thrive' at new training academy
A new state-of-the-art shipbuilding facility in Scotland’s largest city will ensure the vital industry thrives “for generations,” its owners have said. BAE systems have opened a new £12m Applied Shipbuilding Academy at its Scotstoun shipyard
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Essential financial habits for business owners
This article appears as part of the Money HQ newsletter. After your early-stage business has made some sales, it’s tempting to look at your bank balance and think you’re in a great position. However, even with healthy customer numbers and
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Letters: The only way to address problems in our schools is to build a fairer society
NEWS of an increase in violence in Scotland's schools is concerning. No doubt a great deal of hand-wringing, meetings and consultations will ensue. However, I wonder how many of our "high heid yins" attempting to address this matter will have real
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Hide and seek: where are the women in the tech sector?
I don't know about you, but I (sometimes) become a little irritated from continually shouting to the rafters about the need for more women in the tech sector. I’ve done it for most of my career, but at times, I still don’t feel heard (and I know I’
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Prestigious Scottish university reveals free accommodation offer for students
A prestigious Scottish university is offering free accommodation to students undertaking new “partnership” degrees. The University of Aberdeen will offer free accommodation to students in their third and fourth years of the new degrees being launched
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Luxury Scottish hotel wins global wedding award for fifth year in row
A luxury country house hotel in Fife has been named wedding venue of the year for the fifth year in a row. Balbirnie House, which received the accolade from the prestigious Haute Grandeur Global Awards, declared the success would “spur us on to
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Human rights-based New Scots strategy to be celebrated at the University of Glasgow
Scotland’s new strategy to support refugees and people seeking asylum with settling into their community will be celebrated at the University of Glasgow today. The New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy: Delivery Plan 2024-2026 seeks to ensure
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Roz Foyer: The deeper issues that both our governments need to address
As the last Labour Government left office in 2010, a note was scribbled. On headed paper, Liam Byrne said to his successor David Laws: “Dear chief secretary, I'm afraid there is no money. Kind regards – and good luck! Liam." Workplace hijinks;
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Bestselling author who wrote evocative account of growing up in Glasgow dies
Meg Henderson Born: May 10, 1948; Died: June 27, 2024. THIRTY years ago Meg Henderson, a noted journalist and TV documentary maker, published a bestselling biography, Finding Peggy. It was not only an evocative account of growing up in
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John Mason: 'I stand by Israel Genocide tweet which saw me lose the Whip'
SNP MSP John Mason has said he “completely" stands by a social media post he made on the conflict in Gaza which saw him lose the party whip over the weekend. The MSP for Glasgow Shettleston told the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme he had
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Pep Guardiola describes being Manchester City boss as a ‘privilege and honour’
Pep Guardiola said it is a “privilege” to manage Manchester City after Erling Haaland scored his 91st goal for the Premier League champions to kick off their pursuit of a fifth consecutive title with a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The
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Hideki Matsuyama stages late comeback to win FedEx St Jude Championship
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama staged a late fightback after an alarming wobble to claim a two-shot victory on an eventful final day at the FedEx St Jude Championship. Matsuyama, who took a five-stroke lead into the fourth round at TPC Southwind, looked
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Jim Goodwin accepts Dundee United team selection might have backfired in the cup
Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin admitted he would have been “lambasted” if his team selection had backfired against St Mirren. The Terrors edged through to the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup as a solitary Ross Graham goal secured a 1-0
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Stuart Kettlewell excited for cup run after Motherwell make last eight
Stuart Kettlewell has urged his Motherwell players to embark on a special Premier Sports Cup run after beating 10-man Kilmarnock 1-0 to move into the quarter-finals. Moses Ebiye scored an extra-time winner with a brilliant header for Well, who
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Nicola Sturgeon takes to the stage for book interview
Nicola Sturgeon has said she wishes more UK political leaders would read Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song. Former Scottish first minister Ms Sturgeon also said she wishes that more political leaders read fiction “as a general
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Herald Diary: Time travel from house to the pub?
Walk this way THE Scottish nation prides itself on its musical genius, for while lesser countries use pipes for toilet plumbing, we have adapted them into a musical instrument. Peter Wright from West Kilbride tells us of a tourist who was watching
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Craig Fowler: Sleeping giants may be better off as gaslighting owners spit dummy
‘I’m taking my ball and going home.” If you’re reading this, chances are that in your formative years you heard the above exclaimed many times by a friend or acquaintance as you kicked a football around a patch of grass. It was always an announcement
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Firefighters issue air warning as they tackle blaze at landfill site
Firefighters urged people living near a landfill site to keep their windows and doors shut while they tackled a blaze. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent four appliances to the scene in Meikle Drumgray Road near Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
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Mark Smith: Your council tax is about to go up. There is an alternative
There was talk over the weekend about the rise in council tax that’s inevitably coming when the current freeze – announced last year by Humza Yousaf – comes to an end. One SNP MSP was quoted as saying “councils will be able to let council tax rip”.
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Letters: So where's the change? Labour is just like the Tories
YOU have published several letters recently with completely differing views on GERS. The undeniable fact is that when oil was flowing fast the proceeds were not going to Scotland but now that it is not flowing so fast we are being classed as a nation
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Russell Findlay to call for 'decency' amid bitter Conservative leadership contest
Scottish Conservative leadership candidate Russell Findlay will call for the return of 'decency' to Holyrood politics as he officially launches his campaign in Glasgow on Monday. The former journalist is standing to replace Douglas Ross in a contest
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Foreign Office to stay in East Kilbride as Labour delays move to Glasgow
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has delayed a move to Glasgow and will stay in East Kilbride for longer than planned, The Herald has learned. South Lanarkshire Council bosses were left stunned last year when the department
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Tenants facing rent 'cliff edge' as new figures show huge hikes since price cap ended
The Scottish Government has been accused of a 'missed opportunity' on rent controls, as figures show contested rents jumped by an average of 20%. The Scottish Parliament passed emergency legislation in 2022 in response to the cost of living crisis
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Swinney warned of 'conference from hell' as more MSPs criticise Robertson
John Swinney has been warned he faces the “conference from hell” with party members "furious" over Angus Robertson’s meeting with an Israeli diplomat. Calls for the First Minister to sack his Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs have only intensified
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New Tory MP in row over erasing women as he takes credit for blocking gender reform
A new Scottish Tory MP has been accused of erasing women after he took credit for blocking the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill. Writing in the Telegraph, John Cooper said it was he and former Scottish Secretary Alister Jack
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Bus operator unaware of major school bus cuts ahead of new term
A major bus provider in North Lanarkshire said it was unaware of the potential for hundreds of additional student passengers on public bus routes until the start of this school year. First Bus confirmed through a spokesperson that the company was
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Students stood on the picket lines, now they want to know who stands with them
Zi wants to be heard. A student at the heart of the Covid generation, Zi Pollock left high school and started college, having never sat an exam. And although school has slowly crept back toward something more familiar, Zi hasn’t had many brushes
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'Cynical' and 'grotesque': Unions hit back at ScotGov reasons for finance cuts
Two of Scotland’s largest unions have hit back at ‘cynical’ and ‘grotesque’ messaging from Government ministers, accusing them of attempting to pitch working class people against each other. Following the Scottish Government’s announcement to provide
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Alison Rowat: ex-BBC man Jon Sopel and the call that rattled top Labour aide
In the run-up to its landslide victory in 1997 one of the strengths of New Labour was its ability to keep secrets. Though plans were made for the party’s first 100 days in power, nothing important leaked. Nothing. It would not be that way at the
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Ian McConnell: Good for Scotland but Labour favours Tory millstones
The last week has seen some welcome reassurance on a couple of quite different fronts. Royal Bank of Scotland’s latest growth tracker report highlighted a rebound in the expansion rate of the private sector economy north of the Border in July,
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Paul Sheerin: Drive to net zero must be fair for Scottish bus manufacturers
Earlier this month the European Union’s climate change service reported that it was likely that 2024 will once again be our planet’s warmest year, meaning that the last year where a cooler than average year was recorded was 1976. Which in Scotland,
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Treatments used by sport stars like Ronaldo offered at new high-tech wellness centre
A new high-tech wellness centre is bringing a range of services to Scotland and already welcoming "a real mix of people coming through the doors". As the business takes shape, Joshua Fields is clear about the longer-term ambition: "We want to shift
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Judges reveal the top 15 funniest jokes from this year's Edinburgh Fringe festival
The funniest joke of this year's Edinburgh Fringe has been crowned, with comic Mark Simmons taking the top spot. In his 10th year at the festival, he was given the gong for his one-liner: "I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest