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'Utterly unique' Bronze Age hoard found in Scotland saved for the nation
One of the most significant hoards ever found in Scotland has been saved for the nation, having been acquired by National Museums Scotland. The Bronze Age Peebles Hoard was discovered in the Scottish Borders by a metal detectorist in 2020. It has
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Fresh blow for Chancellor ahead of budget as economic growth forecast downgraded
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced a fresh blow ahead of her inaugural budget after economic growth forecasts were downgraded. The UK budget, due to be delivered on Wednesday October 30 is expected to include around £40 billion worth of savings
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Scottish Labour in hunt for 'new talent' as Sarwar prepares for Holyrood election
Scottish Labour has launched its hunt for candidates for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. The party is seeking “dedicated, diverse, and talented” Holyrood hopefuls who are “committed to championing their communities and delivering the positive
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Atalanta 0 Celtic 0: Scottish champions earn valuable point in Europe
Celtic earned a valuable Champions League point with a credible 0-0 draw in Italy against Atalanta tonight. Here's three key talking points from the match... (Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) Change in tactics Brendan played down
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Vacant restaurant near world-famous golf course sold
A vacant restaurant property near a world-famous golf course has been sold. Christie & Co, which conducted the sale of the former Maxibell restaurant premises at Carnoustie, declared the "venue was successfully sold off an asking price of £170,000
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Celtic player ratings as Auston Trusty stars in Atalanta draw
Kasper Schmeichel 7 Relieved to see early Pasalic header rattle the crossbar and bounce off the line before second effort was headed over. Saved well with his feet to deny the Atalanta star moments later from a close range effort. Called into action
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Rebecca McQuillan: Are Labour's US volunteers really the villains or is Trump at it?
Kamala Harris’s Democratic running mate Tim Walz made an impassioned appeal to Americans this week: “Don’t be the frog in the boiling water and think this is OK.” He was reminding voters that General Mark Milley, America’s most high-ranking soldier
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Scottish charity to showcase 'show garden' at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
A Scottish-based charity is to showcase a prestigious ‘show garden' at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Down’s Syndrome Scotland will showcase the garden at the event - considered the world's greatest flower show - between May 20 and May 24 next year
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Funding boost for community economic development
Efforts to level out the uneven distribution of wealth across communities in Scotland have received a £400,000 funding boost to help build more resilient local economies. The newly-launched Democratic Finance Scotland programme, backed by Scottish
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Scotsman Law set for final offensive in battle to save his DP World Tour card
In his scrap for DP World Tour survival, David Law certainly has the stomach for the fight. “I started off in a Mexican restaurant but after the starter I wasn’t that keen on it, so I jumped into the Indian for a chicken tikka,” reported the Aberdonian
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UK Government Child Poverty taskforce to meet in Scotland
Ministers will travel across the UK next month to hear views of local leaders, charities and those living in poverty. The visit comes ahead of the UK Government taskforce's plan to publish a strategy to tackle poverty in Spring next year.
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Scottish firm makes key move to drive European ambitions
A Glasgow-based packaging company has bolstered its European growth ambitions by appointing a senior industry executive to a new role. Macfarlane Group, which supplies retailers such as Dunelm, Currys, IKEA, and Boots, announced today that it has
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Why can’t we be friends? Navigating friendships across the political divide
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. 'With pals’. These words are regularly found on Nicola Sturgeon’s recent Instagram stories. Whether she’s out at the latest trendy bar in Glasgow’s city centre or she’s
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Inside story of Scots theatre that produces more plays than anywhere else in world
A Play, A Pie and A Pint’s new artistic director Brian Logan made a speech recently at a gala dinner to celebrate the Oran Mor theatre’s 20th anniversary. His (very funny) offering referenced Keir Starmer’s pre-election safety-first political strategy
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Slayed in Scotland: 10 horrors and thrillers shot here to watch this Halloween
With Halloween just around the corner, what better time to coorie in and enjoy some dark, spine-tingling tales? Scotland has no dearth of eerie folklore, creepy ghost stories and mysterious legends, something that, coupled with spectacular scenery
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Whisky giant ‘secure’ as flagship tourist attraction building put up for sale
A global whisky giant has moved to offer reassurance after the building that houses its flagship tourist attraction was put on the market. The landmark former department store was reopened three years ago after a major refurbishment to create the
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Plans unveiled for Edinburgh city centre’s first public garden in 200 years
Edinburgh is to get its first public garden in the city centre in over 200 years under new plans unveiled by The Royal High School Preservation Trust. The "ambitious" garden project will see the creation of new gardens with free public access in
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How Skills Development Scotland helped this 'inspirational' teen transform her life
After being placed into care in Scotland, teenager Tiffany Cummins transformed her life through career support and is now pursuing her dream in social services thanks to Skills Development Scotland’s guidance Inspirational teen Tiffany Cummins
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Hazel Irvine among two to be celebrated with special prize at BAFTA Scotland awards
Hazel Irvine admits she is ‘overwhelmed’ to be one of two people to receive a BAFTA Scotland Special Award at next month’s ceremony in Glasgow. The broadcaster will be honoured at the event in November along with the casting director behind Top
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Glasgow children's hospital gets UK first 'gamer-in-residence' on wards
The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow has become the first in the UK and Ireland to have a 'gamer-in-residence' for patients to play video games with. Steven Mair, 26, will aim to provide kids with a way to relax, reduce potential feelings
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Global aerospace firm supports employment initiative at Scottish college
A major US-based aerospace firm has announced a donation to a Scottish college as part of a multi-million-pound award to organizations across the globe to build a larger skilled manufacturing workforce. GE Aerospace and the GE Aerospace Foundation
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Man charged in connection with collision involving taxi near Glasgow Central Station
A 62-year-old man has been charged in connection with a crash near Glasgow Central Station involving a taxi earlier this month. The incident left three pedestrians needing hospital treatment after the incident on Union Street at the junction with
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Public appeal as five-star venue set for major overhaul
The new owner of Aberdeen's only five-star hotel is asking guests to advise on forthcoming upgrades to the popular wedding and conference venue. Sir Jim Milne's Balmoral Group took charge of the Marcliffe Hotel in June of this year from the Spence
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Do we need to give doctors a bigger say to tackling waiting lists?
This article appears as part of the Inside the NHS newsletter. Last week, The Herald reported that just £30 million has been allocated to health boards by the Scottish Government so far from the £300m funding point announced a year ago to tackle
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Scotland's Rural College makes history as new vet school opens in Aberdeen
Scotland’s first new vet school in more than 150 years has welcomed its first cohort of 45 students. The new Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSci) programme, which is intended to enhance opportunities for Scottish, Irish and rUK-based students
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Jim McColl dies aged 89 as tributes paid to Beechgrove Garden presenter
The former Beechgrove Garden presenter Jim McColl has died at the age of 89. The BBC Scotland programme has been running since 1978, with McColl at the helm from its inception until his retirement in 2019. The titular garden was based at BBC's
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Ferguson Marine shipyard reaches second stage of £175 million small ferry bid
The Scottish Government-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard has advanced to the second stage of the process to replace small ferries, increasing hopes for its future. The Port Glasgow-based yard has been selected to advance to the invite to tender stage
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Rayner defends Labour activists campaigning in US after Trump team files complaint
Angela Rayner has defended Labour activists campaigning in the US election after Donald Trump’s campaign team filed a complaint accusing the party of foreign interference. The Deputy Prime Minister told the Commons, her colleagues were campaigning
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Runaway train: BBC Nightsleeper series sold to 146 territories worldwide
It may have sent some critics hurtling round the bend, but the BBC’s Glasgow to London train-set thriller Nightsleeper is proving a runaway success internationally. Producers Fremantle have sold the six-part series to 146 territories worldwide,
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House prices in one Scottish area 'rising by £524 a week'
House prices in Scotland have risen by as much as £27,000 during the past twelve months, according to a leading property firm. East Renfrewshire, home to some of Glasgow’s most affluent commuter suburbs, saw the biggest increase year-on-year
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Analysis: Why Greens are now taking stock of their former deal with SNP
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. The Scottish Greens are to meet this weekend in Greenock for their two day annual conference as members start to gear up for the Holyrood election in 2026. Polls have
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Cancer patient 'suffered too much' from pigeon-linked infection - QEUH inquiry
A woman who died after being diagnosed with an infection linked to pigeon droppings “suffered too much”, her daughter has told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. Sandie Armstrong told the inquiry her mother’s rapid decline had a “massive effect” on
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Letters: A chance for redemption: make the Martyrs' School an annexe for the Mack
ANY visitor to central Glasgow is confronted with signs of urban decay. There is the half-mile of Sauchiehall Street between Hope Street and Charing Cross: where is the vision for this once-great shopping street? The saddest sight is the white plastic
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How Labour can shift the dial on welfare
In the run-up to the UK budget, Labour has been trailing just how perilous the Government’s finances are; seeking to prepare the country for what is expected to be an unpalatable (and unwelcome) combination of tax rises and spending cuts. As part of
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Herald Poll: Should UK politicians get involved in US elections?
An international row has broken out over labour party members travelling to the US to campaign for Presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Republican candidate Donald Trump has nnounced an official complaint had been filed with US federal election
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Guest house in 'breathtaking' location on famous Scottish tourist route on market
A lochside guest house on a famous Scottish tourist route has been brought to the market. The 24-bedroom property is on the North Coast 500 road trip route and is described as being sited in a “breathtaking location”. Agent Graham + Sibbald
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Rapist who targeted young girls while babysitting jailed
A rapist who targeted young girls he was babysitting has been jailed for six years at the High Court in Glasgow. Ian Dunlop was just 12-year-old when he began abusing girls he was babysitting over a five-year period when asked to look after them
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Team of volunteers helping to bring remote Argyll bothy back to life
Restoration work on a crumbling disused building once hidden away in the middle of a forest on Scotland’s west coast has reached the stage of the building now “starting to resemble a bothy, minus the roof”. Volunteers from the Mountain Bothy Association
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'Slight increase' in Scottish life expectancy - but still behind pre-pandemic levels
Life expectancy in Scotland has increased slightly for both males and females, but has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. The latest report from National Records of Scotland shows that life expectancy at birth was 80.9 years for females and
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Proposed retirement village on site of old dye works goes up for sale
A site in Glasgow which has planning permission to be turned into a retirement village is to go on the market for £5 million. The former Netherplace Old Dye Works site close to Newton Mearns has been brought to market by Watling Real Estate and
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Why condensation is forming on your windows and how to stop it
Condensation can damage your windows and furniture, and it can also cause mould which could be detrimental to your health to form. With winter fast approaching, many of us will be noticing condensation on our windows as we try and cut down on the
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Jhon Duran turns angry after setting Villa on their way to another European win
Jhon Duran helped fire Aston Villa to the top of the Champions League table and then reacted angrily to being substituted in the 2-0 win over Bologna. Duran has made his name as a super sub this season following his penchant for coming off the
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Man charged after one dead and one injured in Hamilton incident
A man has been charged after a man died and another was injured in South Lanarkshire. Police said that William Copeland, 36, and a 59-year-old man were found with serious injuries in the Burnbank Centre area of Hamilton at around 3.50pm on Monday
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Starmer insists Trump relationship 'not in jeopardy' amid Labour interference claims
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted his relationship with Donald Trump is not in jeopardy after the presidential candidate’s campaign claimed the Labour Party was interfering in the US election. A statement on Mr Trump’s website, DonaldJTrump.com on
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Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal suffered with tiredness against Shakhtar Donetsk
Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal looked tired in their slender 1-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates. The Gunners bounced back from their surprise defeat against Bournemouth after Gabriel Martinelli’s first-half strike rebounded
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Emma Raducanu withdraws from Hong Kong Open
Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from another tournament due to a foot injury. The 21-year-old posted on X that she was pulling out of next week’s Hong Kong Open because of a shortage of match fitness. Read more:
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Herald Diary: Fancy going to a musical? Go with the flow...
Shaping up NOT everyone can be as hip and trendy as the Diary. When she was a girl, reader Mandy Porter’s mother made her wear pigtails. The poor youth was also encumbered with a pair of hideous National Health specs, all wire and bottle-thick
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'Amazing' US student killed in Highland crash with her two huskies
The family of an American student killed while walking with her two dogs have said she was a “smart, beautiful, courageous” woman. Emilie Anne Parker, aged 30, from Colorado, following a crash on the B9152 near Aviemore on Friday, 11 October.
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Carlos Alba: Want to boost Scotland’s economy? Then let asylum seekers work
The Scottish Government’s decision to scrap free bus travel for asylum seekers is, in the words of the Scottish Greens’ transport spokesman Mark Russell, “shameful and deeply disappointing”. But the decision highlights a wider issue, not addressed
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Letters: Compare and contrast: what's the point in holding these inaccessible Games?
JON Doig, the Commonwealth Games Chief Executive, appears to have been taking spin lessons from the Scottish Government. To describe the "scaled-down" 2026 Games as "more accessible" is clearly complete nonsense ("Sports revealed for scaled-down Glasgow
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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Budget challenges
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Budget challenges You can purchase Steven Camley's cartoons by calling 0191 603 0178 or visiting thepicturedesk.co.uk
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Martin Hannan: I'm beelin' about the Rugby Sevens Commonwealth Games omission
When it was finally confirmed yesterday that Glasgow would indeed host ten sports at four venues for the Commonwealth Games in 2026, I was not surprised that rugby sevens did not make the final roster for this cut-down poor man’s version of the event
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Book serialisation: Gift to my son showed heart of gold behind Gazza fireworks - Ally
In part two of our serialisation of Ally McCoist's new book Dear Scotland, the legendary striker recalls his relationship with a man who filled his heart with joy at Rangers, but broke it with Scotland at Euro 96, Paul Gascoigne. The mercurial Englishman
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A fair day's wage for a fair day's work is moving closer thanks to new uplift
Over the long decades since the UK has become an industrialised society, ‘a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work’ has been a central call by workers, trade unions and civil society – and they have had real successes. The real Living Wage movement
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Alison Rowat: It's that man Gove again. What has he done now?
Appearing on the new BBC Radio 4 series Surviving Politics with Michael Gove, Humza Yousaf revealed that his host had become a verb among Scottish Government ministers. Before Boris Johnson became Prime Minister, Scottish Government and UK ministers
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GPs in deprived areas fear impact poverty having on patients' health
GP leaders in Scotland have called on the Scottish Government to significantly increase the share of NHS funding going into general practice as a new report highlights the pressures facing doctors working with patients from the most deprived areas.
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Scottish and UK governments insist no public cash for Glasgow Commonwealth Games
There was confusion yesterday over what would happen if the cost of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games exceeded the money set aside for the contingency fund. First Minister John Swinney said the already scaled-back multisport event would need to lose
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Glasgow SNP accuse Labour of exploiting councillor's death in city by-election
Labour has been accused of using the death of an SNP councillor to “try and garner votes” in a Glasgow by-election. Voters in the city’s Drumchapel and Anniesland ward are due to go to the polls on November 21, after Patricia Ferguson, the sitting
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Disability groups describe strategy as betrayal as they withdraw from Swinney talks
Disability groups have described a proposed strategy as a "betrayal" as they withdraw from critical talks with John Swinney. The First Minister has been sent a highly critical letter by Disability Equality Scotland, Glasgow Disability Alliance
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Scottish Politician Of The Year Awards 2024: Full shortlist revealed
In their 26th year, the Scottish Politician of the Year Awards 2024 in association with ScottishPower, continue to celebrate the politicians and campaigners who have fought to make a difference and changed lives over the previous 12 months. First
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Ian McConnell: Wakey, wakey Sir Keir - you should see this
What business most wants to see from the new Labour Government, revealed in a survey published this week, should provide much food for thought for those who say Brexit is done. That said, thoughtfulness and reflection have appeared to be in very
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Property in affluent part of Scottish city sold for more than asking price
The home of Waitrose and Kwik-Fit branches at Morningside in Edinburgh has been sold in a deal that exceeded the £18.15 million asking price. Located at 145 Morningside Road and 7 to 13 Falcon Road, the branches of Waitrose and Kwik-Fit are among
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Plan to transform former swimming pool building into apartments
Plans have been brought forward to redevelop a derelict former swimming pool laundry building into homes. The proposal is to create apartments at a site that is moments from the beach. Staran Architects has prepared a report for Cabins in the
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Accountancy firm moves into Scotland with deals for Glasgow and Dundee players
A UK accountancy firm has moved into the Scottish market with the acquisition of two “highly respected” players north of the Border. BK Plus declared its takeover of Glasgow-based Cornerstone Accountants and FourM Accountants in Dundee, which employ
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Retail tycoon Mike Ashley told bid for luxury handbag firm 'untenable'
Retail tycoon Mike Ashley, who became a significant shareholder in Rangers football club, has suffered another rejection from the luxury handbag maker he wants to add to his burgeoning portfolio. Mulberry Group dismissed a second takeover approach
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Key Scottish space facility re-opens after nine month closure
A Scottish testing facility is re-opening following a £400,000 upgrade to better serve the country's growing space industry. Located within the Higgs Centre for Innovation in Edinburgh, the nine-month overhaul has included the installation of
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Celebrating Scotland's Top Places to Work
Who are the businesses setting new standards of excellence in the workplace and creating environments where employees thrive? Find out at the The Herald Top Employer Awards 2024 in Glasgow next week.. Excitement is building around the announcement