SEVEN Scottish athletes have been named in Great Britain’s squad for the world championships, which take place in Beijing next month. Lynsey Sharp, Eilidh Child, Laura Muir, Mark Dry and Steph Twell were all automatic picks for the team having twice met
SUMMER on the Ayrshire coast ought to conjure images of beaches strewn with sun worshippers applying the factor-50 and cowering under parasols. Instead, for the second year running, continuous rain battered down on opening day of the Bowls Scotland National
His billing becomes “Pa” Lawrie whenever the Irish professional who shares his surname contests the same events but as the paternal influence within Scottish golf of the host of this week’s new European Tour event grows he is hoping the tournament helps
RONNY DEILA, the Celtic manager, wants his team to become “kings of their own castle” by once more making Parkhead a fortress that is feared both at home and abroad.The stadium won’t be 100 per cent full this evening for the match with Qarabag FK, however
RONNY DEILA sleeps pretty well these days. There are no long nights for him, lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, his mind full of whether his full-backs are up to it or if the strikers know what is expected of them.That's at least before games. Even
SCOTT Allan has the mental toughness needed to cope with the ongoing speculation about his future – and be successful at Rangers if he clinches his longed-for move to Ibrox. That was the prediction from Billy Stark, the former Celtic midfielder who handed
THE funeral of one of Scotland's most successful – yet paradoxically least known – footballers will take place tomorrow. Edna Neillis was an international team-mate of Rose Reilly and played alongside her at clubs in France and Italy.Yet whereas Reilly
John Clark, the Celtic Lisbon Lion, will unfurl the Ladbrokes Premiership flag at Celtic Park this Saturday along with club chairman Ian Bankier.And the European Cup winner, who made 318 appearances in 13 years for the Parkhead club after first signing
The methodology used by the Scottish Government to prepare new marine environmental designations has been challenged by island leaders and fishermen who fear fragile communities will be decimated.Following recent announcements from ministers regarding
MICHEL PLATINI, the UEFA president, is set to declare he will run for the FIFA presidency this week and an announcement could come as early as today.Platini held further talks with football power-brokers at the 2018 World Cup draw in St Petersburg at
A fund set up to help those in need underspent by £1.5 million in the last financial year, according to new figures.Grants totalling £35.8 million were awarded through the Scottish Welfare Fund in 2014-15, amounting to 96per cent of the available £37.3
A BIKER who crashed head-on into another motor cyclist, who later died in hospital, has been convicted of causing his death by careless drivingAlan Taylor, 36, was on a Yamaha RI when he crossed onto the oncoming carriageway at a sharp bend on the A83
EWEN FERGUSON hopes a winning run at the Scottish Amateur Championship can help him achieve a dream debut at the Walker Cup.The 19-year-old enjoys matchplay golf having won Scottish and British Boys titles and eased into round two at Muirfield yesterday
IT WAS right at the start of June, when he announced his extended squad for the Rugby World Cup, that Vern Cotter delivered what remains his only specific statement about the issue of the Scotland captaincy for the tournament. Josh Strauss, the national
A medical student has suffered serious burns after her phone charger exploded and set her bedroom on fire. Katy Emslie, 26, was using her laptop to recharge a portable EE power bar when it shot out "like a firework" and flew across the room on
An American who shot dead a famous lion with a crossbow before skinning and beheading the creature has been slated for his actions.Walter James Palmer, an American dentist, killed Cecil the Lion who was being studied by Oxford University.Mr Palmer reportedly
KEVIN PIETERSEN has paid tribute to "father figure" Clive Rice, after the former South Africa captain died at the age of 66.Rice had been undergoing treatment for a brain tumour prior to his death on Tuesday in a Cape Town Hospital.He was a
THOUSANDS of people in Scotland and the rest of the British Isles are being urged to take part in the largest every survey of whales and dolphins around the coastline.Sightings have already begun pouring in from areas as far apart as Shetland to Channel
A devious paedophile who murdered a 15-year-old girl to stop her reporting their sexual contact has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years.Robert Ewing exploited vulnerable Blackpool teenager Paige Chivers for his sexual gratification and then decided
THERE were puddles forming on the Ailsa Course at a drookit Turnberry yesterday but don’t panic. As it’s Donald Trump’s Turnberry, those watery accumulations were, by far, the best puddles in the world. It was raining on the parade ahead of this
More than 2,000 migrants have stormed Eurotunnel's French terminal in Calais in an attempt to reach the UK, causing delays to services as the UK announced an extra £7 million to tackle the crisis.The operator said it was time for the Government to sort
Sainsbury's has reclaimed its place as the UK's second largest grocery.The supermarket took over from Asda in top spot for the first time since January.It came against a backdrop of falling sides, with a slide of 0.3 per cent during the 12 weeks to to
A STUDENT who walked unchallenged into the grounds of Prince Charles's Scottish estate with a crossbow while the future King was in residence has been cleared of criminal charges.Royal Protection officers swooped on Mary McDougall after she carried the
BOTH Scotland and Glasgow were involved in a number of close matches last season, the crucial difference being that the Warriors were often able to end up on the right side of the result, while the national team suffered a series of narrow losses. Having
SCOTT ALLAN has submitted a formal transfer request at Hibernian as he looks to clinch a move to boyhood heroes Rangers this summer. The midfielder was the subject of two bids - the second worth £225,000 - from the Light Blues last week but the
BRITISH Olympic silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne failed to seal her spot for next year's Olympic Games in Rio as she came home 15th in the 10 kilometres marathon swim at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, but will have another chance to qualify.The
RANGERS have announced they have now sold more than 30,000 season tickets ahead of the new Championship campaign.Ibrox chairman Dave King set an ambitious target of selling around 45,000 season books for Mark Warburton's first term in the dugout.The Light
Celtic manager Ronny Deila hopes his team use their Champions League experience to their advantage when they host Qarabag on Wednesday night.But the Norwegian has warned that his players are facing a settled side who have some of the characteristics he
Charlie Mulgrew is OUT of Celtic's vital Champions League third-round, first-leg qualifier against Qarabag with a minor knee injury.The Scotland international picked up the knock during the 2-0 friendly victory over Rennes at Parkhead last weekend.His
Stronger growth in the UK economy and takeover plans for More Than owner RSA Insurance saw the London market break a run of heavy falls.Figures revealing the UK grew by 0.7% in the second quarter marked a sharp pick-up on the 0.4% seen in the first three
ALASTAIR COOK'S England still have the chance to become the Ashes heroes of 2015 – and can start by turning on the style for the 10-year anniversary of Edgbaston's most famous Test.Cook admits his team's embarrassing 405-run defeat last week, when Australia
THE MILLIONS of people who use Android phones have been warned that a security flaw has been discovered which could allow hackers to take control of their devices through sending a simple text message. Cyber criminals need only the target's mobile
The chief executive at Energy Assets Group is getting a £36,000 pay rise even after seeing his annual package more than double to £943,000.The smart metering and data monitoring firm’s annual report shows Phil Bellamy-Lee received £496,000 from a long-term
LUNCHBOX sized cartons of Ribena and Capri-Sun juices are being banned by the UK's largest supermarket chain in the latest bid to curb sugar consumption by children. Only the no-added sugar versions of the popular drinks will be stocked in Tesco stores
Tycoon Sir Richard Branson said his spaceship team are "back on track" following the end of an investigation in to last year's fatal Virgin Galactic crash. He insisted that the efforts of the "brave people who have sacrificed their lives" in developing
ANDY MURRAY is preparing for a small step into the unknown when he returns to the ATP Tour without coach Amelie Mauresmo.But one of his former coaches has backed Jonas Bjorkman to take up the slack smoothly as Mauresmo embarks on maternity leave.Murray
The long awaited film adaptation of Sunset Song, directed by Terence Davies, will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.Shot in Scotland and Luxembourg last year, and starring Agyness Deyn as Chris Guthrie, it will be shown for the first time at the Canadian
Manchester United are unlikely to bid for another centre-back if they fail in their pursuit of Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos.After claims Ramos wanted out of Real Madrid, United offered to swap David de Gea for the 29-year-old defender.However, it has become
State-backed Royal Bank of Scotland intends to sell up to $2.2 billion shares in US bank Citizens, which would cut its stake in that business to less than one quarter.RBS said it would sell 75 million Citizens shares in a public offer, plus an option
A NURSING home worker has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work after she assaulted an 86-year-old resident.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Cecilia Brady had been along with another carer, assisting the man in his room at the residential
An economist from one of the world's biggest hedge funds has been appointed to help set Bank of England interest rates.Gertjan Vlieghe will step down from his role as a partner at Brevan Howard, which runs a $24 billion macro hedge fund that bets on interest
THE owner of the RS McColl newsagent chain has reported a bounce back into profit in the first half of its financial year in spite of difficult trading conditions.McColl’s Retail Group, which floated on the London Stock Exchange in February last year,
MORE than 350 former British Coal workers who developed cancer and respiratory diseases after working in coke ovens have had their battle for compensation heard at the High Court in London.Their lawyers said the hearing was another step towards achieving
Funnyman David Walliams has announced the name of his new children's novel as Grandpa's Great Escape. The Britain's Got Talent judge described his latest book as a "funny and moving tale of adventure". HarperCollins said it will take readers
Seven Scots have been named alongside the returning Jessica Ennis-Hill in Great Britain's team for next month's IAAF World Championships in Beijing. Eilidh Child (400m hurdles and 4x400m relay), Lynsey Sharp (800m), Laura Muir (1500m), Steph Twell
One of the most distinctive voices discovered by The X Factor, announcer Peter Dickson, has announced he has quit. Dickson, who has been with the singing show since it started in 2004, said: "After the best 11 years with the X Factor, it's time
UK economic growth recovered to an around-trend pace in the second quarter as a jump in oil output and improved service sector expansion more than offset contraction in manufacturing, official figures have shown.Figures published by the Office for National
Police Scotland have made a further apology to the family of Lamara Bell after an officer left a voicemail message on her phone 10 days after she died. The Bell family said the officer had left the message on Ms Bell's phone while trying to contact
Fashion retailer Next has hiked its full-year profit outlook after enjoying a warm weather boost to sales.The group said full-price sales for the six months to July 25 were up 3.5 per cent, picking up from first-quarter growth of 3.2 per cent. The half-year
Celtic midfielder Jackson Irvine has joined Ross County on a two-year deal after the clubs agreed upon a settlement for the player.The 22-year-old Australian spent last season on loan with the Staggies and played a pivotal role in their successful battle
- James Draper had a 'direct hair implant' procedure for a receding hairline - Here, follicles from back of the head are implanted to the front and crown - Is done under local anaesthetic and requires no surgery or overnight stay - Average cost
Two pensioners are among four people who have been injured in a crash involving two cars. The Jaguar and Volkswagen Golf collided head-on on the A73 near Newhouse in North Lanarkshire at about 9am yesterday, police said. An 83-year-old woman
LABOUR has called for an investigation after it emerged that the private sector is set to be handed more control of public building projects worth billions of pounds, potentially saddling Scottish taxpayers with increased debt.The Herald revealed in February
Scotland's only Conservative MP has been reported to the UK Government and Parliament for staging a high-profile visit to a foodbank in a neighbouring constituency without giving the local MP proper notice. David Mundell was jeered by protesters
SMALL and medium-sized Scottish construction companies are enjoying their fastest growth in workloads and inquiry levels since late 2007, a survey has shown, but skills shortages could put this rapid expansion in jeopardy.The survey of second-quarter
A rare moth which disguises itself as a bumblebee, has been unexpectedly discovered at a Lanarkshire nature reserve, far from its normal Highland base.The Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk is a day-flying moth that closely resembles a bumblebee. It buzzes like
SCOTRAIL'S new discount club for over 50's is offering a year's free membership and £10 flat fares to passengers who join before the end of August. Details of the scheme, which launches on September 14, have been revealed as the new operator Abellio
A Pictish fort on an inhospitable sea stack is believed to be the oldest in Scotland, archaeologist have said. Carbon dating from the site south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire suggests it dates from the third or fourth century, making it the oldest
A fund set up to help those in need underspent by £1.5 million in the last financial year, according to new figures. Grants totalling £35.8 million were awarded through the Scottish Welfare Fund in 2014-15, amounting to 96% of the available £37.3
Broadcaster ITV has said the advertising market was in good shape, reflecting an improving economy and strong demand for slots around the Rugby World Cup which kicks off in September.ITV said net advertising revenue would be up six per cent for the nine
The passengers on board a bin lorry that crashed killing six people did not have enough time to stop it from mounting the pavement, a collision expert has told a fatal accident inquiry. Crewmen Matthew Telford and Henry Toal only had around five
A HILARIOUS video shows the moment two women took over 17 minutes and six attempts to park their car. The footage, uploaded by Glasgow Steph, documents their painstaking efforts to reverse park a red mini cooper in a tight space in Townhead, Glasgow
BP has suffered a slump in profits as the fall in the crude price weighed on earnings.The oil and gas giant made an underlying profit of $1.3 billion (£830m) in the second quarter compared with $3.6bn in the same period last year.
Kelly Kingham on caves, tranquilizers and his late entry to stand-up. Tell us about your Fringe show ‘Inside Out’ is the story of my late entry into the wonderful world of stand-up and the challenges I’ve faced in reaching the dizzy heights
Newly-listed UK bank Shawbrook Group has said its first-half profit nearly doubled, driven by an increase in its loan book.The bank, which was founded in 2011 and went public this year, said it remained well-placed to respond to the changing regulatory
Cash-rich Zurich Insurance is weighing a bid for British rival RSA Insurance Group which could top £5 billion and be the latest industry tie-up amid toughening regulations. The impending launch of new European rules governing how much money insurers
Honeywell International is buying the utility consumption meter business of Melrose Industries for £3.3 billion to boost its presence in high-growth regions.Melrose shares jumped 16 per cent in early trading, making it the top percentage gainer on the
Blofeld and Baxter discuss cricket, the Queen and the Edinburgh rain. Tell us about your Fringe show It’s a totally new show, based on the fund of strange and amusing things that have happened to us as we have toured the world, covering cricket
Much-loved mosaics designed for a London Underground station by the celebrated sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi are to be reassembled in the artist’s home city. The colourful works, which have adorned the walls of Tottenham Court Road station for the
Singer Ellie Goulding may have posted the closest hint yet that she will be performing on the new James Bond soundtrack. The 28-year-old, rumoured to be a favourite alongside Sam Smith, posted a snap of herself leaving London's famous Abbey Road
THE 2015 Aviva Tour of Britain will feature the biggest line-up of UCI WorldTeams to race in the UK as nine of the world's best teams compete this September. Headlining the 20-strong list is Team Sky fresh from Chris Froome's historic second Tour
Glasgow's School of Art is seeking to find out more about the life stories of its former students and staff for its World War One roll of honour. Commissioned in 1925, the memorial bears the names of more than 400 staff and students of the GSA,
Two men have been arrested after three men were seriously injured in a disturbance. The three, aged 29, 36 and 55, were taken to hospital with stab wounds after the incident in Lochdochart Road in the Easterhouse area of Glasgow at about 4.30am
Ally Houston on clowns, stage fright and demolishing hecklers. Tell us about your Fringe show The show begins with stand-up, but then my pet clown Shandy rears his head, and my abusive relationship with him is laid bare through the medium of
THE SNP leadership is facing demands from within its own ranks to spell out exactly what is covered by its controversial moratorium on fracking amid opposition claims that ministers are deliberately misleading the public. Nationalist parliamentarians
A former member of Buckingham Palace's Coldstream Guards is among the contestants for this year's The Great British Bake Off. Forty-nine-year-old Paul, from Wales, has been a prison governor for eight years but previously performed ceremonial duties
THE weekend’s coverage of the difficulties of Lord Sewel of Gilcomstoun prompts one anonymous Edinburgh reader to tell us: “It appears that there's no fool like an old Sewel.” Someone else comments, punningly: “Time, surely, for a new version of the
A FATHER who became an autism campaigner after his son was asked to leave a London theatre, has set up a school for autistic would-be surfers.Glyn Morris has campaigned to give people with autism access to social and recreational activities since 2011
FootballerBorn: November 22, 1946;Died: July 16, 2015BRIAN Hall, who has died of leukaemia aged 68, was one of the relatively unsung heroes of Bill Shankly's second great Liverpool team of the late 1960s and early 1970s.He was born in Glasgow, but the
SO the Scottish Secretary had to run a gauntlet of protestors as he attended the opening of a foodbank in Dumfries (“Mundell runs gauntlet of protesters to open food bank”,The Herald, July 25). From reports the crowd appeared angry, apparently shouting
ActorBorn: May 2, 1924;Died: July 20, 2015Theodore Bikel, who has died aged 91, was most celebrated for his work on the American stage - he was Captain von Trapp in the original 1959 Broadway production of The Sound of Music and he played Tevye in Fiddler
THE number of women seeking work is understated in official figures with more females than males wanting to join the Labour market, a new study claims.The report, entitled Women Want Work, claims the unemployment count only gives a partial and limited
When average speed cameras were installed along the A9 last year, there was a mixed reaction. Danny Alexander, then the MP for Imverness, Nairn, Badenoch, and Strathspey, called it a knee-jerk reaction and said it was more important for plans to dual
MATTHEW Cross was last night tipped to become the country's latest export to county cricket.The former Aberdeenshire wicketkeeper/batsman was one of the stars of Scotlands successful World Twenty20 qualifying campaign.And national director of cricket
DAVID WEIR, Rangers' assistant manager, is adamant his side won’t get carried away by their 6-2 victory over Hibernian on Saturday.The Ibrox side kicked-off their campaign in stunning style as they saw off their Championship title rivals in an eight-goal
KAIRAT ALMATY manager Vladimir Weiss believes his side are approaching peak form for their Europa League clash with Aberdeen this week after resting almost a whole team to prepare for the visit of the Dons.The Kazakh side warmed up for Thursday's encounter
TOUR DE FRANCE winner Chris Froome could look to double up on Grand Tours this year and race the Vuelta a Espana which starts in August.Froome became the first British rider to win two Tour titles on Sunday when he crossed the finishing line in Paris
QARABAG have suffered a blow ahead of their trip to Scotland to face Celtic after key midfielder Afran Ismayilov was ruled out through red tape.Ronny Deila, the Parkhead side's manager, is wary of the Azerbaijani outfit and has warned his men they will
STARTING today, over 1000 competitors from all 32 districts, encompassing all corners of Scotland, will make the annual trek to Ayr Northfield for the Bowls Scotland National Championship final, where 15 titles will be up for grabs as the week progresses.The
Marc Wilmots, the Belgium manager, last night told new Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata that playing in Scotland will not be a barrier to him earning a recall to the international fold.Wilmots had no hesitation calling Jason Denayer into his squad last
INITIAL thoughts of Azerbaijani football tend to conjure up hazy recollections of left-field arrivals over the last decade by disparate figures such as Berti Vogts and Tony Adams.Former Scotland coach Vogts spent six years at the national side’s helm
SCOTTISH manufacturers suffered an accelerating drop in new orders in the latest three months, with export business falling sharply, a key survey has shown.The CBI’s latest industrial trends survey shows that manufacturers north of the Border experienced
THE firm providing the team bus from Rangers has been sacked, with the contract going instead to the company owned by a leading club director. Bruce's Coaches have had their contract terminated a year early The Herald understands, with Parks of
If John Buttifant Sewel was a private citizen, I wouldn’t care what he gets up to in his free time. However I do care very much that we have been footing the bill for his debauchery and alleged drug-taking. How dare Lord Sewel pay for his seedy pleasures
THE world’s most famous tennis mum yesterday launched an initiative which is aiming to transform the image of the sport.Judy Murray was at one of the country’s poshest schools in her native Perthshire but organisers of the project she was backing, which
A MAN has spoken of his heartbreak after his wife died after collapsing behind the wheel of her car on her way home from work.Barbara McGuire, 50, died following the road accident accident in Glasgow as she returned home from her job at arms length organisation
The M9 tragedy has placed Police Scotland in the public eye. Investigations are rightly taking place. The level of scrutiny is significant, as is to be expected. Initial suggestions are of human error, which affects every walk of life, but, in some occupations
It is a species of bird whose numbers have halved over the past 20 years.Now the first efforts to track the endangered common scoter duck has revealed it flies as far and wide as the Irish Sea and Morocco.Britain's most threatened breeding duck is a &
TOP seed Grant Forrest survived a scare to book his place in the second round of the Fairstone Scottish Amateur Championship at Muirfield – but other notable names made an early exit yesterday.Forrest, the Amateur Championship finalist at Carnoustie last
THREE men have been convicted of a vicious attack on a Dubai student who was studying in the Scottish capital.Victim Arun Nair, 21, suffered life-threatening head injuries after he was punched, kicked and struck repeatedly with a metal baton in the Dalry
FORMER Aberdeen winger Andrew Driver has joined Dutch side De Graafschap on a one-year deal.The 27-year-old was out of contract after finishing last season with a short-term deal at Pittodrie, where he made just one appearance.The Oldham-born former Scotland
THE SNP's position of "inserting themselves into English local decision-making" is not about contributing to democratic debate south of the Border but a crude ruse to break up Britain, David Mundell has claimed.The Scottish Secretary also made
LABOUR were relieved to discover that milord Sewel of Coke, who has been all over the tabloids allegedly cavorting with prostitutes, had resigned his Labour Party membership some time ago when he became deputy speaker of the Lords. However, he
Scandal-hit peer Lord Sewel has resigned from the House of Lords after coming under intense pressure over footage of him allegedly taking cocaine with two prostitutes. The former Labour minister - who is the first peer to stand down in disgrace
THE driver of a runaway bin lorry that killed six people in Glasgow told a nurse at the scene he could not remember what had happened before asking: "Have I had a heart attack?" Harry Clarke was found by the woman, conscious, still strapped in
ROBERT Morris has pruned his furniture manufacturing business dramatically, cutting the workforce by around 30 per cent, after incurring heavy losses amid fierce competition from China.The entrepreneur revealed the H Morris & Company group he runs has
SCOTS who received care packages in the aftermath of the Second World War have shared stories of the 'rays of sunshine' that brightened the gloom of post-war Britain.The charity Care International is seeking people who received the gifts, which were donated
A DENTAL scheme has been praised for improving the oral health of children with physical disabilities and sensory or learning impairments.The Special Smiles Dental Project has already won a national award and been shortlisted for an international prize
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl has become the youngest volunteer for a children's charity.Jennifer Kemp has joined her mother Sharon in the campaign to send sick children on a trip to Disneyland organised by Caudwell Children.The schoolgirl, from Dalmuir, West Dunbartonshire
JUDO may not be the most orthodox training method for a swimmer but for Keri-Anne Payne, it is something that she feels will take her one step closer to Olympic gold next year. Payne is an Olympic silver medallist and double world champion in the 10km
A gallery and arts consultancy at Temple, Midlothian called Lust and the Apple has unveiled its Edinburgh festival shows. The gallery will show work by Lawrence Weiner, Cisco Jimenez, Putput and Malcolm and Leel, from Korea.Weiner has created a site-specific
Galway International Arts Festival was founded in 1978 to provide a national and increasingly international showcase for some of the burgeoning artistic activity going on in the city.Ollie Jennings was administrator of GIAF from its inception up until
BEES are hovering above a plain of white swaying daisies. A row of wooden barrels contain, not their original beer, but gallons of rainwater gathered in a network of pipes from roofs. Nets cover the ripening sweet peas and strawberries to frustrate the
SCOTTISH policing has become a national "political football", a senior English officer has warned. Ian Wiggett, Greater Manchester Police's assistant chief constable, believes senior officers north of the border can do nothing but "minimise criticism
I MIGHT need a wee dram to settle my nerves. I’m a tad anxious. Filming has just started on a remake – sorry, a “retelling” – of Whisky Galore! (the exclamation mark, by the way, is in the title, but I might have added it even if it weren’t). WG1
It's 10.30 on Friday night in Galway, the West of Ireland city that is hoping to become the country's next European Capital of Culture, and down-town Quay Street is buzzing with noisy life. Given the array of bars and restaurants dotted along the narrow
A LUCKY dog has been saved by mountain rescuers after sitting on a narrow ledge 1500 feet up on a Scottish mountain for six days. Jill the collie, who belongs to a local gamekeeper Stephen Cameron, had disappeared at Coire nan Gall near Creag Meagaidh
Scots who may have been at risk of hepatitis C are being encouraged to get tested as Glasgow prepares to host the first World Hepatitis Summit.There are an estimated 37,500 people in Scotland living with hepatitis C and around half of those people do
Birds which have been given the highest level of protection by European rules are faring significantly better than other bird species, research has shown.The study found birds protected as "annex 1" species under the EU's Birds Directive, which
Oil and gas companies have been awarded a further 41 exploration licences in the North Sea. The awards were made following additional environmental assessment and consultation after 134 licences were granted late last year. The Oil and Gas Authority said
BRITAIN will secure a “good deal” on Europe, George Osborne has predicted as David Cameron claimed the technical talks with EU colleagues on his reform agenda were going “quite well”. As the heads of more than 100 British universities launched
Arla Foods amba, which operates a dairy processing plant at Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, has confirmed that its on-account price will reduce by one eurocent per kilogramme (0.8 pence when applied to the UK standard litre), with effect from August 3.That
OVER the past month, I have heard the Tannoy at Glasgow Central railway station talk about trains going to "Wannock". It took me several days to realise this wasn't some new station, but was in fact Lanark.I am all for equal opportunities, but
ONE wonders how the douce residents of, with all due respect, the little-known part of Aberdeen called Gilcomstoun, are feeling right now (“Peer investigated over sex and drugs video”, The Herald July 27). It may not have been weel-kent before , but it
I THINK it is tremendous news that Glasgow University has been awarded £3.4million to establish a new research centre for “precision medicine (“University research boost”, The Herald, July 27). Its goal is to find treatments based on the individual patient
WHEN Stalin visited the Bolshoi Theatre, the assembled comrades in the audience would rise to their feet and literally applaud for their lives: during the Terror, no-one dared to be first to be seen stopping their ovation. Such displays would go on for
DAVID Crawford (Letters, July 27) argues that man is but an animal in a suit and that in most animal species, parents concentrate on raising their own offspring. This is used as an argument for paying parents to raise their own children, instead of paying
DAVID Torrance (“Political power grabs make it hard to address BBC’s future”, The Herald, July 27), The Herald, July 27) gives a measured account of the issues which really need to be discussed to improve BBC Scotland's services to listeners and viewers
WHEN Andrew Marr asked Alex Salmond the straight question ''Is a second referendum inevitable?'', he received a straight answer. That answer was ''Yes, but the timing will be decided by Nicola Sturgeon.''And once again the media responds furiously by
Select Pharma, the Dunblane-based laboratory testing company, has been acquired for up to £7.3million by main market-listed Source Bioscience.It represents a £5million windfall for majority shareholder David Clapperton whose wife Morag is also on the
Police are investigating the theft of £220,000 from the world's biggest arts festival, the Edinburgh Fringe.The society that runs the annual Fringe festival say the money was stolen by a former employee over an eight year period in a "deliberate
Filmmakers have always had a love affair with Scotland. From the early 1930s when Alfred Hitchcock came north to pursue John Buchan’s dashing hero Richard Hannay around the Highlands for The 39 Steps, to Skye’s forthcoming appearance in the latest big
SCOTTISH businesses working in areas such as social media and app development may win recognition under a national awards scheme if they move fast enough.The Herald Scottish Digital Business Awards, run in association with Enigma People Solutions, Jumpstart
A Rotterdam-based shipping line has launched a service from Greenock which will open up new routes for Scottish exports.BG Freight Line, wholly-owned by Clydeport owner Peel Ports, has extended its Irish Sea network with a new service connecting Rotterdam
SIMON BAINJutexpo, the maker of reusable bags, has expanded into new premises at Lanarkshire thanks to a growth in business since the introduction of the Scottish plastic bag levy.The company designs, manufactures and prints jute bags for supermarkets
JOHN Clare, the Northamptonshire poet wrote this sonnet in 1830 but his description of the great tree, and his own thoughts under it, remains as fresh as when written.THE SHEPHERD’S TREEHuge elm, with rifted trunk all notched and scarred,Like to a warrior
Edinburgh is one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world. That is the common view amongst visitors to our capital city who now exceed 3.5 million per year.Overseas visitors now exceed half a million and this is expected to increase
Austerity has always been a feminist issue. From the start of the recession and right through the hard years of government cuts, women have tended to pay a higher price for the economic crisis than men, with fewer job opportunities, lower pay, poorer
HOLIDAYMAKERS heading south for some respite from the dismal July weather face fresh warnings - unseasonably strong winds battering the UK. As the summer’s wild and stormy weather puts 2015 on track to be the windiest year for over 20 years, gales of
The M9 tragedy has placed Police Scotland in the public eye. Investigations are rightly taking place. The level of scrutiny is significant as is to be expected. Initial suggestions are of human error - which affects every walk of life but in some occupations
