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  • Herald View: A small sign of hope for oil and gas

    The flow of bad news on the oil and gas industry in Scotland shows no sign of abating. According to the most recent assessment by the trade association Oil and Gas UK, the drop in the oil price has already cost around 5,500 jobs and now several companies

  • Jack Warden

    Journalist and former political correspondent of The Glasgow Herald Born: May 25, 1928; Died: July 23, 2015 JACK Warden, who has died aged 87, was a former political correspondent of the Glasgow Herald and one of the leading Westminster

  • Texting walkers change and exaggerate their gait

    People walk slower while texting on their mobile phones to try to avoid accidents, according to new research.And they often make large, exaggerated movements to negotiate crowds and compensate for their diminished vision.One of the researchers, Dr Conrad

  • Livingston ban ousted chairman Gordon McDougall from Almondvale

    OUSTED Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall has been told he is banned from entering Almondvale stadium.It is understood the current board have taken the extraordinary step of issuing the respected McDougall with a letter that states he is no longer welcome

  • Tom Daley and Rebecca Gallantree grab GB gold in Kazan

    TOM DALEY and Rebecca Gallantree won a brilliant gold for Great Britain on Wednesday at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan.Daley delivered a stunning fourth dive in their six-stage combination in the team event, with four of the six judges scoring

  • Herald View: The minimum we must do to tackle alcohol problem

    IT is not a matter for debate that Scotland has a troubled relationship with alcohol. Nor should it be argued that there is a readily-available panacea for our ills. But the evidence continues to suggest that inaction cannot be an option, and it is why

  • Former teacher sells Spark of Genius for up to £9.2m

    A FORMER secondary school teacher has sold his Paisley-based Spark of Genius business, which provides residential care and education for children with complex needs, for up to £9.2 million.Tom McGhee, who is staying with the business along with his senior

  • A good night-time walk spoiled

    AT first glance, night-time golf sounds like a non-starter. Given that it's hard enough to keep track of the ball in broad daylight when it's sliced down the fairway, you might ask how would you follow its progress in the dark. One answer is already at

  • Robbie Dinwoodie: The rights time

    WHEN the wolf is at the door civil liberties and human rights all too often disappear out the back. A fine exception during these hard times has been advances in gay rights, a phrase intended to encompass the wider LGBT communities.For liberal-minded

  • North Sea oil and gas companies still focused on job cuts

    MOST oil and gas companies in the North Sea continue to be focused on job cuts as they remain concerned about activity levels in the area, a survey shows.The findings of the latest Sentiment Index research by Oil & Gas UK underline the scale of the challenge

  • THE DIARY: Having the devil of a time in Rome

    WHEN in Rome ... reader Drew Fleming says he recently heard of two middle-aged English ladies who were on a coach tour of Italy that included a three-day stop in the capital.They chose to go on an optional extra to the Vatican, and as they entered St.

  • Half beards? How is this a thing ...

    THERE has been a lot of chatter about a correlation between facial hair trends and the economy. The theory is that when the markets plummet, there is a rise in the number of men sporting beards ranging from a smattering of stubble to full-on Grizzly Adams-style

  • Arts News

    The Spooky Men’s Chorale plays three concerts in Scotland in August as well as making a return visit to the Edinburgh Fringe. The fifteen-strong a-cappella group from Melbourne, whose repertoire ranges from Georgian drinking songs and mischievous original

  • Kelvingrove showcase for student promoters

    Electric Honey, "the most successful student-run label in the world" according to Uncut magazine, has teamed up with promoters Regular Music and Magners cider, to bring the Electric Honey Sessions to Kelvingrove Bandstand on Sunday 9 August

  • John Hannah's re-appearing act

    You could be forgiven for thinking John Hannah had done a vanishing act. The last time the East Kilbride born actor was on a Scottish stage was back in the 1980s, when he appeared in Communicado theatre company's take on Carmen and at the Citizens Theatre

  • Landlords told to watch for trafficked tenants

    LANDLORDS are being recruited to fight the war on human trafficking. As new UK legislation raises the spectre of life sentences for modern-day slavers, a major initiative is looking to identify where smuggled people are staying. Police and

  • McFarlane quick to wield the knife at Barclays

    Barclays’ new executive chairman John McFarlane has wasted no time in stamping his ‘Mac the Knife’ credentials on the bank with plans for faster cuts in staff and branches. Scot Mr McFarlane is targeting a reduction in the bank’s cost-income ratio

  • Courting the tech titans continues to deliver for Anderson

    Fund manager James Anderson has said his privileged access to some of the US technology titans does not blind him to how they use their power. The co-manager of Baillie Gifford’s £3.7billion Scottish Mortgage trust says the Edinburgh voice has

  • Terminal decline?

    I HAVE been following the interesting correspondence about railway station announcements (Letters, July 28 & 29).When we are told that a train will terminate at, say, Glasgow Central, does that mean that it will disappear into thin air, taking its unfortunate

  • Tesco Bank alerts customers to lost interest

    Tesco Bank has become the first bank in the UK to make clear to customers if they have money in their current account that is not earning credit interest. Customers’ monthly statements will show ‘foregone interest’ – the amount of interest they would

  • Public wanted radio changes

    RJ ARDERN (Letters, July 28) made several points about BBC Scotland’s regional and national radio bulletins. What he may be unaware of is that our most recent changes to regional schedules were in direct response to audience demand and this resulted in

  • SSE plans bumper investment in West of Shetland gas fields

    SCOTTISH Hydroelectric owner SSE is taking advantage of the North Sea downturn to secure future supplies of gas with a near £1 billion investment in a flagship development West of Shetland.The Perth-based energy giant has agreed to acquire a 20 per cent

  • Wind energy can be harmful

    IT is not my intention to enter into a debate with Robert McCaw on the subject of fracking (Letters, July 29).However I would seek an explanation for his claim that "wind energy is now producing 50 per cent of our electricity". At 11.35 on the

  • Approval for Aldi at Dalgety Bay

    Scarborough Muir has received outline planning consent to develop its four-acre commercial development site in Dalgety Bay. Fife Council has approved an Aldi food store, a family pub restaurant, a drive-thru coffee restaurant and a small unit for offices

  • Survey confirms we spend a lifetime watching telly

    The average person spends almost a decade of their lives in front of the TV, according to research.The poll of 2,000 people identified an increase in people watching TV on their own with UK homes having an average of four different devices to watch programmes

  • Construction workloads build momentum

    Construction workloads rose in Scotland in the second quarter with 33per cent more respondents reporting higher activity levels, twice the rating of the first quarter. Almost three-quarters of firms expect to see workloads rise, on average by 3.8per cent

  • Taylor Wimpey rides the housing upturn

    Taylor Wimpey has lifted its half-year profits by a third to £238million and increased its shareholder cash payout by a fifth to £300m, as a more stable housing market continues to underpin the sector boom.The housebuilder’s shares were steady yesterday

  • Film reviews: Cub; Hot Pursuit; The Reunion

    Cub (15)two stars Dir: Jonas GovaertsWith: Maurice Luijten, Evelien BosmansRuntime: 84 minutesTHIS Belgian horror starts out promisingly enough with a troop of boy scouts heading off for a weekend in the woods, despite rumours that something evil that

  • Film review: Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (12A)three starsDir: Christopher McQuarrieWith: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon PeggRuntime: 131 minutesIF English teachers ruled the world there would be a special award due to the Mission: Impossible series for almost

  • You Are Here

    STIRLING-BASED James Aitchison finds a map of the Trossachs springing to life and prompting vivid mental pictures under his perusal.YOU ARE HEREBlue lochs, green plains and tawny contour lines –through colour-coded iconicitiesI read the landscape and

  • Review into Scottish fundraising tactics to get underway

    MEMBERS of the public and charities will be quizzed on how fundraisers conduct themselves as a month-long probe into the third sector prepares to get under way.After recent complaints sparked a review south of the border, the review will assess whether

  • Sporting memories as evocative as soundtracks to our lives

    Waking up in a field in Dumfriesshire on a fine morning having spent the previous night singing along with Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford for the second time in eight months there was, strangely, a warm inner glow.Arriving at the Wickerman

  • Laidlaw welcomes Hardie's contribution to Scotland squad

    GREIG Laidlaw has defended the introduction of John Hardie into Scotland’s Rugby World Cup training camp, arguing that the New Zealander, like other imports, has added competition for places. Hardie, who turned 27 this week, is eligible for Scotland through

  • Boyata gives Celtic 1-0 lead to take to Azerbaijan

    Dedryck Boyata was the unlikely hero for Celtic last night after the defender broke the resistance of an impressive Qarabag side at Celtic Park and gave the Hoops a narrow lead to take to Azerbaijan next Wednesday night.With the clock ticking and the

  • Poland No.1 leaves Arsenal for Roma

    WOJCIECH SZCZESNY, the Arsenal and Poland goalkeeper, has joined Serie A side AS Roma on loan for the season, the respective clubs announced yesterday.The 25-year-old helped the Premier League side win the FA Cup last season, one of just 29 appearances

  • Rangers block four shareholders who fail to reveal ownership

    RANGERS have blocked four mystery shareholders from voting, collecting dividends or trading their shares in a bid to find out who actually owns them.The club has made a formal request for the information from all shareholders and four have so far failed

  • SFA chief Regan backs Platini for FIFA presidency

    STEWART REGAN has thrown his weight behind Michel Platini's bid to become president of FIFA.Platini, the current president of UEFA, said he wants to he wants to restore the world governing body's dignity after the corruption crisis which engulfed the

  • Asthma in childhood down by a third, finds study

    CHILDHOOD asthma rates have gone down by one-third over the past decade, according to a respected study.Experts say there are likely to be a number of reasons for the drop, including more careful diagnoses and possibly the ban on smoking inside public

  • Woman robbed by teenagers of mobile phone

    POLICE are hunting two teenagers who robbed a 27-year-old woman of her mobile phone.The victim was badly shaken after one of the male suspects grabbed her phone before the pair fleeing down Easter Road in Edinburgh at around 10.30pm on Sunday.Both suspects

  • No link to missing tourist inquiry

    POLICE have found no link between reportedly blood stained items and a missing US tourist.Susan McLean, 61, sparked a huge search after she vanished from her holiday cottage in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, in May. The items were last week handed in by a member

  • FTSE rises on strong blue-chip earnings

    The London market rose for the second session in a row today as Barclays led a series of blue-chip firms reporting strong corporate results.The top flight lifted by another 75.7 points to 6631, adding to yesterday's 50 point rise as it fought back from

  • Threat of industrial action by fire service civilian workers

    THE Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is facing the threat of industrial action by civilian workers in a dispute over pay and working conditions.Around 800 staff are set to come under a new salary and grading structure as part of the move to a single organisation

  • Boss Stubbs signs new Hibernian deal

    ALAN STUBBS has agreed a new contract with Hibernian.The Easter Road boss has put pen-to-paper on a deal to keep him with the club until the end of the 2016/17 season.Coaches Andy Doolan and John Holden have also committed their future to the Leith outfit.Hibs

  • Police investigate Golliwog trio

    POLICE Scotland have launched an investigation to identify three youths who "blacked up" as golliwogs for a town's summer parade. Officers were contacted after complaints were made about the trio at the Wick Gala, in Caithness, during the traditional

  • Date set for Rangers cup clash

    RANGERS will face Ayr United in the Petrofac Training Cup second round on Wednesday, August 18.Mark Warburton's side set up the Honest Men clash with a 6-2 win over Hibernian at Easter Road in his first game in charge on Saturday.And they will head to

  • Gordon signs new Celtic deal until 2018

    CRAIG GORDON has put pen-to-paper on an extension to his Celtic contract and is now committed to the club for another three years.The keeper moved to Parkhead last summer and was a stand-out performer for the Hoops as they lifted the Premiership title

  • Hibs call for fans calm after Allan web abuse

    HIBERNIAN have called for fans to be 'respectful' when commenting on club matters after Scott Allan was subjected to a barrage of online abuse this week.The midfielder was the target for some supporters after the Easter Road outfit confirmed he had submitted

  • WWF Scotland calls for ban on gas extraction from coal

    The company behind plans to extract gas from coal under the Firth of Forth has been accused of trying to "hold Scotland's environment to ransom". WWF Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to extend its moratorium on unconventional oil and

  • Scottish writer Andrew O'Hagan in running for Man Booker Prize

    The Scottish writer Andrew O'Hagan is in the running for one of the most prestigious literary awards, the Man Booker Prize.His book The Illuminations is one of 13 books on the long list for the £50,000 annual prize.The 2007 winner Anne Enright is among

  • Fishing boat skipper sentenced after crewman's death

    THE skipper of a fishing boat has been ordered to carry out unpaid community work after a crewman drowned while diving for razor clams in the Firth of Forth. Ronald MacNeil, 55, failed to ensure that there was another frogman suited up and poised to help

  • Motorhead to bring 'The Loudest Tour in the World' to Glasgow

    It'll be a case of three for the price of one for hard rock fans when 'The Loudest Tour in the World' lands in Glasgow. Brits Motörhead, Saxon and Girlschool are teaming up to bring the noise across the UK and Europe, hitting the city's Clyde Auditorium

  • Man tried to murder estranged wife's friend

    A MAN tried to murder a friend of his estranged wife after turning up at his spouse's new home armed with a combat-style knife.Mark Black left Gillian Petrie covered in blood with a serious wrist injury that had almost severed her hand.A prosecutor told

  • Man jailed over attack on elderly woman

    A MAN has been jailed for two-and-a-half years over an attack on an elderly woman in broad daylight in which she was violently shoved to the ground as she walked across a pedestrian crossing and robbed of her handbag.Kieran Michael Donnelly attacked the

  • Rangers ban mystery shareholder votes

    RANGERS have banned the owners of around 10% of shares at Ibrox from voting in key company matters.The mystery investors behind Blue Pitch Holdings, Putney Holdings Limited, ATP Investments Limited and Norne Anstalt hold 8.5million shares between them.But

  • SSE buys into West of Shetland gas development in £565m deal

    SCOTTISH Hydroelectric owner SSE is buying a 20 per cent stake in a giant gas development West of Shetland from Total for £565 million.The Perth-based energy giant said investment in the Greater Laggan development will allow the company to secure valuable

  • Fringe Q&As: Piff the Magic Dragon

    Piff the Magic Dragon discusses Breakfast at Piffany's, castles and getting his big breaks at the Edinburgh Fringe. Tell us about your Fringe show Part magic show, part game show, part cry for help, Breakfast at Piffany’s sees Piff split the

  • Fringe Q&As: Beth Vyse

    Beth Vyse discusses settling down with Michael Jackson, acting and thieving at the Royal Shakespeare Company and dealing with cancer at the age of 28. Tell us about your Fringe show Well it’s called As Funny As Cancer… Catchy title Eh? There

  • The Famous Grouse launches pop-up bar at Edinburgh Fringe

    Scotch whisky brand The Famous Grouse  is coming to Edinburgh’s International Festival Fringe this August. The Famous Grouse House will open on George Street – the perfect spot to watch the hustle and bustle of the city while enjoying a cocktail

  • Fringe Q&As: Phil Jerrod

    Phil Jerrod on Neanderthal, monkeys and Ringo Starr. Tell us about your Fringe show The show is called Neanderthal - it’s the culmination of three years gigging up and down the country, and I’m really happy with it. I’m still not really sure

  • Fringe Q&As: Spencer Jones

    Spencer Jones on the Herbert, Jeremy Kyle and why the Fringe is a trade show for show-offs. Tell us about your Fringe show. The show is about a man called The Herbert. He's an odd man child with a penchant for weird noises, funny props, and

  • Staff shortages cost police millions in overtime

    Police forces are spending more on overtime payments for officers to cover staff shortages, according to new figures. The overtime bill for 39 forces in England and Wales rose £6 million on last year and totalled more than £1 billion over the last