PHIL MICKELSON lifted the Claret Jug at Muirfield two years ago – and today another ‘leftie’ will seek to join the venue’s roll of honour in the Fairstone Scottish Amateur Championship final.At the home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers,
Keith Lasley, the Motherwell captain, is not renowned in Scottish football circles as a shrinking violet.The tenacious midfielder is lauded by ‘Well fans for his combative style, even if he is often subjected to boos from opposition stands because of
SCOTLAND will today resume their bid to complete a World Cricket League double over Nepal after their victory charge was halted by rain at Ayr yesterday.Needing 110 from 22 overs after a four-hour rain delay, only 10 deliveries of the Scottish reply were
CRAIG Gordon last night revealed he is determined to help Celtic qualify for the Champions League group stages and force his way back into the Scotland side for their remaining Euro 2016 qualifiers in the coming season.
FORT WILLIAM co-manager Victor Smith yesterday hailed the commitment of much-travelled Niall MacPhee despite the centre-line star missing today’s Camanachd Cup quarter-final.The An Aird outfit lock camans with Lovat in the replay for a place in the last
Having become Scotland’s highest ranked player during July Marc Warren heads into August carrying the additional billing of tournament favourite at the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay following the second round elimination of the top seed as well
CRAIG Gordon anticipated his arrival at Celtic would, due to his previous spell with their bitter rivals Hearts and the fact he had been sidelined for over two years with a career-threatening injury, not meet with the universal approval of their supporters.Yet
DUNDEE UNITEDManager Jackie McNamara.How are they looking? Having lost their three outstanding players – Stuart Armstrong, Nadir Ciftci and Gary Mackay-Steven – since the turn of the year Dundee United are not the force they were at this time last season
WHEN it comes to the future of youth football in Scotland, Elvis wants it all shook up. Steven Pressley, considered by many a progressive manager, looks at how club academies treat their young players and believes it is hindering rather than improving
A HEARTBROKEN Lennie Waite revealed her hopes of making her world championships debut had been crushed last night after UK Athletics chiefs rejected her appeal against her omission from the British team for Beijing next month.The UK steeplechase champion
CLYDESDALE face potentially one of the biggest remaining obstacles in their quest to become Western Union champions when they travel to Uddingston this afternoon.A few weeks ago the trip to Bothwell Castle Policies might have held few fears as the Villagers
ABERDEEN’S victory over HNK Rijeka in the Europa League did not, despite being rapturously received by their fans and those who care about the wellbeing of Scottish football, secure a place in the group stages. The Pittodrie club will still have to overcome
JACK LAUGHER made history by becoming the first British diver to win more than one medal at a world championships as he claimed three-metres springboard bronze in Kazan.The 20-year-old followed up his 3m synchro-bronze with Chris Mears by making the podium
Reality shows are about human meat – sad, expectant contestants paraded on television for a few weeks before being dumped and forgotten about. But now BBQ Champ (STV, Friday, 9pm) has taken the idea literally and given us the real thing: genuine pieces
SCOTLAND dominated play but went down 3-0 against Spain in their second match of the tri-nations tournament in Hamburg, part of the final build-up for the European Nations Championships in London next month.It was a case of the Scots leaving their shooting
JOSE MOURINHO has confidence in the strength of his Chelsea squad ahead of the season curtain-raiser against Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday.The Premier League champions face the FA Cup winners in the Community Shield, with Mourinho refusing to discuss the
ACCORDING to science, they help keep us well and living longer, but health-enhancing credentials aside, we don't need studies to know that friends are a massively important part of our lives and play a key role in our wellbeing.The average Brit has three
ENGLAND cruised into a 2-1 Ashes lead with an eight-wicket win before tea on day three at Edgbaston.Ian Bell, with his second half-century of the match on his home ground following promotion back to No.3, made the task look unnervingly simple – even after
Four people have died after a private jet crash landed in a car auction site and burst into flames as prepared for landing on a nearby runway.The Phenom 300 jet which was coming into land from Milan when the aircraft went down at Blackbushe Airport in
EVERY time the mail drops though the letterbox at home in Aviemore, David Smith prepares for the worst news. He immediately identifies envelopes from the hospital, and knows it may contain a death sentence, or potential paralysis from the neck down. &
THERE is a distinctly Caledonian reaction from those who surrounded the top-class player in his early years. It is this: “His brother was a better player.”Does it happen elsewhere? I wonder if in Madeira they say that Ronaldo may be good but his brother
Rangers defender Danny Wilson claims it is easy to stay grounded following their 6-2 opening win over Hibernian - because there is so much room for improvement.Mark Warburton kick-started his Ibrox reign when his team swept their Ladbrokes Championship
Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon is targeting playing at the highest level of European football after returning to the peak of his own powers.The 32-year-old was this week rewarded for his stunning comeback with a new three-year contract.The former Hearts
The Home Office has apologised to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and said he will be issued with a full six-month visa after lengthy wrangle.The artist, famous for designing Beijing's Olympic stadium and filling Tate Modern's Turbine Hall with ceramic sunflower
Scotland’s Marc Warren is the highest ranked player left in the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay draw following the elimination of top seed James Morrison in the second round.The Englishman battled bravely from five down with five to play to take
SNP ministers have been forced back to the drawing board over a series of key infrastructure projects after it emerged that contracts have fallen foul of EU rules.The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has ruled that The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route
State-backed Lloyds Banking Group was the biggest top-flight faller despite a surge in first-half profits after bumping up its bill for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling to £13.4 billion.Shares fell three per cent as the wider FTSE 100 Index
BG Group said its oil and gas production has hit record levels, which has helped to pare back the damage of the oil price falling by half since last summer. The firm, which has agreed a £47 billion takeover from Royal Dutch Shell, said its half-year earnings
JD Sports Fashion shares have soared almost eight per cent after it upped profit forecasts for the year.The company, which also owns Tiso, Blacks, Size and Millets, said like-for-like sales continued to run ahead of management forecasts.While it has seen
Chris Doak paid tribute to the host of the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay after knocking his countryman out of the event.The Glaswegian came through after a bizarre final hole which saw Lawrie knock his ball 40 yards left of the hole onto the fairway
Scotland's only surviving travellers' monument has been officially recognised as a site of national cultural significance.Historic Scotland has added Tinkers' Heart in Argyll, which features a heart of quartz stones, to the schedule of national monuments.The
Gerry Adams has said he understands the hurt and distress caused by Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle's appearance in west Belfast. But the Sinn Fein president said he was the right type of act for the West Belfast Festival. Belfast councillor
A CHUNK of 8ft long aircraft wing washed up on a remote French island is almost certainly the evidence needed to solve the world's greatest aviation mystery, according to investigators.The barnacle encrusted part of a flaperon – a section that helps
Lloyds Banking Group boss Antonio Horta-Osorio has confirmed it will close branches more slowly than rivals to boost its share of the high street but warned payment protection insurance provisions (PPI) may keep rising for some time yet.That came as Lloyds
RBS has blamed a cyber attack for the IT failure that left many customers unable to access their online banking this morning. Frustrated customers complained of problems accessing their account online and making payments. The issue lasted around
Local knowledge helped Richie Ramsay into the third round at the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay as he swept ex-Ryder Cup golfer Edoardo Molinari aside 4&3 at Murcar.After winning the opening hole with a solid par Ramsay birdied the next two, then
TOURISTS heading for the Edinburgh festivals are being warned to make sure their hotel bookings are genuine.Police Scotland issued the call over bogus bookings as well as pickpockets and thieves ahead of start of the Fringe and Edinburgh International
MATHIAS POGBA, the brother of Juventus star Paul, is a target for Partick Thistle. HeraldSport understands the forward is on Alan Archibald's radar as he bids to bolster his squad for the Jags' third Premiership campaign. Pogba is the older
MOTHERWELL have signed Middlesbrough goalkeeper Connor Ripley on loan on the eve of their Ladbrokes Premiership opener at Inverness.The 6ft 3in former England youth international, who has made three first-team appearances for Boro, has signed until January.The
MATHIAS POGBA, the brother of Juventus star Paul, is a target for Partick Thistle.SportTimes understands the forward is on Alan Archibald's radar as he bids to bolster his squad for the Jags' third Premiership campaign.Pogba is the older brother of France
MATHIAS POGBA, the brother of Juventus star Paul, is a target for Partick Thistle.SportTimes understands the forward is on Alan Archibald's radar as he bids to bolster his squad for the Jags' third Premiership campaign.Pogba is the older brother of France
MATHIAS POGBA, the brother of Juventus star Paul, is a target for Partick Thistle.SportTimes understands the forward is on Alan Archibald's radar as he bids to bolster his squad for the Jags' third Premiership campaign.Pogba is the older brother of France
GET good possession and you have already won half the battle. Do something decent with it and you are home and dry. Will Helu is sure that Edinburgh Rugby have already completed the first part of that equation - and accepts that a lot of the onus is on
The Scottish Government's investment strategy has been dealt a "hammer blow" as a result of a change in classification for a major roads project, Labour has claimed. Deputy First Minister John Swinney has insisted that the Aberdeen Western Peripheral
A dog could have been left paralysed after swallowing a needle and thread, according to a vet charity. Broxi, an 18-month-old Rottweiler, left her owners puzzled after they found a sewing bobbin in her bed. The dog later began coughing and
BIN lorry crash driver Harry Clarke told his doctor he felt dizzy in 1976 - 38 years before he passed out behind the wheel of a bin lorry which killed six people. A catalogue of almost 30 entries in his medical record, read aloud to a Fatal Accident
A man who was found in a cemetery with a head injury has died. Police received reports of a seriously injured man in Greenock Cemetery, in South Street, at around 8pm on Thursday. Officers found a 56-year-old man with a critical head injury
Marks & Spencer is to close nine stores in September as it focuses efforts on stores "in the best locations".In the firing line are three full line stores, along with five outlet stores and one Simply Food store in Birmingham.Around 430 staff
Martin Lewis has pocketed £25.2 million after selling a large chunk of his shares in Moneysupermarket.com.Mr Lewis sold nine million shares at £2.80, reducing his stake in the price comparison site from 3.1 per cent to 1.5 per cent.Credit Suisse acted
Former Scotland football captain Colin Hendry has admitted harassing his ex-girlfriend over a two-month period. Hendry, 49, pleaded guilty to sending unwanted text messages and emails to beautician Sarah Kinder after she ended their relationship
MHAIRI Black has revealed she was the "last to know" that she was on course to clinch a stunning General Election victory because her father misled her in the hours before the result was announced.The former student, who became the youngest
Sickness levels in the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) have been branded "unacceptably high" as Conservatives claimed 574,000 hours of work were lost in the last year as a result of staff being off ill. Tory health spokesman Jackson Carlaw urged
Cult musical The Rocky Horror Show is set for a comeback with its creator Richard O'Brien in the role of the narrator. There will be 11 performances at the Playhouse Theatre in London in September before a nationwide UK tour kicks off in December
Comedian Al Murray has criticised the "mob mentality" on social media for attacking free speech. Murray, known as his politically incorrect alter-ego the Pub Landlord, said people are "weaponising" their anger if they take offence at something
DOOSAN Babcock, Weir Group and Clyde Union Pumps are among the companies who have been selected as preferred bidders to help build the UK’s first nuclear power station for more than two decades.Doosan Babcock is part of a consortium which is in line to
The emergence of Scottish art as a movement in its own right is inextricably linked to monarchy. With this in mind, it should perhaps come as no surprise that the Queen has one of the finest collections of Scottish art in the world. And this week
When a man I’ve never met before enters the Herald offices tugging a suspiciously large suitcase, then tells me he knows that he could get away with murder, it does give me pause for thought. And when he informs me he can also guess my bank details
It’s that time of year again, and all across Edinburgh the circus is coming to town. Big tops and indoor arenas are rolling out the “welcome” mat – a suitably springy one, to cushion acrobatic landings – as the Fringe celebrates how today’s new circus
Public relations firm Chime Communications said it has agreed to a £374 million takeover by Sir Martin Sorrell's marketing and advertising giant WPP and US buyout firm Providence Equity Partners. Chime, which owns a raft of PR agencies as well
Clare Plested discusses DVD extras, pretending to get married and office parties. Tell us about your Fringe show Clare Plested: The Essential Collection is a character comedy show featuring seven somewhat anarchic characters. After each character
RANGERS have named Peterhouse Corporate Finance as their ISDX corporate adviser.The Ibrox board also hope to appoint a new auditor as they look to revitalise the 'Rangers brand'.Rangers International Football Club plc was removed from the AIM Stock Exchange
The Edinburgh International Festival is once again upon us this month in all its action-packed, carnivalesque glory. As one of the biggest arts festivals in the world, the city’s population typically inflates to around twice its size. Room prices
The SNP has built upon its sweeping gains at the May general election with confident victories in council by-elections sparked by the resignation as councillors of the party's newly-elected MPs. The party held Aberdeen City Council seats vacated
GLASGOW Warriors have confirmed that they will play two pre-season games in France and Canada. The first match, on Friday 14 August against Clermont Ferrand, takes place at the end of a week-long training camp in France and kicks off at 8pm local time
Scottish craft brewery is campaigning to have Shuffleboard added as an Olympic sport for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after opening its concept bar Shuffledog in Leeds. Staff have taken to the streets of Leeds to play Shuffleboard and provide training
Andrew Watts discusses being a dad, comedy course and how to build a chap. Tell us about your Fringe show It’s a show about being a dad – and how it changes you. You start thinking about what sort of person you want your child to be, and what
Beijing will become the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympics after winning the vote for the 2022 Games.The Chinese capital will host the winter Olympics 14 years after the 2008 summer Games was held there - and despite needing to rely
IAG, owner of British Airways and Iberia, said it is continuing to focus on driving down costs as competition intensifies both within Europe and as rivals put on more capacity on its all-important transatlantic routes.IAG, which is buying Aer Lingus to
Youtube sensation Jon Cozart is heading to the UK for the first time with his first live comedy show After Ever After. The 23-year-old Arkansas comedian, who has graduated from a film studies major at University of Texas, was invited to perform
Duck egg blues, putty whites and charcoal blacks constitute a elegant study in restraint. Fashion: Eva Arrighi Photography: Kirsty Anderson Off white crepe dress with silver embroidered wave neckline, £180. Black leather bow tie
Three teenagers who caused controversy after dressing up as golliwogs for a town’s gala have handed themselves in to police, it has been reported. Police Scotland had launched an investigation to identify three youths who "blacked up" as golliwogs
Denise Mina is one of Scotland’s leading crime writers. The Glasgow-born author and playwright penned the acclaimed Garnethill trilogy as well as the hugely successful Paddy Meehan series and a quintet of Alex Morrow novels of which the latest – Blood
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
David Cameron's insistence that there will not be another Scottish independence referendum before 2020 is "his opinion" as he "can't stand in its way", SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister has been touring media organisations
Family and friends of a "beautiful, determined and unique" woman who died in the M9 tragedy have said their final farewells. Almost 200 people packed out Falkirk Crematorium for the funeral of Lamara Bell, 25. The mother-of-two lay injured
Game Of Thrones fans, brace yourselves: The fantasy saga's end is perhaps just a few years away. HBO programming chief Michael Lombardo says the drama series' producers are leaning towards three more seasons after the just-concluded series five
State-backed Lloyds Banking Group has added £1.4 billion to its bill for compensating customers mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI). But Lloyds was still able to report a 38% rise in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year to £1.19
Racing commentator.Born: March 3, 1918;Died: July 29, 2015.Sir Peter O'Sullevan, who has died aged 97, was known to many simply as the Voice of Racing. He was the commentator for the BBC for 50 years, a tenure stretching from 1947 until his retirement
OBVIOUSLY terror threats are no laughing matter. Obviously.But Mohammad Ali’s to do list has been making me chuckle. Ali was convicted at the Old Bailey this week of attempting to possess a chemical weapon. He’d bought ricin on the Dark Net but sadly
HIBERNIAN have completed the signing of St Mirren midfielder John McGinn on a four-year deal - but head coach Alan Stubbs has insisted that the Scotland Under-21 captain is not a replacement for Scott Allan, who handed in a transfer request on Tuesday
YOUR correspondents today (Letters, July 30) are mistaken. Every institution contains its share of people whose behaviour deviates from what is acceptable. Churches and youth organisations have had paedophiles and adulterers; a lord uses prostitutes
ANDREA MBUYI-MUTOMBO is amazed to have discovered a "continental-style" coaching regime in a remote northerly corner of the UK after clinching a move to Inverness.The Brussels-born Congolese international last night eased Caley Thistle manager
DUNDEE manager Paul Hartley last night insisted his hopefuls are ready to deal with increased expectations as they set their sights on lifting some silverware.The Dens Park side are gearing up for Saturday's Scottish Premiership opener away to Kilmarnock
IT was standing room only at a capacity filled Ayr Northfield with the sun gracing the Seniors singles, fours and Mixed Pairs finals alongside the mainstream pairs and fours event which also got underway in the third day of action from the Bowls Scotland
STEVEN FINN bowled England to the verge of a resounding victory, and 2-1 Ashes lead, at Edgbaston.Finn, back for his first Test in two years after much-chronicled technical problems, took five for 45 as Australia stumbled to 168 for seven by stumps on
ROYAL Bank of Scotland branches are to disappear from the high street in England and Wales next summer, it has emerged. The branches will become outlets for the resurrected bank Williams and Glynn, which is being recreated by RBS to shave off some of
FORMER Dundee winger Jim McAlister has joined Blackpool on an initial two-year deal after departing Dens Park.The 29-year-old impressed Seasiders manager Neil McDonald in recent friendlies against Ross County, St Johnstone and Morecambe.McAlister, who
THE gloves are off as voting opens to find Scotland's top Italian businesses.After two successful years the Scottish Italian Awards will take place in November at the Thistle Hotel in Glasgow.The awards will celebrate the country’s Italian community and
FOR Andy Burnham it wasn’t meant to by like this. He started out the front-runner to be the next Labour leader. He looked the part, could seize the middle ground with appeal to both sides of the party, and would run away with the contest if he could see
THE driver in the George Square bin lorry crash cannot be prosecuted for his involvement in the tragedy as the Crown Office has already publicly declared he will not face charges, law experts have said. The senior legal figures, who have criticised
NATIONALISM is an “ugly brand of politics” that seeks to divide people, Andy Burnham declared, insisting what people north and south of the Border wanted was “solidarity not separation”. The Shadow Health Secretary made clear he was not fazed by
SOMETIMES, in the middle of a storm, you lose sight of the bigger picture. In the case of a meteorological rather than metaphorical storm, there is nothing you can do to stop the big picture disappearing. All you can do is remain calm, think carefully
LABOUR leadership candidate Andy Burnham has pledged to hand the Scottish party more autonomy within weeks – if he wins the fiercely contested race.Mr Burnham said he would introduce the changes – in agreement with the new leader of Scottish Labour –
THEY have been travelling through the depths of the North Atlantic, out of sight, out of mind, to better our understanding of climate change. Now the remarkable work of underwater robotic gliders will be revealed in a wealth of oceanographic data collected
WOMEN in Scotland's legal profession are being paid significantly less than their male counterparts, with the sector lagging behind other occupations in tackling the pay gap.Research by the Law Society of Scotland shows that today marks the point at which
ALAN ARCHIBALD hopes his Partick Thistle squad can take inspiration from the Firhill club's off-field approach as they prepare for their third Premiership campaign.The Maryhill club have adopted a ‘not so cuddly anymore’ manta ahead of their third season
NEW Hamilton signing Gramoz Kurtaj says that he is his own man after being tipped to fill the boots of New Douglas Park hero Tony Andreu.The 24-year-old attacking midfielder is aware of what Andreu achieved at the club playing in his position, and he
By Alastair O'BrienThe skills shortage facing digital technology industries has been well documented, raised in devolved and national parliaments and discussed throughout the industry. This, plus the fact we have a scarcity of jobs for school leavers,
A DOUBLE squeeze on Scottish university students has emerged in recent weeks which will be causing unease in the corridors of power.One of the SNP Government’s most trumpeted policies is free university tuition for Scots-domiciled students, usually vocalised
NINE GP surgeries in Scotland are being supported by health boards because they cannot deliver the patient services required, according to a letter from Health Secretary Shona Robison.The practices include a number in Forth Valley where the health board
BRITISH families pay almost three-quarters of a million pounds each in tax over the course of a lifetime, according to new research.The £734,240 - in 2013/14 prices - totted up by the average household over 40 years in work and 15 years of retirement
THEATRE and film actress Juliette Binoche will take part in a face-to-face interview at the Edinburgh festival which will streamed by the BBC online.BBC Arts will show the star of Antigone in conversation, as well as other high-profile talents at the
SCOTLAND'S washout barbecue season has hit farmers and shops with the country's appetite for al fresco dining dampened by more rain than usual.The country has been drenched in above-average rainfall for the last six months with the start of the summer
THE chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, Ben van Beurden, has signalled the planned takeover of BG will be followed by a big sell off of North Sea assets as the company prepares to live with a long period of low oil prices.Mr van Beurden said the oil
IT was not a term usually spoken at that time of the day, in that place, or by someone of that age, and it cannot be reproduced here, this being a family newspaper and all that. But the curse came straight from the heart, and it was directed at photographs
RUSSELL LEADBETTER THE sad news of the passing of Jack Warden, sometime political correspondent of this very paper, reminded us of an era when Glasgow was the birthplace of many larger-than-life journalists. One such was Jack Webster (no, not
The boards of directors of auctioneers John Swan & Sons (John Swan) have agreed terms to be taken over by Carlisle-based auctioneers H&H Group. The long-awaited deal values the company, that operates livestock markets in Newton St Boswells in the Scottish
OCEANOGRAPHY is the multidisciplinary branch of science covering the physics, chemistry, geology and biology of the world’s oceans. It matters to us all, because it informs our understanding of the earth’s climate and the cycles essential to life. And
WHAT IS life for? Quite possibly, it is pointless and we exist just for the sake of existing. In that case, we have to occupy ourselves as times passes, otherwise we’d go mad with boredom.It’d be like watching cricket. Only forever. So we distract ourselves
ONE of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's most notable venues, the Udderbelly, is to have a new home in the far east.Underbelly's Udderbelly is to make its international debut in Hong Kong later this year as part of the venue's long-term desire to expand
WEIR Group has reiterated its appetite for acquisitions even as it upped its annualised savings target to £85 million and saw half-year profits plunge 40 per cent as a result of difficult oil and gas markets.The engineering company saw revenue in the
Mugstock, a festival of music and merriment as it describes itself, has also undertaken to be Scotland's most weather-proof festival.The event, in Mugdock Country Park, and supported by EventScotland and Stirling Council, takes place on August 7, 8 and
A welcome return of some old friends, a variety of fresh work,including premieres,and the launch of a brand new company: it adds up to a multi-faceted celebration of movement and it’s all under one roof at Dance Base. It’s a Fringe dance programme that
JEREMY IRVINE made his film debut in Steven Spielberg's War Horse, was cherry-picked by Colin Firth to play his younger self in The Railway Man, and scooped the leading role as Pip in the 2012 big name adaptation of Great Expectations.But while many milestones
He may have been attacked on stage last year but it'll take more than that to stop Andrew Maxwell returning to the Edinburgh Fringe. The Irish comic, who once made a heckler cry, was only six minutes into his 2014 show about the Scottish referendum
THE cavalier killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe has rightly caused considerable international outrage (“US dentist who paid to kill Cecil the Lion is condemned”, The Herald, July 30). It is good to hear that there have been criminal charges applied
LIKE Dr Keith McKillop (“A doctor in new superhospital but I can’t bring myself to use its name”, Agenda, The Herald, July 29) I support social justice. I have started charities, am a trustee and have spent many years trying to help those in need. I have
T WEBB (Letters, July 27) asks why we accept the extortion and the delay in passing on lower oil prices. Two reasons come to mind – rip-off Britain where everyone is fair game, and third-rate politicians who are incapable of doing anything about it.KS
WHILE much UK focus is on the Labour Party's travails and on the predictable next SNP independence referendum, and on the UK jets attacking jihadist terrorists in Syria without parliamentary debate, Turkey is reportedly using its forces under Nato auspices
THE 2011 Census recorded that there were 7.5 million foreign-born residents in the UK, corresponding to 11.9 per cent of the total population. A 2010 estimate suggested that 4.76 million (7.7 per cent) were born outside the EU and 2.24 million (3.6 per
LIKE David Miller (Letters, July 30) and others, I have been enjoying the letters about the mispronunciation of Scottish place-names. Another problem for English broadcasters is which syllable to stress, as there seems to be no standard rule – it just
THERE is considerable hysteria regarding the issue of fracking and not much science, and this is not good. While it is important that there are safeguards when any new technology is to be introduced, a blanket ban on future developments is not a good
Rolls-Royce has reported a 32 percent drop in half-year profits but the result was slightly better than expected after the engine maker slashed its forecasts three times in the last nine months.Earlier this week Rolls-Royce announced an investment of
THIS is the season for wild blue lupins, followed by mauve rosebay willow-herb. Stewart Conn, Edinburgh’s first official Makar, saw them in the context of social and economic change when penning this poem from his collection Stolen Light (Bloodaxe Books
The Taliban, remember them? These days, what with the Islamic State (IS) group hogging the headlines it’s easy to forget that the Taliban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan continue as a force to be reckoned with. Just how difficult they are to contain
HIS regime has long hammered separatists within his own borders.But now Vladimir Putin's Russia has held out the hand of friendship to independence movements overseas, including the SNP.A pro-Kremlin group has announced a separatist summit in Moscow this
THE Royal Bank of Scotland, as we still know it here where it was born, has more than nine thousand operating systems within its companies around the world. Rather like the British Empire at its height there are so many languages something has to give.Yesterday
Three decades on from its formal launch, the charity and social enterprise Sense Scotland continues to grow its pioneering provision for families and individuals coping with communication support needs across Scotland. In the beginning, it engineered
Acute levels of auditory perception should be cited as the most important personal attribute for the next occupant of the Carers’ Champion seat at Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership. Listening and accurate interpretation, followed by clear
