IF you listen very, very carefully, somewhere in Kilmarnock you can hear the murmur of discontentment brewing. In some households it will be the shriek of the odd cat being kicked, the clatter of a door being slammed or in many cases the sound of silence
WHO needs Celtic to bring the Champions League to Glasgow when you have Braehead Clan? Only four days on from the Parkhead club’s failed bid to get into Europe’s elite football competition, Clan became the first Scottish team to host the ice hockey
It was not a bad start to his senior service. In his first appearance among golf’s golden oldies, Paul Broadhurst took home the silverware with victory in the Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open at Archerfield Links. He had to do it the hard way,
THIS was always going to be a difficult afternoon for Celtic on the back of their Champions League exit in midweek. By the end of it they had seen off St Johnstone fairly comfortably to move to the top of the table but it was nigh impossible to shift
Hamilton brought Hearts’ 100% record to an end in a thrilling encounter at New Douglas Park. In a match that had everything, including stunning goals and a red card, Gramoz Kurtaj opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time for Accies - just
CELTIC...................3 (Griffiths 18, Rogic 45, Mulgrew 68) ST JOHSNTONE.....1 (Boyata og 11) In these parts they tend to reach for Irn-Bru in times of a morning-after struggle, with a swift glug of the sickly orange juice believed to contain
Ernest Hemingway once said that “the reason people read novels,” Andrew O’Hagan reminded his book festival audience yesterday, “is to get the moral news.” Smart-suited and sharp-witted, O’Hagan is a suitable newsreader in that case. In his given hour
LIONEL MESSI has become synonymous with hat tricks and last night the Barcelona forward added another trinity to his name when he was named Europe’s best footballer for the third time.
Savarin is a yeast-based cake that’s baked in a ring mould then soaked in a light sugar syrup, originally inspired by rum baba but ring-shaped rather than a solid sphere or cylinder. It’s a great summer dessert when served with whipped cream and berries
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh, kick-off 3.15pmWHAT’S AT STAKE?This is the last of three Rugby World Cup warm-up games before the final squad of 31 is selected. For a few players, this is their last chance to claim a place. For the team as a whole, there is
Civil rights activistBorn: August 18, 1911;Died: August 26, 2015Amelia Boynton Robinson, who has died aged 104, was a US civil rights activist and the first black woman to run for Congress in Alabama.At the height of the civil rights struggle, she invited
Elizabeth BurnsPoet and creative writing tutorBorn: December 14, 1957.Died: August 20, 2015.ELIZABETH Burns, who has died of cancer aged 57, was a descendant of our national bard Rabbie who herself became a highly-regarded poet, author and sought-after
A COMPANY linked to disgraced former Rangers owner Craig Whyte is making a claim against the whole of the £18 million creditors payout pot of the liquidated club plc.The Herald understands that Law Financial Ltd is seeking up to £25 million saying it
RUSSELL KNOX kept his Barclays Championship hopes alive holing a 15-foot birdie putt on the final green on the second day of the event in Edison, New Jersey.After a superb opening round that put Knox within a stroke of the lead, the Scot struggled to
DAVE MACKAY has seen Leigh Griffiths improve year on year to stake a claim to being Scotland’s most dangerous striker.The St Johnstone captain knows the Perth defence will have to shut him out if they’re to claim their first clean sheet of the season
WITH two leaps left of the long jump competition remaining at these world championships, Shara Proctor stood alone atop the standings, within touching distance of pouncing on gold. Born in Anguilla, competing for the United Kingdom, the 26-year-old had
Rarely has there been a summer where I have revelled so enthusiastically in the manifold lures of that bit of Scotland at the far end of the M8, the one beneath Fife and above the Borders. The Lothians. Last month my golf chum Dave and I legged
New members of the House of Lords should have to prove that they have had significant success in their chosen field, senior peers have said. The call comes amid growing pressure on David Cameron after he announced 45 new peerages including for
ONE of Scotland's oldest legal firms has gone into administration following long-running financial difficulties. McClure Naismith, first established in Glasgow in 1826, is one of a number of firms which have struggled since the credit crunch after
Scottish Labour has thrown open its party conference to ordinary members who can attend for just £5 and debate whatever they like. New leader Kezia Dugdale said she is determined "nothing should be swept under the carpet" in the debates that could
IF it wasn’t already, the British parliamentary democracy (so-called) must surely now be a laughing-stock around the world (“Criticism as Cameron awards Mone with peerage", The Herald, August 28). In our elected legislative chamber, the House of Commons
The fatal accident inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash has shed considerable light on events, but a number of questions remain unanswered. Most notably, these include the dozens of questions the lorry's driver Harry Clarke refused to respond
Depending on the girth, lounging ability and wakefulness of the inmates, there are now roughly twice as many people entitled to sit in the House of Lords as there are spaces on the padded red benches for their ennobled posteriors. If all 826 turned
MINISTERS have challenged Scottish universities to do more to break the glass ceiling for female academics. Angela Constance, the Education Secretary, has written to university principals urging them to increase the proportion of female professors
TICKET agencies have warned tennis's governing body that invalidating tickets resold by touts for the sell-out Davis Cup semi final featuring Andy Murray in Glasgow may be against the law.The Lawn Tennis Association warned disgruntled fans who might contemplate
THE new chief constable of Police Scotland will inherit a force facing a "stark financial challenge" and staff morale at an all time low, according to policing figures.With a shortfall of £11 million this year and the head of the police watchdog
WOMEN'S rights groups have called for better policing of social media and internet forums after a pop singer stood up to a stream of sexist abuse over her band's latest music video.Lauren Mayberry, lead singer with Chvrches, hit back at online trolls
“I can prove anything by statistics except the truth,” George Canning once said. He could well have been talking about this week’s net migration figures, which set so many pulses racing.“Deeply disappointing” was how UK immigration minister James Brokenshire
A PETITION to save an acclaimed degree course at a Scottish university has attracted over one thousand signatures.More than 1,100 people have signed the petition calling on Stirling University to reverse moves to axe its religious studies course.Academics
ONE of Scotland’s richest men, Jim McColl, has unveiled ambitious plans to grow the Ferguson Marine shipbuilding business which he hopes could result in the firm creating more than 1,000 jobs by 2020.The entrepreneur plans to expand the operation on the
The world is going to produce lower volumes of high-yielding oilseeds - oilseed rape (OSR) and sunflower - this season according to the latest analysis by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board . Despite this, OSR prices remain uninspiring
ORGANISERS of The Herald Scottish Digital Business Awards have made a final call for entries with the deadline now less than one week away.Companies hoping to be named the best digital operators in the country only have until September 3 to get their
THE chief executive of North Sea-focused Independent Oil & Gas has highlighted the difficulties involved in trying to complete exploration and appraisal work on prospects in the area following the crude price plunge. Mark Routh said: “This remains a challenging
A courier business operated by people with disabilities has won backing from one of the pioneers of Scotland’s business angel movement.Barry Sealey, who co-founded the Archangels syndicate, has invested £15,000 in East Kilbride based Delivered Next Day
THE Exova testing business has highlighted tough trading conditions in the North Sea and warned that things could get harder in the area.Edinburgh-based Exova appointed oil services veteran Allister Langlands as chairman yesterday reflecting the importance
By Lorne JacksonThere are many ways to get lost. Some people stumble into the Scottish mountains and can’t find a way out.Others drift into suicidal despair. There’s no escape route for them, either.Working as a volunteer for Scottish Mountain Rescue,
STAGECOACH boss Martin Griffiths has launched a strong attack on plans to allow local authorities to take charge of bus networks in England and Wales, where it has major operations. Mr Griffiths told investors at the transport giant’s annual general
FOR the last 99 years - the centenary falls in 2016 - Erskine (motto: Proud to Care) has done a first-rate job in looking after ex-servicemen and servicewomen. It has become famous in the process. Yesterday, its fame extended in a different direction
By Terry Wrigley No one should doubt Nicola Sturgeon’s determination to improve education for children growing up in poverty. Unfortunately, it looks as if she is edging towards testing all pupils at the end of primary seven. What has driven
Scottish actor Maureen Beattie is the star guest at the final Herald Angels award ceremony at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre this morning as she receives as Archangel for her performances in the capital's summer arts jamboree.Beattie is currently appearing
Festival OperaThe Magic FluteFestival TheatreLillie TedenFour StarsFrom the crisp opening of the overture right through the technically spectacular production, there was no doubt in my mind that this fresh "1920's Hollywood" take on Mozart's
The man dubbed the UK’s highest-paid public servant last year has fulfilled his first ambition, to head the world’s first Green Investment Bank. But Shaun Kingsbury’s next goal is to set another record, by privatising the Edinburgh-based bank within
According to Jed Mercurio, the scriptwriter of the new BBC adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, he decided not include D H Lawrence’s four-letter words in his version. "Lawrence chose a certain type of language in his book which was then groundbreaking
Asian Gourmet, GlasgowYOU'VE got too much food, the waiter says as he scribbles down the last dish of the order. Prawn in salted egg yolk, since you ask. My eye had accidentally bumped into it whilst grazing the menu in full random-ordering mode and I
HOLYROOD will get back down to business after its nine week summer recess on Tuesday. It's probably not a date you have marked in your diary. But then you don't need to. The return of our MSPs will become all too apparent on Wednesday when you'll
It’s not going well. For a start, the sheep are over there when they should be over here. And the dog is over here when he should be over there. I’m also trying out some of the dog language that Julie Hill has tried to teach me but it’s obvious I’m
As anyone who has come face-to-face with Ken Currie’s Three Oncologists painting in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery can confirm, he is an expert at scaring the bejesus out of viewers. At the same time, his work draws you in and imprints itself
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE …to face the DragonsRachel Wicklow, East KilbrideOn reflection, perhaps walking into Dragon’s Den with a silly fake nose and glasses on wasn’t such a wise idea. I couldn’t see a thing and I missed where I was supposed to stand but Deborah
By Angela McManus “I hope you’re a ballet dancer,” shouts a passerby as Jamie Reid strikes a pose outside Celtic Park. “I am,” he says proudly, expertly holding an arabesque, a body position balancing on one leg. If you are wondering why we have
If it’s true that we’re losing our taste for curry, then I sympathise with the restaurateurs affected – but I have to say I’m not surprised. According to the owners of many of Scotland’s best-known Indian restaurants, we’re body-swerving them in favour
What is it?Stylish performance headphones.How will it change my life?The French have a reputation for style and transforming the mundane into suave delights such as cuisine, fashion and cinema. I now know this also translates to technology with the VK
Plums can plug the gap between mouth-watering raspberries and sweet, crunchy apples. To fully enjoy this harvest, select two or three varieties that fruit at different times. If you only have one plum tree, it’s almost bound to be a Victoria, that old
This is a lovely light dish. One thing to bear in mind is that the salmon has to be very fresh to get the full effect. Marinating salmon will enhance its flavour considerably without losing the great taste of the fish. It pays to be careful when marinating
Even before I leave the author’s house I can tell something is wrong. As he poses for pictures my eye starts itching. I rub it and rub it. Rubbing, it turns out, doesn’t help. Stewart, the photographer, looks at me. “Are you OK?” he asks. “It’s my eye
It is a quiet Thursday morning, and John Lydon and I are talking bollocks. Specifically, we’re discussing a song called Shoom, the final track on What The World Needs Now..., the new album from Public Image Ltd, the great, scarred, mutant vessel Lydon
The publisher hears the substantial thud from the ante-room and sighs contentedly. The latest from Mr Franzen has arrived and it hits the desk at the normal fighting weight of 2lbs and a muscled 500-plus pages. Franzen writes big books. This has
This history of a power-grab on the Isle of Lewis in the mid-19th century has all the ingredients of a stirring work of fiction, but it’s chillingly true. The island was bought from the last of the Seaforth family, its traditional lairds, by James
Reviewed by Jonathan Wright Matthew Spender's parents worked hard to keep marital tensions away from the children. Theirs was not a home of blazing rows and slammed doors. Nor, upon casual inspection, did the young Matthew have much cause for complaint
One night in Dublin, insomniac widower Paddy Buckley knocks someone over in his car. Closer investigation reveals that he’s killed the brother of feared mobster Vincent Cullen. Scarier still, the undertaker that Paddy works for is called upon to make
Simon Goodman’s efforts to reclaim the art collection – including works by Botticelli, Degas and Renoir – which had been stolen from his family by the Nazis only got started when he learned of its existence after his father’s death. Goodman, who grew
Expect to hear a lot more about this New York-based author in the months and years to come, as the ten short stories in this book capture the tone of a generation which faces a future of lowered expectations, so focuses its energies on relationships
In 1860, so Andrew Crumey tells us, a man named James Deuchar waded into a river to save two children from drowning, at the cost of his own life. This novel is about that, but it’s about everything that isn’t that as well. Specifically, it’s about
There is clearly a problem with career progression in Scottish universities when only on in five holders of professorships is female. The universities themselves understand the need for gender balance at senior levels, having committed to achieving
AS a retired police officer with 32 years’ service, I have looked on in horror at the abject performance, firstly as Chief Constable of Strathclyde, and then as chief Constable of Police Scotland, of Stephen House (“House quits with vow force will
KATE Molleson must have been at a different concert to the one enjoyed by a full house at the Usher Hall. The Mutter Virtuosi’s rendition of the Bach Double Violin Concerto and the Vivaldi, left the audience clamouring for more (Herald review, later editions
IT was interesting to learn that the unique Balmoral Cairngorm stone has been rediscovered (“Missing precious stone gifted to Queen Victoria is discovered in Balmoral.The Rev Forsyth described how it was originally found in his book, In The Shadow of
I NOTE with interest Niall McTeague’s letter (August 24) on Zionism and nationalism, in which he states that “to my knowledge we have not lost any part of Scotland to England or other country”.Berwick-upon-Tweed was Scotland’s principal seaport, carrying
I NORMALLY enjoy Alison Rowat's articles, which are invariably fresh, topical and with a nice touch of humour. Her latest offering was a defence of the BBC from a supposed attack on its independence by the Nicola Sturgeon (“Beeb should beware hand of
MusicArcanto QuartetQueen’s HallMiranda HeggieFour StarsOpening with three of Purcell’s Fantazias in four parts, the Arcanto Quartet’s warm, well rounded tone brought a lovely richness to the clean, clear lines of the music. Their measured, dignified
After 43 years in prison and 30 parole hearings, US parole officials have again decided it is safe to free Charles Manson follower Bruce Davis.They recommended that Davis be paroled in the 1969 slayings of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald "
ROBERT Frost turns his objective eye on his solitary cow as she succumbs to the lure of windfall apples, so abundant in the American countryside at this time of year.THE COW IN APPLE TIMESomething inspires the only cow of lateTo make no more of a wall
IONA BAINParents are coming under pressure to buy expensive gadgets to aid their children’s education, as schools struggle to fund the Scottish Government’s push for all-digital classrooms.As the new school year begins, the average school bag now contains
Investors are being warned to expect a continuing roller-coaster in the markets but a potential silver lining in a delay to the raising of interest rates.After a week which saw a share price crash in China spook global markets, then a sharp rebound on
STEVEN FORBES FOR some strange reason the lyrics of the 1980s Bangles hit Manic Monday were going through my head at the start of this week, particularly the chorus: “It’s just another manic Monday, I wish it were Sunday, cos that’s my fun day”.Now I
Every young girl is supposed to have a Barbie doll. My seven-year-old daughter has one somewhere in her midden of a room, but it was foisted on her rather than requested and if it's used for anything it's probably as a weapon in her regular battles with
A Catholic former archbishop accused of child sex offences was found dead yesterday, the Vatican said, a month after he was hospitalised on the eve of his trial. Jozef Wesolowski faced charges of paying boys for sexual acts, downloading and buying
Attention-seeking is, of course, very much the name of the game in Edinburgh. You may have noticed that in the photographs on our news pages of persons in fancy costumes – or sometimes not much costume at all – publicising their shows at the Edinburgh
Libya has recovered 82 bodies washed ashore after a boat packed with migrants sank near the western town of Zuwara, a Red Crescent official said. "About 100 people are still missing," said Ibrahim al-Attoushi, the Red Crescent official, adding
I met a man from the real ale pressure group CAMRA 10 years ago. He was straight from central casting. He wore socks and sandals, a baggy jumper stretched over a barrel-sized beer belly and he sported a straggly beard. It was unclear whether he had embraced
The surgeon who visits me every morning is as French as they come. His thin lips compress his words, which spit out at a speed that often has me saying: "Doucement. Doucement." Slowly, slowly. He has the Southern twang that crunches the end of
Let's relax a bit this week and ease up on the throttle. I’ve always enjoyed the occasional wander down the byways of music. All my life I’ve been aware that, for every big-name composer that we’ve had, there are scores who never really made it beyond
I have an appointment with John Banville in Dublin. By email he suggests I go the north side of the Ha'penny Bridge – “which every taxi driver knows” – and call him from there. It is a warm, midsummer’s day and the white, cast-iron, pedestrian bridge
MY brain is some kind of non-absorbent mush and I can’t explain why. It’s knowledge-repellent. The slow decline of capacity for anything high-brow or middle-brow or, I’ll be honest, anything even millimetres above the brow has been happening for
Farmers protesting against supermarket giant Morrisons over the price they are paid for milk are to hold talks next week. Welsh farmer David Handley and members of his Farmers for Action group said they would be meeting with representatives of
A man has died after a crash in the early hours of the morning. Police Scotland said one car was involved in the incident, which happened on Seaton Road in Arbroath today. The road was closed to allow a collision investigation to be carried
Louis Moult's early penalty was enough to end a four-match losing run in the Ladbrokes Premiership for Motherwell and leave Kilmarnock stuck on the bottom of the table. Moult picked himself up to slot home in the 13th minute and seal a 1-0 win
A Liam Boyce penalty and an Andrew Davies goal did the damage early on for Ross County as they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Dundee United. A wonder-goal from Sean Dillon hauled United right back into the match at Global Energy Stadium
SCOTLAND 48 Tries: Lamont 2, Barclay, Visser 2, Bennett. Cons: Laidlaw 2, Russell. Pens: Laidlaw 4. ITALY 7 Try: Campagnaro. Con: Allan. SCOTLAND made it back-to-back wins against Italy in some style, running in three tries against
A Hungarian court has ordered the preliminary arrests of four men suspected of being involved in the deaths of 71 migrants found in a truck in Austria. Ferenc Bicskei, president of the Kecskemet Court, said that the preliminary arrests would be
Brad Fleischer appears in the Phantom Owl Production of Gruesome Playground Injuries at Basic Mountain on August 28 – 31. Tell us about your Fringe show Gruesome Playground Injuries is a funny, dark love story about why we hurt ourselves for
Media reform campaigners have slammed former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks' reported return to the newspaper publisher's top job. Reports of Ms Brooks' homecoming a year after she was cleared of all charges in the phone hacking
Taking in more refugees from Syria and other war-torn countries could help David Cameron secure European Union reforms, Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham suggested. Mr Burnham said Britain was failing to "play our part" in dealing with a
Hundreds of people in communities touched by the Shoreham air crash fell silent exactly one week on from the disaster which claimed at least 11 lives. A minute's silence was observed at 1.20pm, the time last Saturday when a vintage Hawker Hunter
RELATIVES of victims of the Glasgow bin lorry crash last night accused prosecutors of lacking “thought, compassion and understanding” just hours after the conclusion of a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths. A family who lost three people last
Whisper it quietly, but there is no cure for a hangover. That is the conclusion of scientists who conducted an in-depth study of morning-after experts - university students. They found that contrary to what many people believe, there is no
SCOTS author and activist Kevin Williamson has angrily denounced the culture of silence that continues to surround the issue of drug deaths in Scotland. Williamson made his comments as he chaired a session at yesterday's Edinburgh International
Aberdeen equalled a 31-year-old club record with a fifth successive Ladbrokes Premiership victory as they saw off a disappointing Partick Thistle. A 2-0 victory at Firhill came courtesy of goals from Adam Rooney and Kenny McLean. The opening
Inverness were denied their first win of the Ladbrokes Premiership season as Dundee's Kane Hemmings hit an injury-time equaliser at Dens Park. David Raven's well taken 60th-minute strike looked liked giving John Hughes' side their long-awaited
Celtic have announced the signing of Tyler Blackett on a season long loan from Manchester United. The 21-year-old defender has previously had loan spells at Blackpool and Birmingham and could be a replacement for Virgil van Dijk, linked heavily
Dean Chekvala performs in Phantom Owl Productions of Fault Lines and Filthy Talk for Troubled Times at Basic Mountain on August 29 – 31. Tell us about your Fringe show There’s two. One is Stephen Belber’s ‘Fault Lines’, which is about the male
David Elms: Mister Boy performs at Pleasance Below – Pleasance Courtyard on August 28 – 31. Tell us about your Fringe show My show is a stand-up-with-guitar-and-a-bit-of-character-and-improv-audience-work show. It's about my wife and my hairdresser
Watching TV for long periods of time puts people at risk of deadly blood clots, experts have warned. Sitting in front of the TV for five or more hours on average per day leads to twice the risk of fatal pulmonary embolism as watching less than
HSBC has said all of the 275,000 payments held up by an "unacceptable" IT glitch have now been processed. The failure yesterday left many workers without their monthly salaries going into the Bank Holiday weekend. HSBC said last night that
A man has been arrested after an attempted robbery in which a pensioner had tried to stop his wife's handbag being stolen. The incident happened in Coal Wynd car park in Kirkcaldy, Fife, at about 3.45pm on Saturday August 22 when a man allegedly
A limit should be placed on the taxpayer-funded legal support available to individuals criticised by the Iraq war inquiry to speed up the publication of the final report, a Conservative MP said. David Davis, a leading critic of the failure to publish
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fears he may be assassinated if he steps outside the Ecuadorian embassy. In an interview with The Times Magazine, Mr Assange said he has not had any fresh air or sunlight for three years because it is too dangerous
