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Coronavirus RECAP: Daily Scottish figures released
Welcome to The Herald's live blog, where we are bringing you the latest COVID-19 updates from across the country.
Alan Mackintosh Orcharton
ORCHARTON Dr Alan Mackintosh Peacefully, on 31st March 2020, Alan, beloved husband of the late Margaret, much loved father of Gillian and Elspeth, father-in-law to Andrew and George, and adored grandfather of Louise. GP and friend to many. Given current…
UEFA take first steps towards behind-closed-doors games as 3pm Saturday TV blackout lifted
UEFA have taken the first steps towards playing fixtures behind closed doors after lifting the ban on broadcasting matches at 3pm on a Saturday in Scotland and England.
Trapped in Peru: Scot forced to set up UK coronavirus rescue flights after being 'abandoned' by government
A SCOTS businessman has raised fresh concerns about the repatriation of UK citizens stranded abroad through the coronavirus epidemic as he has been forced to organise his own rescue flights.
Aberdeen announce £2m investment as players and staff defer wages
ABERDEEN chairman Dave Cormack has announced a fresh investment of £2 million into the Pittodrie club as he revealed players and staff have agreed wage deferrals.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Scotland rises to 218 as positive cases pass 3,300
The number of confirmed deaths due to Coronavirus in Scotland has risen to 218.
Highland police forced to add extra patrols amid plans for 'public coronavirus march'
Police in the Highlands are stepping up patrols in a town centre after receiving concerning calls about a 'coronavirus march'.
More than a dozen elderly residents die in Scots care home after 'COVID-19 outbreak'
More than a dozen residents at a Lanarkshire care home have died after a suspected COVID-19 outbreak.
Keir Starmer replaces Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader
Sir Keir Starmer has been announced as the new leader of the Labour Party.
UEFA warn finishing season early could result in no qualification for Europe
ANY league that concludes early could end up forfeiting their places in European competitions, UEFA have warned.
Inside Waitrose, Our Girl, The Steph Show, One Night in the Museum, reviews
FOR my state sanctioned hour of exercise the other day I took a power walk down memory lane. I did not go via Spooks Way, Waterloo Road, Line of Duty Avenue or any of those other old series the broadcasters are shovelling on catch-up. My destination…
Bus giants buoyed by fresh emergency cash
By Scott Wright
Book Review: Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape by Patrick Laurie
Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape
Glenn Loovens hoping to help old club Celtic land signings - in new role as a European talent scout
GLENN Loovens has pledged to help his former club Celtic land signings from across Europe - in his new role as a talent scout.
Ex-Parkhead defender Glenn Loovens on the Holy Trinity behind Celtic's quest for Nine-In-A-Row
MUCH had changed when Glenn Loovens made an emotional return to Parkhead for the Ladbrokes Premiership match against St Mirren the week before the shutdown was imposed last month.
Alistair Grant: Let’s hope for more chilling examples of political goodwill
THERE’S something chilling about those moments when politicians drop the point-scoring and come together in a show of unity and goodwill.
SPFL urged to introduce Premiership reserve teams into regionalised lower leagues in radical shake-up
WHEN Gordon Smith first floated his revolutionary plan to regionalise the lower leagues and incorporate top flight reserve sides into the new-look structure during his time as SFA chief executive he was disappointed by the response.
Footballers are easy targets - but there are others who could be doing more
WAY, way before the Coronavirus had become a part of our daily lexicon, footballers and their salaries were long a bone of contention. At top level at least; those further down the food chain and outwith the elite percentages might have cause to…
Album review: The Marian Consort, Singing in Secret (Delphian)
The Marian Consort Singing in Secret (Delphian)
Keir Starmer: Who is Labour’s next leader?
Sir Keir Starmer was named after a founder of the party he has now been elected to lead.
LTA announce £20m support package amid coronavirus pandemic
THE LTA has today announced a multi-million pound package of additional funding and measures to support those involved in tennis in Britain through the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Scots urged to stay at home this weekend despite sunny weather to prevent spread of COVID-19
Hot weather should not be an excuse to leave the home this week, people have been warned.
Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic impact on UK economy laid bare. Output and employment plummet.
UK services sector output plummeted at the fastest pace on record in March amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and much more sharply than at the height of the global financial crisis, a survey has confirmed.
Andrew Milligan: Perspectives for investors in a pandemic
FINANCIAL markets are attempting to price in a rapid and unprecedented series of shocks to the world economy.
'I could’ve been waiting until we were 100 for a Pink Floyd reunion', says Nick Mason
NICK Mason admits he had become tired waiting for his erstwhile bandmates Roger Waters and David Gilmore to call him about a much hoped for Pink Floyd reunion. As one of the founding members, which also included the late Syd Barrett and Richard Wright,…
Joanna Blythman: The many exciting food initiatives that have emerged through the Coronavirus crisis
The ingenuity of Scotland’s independent food sector, and its determination to keep feeding us in these testing circumstances, is remarkable. Restaurants and cafés have gone down the takeaway route, small artisan suppliers who lost overnight all…
‘Blood boiling’ over limits on Covid-19 finance aid
By Kristy Dorsey
Labour leadership: Peer demands Scotland's only MP be given key shadow role
A LABOUR grandee has urged the party's new leader to ensure Scotland's only Labour MP is assigned the Shadow Scottish Secretary role.
Ian Murray congratulates Angela Rayner after she wins Labour deputy leadership
Scotland's only Labour MP Ian Murray has congratulated Angela Rayner after she won the deputy leadership race.
Labour website crashes prior to Sir Keir Stammer election announcement
The Labour website crashed this morning in the build-up to their leadership election announcement.
Nationwide axes plan to enter business banking market amid coronavirus fallout
NATIONWIDE Building Society has shelved plans to enter the business banking market amid the fallout from the coronavirus crisis.
Screen Shot: Cora Bissett fronts new BBC documentary about Scottish swearing
What's the story?
Technology: Doom Eternal
What is it?
Technology: Minut Smart Home Alarm
A home alarm system with focus on noise, motion and temperature.
Coronavirus: Glasgow-based Aggreko to power test sites
SCOTTISH temporary power company Aggreko is to help fight against coronavirus by providing support for testing centres.
Coronavirus: Virtual AGMs for Scotland's biggest financial organisations
ROYAL Bank of Scotland and Standard Life Aberdeen have unveiled plans for remote annual meetings.
The 10 Best Scottish Paintings
OF course, it’s a ridiculous idea. The 10 best Scottish paintings. As if anyone could choose. But if you take the folly of it as read, well, then, why not? See it as a game. A declaration of taste and bias, prejudice and ignorance and, more than…
David Smith: We shouldn't be aiming to survive lockdown... we should look to thrive
THEY were the only human beings I saw all week.
Record £745m of wind power exported by Scotland
Scotland exported a record £745m worth electricity last year as wind power increasing becomes the country’s second North Sea Oil.
Coronavirus in Scotland: Domestic tourist market is key to industry's fightback, says leading professor
It is a vital contributor to Scotland’s economy and provides jobs for more than 200,000 people and nearly nine per cent of the country's employment rate, but the tourism industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown with holidays and bookings…
Paperbacks: Marilou is Everywhere; Love Note from a German Building Site; The Bramble and the Rose
Life swap debut impresses
Ultra-runner James Stewart on the sport that demands so much
BEING asked to run repeatedly around a 1km loop for a full day without a break sounds like most people’s idea of hell. For James Stewart, however, it’s a wonderful life.
A week in radio
CAN we laugh during the lockdown? As soon as Springtime for Hitler comes on halfway through Patrick Kielty’s interview with its creator Mel Brooks (Patrick Kielty’s Comedy Heroes, Radio 2, Sunday), it’s impossible not to. Such a sly, knowing and,…
Letters: Let’s have a common sense test before people are allowed outside
WE are only two weeks into the lockdown and already I dread venturing outside.
Faith in dark times
YOU wouldn’t expect someone raised as an atheist by Communists in a 1970s commune to have a particular affinity with religion, and 55-year-old Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen didn’t for many years. But when he was cast as high-ranking churchman Johannes…
Fidelma Cook: Just what does a domestic non-goddess do in these crazy times?
TO relieve the constant horror of the escalating daily death toll, all newspapers and social media sites have bright, breezy features on being constructive in isolation.
It is time to look at the rules of engagement in the criminal justice system
I THINK John NE Rankin (Letters, April 2) is correct. For as long as I can remember I have considered that a criminal trial is akin to a sporting event between rival verbal athletes. The judge is the official who ensures the competitors remain in the…
Rab McNeil: Oh deer, the animals are taking advantage of the situation and running wild
SO, what else has been happening? Oh, I see. Nothing. Well, if the world of humans is all indoors at the moment, perhaps we should take a peek from behind our net curtains at the marvellous and appalling world of animals.
How a dementia-friendly holiday can help couples and families to find each other once more
She is on c.sargent@mindforyou.co.uk
Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case by Anatol Lieven
Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case
Fashion: From old classics to new twists - How this year is doing trench coats
This season's colours and cuts mix up the wardrobe-staple trench, says Prudence Wade.
Agenda: Let us celebrate this timeless expression of opposition to tyranny
By Lord Charles Bruce
Books: Fintan O’Toole: Intimate outsider skewers the Brexit bravado
Three Years in Hell: The Brexit Chronicles
Tributes to Jimmy Gordon following his death
Brian Beacom
Scientists come up with non-toxic blue dye - thanks to the beetroot
BEETROOTS are bursting with colour - just ask anyone who has dropped one on a white carpet.
Kevin McKenna: Why money-grabbing Celtic make me ashamed to be a fan
I am one of those persistent lefties who become puce-faced fascists in matters concerning my chosen football club. It’s pathetic, really. You spend the week proclaiming the virtues of caring socialism and abjuring the ruthlessness of the free…
Coronavirus in Scotland: Virtual kayaking is now a reality for small business owner in lockdown
Working and enjoying the great outdoors comes naturally to self-employed kayaker Piotr Gudan. He has been running bespoke guided kayak tours around parts of stunning Scottish lochsides and coasts for five years.
TV: Five minutes with... Craig Charles
Original cast member Craig Charles tells Gemma Dunn more about Red Dwarf's latest outing.
TV preview: How health struggles gave Dynamo a reason to love magic again
Magician Dynamo tells Georgia Humphreys about his new Sky One series.
Drink with Gerard Richardson: A powerful punch for grown ups (and children)
WEEK two of the lockdown and I don't know about you, but I’m feeling a bit playful, so how about instead of a boring old wine column, we take a look at a drink that can be fun for all the family?
TV preview: Joe Lycett - 'I never wanted to be famous'
Joe Lycett tells Georgia Humphreys about the return of his consumer show, Joe Lycett's Got Your Back.
Food: Make a lemon loaf and boost your mood, says pastry chef Ravneet Gill
Ella Walker meets Ravneet Gill, author of new cookbook, The Pastry Chef's Guide.
Recipe: Braised brisket and oyster pie
Braised brisket and oyster pie with Kilpatrick Oysters and Isle of Mull Cheddar by Michael Leathley, Head Chef at The Pierhouse Hotel & Seafood Restaurant, Port Appin, Argyll
Recipe: Gary Townsend's bircher museli with cranberries & pistachios
BIRCHER MUSELI – CRANBERRIES & PISTACHIOS
Farmers told to work together to save nation’s iconic wading birds
With their slender beaks and twig-like legs, they’re among the most instantly recognisable icons of Scotland’s moors and coastlines.
Gardening: How to grow flowers that are ideal for cutting
These are the best blooms for cutting so you can enjoy them outdoors and in, as florist Arthur Parkinson tells Hannah Stephenson.
The walk: Cnoc nan Gabhar, Argyll
Location: Cnoc nan Gabhar, Argyll
Gardening with Dave Allan: Tasty veg has a long and storied history
Veg growers should always find space for celery and its close relative, celeriac. It really isn’t as hard to grow as some gardening writers suggest. With self isolation, we’ve time to give the plants a bit more attention. I guarantee you’ll be…
Gardening: 10 gardening jobs to get done in your lunch hour
Whether you're self-isolating or working from home, here are 10 gardening jobs to focus on during lunch.
Mary Contini's: Home cooked ham and buttered spring cabbage
A late-night visit to the supermarket brought scant pickings. The fruit and veg shelves were stripped naked apart from abandoned piles of spring cabbage.
Wine with Pete Stewart
Port is a fortified wine made from grapes grown in the Douro Valley in Portugal. The grapes include Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) and Tinta Cao. The wine is fortified by the addition of a neutral spirit during the fermentation process.…
Young adult book review: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
The Declaration of Arbroath – 700 years of myths, misunderstandings and contested meanings
Come in close and take a look. If you can read Latin, you’ll know that the first words are “To the most Holy Father and Lord in Christ”. You’ll also notice the two holes, and the water damage and the frayed edges. Note also the seals along the…
Herald Diary: 'Send no meat. Donald is killing himself'
Use your loaf
The Declaration of Arbroath: Could it hold the answers to Scotland’s future?
On April 6th, 1320, a group of Scottish noblemen put their names to a letter to Pope John XXII. It was a request to the Holy Father to intervene in the struggle between England and Scotland. A copy of the letter survives and is kept in the National…
Mark Smith: So you’re social-distancing? Great. Now meet the people being forced to break the rules
Everything has changed, but nothing has changed. I’m talking about the people still being forced to break the rules on social-distancing every day because of the circumstances in which they work. Many could probably work from home if they were…
A pause in travel could be positive for all of us
SIX years ago, my partner's 70-year-old father travelled from Sardinia to visit us. It was his first venture outside of Italy, which, at the time, struck me as odd. His reasons for staying local had nothing to do with economics, aviophobia or a lack…
Issue of the Day: Disney's new TV streaming service
Disney, one of the most famous names in film, has launched a new TV service, called Disney Plus. Coming to a living room near you.
'Brilliant food. Travels well' – Baker’s Delight, Glasgow. Ron Mackenna's home delivery guide
Baker’s Delight
Herald View: Goodwill and a readiness to support one another will be the tests that matter above all
THE Government’s ambition to reach a daily target of 100,000 tests across the UK by the end of the month will, as Matt Hancock admitted, require a “huge amount of work”.
Struan Stevenson: Why the Declaration of Arbroath laid the foundation stone for the Treaty of Union in 1707
THIS Monday, Scotland will mark the 700th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath. If we were not in coronavirus lockdown, there would have been a great waving of flags, skirling of the pipes and stirring nationalist speeches to mark…
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