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NHS Ayrshire to pay £24k so that drivers can be fined for parking in disabled bays without a Blue Badge
A HEALTH board is set to spend more than £24,000 as part of a crackdown on drivers who misuse hospitals’ disabled parking bays.
Celtic legend Tom Boyd's explosive comments about ref John Beaton to be investigated by SFA compliance officer
Celtic legend Tom Boyd's explosive comments about ref John Beaton from Saturday's Betfred Cup tie with Dunfermline are to be investigated by the SFA.
Monday Interview: Ross sails into sunset after great whisky and ferry ride
NOT many of us will have long and equally satisfactory careers in two of Scotland’s most important sectors.
Kirsty Strickland: Recalling Parliament during a national crisis is the only sensible option
The rumour goes like this.
Rangers' Filip Helander and Greg Docherty drop out of Europa League squad for Legia Warsaw tie
Rangers defender Filip Helander has dropped out of the Ibrox side's Europa League squad for their upcoming qualifier against Legia Warsaw.
Festival Music: Teenage Fanclub, Leith Theatre, Four stars
Festival Music
Denis MacShane: The Kashmir crisis could decide the next UK election
THE two great partitions of the British empire as it gave up the ghost after 1945 – that of India and that of Palestine – continue to reverberate today.
Elections watchdog may delay second independence referendum
NICOLA Sturgeon’s plan for a second referendum based on persuading voters to say Yes to independence has been dealt a blow by the UK’s election watchdog.
Focus on the past: Glasgow’s dark era revealed in haunting images
Ghostly figures in rags sit barefoot and huddled on the cold cobbles, overshadowed by grim towering tenements and the stern looks of men who could have strolled straight from the set of Peaky Blinders.
Boris Johnson under pressure to recall Parliament following no-deal Brexit warnings
Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to recall Parliament following warnings that a no-deal Brexit would cause “incredibly serious” economic harm.
Neighbour recalls seeing 'jet of flames' after boy electrocuted on Glasgow railway line
A NEIGHBOUR has told how she saw a jet of flames on a railway bridge close to where a schoolboy was electrocuted.
Festival Music: Elgar’s The Kingdom, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, three stars
Festival Music
VAR could take up to ten years to perfect, claims football's law-makers
It could take up to ten years for VAR to be perfect, according to the game's law-makers.
Fringe Performance reviews: Like Animals, Summerhall; and The Beautiful Game, Zoo Playground
Fringe Performance
Legia Warsaw star Pawel Stolarski had Steven Gerrard posters growing up but now wants to defeat hero
LEGIA WARSAW star Paweł Stolarski has revealed he used to have pictures of Rangers boss Steven Gerrard on his wall and was a massive Liverpool fan as a kid.
Honduras' President vows to punish 'terrorists' as Emilio Izaguirre rushed to hospital and three die at violent derby
Honduras' President has vowed to punish the 'terrorists' who landed former Celtic star Emlio Izaguirre in hospital following riots in the capital before a derby match.
Could Nicola Sturgeon push the nuclear button to get a second referendum?
AS Britain’s trick-or-treat Brexit nears, anxieties are growing on both sides of the constitutional argument.
Rangers defender Filip Helander tells Steven Gerrard: 'I'm ready for Legia'
FILIP Helander last night told Rangers manager Steven Gerrard he is ready to face Legia Warsaw and Celtic after impressing on his debut for the Ibrox club in their 3-0 win over East Fife in a Betfred Cup last 16 match at New Bayview.
Bulletin: Celtic ‘beaten to’ target | Rangers’ Josh McPake poised for Dundee move | Greg Taylor happy at Kilmarnock
The latest news and gossip from around Scottish football.
Matthew Lindsay: Why the Celtic board will ignore the anti-Neil Lennon brigade - and stand behind their man
WHATEVER happened to “Lennyball”? This time last week many in Scottish football, or those of a Celtic persuasion at least, were raving about the brand of football the Northern Irishman’s team was producing. They had just rattled in 12 goals in…
Mitie to offload catering business | Investors get record payout| FIFA 20 due on show
Mitie Group has announced a deal to sell its catering business to royal warrant holder CH&Co for as much as £85 million, in a move which will narrow the outsourcer's focus amid intense scrutiny on the industry.
Bus catches fire outside Glasgow shopping centre
Fire crews tackled a bus blaze outside one of the Glasgow's biggest shopping centres.
Fringe Theatre: Trying it On, Traverse, Four stars
Fringe Theatre
Scottish duo named in GB&I Walker Cup team
Scottish duo Euan Walker and Sandy Scott have both been named in the GB&I Walker Cup team for September’s match with the USA at Hoylake.
Fringe Music & Cabaret review: Camino de Sangjaru, Assembly George Square; and Aaron Crow: Fearless, Assembly Rooms
Fringe Music
AIK star Tarik Elyounoussi insists Celtic don't scare Swedes as they're 'not as good as they used to be'
AIK STOCKHOLM star Tarik Elyounoussi insists they have nothing to fear from Celtic, ahead of this week's Europa League crunch clash.
Police Scotland has spent £7m bracing for Brexit
Police Scotland has spent more than £7 million as it prepares for Brexit.
One in 10 Scots postpone or cancel foreign holidays over Brexit fears
Almost a third of Scots have changed their spending plans due to uncertainty over Brexit, according to new research.
The robots are coming...to create jobs and opportunities
GILLIAN DOCHERTY
Thousands forced to evacuate amid wildfire on Gran Canaria
A wildfire that is throwing flames 160 feet into the air has forced emergency services to evacuate more than 5,000 people from Gran Canaria.
Opinion Matrix: A round up of today's columns
It was a weekend when some comforting myths were challenged with difficult truths.
Investigation launched after sex attack at Glasgow Summer Sessions
Police in Glasgow have launched an investigation after a woman was sexually assaulted after a concert in a city park.
Funniest joke of Edinburgh Fringe announced
IT is the joke which surfs to the top on a sea of laughs - the best quip at Scotland's biggest comedy festival.
Data expert says entrepreneurs must take long view
Name: Colin West.
Pictures: Hong Kong protestors turn streets in to 'river of umbrellas'
Hong Kong's streets turned into rivers of umbrellas as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road in the Chinese territory, where massive pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend event.
Climate Emergency: Iceland holds memorial service for lost glacier
Icelandic officials, activists and others have said goodbye to what once was a glacier, with poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change.
Letters: Boris Johnson’s can-do attitude towards the UK is refreshing
AT a time when the country is crying out for leadership it was demoralising to read Jeremy Corbyn’s comments on another Scottish referendum (“Corbyn is accused of ‘surrender’”, The Herald, August 16). “It’s not up to Parliament to block it…
Difficult decisions will need to be made about the NHS and tax
THE Scottish Medicines Consortium advice that Scottish NHS Boards should not provide two very expensive drugs for patients with cystic fibrosis ("Life-changing cystic fibrosis drugs rejected for use on NHS in Scotland", The Herald, August) because of a…
Europe onshore windfarms "can power rest of world for 30 years"
EUROPE can produce enough energy from onshore wind farms to power the whole world for the next 30 years, according to a study.
Ann Fotheringham: Teenagers rock - so let's celebrate them
I am a big fan of teenagers. I know quite a few. One lives in my house, along with his younger brother, who regularly thinks he is one.
Farm tech will help stem overuse of antibiotics in livestock
A SCOTS firm is developing biotechnology to help reduce the use of antiobiotics in farming.
Festival Music: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Usher Hall, five stars
Festival Music
Men 'more likely to victim blame women in harassment cases'
Men may be more likely to victim-blame women who are sexually harassed because they are more empathetic with the perpetrators, new research suggests.
Caroline Lucas: recall parliament to curb 'increasingly reckless' Boris Johnson
Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party, has said MPs must return to Parliament to hold an "increasingly reckless" Boris Johnson to account.
Jamie Bulger's father says son's killer to be released 'in weeks'
The father of murdered child James Bulger has warned that one of his son's killers could soon be released from prison with a new identity.
A travesty of justice
YOU reported that the Scottish Government has been forced to pay out £512,250 in legal costs to Alex Salmond, following a botched misconduct probe. ("Government stumps up £500k for Salmond’s legal costs", The Herald, August 14). It is surely…
Reversing march of time with horology
They were once a feature of many high streets, little workshops usually occupied by a lone chap with a steady hand and an eyepiece, surrounded by tiny metal parts and the gentle tick-tock of a dozen clocks.
Ian McConnell: High time Javid saw this sorry mess is made in Brexit Britain, by Tories
IF Sajid Javid thinks the UK economy is “strong and resilient” – his stated view after official figures showed a fall in output in the second quarter amid Brexit fears – he should frankly take a good look around.
‘It’s the ultimate mindfulness’: new forest community leads growth in Scottish hutting
THE first time she saw the site, Louise Witter wondered what she’d let herself in for. But an idea was taking shape. A place to escape from towns and cities for a while. A community in the woods for people who want to get away - and give something…
Letters: In the era of fake news, is Orwell's 1984 within nearly upon us?
NEIL Mackay's excellent analysis of the storm of fake news and psychological warfare that engulfs us ("Fake news and hate: how we brought it all on ourselves", The Herald, August 15) draws strong parallels with Orwell's dystopian 1984.
Agenda: Time for action on making use of our land
By Hamish Trench, CEO, Scottish Land Commission
New homes ensure salmon farms catch and keep staff
The first new tenants will start moving into their houses in Ullapool this week.
Transforming derelict sites "can promote growth and well-being"
A “COORDINATED national effort” and new legislation is needed to help bring more than 11,000 hectares of derelict and vacant land back into use and to prevent other sites being abandoned.
"We will not stop till we see this issue fixed": The climate strikers facing down Edinburgh Council
EDINBURGH City Council’s decision last week to only allow one authorised absence per year for climate strikes, did not go down well with the growing movement school activists at the heart of Scottish Youth Climate Strike, many of whom have been…
Donald Trump on buying Greenland: "It's just something we've talked about."
President Donald Trump says the idea of buying Greenland from Denmark has been discussed within his administration because of the strategic benefits for the US.
Obituary: Actor Peter Fonda, remembered for Easy Rider
Hollywood actor, best known for Easy Rider
A Scottish historian's secular lessons for life and death
THE historian Alistair Moffat has been thinking a lot recently about life and death, especially now that he has, by his own admission, got through a fair chunk of the first and is getting closer to the second. He’s also come up with some personal…
Work begins on Glasgow's Ink Building
Refurbishment work has started on the Ink Building, an eight storey office block formerly known as Hanover House, with completion expected in the spring.
Edinburgh International Festival 2019: Nash Ensemble Queen’s Hall, Five stars
Edinburgh International Festival 2019: Nash Ensemble
Issue of the day: Has JK Rowling kissed Twitter goodbye?
She was one of Twitter’s most high profile users, but it appears JK Rowling has kissed the twittersphere goodbye - and her 14 million followers are bereft.
Embattled sterling boosted by no-deal opposition
STERLING found support again yesterday from a slew of news about cross-party moves to prevent Boris Johnson’s Government delivering a no-deal Brexit.
Those were the days - 1945-1953: Churchill visits Ayr and Glasgow
TWO years after the Second World War came to an end, Winston Churchill told an audience in Ayr that it had been an ‘unnecessary’ conflict that could have been prevented in 1935 or 1936.
Omega results delayed to gain clarity on deal talks
OMEGA Diagnostics, the biotechnology business, has delayed its results until next month for “further time to gain clarity regarding certain ongoing commercial discussions”.
Robert McNeil's Dairy: Bluff their call; Call of the riled; Butt head
Bluff their call
Could a 10-year mortgage protect you from volatility in the housing market?
THERE was some potential good news for would-be homeowners this week, with the Office for National Statistics revealing that the rate at which rents in Scotland’s private sector are growing has levelled out while house price growth has started to…
Nalaka De Silva: Investing in private markets is the way to achieve true diversification
INVESTORS must always be alert to change. That’s never been more crucial than today. Technology is transforming our lives, our population is growing, ageing and urbanising, and we are drastically altering our planet.
Bus chief departs McGill’s after landing FirstGroup role
TRANSPORT veteran David Martin will step down from the board at McGill’s Bus Service “shortly” following his appointment as chairman of FirstGroup, writes Scott Wright.
Edinburgh gin wins major supermarket deal
EDINBURGH-based Chain Pier Distillery has secured its first-ever listing.
Boris Johnson's "trustworthiness" questioned over EU farm payments
SNP Ministers have stepped up their row with the Westminster government over £160 million of EU farm payments to farmers and crofters which they say have gone missing.
Duncan Gourlay: The relevance of passive funds will continue to grow
THE big investment story of the 20th century was the professionalisation of money management.
Biodiversity projects share fund to boost nature in urban areas
An insect conservation charity is set to invest in central Scotland's grasslands to create a coast-to-coast network for nature.
Wendy Crosby : Top 5 tips to protect your IP when developing apps.
DON’T WORRY… BE APPY! More and more companies are now creating their own APPs that can be downloaded onto smartphones or tablet, but how can you protect your IP?
London stocks recover despite delay to market open
TOP shares in London recovered some of the losses they had incurred earlier in the week on Friday, despite a slow start to the day as the market failed to open on time.
Joint effort aims to build a sustainable future for construction
New City of Glasgow College partnership aims to help the building industry embrace circular economy
Brexit no bar to growth in UK says financial services heavyweight
AEGON UK boss Adrian Grace has complained the focus on Brexit has taken ministers’ eyes off key pension issues but insisted it has not made the group’s Dutch owner less likely to back expansion in the United Kingdom.
Diageo workers vote in favour of strike action | Persimmon to report lower profits | PwC to manage Northern Rock
Workers have voted in favour of strike action at sites owned by the UK's largest producer of whisky amid a dispute over pay.
Fans dismay and understanding as K-pop stars back Beijing regime over Hong Kong protests
At least eight K-pop stars from China and even one from Taiwan and one from Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing's one-China policy, eliciting a mixture of disappointment and understanding from fans.
Turkey's military pension fund in British Steel bid | Car dealer's US cuts | Ted Baker in Next link-up
Turkey's armed forces pension fund has been named as the preferred bidder for British Steel.
Shares in Scots transport giant surge after ex-Arriva chief joins
SHARES in FirstGroup leapt more than six per cent after it belatedly agreed to a key demand from an activist investor which led an unsuccessful campaign to oust the board earlier this year.
Business Week: Scottish windfarm will be one of world's biggest | 50 new Glasgow airline jobs | Focus on iOpt's Dane Ralston
SCOTTISHPOWER’s Spanish owner this week underlined its faith in the potential to develop more North Sea renewable energy assets after clinching a deal to sell a stake in a giant windfarm that values the facility at £4.1 billion.
Leading firms and solicitors to vie for Law Awards of Scotland
THE Law Awards of Scotland for 2019 were officially launched last night as The Herald and its partners embarked once again on their search for the finest legal talent and firms the country has to offer.
Bumper Shetland field start up spurs oil and gas industry
INDUSTRY leaders have hailed the start up of production from the giant Mariner field East of Shetland yesterday which they said could have a long-lasting impact on the wider North Sea area.
Trust flags challenges as political pressure increases
THE chairman of the £1.74 billion Murray International Trust has flagged the challenges of re-establishing “some form of economic orthodoxy” amid growing political and market pressure and with weaker global growth in prospect.
Brexit pain grows in Scottish hospitality industry
BREXIT is having an increasingly negative impact on the Scottish hospitality trade, a new survey has found.
Scotgold appoints Ian Proctor to board
GOLDMINING firm Scotgold has appointed Ian Proctor, the Sky Betting and Gaming chief executive, as non-executive director.
Law firm highlights impact of Brexit uncertainty as profits fall
LAW firm Burness Paull has highlighted the impact of political and economic uncertainty on key markets after recording a fall in profits in the latest financial year.
New plant species cropping up in areas where climate is warming
Faster rates of climate change could be increasing the diversity of plant species in Britain and across the globe, according to a new study.
RBS shares dive on double downgrade | Asda sales up | Carlsberg premium boost
Royal Bank of Scotland saw shares plummet after two key brokers lowered their forecasts for the public-owned bank.
Production starts from giant Shetland oil field
Oil has started flowing from one of the most complex developments in the North Sea.
Recession fears and stronger pound spell another day of FTSE losses
LONDON markets took another battering on Thursday as fears of a recession and a stronger pound pushed shares lower.
Glasgow Business Awards shortlist unveiled
GLASGOW businesses are vying for the top award across a range of industries.
FirstGroup appoints former Arriva chief as chairman | Ladbrokes ups outlook | Energy firm loses licence
Transport giant FirstGroup has appointed the former chief of rival Arriva as its new chairman as the group looks to move on from its spat with activist investor Coast Capital.
Airline vows to expand Scottish routes after Glasgow jobs boost
EASYJET has underlined the importance of Scotland to its expansion plans, revealing that it is actively working on deals to bring new routes to the country before the end of the year.
Computer games prices fuel inflation increase
ANNUAL UK inflation rose unexpectedly above the Bank of England’s two per cent target in July, official data showed yesterday, confounding economists who had forecast a fall.
Noel Ferry : Future-proofing your assets
Confronting one’s financial future can be worrying (sometimes terrifying) at any time but when uncertainty and complexity collide with the trauma of separation or divorce the effect can be devastating.

18th August 2019

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