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St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson on Melker Hallberg, attacking transfer targets and Shaun Rooney operation
IT was a long time coming, but Callum Davidson finally added long term transfer target Melker Hallberg to his McDiarmid Park ranks yesterday. St Johnstone are in desperate need of points as they linger at the foot of the Premiership table and the
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Macey admits Hibs have little room for error in bid for Europe under Maloney
MATT Macey has confessed Hibernian have little room for error as they try to implement Shaun Maloney’s new style at the same time as trying to clinch a return to Europe. The Easter Road side sit fifth in the table, nine points adrift of rivals
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St Mirren defender urges team to be cautious ahead of game against Dundee
Marcus Fraser has urged his side not to get ahead of themselves following a strong run of form. St Mirren have won their last three games, including an impressive Scottish Premiership win against Aberdeen on Wednesday night, as well as a Scottish
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Motherwell boss seeks win against Hearts despite 'frustrating' Hibs refereeing
Alexander is seeking three points on Saturday after a ‘frustrating’ refereeing decision against Hibs. Motherwell boss Graham Alexander is looking to take all three points in his side’s Scottish Premiership game against Hearts on Saturday. Speaking
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Edinburgh's Blair 'comfortable' with squad despite missing majority of first-choice pack
EDINBURGH face arguably their biggest test of the URC season so far when they take on the Ospreys in Swansea today - and they do so without most of their senior internationals. The league leaders have been given a boost by the release of Scotland
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Four Glasgow Warriors Scotland squad stars 'motivated' to face Connacht, says WIlson
DANNY Wilson believes that the four Scotland squad members who have been released back to play for Glasgow Warriors this afternoon are in the right frame of mind for the challenge of taking on Connacht in Galway. Rufus McLean, Kyle Steyn and Sione
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'No one will accept a Westminster cover-up' - Blackford over 'redacted' report
IAN BLACKFORD has claimed that 'no one will accept a Westminster cover-up', following reports the UK government will only publish a heavily redacted version of Sue Gray's report. It comes after a day of several twists and turns of when and if
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'Reckless': Car and van collide into shopping trolley 'dropped' from carriageway
POLICE have branded behaviour that saw a car and van collide into a shopping trolley on a major Scots road as "reckless and dangerous". The vehicles sustained significant damage in the crash between Inveralmond and Broxden on the A9 around 11pm
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Flood alerts issued for Scotland due to Storm Malik chaos
FLOOD alerts and warnings have been issued in parts of Scotland due to Storm Malik. Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have placed a flood warning on the coast from Ayr to Troon on Saturday between the hours of 7.30am to 11a, as well
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What should I do in a power cut?
STORM Malik is set to bring gusts of up to 80mph over the weekend with an amber weather warning in place for parts of Scotland. High winds are expected to cause traffic delays and cancellations to transport services, with the potential for power
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Hunt for predator after sex attack in broad daylight
A YOUNG woman has been left "shaken" after she was sexually assaulted in broad daylight while walking along a street in Hamilton. Police are now on the hunt for the predator who attacked the 21-year-old in the Pollock Avenue area on Friday, January
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'Killie Piper': Family thank community as tributes pour in for teen musician
THE FAMILY of a teenage piper, who tragically died on the railway this week, have thanked the public for the endless tributes that have poured in for the 17-year-old. Warren Graham - aka the “Killie Piper” - was known throughout Kilmarnock for
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Human chain formed to rescue bus passengers after US bridge collapse
A two-lane bridge has collapsed in Pittsburgh, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150ft while others formed a human chain to help rescue occupants of a dangling bus. The collapse came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press
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Scotland set for two freeports after Forbes takes over talks with UK Government
PLANS to set up two freeports in Scotland are set to be confirmed after an SNP minister was replaced by his boss in leading discussions with Westminster officials. Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, Ivan McKee
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Met Office amber weather warning as Storm Malik set to hit Scotland
An amber weather warning has been issued for parts of Scotland ahead of Storm Malik. Storm Malik - named by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) - will bring high winds and wet weather to the UK on Saturday, January 29 from 7am to roughly
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Stunning photos show Scottish Orca pod welcoming new addition to the family
PHOTOS showing the newest addition to a pod of killer whales known to hunt around Scotland’s northernmost islands have been released. The pictures reportedly show the newest addition to the Northern Isles Community pod, a group most usually seen
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Councils warn £250m funding gap remains despite extra funding from Kate Forbes
COUNCIL leaders have warned that authorities still face “real terms budget pressures” of more than £250 million despite Kate Forbes finding an extra £120 million in next year’s settlement. The Finance Secretary told MSPs on Thursday that additional
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Storm Malik expected to bring 'disruption' as weather alert is upgraded to amber
THE Met Office has upgraded a weather warning from 'yellow' to 'amber' with gusts of up to 80mph forecast to hit Scotland. Storm Malik will bring very strong winds and disruption across eastern Scotland on Saturday, according to the Met Office
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Glasgow school issues warning after second pupil 'alarmed by stranger'
Police are investigating an incident near a Glasgow school after a 13-year-old girl raised the alarm just days after a fellow pupil was told to get in a stranger's car. Officers said no attempt was made to approach the girl involved in the second
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Can the hospitality sector turn a corner as pandemic restrictions ease?
After an unpredictable two years, many businesses in the sector are still experiencing very challenging trading conditions. While pubs, bars and restaurants hoped Christmas 2021 would see a return to a busy festive season, the arrival of the Omicron
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Agenda: A brighter future is possible for building sector
By Ryan Gilluley IN normal circumstances the construction industry is a bellwether sector for the wider economy and it’s not difficult to work out why. When homes, offices, factories, and roads are being built, it’s the most visible sign of confidence
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Clinically vulnerable can access antiviral Covid drug on NHS next month
AN ANTIVIRAL pill will be made available to thousands of the UK's most vulnerable people next month, the government has announced. It's the UK's second antiviral treatment and Pfizer's PF-07321332+ritonavir has been proven to reduce the risk of
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Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett set consecutive Grand Slam titles record
GORDON REID and Alfie Hewett secured their latest chapter in the tennis history books on Wednesday at the Australian Open when they won their third successive Australian Open men’s wheelchair doubles title. The win extended their tally of consecutive
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Neil Mackay: SNP must back down over authoritarian emergency powers grab
IT appears Nicola Sturgeon is rather impressed by Boris Johnson’s philosophy of ‘cakeism’. The Prime Minister notoriously - and to all our detriment - says that when it comes to cake as a political metaphor, he is both pro having it and pro eating
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Kilmarnock 'hold talks' with Scott Allan as Hibernian midfielder eyes Easter Road exit
KILMARNOCK are in talks with Hibernian midfielder Scott Allan, according to reports. The former Celtic man is out of contract in the summer and is looking for the next step in his career. Dundee and St Mirren have been linked with a move for
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Best Forex Brokers-Some of the Top Choices
There are many financial assets and instruments open to everyday investors these days. The forex market (sometimes abbreviated to ‘fx’) is one of them, and this market is where investors buy and sell actual currencies. To do this, many people choose
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Over 7,000 new Covid cases and 16 deaths recorded in Scotland
The Scottish Government has recorded more than 7,000 new coronavirus cases and 16 further deaths have been reported overnight. According to the latest Scottish Government figures, 7,258 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the past 24 hours
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Aberdeen Harbour expansion boosted with £30m Scottish Investment Bank loan
Scotland’s national bank has committed £30 million funding for the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour. The loan, from the Scottish National Investment Bank, is part of a multi-million pound redevelopment of the site, the largest marine infrastructure
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'Murkier by the minute': Sturgeon calls for swift publication of Sue Gray report
NICOLA Sturgeon has warned the probe into lockdown parties held at Downing Street during lockdown is getting “murkier by the minute” as the wait goes on for Sue Gray’s report to be handed over to the Prime Minister. Ms Gray, a senior civil servant
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1970: For whom the Erskine Bridge tolls
WA Elliott QC, the Reporter who presided over a public inquiry into objections into proposed tolls for the Erskine Bridge, visited the bridge in December 1970 and found that toll-booths had already been installed, before he had completed his report
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'DO NOT EAT' - List of foods recalled by supermarkets amid health concerns
A number of major UK Supermarkets are recalling a range of popular food items with customers being warned of possible health risks. Tesco, Co-op and Iceland are among the supermarkets urging customers not to eat food items bought in-store and return
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Remember When ... The paralysing snowstorm of 1942
HEAVY snow that fell on January 19-21, 1942, covered every part of Scotland and, said the Glasgow Herald, “added new records of severity, hardship, and disorganisation to the phenomenal weather experiences of Britain’s war-time winters. Not for many
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Campaigners report Borders fox hunt to the police over dog chase footage
Animal rights campaigners have reported a fox hunt in the Scottish Borders to police Scotland. The League against Cruel Sports said they believed the hunt was acting illegally and want the matter brought to court. Footage shot by the group
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Scotland braced for 80mph winds as 'danger to life' warning issued
A "danger to life" warning is in place for much of Scotland with strong winds from Storm Malik set to batter the country. Gusts are expected to reach up to 80mph in some areas across the whole of mainland Scotland, according to the Met Office.
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Storm Malik set to bring 60mph winds to Scotland as weather warning issued
A weather warning has been issued for parts of Scotland ahead of Storm Malik. Storm Malik - named by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) - will bring high winds and wet weather to the UK on Saturday, January 29. The Met Office warning
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Meme of the Day from the Herald Diary
THE Diary has an abject apology to make. For the last few days we have been poking fun at our glorious leader, the splendiferous Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, or Boris Johnson as he’s known to the lowly peasant and cap-doffing community.
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Dundee United set to cash in on Jeando Fuchs as Tannadice outfit 'accept offer' from English club
JEANDO FUCHS looks set to depart Dundee United this January with reports suggesting that he could be on his way to Peterborough. The Courier say the Terrors have agreed a six-figure fee with the Championship outfit for the 24-year-old. The
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Pope condemns 'infodemic' of fake news about Covid and vaccines
The Pope has denounced fake news about Covid-19 and vaccines, condemning the "distortion of reality based on fear" and urging that people who believe such lies are helped to understand scientific facts. Francis met Catholic journalists who have
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Kerry warns governments are falling short on climate efforts
US climate envoy John Kerry has called for tougher commitments on emissions cuts by the end of the year, warning that governments are falling short on climate change. The call came as top diplomats from the world's worst climate-polluting nations
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Russia says it won't start a war as Ukraine tensions mount
Russia's leading diplomat has said Moscow will not start a war in Ukraine but warned that it will not allow the West to "trample on" its security interests. US President Joe Biden warned Ukraine's president on Thursday that there is a "distinct
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Livingston Football Club offer community support to residents affected by blaze
Livingston Football Club are providing community support for people affected by a huge blaze which broke out in a block of flats in West Lothian. Emergency services were called to a fire which started in a ground floor flat in Katherine Street,
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Independent Scotland may hold EU referendum under SNP's new indyref2 plans
SCOTS may face a referendum on the European Union post-independence under plans currently being considered by the SNP, according to reports. The proposal to hold a vote on the terms of a membership deal negotiated between the new state and the
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Letters: There must be no more large-scale onshore wind farms. Too much damage has been done already
ONCE again Vicky Allan has used her column to highlight one the great injustices of today – the overriding generosity of UK and Scottish governments towards private sector energy companies at the expense of the wider public interest ("Is Scotland sleepwalking
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Has Jack Grealish taken to straightening his hair?
Going straight With an apparent trend for longer hair in men, the unfair sex have increasingly been applying straighteners to their barnets. Among those accused of fashionably flattening their follicles are football juggler Jack Grealish and controversial
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Donald MacLeod: SNP must not be allowed to make temporary Covid emergency powers permanent
IN a welcome statement to Holyrood on January 11, the First Minister raised a few eyebrows when she said that “we know that we cannot continually rely on restrictive measures to manage the virus because we know the harm that does” and that the way
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A sneak preview of Metaphrog's new exhibition at Callendar House in Falkirk
“THAT’S a pop art Mark E Smith.” Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers and I are standing in front of a wall of the latter’s paintings in a gallery space in Callendar House in Falkirk and Chalmers is telling me what I’m looking at. The singer of post-punk
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Sue Gray report 'cover up' warning after police ask for details to be left out
IAN Blackford has warned the investigation into lockdown parties at No 10 “increasingly looks like a cover up” after police asked for “minimal reference” to be made to events under criminal investigation in a long-awaited report. Senior civil servant
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Louise Macdonald: Saying sorry for your mistakes sets an example of good leadership
If a leader makes a mistake in their role, we expect them to put their hands up and say sorry. Taking ownership of missteps, mistakes and misjudgements doesn’t just generate confidence in the organisation externally, but it also sets an important
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Prince Andrew relinquishes R&A honorary membership amid sex assault case
The Duke of York has relinquished his honorary membership of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A), the organisation said. The announcement comes as Prince Andrew is facing allegations of sexual assault in a civil case in the
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St Johnstone land Melker Hallberg after Hibs exit as Callum Davidson hails 'top-class' player
St Johnstone have signed Swedish midfielder Melker Hallberg on an 18-month contract following his departure from Hibernian. The 26-year-old arrived in Scotland two-and-a-half-years ago when Paul Heckingbottom took him to Easter Road. However
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'Critical distress' surges among Scottish firms
Businesses in Scotland saw a dramatic uplift in instances of advanced financial distress in the final quarter of 2021 as the emergence of the Omicron variant hampered growth for those already impacted by two years of pandemic disruption. According
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'Crippling' Clyde nuclear base industrial action called off as workers end dispute
INDUSTRIAL action which threatened to "cripple" the effective running of the UK's nuclear submarine base on the Clyde has been called off, after workers agreed a pay deal. Unite the union has confirmed that its members who provide specialist services
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Alan Simpson: CalMac is not a taxi firm and island bridges idea should be embraced
ACCORDING to the 17th-century English poet John Donne “no man is an island.” His Meditation 17 is one of a series of essays he wrote when he was seriously ill in the winter of 1623, and in which he compared people to countries and argued for the
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Alan Tait bringing together Scotland's underground cack-handed community
The way folk hold a golf club, and the way they unleash said implement on an unsuspecting dimpled ba’, has always generated much flooery phraseology. The celebrated scribe, Peter Dobereiner, once likened Eamonn Darcy’s swing, for instance, to
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Five schoolkids ill and two in hospital as ‘unknown substance’ warning issued
Five schoolchildren have fallen ill and two have been taken to hospital after a “concerning situation” at a school hostel which led to a warning about ingesting an “unknown substance”. The five young people became ill on Wednesday at the Papdale
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Met want ‘minimal reference’ to events they're investigating in 'partygate' report
Scotland Yard has asked for the Whitehall inquiry into allegations of lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street to make only “minimal reference” to the events being investigated by police. The Metropolitan Police insisted officers have not asked
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One man arrested in connection with alleged wilful fire-raising after blaze at Livingston flats
A man has been arrested in connection with alleged wilful fire-raising after a blaze broke out at a block of flats in West Lothian on Thursday night. Emergency services were called to the four-storey building in Livingston's Katherine Street on
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Rafael Nadal pushes through to Australian Open final
Rafael Nadal withstood a fightback from Matteo Berrettini to reach his sixth Australian Open final. Having scraped through a five-set contest with Denis Shapovalov in the quarter-finals, there were doubts over how well Nadal would have recovered
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James McAvoy on Graham Norton Show tonight to discuss film shot in Scotland
SCOTTISH actor James McAvoy is set to appear on The Graham Norton Show tonight to discuss his new film that was shot in the Scottish Highlands. My Son is described as an "improvised thriller" due to the fact that McAvoy - who plays main character
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Glasgow bomb threat: What happened on Alexandra Parade?
Police were called after the discovery of a suspicious package in the east end of Glasgow on Thursday afternoon. One of Scotland’s busiest motorways, the M8, was partially shut down for several hours and residents and local businesses were evacuated
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Amazon respond as users complain of second outage in a week
Amazon Alexa users across the UK are reporting issues with the popular smart speaker for the second time this week. According to online site Down Detector Brits have reported issues across the UK. Last week customers claimed the smart speaker
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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the Sue Gray report delay
Camley’s Cartoon: Boris Johnson looks for divine inspiration for report delay on January 28, 2022. Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 7000. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website thepicturedesk.co.uk
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Scotland's top 10 Covid hotspots as cases start to fall across the country
Covid restrictions are being removed across Scotland as fears over the Omicron surge begin to recede. This week the First Minister gave the go-ahead for Scots to return to the workplace part of the time with hybrid working being the preferred
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Rebecca McQuillan: Despite Tory turmoil, don't bet on Labour winning the next election
IF the Tories remained in power after the next general election – for the fifth time in a row – it would be a first for any party. If they then stayed in power right up until 2029, their 19-year stint would outstrip even that of Margaret Thatcher and
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Michael Settle: Scandal of £4.3bn of taxpayers' money stolen by Covid fraudsters
“THANK you and goodbye” was the valediction, which brought to an end a rather unusual development at Westminster this week: a UK Government minister, who actually resigned over a matter of integrity. Amid all the partygate hoo-ha and the tensions
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Issue of the day: Pardon my French...Britain's endangered sayings
DO 'have a gander' below and in so doing, it is hoped you do not think it is all just 'a load of codswallop’ as it seems all is not ‘tickety boo’ in the world of language…as these are just some of the expressions that are now regarded as ‘endangered
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Legal team of Rangers administrators suing for misconduct accused of contempt of court
LEGAL representatives for ex-Rangers administrators Duff and Phelps have raised "real concern" after being accused of being in contempt of court as they sue Scottish prosecutors for £25m in legal action over a malicious prosecutions scandal. The
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Scots estate hits out at nature agency for penalty over wildlife crime allegation
A PERTHSHIRE country estate has hit out at Scotland's nature agency after being slapped with three years of restrictions after being accused of wildlife crime. The estate seen as one of the finest places to hunt grouse in Scotland had been slapped
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Union ends dispute with state-controlled airport firm over 'unsafe' Scots air services cuts
A UNION has said that a long-running dispute with a state-controlled airport firm over plans to centralise air traffic control operations is over after the proposal was shelved. Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (Hial) had been pushing ahead with
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Why a Scots firm faces a multi-million-pound negligence claim from up to 1500 Kenyan workers
UP TO 1500 Kenyan plantation workers are expected to take part in a multi-million-pound group negligence action against a Scots tea firm. Aberdeen-based tea company James Finlay (Kenya) Ltd, which supplies Tesco and Sainsbury’s has said in its
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EasyJet lifted by testing boost as airline cuts first-quarter losses
By Scott Wright THE boss of easyJet has flagged the airline’s view that Covid testing for travel across its network “should soon become a thing of the past” as it reported a jump in bookings following this week’s move by the Scottish and UK governments
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Children's hearings leader hits back over 'poorly trained' volunteers slur
THE leader of Children’s Hearings Scotland has hit back at claims the system is “not fit for purpose” and children are removed from families more often than in England by “poorly trained” volunteers. Maggie Mellon, a founder of the charity Parents
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Herald Diary: Get a hot date at the School of Art
Burning love IT was a travesty for Scotland’s culture when Glasgow School of Art’s iconic Mackintosh building burned down in 2018, four years after a previous fire. A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service report published this week admitted the cause
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Catriona Stewart: Has working from home become the new normal?
I WAS live on the radio the other day and the presenter said: "I'm your boss, I'm looking at you and I say, 'Come back to the office full time right now.' What do you say back?" "Well, I'd cry", I said, hoping my editor wasn't listening. As
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Ian McConnell: Dare we hope scrapping of international travel tests will stick as Sturgeon flags worry over new variant?
THERE was a palpable sense of relief from the international travel sector north of the Border on Monday when the Scottish Government confirmed it would be part of a major four-nations move to scrap coronavirus testing requirements for fully vaccinated
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'World first' as floating charging station passes initial sea trials
Renewable engineering specialist Oasis Marine Power has completed the first stage of testing of its offshore charging station for battery-powered ships. The Oasis Power Buoy is said to be the first of its kind in the world to successfully reach
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North Sea oil services heavyweight to lead multi-million dollar robots project in Canada
NORTH Sea oil services heavyweight Wood has been enlisted to help harness the potential of robots to boost the profitability of the industry in Canada. The Aberdeen-based giant has won $3 million (£1.8m) official funding to support work on the
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SNP warned school tests 'leave pupils confused and anxious'
School literacy and numeracy tests are the result of “flawed thinking” and leave pupils “confused, anxious and bored”, a senior figure at Scotland’s largest teaching union has warned. Andrea Bradley, Assistant Secretary (Education and Equality)
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Scotch whisky giant posts profit rise as drinkers return to the bar
By Scott Wright DRINKS giant Diageo has hailed the performance of luxury whisky brand Johnnie Walker and its wider Scotch portfolio as it reported a big rise in first-half profits, powered by the reopening of the on-trade in the key markets of
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Scottish flower company's assets acquired in transaction which secures jobs
By Ian McConnell The business, assets and goodwill of Edinburgh-based internet retailer Flowercard International have been sold out of administration. Catherine Gorman, who was a shareholder and director of Flowercard International, is a shareholder
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Letters: We can't let local elections be hijacked by Indy agitators
RUTH Marr (Letters, January 26) attempts to respond to my conclusion (Letters, January 25) that there is no evidence-led case for independence by making some assertions with no evidential basis and/or no logical weight. The Act of Union is of questionable
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Venerable Scottish company gives up on the pound as it looks to the future
ONE of Scotland’s oldest companies, John Menzies, appears to have given up on the pound, for reporting purposes at least, as it looks to capitalise on growth in the modern aviation services business. The Edinburgh-based company, which began life
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Full list of Highway Code changes affecting UK roads from tomorrow
A number of changes to the Highway Code are being introduced tomorrow affecting road users across the UK. The Highway Code, which contains advice and rules for people on Britain’s roads, is being amended this weekend to introduce a risk-based hierarchy
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Sigrid tickets for Edinburgh go on general sale today – where to get yours
Norwegian pop sensation Sigrid is hitting the road in 2022 and is coming to Edinburgh for a special show and the general sale tickets are dropping today. Sigrid has risen through the charts in the past few years with her standout single 'Don’t
