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Scotch whisky distilleries have used 1920s techniques to create new spirits

Distilleries rewind time to recreate whiskies that fuelled the Roaring Twenties
They were decadent days, and as the grim shadow of war gave way to new optimism there was – at last - time to enjoy life’s pleasures.

Glasgow's Brutalist buildings are featured in a new exhibition

Glasgow's Brutalist buildings are featured in a new exhibition

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A monstrous design: The beauty of Glasgow's Brutalist buildings

The doocot at Preston Tower near Prestonpans

The doocot at Preston Tower near Prestonpans

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Love me doo: When fancy pigeon palaces - complete with turrets - fed the nation

The £29.5million Glasgow City Region City Deal project - funded by the Scottish and UK Governments - re-establishes the historic connection between Govan and Partick

The £29.5million Glasgow City Region City Deal project - funded by the Scottish and UK Governments - re-establishes the historic connection between Govan and Partick

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Glasgow’s newest bridge: how they did it and what happens next

It is estimated that for every regulated provider in Scotland there are at least 12 unregulated providers

It is estimated that for every regulated provider in Scotland there are at least 12 unregulated providers

Skin Deep: Inside Scotland's Beauty Industry

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'Cut-throat' cosmetic care 'not a nice industry to be in'

A growing number of women are spending up to a year on cutting edge treatments and facials designed to get their skin 'wedding ready'

A growing number of women are spending up to a year on cutting edge treatments and facials designed to get their skin 'wedding ready'

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'Salmon sperm' injections, £1000 facials - and the brides devoting a year to skincare

Liam and Noel Gallagher tease an Oasis announcement could be made this week

Liam and Noel Gallagher tease an Oasis announcement could be made this week

The tumultuous history of Oasis and their inextricable link with Scotland

A bin overflowing with litter in Edinburgh

A bin overflowing with litter in Edinburgh

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How Edinburgh went from Scotland's dirtiest place to its cleanest major city

Kevin McKenna and Graham Spiers in conversation at the Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh

Kevin McKenna and Graham Spiers in conversation at the Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh

Kevin McKenna at Large

Edinburgh Fringe

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My Edinburgh Fringe debut. What could possibly go wrong?

For an in-depth series launching today, the Herald is investigating Scotland's cosmetic sector - how it's changed, where it stands, and the challenges it faces

For an in-depth series launching today, the Herald is investigating Scotland's cosmetic sector - how it's changed, where it stands, and the challenges it faces

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Taboo to trends: Why Scotland's newest private hospital is for cosmetic surgery only

A bin overflowing with litter in Edinburgh

A bin overflowing with litter in Edinburgh

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Messiest public spaces: How badly littered is your part of Scotland?

NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ

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How smartphones, narcissism and materialism are making Scottish children 'mad'

Barratt is a major housebuilder in Scotland

Barratt is a major housebuilder in Scotland

Housebuilders forge ahead with £2.5bn merger despite competition concerns

Zi Pollock and their fellow students at City of Glasgow College have deep-rooted sympathies for striking lecturers, but they say they cannot afford to sacrifice their futures to someone else's cause.

Zi Pollock and their fellow students at City of Glasgow College have deep-rooted sympathies for striking lecturers, but they say they cannot afford to sacrifice their futures to someone else's cause.

City of Glasgow College

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Students stood on the picket lines, now they want to know who stands with them

Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Sunset.

Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Sunset.

Flamingo Land Loch Lomond

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Flamingo Land's Lomond Banks. What does it say about our National Parks?

Lynne Somerville is one of the campaigners

Lynne Somerville is one of the campaigners

Kevin McKenna at Large

Flamingo Land Loch Lomond

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Kevin McKenna: Inside Loch Lomond's battle to keep Flamingo Land away

Alannah Maurer, founder of Save Loch Lomond pictured in Balloch. Photograph by Colin Mearns

Alannah Maurer, founder of Save Loch Lomond pictured in Balloch. Photograph by Colin Mearns

Flamingo Land Loch Lomond

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Flamingo Land: '140,000 people objected because this is just such an appalling idea'

Glasgow Cathedral

Glasgow Cathedral

Glasgow Cathedral

Murder, dodgy bishops, vandalism and film stars: the Cathedral that's seen it all

Has Elon Musk flown too close to the sun? Illustration by Damian Shields

Has Elon Musk flown too close to the sun? Illustration by Damian Shields

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As advertisers and users flee, what comes next for Elon Musk and Twitter?

Clashes in Hull as police try to halt protests and riots

Clashes in Hull as police try to halt protests and riots

Far right thugs are united, is it okay to call them Nazis?

An earthquake caused devastation in Afghanistan

An earthquake caused devastation in Afghanistan

The hidden humanitarian crises being helped by Scotland's emergency fund

Dr John Rae's childhood Orkney home is to set to be restored

Dr John Rae's childhood Orkney home is to set to be restored

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Cancelled for telling the truth: the fight to restore forgotten hero's home

From drug busts to cyber crime, the Scottish Crime Campus behind operations

From drug busts to cyber crime, the Scottish Crime Campus behind operations

The real life Untouchables leading the Scottish Crime Campus

Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a Persimmon Homes development in York while on the General Election campaign trail

Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a Persimmon Homes development in York while on the General Election campaign trail

Persimmon buoyed by market optimism and consumer confidence

There have been recent calls for changes in the way Scottish Universities are funded, but no solution has proven straightforward.

There have been recent calls for changes in the way Scottish Universities are funded, but no solution has proven straightforward.

Universities in the UK

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Are Scottish universities hanging by a thread, or do they just need a shakeup?

Far Ralia, Cairngorms National Park

Far Ralia, Cairngorms National Park

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What £12m price of rewilding estate tells us about carbon and land markets

Next's performance in the second quarter exceeded its own expectations

Next's performance in the second quarter exceeded its own expectations

Next raises profit target as retailer bucks trend again

Apprenticeships under the microscope amid Scottish Government consultation

Apprenticeships under the microscope amid Scottish Government consultation

Business HQ Monthly

Apprenticeships

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Apprenticeships under the microscope amid Scottish Government consultation

Brewing giant Heineken saw operating profit increase in the first half

Brewing giant Heineken saw operating profit increase in the first half

Profit up at brewing giant but expected football boost fails to hit the net

The Cashel Estate is on the east shore of the loch

The Cashel Estate is on the east shore of the loch

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Former manager of Loch Lomond forest calls for halt in £4m sale

Stephen McCarron of 9CCG at the Barony A-Frame near Auchinleck

Stephen McCarron of 9CCG at the Barony A-Frame near Auchinleck

Community Council

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The rebel community councils taking control of the 'windfall' of wind farm funds

Invinity VS3s on the assembly floor at the new Motherwell manufacturing facility

Invinity VS3s on the assembly floor at the new Motherwell manufacturing facility

Battery storage

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'Explosions are not an issue' Scotland's safer mega-battery production is key to grid

Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary took aim at European air traffic controllers

Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary took aim at European air traffic controllers

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Ryanair looks to offer discounted fares amid profits slump

AC/DC have never forgotten their Glasgow roots

AC/DC have never forgotten their Glasgow roots

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Kevin McKenna: Glasgow tribute to AC/DC and the Youngs is long overdue

Andrew Dane, chief executive of the Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company

Andrew Dane, chief executive of the Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company

Edinburgh spirits group reaches ‘turning point’ as stock valued at over £100m

What are the 'industries of the future' that could save Grangemouth?

What are the 'industries of the future' that could save Grangemouth?

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What are Grangemouth 'industries of the future'? And could they save jobs?

Scottish author Chris Brookmyre: “Self-immolation is a spectacular form of protest, but what do you do for an encore?

Scottish author Chris Brookmyre: “Self-immolation is a spectacular form of protest, but what do you do for an encore?

Chris Brookmyre

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'It's brutal': Chris Brookmyre on price of parenthood and a new threat to the arts

The Highlands and Islands is in the grip of a construction crisis

The Highlands and Islands is in the grip of a construction crisis

Scotland's Housing Emergency

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How loss of Highland's 'biggest housing developer' decimated number of new homes

Professor Weber says the new film’s account of the relationship between Hitler and his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, be intercut with testimony from survivors of the Holocaust to show what happens when voters succumb to dictators

Professor Weber says the new film’s account of the relationship between Hitler and his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, be intercut with testimony from survivors of the Holocaust to show what happens when voters succumb to dictators

NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ

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Scots professor behind new Nazi film warns Hitler still has the power to hypnotise

General Election

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Patrick Grant: 'I don't mind who gets in - as long as it's not this lot'

Anna Makhlay, programme manager for the leadership course, came on a fellowship from Ukraine in 2010.

Anna Makhlay, programme manager for the leadership course, came on a fellowship from Ukraine in 2010.

'Each has a story of loved ones left behind, hopes dashed, careers cut short'

Baroness Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale poses for a photograph in the offices of The Herald in Glasgow. Photograph by Colin Mearns

Baroness Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale poses for a photograph in the offices of The Herald in Glasgow. Photograph by Colin Mearns

NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ

National government

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Defectors, traitors and the working-class Glasgow spy who rose to the top of MI6

Scotland fans dancing in the streets of Frankfurt

Scotland fans dancing in the streets of Frankfurt

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Encounters with Mobutu, Franco and a quest to see Scotland in the 1974 World Cup

Terry the European Wolf at Longleat

Terry the European Wolf at Longleat

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'Reintroducing lynx, wolves or bears unacceptable to Scots farmers and crofters'

Terry and Meg the European Wolf at Longleat Image: Tom Anders

Terry and Meg the European Wolf at Longleat Image: Tom Anders

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Demonised, tortured, extirpated - is it time to bring the wolf back to Scotland?

'A lot of ideas about our tourist industry are based on people from cities coming to a slower pace of life'

'A lot of ideas about our tourist industry are based on people from cities coming to a slower pace of life'

Scottish Highlands

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Tourism ads could be contributing to Highland population crisis

The City of Glasgow College reports that the use of its trade union education centre has declined drastically, making the institution no longer viable.

The City of Glasgow College reports that the use of its trade union education centre has declined drastically, making the institution no longer viable.

City of Glasgow College

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Union education centre marked "unsustainable" as enrolment plummets

Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, an offshore wind test and demonstration facility

Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, an offshore wind test and demonstration facility

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Huge job losses predicted for oil & gas but what about the green jobs revolution?

Campaign trail with Joanna Cherry. Photo Duncan McGlynn.

Campaign trail with Joanna Cherry. Photo Duncan McGlynn.

Kevin McKenna At Large

General Election 2024

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'Everyone knows I'm not a fan of Sturgeon and I've been proved right about her'

Vicky Allan tries out VR training equipment at Mitsubishi heat pump training centre

Vicky Allan tries out VR training equipment at Mitsubishi heat pump training centre

Heat pumps: myths, truths and costs

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100,000s heat pumps targeted, 1000s of fitters needed. Can Scotland get skilled up?

Can the national grid take heat pump Scotland? Or will the lights go out?

Can the national grid take heat pump Scotland? Or will the lights go out?

Heat pumps: myths, truths and costs

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Can the national grid take heat pump Scotland? Or will the lights go out?

Retired physics teacher Pat Hackett from Portobello with his heat pump

Retired physics teacher Pat Hackett from Portobello with his heat pump

Heat pumps: myths, truths and costs

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Meet the heat pump geeks who are retrofitting their homes and what we can learn

Ann Quinton of Elvanfoot with her wood burning stove

Ann Quinton of Elvanfoot with her wood burning stove

Heat pumps: myths, truths and costs

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'They'd have to kill me to take my stove out'. Why Scots love their wood burners

Measuring sound levels on a kettle

Measuring sound levels on a kettle

Heat pumps: myths, truths and costs

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How noisy are heat pumps ? Testing the decibels on the 'window rattlers'

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