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![Nicola Sturgeon giving a coronavirus briefing in May, 2020](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11384417.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon giving a coronavirus briefing in May, 2020](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11384417.jpg)
![Ferguson Marine](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16771486.jpg)
![Ferguson Marine](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16771486.jpg)
LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
![The Scottish Government is to fund a multi-million-pound refurbishment of the Ferguson Marine shipyard](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18317271.jpg)
![The Scottish Government is to fund a multi-million-pound refurbishment of the Ferguson Marine shipyard](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18317271.jpg)
![The Ardrossan- Brodick CalMac ferry pictured arriving at Ardrossan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17781165.jpg)
![The Ardrossan- Brodick CalMac ferry pictured arriving at Ardrossan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17781165.jpg)
![The Glen Sannox](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16869675.jpg)
![The Glen Sannox](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16869675.jpg)
![MV Loch Indaal successfully launched at Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard in Yalova, Turkey](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18173634.jpg)
![MV Loch Indaal successfully launched at Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard in Yalova, Turkey](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18173634.jpg)
![Concern has been expressed this week over the future of Ferguson Marine](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16771486.jpg)
![Concern has been expressed this week over the future of Ferguson Marine](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16771486.jpg)
![Ferguson Marine Ltd in Port Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17173798.jpg)
![Ferguson Marine Ltd in Port Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17173798.jpg)
![MV Loch Indaal - artist's impression](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17567119.jpg)
![MV Loch Indaal - artist's impression](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17567119.jpg)
![Do this week's happenings show that Scottish devolution is not fit for purpose?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17860097.jpg)
![Do this week's happenings show that Scottish devolution is not fit for purpose?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17860097.jpg)
![Gabriel Chytry as Abraham Lincoln and Madelaine Adam as Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln: Divided We Stand.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18004161.jpg)
![Gabriel Chytry as Abraham Lincoln and Madelaine Adam as Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln: Divided We Stand.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18004161.jpg)
![Many people have found it very difficult to get dental treatment on the NHS](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17999238.jpg)
![Many people have found it very difficult to get dental treatment on the NHS](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17999238.jpg)
![How would Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak measure up against their respective parties' illustrious predecessors?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17618515.jpg)
![How would Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak measure up against their respective parties' illustrious predecessors?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17618515.jpg)
![The MV Caledonian Isles](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17183675.jpg)
![The MV Caledonian Isles](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17183675.jpg)
![SNP Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16690536.jpg)
![SNP Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16690536.jpg)
![The MV Loch Shira has been sidelined](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12755697.jpg)
![The MV Loch Shira has been sidelined](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12755697.jpg)
![Woodburning stoves can now only be installed in new-builds in exceptional circumstances](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17956055.jpg)
![Woodburning stoves can now only be installed in new-builds in exceptional circumstances](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17956055.jpg)
![The Glen Rosa is due to be launched today](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17938475.jpg)
![The Glen Rosa is due to be launched today](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17938475.jpg)
![Do teachers complain too much?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17933304.jpg)
![Do teachers complain too much?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17933304.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17224018.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17224018.jpg)
![Opposition parties say there is “chaos” in Scotland’s ferry services. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16697672.jpg)
![Opposition parties say there is “chaos” in Scotland’s ferry services. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16697672.jpg)
![The Glen Sannox pictured undergoing sea trials](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17747731.jpg)
![The Glen Sannox pictured undergoing sea trials](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17747731.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon and Jim McColl at the preliminary launch of the Glen Sannox in 2017](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17912427.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon and Jim McColl at the preliminary launch of the Glen Sannox in 2017](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17912427.jpg)
![Should SNP MSPs start to withdraw support from the leadership?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17914538.jpg)
![Should SNP MSPs start to withdraw support from the leadership?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17914538.jpg)
![David Tydeman had respect from the workforce who recognised a shipbuilding man when they saw one](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16557757.jpg)
![David Tydeman had respect from the workforce who recognised a shipbuilding man when they saw one](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16557757.jpg)
![Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser has threatened Police Scotland with legal action after the force logged one of his tweets as a “hate incident” even though no law had been broken](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17903302.jpg)
![Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser has threatened Police Scotland with legal action after the force logged one of his tweets as a “hate incident” even though no law had been broken](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17903302.jpg)
![MV Isle of Islay launches in Turkey](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17866858.jpg)
![MV Isle of Islay launches in Turkey](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17866858.jpg)
![Arran Ferry.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/5692417.jpg)
![Arran Ferry.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/5692417.jpg)
Letter of the Day 📨
![Steven Camley’s take on the latest ferry woe](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17758472.jpg)
![Steven Camley’s take on the latest ferry woe](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17758472.jpg)
![The Ferguson Marine yard in Port Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16771486.jpg)
![The Ferguson Marine yard in Port Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16771486.jpg)
![A ferry coming into Ardrossan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17752007.jpg)
![A ferry coming into Ardrossan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17752007.jpg)
![The long-awaited upgrade of the Ardrossan port infrastructure is under review](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13527938.jpg)
![The long-awaited upgrade of the Ardrossan port infrastructure is under review](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13527938.jpg)
![A recent protest against council cuts in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13111049.jpg)
![A recent protest against council cuts in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13111049.jpg)
![John Lamont, under-secretary of state at the Scotland Office, convened a round table on the CalMac ferry woes this week](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16066725.jpg)
![John Lamont, under-secretary of state at the Scotland Office, convened a round table on the CalMac ferry woes this week](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16066725.jpg)
![There have been accusations of a lack of accountability over the Ferguson Marine ferries](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16998404.jpg)
![There have been accusations of a lack of accountability over the Ferguson Marine ferries](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16998404.jpg)
![Steven Camley’s take on the Scottish ferries gagging orders](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17507418.jpg)
![Steven Camley’s take on the Scottish ferries gagging orders](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17507418.jpg)
![Lord Robertson](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17482467.jpg)
![Lord Robertson](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17482467.jpg)
![When will we get the full story behind the actions of Nicola Sturgeon's Government?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17411881.jpg)
![When will we get the full story behind the actions of Nicola Sturgeon's Government?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17411881.jpg)
Opinion
![Herald poll: Should there be another inquiry into the two delayed ferries?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17066594.jpg)
![Herald poll: Should there be another inquiry into the two delayed ferries?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17066594.jpg)
![Construction work on the MV Glen Sannox utilised the 'wrong type of steel'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16557759.jpg)
![Construction work on the MV Glen Sannox utilised the 'wrong type of steel'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16557759.jpg)
![Labour hopes to revitalise Gaelic communities by joining up improvements to other services to better-protect the language](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10946294.jpg)
![Labour hopes to revitalise Gaelic communities by joining up improvements to other services to better-protect the language](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10946294.jpg)
![Ferguson Marine](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17230150.jpg)
![Ferguson Marine](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17230150.jpg)
![Alister Jack was visiting Vietnam](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17308815.jpg)
![Alister Jack was visiting Vietnam](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17308815.jpg)
![No one has been held accountable for the ferries fiasco](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16771486.jpg)
![No one has been held accountable for the ferries fiasco](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16771486.jpg)
Opinion
![Jamie McGowan, Essence of Harris](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17156737.jpg)
![Jamie McGowan, Essence of Harris](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17156737.jpg)
![Unst, the Shetaland Isles](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17188508.jpg)
![Unst, the Shetaland Isles](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17188508.jpg)
![](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11943314.jpg)
![](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11943314.jpg)
Exclusive
![Orkney's ferry fleet - in numbers](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17004101.jpg)
![Orkney's ferry fleet - in numbers](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17004101.jpg)
Exclusive
![Islanders have been hit with disruption](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10528844.jpg)
![Islanders have been hit with disruption](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10528844.jpg)
![First Minister Humza Yousaf](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16621277.jpg)
![First Minister Humza Yousaf](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16621277.jpg)
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![The Glen Sannox was launched in 2017](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7095353.jpg)
![The Glen Sannox was launched in 2017](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7095353.jpg)
![The MV Pentalina](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16725351.jpg)
![The MV Pentalina](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16725351.jpg)
Updated
!['Misrepresentation': Briefings contradict minister's ferry fiasco 'on target' claim](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16599014.jpg)
!['Misrepresentation': Briefings contradict minister's ferry fiasco 'on target' claim](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16599014.jpg)
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