THE Conservative party will be “hammered” by voters at the next general election if they fail to support the vulnerable with the cost of living this winter and focus on “massive tax cuts for very wealthy people” instead, Rishi Sunak has warned.
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ST JOHNSTONE have completed the signing of midfielder Daniel Phillips with the former Watford man penning a two-year deal. The Perth club fought off interest from down south with two English League One clubs also eyeing the 21-year-old's signature
SCOTLAND has seen a huge drop in the number of pupils taking modern languages, sciences and maths at Higher level, figures published by the Scottish Qualifications Authority show. Just 505 students entered Higher German in 2022 compared to 780
It's been a summer of strikes for Scots and it looks like industrial action will continue across various sectors in August. Several Unions including Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), Aslef, Unite and Unison have announced walk-outs this month
PUBLIC health experts are aiming to vaccinate around 6,500 people in Scotland against monkeypox as supplies of the jag increase. A total of 69 cases of the disease - which can occasionally be fatal - have been identified in Scotland since the end
SCOTTISH Gas owner Centrica has reached a 15-year deal to ship liquid natural gas from the US. The company said it would buy a million tonnes per year from 2026 as part of the contract with the Delfin Deepwater Port off the cost of Louisiana.
DUMFRIES & Galloway is currently making waves for its innovative culinary scene, boasting a rich variety of independent food and drink producers throughout the region. Now, Eat SW Scotland – the regional food group for Dumfries & Galloway funded
BORIS Johnson is an “attention seeker” who should “p*** off and do something else” when he leaves Downing Street, Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour leader said the Prime Minister was so publicity hungry he would find it impossible to leave
Emily Maitlis said it is an “honour beyond belief” after it was announced that she will deliver the prestigious James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival. The 51-year-old former Newsnight presenter is recognised as one of the
Edinburgh International Festival Theatre Burn King’s Theatre, Edinburgh Mary Brennan Four stars “And still my motto is: I dare!” Talismanic words from Robert Burns that Alan Cumming has now embraced in a solo dance-theatre evocation
LOW-paid staff at a five star Scots hotel and resort have raised a collective grievance claiming they are missing out on hundreds of pounds in tips paid out through customer's credit and debit cards. Union leaders say bar and restaurant staff at
DEMONSTRATORS stormed the ScottishPower headquarters in Glasgow city centre in a protest over rising energy prices. Members of the Scottish Resistance and other activists met outside Glasgow Central Station this morning before marching towards
THE poverty related attainment gap between pupils living in the most and least deprived areas of Scotland has grown wider since last year, exam result figures published today show. Statistics from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) show
Toni Minichiello has been banned from athletics for life after an investigation found he engaged in “sexually physical behaviour” with athletes. Minichiello, who coached Jessica Ennis-Hill to Olympic heptathlon glory, was also deemed to have made
A SCOTS comedian decided that the show much go on despite selling just one ticket to his gig at the Edinburgh Fringe. Aberdeenshire comic who has supported acts including Kevin Bridges, thougt he had reason to be upbeat about his return to the
THE UK Government has submitted its full written case to the Supreme Court arguing that Holyrood cannot stage a second independence referendum under its existing powers. The Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC, has also asked
SHARES in abrdn plunged by more than four per cent this morning after the Edinburgh-based asset management giant fell short of profit expectations and reported a rise in outflows from its investment funds in the first half of the year. The company
Timo Werner is expected to complete his £25million return to RB Leipzig without any issues, the PA news agency understands. Werner has been in Germany to put the finishing touches to his move back to the club he left for Chelsea in 2020. The
LIZ Truss’s tax-cutting plans are “bad politics” and risk being an “electoral suicide note” for the Tories if she becomes Prime Minister, the current deputy PM has warned. In an excoriating attack on the frontrunner in the Tory leadership race
ANALYSTS have warned that the cost of gas and electricity for a typical household will rise to £4200 a year - £650 pounds more than they previously estimated. Respected analysts Cornwall Insight says the new forecast includes increased wholesale
Festival Opera Rusalka Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Keith Bruce five stars THE FOUNDERS of the Edinburgh International Festival would likely be disappointed to learn that the 75th annual event features just a single fully-staged
A HOSPITALITY technology company has announced plans for rapid business growth and a host of innovations and product advancements. It comes as Edinburgh-based ePOS Hybrid raised almost £750,000 in a second seed fund round following a period of
Best Beach My favourite beach is Broughty Ferry. The sky, the light as it changes all the time, staring at the beautiful shoreline. I sit there for ages taking photos as it inspires and moves me. I recorded a thought piece for The Looking For
ONLY two in five A&E patients were seen on time in one Scottish health board last week, as a third of people nationwide continued to endure excessive waits. Labour said the figures showed SNP health secretary Humza Yousaf had allowed the health
This year's exam pass rates have increased compared to the latest pre-pandemic year as Scotland returns to formal exams for the first time since 2019. The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) results dropped when compared to the previous two
Edinburgh Festival MACRO BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh Keith Bruce four stars WHETHER or not his successor, Nicola Benedetti, chooses to continue them, the spectacular free opening event will be remembered as one of the key innovations
It's Results Day! Thousands of Scottish students are receiving the grades that will determine their next steps. Whether you are getting your results by post, text or email - the big day can be equally nerve-wracking. And if the wait is over
The record-breaking heatwave of summer 2022 has been notable for many reasons. However, for Darin Campbell, executive head chef at Cromlix, Andy Murray’s gourmet five-star hotel near Dunblane, it has heralded a new chapter in his long career. For
It's Results Day! Thousands of Scottish students are receiving the grades that will determine their next steps. Whether you are getting your results by post, text or email - the big day can be equally nerve-wracking. If you’re celebrating or
By Haley Powell ONE day at school a voice on the intercom alerted us about an on-campus intruder, but my teacher kept on teaching saying it would be fine – because he had a gun in his drawer. I was not reassured. Knowing he brought a gun to
The FBI has searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, sources have said. Disclosing the search in a lengthy statement, the former
Serena Williams won her first singles match since last year’s French Open with a first-round victory over world number 57 Nuria Parrizas Diaz in Toronto. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, whose long-awaited return from injury this year ended in
Birmingham staged the XXII Commonwealth Games with the event being held on British soil for the third time this century after Manchester in 2002 and Glasgow eight years ago. Here, the PA news agency looks at how the home nations fared this summer
It’s almost as if there is an omerta amongst parts of the UK Conservative party including leadership hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, on the use of the term net zero. The colour green has mostly been washed out from the leadership debate – perhaps
THE games are coming thick and fast for Rangers already. The season may have only just started, but the stakes are high for Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side. Rangers are 2-0 down at the half-way point in their Champions League qualifier against
A major blaze has taken hold at a 138-year-old Dumfries landmark in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Flames engulfed the former convent on Corbelly Hill nearby Maxwell Street. The building dates back to 1884 and was the setting for the
WhatsApp users can expect a number of changes to the app this month, as part of a privacy update. The platform is part of Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire which includes Facebook and Instagram and is used by millions worldwide. The update
John Travolta has led tributes to his Grease co-star Dame Olivia Newton-John and her “incredible impact” following news of her death. The British-born singer died “peacefully” at her ranch in Southern California on Monday morning at the age of
IT’S a well-known fact that the golf writers regularly enjoy the kind of scholarly, high-brow, convivial chinwags that used to be the reserve of an ancient Greek symposium. This endlessly fascinating and flabbergasting game, after all, tends to
AS Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak battle it out to be the UK’s next Prime Minister, history tells us that tax cuts, a key battleground in the debate, are the worst way to tame inflation. As with the First World War, a global conflict is driving up prices
Buchanan St bafflement FORMER mafia boss Michael Franzese has been enjoying the sights in Glasgow while on a speaking tour of the UK. In 1986 Vanity Fair magazine named Michael one of the biggest money earners in the mob since Al Capone. So
SOMETHING broke in me the other day. Ping! I could hear it snap. It took me a while to work out it was a sense of hope shattering. Not generic ‘hope’, about life and the world, in a Dante’s Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here type of way. But hope about
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Games medals August 9 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
Herald Column By Lorne Jackson YOU could say that things just kept getting bigger for Simon Dee, the iconic 1960s chat show host. Especially when it came to the vehicles in which he motored round London. Most famously there was the Aston
BY the time Napoleon’s Grande Armée had reached the outskirts of Moscow in October 1812, their original strength of 610,000 men had dwindled to just over 100,000. The Russian winter had defeated them, forcing Napoleon to retreat. Hitler’s Wehrmacht
ON first inspection, the Festival of Politics which Holyrood will host later this week qualifies comfortably for the “haud me back” category. Each to his or her own, but worthy people musing about worthy subjects for 90 minutes is not everyone’s idea
NATIONALISED ScotRail faces many train services grinding to a halt again if an improved offer is not made to the majority of its 5500 staff in crunch talks planned for today. That is the warning from Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) chiefs
POLICE had to be called to deal with "aggressive behaviour" in a weekend of ferry disruption hitting one of the busiest days on Arran. Calls have been made for more boats urgently as CalMac managing director Robbie Drummond apologised for ferry
A NEW music festival stage featuring acoustic performances by some of Scotland's most talked about bands and artists will help boost a charity formed in memory of tragic Frightened Rabbit front man Scott Hutchison. The Tiny Changes stage at the
Farming By Neale McQuistin Harrison & Heatherington sold 30 prime heifers at Carlisle yesterday to a top of 307p/kg to average 271p (+16p), while 18 beef-bred, prime bullocks peaked at 287p to average 253p (-9p). Fifty-one beef-bred, young
By Scott Wright A NEW inter-city coach service has entered the Scottish market, promising cut-price fares and a greener mode of transport than cars and planes. German-owned FlixBus launched its Scottish operation yesterday with a new daily
AN airline has backed plans for a green freeport in the Scottish Highlands, which it believes can provide a “key building block” in the drive to decarbonise the country’s air transport system. Loganair said proposed large-scale green hydrogen production
THE LABOUR leader of Edinburgh Council has been urged not to use new anti-trade union laws to bring in agency staff to cover striking refuse workers. Councillor Cammy Day alarmed trade unions yesterday when he said the council had a Plan B for
There will be joy for some and disappointment for others. Results day is always a roller-coaster and feelings are no doubt running particularly high as certificates hit doormats and drop into digital inboxes today. While 2022 saw the return
It's exam results day in Scotland, which means that tens of thousands of young people around the country will find out the grades which could determine their future. Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville on Monday said that while exams returned
A church on the banks of Loch Lomond said to be a direct link to the origins of the Kirk is under threat of closure sparking a community campaign backed by the current Duke of Montrose. Buchanan Parish Church was built in 1764 and has served the
An uninhabited and, on the face of it, fairly nondescript Scottish island finds itself in the news again courtesy of its eccentric, publicity-loving owner Which island? Lamb Island, also known as The Lamb or just plain old Lamb, which lies
By Scott Wright A SCOTTISH designer and manufacturer of musical accessories is looking to develop two new innovative products after landing a six-figure funding deal. Noisy Clan is working to expand its range of accessories designed to make
OH God, exam results. Excuse me while I sound like an old-timer for a moment but jeez, I'd hate to go through that again. The nerves, the anxiety, the fear of the future. And that was all in peacetime with no concerns about battling on through
GORDON Brown’s pro-union think tank is coming under pressure to reveal the source of a mysterious quarter of a million pound boost to their coffers. According to the latest accounts filed with Companies House, the group's assets increased from
Along with medical research, supermarkets and online retail, one of the biggest winners during the first 20 or so months of the pandemic was the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) industry. With little to do and few places to go by way of entertainment, spontaneous
THE COUNTRY’s pre-eminent historian has mocked the Lead Non-Executive Director of the UK Government in Scotland for comparing Brexit to the Easter Rising. Professor Sir Tom Devine said the comparison by Tom Harris was “completely ludicrous.”
A SCOTTISH energy contractor has hailed a major deal with a Swedish state-owned renewables giant. Aberdeen-headquartered PD&MS Group has secured a three-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with Vattenfall to support its European
BENNIE - Matthew Peacefully at home on 1st August 2022. Matthew Kay Bennie, formerly of Hyndford Bridge. Much loved husband of Flora. Loving Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandpa. Service at Carmichael Church at 1pm on Friday 12th August, thereafter to Carmichael
WILSON - Frank Jane and family would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy received on the loss of her husband Frank. Also, Doctor Struthers, staff and district nurses of Ayrshire Medical Group, West
BROGAN - Brian Born 15th February 1944. Originally from Glasgow, then of Rathen, Fraserburgh, Brian passed away peacefully at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley on 28th July 2022. Dearly loved Father of Paul, Richard and Juliet, brother of Vincent,
CURRIE - Jean (late of Kings Park Avenue) Peacefully on Saturday 23rd July 2022, Jean, much loved by all her family. Funeral service at the Hurlet Crematorium, Glasgow Road, G53 7TH at 12 noon, on Friday 12th August.
GALLAGHER - Andrew Peacefully after a brief illness on 30th July 2022, Andy, beloved Husband of the late Margaret and much loved Dad of Aileen. Funeral service will be held in St Giles Chapel of Linn Crematorium, on Friday 12th August at 9.45am, followed
REID - Samuel McClure It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden but peaceful passing of Sam Reid, aged 87, on 28th July 2022 at Hairmyres Hospital. Beloved husband of Betty, father of Dot and Sam, grandfather of Charlie, Stephanie, Joe, Lauren
HALL - William Robert "Wilbert" Rhona, Liza and Jennifer would like to express sincere thanks for all the support, kind words, flowers and cards received during the recent sad loss of Wilbert. We would particularly like to thank all the medical and nursing
BROWN - Lois Amy Sturdy (née Muirhead) Peacefully, at the Beatson with her family on Sunday 31st July, 2022. Lois, loving wife of the late Mike, dear mother of Robbie, Dougie and Tom, and grandmother of Hamish, Ross, Finlay, Tilly, Ramsay, Florence and
STEELE - Dorothy Robertson (Young) Monday 1st August, 2022, sadly passed away in the presence of her son Ronald and family at their home in Nairn. Dorothy of 1 Fir Place, Baillieston, Glasgow and formerly Glamis and Forfar. Beloved wife of the late George
MacNICOL - David Dewar 1939-2022 Professor David Dewar MacNicol (PhD, D.Sc (Glasgow) FRSC (Edinburgh)) of School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow has sadly passed away peacefully on Friday 5th August 2022 at Glasgow Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
SAMPSON - Ingrid (nee Hulse) Passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Crosshouse Hospital. For funeral arrangements please contact Thomas McKellar & Sons on 01563 572565. Donations, if desired, to Ayrshire Cancer Support.
MACKAY - Jeanette McIntyre (Late of Greenock and Port Bannatyne, Bute) Passed away peacefully at her home in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran on Wednesday 3rd August with her husband Peter and family members by her bedside. Jeanette was a loving mother of
Workout those brain cells as you try your hand at today's Quordle word puzzle Whether you've aced the music spin-off Heardle and you've got the Film version Framed beat, it might be time to raise the stakes. Described by some as 'Wordle on
Have your headphones at the ready for today's musical mind bender Heardle. If you're anything like us, you've been agonising over the New York Times' Wordle mind-bender for months now. Described as "a respectful homage to Wordle", Heardle comes
Daily word ladder game, Weaver, brings the original format of an age-old puzzle, into the 21st century. The idea is reported to have been devised by novelist Lewis Carroll for his children, Julia and Ethel Arnold, on Christmas day in 1877, calling
Wordle has taken the world by storm, and if you’ve not given in to playing the daily game, we can guarantee you’ve seen the elusive squares all over social media. The aim of the game is to find a 5 letter word in only six attempts. The game
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