HAVING beaten Benetton 53-8 at the DAM Health Stadium just over a month ago, Edinburgh will start this afternoon’s re-match at the Stadio Monigo in Treviso as favourites – but assistant coach Steve Lawrie insisted that the capital outfit are expecting
AFTER their systematic dismemberment by Leinster back in June, Glasgow Warriors return to the RDS today quietly determined to prove they have made significant progress over the past five months. That 76-14 defeat on their last visit to Dublin
NICOLA Sturgeon believes the Supreme Court defeat has “galvanised” the Yes movement as she will accuse unionist parties of being “joined at the hip”. The First Minister, speaking at the SNP’s annual St Andrew’s Day dinner in Glasgow tonight, will
There are just a few days until the biggest occasion in his club’s short history, but for a moment John Black’s mind wanders. “It’s unfortunate,” the chairman shakes his head. “Our U18 girls have a league decider tonight, but obviously we had to
Parts of Scotland are braced for heavy rainfall on Saturday amid a Met Office yellow weather warning. The alert is in place for areas of Central, Tayside & Fife and Strathclyde and comes into force from midday on Saturday until midnight.
THE rebuild was more of a refresh first time around. Come next summer, it will be an overhaul that is required at Ibrox. The coming days will provide clarity over who will lead the job from the dressing room as Rangers seek to finalise the appointment
What makes a Rangers manager? Well, it depends who you ask. Apparent criteria for replacing Giovanni van Bronckhorst, if the virtual terraces of social media are a gauge, range from any prior association with Ibrox to being Roberto Firmino. That’s
IN the future, political scientists will use this week to diagnose the multiple dysfunctions currently ailing Scotland. Essentially, we live in a nation trapped in stasis; a country going nowhere, pickled in constitutional aspic. As long as this
Tenants in homes with storage heaters have claimed they are “absolutely freezing and there is nothing they can do about it” while struggling to afford growing energy bills. Residents in Glasgow’s Moore Street properties run by Molendinar Housing
Commonwealth champion Ross Murdoch is swapping the pool for the police following his graduation from the University of Stirling, but says he “still dreams about swimming” every night. The university gave his career in the pool a springboard after
A man has died in a two-vehicle crash. The collision, which involved a Ford Fiesta and a Ford Focus with a trailer, occurred on the A82 near the Stoneymollan roundabout at Loch Lomond, at around 6:45pm on Thursday. Emergency services attended
SCOTLAND’S largest teaching union has announced 16 consecutive days of strike action in the new year. The EIS said they were forced to escalate because of the “lack of willingness to negotiate properly and to pay teachers properly by a government
THE UK Defence Secretary has praised the “remarkable achievement” of Glasgow’s shipbuilders as a new frigate was moved onto the Clyde. The new type 26 frigate, HMS Glasgow, is structurally complete and has been slowly rolled from the shipyard’s
Wales coach Robert Page admitted his team had fallen well below the standards they set for themselves as defeat to Iran put them on the brink of World Cup elimination. Page refused to use Wayne Hennessey’s red card – only the third for a goalkeeper
A senior Glasgow midwife who used a fake degree certificate to apply for a “lucrative” role in Saudi Arabia has been suspended by regulators. Mary Clarke admitted sending the certificate to an employment agency stating she had achieved a Master
The First Minister has said she would “love” to double a key benefit to tackle poverty, but the Scottish Government does not have the funding to do so. Nicola Sturgeon was addressing the annual conference of the Poverty Alliance in Glasgow on Friday
A trailblazing new treatment for the blight of knee osteoarthritis – nSTRIDE – is changing the lives of countless patients at Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital, writes Ann Wallace AS a TV presenter used to working in harsh environments
Hearts midfielder Orestis Kiomourtzoglou reckons VAR is ‘destroying’ Scottish football. The Gorgie side were involved in an incident-packed draw with Livingston before the World Cup break that led to both managers Robbie Neilson and Davie Martindale
The Spanish Government has welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling that Holyrood cannot hold Indyref2 without Westminster’s consent. In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, five justices, including the Court’s Scottish president, Lord Reed, ruled that
For the first time since the pandemic, the Scottish Politician Awards took place in person in Edinburgh. The event saw individuals from across the political spectrum gather at the Prestonfield House Hotel on Thursday. The evening’s host, broadcaster
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (12A) In Agatha Christie’s 1929 short story The Man In The Mist, detective Tommy Beresford astutely observes, “Very few of us are what we seem to be”. Writer-director Rian Johnson heeds those words in his deliciously
Michelle Supple is Deputy Chief Executive of Age Scotland FROM fuel costs through to energy prices and your weekly shop, the rising cost of living is impacting all aspects of everyday life. For older people, especially those on low, modest
Gareth Bale admitted he was “gutted” by Wales’ last-gasp 2-0 defeat by Iran which left their World Cup hopes in tatters. The Welsh were battling to hold out for a point after an 86th-minute red card for goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey left them with
Dance The Snow Queen Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Mary Brennan five stars Like Gerda – determined to rescue her beloved Kai from the Snow Queen – so Scottish Ballet has defied the tribulations of pandemics and lockdowns to keep the
Didn’t Paul McCartney write a song about the Mall of Qatar? We can’t be sure because the air of it escapes us, standing in the searing, breathless midday heat of its vast asphalt carpark. Pretty sure he didn’t mention that part. No mist rolling
DOWNING Street has confirmed that they have received a third complaint over the behaviour of Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab. No 10 said it related to his four-month stint as Theresa May’s Brexit minister in the summer of 2018. Earlier
Music BBC SSO/Brabbins City Hall, Glasgow Keith Bruce four stars CONDUCTOR Martyn Brabbins must have been glad to visit his old friends in Scotland at the BBC SSO this week, after the Arts Council of England lobbed an ill-made grenade
RECENTLY I’ve spent a considerable amount of time writing about foodbanks. I’m loath to call it a hot topic, as it’s undeniably crass, but, unfortunately, that’s what it is. Whether soup kitchen or foodbank, established nationwide charity or adhoc
RISHI Sunak’s plans to crackdown on the number of foreign students coming to the UK could be a “major threat” to universities and lead to a “collapse” in research and innovation, politicians and academics have warned. Universities Scotland said
IN his letter (November 23) recommending the European model of health care provision, John Sinclair stated that competition drives up standards and bureaucracy is kept to a minimum. Both these statements are valid only in very limited circumstances
DEVRO, the Moodiesburn-based sausage skin maker, has agreed to a takeover by a company owned by one of Germany’s richest families. The Scottish manufacturer, which employs around 2,000, announced details of the move by German giant Saria, part
FIFA has been accused of a “sinister abuse of power” in the OneLove armband row by Kick It Out. The captains of seven nations, including England and Wales, had been due to wear the rainbow-coloured anti-discrimination armbands at the World Cup
Gareth Bale has urged teachers in Wales to let children watch a World Cup “mini history lesson” in Qatar. Wales’ second game of the 2022 World Cup kicks off at 10am GMT on Friday when children are in class. The PA news agency revealed earlier
UNDER a twinkly sky beneath Arthur’s Seat it’s all kicking off at the Scottish Independence Rally. The gathering in front of the Scottish Parliament, which will swell to around 2,000, has been organised to greet the UK Supreme Court’s verdict on
ANNIE NELSON has overcome more than the usual obstacles to become one of the world’s best athletes in her sport. The Perthshire woman admits that had she never found the sport of powerlifting, she’s not even sure she’d still be here, such was
To call Chris Geddes a busy man would be to do him a considerable disservice. “Last year, I did 108 games over both teams, plus friendlies,” he reveals, like it’s nothing. “This year, it’ll be mid 90s again.” This is the schedule for being
Supporters have been barred from dressing as crusaders at England’s World Cup clash with the USA in Qatar. Fans dressed in chainmail while carrying plastic swords and shields with the St George cross have been told they will not be allowed to enter
IT all started sitting in front of a camera discussing the unpredictable nature of Scottish football, so perhaps it’s of little surprise to Si Ferry to now be leading a club into a Scottish Cup third round tie against Alloa Athletic. Open Goal
Brazil coach Tite is hopeful Neymar will be fit to continue in the World Cup after he picked up an ankle injury in their opening 2-0 victory over Serbia. Richarlison scored both goals, the second a sublime leaping volley, but that was overshadowed
Italy will play Canada for a place in the Davis Cup final after both came through tight quarter-finals in Malaga on Thursday. Unlike Australia and Croatia’s victories on Tuesday and Wednesday, both these ties went to deciding doubles rubbers, with
MICHAEL BEALE reckoned Rangers would be aiming to land a bigger fish than him when the time came to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Now he will sink or swim at Ibrox. That perspective has proven to be wrong. Another statement – one that ‘no one
SITTING as it does on the right shoulder of Scotland, Aberdeen can at times feel a bit isolated from the rest of the country. But despite the length of time it takes to get there from the central belt, it is well worth a visit as it has a whole
AS we now move tentatively towards the next General Election – or should that be “de facto” Scottish referendum? – it could be that the landmark Indyref2 ruling by the UK Supreme Court could signal the beginning of the end of Nicola Sturgeon’s time
In the drink AS the name hints, GB News is a broadcasting channel with a vested interest in the survival of that rainy plot of land known as Great Britain. Which puts it at loggerheads with Scottish nationalists, whose raison d’être is to dunk
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NICOLA Sturgeon claims that the next General Election will be a de facto independence referendum ("Stakes high for Sturgeon as indy legal bid falls apart", The Herald, November 24), but that is not only dishonest, it is impossible. A referendum
THIS was never, really, about the law. Yes, of course, we had to go through the rigmarole of the Supreme Court hearing, and we had to listen to the mercifully short judgement in the court on Wednesday, but the case was always likely to be a waypoint
I HAD to crack open a bottle of J.D. to drown my sorrows this week. The Scottish Government intends pressing ahead with a consultation on introducing restrictions on alcohol sponsorship and marketing – despite its own, recently-published Health
Barriers such as red tape, incomplete data and difficulties tracking down absentee landlords must be urgently tackled to help more urban communities access the right to buy land and buildings. Campaigners have said that the benefits of community
Upmarket estate agency Halliday Homes has marked its seventh year of trading with the opening of a new office in Perthshire. The new branch in Auchterarder is the firm’s third outlet, and comes as experts are predicting a downturn in the residential
IT has been an iconic feature of Britain’s airwaves for 75 years, long focusing on issues of interest to – as the name makes it crystal clear – women. But Woman’s Hour has become embroiled in a “trans” row. What happened? BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s
SCOTLAND’s beleaguered high streets can be transformed into vibrant and successful areas again by introducing just five measures to stimulate growth, according to experts. With vacancy rates rising due to economic turmoil, academics say the blueprints
SHARES in a Scottish digital chemistry data and software company dropped sharply as it announced plans to quit the stock market. AIM-listed, Glasgow-based DeepMatter said that it has been in discussions with its major shareholders and potential
A SCOTLAND-based data centre business has moved to acquire five sites across the UK amid a funding pledge from its Dutch owner. Asanti Datacentres Limited has acquired the data centres from Daisy Group, described as one of the country’s largest
It has been said that every Instagram feed needs a sprinkle of Scotland, with its landscape of majestic lochs, bens, glens and castles offering the perfect picturesque backdrop to any social media snaps. Millions it seems have done just that, with
Supporters of Holocaust denier Vincent Reynouard are banding together to send the Frenchman money and letters of encouragement to his Edinburgh prison cell, The Herald can reveal. The 53-year old was remanded in custody at HMP Edinburgh following
Specialist Scottish fund manager Circularity Capital has taken majority control of Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS), which handles high street and luxury brands ranging from Slaters Menswear to Gucci and Versace. Circularity has provided £10 million
By Scott Wright MACFARLANE Group has declared that it expects its results for 2022 to exceed its performance last year – despite ongoing pressure on costs. The Glasgow-based firm, which provides packaging solutions to companies such as Dunelm
EnQuest has warned that expansion of the windfall tax on North Sea operators threatens the UK’s long-term objectives as it confirmed plans to push ahead with the creation of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at its Sullom Voe Terminal in
IT was difficult to know quite what to think upon hearing George Eustice’s remarkable comments on the Australia trade deal done by the Conservative Government, and agreed when he was a member of the Cabinet. Mr Eustice’s intervention would have
Move on up from Wordle by trying your hand at a puzzle that is four times as hard – Quordle. Whether you’ve aced the music spin-off Heardle or you’ve got the film version Framed beat, it might be time to raise the stakes. Described by some
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
In a crowded marquee at an undisclosed location in Edinburgh – just left off Priestfield Road, if you hit Priestfield Crescent you’ve gone too far – the great and the good of Scottish politics are chatting over hors d’oeuvres and sparkling wine.
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