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A century of memories
STITCHED together from fabric and motifs made at the Lady Haig Poppy Factory in Edinburgh, it is a full body-length symbol of remembrance....
Will poppies wilt as Scotland’s military family shrinks?
DOUG Dougal sells poppies. But he is not wearing one. “I gave it to a customer,” he laughs, pointing at a nearly empty...
Celtic threatened with legal action over Jim Torbett abuse
The 71-year-old was involved in setting up Celtic Boys Club and was jailed for six years this week for sexually abusing three boys...
Three stabbed in ‘unprovoked’ murder bid outside Edinburgh hotel
Police are treating the attack on the 60-year-old woman as attempted murder and those on the other woman and man as serious assaults....
New bus gates to improve journey times and reliability on key routes
Plans to introduce two new bus gates within Glasgow city centre have opened for consultation. The proposals are intended to improve journey times...
Call for ‘frank debate’ on ballooning Scottish NHS bill
THE NHS will soon consume half of Scotland’s budget, the country’s top economic thinktank warns today as it calls for an urgent and...
The Diary: Don’t vote, it only encourages ’em
Stuck oar in . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17208107.the-diary-dont-vote-it-only-encourages-em/
Rebecca McQuilllan: Reticent Leonard needs to take a line on independence
THERE’S a lot to like in Richard Leonard. There is no swagger about him, no sense of entitlement. In a world of pugilists,...
The conflict that would never end for so many survivors
When the First World War finally came to an end at 11 o’clock in the morning on November 11 one Scottish soldier may...
Brian Beacom: Robert the Bruce star Chris Pine reveals the bare truth
THE Robert the Bruce Netflix film Outlaw King is released this week, but media headlines have not centred on matters of historical accuracy...
