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SCOTLAND launched their T20 Tri-Series campaign with a disappointing defeat to old foes Ireland in Deventer last night.Just six days after their historic ODI win over England, the Scots have already suffered three reverses in the short format following

A blaze that ripped through Glasgow's renowned School of Art has been largely contained after causing "extensive" damage to the historic building, the fire service said. SFRS area manager David Young said: "The fire has now largely been contained

SCOTLAND'S First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has visted the site of the Glasgow School of Art blaze and has vowed to provide support needed in the aftermath of the inferno. Around 50 firefighters are still working to extinguish the fire, which broke

Farmers may be losing money by incorrectly injecting livestock and damaging carcase value, a survey carried out by AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) Beef & Lamb has revealed.At last month's Beef Expo event, AHDB Beef & Lamb invited

In the wake of a fire which has devastated the Glasgow School of Art, music artists and members of the public are urging people not to overlook the iconic O2 ABC which has also suffered extensive damage as a result of the inferno. The venue has

AN aerial picture released by Police Scotland has shown the 'extensive damage' fire has caused to Glasgow School of Art and the ABC music venue. READ MORE: 'Devastating' Glasgow School of Art fire spreads to nearby buildings including ABC music

SHOT OF THE DAYHaving started on the 10th, Jimmy Walker had already recorded an eagle on the 16th before producing his second of the day on the fourth by holing out from 170 yards from a fairway bunker.ROUND OF THE DAYTommy Fleetwood and Brooks Koepka

Calum Hill got the hard part done. Now the Scotsman is looking to free wheel to the finish line at the US Open.The Kinross exile continued to revel in his major championship debut as he posted a terrific 69 in the second round during a day which saw some

HOWZAT! As W G Grace once noted, “a cricketer’s life is a life of splendid freedom, healthy effort, endless variety and delightful good fellowship.” Why, it sounds just like a day on The Herald’s sports desk. “No it doesn’t,” muttered the sports editor

FIREFIGHTERS who have been battling a blaze at the iconic Glasgow School of Art have had to pump water from the River Clyde to dampen the fire. READ MORE: Glasgow School of Art fire witnesses tell of their 'disbelief' as second fire ravages iconic

WITNESSES to the devastating fire at the Glasgow School of Art have been telling of their disbelief at the iconic building being ravaged by flames for the second time in four years. READ MORE: 'Devastating' Glasgow School of Art fire spreads to

A fire which has ravaged Glasgow's School of Art and its historic Mackintosh Building has spread to "several properties" including the O2 ABC music venue. Buildings including the O2 ABC and Campus nightclub have suffered "extensive damage" as flames

FOR many people the prospect of redundancy can be terrifying. For Eileen McLaren it turned out to be life-changing - in a good way. After spending the best part of two decades working for Edinburgh financial giant Standard Life, the chance to take

Most whodunnit lovers have no clue about what they are watching. Sure, we probably think it’s odd that the sleepy villages of Midsomer should have quite such a brutally high body count. But we are not yelling at our TVs when a Scottish detective reads

RICKY BURNS will take to the ring for the 50th professional bout of his career this evening, but the 35-year-old has insisted that he is far from finished as a boxer.Burns will take on Ivan Niegac in Newcastle and while the Coatbridge man, who became

Comedian and entertainer known for his work at the PavilionBorn: February 8, 1934;Died: June 5, 2018RON Dale, who has died aged 84, was one of Scotland’s popular comedy entertainers who worked in theatres and clubs in Britain for over 60 years, including

ICE-cream maker Mackie’s of Scotland is celebrating a record month for sales, having achieved a 28 per cent year-on-year rise in May.The Aberdeenshire company revealed yesterday that, as the UK enjoyed its sunniest May since records began, its sales in

Tommy Fleetwood will put his experience of meditation to good use as he contends for a first major title in the US Open this weekend.The European No.1 birdied three of his last five holes at Shinnecock Hills to card a superb second round of 66, the lowest

British international athlete Luke Traynor recorded the fastest time for a road 10k by a Scot for more than two years in a record breaking run in Glasgow on Friday night.Traynor’s official time of 28:32 at the Brian Goodwin Memorial 10k moves him to third

THE UK’s oldest mutual life insurance company, Equitable Life, is being bought by specialist insurer Life Company Consolidation Group (LCCG) for £1.8 billion.The company, established in 1762, has 300,000 policyholders and manages assets of £6.3 billion

LET’S face it, this is as good a way as any of deterring any would-be car thieves.Leo the lion cub was spotted sitting in this Morris Minor Traveller in Glasgow’s St Vincent Street, one day in April 1975. He was watching out for traffic wardens while

Dustin Johnson took a massive step towards a second US Open victory in three years as Ian Poulter's challenge imploded on an eventful second day at Shinnecock Hills. Johnson, who is looking to become only the second player after Tiger Woods to win

THE noisy walk-out staged by SNP MPs in the Commons on Wednesday marked the start of a new obstructionist phase for the party, we’re told. Filibusters and obscure parliamentary devices to disrupt Westminster business and delay Brexit legislation

A MULTI-MILLION investment to build a medical innovation centre in Renfrewshire is set to help the UK capture a bigger slice of the lucrative pharmaceutical market.Hailed as a world-first, the £56 million Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (MMIC

Switching between English and Gaeilge, an Irish minister of state on Friday told of the hunger that drove thousands from his island to Glasgow. “It wasn’t always easy,” Joe McHugh said, for Ireland’s famine refugees “They felt marginalised. Some faced

CAR adverts sell vehicles as glamorous but essential. It’s quite unnecessary, all this associated glitz, given how attached people already are to their vehicles.There’s something about the level of exposure we have in our modern lives – data-gathering

SCOTTISH police might just have found a secret ally in their battle with gangsters: crime writers. Senior officers and politicians are mulling a scheme to change the way the Mob is portrayed on screen and page. Law enforcement sources have

Macdonald Norwood Hall, Aberdeen STYLE AND SUBSTANCE Stepping through the front door, the first thing that hits a guest is the homely aroma of woodsmoke from the open-fire in reception. It sets the scene for what is a beautiful country house

Neal Ascherson, author and journalistWhat song brings back a cherished memory?When I was a student at Cambridge in the 1950s I met a lot of Africans, in effect refugees who had been trying to overthrow apartheid. They brought with them vinyl records of

Although they adore bacon, my family always moan when I buy pork. But they come around to its charms when I cook a dish like today’s. The main thing to watch with pork is the cooking time – be careful not to overdo it as the meat will dry out. PORK

DaimhThe Rough Bounds Goat Island MusicNAMED for the West Lochaber area where they played their first gig 20 years ago last month, The Rough Bounds finds Daimh in rude good health.Currently a six-piece, with recent arrival, Lewis-born fiddler Alasdair

HAVING co-founded Stream Technologies nearly two decades ago, Nigel Chadwick and Kevin McDowall were never going to sell the software platform they have patiently developed to any old buyer. And it seems their patience has been rewarded.In selling their

I CONGRATULATE your correspondent, ffinlo Costain, in getting his letter (June 13) in before me.During the recent glorious weather I have enjoyed walking the narrow country roads behind Cardross, where the verges were at their peak of lush and colourful

SCOTTISH companies are being encouraged to look across the Irish Sea to build commercial links as Brexit looms into view. The Scottish Government last night confirmed £25,000 of funding for Causeway, an organisation set up in 2016 to promote growth

CAROLE Ford (Letters, June 15)asks if she is “missing something”? Well she misses out quite a lot, I would suggest. She contrasts, typically unfavourably, the performance of the Scottish Government with regard to welfare payments and agricultural payments

I FIND myself at odds with Alan Jenkins when he contends that the state’s presumed consent for organ donation is ethically wrong (Letters, June 15).As long as an individual has had the opportunity to opt out I have no problem with the ethics of using

The streets of Hodeidah were said to be empty yesterday. For those who live in Yemen’s main port city, the Eid holiday marking the end of the Ramadan fast brings no festivities only a sense of foreboding. It’s hard to imagine the humanitarian disaster

THERE was limitless cynicism around the SNP walk-out at PMQs. Apart from the discovery of a crib sheet telling Nat MPs to express “outrage/disappointment” over the government’s timetable for Brexit legislation, there was the suspiciously speedy 600-word

Naughty HARD to believe publisher Selina Walker of Penguin Random House who has paid $2m for the rights to We Were Never Here, the story of how the CIA smuggled copies of Dr Zhivago into Russia. Ms Walker says she commissioned the work on the basis of

INVESTMENT trusts have been around since the 1860s whereas unit trusts did not become popular until the 1960s.In essence the former are companies that hold investments and whose shares trade on the stock market. They have both advantages and disadvantages

Rosie Nixon, plant expert and garden photographer As a child, I used to follow my grandfather around the garden. He had a huge segmented garden and knew so much about fruit, vegetables and flowers. I loved picking petals from the flowers, pressing

THE co-founder of Glasgow-based Stream Technologies has declared the company’s acquisition by global software design giant Arm Holdings is a massive vote of confidence in the Scottish tech scene, while raising the prospect of further jobs being taken

LOOK at that chest, the sheer power of it. The flowing hair. The proud forehead. As for those fetlocks, for the love of a Cornish cream tea! Yes, it was the hotly anticipated first glimpse of Seamus the horse, for some the real star of Poldark (BBC1

BEAUTIFUL gardens, hidden gems and expert advice. Let us walk you through some of Scotland's finest horticultural delights.  A Agapanthus These summer-flowering perennial plants can be showstoppers. Also known as the African Lily, they

Oban Seafood HutObanA FRENCH lady opposite me is shouting “merd-uh, merd-uh” as forks and napkins come tumbling from her bag and flutter onto the Railway Pier. Her friend laughs and grabs the two Grand Platters they’ve ordered before they too hit the

Jott Sam Thompson JM Originals, £12.99 ESSENTIALLY, Jott is a small story about three or four people, much of whose communication is conducted in silence. But, because what underlies it is nothing less than the labyrinthine workings of

MEG WOLITZER’S TWELFTH NOVEL has come out with exquisite timing in this post-Weinstein #Me Too era. Which means that The Female Persuasion, which unfolds after its clever, shy heroine – Greer – is horrifically groped by a freshman at a mediocre Connecticut

It was the dog barking that alerted me to the figure trudging across the field in front of the house. It was the farmer – a big man who normally walks with the swagger of one who knows his worth, counted in hectares.Not today. He moved slowly, stopping

Red Note EnsembleLyell Cresswell Music for String QuartetDelphianLyell CresswellThe Art of Black & WhiteRattleFEW composers can boast recent releases on both sides of the globe, but Scots-domiciled New Zealander Lyell Cresswell has achieved that with

Alison KerrScotland’s first jazz festival was born out of an experiment, 40 years ago, when local antiques-dealer and banjo-player Mike Hart brought together a number of local bands plus a couple of well-respected soloists from England and staged a mini

HAVING devoted a fair slice of his career to bringing Oscar Wilde to life on stage and screen, there was only one actor who could portray the wronged writer in his swansong period in Paris. The Happy Prince finds Rupert Everett not only playing Wilde

Taking a walk around a degree show on your own can be a mixed blessing. On one hand, your senses are alert to the visual onslaught before you; on the other, you long for company to brainstorm the puzzle the work presents. Last Friday, a week

If your father is fond of a tipple, treat him to a fine wine, super spirit or signature cocktail this Father's Day1. Oliver Cromwell London Dry Gin (£9.99 for 70cl, Aldi)A gold medal-winner at the International Wine & Spirits Challenge 2018, this

From picture-postcard pretty to rugged and dramatic, Scotland's villages are as varied as the country's landscapes. Here's a few to visit – or revisit – this summer. By Alex Burns 1. Portnahaven, Islay The whitewashed cottages are so orderly

The sky fell in. Thirty six years ago as I was driving along the M8 in Glasgow during a stormy day, an overhead gantry sign was blown and a small fragment landed on my forehead. Only the skill of the Southern General’s doctors and nurses saved my life

Kilbryde Castle Gardens Kilbryde Castle, Dunblane FK15 9NF Kilbryde Castle, in Central Scotland, has been home to the Campbell family since 1659. Its gardens consist of some 20 acres and were created from the 1970's onwards by Sir Colin and

JOTTSam Thompson(JM Originals, £12.99)Essentially, Jott is a small story about three or four people, much of whose communication is conducted in silence. But, because what underlies it is nothing less than the labyrinthine workings of the human mind,

MIGHTY tome that it is – hardly hand luggage – I have been kicking myself that I did not buy Birgit Nilsson 100 – An Homage when I was in Austria with the RSNO’s recent European tour. Published by Viennese art-book house Verlag fur moderne Kunst, it

Hereditary (15) *** Dir: Ari Aster With: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff Runtime: 127 minutes PUBLICITY for writer-director Ari Aster’s supernatural horror, a hit with the indie crowd and critics at Sundance, promises a picture

If you want to ditch those expensive shop-bought herbs, we show you how to grow three low-maintenance herbs which should come back next year. Herbs come into their own in summer, added to drinks, salads, dips and sauces. If you fancy having

Mint is a willing, accommodating plant. It grows happily where others fail and adds a cool, refreshing dash of summer to dishes and drinks. It’s largely impervious to pests and diseases, so the pristine mint bed is a joy to behold as I battle endlessly

As a new exhibition about the controversial artist opens in London, Sarah Marshall visits her homeland Mexico. On a residential street in Mexico City's Coyoacan neighbourhood, churro sellers can't keep up with the demand for their sugary doughnut

JOHNNY Marr first appeared at Glasgow’s Barrowlands in June 1984, arriving late after The Smiths recorded Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now for the following night’s Top of the Pops. Since then he’s played the venue countless times with the likes of The

IT really is time to stop both the Honours List and university honorary degrees. I says this after seeing the Strictly Come Dancing "star" Susan Calman on the front page of my Herald today after her award ("Waltzing off with an honorary

I ADMIRE the commitment and courage of a senior politician like Jim Wells in denouncing the abortion regime in Great Britain ("Leading DUP man says abortion like the Holocaust", The Herald, June 12). I think he is perhaps, the first politician

THE details which have been revealed about the Grenfell disaster, where various individuals had raised the alarm months if not years before the disaster but nothing was done because it would cost money, are reminiscent of all disasters ("Residents

They are the ultimate taste of summer, and thanks to the beast from the east and the spring heatwave, Scots are tucking into 6.5m extra ‘supersize’ strawberries.The unusual weather conditions have meant there’s an unexpected glut of Scottish strawberries

CREATIVE Scotland has until the end of the festival month of August to reply in detail to the highly critical, in parts damning, words of the Scottish Parliament's Culture Committee.It will make for a busy summer in Waverley Gate. Especially as the

By John Ennis, Gayfield ProjectsFOR centuries Scots were swaddled in linen at birth, dressed in it throughout life, and were shrouded in it for burial. The world thinks of Scottish textiles in terms of tartan and tweed and the role of linen, our oldest

THOUSANDS of football fans travelling to the World Cup in Russia, and millions of holidaymakers going to other countries, will lay themselves open to financial disaster this summer. Around 10,000 people are expected to fly from the UK to watch

ALMOST half of overseas holidaymakers spend hours hunting for a booking bargain, saving up to £100 on flights and the same on places to stay.But even more travellers put the same effort into planning their foreign currency and plastic cards, according

What is it? A solar-powered automatic garden plant watering system. Flopro has recognised the need for smart and hassle-free irrigation which every garden and allotment owner can easily install and operate themselves. Good Points? The

THE World Cup is the planet’s long-awaited festival of friendship and neighbourly goodness. President Vladimir Putin certainly thinks so. In his opening speech at the unveiling of the 21st World Cup finals on Thursday he said: “Football brings us together

A HEALTH board where a baby was decapitated in a botched delivery has been red-flagged for having one of the highest neonatal death rates in the UK. NHS Tayside was the only health board in Scotland to be given the red rating, which identifies

ANOTHER week, another complaint to the Post Office about a lost invitation. I did not mind too much about the non-arrival of the royal wedding “stiffy”, as posh sorts call invites, and frankly when you’ve been to one Met Gala you’ve been to them all

MOST 12-year-olds spend their free time at the cinema or chatting with friends on social media. But for daredevil Oban Duncan, from Balloch, there is nothing more satisfying than taking her powerboat for a high-speed spin on Loch Lomond. The

Adventures in a Golden Age: Scotland in the World Cup finals 1974-1998 Archie Macpherson Black and White £11.99 Red Card: FIFA and the Fall of the Most Powerful Men in Sports Ken Bensinger Profile £16.99 ARCHIE Macpherson is

Good Trouble Joseph O’Neill Fourth Estate, £12.99 Review by Malcolm Forbes Netherland, Joseph O’Neill’s magnificent breakthrough novel of 2008, was composed of two standard staples of fiction (a mysterious death, a marital breakdown

HANNAH RANKIN may be on the verge of making Scottish boxing history this evening but she remains entirely unfazed by the prospect.The 27-year-old, who is also a trained classical musician, will face Finland’s Sanna Turunen on MTK Scotland’s show in Paisley

GRANT PLENDERLEITH did, he admits, spend a significant proportion of his career believing that he wasn’t quite good enough to make it to the standard needed to represent GB. Scotland was, he believed, his level.2018 has disabused him of that notion entirely

 Julie Hesmondhalgh performs in The Greatest Play in the History of the World...at the Traverse Theatre from August 3 - 26 (except Mondays). Tell us about your Fringe show It’s a one woman show written by my other half, Ian Kershaw,

THE phrase ‘let’s go’ has become the motto of the Steven Gerrard era as Rangers prepare for a new dawn with the Liverpool legend at the helm. In his first press conference since he was unveiled at Ibrox last month, Gerrard didn’t need to use the

STEVEN GERRARD has left the door open for Lee Wallace to resurrect his Rangers career if he can bring an end to his disciplinary dispute at Ibrox.The club captain was suspended and then hit with a fine in the aftermath of the Old Firm Scottish Cup defeat

SNP chiefs are this weekend expected to map out their “frustration strategy” aimed at disrupting UK Government business at Westminster in the wake of Theresa May’s decision to plough ahead with the Brexit Bill in the face of Holyrood’s opposition.Nicola

The future of Glasgow School of Art’s historic Mackintosh Building has been plunged into uncertainty after it was gutted by a large fire on Friday night. Fire crews said the blaze broke out just before 11.20pm and that several engines with specialist

AN expected £20 billion cash boost for the NHS in England would provide the Scottish Government with a near £2bn knock-on windfall, which would also likely be spent on improving health care services north of the border.The suggestion that Theresa May

St Mirren striker Cammy Smith has welcomed the appointment of Alan Stubbs but is well aware that a new broom may want to sweep clean. Stubbs has already spoken of taking a close look at the Saints squad who have just won promotion into the top flight