China The rich are getting poorer and buying less at Art Basel Hong Kong: After a brief post-Covid boom at the beginning of last year, the dynamics of the ...
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Jobs lost as Inverness construction firm enters liquidation: Highland Timber Construction will be wound up following the appointment of provisional liquidators ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/6297659/highland-timber-construction-enters-liquidation-inverness/
Owner pleads guilty after Staffy bites cops at Aberdeen Covid house party: Kevin McDonald admitted owning a dangerous Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog which bit ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/6422380/owner-pleads-guilty-after-staffy-bella-bites-cops-at-dyce-covid-house-party/
"Ms Sturgeon had virtually no time off during the entire emergency, she was completely focused and an inspiration to many with her calm and clear delivery ... Show more
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Revealed: How often are the top-paid brains running Aberdeen working from the city centre?
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Former bakery to become 24-hour adult gaming centre in Ayr: The property has been vacant since the first Covid lockdown in March 2020.
news.stv.tv/west-central/former-bakery-to-become-24-hour-adult-gaming-centre-in-ayr
First Minister Humza Yousaf to give evidence at UK Covid-19 Inquiry: The First Minister will appear for questioning as the UK Covid Inquiry continues in ...
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Covid inquiry: Scottish Government falling short on transparency: There are many questions to be asked about the Scottish Government's approach to handing over ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/23892841.covid-inquiry-scottish-government-falling-short-transparency/
East Lothian Resident wins fight to build home on gypsy traveller site: Paris McCallum applied for planning permission to build a house on two pitches on the ...
news.stv.tv/east-central/east-lothian-resident-wins-fight-to-build-home-on-gypsy-traveller-site
Scottish tourism boost with millions more visits than 2022: Attractions recorded 48,635,638 visits in 2023, an increase of 7,133,336 since 2022
heraldscotland.com/news/24155005.scottish-tourism-boost-millions-visits-2022/
Covid: The sooner Sturgeon and Yousaf are before an inquiry the better: Excuse me for referring to what I wrote last week. Get ready, I suggested ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/23904155.covid-sooner-sturgeon-yousaf-inquiry-better/
Contempt for devolution is now past the point of hiding in plain sight: READING the papers on Wednesday, I came across a couple of stories about two seemingly ...
thenational.scot/politics/23856123.contempt-devolution-now-past-point-hiding-plain-sight/
‘Astonishing if Scottish Government ministers deleted Covid WhatsApp messages’: A row has erupted in Scottish politics about social media messages sent by senior ...
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Could the Covid inquiry reshape the UK?: Learning the lessons of the Covid pandemic throws a spotlight on Scotland makes decisions in a crisis.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-68188517
Boxing Day boost for Scottish stores but footfall still less than pre-Covid: Footfall was up more than 14% across Scotland’s retail destinations this year ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/boxing-day-boost-for-scottish-stores-but-footfall-still-less-than-pre-covid
Scots family fears experimental Covid drug killed beloved Dundee dad: James Cameron, 41, died in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, with Covid listed as his cause of ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/experimental-covid-drug-killed-much-30589696
Aberdeen's Covid memorial could be placed in Bon Accord Terrace Gardens: A new statue to remember those who died during the Covid pandemic could be heading ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6107032/covid-memorial-bon-accord-gardens/
Covid Scotland: Professor Linda Bauld on new Covid variant EG.5 and why infections are on the rise
news.stv.tv/scotland/covid-scotland-professor-linda-bauld-on-new-covid-variant-eg-5-and-why-infections-are-on-the-rise
Quick Glance: New Covid Variant EG.5 Named 'Eris'
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new sub-variant of Covid called EG.5 - unofficially named 'Eris' - a variant of interest and is asking countries to monitor it as cases grow globally.
- But the organization says it poses a low risk to public health, with no evidence that it causes more severe disease than other variants circulating at the moment.
Third of Scots pupils missing one day of school per fortnight: Almost a third of Scottish pupils are missing an average of one day of school per fortnight ...
heraldscotland.com/news/23879844.third-scots-pupils-missing-one-day-school-per-fortnight/
Climate change: Scottish Government misses climate target as emissions bounce up after Covid cuts
scotsman.com/news/environment/climate-change-scottish-government-misses-climate-target-as-emissions-bounce-up-after-covid-cuts-4189275
The Covid inquiry asked the wrong questions of Neil Ferguson: SPI-M-O are at the Covid inquiry this week. They’re the shadowy group of mathematical modellers who ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-covid-inquiry-asked-the-wrong-questions-of-neil-ferguson/
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Scots bus routes face cuts and fare hikes as support is slashed: HUNDREDS of bus routes face the axe and fares are set to be hiked as a Scottish Government fund ...
heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/23370340.scots-bus-routes-face-cuts-fare-hikes-support-slashed/
Paid articlePaid Covid cases lowest in over a year amid rise in new 'Kraken' variant: Covid cases have reached a new low following a challenging winter for the NHS.
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Night czar would be ‘gamechanger’ for Edinburgh’s late-night economy: Covid lockdowns and the cost of living crisis have taken their toll on the capital's ...
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Edinburgh Christmas market punters forced to wait in 'Disneyland-like queues': Pictures posted on social media show hundreds of people packing the streets to ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/edinburgh-christmas-market-punters-forced-28650448
Has suffering long Covid changed the cycle of your period?: A study by researchers at the University of Edinburgh is exploring how the virus has impacted ...
news.stv.tv/east-central/long-covid-impact-on-period-cycle-studied-by-edinburgh-university-experts
Scots Instagram influencer banned from being director over claims government Covid loan was misused 😬: bit.ly/3Mj73B4
Post-Covid tourism boom for Scotland as sales increase by 70%, according to ONS: Sales from tourists is up by 70% by overnights stays have risen while nearly a ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/post-covid-tourism-boom-for-scotland-as-sales-increase-by-70-according-to-ons
Costs crisis ‘worse than pandemic’ for half of young Scots: YOUNG people in Scotland are struggling more with the cost of living crisis than they did during the ...
thenational.scot/news/23284493.costs-crisis-worse-pandemic-half-young-scots/
ScotRail urged to scrap 'draconian' ban on drinking alcohol: The ban has been described as 'unreasonable'.
news.stv.tv/scotland/scotrail-urged-to-scrap-draconian-ban-on-drinking-alcohol
Nicholas Rossi: Man arrested on COVID ward in Scotland is American rape suspect who faked his own death, court rules
news.sky.com/story/nicholas-rossi-man-arrested-on-covid-ward-in-scotland-is-american-rape-suspect-who-faked-his-own-death-court-rules-12744327
Britain’s Economic Health Is Withering With Sick Workers on the Sidelines: Many people who want to work can’t because of long-term health problems ...
nytimes.com/2023/01/09/business/economy/uk-economy-sick-workers.html
Is MugStock Festival 2023 going ahead? Organisers issue ticketing update: ORGANISERS of Scotland’s MugStock Festival have said that they still need a ...
thenational.scot/news/23670711.mugstock-festival-2023-going-ahead-organiser-issue-ticketing-upda/
How did Covid lockdowns transform life in Scotland?: Three years on from the first Covid lockdown, life has transformed in ways many would have never predicted.
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COLUMN: Empower workers to stop crime | Jon Caldara: Remember when employees cared about their jobs and cared about the company for which they worked? We call it ...
gazette.com/denver-gazette/column-empower-workers-to-stop-crime-jon-caldara/article_1c0ca1a2-1cdc-11ee-a6a2-afd93e21ade7.html
Travel boss says Covid was ‘best thing’ to ever happen: “Brutal and humbling” though it was, the Covid pandemic was probably “the best thing that ever happened” ...
heraldscotland.com/news/23211539.travel-boss-says-covid-best-thing-ever-happen/
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Postal workers across the north, north-east and islands to strike today for a 'dignified, proper pay rise'
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Quick Glance: Warned about a Christmas post as 115,000 employees prepare to strike again
- This week, 115,000 workers will go on strike, which might stretch until December 2.
- With union strike dates set for November 2 and December 2, the FSB advises businesses to look for alternatives to Royal Mail.
- "Postal workers are not going to swerve in our determination, which is something that Royal Mail have got to realise."
- "Royal Mail bosses have lost the dressing room, and unless they make efforts to get real on negotiating with workers representatives, serious disruption will continue."
ScotRail alcohol ban to stay in place for 'foreseeable future': SCOTRAIL’s alcohol ban is to stay in place for the “foreseeable future,” the transport firm has ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/20588639.scotrail-alcohol-ban-stay-place-foreseeable-future/
Fall in number of Covid infections across Scotland: The latest ONS Covid infection survey estimates that about one in 50 people had the virus last week.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-63245575
UK Covid cases soar with 2.7 million people infected last week: Covid is most prevalent in Scotland, where around one in 17 people have the virus ...
independent.co.uk/news/health/covid-cases-rise-uk-infections-b2118808.html
Iceland will be closing all of its stores early on Sunday: Iceland will be shutting all of its stores at 4pm
liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/iceland-closing-stores-early-sunday-24612947
Get £10 off a £50 shop at Iceland & The Food Warehouse in store : The offer runs until Monday, October 3
liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/easy-way-10-50-shop-25128444
Should we worry about ‘flurona’?: With both the flu and SARS-CoV-2 viruses circulating, there is a risk of being hit with both infections at once.
thestar.com.my/lifestyle/health/2023/01/06/should-we-worry-about-flurona
Amid Brexit and Covid woe, Scottish exports boosted by £1.44bn: By Ian McConnell
heraldscotland.com/business_hq/20781136.amid-brexit-covid-woe-scottish-exports-boosted-1-44bn/
When the 'experts' turn anti-vaxxers, we have a problem: FEW things spread faster on the internet than apparent proof that Covid vaccines are doing more harm ...
heraldscotland.com/news/23048325.experts-turn-anti-vaxxers-problem/
Paid articlePaid Jeane Freeman and Matt Hancock 'argued' at first Covid-19 Cobra: FORMER Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has revealed that she argued with Matt Hancock ...
thenational.scot/news/20895229.jeane-freeman-matt-hancock-argued-first-covid-19-cobra/
Freeze on energy bills could cost £100bn: Ministers have been told that protecting British households from surging energy prices would cost £100 billion ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/energy-supplier-warns-of-dramatic-and-catastrophic-winter-ahead-7mhj7tktn
Paid articlePaid New Omicron-fighting Covid vaccine supplied with 'flimsy needles': Vaccinators said the needles bend when they try to pierce vials.
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Scots property dealer pocketed £100K after falsely using Covid business loan: Brendan Gaughan has been banned as a director for 12 years and could face ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/rogue-scots-property-dealer-pocketed-28476595
Could Scotland see a return to Covid face masks this autumn?: Health experts say a return to using face masks in Scotland should remain under consideration ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/4562008/could-scotland-see-a-return-to-covid-face-masks-this-autumn/
UK court: Arrested man is US fugitive wanted on rape claim: LONDON (AP) — A judge in Scotland ruled Friday that a man who has spent almost a year fighting ...
apnews.com/article/health-arrests-united-states-covid-europe-6d7f8ce8a3a769cc4099605c6054f1b4
The Tattoo returned to Edinburgh Castle last night for the first time since 2019. https://i.stv.tv/3Q4BICW
Beaver found shot in the face at side of Perthshire road returns to the wild: A beaver found shot in the face in Perthshire has returned to the wild after ...
thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/perth-kinross/4267117/beaver-face-shot-perthshire/
Aberdeen's Bon Accord shopping centre enters administration: A SHOPPING centre in Aberdeen is set to continue trading as usual despite its financial troubles.
thenational.scot/news/20861387.business-usual-bon-accord-shopping-centre-despite-administration/
Perth 5k to celebrate Queen's Jubilee cancelled due to low entry numbers: A PERTHSHIRE event set to mark the Queen’s Jubilee has been called off after receiving ...
thenational.scot/news/20183427.perth-5k-celebrate-queens-jubilee-cancelled-due-low-entry-numbers/
Silverburn boss reveals new restaurant and entertainment plans: THE boss of one of Scotland’s biggest shopping centres has revealed ambitious plans to diversify ...
heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23209764.silverburn-boss-reveals-new-restaurant-entertainment-plans/
Paid articlePaid NHS dentistry ‘at tipping point’ with warning that patients will ‘pay the price’: The majority of NHS dental practices in the UK are unable to offer appointments ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/4636237/nhs-dentistry-at-tipping-point-with-warning-that-patients-will-pay-the-price/
Paid articlePaid Aberdeen's Wood bags BP contract worth hundreds of millions of pounds: Aberdeen's Wood has won a $350 million engineering services contract with BP.
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/local/4846855/aberdeens-wood-bags-bp-contract-worth-hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds/
Newshour - China announces first Covid-related deaths in six months - BBC Sounds: Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here ...
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Sir Ian Rankin reveals he will be putting John Rebus behind bars in his next novel
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This Entrepreneur Learned the Hard Way That Business and Politics Don't Mix: When Covid-19 hit, the founder of BML-Blackbird knew he was in trouble ...
inc.com/magazine/202304/ali-donaldson/this-entrepreneur-learned-the-hard-way-that-business-and-politics-dont-mix.html
SQA: Covid exam replacement made some teachers consider quitting: CHANGES to national assessments put in place in 2021 when exams were cancelled because of the ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/22442071.sqa-covid-exam-replacement-made-teachers-consider-quitting/
Glasgow footfall down a fifth compared to pre-covid levels: GLASGOW city centre footfall is a fifth down compared to pre-pandemic levels with lunch time trade ...
heraldscotland.com/business_hq/22728281.glasgow-footfall-fifth-compared-pre-covid-levels/
ScotRail alcohol ban is increasingly difficult to justify – Martyn McLaughlin: At the weekend, an American friend whose travel plans have been repeatedly ...
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scotrail-alcohol-ban-is-increasingly-difficult-to-justify-martyn-mclaughlin-3790800
Paid articlePaid Eastgate in Inverness mirrors shopping centre resurgence: The Eastgate shopping centre in Inverness has roared back from the Covid doldrums ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/5238265/inverness-eastgate-shopping-centre-scottish-retail-consortium/
Gift cards worth £105 to be given to around 85,000 households: Over 700 businesses across Glasgow have registered to be a part of the scheme.
news.stv.tv/west-central/around-85000-low-income-glasgow-households-to-receive-105-covid-gift-cards-to-spend-on-local-high-streets
Scottish Power has proposed a £100bn plan to freeze energy bills for two years in the face of a crisis that is 'bigger than the Covid pandemic' ... Show more
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Community supermarket with discounted food plans to open in every Angus town: The chief executive of a Forfar-based social enterprise has ambitious plans for its ...
thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-environment/business/4249714/forfar-social-supermarket-expansion/
Calls made for push on finding new ways to fund the arts in Scotland: SCOTLAND’S culture sector is facing a “per-fect storm” of increased costs and budget cuts ...
thenational.scot/news/23088915.calls-made-push-finding-new-ways-fund-arts-scotland/
Scots scientists identify new virus behind mystery child hepatitis: The cause of the liver inflammation was unknown, with medics investigating Covid-19 among a ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/glasgow-scientists-identify-virus-behind-acute-child-hepatitis-saying-there-is-no-evidence-of-covid-19-link
Direct flights between Inverness and Dublin return for the first time post-pandemic
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/4344807/direct-flights-between-inverness-and-dublin-return-for-the-first-time-post-pandemic/
Stonehaven Open Air Pool to reopen for Jubilee weekend after winter renovations: Stonehaven Open Air Pool is opening its doors again in time for Jubilee weekend ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/4311633/stonehaven-open-air-pool-jubilee/
Scottish shopper footfall up but still below pre-pandemic levels: In October, footfall rose 1.4% compared to the month before, the Scottish Retail Consortium ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/scottish-shopper-footfall-up-but-still-below-pre-covid-levels-says-scottish-retail-consortium
Latest Covid figures show decrease for first time in seven weeks: Around 1 in 19 people are now thought to have Covid-19 - the first time figures have fallen in ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/latest-scottish-covid-figures-show-reduction-for-first-time-in-seven-weeks
Bonus for Fife rail travellers as Cross Country trains return to local stations: CrossCountry has confirmed its trains will once more stop in Fife from May but ...
thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-environment/transport/4228489/bonus-for-fife-rail-travellers-as-cross-country-trains-return-to-local-stations/
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Rap, Rocky Horror and Robbie Williams anthems brought in for Edinburgh Tattoo revamp
scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/royal-edinburgh-military-tattoo-rap-rocky-horror-and-robbie-williams-anthems-brought-in-for-edinburgh-tattoo-revamp-3794405
Paid articlePaid Inverness hospitality and catering event roars back after Covid hiatus : A huge hospitality, catering and retail exhibition threw open its doors at the ...
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