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Braveheart features in bizarre White House war film amid ongoing strikes on Iran Scottish national hero William Wallace, or rather a famous portrayal of him, appeared in a White House propaganda video relating to the war with…

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07.03.2026 16:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Demonstrators in Edinburgh protesting over strikes on Iran march to the US Consulate on Saturday afternoon

𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌𝘚: 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘑 𝘔𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭/𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴

07.03.2026 16:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Professor Alan Wilson had been in Namibia on a research trip 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...

07.03.2026 16:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu celebrates with The Auld Alliance Trophy after a remarkable 50-40 victory against France in the Six Nations at Murrayfield

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𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴

07.03.2026 16:19 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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Scotland in Six Nations title mix after winning 90-point thriller against France Wings Darcy Graham and Kyle Steyn both scored doubles, while Pierre Schoeman, Ben White and substitute Tom Jordan also crossed.

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07.03.2026 16:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tourette's campaigner John Davidson MBE and Dottie Achenbach, who took John in and helped raise him, pictured at Murrayfield on Saturday afternoon.

They watched a thrilling 50-40 victory for Scotland against France in the Six Nations

📷: 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘚𝘪𝘹 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴/𝘟

07.03.2026 16:12 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Braveheart features in bizarre White House war film amid ongoing strikes on Iran Scottish national hero William Wallace, or rather a famous portrayal of him, appeared in a White House propaganda video relating to the war with…

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2591622...

07.03.2026 16:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Demonstrators protesting over the strikes on Iran take part in a march to the US Consulate on Saturday in Edinburgh

𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌𝘚: 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘑 𝘔𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭/𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴

07.03.2026 16:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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As the conflict in Iran and the Middle East continues, Herald writer Brian Taylor says America is unclear as to its objectives – with an impact upon global defence strategy👉 www.heraldscotland.com/poli...

07.03.2026 15:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The STV anchor is hanging up his earpiece and ties 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...

07.03.2026 14:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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There was good news for employees of a long-established Scottish family business

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07.03.2026 12:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Anti-Semite's blackout is archaic - scrapping it can help showcase Scottish football Scrapping the archaic television blackout at 3pm on a Saturday would help to showcase Scottish football in full in the future.

🗣️"The inability to show games at traditional kick-off times will, coupled with the limitations of the TV deals, result in some unfortunate scheduling."

Scrapping an anti-Semite's archaic blackout can showcase Scottish game.

In @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️

www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259155...

07.03.2026 09:52 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Soham killer Ian Huntley has died in hospital after being attacked in the workshop of a maximum security prison.

The 52-year-old had been on life support in hospital after being hit repeatedly over the head by an inmate armed with a metal bar

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07.03.2026 10:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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More than 100 bar and brewing jobs have been lost👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...

07.03.2026 10:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trade unions believe they could put a check on rising bills if they had a seat on Scottish Water's board 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...

07.03.2026 08:37 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Scottish roadbuilding company collapses into administration A Scottish roadbuilding company has collapsed into administration

The Ayrshire firm 'suffered from cash flow issues and was unable to continue to trade', the administrator said.

Via @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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07.03.2026 05:15 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A historic Scottish engineer that collapsed into liquidation faced 'unsustainable costs and debts'

My Business Week column

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07.03.2026 06:09 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Even naysayers should welcome big SNP Government call on Ferguson Marine It was great to hear of the proposed award of work to Ferguson Marine which would take up most of the Port Glasgow yard’s capacity for the next…

♦️'It is surely in everyone’s interests, regardless of their political persuasion, to hope that this historic yard does succeed.'
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#ferries #shipbuilding #shipyard #Clyde
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06.03.2026 18:43 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Following the eviction notice handed to residents of the grassroots cultural centre Trongate 103, arts writer Derek McArthur assesses how far removed Glasgow is from what was once named the cultural capital of Europe

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06.03.2026 18:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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'It has been an amazing journey on-screen and off. We’ve enjoyed seeing fans flock to Scotland to create their own Outlander-inspired story, providing a huge boost to Scottish tourism and our wonderful sector'

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06.03.2026 18:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Herald and The Scottish Farmer are to lead a major media campaign in support of the 2026 Royal Highland Show

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06.03.2026 18:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Braveheart features in bizarre White House war film

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06.03.2026 17:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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"Carr said: 'Some men when they have a midlife crisis buy a Lamborghini, but me - I want my very own castle.'

"I find that comment loathsome"

'Am I the only one who finds Alan Carr buying Ayton castle detestable?', asks @neilmackay.bsky.social

www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2590...

📷:𝘐𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵/𝘗𝘈

06.03.2026 17:39 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 4
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'Alba is now at the two bald men fighting over a comb stage of absurdity' The hardline nationalist party set up by Alex Salmond is in a state of utter collapse. Neil Mackay surveys the chaos, with his tongue planted firmly…

The Alba Party has now reached the ‘two bald men fighting over a comb’ stage of absurdity

Alex Salmond’s vanity project and revenge vehicle has driven itself into a ditch. It’s collapsing in a storm of demented factionalism. To be honest, it is a joy to watch

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

06.03.2026 17:33 👍 80 🔁 17 💬 11 📌 4
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'There are some nights that remind you that pop music is the most fun you can have with your clothes on. This was one of them'

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06.03.2026 17:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Joani Reid criticised Nicola Sturgeon for her promotion of 'crank gender ideology, spoke alongside Labour Friends of Israel, and accused the SNP of turning Glasgow into 'a sanctuary for asylum seekers' due to 'virtue-signalling policies'

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06.03.2026 17:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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An International Women’s Day march is set to take place in Edinburgh.

Women against the Far Right said they are 'supporting this year’s International Women’s Day march because it is crucial that we come together and reclaim our streets from the misogyny and bigotry of the far-right'👇

06.03.2026 17:08 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Edinburgh's Depute Lord Provost Lezley Marion Cameron with Dmytro Miskova at Ocean Terminal, where a new creative arts centre has been launched by charity Mission of Innocents to help children of war

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2591450...

06.03.2026 16:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Education Specialist James McEnaney says 'if teacher strikes close schools, the SNP will be to blame'

www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2591...

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𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴

06.03.2026 16:40 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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The stomping Scottish album the critics said was 'like a madcap Glasgow pub crawl' THE earliest years of the Fratellis are strewn with highlights and accolades, so many that it’s difficult to pick out just one. But it’s not…

'If Scotland had ever produced the Who', Roger Daltrey declared, 'we’d have been called the Fratellis!' @heraldscotland.bsky.social

06.03.2026 15:53 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0