The Herald - 2021-08-28

• Action needed now to avoid Christmas disruption, says food and drink chiefs
• Sturgeon ‘not considerin­g lockdown’ as Covid cases above 6,000
• Another week, more fake pledges
• The biggest obstacle to NHS recovery plan
• What does Green deal do for Indyref2?
• ‘Wokeism’ hitting efforts to tackle gender gap in schools
• Contactles­s payment limit set to rise for the second time in less than two years
• Police reassure public after man left in critical condition by shooting
• ‘You just got on with it’: War bomber crewman Chiefy marks 96th birthday
• Historic banknote signed by two Scots returns home to Hong Kong after fetching UK record price at auction
• Labour brands flagship green jobs Academy branded a ‘disappoint­ing sham’
• Scottish Secretary is making up rules on referendum­s, says First Minister
• Sturgeon adviser: ‘Don’t go on cruise ship ever’
• Snp-green deal a risk but also a ‘huge opportunit­y’
• Cambridge graduate loses his appeal against being jailed for having bomb-making manual
• Two British nationals and a child amongst victims of Kabul massacre
• Barracks at centre of Covid outbreak will continue to house asylum seekers
• Contact tracing arrangemen­ts for schools ‘creating confusion’, warns union
• Ex-aerospace engineer dined out at high-end restaurant­s and skipped bills
• Queen will attend COP26 reception
• An island of two halves no more as work begins on £700,000 link road
• University still priority for young Scots as only 5% defer over Covid
• Holistic approach to green efficiency drive
• Skills academy trains next generation
• Powering on with the revolution in home energy
• Top of the hot spots: Tyndrum hits highest temperatur­es in UK
• Former Gladiator and bodybuilde­r is jailed for drug debt blackmail plot
• Harnessing natural power is elemental
• New partnershi­p aims to invest £3bn in Scottish projects
• Glasgow named as Europe’s City of Sport for second time
• Fire chief who apologised to families of Manchester Arena victims gets top job
• Warning over loss of thousands of cash machines during first lockdown
• Film producer avoids jail after spending £100k of firm’s cash on sex shows
• Clinton scoops top LGBT global ally award
• Cheaper PCRS for Scots travellers as testing ‘market’ to open up
• World-class Scottish artist famed for her paintings of flowers
• The islanders who keep alive the controvers­ial practice of digging peat
• US prosecutor­s back off from blocking release of Robert F Kennedy killer
• China tightens screws on tech firms
• President Biden loses bid to keep ban on evictions during the pandemic
• Helicopter pilot tells how he rescued 17 from rising flood water in Tennessee
• The world needs better politician­s but it also needs much better voters
• THE DIARY
• Issue of the day Cruise’s latest stunt stuns film fans
• Pressure mounts on a President in trouble
• Now is the time for Tories to deal with business
• Do you want chips with that? How the NHS is enabling the obesity crisis
• I’d send planes. What type? The biggest
• You think Biden is bad? Things could yet get worse
• James Milne became STUC general secretary
• Government must step up its game on the NHS
• Scots word of the week
• The art of the interview? It can be personal
• On this day
• Double Crossword
• Bulls pile into mining and oil after US Fed speech
• There is still a case for investing in China
• Top chef on mission to revive historic inn
• Six-week trial with WH Smith for crisps
• STEM returners sought amid skills shortage
• The Herald crosswords

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