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Join us online and in print for expert opinion, news and unrivalled insight. https://www.heraldscotland.com/https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml7bufxm5f2rStudents take part in Glasgow's May Day parade, 1942 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵06 May 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7bufxm5f2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml75mj7nmm2uBanning airport bars from selling alcohol before morning flights would 'punish the sensible majority', according to a Scottish hospitality boss https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26082843.airport-booze-ban-punish-sensible-majority/ 06 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml75mj7nmm2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml7357gx3a27'When the books people read are no longer books, but audiobooks – really just podcasts – we’re in trouble. When those audiobooks are read to the passive consumer by their favourite celebrities, we’re in trouble.' https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/26076362.listen-crying-shame-people-stopped-reading-real-books/ @neilmackay.bsky.social06 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7357gx3a27https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6sqrvnix2y'Who needs to be drinking beer at five or six o'clock in the morning?' Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has called for licensing hours to be restricted as part of measures to tackle disruptive behaviour on flights https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26082843.airport-booze-ban-punish-sensible-majority/06 May 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6sqrvnix2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6qfp7ycn25David Stephen and Shaun Paul Brown, both 30, were involved in the purchase, storage, and distribution of the drug behind the front of their company DX Home Improvement. The pair were arrested while driving a £200k Lamborghini Urus https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26082830.businessmen-behind-12million-cocaine-empire-jailed/ @gabymckay.bsky.social06 May 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6qfp7ycn25https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6pku6iam25A major Scottish car finance company has announced expansion plans. @brianpdonnelly.bsky.social has more in today's Business Briefing: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26082518.major-scottish-company-firm-450-million-expansion/06 May 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6pku6iam25https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6olfkglt22Pentagon downplays reports of Iran's 'kamikaze dolphins' https://www.heraldscotland.com/usa-today/26081153.kamikaze-dolphins-pentagon-rejects-iran-claims-briefing/ 𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘜𝘚𝘈 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺06 May 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6olfkglt22https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6oiiwtm627'A police chief who views the right to protest as an embuggerance and would rather ban demonstrations than manage them is a danger to liberty and public order alike' https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/26078086.truth-another-casualty-golders-green-attack/06 May 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6oiiwtm627https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6obs43b42k'Polanski's party would much prefer the police to give a knife-wielding lunatic a hug and a cup of tea than aggressively lay hands on the poor misguided soul in the first place' https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/26078086.truth-another-casualty-golders-green-attack/ 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 06 May 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6obs43b42khttps://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6nvmnx6e2k“They’ve had a guy arrive wearing a high-visibility bib and say to them, ‘I work for Sky Sports, I’m here to help with the live broadcast’." https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/26042727.crazy-things-ticketless-scottish-fans-get-games/ @mattlindsayht.bsky.social @heraldsport.bsky.social06 May 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6nvmnx6e2khttps://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6np2qyxu25'Four of them held him down while four of them punched him repeatedly in the kidneys' A Scots resident who was detained as part of a flotilla aiming to reach Gaza has joined calls for two men who have been taken to Israel to be released https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26079790.israel-extends-detention-global-sumud-flotilla-activists/ @gabymckay.bsky.social06 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6np2qyxu25https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6nioqq6z25The SNP is projected to lose two key seats in Edinburgh, a new poll has suggested https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26082669.snp-set-lose-two-seats-edinburgh-polling-suggests/ @joshpizpom.bsky.social06 May 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6nioqq6z25https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6n7soiy425'It’s insulting, but most importantly, it’s cruel to these people who’ve come here seeking safety and sanctuary. The Greens are proud that Scotland is a welcoming country.' https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26080476.reform-uk-detention-centres-will-not-concentration-camps---offord/ @kathleennutt.bsky.social 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘉𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴06 May 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6n7soiy425https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6mgiqql627McGhee’s Bakery has released a collection of archive images to mark its 90th anniversary, charting its journey from a small family bakery in Maryhill to 'one of Scotland’s biggest brands' https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26082382.pictures-show-inside-90-year-history-mcghees-bakery/06 May 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6mgiqql627https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6juzvqln2q22-year-old Isaac McCrory has followed the campaign trail closely, comparing manifestos and speeches https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/26077983.three-days-three-hustings-one-young-voter---wins-youth-vote/06 May 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6juzvqln2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6h5lfj6226Scotland is set to see the country's first openly transgender MSP elected this week, a final poll before the election on Thursday has suggested https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26081672.poll-scotland-see-first-openly-transgender-msp/ @kathleennutt.bsky.social06 May 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6h5lfj6226https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6d4s5xns26Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay 'would face the humiliation of losing his seat', according to a final projection by YouGov https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26081412.poll-snp-fall-short-majority-amid-tactical-voting/ @kathleennutt.bsky.social 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘌𝘶𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴06 May 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6d4s5xns26https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6cfaezbe2xThe SNP is set to be denied a majority by unionist tactical voting in key seats in Thursday’s Holyrood election, a final projection by YouGov has found https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26081412.poll-snp-fall-short-majority-amid-tactical-voting/ @kathleennutt.bsky.social06 May 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6cfaezbe2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml6253vug523Immigration centres in Scottish Greens constituencies will not be 'concentration camps', according to Malcolm Offord, Reform's leader in Scotland https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26080476.reform-uk-detention-centres-will-not-concentration-camps---offord/ @kathleennutt.bsky.social06 May 2026 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6253vug523https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml4pofykb522Stuart Adamson pictured in 1989. Russell Leadbetter tells the story of some of the Scottish rock star's classic songs with Big Country https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/26068149.stuart-adamson-real-story-behind-songs-big-country/05 May 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4pofykb522https://bsky.app/profile/heraldscotland.bsky.social/post/3ml4n542cle27'I have seen so many commentators reach for a quip on a politician's physical appearance before they even remark on their policies' Political Correspondent @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social on Anas Sarwar, Nicola Sturgeon and the politics of missing teeth https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26079497.anas-sarwar-nicola-sturgeon-politics-missing-teeth/ 05 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:4yji3txtn6wjikkljaark5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4n542cle27