Follow along for live updates and news as Nicola Sturgeon looks set to give an update on the current lockdown situation in Scotland.

The argument over Scottish independence has intensified after the Scottish National Party’s landslide victory in the Holyrood election earlier in May

Glasgow has been under strict coronavirus restrictions for 270 days and is the only part of the country under tougher Level 3 constraints

Ms Sturgeon has said there are "reasons to be optimistic" about the situation in the city

IF you believed everything that was said to MPs by Dominic Cummings this week, then the government of the world’s fifth largest economy is run less competently than a frat house, with as few ethical qualms.

INCOME tax has emerged as an early potential sticking point for a joint SNP-Green government.

THE first FMQs of the new parliament and the smell of fresh meat hung heavy in the air.

WATERSHED moments are not always clear at the time but we maybe saw one late last week, in terms of Scotland’s emergence from coronavirus-related restrictions.

They are the mussels whose pearls feature in the Scottish crown jewels.

THE one upside to a Twitter disaster is that there's always someone to turn to for advice.

MPs have told UK ministers not to stand in the way if Nicola Sturgeon’s Government seeks to take Scotland back into the EU’s Erasmus+ education programme.

DOMINIC Cummings was surely out to wreak revenge on his old boss for sacking him when questioned by MPs on how the UK Government handled the pandemic ("Cummings: Johnson is not fit person to lead country", The Herald, May 27). Those whom he felt t...

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is to begin offering drop-in appointments targeting those over 40 who may have missed first or second doses of Covid vaccinations.

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Families who are interested in the education  provided by the acclaimed Bridge of Allan-based school can now books a place at the campus Open Day on June 12

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WOOD has won a contract to work on a floating windfarm amid growing interest in an energy generation technology it is thought could be deployed widely in the North Sea.

PENSIONS and insurance heavyweight Aviva, which is a significant employer in Scotland, has seen its savings and retirement business achieve a record performance and notched up its highest general insurance sales for a decade.

DOMINIC Cummings savage attack on the Prime Minister and the Government’s handling of the pandemic dominated the comment sections of the newspapers.

HOW much would you fork out for a sandwich? Disneyland’s new sandwich is being billed as fit for a superhero, retailing for an eye-popping $99.99.

Health leaders are investigating an outbreak of Covid-19 in Scotland’s biggest town linked to a pub.

A decision on whether to lift Glasgow out of level 3 restrictions will depend on how cautious the Scottish Government wants to be, according to a public health expert.

ALBA MPs voted for plans to bring in a nature recovery and tree planting strategy in England, but failed to vote on the Government’s Budget legislation.

A DOCTOR who is now a Tory MSP has told Holyrood he did not hug his newborn daughter for eight weeks because he feared giving her coronavirus.

FOOTBALLER Steven Naismith said the administrators of Rangers rejected an offer for him from an English Premier League Club as they were trying to cut costs as the club financially imploded.

The owner of a high-profile property in Edinburgh's Princes Street has welcomed backing for its plans to turn the former Debenhams store into new boutique hotel and hospitality hub.

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The items were discovered in a field in Dumfries and Galloway by a metal detectorist.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of "breaking the law" amid claims a family has not been told the death of their child was linked to an infection at Glasgow's super-hospital.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of risking “disaster” for Scottish businesses by forging stronger ties with the Scottish Greens.

Scottish Government statistics have confirmed that 464 new cases of the virus have been identified since Wednesday

The newly-elected MSP said that talks with Nicola Sturgeon's SNP were in a very early stage

NICOLA Sturgeon has effectively accused Boris Johnson of adding to the death toll from Coronavirus by failing to take quick and decisive action during the pandemic.

THE PRIME Minister has disputed the evidence of his former closest adviser, saying his government had made a "an incredibly difficult series of decisions".

THE UK Government’s trade deal with Australia has been compared to the Highland Clearances by a Scottish MP.

MATT HANCOCK has disputed claims he mishandled care home discharges and said the Scottish Government had the “same issues” to deal with as he did.

The Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) will hold its annual conference on June 12

YOU may have heard the news that traditional kilt-making has been added to the list of crafts that are in danger of disappearing, so we should probably talk about what’s at risk here. We should also talk about the weird and, to be honest, troubl...

IT is one of the most iconic images in movie history and thousands have attempted to recreate it, including several men in kilts.

Hearing Dominic Cummings discuss the scientific “group think” about herd immunity took me back to March 2020 and an unpleasant experience.

The SNP Government has been accused of appearing to break a manifesto commitment after the Education Secretary gave her blessing to a consultation on proposals for a “shared” Gaelic-English schools campus in Edinburgh.

British fashion retailer Whistles is to close its flagship Glasgow store in a further blow for the city's retail offering.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the “unsubstantiated” attacks on him by Dominic Cummings were “not true” as he fought to save his career.

As Glasgow gears up to host UN Climate Change Conference in Novemeber, a series of road closures and restrictions have been revealed.

FORMER Rangers administrator David Whitehouse admitted that some conversation with controversial former owner Craig Whyte were not appropriate after being accused of treating one meeting "like lads in the pub".

SOMETHING unpleasant is starting to happen to the independence debate. It’s changing and being shaped by the UK’s ugly, endless ‘culture wars’ – an interminably stupid phrase, up there with ‘woke’, but one which is laced with the fat...

SCOTLAND'S local authorities face a "clear risk" to their financial sustainability without a radical shake-up in the way they are funded.

DOMINIC Cummings began his marathon session before MPs yesterday by saying sorry. Right back at you, fella. I apologise for ever doubting your appearance would live up to the hype, and sorry for wondering if your criticism of Boris Johnson and his...

Committees. Not usually a subject to set the pulse racing.