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Experts are assessing whether new Covid variants are having more impact on children

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Covid patients were given 'unecessary' amounts of antibiotics during the first wave of the pandemic despite bacterial infection being uncommon and contrary to UK guidelines.

A JUDGE entered into a debate over the value of the Rangers brand as he questioned an expert over whether he had underestimated the importance of the club name.

AIRBNB will contribute £5 for every booking made in Edinburgh during August to a community fund in a bid to “help rebalance tourism in Scotland”.

THE SNP couldn’t even wait a month, could it? Less than four weeks have passed since the Holyrood election and the party is at it again. Feuds are breaking out, backbiting beginning, grandstanding and egos are on show. It’s a disgraceful sight...

Climate activists have blocked the entrance to a power station with a washing machine to highlight “greenwashing” policies

A EAST west divide on the speed of getting broadband installed has been revealed as it emerged thousands of Scots who moved house in the last year spent seven days on average waiting for a connection.

MAY I add one small addition to the informed letters from Messrs Lindsay, Moore, Baird and Parkin (Letters, June 1)? Perhaps when Mr McDougall is admiring Whitelee from his bicycle he might like to consider that to date this wind farm has been pai...

USUALLY around this time of year, the thoughts of football fans turn to their team’s preparations for the forthcoming domestic season.

North Sea oil firms have underlined their belief in the value of new field developments in the area in spite of calls for a halt on activity, after the price of Brent crude rose above pre-pandemic levels.

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He is credited with popularising tartan, saving the Scottish banknote and rediscovering the nation's Crown Jewels.

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THE first female managing partner at Scottish law firm Thorntons in 150 years has said she is “proud to set an example for my daughters and inspire fellow women in the industry”.

SCOTLAND’s renewable energy sector supports around 23,000 jobs across the country and provides a multi-billion pound boost to the country’s economic output a study has found.

A WEAK Covid wargame, black fungus and a longer school day were the coronavirus topics discussed by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

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A TRADE deal with Australia could 'slash' tariffs on Scotch Whisky and boost the union, the UK trade secretary has claimed.

More than 670 fresh cases of coronavirus have been identified during the past 24 hours - the highest number recorded since late March.

Scotland’s new Education Secretary is at the centre of a growing storm over national qualifications after newly unveiled plans for this year’s appeals process sparked accusations that pupils are being failed yet again.

THE UK Government's Commissioner for education recovery has quit his post over the lack of funding to help pupils who have missed lessons during the pandemic.

LEADERS in Scotland’s capital could be forced to overhaul controversial emergency pop-up cycle lanes after thousands of residents told council bosses they oppose the measures.

The Met Office said that temperatures reached 25.4C this afternoon at Achnagart in the Highlands

The Health Secretary said the Government had begun talks with AstraZeneca.

SCOTLAND’s Finance and Economy Secretary has warned businesses may not get back to "more normality" until the autumn as she announced £12 million of funding for traders stuck in level 2 restrictions.

A plan to create a new boutique hotel and hospitality hub in Edinburgh’s Princes Street has been approved.

Perhaps though, a degree of perspective is required here before we invite Sir David Attenborough to make a film about it.

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Scottish pupils will be able to appeal directly, and free of charge, against grades awarded under this year's alternative certification model (ACM).

SCOTLAND Office minister David Duguid has tested positive for coronavirus.

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A MAJOR new TV, radio and digital campaign to encourage Scots to come together to help tackle the climate emergency has been launched ahead of Cop26 in Glasgow later this year.

A sports bar in South Ayrshire has closed temporarily after a coronavirus outbreak.

AS deaths from Covid plummet, will the Scottish Government’s mask ever slip?

NICOLA Sturgeon is to meet Boris Johnson for a virtual Coronavirus summit tomorrow, the Herald understands.

The Scottish Greens have vowed to fight resurrected plans for a Flamingo Land development on the banks of Loch Lomond

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DOUGLAS Ross is self-isolating in an Edinburgh hotel after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.

URGENT action is need to avoid major world flooding with a billion people worldwide hit through prehistoric levels of climate change, a new Scots study has warned.

SCOTS islands have been left with a backlog of vehicles and freight as one of Scotland's oldest publicly owned ferries was taken in for repairs due to a fault.

THE number of Scottish football club showing early signs of financial problems has soared.

Plans have been lodged for a £18m five-storey hotel development on a gap site close to Glasgow Central station.

With the collapse of the old unionist parties, Scottish identity is undoubtedly on the march.

The British Armed Forces is being drafted in to accelerate vaccinations in an area of Scotland facing rising cases.