By Scott Wright

YOUNG women can’t just get on with the job in hand, no matter what that job might be.

IT was interesting to see #BrexitTax trending on Twitter last week in the wake of Boris Johnson’s announcement of a hike in national insurance.

A LIFELINE service to a Scottish island was suspended yesterday after another of Scotland's ageing ferries broke down, while another has remained out of service for a sixth day hitting a CalMac-backed Hebridean festival.

She was the 19th century Scots nurse and poet whose songs of protest and hope made her a towering presence in Gaelic culture.

NICOLA Sturgeon should “never” have made the decision to bring in vaccine passports in Scotland, the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said.

AN award-winning Scottish hotel and resort is offering customers £1,000 in vouchers if they help it find staff.

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Andrew Neil said he stepped down as chairman of GB News after differences over the direction in which the channel was heading.

Two men are due to appear in court charged with the murder of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee.

More than half of all schools in Scotland reported at least one positive case of Covid-19 among pupils in the first two weeks of term, new figures show.

Scotland's Kiltwalk event reinvented itself during lockdown with virtual events taking the place of the traditional walks across the country.

BUSINESS angel investment in Scotland is on course to hit a record high this year in a development that suggests confidence in the prospects of early stage firms is strong amid hopes an economic recovery is underway.

By Kristy Dorsey

WHAT on earth have we, the Scottish people, done to deserve such a wholly ineffective, inadequate and incompetent representative as Humza Yousaf?

By Kristy Dorsey

They have been working with children who have neurological conditions for 30 years to allow the youngsters to develop and reach their potential.

By Kristy Dorsey

By Scott Wright

A leading charity for people with impaired vision has called an independent third-party review of a project designed to create more space for cyclists and pedestrians in our cities before they are made permanent.

RECOGNISING that there are limits to fossil fuel extraction and aiming for a just and fair transition to net zero must form part of the discussion at the forthcoming COP26 climate change conference in Scotland, says Patrick Harvie, co-leader of the S...

By Colin Poolman

EVEN the briefest scroll through social media can make it seem as though the world is burning down, but the latest online war has been focusing on an issue that truly gets down to brass tacks - what exactly are the nation’s most loved biscuits and ...

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GORDON Brown is in exasperated mode. The former prime minister and redoubtable defender of the Union, has been pointing out a few home truths about everything we Scots have in common with English people.

THERE is a thing old journalists do. Wherever we go, whatever we are doing, we pick up a local paper. Why? Because they are full of ideas, not just for stories or features or trends but for design and photography too.

The Herald is delighted to introduce our newest columnist, Maggie Ritchie.

St Andrews University has made history after being named the best in the UK.

A NEWLY independent Scotland would face years of deep public spending cuts as it was forced to drive down its deficit with only limited borrowing options, a leading thinktank has said.

It could be the perfect home for the family with good sea legs who like the thought of a great escape every now and again.

Nicola Sturgeon will take questions from Douglas Ross, Anas Sarwar and other opposition MSPs after the latest drug deaths statistics were revealed and pressures continued on ambulance services.

Twenty artists have been longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year, with every album being released during the pandemic.

AYR UNITED have been charged by the Scottish FA for allegedly fielding two ineligible players in Tuesday night's 3-0 win over Rangers B in the SPFL Trust Trophy.

TWO Scottish MPs are trying to stop a controversial change to Holyrood’s security status making demonstrators liable to prosecution.

NICOLA Sturgeon has claimed Scotland’s nationalised shipyard at the centre of a ferries fiasco “is on a journey to recovery”.

THE owner of Tennent’s Lager has drafted in Scottish brewing and pubs veteran Ralph Findlay as its new chairman.

Inflation is back. Prices went up by the biggest monthly jump in half a century.

Amazon is looking to further boost its staff numbers in Scotland with the creation of 100 tech and corporate jobs.

The Journey Planner app aims to encourage sustainable travel and help visitors discover 'a different adventure'

ANNIE Wells has resigned from the Scottish Conservative front bench for personal health reasons.

NICOLA Sturgeon today apologised  “unreservedly” for long ambulance waiting times, announcing that the military could be brought in to help with the backlog.

The president of COP26 has insisted that Nicola Sturgeon will “play an important part” in the global climate conference but refused to say whether his government approving plans for a new North Sea oil field would “be a strong example of the cl...

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SCOTLAND’S most southerly distillery has been opened by an entrepreneur who left his career in finance to move into the drinks industry.

RANGERS have issued an update to supporters warning them of restricted concourse access outside Ibrox tonight.

THOSE who are attending Orange parades in Glasgow this weekend have been warned to behave responsibly by police.

Mural artist Bmore Sketchy spent weeks working in collaboration with four Renfrew primary schools turning their 'crazy ideas' into art.

Edinburgh-based Vault City Brewing has unveiled plans to open its own 250-capacity live music venue at its Portobello brewery, as well as announcing a new partnership with legendary Glasgow music venue King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut.

REVELLERS headed for a Hebridean music festival have been hit as anger surfaced over the breakdown of a lifeline ferry vessel which has put it out of action for a fifth day.

MINISTERS have been urged to intervene after nationalised Ferguson Marine failed at the first hurdle to win a £100m contract to create two new lifeline vessels to serve Islay.