DO not adjust your sets. Last week the Sunday politics shows were waiting breathlessly for Sue Gray’s report on the Downing Street parties.

MORE than half of non-retired Scots say they cannot afford to save right now due to the rising costs of everyday living, leading to calls to force people to contribute more to their pensions.

I wrote recently of my good fortune in being very sick after smoking two cigarettes at the age of 9 or 10. I was never tempted again.

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SCOTLAND’S flagship deposit return scheme risks being “out of date before it has got off the ground” after ministers failed to include a digital system that could allow bottles to be returned in home kerbside collections.

This week is set for a strange political spectacle – Michael Gove coming to the rescue of Boris Johnson with a "levelling up" White Paper that will turn heads, draw gasps of appreciation from grateful Red Wall voters and deflect all attention from ...

PERHAPS the most remarkable aspect of Britain’s membership of NATO is that the UK electorate have never been consulted on it. The mutual defence clause of the NATO treaty, Article 5, commits Britain to war if any one of an unspecified number of tri...

Question: should Scotland be an independent country? Second question: if there is another referendum, would the result “settle” the matter? Third question: can the issue of Scottish independence ever actually be “settled” or is this it: yes�...

AN SNP minister has insisted Brexit has “failed to deliver a single benefit for Scotland’s rural communities” as she calls on UK leaders to urgently tackle issues facing the food and drink sector.

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Scotland’s largest city experienced a turbulent 2021, with Covid-19 having a now well documented impact on the evening leisure economy.

Business confidence in Scotland rebounded in January to its highest in four months as the easing of Omicron-related restrictions boosted morale.

THE easing of Covid restrictions is leaving immunocompromised patients facing an "uncertain future", campaigners have warned.

Name: Mark Saunders.

SCOTLAND’S 20-year blueprint for future transport investment “lacks ambition” and needs “Elon Musk-type thinking”, the Go Radio Business Show with Hunter & Haughey heard yesterday.

A MALE grooming business that operates out of upcycled shopping containers plans to open two more outlets this year as demand for its concept model continues to grow.

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ONE of the most depressing features of the independence campaign in 2014 was the “It’s Scotland’s oil” theme. Scotland joined the Union as a doughty, independent nation but one which, nevertheless, at that time was bankrupt and continued to b...

WE are reminiscing about that mythic mountain of a man, Meat Loaf, who sadly died recently. Back in 1988 Glasgow lawyer Matthew Berlow saw the rock star singing in The Stone Pony, a small but legendary bar and music venue in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

ONCE upon a far simpler time, Top of the Pops was must-see TV and if you were among the music fans tuning in, it’s probable you currently have absolutely no clue whatsoever who is at number one and think ABCDEFU is a typo. But there is a new chart ...

The head of the civil service has been urged to step in and stop the Scottish Government planning for an independent Scotland.

People returning to work as Covid restrictions eased faced travel chaos this morning with damage caused by Storm Corrie hampering many routes.

REGAN CHARLES-COOK has thanked Ross County for helping him flourish into the top scorer in the Scottish Premiership this season.

CALLUM DAVIDSON has revealed that St Johnstone youngster Max Kucheriavyi is fully in his plans for the remainder of the season after he was recalled from his loan stint at Brechin City.

IT was far from ideal preparation for an upcoming Old Firm encounter as Rangers slumped to a 3-3 draw against Ross County in Dingwall on Saturday.

THE Scottish Government has been accused of a “knee-jerk reaction” to issues facing new fire alarm regulations being rolled out on Tuesday after announcing an extra £500,000 to help the most vulnerable comply.

The Foreign Secretary has insisted the UK Government remains “committed to cutting taxes” despite the Prime Minister and Chancellor doubling down on plans to raise National Insurance.

THERE was never any need to ban Ulysses in Ireland. Its author James Joyce was loathed during his life by the Irish establishment and the Catholic church. But according to Joyce’s nephew, Ken Monaghan, Customs wouldn’t even let a copy of the book...

Police Scotland are treating the attack as attempted murder, although officers say they do not know what the motive could be.

Rafael Nadal achieved the most astonishing feat of his glittering career by fighting back from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev and win a record 21st grand slam title at the Australian Open.

THE First Minister has urged to halt plans to privatise Scotland’s island ferry network with concerns that the most lucrative routes will be sold off.

COUNCILS are drawing up plans to cut services by £250m next year amid growing tensions about the “lack of respect" being shown to local authorities by SNP ministers.

A further two deaths were reported of someone who has tested positive for the virus over the past 28 days.

Thousands of homes have been left without power after high winds from Storm Malik brought devastation to he energy grid across northern Scotland.

A MAN has died after being hit by a car while walking on the M8.

IAN Blackford has suggested that MPs may launch an attempt to use Parliament to “compel the Government” to release the full details of the Sue Gray report if a redacted version is made public.

Aberdeen have confirmed that Ryan Hedges has signed for Blackburn Rovers, for an undisclosed fee.

FIVE lifeline ferry services have been suspended while another recovers from a breakdown of one of CalMac's ageing fleet, as Storm Corrie hits Scotland.

LIZ Truss has suggested it is “very unlikely” that British soldiers will fight alongside Ukrainians in the event of a Russian invasion as she announced “improved legislation” to toughen up sanctions against the Kremlin was imminent.

A NEW court bid to block the payment of a £5m bill to an insurance company connected to the nationalisation of Ferguson Marine shipyard has been lost.

One of Scotland’s oldest companies has given up on the pound, for reporting purposes at least, as it looks to capitalise on growth in the modern aviation services business.

ONE of the ferries at the centre of Scotland's shipbuilding fiasco was involved in a fresh drama as it had to face the rigours of Storm Malik.

Rail operators in Scotland have announced they will be withdrawing all services from 6pm tonight, as Storm Corrie looms

ST JOHNSTONE are set to complete their sixth signing of the January window, with Canadian forward Theo Bair moving to McDiarmid Park on a permanent deal.

The young boy is the second fatality of storm Malik after a 60-year-old woman was also killed by a falling tree in Aberdeen yesterday.

SCOTLAND'S castles and ancient structures which have stood for hundreds of years could be left to crumble and ‘gracefully die’ rather than undergo work to repair their crumbling masonry.

GLOBAL accountancy and consultancy firm KPMG has withdrawn from bidding for Scottish Government contracts as ministers put their relationship under scrutiny after a string of scandals, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.

A NATIONAL alliance of 60 sustainable transport groups has called for a tax on frequent fliers while lambasting ministers' plans to curb avation's carbon emissions as "woefully lacking".

Moves are under way to grant pardons and issue apologies to the thousands killed during the ‘Satanic Panic’ which reached its peak in Scotland in the 1600s. To find out what really happened, and why we should commemorate these grisly events, our ...