NICOLA Sturgeon has called for Russia to be cut off from the Swift global payments system as the Ukrainian President has claimed that Putin's special forces have entered Kyiv.

FOUR in ten Scots consumers believe social media platforms and search engines are failing to adequately protect them from scams.

MINISTERS and executives of the state-owned ferry operator CalMac have been warned they are acting unlawfully in the way that Scotland's ferry services have been operating.

A petition has been launched calling for Glasgow's new bridge to be named in honour of Sir Billy Connolly.

LYON & Turnbull, the fine art auctioneer, has hailed record sales of more than £26 million, an 88 per cent hike on pre-pandemic totals.

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AS far as role models go, the Queen is pretty useful insofar as one may project on to her the qualities one finds most admirable, and see oneself pleasingly reflected back.

DRAX chief executive Will Gardiner, has said the energy giant could invest around £500 million in expanding the Cruachan ‘hollow mountain’ hydro power plant in Argyll in a development that would provide work for around 1,000 people.

It is currently on the register of buildings at risk in Scotland and has been closed to the public since storm damage more than 10 years ago.

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Online advertising platform Good-Loop, which entices people to watch ads to “unlock” charitable donations, has closed a £4.5 million Series A funding round that will finance the Edinburgh-based firm’s expansion in the UK and the United States.

The former Cairn Energy has received a tax refund from the Indian Government worth around $1 billion (£0.75bn) following the end of a dispute that started in 2014.

Gender inclusive additions to the Gaelic language have been welcomed by parents amid controversy over self-identification law changes.

NATO has so far avoided starting World War Three, which going to war with the second largest military and nuclear power in the world would entail. Sanctions on Russia won’t work, but will hurt Europe.

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Our cartoonist Steven Camley's take on the QEUH chief's award amid the invasion of Ukrainian.

DID you catch RT yesterday? No? Still quaintly attached to the notion that the news is only worth your time if it aims to be truthful and proportionate?

A WARNING has been slapped on one of Shakespeare’s best known works, advising theatre-goers it contains scenes of 'anti-Semitism and bullying’.

THE sirens in Kyiv have sounded and its citizens are fleeing for their lives after Vladimir Putin fatefully decided to open a Pandora’s Box in Ukraine.

ACCORDING to Billy Connolly, there is no such thing as bad weather in Scotland, just the wrong sort of clothes.

SCOTLAND Under-20s captain Rhys Tait insists that self-belief in the squad has not been negatively impacted by recent losses to England [24-41 at home] and Wales [26-13 away]. In fact, he believes that the players have gained confidence from being ar...

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RUSSIAN companies operating in the North Sea oil are to be reviewed following an intervention from a Scots MP.

THE two parties in the Scottish Government have publicly squabbled at Holyrood over the creation of two so-called ‘green freeports’ north off the border.

The Education Secretary has poured cold water over the idea of reinstating a “respected” literacy and numeracy survey, sparking claims ministers would rather “hide their own failings” than achieve improvement for school pupils.

UK Government funding to replace EU cash should bypass SNP ministers and “should be directly allocated to councils”, Michael Gove has said.

ALEX Salmond’s controversial programme on Russian state television has been suspended “until a peace is re-established” in Ukraine.

BORIS Johnson has announced the toughest set of sanctions ever imposed by the UK in retaliation against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces are trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear plant.

A SCOTTISH based company was forced to recruit "dozens" of workers from overseas to build windfarm equipment despite Nicola Sturgeon promising the renewable sector would provide "truly historic" job opportunities for local people.

Scottish housebuilder Miller Homes is launching a new development in East Lothian this Saturday, which will bring 187 new homes to the Whitecraig area.

SCOTRAIL's plans to shut down three ticket offices have been withdrawn after a series of protests.

MICHAEL Gove hopes Alex Salmond “repents for his decision to associate himself with the Putin propaganda arm as the senior UK Government minister voiced concern about the former first minister’s programme continuing on RT.

UKRAINE boss Oleksandr Petrakov has vowed their World Cup showdown with Scotland will go ahead and revealed he will do anything to help his beleaguered country.

A NEW date and time has been set for Dundee vs St Mirren after the Premiership clash was postponed yesterday.

The Scottish Affairs Committee published a letter which contained supporters comments on why Scots should be able to watch their national side on TV.

SEVEN lifeline Scots services have been suspended through a combination of bad weather and issues with Covid.

A PUB and hotel in the popular tourist town of Callander has relaunched following a “six-figure” makeover.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has called an extraordinary meeting for Friday following Russia's invasion of Ukraine - and the outcome could affect Scotland's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup.

NICOLA Stuirgeon has led Holyrood’s condemnation of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine – warning the conflict is “perhaps the most dangerous and potentially defining moment since the Second World War”.

Chelsea FC’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich should be stripped of his billion-pound home and his football club, MPs have been told.

THE PRIME Minister has vowed to cripple Russian President Vladimir Putin with sanctions in his televised address to the nation.

Russia's full-scale invasion of the Ukraine is set to push UK inlfation higher for longer, economists have warned, with a particular impact on fuel and food prices.

Pictures captured this morning show Scots braving the elements as heavy snow covers roads and delays transport

Follow along as we update you on the latest developments in Ukraine, as a Russian invasion continues and the PM vows to cripple 'Dictator Putin' with sanctions

Hoy is looking forward to seeing his former team-mate move into the role of men’s podium sprint coach with British Cycling.