SHE was the largest ever vessel to be built for an inland waterway in Britain - and the last in a long line of steamers to sail on Loch Lomond.

IT was one of the tourism sectors which enjoyed a boost during the pandemic with holidaymakers discovering countryside retreats on their own doorstep with the rise of the staycation.

Many years ago, as a teenager, I saw some pictures of destitute families in Victorian London which left a deep impression.

By Scott Wright

As the UK’s hard-pressed councils and beleaguered business leaders try to bring their Covid-crunched towns and cities back to some sort of normality and the pre-pandemic spends of 2019, worrying spikes in anti-social behaviour and violence are now ...

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OF all the cities I have been alone in, New York was the most difficult to love, more of a slow burn than a tumble.

Next will raise its prices again this autumn as the war in Ukraine has added to a “cocktail of uncertainties” headed by consumers' rapidly-eroding disposable incomes.

A MOVE to partly demolish and rebuild a shopping centre in the Scottish capital has taken a step forward.

AS the cost-of-living crisis intensifies dramatically, with even worse to come, it is no surprise at all to see emotions running high.

Nicola Sturgeon’s aim of staging a second independence referendum by the end of 2023 “does not look particularly credible” Alex Salmond has told The Herald in an exclusive interview.

Scottish laser manufacturer Chromacity has signed an agreement to boost sales of its “ultrafast” technology to industrial organisations in France.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement offered up a handful of welcome announcements. But it didn’t fundamentally alter the fact that the outlook for the UK economy is darkening, with three headwinds likely to weigh on growth this year.

By Scott Wright

THE two rusting shells at the Ferguson Marine yard ("Faulty ferries may never set sail as costs soar to £240m", The Herald, March 23) tell us two things about the Scottish Government.

The head of a London-based firm which has led a £15 million development on Sauchiehall Street says more businesses are interested in investing in Glasgow than other UK cities such as Manchester.

I SPENT the main part of my career as an engineer and manager engaged in the planning and development of the nationalised electricity supply industry in Scotland. In those days we planned capital investments against a seven-year horizon and overlaid ...

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Our cartoonist Steven Camley on Sturgeon pointing the finger of blame for ferry fiasco at Derek Mackay

IT was a groundbreaking show with the lead female characters tackling crime - as well as sexism - on the streets of New York, watched by more than 50 million people around the world at the height of its success. Today, Cagney & Lacey turns 40.

Climate activists have launched a demonstration at the Glasgow offices of a shipping company to demand an end to gas shipping they say is fueling the invasion of Ukraine.

With the war heading into a second month, the two sides traded heavy blows in what has become a devastating war of attrition.

THE First Minister has been accused of making a "tasteless" link between the plight of Ukrainians fighting Russia's invasion and the campaign for Scottish independence.

THE PRIME Minister has said Ukraine should be "given a bye" and allowed in to the World Cup.

THE SCOTTISH Government is to consider a Northern Ireland-style parades commission to regulate marches in Scotland.

AN MP has vowed to boycott P&O ferries after hearing “disgraceful” evidence from its CEO who tried to explain why he had sacked 800 staff without notice.

HEALTH Secretary Humza Yousaf has warned that the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 “may well continue to increase” over the coming weeks.

MORE than 1,000 Ukrainians have so far applied to seek refuge in Scotland, according to the latest figures.

Factory Weights founders Tom Russell and Craig Guthrie have unveiled plans to open a 40,000 square feet headquarters in Glasgow.

SNP ministers will raise the Scottish child payment to £25 a week by the end of the year and spend £10 million annually to “mitigate the UK Government benefit cap”.

The bosses of Scotland’s exams agency have been accused of “petulance” and “unprofessionalism” after they criticised a government advisor over evidence he provided to MSPs.

RESIDENTS evacuated from their properties after an exclusion zone was placed around an at risk Glasgow tower could soon be on their way home.

A SCHOOLGIRL has been hospitalised after being struck by a car in the West End of Glasgow.

RESULTS from major drinks and leisure companies in recent days offered a rare flicker of hope for those keen to see the hospitality sector bounce back from the darkest days of the pandemic.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of having “failed to target support to those most in need” amid alarm at a lack of help for Scots in the Chancellor’s spring statement.

NICOLA STURGEON was accused of throwing disgraced ex-finance secretary Derek Mackay “under the bus” over the Scottish Government’s disastrous efforts to build two new ferries.

MEASURES unveiled by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in this week’s Spring Statement to combat soaring inflation have been branded a “drop in the ocean” compared with the increased costs facing households and firms.

PUBLIC peeing crimes in Scotland have nearly quadrupled in the space of a year, according to the latest crime figures.

THE CHIEF Executive of P&O ferries has apologised to the hundreds of ferry straff who were sacked without notice and replaced immediately last week.

Pupils across Scotland are set to join the first school climate strike since COP26 was held in Glasgow.

A detailed planning application has been submitted to City of Edinburgh Council for the "reconfiguration" of Ocean Terminal in Leith.

LINE of Duty’s stars opened the book at their first reunion since season six – and by taking out a subscription to this title, you’ll have access to a full video of the event when it goes live today.

A month on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the focus shifts to Brussels, where world leaders are gathering for a series of summits.

MPs have raised protests that a survey of bank use during the Covid lockdown has been used to justify the closing of 19 Bank of Scotland branches.

STATE-CONTROLLED ferry owners have been accused of acting unlawfully over the awarding of key lifeline ferry contracts to Turkey after it emerged that there is no direct Scottish community benefits from the contract.

A VIGIL was held in Glasgow's George Square to remember those lost to Covid on the second anniversary of the first national lockdown.

THE first of a series of installations to create Scotland's Covid memorial is now in place at Glasgow's Pollok Country Park.

Car retailer Pendragon has warned that the Ukraine conflict could worsen the shortage of new vehicles that has boosted prices across the market and allowed the dealership to post record profits for 2021.

MINISTERS will today publish new proposals to tackle child poverty a week after a report warned tens of thousands of children in Scotland will be "locked in poverty" unless radical action is taken.