P&O took nearly two weeks to say how many Scots were fired amongst the 800 who are being replaced with cheap agency labour.

TYCOON Jim McColl has accused the finance secretary of defamation after accusing him of having a "clear interest in shifting the blame" over the disastrous ferry fiasco contract.

LABOUR’S candidate for Govan has promised to pay staff at his luxury city centre hotel the Glasgow Living Wage after he was accused of “scandalous” treatment of workers by a trade union.

BUSINESS leaders have said Scottish councils should buy more goods and services from local firms.

It will help make the dream of going to university a reality for pupils in some of Scotland’s most deprived areas – teeing them up for success from as early as the age of seven.

Profits at Irn-Bru maker AG Barr rebounded last year as the soft drinks group recorded growth across all its core brands, with mixers performing particularly well as consumers drink cocktails in record numbers.

By Scott Wright

FOR any Brexiters trying to find straws at which to clutch, hoping against hope there might be something to justify their folly

The Government has been told to “get a grip” of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, as it was disclosed more than half of suppliers who provided items through the VIP fast-track lane provided stock that was not suitable for ...

Scots comedian Janey Godley has opened up about historic tweets which brought her career to a halt six months ago.

NICOLA Sturgeon will today provide an update on Covid-19 cases and remaining restrictions to the Scottish Parliament.  

THE chief executive of Edinburgh-based oil firm Capricorn Energy, Simon Thomson, has seen the value of his total remuneration rise by around a third in the latest year to £1.95 million, from £1.48m.

AS estimates of the public cost of the Ferguson ferries mount faster than the cost of malicious prosecutions by the Crown Office, it seems it would be cheaper now to scrap the projects and start again. But what to do with the Potemkin hulks rusting q...

With Brexit still settling down and the pandemic and Ukraine situation ongoing, it’s hard to be certain what the impact of re-joining the EU might have on Scottish drivers.

Why are some cities successful and others not with respect to transport and mobility?

EMERGENCY department delays will have harmed or killed an more than 30 patients in the past week alone, clinicians have warned.

Livingston-based Matugga Distillery has passed its £300,000 funding target with more than two weeks remaining in its crowdfunding campaign.

EDINBURGH-based financial technology business Nucleus has been sold for the second time in a year amid booming interest in the investment platform market that it focuses on.

From the Silk Road trading routes to the Roman highway network, roadways have greatly influenced how societies and economies have developed around the world.

ALAN Cumming, Herbie Hancock, Scottish Ballet, Akram Khan, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Arab Strap and the Philadelphia Orchestra are among the artists taking part in this year’s Edinburgh International Festival as it celebrates its 75th an...

MARK Twain was credited with saying "there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics". This quote could apply to the SNP regarding the ferries shambles ("First Minister drawn deeper into row over ferry fiasco", The Herald, March 29), ...

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Poorer people with unhealthy lifestyles were most at risk of suffering severe illness or dying after contracting Covid, a study involving more than a quarter of a million people found.

The BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg has been announced as the new permanent presenter of the BBC’s flagship Sunday morning politics programme. Kuenssberg will take over from Andrew Marr who left the BBC and is currently presenting a weekd...

Get hints and answer for March 30 Wordle answer.

SEVEN hundred police officers, accompanied by Glasgow Police Pipe Band and led by Glasgow’s Chief Constable, Sir James Robertson, marched through the city centre to Glasgow Cathedral in January 1970 to honour two colleagues who had been shot dead i...

LAST month, I rang my bank to ask for my account to be transferred into a two-year bond. Initially I had hoped to do this transaction in person, but there was a seven-week wait for an appointment in the nearest branch, which is an hour’s train jour...

Our cartoonist Steve Camley's take on the return of partygate.

AS April fast approaches the popular Glasgow crime writer Denise Mina recalls the very special prize a family member once bagged at this time of year.

THE Online Safety Bill was finally published this month after the longest of gestations. Three years ago the British government published a white paper on “how to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online”. There followed a public co...

The Ukrainian president has voiced scepticism at Russia's claims it will scale back military operations in Kyiv and a northern city.

The Bafta nominations have been released and Vigil is up for an award.

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AN SNP MP has quit the party's Westminster front bench.

A GREEN MSP has likened Russia’s war on Ukraine to Israel’s treatment of Gaza.

MINISTERS have signed off on a £105m contract to have two new lifeline ferries built in Turkey.

Lecturer union bosses are urging ministers to continue the free lateral flow testing system amid a surge in Covid cases.

Matugga, which is said to be the UK's first distillery owned by a black woman, plans to take Scottish rum world-wide by blending Scottish distilling skills with its African and Caribbean roots.  

A SCOTTISH businessman is brokering talks between firms and ferry operators in an effort to find a fix for the transport problems that have bedevilled the Scottish islands and hampered the Hebrides’ recovery from the pandemic.

BORIS Johnson has been accused of ignoring security advice in recommending Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev be awarded a peerage.

NORTH Sea industry leaders have hammered home their belief that the UK needs to boost domestic oil and gas production to reinforce the security of supplies amid the fallout from the Russian assault on Ukraine.

WHEN the harsh reality of the coronavirus pandemic was becoming clear two years ago, the UK’s biggest high-street banks were quick to reassure customers that they stood ready to support them through the crisis.

THE finance secretary has accused ex-Ferguson Marine boss Jim McColl of having a "clear interest in shifting the blame" over the ferry fiasco when he said the disastrous ferry fiasco contract was agreed for political gain.

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has posted a jump in profits and growth across all its brands, with mixers performing particularly well as Britons are consuming cocktails in record numbers.

THE Glen Scotia distillery in Campbeltown has revealed its oldest and rarest whisky yet.

SCOTLAND’S fire service has been urged to adapt to ensure it is prepared for the climate crisis and a terrorist threat, SNP ministers have warned.

PROTESTERS today staged a demonstraion outside the newly opened Burrell Collection as it welcomed back the public for the first time.

The Queen has rallied to join close family, friends, foreign royals and hundreds of charity workers in remembrance of her beloved husband the Duke of Edinburgh at a poignant memorial service.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been urged to “give up control” of any remaining Covid-19 restrictions ahead of a statement to Holyrood on the pandemic due to be made tomorrow.