DRUGGING offences in Scotland surged by 1,705 per cent last year, according to new figures uncovered by the Herald.

OVER half of Scots retiring this year say they do not plan on giving up work completely, sparking a new ‘flexi-retirement’ trend amidst pension saving fears during the cost of living crisis.

SCOTLAND has been invited to attend an interview with human resources, the artists formerly known as the personnel department.

HSBC has been reprimanded for failures that forced hundreds of small businesses in Scotland to keep or open an account with the bank in order to obtain a loan, breaking its commitments to end the practice.

The trains need to go where people want, when people want and at a reasonable price. This in essence is our approach to rail travel and should surely be the “mission statement” of those in charge

THE new Gulf-based owner-in-waiting of John Menzies has said its merger with the 189-year-old Scottish company “creates a world leader in airport services” as it pledged to invest in “talent, infrastructure, and sustainability”.

Warning: there will be random outbursts of violence in this column, which is about the famous TV campaigner Mary Whitehouse, so let’s start with a nice, surprising, fun fact shall we: the queen of middle English outrage was actually Scottish.

SCOTLAND'S forecast economic growth has been revised down due to soaring levels of inflation and uncertainties over the war in Ukraine.

A solicitor has been fined £2000 by a watchdog over “anti-Semitic” comments posted on social media.

Eddi Reader has never been one to rest on her laurels – but as the celebrated singer releases a new album and prepares to tour Scotland with her ‘40 Years Live’ show, she reveals to Lorraine Wilson that the past two years have allowed her time ...

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's chief officer has been suspended, according to reports.

THE future of Glasgow’s statues and street names with links to individuals involved in the slave trade should be up to the people to decide.

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the dates when face coverings will no longer be required by law.

A NEW Glasgow-led study is set to investigate why some advanced ovarian cancers become resistant to a type of target therapy called PARP inhibitors.

A relative minnow has underlined the potential of the North Sea’s undeveloped gas resources just as their value has been evident amid the fallout from the Ukraine war.

The transfer of ScotRail to the public sector tomorrow marks not only the end of Abellio’s often controversial seven-year tenure as operator, but also a quarter of a century of private sector management of Scotland’s domestic rail network.

By Ian McConnell

THE company behind the Scottish gold mine has identified three prospective areas

NORTH Sea focused Ithaca Energy has posted a $1 billion (£0.75bn) annual profit which underlines the scale of the boost provided to firms by the recent dramatic rises in the prices of oil and gas.

Transport for the future rail and bus services in Scotland have lost more traffic due to the pandemic than in other parts of the UK.

AND so, the campaign for next month’s Northern Ireland Assembly election is prefaced by a bomb scare during a speech by the visiting Irish Foreign Affairs Minister at a peace-building event and has already been marked by the burning of election pos...

By Scott Wright

By Scott Wright

OIL and gas firm Bowleven, which moved its headquarters from Edinburgh to London following a boardroom coup, is facing fresh complications in its efforts to develop a find off Africa amid the war in Ukraine.

FOLLOWING criticism of the Scottish Government in the recent Audit Scotland report on the new vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides ("Pressure on Sturgeon for answers on ferries contract", The Herald, March 28), Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, speaking o...

Get a hint for March 31 Wordle.

By John Dickie and Clare Simpson

Our cartoonist Steven Camley's take on the debate surrounding Glasgow's statues.

Rattled

THERE’S been a debate rumbling on for years over whether or not we need a better national song than Flower of Scotland. Perhaps we could pick Gerry Rafferty’s Stuck in the Middle With You. He’s a great Scottish musician after all, and his tune ...

SP Energy Networks has welcomed Ofgem’s consultation on the final proposals for the first two HVDC links for the UK’s east coast.

Today, councillors at Edinburgh City Council’s licensing committee will take a vote on whether to limit or impose a total ban on “sexual entertainment venues” (SEVS), in other words lap dancing clubs.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: "We know that this is not a withdrawal but the consequences of being driven out."

THE revival of the row over Scotland’s ferry fiasco in recent days has shown there is no mess that cannot be made worse by a snotty ministerial attitude.

A piece of advice has been given to give a meter reading ahead of the energy price cap rise on Friday

The First Minister is expected to provide an update on face coverings, after the legal restriction to use them in certain public settings was extended earlier this month.

AG Barr has confirmed the appointment of former Shell and Dairy Crest executive Mark Allen as its new chairman.

UNDER 18s will no longer be sent to young offender institutions, the Scottish Government has announced.

BORIS Johnson has been challenged over his attitude towards lockdown-busting parties and fines issued by the Met by a group of MPs.

Will Rudd Davidson has been appointed as consultant civil and structural engineers to oversee two housing projects in the Scottish capital and a survey of the condition of high rise homes in the city.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been criticised by the Conservatives for not wearing a face-covering at Prince Philip’s memorial service, just 24 hours before announcing an extension of Scotland’s mask laws.

P&O Ferries will be forced to “fundamentally rethink their decision” to sack nearly 800 workers, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

THE CURRENT constitutional arrangement prevented the government from imposing a complete clampdown on the sale of fireworks, an SNP minister has told MSPs.

BORIS Johnson has appeared to mock Ian Blackford's weight for a second time during Prime Minister's questions.

BORIS Johnson has been challenegd over hosting a party for Tory MPs while millions of citizens struggle to pay the bills.

The UK Government has been accused of attempting to keep a “doomed oil field on life support” after an initial licence for the Cambo field has been extended for two years.

SNP ministers have delayed publishing their promised updated energy strategy until the autumn – partly blaming the hold-up on the UK Government.

John Menzies has accepted a takeover bid by a Kuwaiti firm for the Scottish air services company.

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

SCOTLAND'S Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery has tested positive for the virus.