FINES have been issued to Downing Street staff for a gathering held on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral, it is understood.

DOUGLAS Ross has tested positive for Covid-19, it has been confirmed.

WHILE critics have accused the Home Office of not acting quickly enough to bring Ukrainian refugees to the UK, one Minister at least can claim to be making progress.

IT wasn’t long before voices on either side of Scotland’s constitutional debate observed parallels with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to reinforce their positions.

THE SNP has suspended an activist who said former Better Together Campaign Director Blair McDougall should be “swinging from a lamp post”.

IT could provide a rare opportunity to snap-up a chunk of city centre real estate or help renew interest in challenged property.

I started the column last week by admitting I was wrong and I’m going to start the column this week by admitting Alex Salmond is right. Who would have thought it. Perhaps the world has gone mad. Perhaps everything has changed. Let’s see.

A PANEL set up to examine Scotland’s strategy to eliminate the country’s contribution to the climate experienced a “decline in members’ confidence” that SNP ministers are taking the body seriously, expert research has concluded.

AS Scotland's Home of the Year returns for a new series, the opening episode will see three properties in the Highlands come under the scrutiny of the judges.

Scotland's phased easing of laws on the use of face coverings has entered its first stage today.

Travellers are set to face disruption throughout this week after staff absences saw EasyJet cancel more than 200 flights.

A SCOTTISH charity has voiced “immense anger” over the UK Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme, amidst fears it is endangering women and children.

With so many vacancies to fill, employers are looking at how they can stand out from the crowded and competitive marketplace to get their vacancies noticed – an enhanced candidate journey could be the key.

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Glasgow has the potential to experience an economic renaissance, according to the chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. Speaking on the Go Radio Business Show with Hunter & Haughey, Stuart Patrick said: “The condition of our cities has be...

Sir Tom Hunter and Lord Willie Haughey have both spoken candidly about the furore surrounding Scotland’s ferries and the nationalisation of its railways.

Name: Temple Melville.

It is five years since the Scottish Retail Consortium first submitted a detailed proposal to Ministers in favour of the development of a Scottish retail strategy.

BEER sales increased by around a billion pints last year as demand recovered from the impact of lockdowns imposed amid the pandemic , research shows.

EVERY week without fail, Neil Mackay and/or other columnists hold forth about how the independence cause has stalled due to the inaction of the SNP Government, and how phoney the talk is of a new independence referendum in 2023. Every week, too, we h...

By Jonathan Watt

Pharmacy closures are denying patients rapid access to treatments including anti-biotics, emergency contraception and methadone, a trade union has warned.

Adrian Gillespie, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, has spoken about the importance of Scotland’s economic development agency being more closely connected to the companies it supports.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

BATHGATE-BORN thespian David Tennant is a popular fellow, especially amongst Doctor Who fans, who adored his interpretation of the show’s lead character.

IT is a practice that dates to the 1800s, designed to encourage book borrowers not to be tardy with returning their tomes. But a decision to disband with late lending fees in New York has sparked a tidal wave of returns.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing international condemnation after of hundreds of bodies were reportedly found in towns outside Kyiv.

You can say one thing for the energy crisis. It’s finally got British households monitoring energy use more carefully than at any time since the 70s. Thank goodness then, that successive British Governments have been rolling out smart meters for th...

I’ve always been interested in the political phenomenon of the floating voter. Not to be confused with a floater which, according to Billy Connolly, is something different altogether.

Dunelm's Mega Easter sale starts today. See most of the best savings.

The Royal Mint has released a new coloured £5 coin to mark 120 years since Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit first hit the shelves.

Free bus travel for young people should be expanded to include night buses, the Liberal Democrats have said.

BOUTIQUE and luxury operator Bespoke Hotels has said the landmark Glenburn Hotel in Rothesay will reopen "very soon" following the purchase of the property out of administration.

AN MP suspended by the Conservative party after allegations of sexual harassment, and cocaine use has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital for “severe shock and stress,” his wife has said.

BORIS Johnson’s resignation would be a boost for Vladimir Putin, a Conservative MSP has claimed.

THERE will be no rationing of energy in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK government has said.

NEWLY nationalised ScotRail could scrap peak time fares and bring in free travel for young people, the Transport Minister has said.

THE CROWN Office has launched an investigation into claims of perjury committed during Alex Salmond’s criminal trial.

THE CONSERVATIVE party has suspended an MP after allegations of sexual harassment, cocaine use and an undelcared £100,000 loan from a Russian businessman.

FORMER Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has told MSPs he’s prepared to share details of his role in the Ferguson Marine ferry fiasco.

By Jamie Mann

ARREARS of rent amongst tenants in Scotland's low cost homes have soared to a record £174.5m leading to new concerns over the cost of living crisis and fears of a tidal wave of homelessness.

TAXPAYERS have lost over £80m after ministers provided  a £106m special incentive to ensure that a ferry fiasco contract could go through without the normal financial safeguards, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.

Well, it couldn’t be any worse could it? Under the private operator Abellio, Scotland’s rail service had become synonymous with fare increases, delays, cancellations, and industrial disputes. So, what can the hard-pressed passenger look forward t...

MINISTERS have no plans to legislate to allow councils to bring in a tourist tax despite it being a key plank of the government’s Budget deal with the Greens three years ago.

THE war in Ukraine will "profoundly" change the independence debate and make it harder for the Yes side to increase support in the coming years, according to a leading political analyst.

WE all have our happy place. For me it is the 1990s, a decade where life felt uncomplicated and wholesome.

In the ruins of Pompeii, a four-legged friend sniffs around the smallest of corners, checking fragile tunnels chiselled from the rock by long gone relic hunters, and collecting useful information to feed back to its owners.

It’s described as a 'hell on Earth' and been hit by the heaviest fighting since the Russian invasion. Foreign Editor David Pratt, who is now in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, talks to one survivor from the southern city of Mariupol

IN a lab overlooking Glasgow’s 190-year-old Necropolis cemetery, clinicians are unravelling the DNA sequences of disease-causing pathogens down to a single gene.