One of the consequences of the unexpected national campaign was that it put a stink on the idea of coalitions.

OFFICIALS have considered shutting the Cairngorm mountain resort for good as concerns escalate over the costs to the taxpayer of its railway, the scale of structural repairs and how it is going to be paid for.

MINISTERS have been accused of a "scandalous" waste of over £110m of taxpayers' money by failing to use catamarans instead of two new alternative lifeline vessels which are now being built in Turkey.

MINISTERS have come under pressure for failing to resolving a cladding crisis in Scotland as it emerged that over 400 mainly public buildings including high-rises and schools have the potentially deadly material five years after the Grenfell Tower bl...

THE SNP have drawn up proposals to transform Edinburgh into a “modern European capital” – but a handful of parties are vying to realistically hold the balance of power after Thursday’s election.

Glasgow’s Dr Campbell Price is British TV’s go-to guy when it comes to ancient Egypt. But the study is riddled with racism and he wants to drag the world of mummies into the 21st century … and he doesn’t care if you call him ‘woke’. By Wr...

NEW build houses in Scotland will be required to comply with the rigorous "Passivhaus" standards of sustainability to reduce fuel consumption and help meet climate change targets, according to new plans to be unveiled next week.

MILLIONAIRE brothers James and Sandy Easdale are considering an appeal to Scottish ministers over a £100 million housing development bid following a dispute with a council and claims of underhand practices.

The Foreign Secretary Liz Truss used to be famous for her “it’s a disgrace!” conference speech about imports of EU cheese. Now her place in history may have been assured as the first Western leader to declare World War Three.

SCOTLAND’S minimum alcohol unit pricing has cost drinkers £270 million, according to a new report due to be published tomorrow.

IT is May 1. Did you get up early to wash your face in the morning dew? It is a tradition that I always think fondly about but can only recall doing once with any real commitment, back in my student days, when a few of us stumbled bleary-eyed up Arth...

IT is one of the world’s most endangered species, rarely spotted due to decades of over-fishing.

BORIS Johnson, the U-turn Prime Minister, has hinted he might be prepared to slam on the brakes and change direction yet again as he seeks to limit the damage from the expected Conservative car crash at this coming week’s local elections.

With the supply of Western arms growing, energy imports ‘weaponised’ and attacks spilling over into neighbouring regions alongside an escalating nuclear rhetoric, the war in Ukraine has all the hallmarks of a dangerously expanding conflict, repor...

AS a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine hundreds of millions of the world’s most vulnerable people around the world are facing famine and dislocation, “particularly those countries already struggling with other crises such as conflict...

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Neil Parish is expected to resign as an MP amid an investigation into allegations he had been watching pornography in the Commons.

The road was cordoned off for almost four hours as armed officers assisted local police. 

A Conservative MP has been forced to apologise after suggesting many teachers and nurses enjoyed a “quiet drink” at the end of the day during lockdown in an attempt to defend Boris Johnson.

Another 34 hepatitis cases have been identified among young children in the UK amid an unexplained surge of liver inflammation.

Mariupol citizens are "begging to be saved" as the situation inside its last stronghold has become dire, the city's mayor has said.

SHOULD you ever tire of the cynicism out there in TV land, pay a visit to The Great British Sewing Bee (BBC1, Wednesday), returning this week for an eighth series.

Sky Bluenose UNLIKE his polling numbers, Douglas Ross was reaching for the skies on Tuesday, as he visited Leading Edge Flight Training near Glasgow. Besides clambering into the cockpit for the photographers, he also did a broadcast interview in fron...

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SCOTTISH ministers have handed out more than £3.6 million in taxpayers’ cash to multinational arms firms, in a move that has led to questions about their commitment to human rights.

IT has been an unmitigated disaster. Brexit should never have been bullied through and certainly not at the worst possible time.

NICOLA Sturgeon has rejected claims that Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear war, and her party’s opposition to Trident has weakened the case for Scottish independence.

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A man has been charged with road traffic offences following a P&O demonstration in Cairnryan.

The Tory MP under investigation for allegedly watching pornography in the Commons chamber has been backed by the safeguarding minister over his refusal to stand down immediately.

The remobilisation of our NHS and social care system, not just to pre-pandemic levels, but beyond is at the heart of the Scottish Government's work programme and will be for years to come.

The SNP have taken their eye off the ball on public services and nowhere is that more obvious that in our health service.

By Lee Halpin

The ability to ensure that all who require care or medical treatment are able to receive it is a hallmark of a civilised society.

HAS herd immunity been reached?

Throughout the 1990s, thousands of Scottish drug and alcohol addicted patients from all backgrounds and local areas were able to step out of their chaotic lives and find sanctuary and hope of recovery at addiction centres such as Castle Craig.

THE recent surge in inflation has taken a toll on confidence levels among Scotland’s small businesses amid concern about the outlook for the economy sectors leaders have warned.

A COMPANY owned by the Chinese government lobbied a Scottish minister to reduce the rent it will pay at a future wind farm in the North Sea, The Herald can reveal.

FEWER than half of eligible over-75s in the Highlands have received their Spring Covid booster amid a row over the decision to remove GPs from the rollout.

The smell of green scorched my nostrils, a heavy door gaped open, and I stepped into bedlam again.

By Ian McConnell

From the ‘sick man of Europe’ moniker to the 1980s heroin epidemic - the impact of which we still feel today - Scotland’s health is a big part of our recent history and will continue to be a big part of our future as we build a greener and fair...

THE mental health of our children and young people is never out of the headlines these days.

The SNP’s stewardship of our country’s healthcare, over the past 15 years, is woeful - and Scotland deserves much more.

WHISKY giant Chivas Brothers is investing £88 million in two single malt distilleries on Speyside as it ramps up production capacity to meet growing global demand.

FOR Highland GPs, the vaccines debacle is the tip of a much more troublesome iceberg.

IS A working-class hero still something to be? In an age of social media pile-ons and Twitter spats is it even worth putting your head above the parapet these days?

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ON Thursday night, the Elections Bill completed its stages in the House of Lords. Most public debate has focused on the need for voters to have ID when they come to vote – a passport, photographic driving licence or the like – which is an importa...