A HIGHLAND community says they have struck a crucial blow for the protection of wild fish populations in Scotland by winning a fight with a salmon farming giant to block an expansion.

OVER one in three young women in Scotland said they have been in an intimate relationship with someone who harmed them physically or emotionally.

A 130-YEAR-OLD Scottish family-owned recycling company has been acquired by a major end-of-life vehicle processor.

By Ian McConnell

THE Scottish capital’s office take-up declined sharply in the last quarter, while there was an increase in leases in Glasgow, new figures show.

SNP ministers have been urged to set a deadline for reviews into deaths in custody to begin and offer families greater support.

Shares in Serica Energy closed more than 14 per cent higher yesterday as investors digested the implications of its decision to knock back a proposed merger with smaller North Sea rival Kistos.

By Ian McConnell

WITH forecasts of record-breaking high temperatures across the UK in the coming days, those who expected to get through the summer without ditching their electric blankets have been confounded.

THE Tories have not had a proper leadership battle since David Cameron came from nowhere in 2005 to deny David Davis the crown he had so long craved.

The UK’s financial watchdog has ordered bank bosses to improve their handling of debts of small business customers, including emergency loans issued during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Scots parents were more likely to up their alcohol intake and eat junk food during the second national lockdown than those without children, a new study has found.

HISTORICAL reductions in maternal mortality could be “reversed” by increasing levels of Caesarean deliveries and births by older and obese women, according to research.

By Ian McConnell

A WEEK, they say, is a long time in politics. Sir John Major has been away from the front line for longer than a week, and has no party dues to pay so can tell it as it is. He states: “Britain’s reputation has been undermined … and the blame la...

I DON'T know why the Conservatives are bothering about a leadership election. They should just ask Dominic Cummings, since his kompromat will likely decide who leads the Tories. Just cut out the middle men.

Hair loss is an issue that concerns many men and women. Hair loss, or thinning hair, not only affects an individual’s appearance, it can also adversely impact your self-confidence.

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Move over Wordle, you can now shake things up with its music spin-off Heardle.

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NICOLA Sturgeon has accused Tory ministers of “repeated attempts to block democracy” after the UK Government will call on the Supreme Court to throw out Holyrood’s attempt to hold its own independence referendum.

DOWNING Street has blocked Labour's attempt to hold a vote of no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson.

A SCOTS passenger flight heading to the USA has been diverted after declaring a mid-air emergency.

DOG poo forms a major part of the diet of red foxes living in pine forests in the Scottish Highlands, a study has found.

A PLAN for student housing at a former city centre school has been amended to retain the janitor's house and the overall numbers of bedrooms cut back.

A mass disturbance involving up to 100 youths on a Scottish beach front saw reinforcements called in from across the country.

AN 18-year-old woman has died after falling 50 feet off a cliff in Thurso.

A FORMER Tory prime minister has hit out at senior Conservative MPs for failing to criticise Boris Johnson’s behaviour – insisting they have left “damaged” the UK’s reputation .

A Scottish city has been named the best to visit in the world right now, with another placed in the top five.

GARY Lineker remains the BBC’s highest-paid star, earning more than a million pounds last year, according to details published in the corporation’s annual report.

THE UK Government has filed papers with the Supreme Court that will argue that Holyrood’s bid to hold its own referendum on independence should be thrown out.

Gorse on Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat became engulfed in flames on Monday evening.

SCOTLAND's controversial 'not proven' verdict in courts of law could be scrapped, after a Scottish Government consultation revealed support for it.

RISHI Sunak has promised to tell the truth if he becomes the next prime minister, with a swipe at the economic policies of his rivals.

Leading North Sea independent Serica Energy has rejected a £1.04 billion takeover bid from smaller rival Kistos, noting that the "merger of equals" would not have included any of its senior managers or board members going forward.

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a tractor on a South Ayrshire road.

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A Perthshire-based dental business has completed the takeover of a second Scottish Borders dental practice, adding to a £2m investment into the growing business.

TWO years after the Scottish Government turned down an application covering about 800 acres of Coul Links because of the damage it would have caused to protected sites for nature, a plan is back on the table.

PENNY Mordaunt has claimed she has what it takes to break down the SNP’s ‘yellow wall’ and remove Nicola Sturgeon’s party from power.

LABOUR will push for a confidence vote in Boris Johnson in the Commons today, in a bid to force the beleaguered Prime Minister out of Downing Street.

Nature abhors a vacuum and so too do businesses, markets, and investors. The rapid assembly of contenders for the post of Prime Minister following Boris Johnson’s grudging resignation five days ago might appear indecorous – the political corpse i...

Business activity in Scotland outpaced most other parts of the UK in June but employment growth across the private sector was among the weakest, according to latest figures produced by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

MORE than 35000 Scots NHS staff, including nurses, are to balloted for strike action as a new study shows that eight in ten people believe there are not enough staff to provide safe and effective care.

MINISTERS have been urged to set a timetable for the return of all services with nationalised ScotRail after train drivers accepted a pay deal which will effectively end the pay dispute which led to major cuts to ScotRail services.