CALMAC have been hit with £3.5m in fines in a year as concerns rise about the reliability of Scotland's ageing ferry fleet.

The under-fire chief executive of Scottish cricket's governing body who stood down following an internal investigation into bullying and during a probe that found institutional racism in his organisation has received a payoff.

SCOTTISH ministers have come under fire as it emerged they are continuing to breach international law by failing to put in place coherent measures to protect the nation's precious environment, landscape and wildlife.

“He is a conman. He is not someone anyone can trust. He lies as a matter of course to secure power. He is not fit to be leader and not fit to be prime minister”.

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Kathleen Nutt

THANKS to the stunning strokes of Duncan Scott and his 30 fellow swimmers on Team Scotland, we have managed to make multiple appearances on the podium at the Commonwealth Games medals this weekend.

Personal insights on stories from across the world by Foreign Editor David Pratt

IT is, we’re told, going to be the “most expensive winter in history” as the cost-of-living squeeze seriously tightens its grip on consumers’ pockets not just here but across the whole of Europe.

Natalie Logan MacLean remembers how she felt when she was about to visit Barlinnie for the first time.

The gentle click-clack of the knitting needles, the rhythm of knit-purl-knit, counting stitches and the feel of soft wool – knitting has come to be regarded as a therapeutic craft that brings comfort and calm satisfaction.

It had started as a typically peaceful evening on Linlithgow’s High Street, overlooked by the ancient royal palace where Mary, Queen of Scots was born, and kings took shelter from deadly rivals.

The Lionesses: a refreshing reset for the Beautiful Game

IN following the current Conservative Party leadership contest with a distinctly macabre sense of dread and foreboding, as Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak square-up and squabble over who is the authentic heir to Margaret Thatcher, I am left genuinely wonde...

WE like to think of the first day of school as a joyous occasion when children begin their educational journey to become well rounded individuals and earn important qualifications which will help them secure a good job and an independent and satisfyi...

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

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

If you have tried and loved Wordle, Quordle should be your next go-to brain teaser.

A MAJOR new Scottish study has cast doubt on claims that Covid infections can cause onset of diabetes in children.

What is today's Framed? Some hints to help you guess the movie. Plus the answer for when you've given up!

SINCE the movie Broadcast News any drama set in a TV newsroom must include a running scene.

FROM playing a skinhead thug in This is England to a prison officer under pressure in Time, Stephen Graham’s finest roles are not at the sunshine and lollipops end of the business.

FORMER chancellor Rishi Sunak is lauded by his supporters for his role in the introduction of the UK furlough scheme during the worst of the pandemic.

IT took three months but the precious cargo's arrival has marked a milestone for one sustainable coffee company after it started shipping beans to Scotland from Colombia by sailboat.

By Scott Wright

Police are investigating claims of theft and fraud at a Scottish college, The Herald can reveal.

IT takes part of its name from the patron saint of Glasgow and is the second novel to be published by Booker prize-winning author Douglas Stuart.

One of Scotland's oldest licensed distilleries is set for a £30 million expansion to help meet soaring demand for its single malts.

By David Coombs

The Edinburgh festival is almost upon us, so here's our pick of 10 of the best shows from the Edinburgh International Festival

PARKMEAD GROUP, the energy company headed by former Dana Petroleum chief Tom Cross, is looking for commercial partners to invest in what it is billed as one of the North Sea’s largest undeveloped oil projects, writes Scott Wright.

BRITISH workers are restless. Be it in education, police, NHS, local government, civil service or national companies et al, there is a howl for increases in remuneration and working conditions. And the unions are agitating on behalf of members. It fe...

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Peer up the High Street in Edinburgh on any given Sunday in January or February, say, and you probably won’t see much in the way of people. Empty pizza boxes, yes. Rain, probably. But people? Less so. You certainly won’t see jugglers on stilts, s...

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Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

ALL of us living in Scotland have so much to be grateful for: our country’s dramatic natural beauty, world-class universities, a green energy sector that could be transformative and a history of innovation, not to mention our naturally cheery and p...

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the climate surrounding the start of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday, July 30, 2022.

By Thomas Black

True story then: a reader sends an email saying he and his wife would love to wake up one Saturday morning and see a review of their current favourite restaurant in The Herald, which they still have hand delivered to their actual front door.

WORDS: Jonathan Black

Scotland: The Global History

As thousands of hospital admissions and deaths are caused by pandemic drinking, it's time to be more mindful, says Sam Wylie-Harris.

Lavender is a Mediterranean plant that’s benefited from the recent hot, dry spell we’ve been enjoying in Scotland.

Looking for a camping adventure this year? These are the best cars for the job, says Ted Welford.

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Shrouded in legend and folklore, Liuwa Plain is an off-the-beaten-track adventure, says Sarah Marshall.

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COMMON DECENCY

CARRY on loving. That will be the message to emerge once Rishi and Liz have stripped each other bare and ravaged each other, in a political sense of course, because we all know that in a few weeks they’ll be sitting cosy comfy holding hands (figura...