The FBI has searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, sources have said.

It’s almost as if there is an omerta amongst parts of the UK Conservative party including leadership hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, on the use of the term net zero.

A major blaze has taken hold at a 138-year-old Dumfries landmark in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

NATIONALISED ScotRail faces many train services grinding to a halt again if an improved offer is not made to the majority of its 5500 staff in crunch talks planned for today.

POLICE had to be called to deal with "aggressive behaviour" in a weekend of ferry disruption hitting one of the busiest days on Arran.

A NEW music festival stage featuring acoustic performances by some of Scotland's most talked about bands and artists will help boost a charity formed in memory of tragic Frightened Rabbit front man Scott Hutchison.

AN airline has backed plans for a green freeport in the Scottish Highlands, which it believes can provide a “key building block” in the drive to decarbonise the country’s air transport system.

There will be joy for some and disappointment for others.

THE LABOUR leader of Edinburgh Council has been urged not to use new anti-trade union laws to bring in agency staff to cover striking refuse workers.

OH God, exam results. Excuse me while I sound like an old-timer for a moment but jeez, I'd hate to go through that again.

Along with medical research, supermarkets and online retail, one of the biggest winners during the first 20 or so months of the pandemic was the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) industry. With little to do and few places to go by way of entertainment, sponta...

A SCOTTISH energy contractor has hailed a major deal with a Swedish state-owned renewables giant.

Everything you need to know about appealing your exam results in Scotland on SQA exam results day.

GORDON Brown’s pro-union think tank is coming under pressure to reveal the source of a mysterious quarter of a million pound boost to their coffers.

John Travolta has led tributes to his Grease co-star Dame Olivia Newton-John and her “incredible impact” following news of her death.

AS Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak battle it out to be the UK’s next Prime Minister, history tells us that tax cuts, a key battleground in the debate, are the worst way to tame inflation.

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A church on the banks of Loch Lomond said to be a direct link to the origins of the Kirk is under threat of closure sparking a community campaign backed by the current Duke of Montrose.

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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Games medals August 9 2022

SOMETHING broke in me the other day. Ping! I could hear it snap. It took me a while to work out it was a sense of hope shattering. Not generic ‘hope’, about life and the world, in a Dante’s Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here type of way. But ho...

BY the time Napoleon’s Grande Armée had reached the outskirts of Moscow in October 1812, their original strength of 610,000 men had dwindled to just over 100,000. The Russian winter had defeated them, forcing Napoleon to retreat. Hitler’s Wehrma...

ON first inspection, the Festival of Politics which Holyrood will host later this week qualifies comfortably for the “haud me back” category. Each to his or her own, but worthy people musing about worthy subjects for 90 minutes is not everyone’...

Buchanan St bafflement

THE COUNTRY’s pre-eminent historian has mocked the Lead Non-Executive Director of the UK Government in Scotland for comparing Brexit to the Easter Rising.

If university or college is on your plan, then find out about how to apply via UCAS Clearing.

It's Results Day! Thousands of Scottish students are receiving the grades that will determine their next steps.

The Meta-owned messaging platform said the new features aimed to keep improving the privacy around online conversations.

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

Weaver is the newest word game on the block - if you are struggling with today's brainteaser here are some hints to get you to the end. And the solution if you give up!

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

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

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CROSS-BORDER train services have been slashed because of an "unofficial strike action" by drivers.

Kate Forbes MSP and her husband Ali MacLennan are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter Naomi.Little Naomi was safely delivered at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness on Thursday (4 August 2022) weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces. Both mum and baby a...

RISHI Sunak will lose the Tory leadership race and Liz Truss will be the next Prime Minister, Ruth Davidson has said.

THE Education Secretary has dismissed an SNP conference bid to raise the age at which children start school to six in Scotland.

A University of Glasgow spin-out which aims to create more effective methods of treating lung diseases has secured a £1m grant from Innovate UK.

NICOLA Sturgeon has urged the Prime Minister to convene an “emergency meeting of the Heads of Government Council” this week.

SHIRLEY-ANNE Somerville has refused to say she is confident the government will substantially cut the education attainment gap by 2026 between pupils from wealthier and poorer households.

Three people have received treatment from paramedics after a fire erupted at an Edinburgh fish and chips shop.

DOWNING Street has rejected a call by Gordon Brown for Boris Johnson to act now on the cost of living crisis.

LIZ Truss’s tax cuts “won’t touch the sides” of the cost-of-living crisis for millions this winter, Rishi Sunak has said.

THE Labour leader of Edinburgh Council has insisted the city’s bins will be emptied during the festival despite the looming strike from refuse workers.

A DESTINATION management organisation has announced plans for a new autumn and winter campaign for Scotland.