Cynics may say there’s little real point heading to Aberdeen in October for the first in-person SNP conference in three years. There’ll be set-piece speeches, self-congratulatory motions and carefully manicured agendas.

A lasting memory of the TV series Dad’s Army is Lance Corporal Jones running around shouting “Don’t Panic! Don’t Panic!” while doing that very thing.

IN 2014 at Nunraw Abbey, a Cistercian monastery tucked into the folds of the Lammermuir Hills, the monks were eager to talk to me about the Scottish independence referendum not long passed. This little band of brothers – ranging in age from about 5...

If you’re anything like me – some of you will be, some of you won’t – there’s a good chance that, after eight long years, you probably thought you’d heard it all before in the debate about independence. And then something strange happened...

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A CONSERVATIVE MSP is attempting to create a register of domestic abusers akin to that for sexual offenders.

SCOTS are bracing to freeze in their homes this winter amid fresh warnings the energy crisis will lead to the UK facing crippling power blackouts.

By Scott Wright

AN SNP minister has criticised the UK Government’s “degrading functional examinations” as he launched a Scots adult disability payment for 300,000 people.

It is an A listed Georgian stately home whose walls once echoed to the sound of parties with regular guests including former Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, actors, musicians and a conductor.

Businesses and households across Scotland and the UK face severe hardship this winter, with rising food, fuel, energy costs and rampant inflation continuing to take a heavy toll on the purse strings.

A Scottish car company is gearing up to ship its fully electric 4x4s to the United States in what is being touted as the UK's answer to the American Humvee.

IAIN Macwhirter ("Sorry Greta, SNP will fall back into the arms of its first love – oil", The Herald, August 26) raises the dilemma in the SNP over oil extraction and green issues. He points to oil revenues next year of £13bn, with 20bn barrels re...

By Stephanie Millar

A hearty Italian classic the whole family will love, Aubergine Parmigiana combines slices of golden pan-fried aubergine with juicy tomato, creamy mozzarella, fragrant basil and salty parmesan for a dish that transports you off to Italy.

MEDICALLY minded Robin Johnston, from Newton Mearns, notes that bright yellow defibrillators, used to combat heart failure, are often spotted on the nation’s high streets.

IT was a scheme designed to mitigate inflation and offer an alternative to filling up tanks at eye-watering prices. Now the uptake of the ‘9 Euro Ticket’ in Germany has sparked debate about its potential permanent impact worldwide.

The country is still in the dark about exactly how either Tory leadership candidate would act to take the sting out of sky-high energy bills.

The Nato flagship is sailing to undertake training exercises with the US Navy as well as the Royal Canadian Navy and United States Marine Corps

The figures were revealed in answer to a freedom of information request

There is a period, shortly after the halfway point between elections, when pollsters and party staffers start inventing meaningless demographics and geographies, from Workington Man to the Conservative Celtic Fringe, to make a name for themselves as ...

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RISHI Sunak’s team has warned that cutting VAT by 5% across the board would be “regressive” and cost tens of billions of pounds amid reports that Liz Truss is considering the move.

SNP ministers have been told to find extra cash to end a refuse worker pay dispute as talks continue to end rubbish piled up on streets.

The chief executive of Crieff Hydro, the Perthshire-based hotel group, has declared there will be “significant closures” across the tourism and hospitality industry as it grapples with a barrage of soaring costs.

THE Israeli company behind Police Scotland’s controversial cyber kiosk technology has been left reeling after top-secret data was leaked to Japanese authorities.

Ministers have come under fire over a 'cladding farce' as controversial materials used in Grenfell Tower remain on the nation's super-hospital remain in place a year-and-a-half after it was passed safe after the horrifying blaze that claimed the live...

SCOTTISHPOWER which has been pushing for a taxpayer-backed £100bn fund to help energy firms freeze energy bills has handed over nearly £7bn in dividends to its foreign owners since being taken over, it can be revealed.

Last week, broadcaster James Cook was confronted with a torrent of abuse outside the Conservative leadership hustings in Perth. He was called a “traitor,” a “rat” and a “scumbag.”

NOTHING quite grabs your attention like a mountain of rubbish on every street corner of Scotland’s capital city.

I HATE to say I told you so – but I did. In January, at the height of the partygate row, I pointed out to those insisting that Boris Johnson was the spawn of the devil that his replacement was likely to be very much worse.

THERE are some cases which are hard to let go of even for tough ex police officers.

DUNCAN Mackenzie has had a string of jobs from being a policeman to a butcher and game dealer and even running a guest house.

It has escaped bombardment only 25 days out of 186 since the war started. Foreign Editor David Pratt reports from Mykolaiv, the devastated city that has stood between Russia and its occupation of most of southern Ukraine

Professor James Mitchell is one of the nation’s leading expert on the constitution, devolution, the Scottish Parliament and Government. He’s seriously worried about the state of our democracy. In a no-holds-barred conservation with our Writer at ...

It was the original ‘rollermania’, when empty halls dotted around the land became venues for speed freak show-offs on wheels and, for the unfortunate, resulted in many a hard landing.

REGARDING the latest GERS publication: a reminder that no devolved Scottish government has ever "overspent" on devolved responsibilities. And that 37 per cent of spending and 74% of revenue in the GERS figures are reserved by the UK Government. The S...

The day was said to be “as bright and beautiful a Sabbath morning as ever dawned”, and the Clyde-built SV Eskbank, her sails billowing in the breeze, made a fine sight as she headed for the port at Honolulu.

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As new detective drama Ridley lands on ITV, Danielle de Wolfe discusses Brits' love of crime-solving with stars Bronagh Waugh and Adrian Dunbar.

Can you relieve a headache without popping pills? Katie Wright asks some experts.

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

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

Have you heard of the musical mindbender Heardle? Here are a few hints to get you started on the brainteaser.