BREXIT looks set to grab the limelight again soon.

LAST-MINUTE Scottish flight cancellations have soared by over a third during post-pandemic travel chaos prompting calls for government to scrap plans to make future compensation claims far cheaper for airlines and costlier for passengers.

A female academic fighting a sex discrimination case hit back at a university’s lawyer after he suggested she could have used her union contacts to advance her career.

SOARING energy bills are a “potentially existential threat” to Scotland’s engineering and manufacturing firms, with some already facing insolvency, a national trade body is warning.

Scotland is falling behind parts of England in efforts to maximise the take-up of free childcare among disadvantaged two-year-olds, the Liberal Democrats have claimed.

THERE'S a novel by an author I love, Kate Atkinson, called When Will There Be Good News?

By Scott Wright

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THE world’s first all-electric jet engine is on track to be made in Scotland, manufacturing experts say.

The number of job adverts across the UK hit a new high for 2022 in the final full week of August amid a surge in new postings with the resumption of activity following the summer break.

By Ian McConnell

IT is fair to say that North Korea does not seem to be a country that is laugh a minute for its residents.

WORRIES about “galloping household energy bills” weren’t enough to keep shoppers at home in August and Scotland saw a “modest improvement” in shopper footfall as a result, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium.

IT was generous of Brian Cox to pay us a visit and voice his opinions (“Cox: Class-ridden and feudal UK is why I want Scotland to be independent”, The Herald, August 27, and Letters, August 31 & September 1).

THERE aren’t all that many people out in everyday Scotland who will have heard of Stephen Noon. In the bubble of Scottish politics, though, he is a deeply significant figure. Along with a handful of other advisers, including Kevin Pringle, Geoff Ab...

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THE numbers are “extraordinary,” said the National Crime Agency. In 2018, just 299 people were recorded crossing the English Channel in flimsy dinghies. So far this year, the number is 25,000. And these are the ones we know about.

SO, what are your plans for Christmas? ‘But it’s only summer!’ I hear you cry. Well, indeed. But take a stroll along the supermarket aisles and you would be forgiven for thinking Santa is on his way in what could be the earliest ever arrival of...

The last sighting of the man was when a member of the public saw him going from his yacht into his dinghy

Opinium polled 1,000 parents of children aged under 18 for the charity Nesta between August 15 and 30

The Scottish Government has urged unions and councils to ‘continue to seek a fair and sustainable settlement’ in their pay dispute

Europe's oldest elm tree and a monument dedicated to a descendant of Robert the Bruce are to benefit from almost £100,000 in funding to protect Scotland’s heritage assets.

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

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Put your music knowledge to the test by taking on the 'name that tune' game Heardle!

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

PARENTS have started to be told that secondary schools, primary schools and early years facilities will be shut next week due to the unresolved council pay row.

A diver has died after being injured at a harbour on the Isle of Lewis.

A man who has repeatedly denied being a wanted fugitive claims he is being tortured in prison and has been punched in the face by officers.

THE SNP is preparing for a snap election, with the party urging members to put themselves forward as candidates.

A fresh round of rail strikes will see Scottish services crippled as a third union confirmed September dates for industrial action.

Manufacturing production suffered a steep decrease in August indicating that the sector is "already in recession", a leading economist has warned.

THE SCOTTISH Government has been told that plans to allow survivors of sexual violence to meet with their attackers could hamper the victim’s “recovery from trauma” and ultimately “increase the risk to her safety.”

BORIS Johnson has pledged £700m towards a nuclear power project in a bid to improve the UK’s energy security.

THE SNP Government has been told to offer more support for more than 170,000 people in Scotland estimated to have long Covid – amid accusations they are being “neglected”.

Former newspaper editor Charles Wilson has died at the age of 87, friends of his family have confirmed.

The Orkney Islands and the Western Isles have seen a population boost as Scots escaped cities for a rural lifestyle during the pandemic.

CHIVAS Brothers, the Dumbarton-based Scotch whisky giant, has reported strong sales of its flagship brands amid a “robust” performance in emerging markets, while underlining its commitment to investing in the sustainability of its operations.

By Ian McConnell

NEW technical problems including issues with 125 miles of cables are posing a further threat a project to deliver of one of the vessels at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco.

Daily deals and events company itison has launched a recruitment drive for more than 250 team members for its major events this winter, including GlasGLOW and Elfingrove.

After a series of calamities that kicked off with the business-bashing pandemic lockdown, followed by a flood, and climaxed in a fire, Nick and Julia Nairn are back on course.

WHEN I studied Russian history it was with the feeling of someone who had arrived much too late at the party. The drinks had been drunk, the balloons popped, and what remained of the cake lay smashed on the floor.

ONE of Scotland's leading architects has called for the preservation of a Glasgow landmark as proposals emerged to demolish a flagship shopping mall to be replaced by a £800m "net zero, mixed-use" neighbourhood.

THE COUNCIL pay row is to escalate with the closure of schools and nurseries across Scotland after the Deputy First Minister insisted there is "no more money" to fund pay rises that could end the dispute.

Where do you go when it gets too much? The cars upon cars. The people upon people. The dirt and noise. The over-flowing bins. Your over-flowing brain. The pressure of do-this-and-don’t-do-that. The churn and rumble and pressure of what life is some...

With each day that passes, the rhetoric becomes ever more desperate.

Tech sector consolidator Kick ICT has hit the half-way mark in its drive to become a £50 million turnover operation with the latest in a string of acquisitions.

Streets surrounding St Margaret's Road have been cordoned off by police officers due to a gas leak caused by the collision.

SCOTLAND is to lose nearly a million people over the coming decades according to the Scottish Fiscal Commission. That’s 16% of the population, far more than was lost during the Highland Clearances. This is a demographic catastrophe.