NICOLA Sturgeon has said Liz Truss will be a “disaster” as Prime Minister if she governs how she has campaigned, but she hopes for a “constructive” relationship with her.

CONSERVATIVE ministers are considering introducing a referendum act that could wreck the campaign for Scottish independence, according to reports today.

SCOTS island port harbours are unable to take the ships at the centre of Scotland's ferry-building fiasco which have been delayed by up to five years, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.

THE SCOTTISH Government is facing legal action after an 11-year breach of international law through a failure to have a public right of challenge over decisions that would damage the nation's precious environment, landscape and wildlife.

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Atom Kraft? Nein Danke, as the stickers said on crumbling 2CVs. My parents drove a VW, but they were dedicated anti-nuclear campaigners who refused to differentiate between civil and military uses of nuclear power. We were doomed either way. I inheri...

COME tomorrow lunchtime the country will see another turning of the page for UK politics with the fourth prime minister in just six years; a clear sign of turbulent times.

Six months on from the start of the Ukrainian asylum crisis, two leading campaigners for refugees launch a devastating attack on British Government cruelty and Scottish Government complacency – and both reveal the dark personal stories which turned...

I’ve been visiting Ukraine long before its invasion by Russia earlier this year. Back in 2004 I witnessed the rise of pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Donbas region which quickly morphed into a somewhat limited war.

By Kathleen Nutt

They lived in an age of discovery, and two Victorian nature enthusiasts – perhaps inspired by the exploits of adventurous plant-hunters in far flung places – were about to undertake their own remarkable quest.

Faith, Hope and Charity burl wildly in the relentless west coast wind, their long arms spinning around at such a rate that when it gets too gusty, they simply have to be calmed down.

Their powerful poems evoke all the misery, pain and horror of a brutal war that robbed a generation of its youth and would change the world forever.

ABERDEEN FC were the last team to win the Scottish League, outwith the Old Firm, in 1985, 37 long years ago. Scottish football is in desperate need of a root and branch reform. The 0-9 scoreline last Sunday at Tannadice was the perfect illustration o...

A 'FAILURE' to focus on STEM education will leave the country facing a skills shortage crisis in the coming years, experts are warning.

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.

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

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

Central Station in Glasgow is the country’s busiest rail hub. Not that it has always seemed that way of late, its concourse more likely to feature a lone reporter talking about rail strikes than crowds of commuters.

THREE offerings for the autumn, all featuring murder most foul. It’s dangerous out there in crime drama land, dangerously crowded, which can tempt writers into going to ever more elaborate lengths to make their creations stand out - no matter how r...

TAXPAYERS have had to foot a further £200m every year to fund a huge council pay rise offered in a bid to end the dispute that threatened to shut schools and and waste disposal services.

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A leading doctor who is under investigation at one of Scotland's oldest universities has come under fire for a 'sexist' image that was shown to medical students.

By Scott Wright

“WELCOME to Downing Street, Prime Minister! I trust you are well. And how was Balmoral?

WE will not, of course, know the identity of Boris Johnson’s successor as Conservative leader, and thus the next Prime Minister, until 5pm on Monday. The signs are – and have been, for a while – that the winner will be Liz Truss.

HE once sold his caricature pictures on Glasgow's famous thoroughfare Sauchiehall Street for £1 at the age of just 16.

THERE might not be much to see when you enter Scotland’s newest film studio. High ceilings, blackout walls, and a handful of TV production staff milling around.

MOST people would assume that eating too much "ultra processed" food is bad for their health. Too much salt can lead to high blood pressure, while diets overloaded in saturated fat and sugar are likely to cause obesity which in turn increases the ris...

SP ENERGY Networks has opened a new support room to spot potential faults on its electricity network before they happen.

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There are no invectives left: catastrophe, destitution, economic disaster – all these and more have been deployed in abundance these past weeks as the energy crisis deepens while the Conservative party chooses its next leader.

IN George Square, Glasgow, on Wednesday evening we gathered to light candles for those we had lost in Scotland’s addiction apocalypse.

SHE is widely tipped to become Italy’s next premier, at the head of what the local press insists on calling a “centre-right” coalition

OUR illustrious outgoing Prime Minister, having just returned from two five-star holidays with his family, decided to send his staff on a £50,000 jolly, namely a short return flight to the Scottish Borders in the Government aircraft which we all pay...

Robot litter pickers could be deployed to keep wards clean at a new £500million hospital in Lanarkshire.

NOTHING works. It’s getting out of hand. Apocalyptic, ken? As you know, I try to be upbeat (shut up, youse), but even I’m beginning to be worn down by it all.

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A FRIDAY lunchtime at BBC Scotland in Glasgow and two friends are sitting side-by-side on a sofa, chewing the fat about their recent adventures (some sweet, some hilarious, some that would make your hair stand on end).

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BLUEBERRIES are one of August’s treats and if you’re not growing a bush, September is the ideal time for planting. Blueberries do very well in the open ground, fruiting faithfully every year and needing little more than a steady supply of water, ...

IF I’m honest, I’m not sure I much liked George Leo John Lucas, the subject of Radio 4’s Archive on 4 last Saturday night. A civil servant who died at the age of 88 in 2014, he kept diaries (some 60 volumes) from 1948 through to the 21st centur...

TWO hundred and fifty years ago, the Industrial Revolution was galvanised by the burning of coal for power, especially favouring the UK with its abundant supplies. Progress leapt forward. In the age of empire, economic evolution was supercharged and ...

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WHEN Nicola Sturgeon says that she feels partly British (as well as Scottish); when the SNP leader in Westminster Ian Blackford says he loves the House of Commons and has a good number of Tory friends there; and when Stephen Noon, the architect of Ye...