I HAVE written previously that the evidence is that the NHS in Scotland no longer provides an elective service “free at the point of need”, and now is indeed dead. The recent evidence from the Scottish Arthroplasty Project lends further support t...

IT is the biggest hit the BBC has had in decades, a ratings juggernaut, a global success, but there was never any doubt that this was one contest Strictly Come Dancing was destined to lose.

TIM Martin, the chairman of JD Wetherspoon, has a history of ruffling feathers. There are many people in his own industry who hold hugely different political views to the pub trade veteran.

CONFIDENCE among UK shoppers fell into negative territory for the first time since June 2020, according to new analysis.

Tullow Oil has declared it remains “fully committed” to its merger with Edinburgh-headquartered Capricorn Energy despite resistance to the deal from some key Capricorn shareholders.

SALES at Zara soared in the first half of the year but the fashion giant’s owner Inditex has warned of “supply chain tensions” for the second half.

The Princess Royal is to return north of the border today to visit Glasgow to meet representatives of organisations of which the Queen was Patron.

THEY were brought together in grief and as the parents of two Scots killed abroad met for the first time they shared a joint hope that one day they would have justice.

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By Ian McConnell

It is a remote place that suffered depopulation and economic hardship before being transformed after it was named as Scotland’s Book town.

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on inflation September 15 2022

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YOU don’t disrespect the dead by talking of a future without them. The Queen was the constitutional monarch of a democracy. The bedrock of any democracy is freedom of speech. Democracy is difficult and messy. It’s grown-up. It requires hard conve...

TIME is the great healer, so it’s said, but not so for the new Prime Minister. The sound may be turned down on the political debate until after the Queen’s funeral next Monday, but with each day that passes, the problems pile up for Liz Truss.

A man walking his dog near Glasgow was among those who managed to capture the incident.

If you're not a fan of the hit games Wordle or Heardle then maybe try the movie spin-off Framed.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

CELTIC fans held up a foul-mouthed banner while rivals Rangers pledged to play the national anthem prior to their Champions League match in defiance of UEFA rules.Players at tonight's game in Warsaw, from both Celtic and Shakhtar, wore black armbands...

PASSENGERS are facing further disruption on one of Scotland's busiest ferry routes after a vessel that should have been phased out suffered engine problems.

There have been calls for local authorities to be stripped of their role in running schools as staff move closer to all-out strikes.

THE EU is bringing in a windfall tax on power companies such as ScottishPower's owners Iberdrola to soften the blow of recording spiralling energy prices this winter.

A MOVE to partly demolish and rebuild a shopping centre in the Scottish capital have been recommended for approval.

Planned strike action that threatened to delay exam appeals has been suspended after an enhanced pay offer was tabled.

 Tim Rideout, who was a member of the SNP’s policy development committee and runs a cross party group about currency in an independent Scotland, is to be able to resume his membership from this Friday.

ALEX Salmond has criticised the BBC’s coverage of the Queen’s funeral, accusing the broadcaster of appropriating “a display of Scottish respect and affection for our late monarch to peddle a state political line.”

A FORMER Rangers finance chief who is pursuing a £75m damages claim against the Lord Advocate lost his career and suffered "irreparable reputational harm" over a "malicious prosecution" in the failed club fraud case, it is claimed.

“Thank you Ma’am, for everything,” were the words that were posted on the Paddington Bear official Twitter account last Thursday.

DUNELM has seen annual profits leap nearly a third higher to a new record, but flagged an "extremely challenging" wider economic backdrop.

By Ian McConnell

IT was with regret that I read of Patrick Harvie’s so-called contribution to the tributes to the late Queen (“Green minister Patrick Harvie tells new monarch life is not all about ‘status or title’”, September 13).

EDINBURGH's freedom of speech protest in the wake of anti-monarchy arrests have been compared to demonstrations held in Moscow.

ALDI has broken into the UK grocery industry’s top four for the first time, underlining consumers’ appetite for more competitive pricing as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.

TWO historic Scottish law firms are to merge, with two of the three partners in one practice to retire.

A SCOTTISH company that installs smart meters on behalf of energy firms has posted a significant increase in half-year revenue and profit.

The estranged husband of a woman who vanished with her young son more than 45 years ago has told a court he played no part in their deaths.

An explosion at a South Ayrshire home that left a family of four in hospital was caused by a corroded gas pipe, a report has revealed.

The world followed the Queen's final journey from Edinburgh to London, as the flight set a tracking record.

A man has been charged after allegedly holding eggs near the Queen's coffin procession in Aberdeen.

Parsley Box has reduced its headcount by nearly a third as the ready meal delivery company grapples with a decline in online shopping volumes amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Analysis By Gavin Mochan  

coincided with a steep reduction in orthopaedic activity on the NHS. According to the SAP report, the number of hip replacements - including emergency surgeries on broken joints - was down by 37% per cent to 5,102 in 2021, compared to 8,047 in 2019. ...

Firms in the oil and gas sector are at increasing risk of falling into legal disputes as a “perfect storm” of pressure has formed around the industry.

By Ian McConnell

A Scots father has set up camp on an uninhabited island to highlight the “isolation” of parents separated from their children due to a legal loophole dubbed the “kidnappers charter’.

A number of news outlets reported earlier this week that the volume of checkout beeps at Morrisons had been lowered as a mark of respect to the Queen. But how much truth was there in this story?

THE House of Commons isn’t sitting this week out of respect for the late Queen Elizabeth. Well, nobody wants to be laughing at such a solemn time. So, I thought I’d fill the interlude with some ill-considered remarks on the subject of: whither PM...

After 17 years, 21 series and 235 episodes, Mock The Week is finally coming to an end.

THE mourners shuffling past the Queen’s coffin in St Giles' cathedral looked sombre and over-awed. The sight of the small oak coffin, draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland, bearing the Scottish crown and guarded by the Company of Archers, brough...

AS economists, we are often expected to be able to predict the future. But economists are not soothsayers. We cannot make unconditional forecasts. What we can do is to make some predictions conditional on our analysis and the shocks which may impact ...