The Queen is to be laid to rest in a historic state funeral on Monday. Crowds of mourners are expected to flock to London, where global diplomats have already gathered. Her coffin will be taken in a grand military procession from the Palace of Westmi...

A MAN has been charged following the death of a mother in Aberdeen.

ISLANDERS have accused CalMac of treating them with "utter contempt" as it emerged key ferries have been switched around due to the loss of a port for two weeks due to "critical" safety concerns.

IT is unbearable to learn that malnutrition in Scottish children is rising (“Thousands of Scots children are treated for malnutrition”, September 17).

NORMAL service will resume in politics this week, with the pace at Westminster notably brisk.

NEW Tory leaders like to cite two previous iconic occupants of No.10 as their political heroes. In recent times they’ve tended to channel their inner Margaret Thatchers and Winston Churchills. How refreshing then to see our new Prime Minister Liz T...

Teaching, like many other jobs, is becoming more difficult. Covid presented teachers with unprecedented and complex problems. In the main, they rose to the challenge, many going the extra mile to ensure youngsters, the most vulnerable in particular, ...

Some wouldn’t use the word “beautiful”, but I would. Below me is a long grey stretch of concrete. Behind is the bleakness of the moors. And ahead is one of my favourite views of my favourite city. There it is: house, hill, and high-rise, and as...

By Scott Wright

Finland has a 1300km land border with Russia, fought two wars in the 1940s to defend its territory, and is now applying to join NATO. There, most knowledge of Finland ends. Which is a shame.

For many of us, a sense of loss can make us pause and re-evaluate what is important in our lives in the widest sense, perhaps with more clarity due to the importance we feel in making the most of our own time here on this little blue dot. The last 10...

Ministers have been warned a task force is needed to tackle the issue of poor-quality school premises after analysis revealed thousands more pupils are receiving lessons in educationally inadequate buildings.

Marking each year of the Queen's life, 96 lanterns lit up a Scottish monument as mourners paid tribute to the monarch on Sunday evening.

The final mourners have paid their respects to the Queen lying in state in London.

A mother and daughter from Stirlingshire have launched their first collection of designs using blank sheets of newsprint to create eco-friendly wrapping paper.

By Gillian Fyfe

The state funeral takes place on Monday with dignitaries from around the world set to attend.

GLASGOW author Denise Mina was on a train to the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival in Stirling, which ended yesterday, when she got chatting to the conductor, who told her about the time someone tried to bring a horse on the train by claiming it...

AMIDST the grief laden history of today’s events, there in the crowd along the streets of London, and later as the Queen’s coffin is taken to Windsor, there will be mobile phones, held aloft, capturing photographs and footage. But at the weekend,...

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

WEDDINGS, babies, this.

US pesident Joe Biden has said the “world is better” because of the Queen as he offered his condolences to the British people for their loss on the eve of the monarch's state funeral on Monday.

THERE was one police officer to every ten protesters as the 'Reclaim Freedom Square' rally went ahead on the eve of the Queen's funeral after a Scottish independence festival was postponed to next month over public order concerns.

THE Prime Minister of New Zealand has reiterated her belief that her country will slough off the monarchy and become a republic within her lifetime.

A SCOTTISH shipyard has secured significant contracts to provide warships to Europe.

CELTIC fans disrupted a minute's applaused for the Queen by singing "if you hate the Royal Family clap your hands".

THE Speaker of the House of Commons has been mocked on social media after saying the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey tomorrow is “the most important event the world will ever see”.

A COUNCIL has come under fire for agreeing to have a memorial to one of Scotland's greatest national heroes Sir William Wallace lit up in red, white and blue as a tribute to the Queen.

SUPPORT for independence has fallen in the wake of the Queen’s death, according to a limited new poll.

CLAIRE Caldwell-Knox was walking with her family in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, when they saw some commotion in the water.

RAILWAY chiefs have been warned they will have "blood on their hands" as they risk a new Stonehaven disaster by planning to slash critical maintenance tasks in half and staff in Scotland by over a quarter.

THE sentencing of a paedophile who was able to operate unchecked in karting for more than 20 years has prompted fresh questions about the safeguarding of children in the sport.

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POLITICAL reality returns with a bang this week following the royal hiatus as Liz Truss sets out in more detail how she intends to lift Britain out of its economic hole.

A friendship with “no limits.” These were the words of Russian president Vladimir Putin back in February this year when he shook hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the opening of the Beijing Olympics shortly before Russia launched ...

A PROMINENT member of the House of Lords is in dispute with his Galloway tenants after water supplies to their homes repeatedly failed quality standards.

IT might be said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. But if you’re celebrity foot reader Jane Sheehan, the clues to a person’s emotional wellbeing and personality traits lie at the opposite end of the body: in the shapes of the toes and th...

Mothers surviving on leftovers, parents losing so much weight their jeans can no longer stay up, children in filthy clothes, parents so shamed they consider suicide. Poverty campaigners reveal the full horror of what’s happening to Scotland’s poo...

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IN this requiem week I’m directed to the jolly, if somewhat esoteric, website belonging to a company called Farewill Funerals. The firm is rightfully proud of its status as reigning champions in the coveted ‘Low-cost Funeral Provider of the Year�...

With breathtaking views across Loch Sween and the Sound of Jura, the small village of Tayvallich is, not surprisingly, a magnet for tourists keen to take in the glorious west coast scenery.

There was barely a breath of wind to ripple the surface of the calm waters of Lerwick harbour – a peaceful precursor to the horrors that would soon unfold.

WHEN Nicola Sturgeon pushed the pause button on indyref2 in June 2017 the conventional wisdom was it was the “sensible thing to do”.

The long road to Queen Consort - and why opinion is still divided over Camilla

New research reveals that despite increases in both STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) university applications and employees joining STEM careers, the Government’s “levelling-up” target of reaching 200,000 by 2030 is “not likel...

Positive alternatives to try, as new research suggests ultra-processed foods may be a 'gateway' to more unhealthy eating.

We all love a boxset binge, but could hours of TV time be harming our health? Imy Brighty-Potts asks experts what they think.

It isn't just aching joints, and it can affect people of any age. Lisa Salmon busts some common myths about rheumatoid arthritis.

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