THE price of budget food in supermarkets has risen by up to 65.2% in a year - as consumers look to cut the cost of their grocery bills in the cost of living crisis.

Live coverage as Rishi Sunak takes over as Prime Minister

YOU may not have already heard it, but for the past few months there has been talk of a “potato crisis”, with predictions that tatties, already up 19.9 per cent, could double in price this winter, and remain high through to 2024.

“WHAT people often don’t realise is that the drama and ecological value of Scotland’s landscape that we see on land, continues beneath the ocean surface,” “said Phil Taylor, head of policy and operations for Open Seas.

Demand for new windows and doors at CR Smith has yet to be dampened by difficult economic conditions as the Scottish home improvement group has benefitted from the demise of market rivals.

By Ian McConnell

EDWIN James, the Scottish engineering services group, has reported a six per cent rise in annual revenues, to £144 million.

RADIO 4 falling silent for a prolonged time is apparently a signal to British nuclear submarine commanders to open the Letters of Last resort, missives from the prime minister detailing what should be done in the event of a nuclear attack.

THE Scottish Government has hailed figures showing that renewables output reached record levels in the second quarter that suit its political purposes while glossing over the awkward implications of what powered the rise concerned.

LABOUR have accused the Scottish Greens over "selling out" their principles on animal welfare as MSPs prepare to vote on new legislation on fox hunting.

WHEN he started out more than two decades ago, the area was one large wilderness with very little access for walkers.

By Neale McQuistin  

By Ian McConnell

THOUSANDS of Welsh students have been placed on the country's replacement for the EU's Erasmus exchange scheme, while the Scottish equivalent programme is yet to get underway.

MARK Smith’s speculations on the prospects of Labour in Scotland ("The SNP voters who are still proving resistant to Labour", The Herald, October 24) are interesting; but surely we have learned by this time how futile it is to place any hopes on La...

THERE’S not a helluva lot to celebrate in the big bad world these days. Unless your idea of fun is political anarchy, financial terror, war and extremism, you’re kind of stuck for simple pleasures.

AS the Tories struggled towards the latest least-worst option, the good news was that Boris Johnson had retreated in abject humiliation – the prince across the water who would have done better to stay where he was, on a Dominican beach.

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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the new PM October 25 2022

ERG Group holds inauguration event in Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway and celebrates opening of new UK HQ in Edinburgh

Messaging platform WhatsApp has gone down for users across the UK.

The heavy winds caused damage to signage and lamp posts

Rishi Sunak will be appointed as the country’s next prime minister by the King and look to build a new Cabinet that might unite a fractious Tory party.

It is a “groundbreaking milestone” that Rishi Sunak will become the UK’s next prime minister, US President Joe Biden has said as he marked Diwali.

A new way of scanning the brain could allow doctors to diagnose the most common form of dementia earlier when treatments could be more beneficial.

A toxin which makes pigs vomit and a Glasgow super-sleuth scientist may have finally unlocked the century-old mystery of the origins of a Martian meteorite and the identity of the Black student who discovered it.

Unfortunately, mis-sold pensions are heavily increasing. This is affecting many people's lives in retirement. It is encouraged that whenever you make a decision regarding pensions, you seek support from specialists first - your pension is one of you...

Here is everything you need to know about clock changes in the UK in 2022.

Whether you've aced the music spin-off Heardle or you've got the film version Framed beat, it might be time to raise the stakes. 

Described as a game for 'cinephiles and casual movie watchers alike' it is inspired by the worldwide popular guessing games. 

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

WHEN Boris Johnson was dragged kicking and screaming from Downing Street in July, he warned that “the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves”.

RISHI Sunak has warned the UK faces a “profound economic challenge” as he attempts to resuscitate the country’s finances as prime minister.

DOUGLAS Ross has welcomed Rishi Sunak’s appointment as the new Prime Minister.

For a partial solar eclipse on Tuesday, astronomers will put a historic telescope in the Calton Hill Observatory in Edinburgh to use for the first time in over a decade.

PLANS for the potential community ownership of a historic Scottish inn are to be discussed.

RISHI Sunak has called for “unity and stability” as he promised to be a prime minister with “integrity and humility”.

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the UK will not rejoin EU if he becomes Prime Minister - prompting renewed criticism from the SNP.

Rishi Sunak will be “just as bad” for the people of Scotland after Boris Johnson pulled out of the race to become the next Prime Minister, Ian Blackford has warned.

Amid the chaos of Westminster politics, the PM’s resignation and the potential perils of future fiscal mismanagement, two of Scotland’s leading entrepreneurs have raised the need to talk more openly about Brexit

THE TORY MP whose shock resignation led to the downfall of Boris Johnson is being investigated by parliament’s sleaze watchdog.

RISHI Sunak will become the youngest prime minister in the modern era after his rival Penny Mordaunt pulled out of the Tory leadership contest.

A SCOTTISH company has been praised by a senior Ukrainian politician for services which have proven “vital” during Russia's war.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Scotland's skies on Tuesday.

There are not that many jobs where one might be expected to perform a wedding ceremony, and making hair oil is not one of them. So it was unusual, to say the least, when John Jackson, of East Lothian, wound up in Oregon three years ago presiding over...

A NEW Scots horror movie launched on Amazon has been inspired by a chilling spirit world contact from the director's dead sister.

What does it say about Britain that Boris Johnson’s possible return has overshadowed the actual candidacy announcement by Rishi Sunak?

NEARLY half of businesses will raise prices ahead of Christmas - amidst rising energy costs and fears of power outages to heap further misery on hard-pressed households.

LET me tell you where I am. Having voted for every single major party at least once in my life – yes, even that one – my conversion to Labour for the next election is now complete. Maybe you’re in the same position. Maybe we’re part of a tren...

MY fellow Conservatives,