SCOTTISH Secretary Alister Jack has been nominated for a peerage by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, according to reports.

That Scotland is helping push loss and damages over the line, promising £5 million funding, is something of which we should be proud

Over the course of ten hours Peter Morgan’s royal drama features the implosion of several marriages, low dealings in high places, vicious squabbles over money, and at least one scene of Princess Margaret wearing an admiral’s cap at a jaunty angle...

SCOTCH whisky producers have proposed making use of commercial operators other than state controlled ferry operator CalMac saying that Scotland's ferry fiasco is "holding back" one of the nation's most famous drinks.

NORTH Ayrshire and Arran has been identified as the area in Scotland where people are most likely to struggle to access affordable food as calls are made for supermarkets to sign up to a 10-point plan to support consumers through the cost of living c...

NICOLA Sturgeon has committed £5m of Scottish Government money towards reparations for the nations most impacted by climate change.

North Sea oil and gas industry leaders in Aberdeenshire have mounted a last ditch bid to avert tax increases, which may have been undermined by leading players in the area.

I KNOW I had a strong Australian accent as a child, not because I remember it but because I remember the affect it had on other people.

A SCOTTISH hydrogen energy company is to deliver state-of-the-art refuelling infrastructure in Bavaria as part of an agreement with a major German engineering firm.

The company behind the Laphroaig and Bowmore whisky brands has said the island home of those Scottish distilleries will likely be next in line in its ongoing efforts to restore the country's peatlands.

THE GREENS launched the party’s own case for independence yesterday – but the vague document will do little, if anything, to convince undecided voters to back the Yes campaign.

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A Labour MSP has called on Glasgow to address the blight of vacant properties on one of the city’s most iconic streets by replicating a project which is helping to revitalise Dumfries town centre.

A Caithness couple are set to restore a derelict mill on Dunnet Bay into a whisky distillery operating alongside their nearby gin and vodka facility.

A HIGHLAND entrepreneur who launched an outdoor sports retailer for women earlier this year is planning to manufacture her own clothing range.

THE Triumph motorcycle brand is returning to Glasgow with the opening of a premium dealership on Saturday.

A business which specialises in artificial-intelligence-enabled robotics is aiming to double its workforce following a fundraising.

THE famous pollster John Zogby has nailed it. His take on what today’s US midterm elections mean for America could be applied to a slew of western and developed nations, from Scotland and the UK to France, Italy, Poland, Brazil … in fact, it’s ...

SIR Keir Starmer’s disastrous interview on BBC’s Sunday Show ("Yousaf criticises Labour on NHS staff", The Herald, November 7) should have ended any hopes Labour has of adding to its solitary Westminster MP from Scotland.

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A LOT is said and written about the failure of opposition parties at Holyrood to hold the Scottish Government to account. Much of it is unfair.

THE battle of the sexes often degenerates into trench warfare, with neither of the combatants making an incursion into enemy territory – though sometimes a victory is achieved, and celebrated with much fanfare.

PLANS to reduce the speed limit on residential and urban streets across Scotland from 30mph to 20mph are still being considered by a Holyrood committee, with Transport Scotland now carrying out suitability assessments across 130 sites in the Highland...

PERFORMANCE times in Scotland’s A&E units have fallen to a new record low, with almost two in five  patients waiting too long for treatment.

Solana has been a member of the “top 10 cryptos by market cap” list for quite some time now and is considered to have one of the most robust blockchain networks in the industry.

Payments will be made directly into the bank accounts of people who are eligible

Around 60 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a shop in a Fife town.

ScotRail was unable to reintroduce services earlier than Tuesday due to Network Rail being unable to fully open across all routes.

HOLYROOD’S Presiding Officer has warned Nicola Sturgeon’s Government could be about to “interfere” in the running of the Scottish Parliament.

The“profound” impact of de-industrialisation on health in Lanarkshire will be the subject of a first of its kind university-led study.

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

Here are some hints and tips to help you crack the Quordle from November 8.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle, 507.

MORE than 50 independent businesses have joined forces to launch a campaign to help safeguard around 220,000 jobs in the hospitality industry.

Boutique gin and vodka maker Dunnet Bay has announced a £4 million expansion into whisky production that will be supported by a pre-sale of its new brand.

A SCOTTISH “restaurant with rooms” has been brought to the market.

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The company behind the Laphroaig and Bowmore whisky brands will today unveil a partnership to restore peatlands in Ayrshire as its works towards the conservation of the equivalent amount of peat used to make its single Islay malts.

Disabled people are effectively working for free from today because of a pay gap that averages 17% in the UK.

A SCOTTISH Government minister has suggested that Scotland is “incapable” of hitting legal net zero targets while remaining part of the Union.

Elon Musk likes comedy and free speech, and is completely fine with being on the receiving end.

Remember Phoenix Nights? Remember ‘remember Ceefax?’? Remember garlic bread?

The Prime Minister will launch a major 'international climate package'

Tavernier, 31, appeared in the dock at Glasgow Sheriff Court where he denies driving dangerously on April 31, 2021.

CAMPAIGNERS have called on the Scottish Government to bring forward “rapidly scaled-up” action to restore peatlands to keep the country’s climate targets on track.

PATRICK Harvie has suggested a future independent Scotland could consider joining the Euro as the Greens were ridiculed for launching an uncosted case for independence.

With government spending facing its own inflation headache and demands for increased public sector wages, fiscal rectitude amongst policymakers is now the order of the day.

PLANS for a major new industrial and logistics development 353,000 square feet have been approved.

Today marks the 105th anniversary of the Russian Civil War beginning.

A Scottish Government agency has proposed that more travelling islanders be moved from the seas to the skies as investigations continue into how to overcome the unreliability of the lifeline ferry fleet.