IT'S hard to inspire sales when you're allergic to the product.

Award-winning author Dolores Redondo made the claim while promoting her latest novel, which sees a Scottish detective pursue Bible John to Bilbao.

Footballers have Lionel Messi. Bands have the Beatles. Comedians have Billy Connolly.

WHAT better place could there be to visit this week of all weeks than a building famous for bitter conflicts over borders and nationality? It’ll be home from home for us. Except we can’t. Caerlaverock Castle is shut. Visiting it is not allowed. G...

Local authorities, real estate investors and tax haven firms are among those responsible for Scotland's high street vacancies.

Upstream energy group Parkmead recorded record profits for the year to the end of June as bumper oil and gas prices drove revenues to an all-time high.

The business mood remains among the gloomiest seen over the past quarter-century

AT a time of such profound economic concern, stories of companies going the extra mile to offer a little more for their staff and their customers are gratifying to hear.

By Scott Wright

Firms from an array of industries have appealed for a freeze on business rates in an “unequivocal” letter to Scotland’s interim Finance Secretary.

The family firm began work recently on the project to replace eight ageing lifts in multi-storey flats

ANYONE surprised by the Supreme Court ruling against another independence referendum must have been asleep most of the year. It was always going to be thus.

Sauchiehall Street is Scotland’s most struggling high street with 36 per cent of its shops, offices and domestic properties now lying vacant, according to new analysis by The Herald.

ABP Food Group has announced an investment of £1.5 million in a unique sustainability programme which will support 350 of its farmer suppliers, and share wider learnings across the UK beef and sheep sectors.

NHS Highland has been ordered to apologise to a patient who suffered serious complications after waiting more than three years for bowel surgery.

AT the beginning of his speech this morning, Lord Reed insisted that the role of the court was to determine the legal issues of this matter, but that the political issues – “whether Scotland should become an independent country” – were for th...

WELL, the bluff has not worked and the case has been lost, to no-one’s great surprise. The exercise to determine whether Holyrood can hold another referendum or not has just been a waste of time and (our) money for all involved.

IT would be nice if someone in the Labour or Conservative parties would break cover, just once, and admit that Brexit was a mistake. We all know it. Since 2018, a majority of British people have been telling pollsters that they regret leaving the EU ...

THE history of independence movements is one of failure. Between 1816 and 2011, there have been over 400 movements seeking to create a sovereign state – the large majority fail.

WESTMINSTER was the place for Scots to be yesterday. Following an arguably controversial decision on independence by the Supreme Court in yonder London, Scottish MPs got more than a fair crack of the whip, so to say, during Prime Minister’s Questio...

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Every school on the Scottish mainland will be shut as thousands of teachers picket their workplaces

Half of Scots would vote for the SNP at the next General Election if it could mean leaving the UK, a poll has found.

Mr Russell called the court decision that Holyrood cannot legislate for a referendum “the elephant in the room”

Here are some hints and tips to help you crack November 24's Quordle word puzzle.

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Nicola Sturgeon to speak after losing Supreme Court bid to hold a new independence vote.

Royal Mail strikes planned for Black Friday weekend and through the festive period are set to go ahead after talks to resolve a dispute failed to reach a resolution.

PLANS for what would be the smallest distillery on the whisky island of Islay have been approved by local councillors.

A SCOTTISH engineering group has hailed the launch of two specialist tooling systems for offshore wind installations, via Caley Ocean Systems

The family of a security guard who froze to death after he was stranded at a Scottish wind farm in severe weather have been given a six-figure compensation.

Tough on cream, tough on the causes of cream.

THE prominent SNP MP Joanna Cherry has underlined that Scotland is not like the Canadian province Quebec as she reacted to the Supreme Court's ruling today.

TV chef Jimmy Lee has opened his third restaurant in Scotland.

SCOTTISH law firm Boyd Legal has announced this morning its acquisition of Glenrothes-based Baird & Company, its second takeover this year.

The First Minister’s plan for Indyref2 was categorically rejected by the UK's highest court this morning.

A panel of five justices is expected to deliver its decision on Wednesday

A LACK of drug rehab and treatment facilities have been blamed as the number of homeless deaths nearly doubled in five years - with 60% being under the age of 45.

One in five younger private renters in Scotland have moved back in with their parents as the cost-of-living crisis prompts people to re-evaluate their living arrangements.

Day three of our joint investigation examines airports, sea ports, power suppliers, the Grangemouth oil refinery, and Scotland’s digital infrastructure.

One of the firms building broadband services in Scotland is backed by a state-owned Emirati company investing in the controversial Pegasus spyware.

By Scott Wright

JEREMY Hunt mentioned Brexit just once in his relatively loquacious Autumn Statement speech last week.

Commsworld reported a 20 per cent increase in turnover last year as the connectivity provider has continued to secure new high-profile contracts across Scotland.

Profits at family-owned Gordon & MacPhail fell by a quarter last year amid a double-digit jump in costs as the whisky industry grappled with ongoing supply chain disruptions.

By Scott Wright

The nightclub owner will take on the running of a campsite in the Highlands

NHS Forth Valley has been placed into special measures by the Scottish Government amid concerns over "leadership, governance and culture".