Former health secretary Michael Matheson says cutting Scotland’s NHS boards from 14 to two will not in itself deliver improved outcomes for patients.

Five crime novels, including two debuts, have been shortlisted for this year’s McIlvanney Prize ahead of the Bloody Scotland festival.

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Mr Eljamel was a consultant neurosurgeon at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee

Four in ten Scots use cash to control their spending as campaigners warn that disappearing bank branches and ATMs are making notes and coins harder to access.

The ageing CalMac vessel at the centre of a £1m repair row should have been replaced six years ago with five others before it smashed into a charted rock, the Herald can reveal.

The self-described “fastest growing political movement in the UK” has entered the fray days before the future of trams on the Roseburn Path will be decided.

Former Lord Provost Michael Kelly says Glasgow risks economic decline unless Scotland reforms local government and strengthens regional powers.

The High School of Glasgow has opened a dedicated Rugby Academy, which leaders say will help young athletes develop for the professional level.

Glasgow faces stagnation and social unrest while politicians squabble over boundaries. A Greater Glasgow strategic authority, modelled on Andy Burnham's Manchester, offers a way back, says former Lord Provost Michael Kelly.

First Minister John Swinney has been accused of 'blindsiding' staff of public bodies and causing 'uncertainty' with merger plans across the sector.

A Scottish wall art company founded by a couple unable to find wall art for awkward spaces has topped £1m, with 70% of sales from the US and no exposure to tariffs

Dobbies increases revenue in year one of 'reset' strategy

Standard Life reports surge in profits as it targets completing Aegon deal by early 2027

The UK Government says its new strategy will invest millions in strengthening the country’s defences against threats from space

Michael Marra promises public assemblies and greater transparency at Scottish Labour as research shows trust in Holyrood has fallen sharply.

Scotland remained above the international average in the PISA 2025 results, with slight declines in maths and reading and an improvement in science.

UK clothing company Fanela has collapsed into administration after 43 years in business.

A survey of 66 businesses in Leith, Newhaven and Ocean Terminal found that 57 had been affected by the transport disruption.

Police officers completed two food deliveries after riders were stopped during patrols targeting illegal e-bike use and immigration offences committed by the riders.

A female walker was rescued after sustaining head and facial injuries in a fall on the West Highland Way near Loch Lomond.

A manhunt has been launched for two women and a man after the driver of a car was killed in a fatal hit-and-run crash near Edinburgh Airport.

A school and other buildings near Glasgow have been evacuated after a gas main burst.

Rockstar Games is due to appear before an employment tribunal in Glasgow this week as a final hearing begins into claims it unlawfully dismissed 31 workers involved in developing Grand Theft Auto VI

Locals have expressed their frustration at the closure of another of Edinburgh’s main roads for works expected to last 10 weeks, with one saying “it’s one thing after another”.

Three Holyrood committees have declined to work jointly with a UK Parliament committee on further scrutiny of party finances.

With the latest PISA results due to be published tomorrow, education writer James McEnaney takes a look at Scotland's performance over the years.

Aberdeen has become a magnet for French property funds, which have invested more than £100m in commercial assets during the past 18 months

Detectives are investigating a fire within a tenement in Glasgow, subject to "online disinformation" claiming it would be used to house asylum seekers, as wilful.

UK brickwork company Harlequin Brickwork has entered administration, after being founded in 2011

The "only recording" of Oasis's landmark 1996 concert on the banks of Loch Lomond will be sold as part of a collection which is estimated to fetch up to £1.6 million at auction.

Keir Starmer's decision to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras has set the stage for a pivotal by-election. With Green leader Zack Polanski confirmed to run, Labour's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces an early and uncomfortable test.

The PS Waverley holds a unique place in Glasgow's history as the world's last operational seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer, and now a piece of its merchandise is all the rage.

House prices in Scotland have risen, while the average UK house price has fallen annually for the first time since 2023.

Damaged ornate panels from public toilets at St Vincent Place are expected to go on display once they have been repaired, after a new contractor was brought in to complete the project.

Grants between £1,000 and £15,000 are available through the Edinburgh Visitor Economy Improvement Fund (EVEIF).

In an age when traditional department stores are becoming an increasingly rare sight on Britain's high streets, one Dumfries institution is preparing to celebrate an extraordinary milestone.

COUNCILLORS will be asked to approve up to £485,000 of funding to help Clackmannanshire Council resolve its backlog in meeting its statutory accounting deadlines

A former Celtic star has opened a Hoops-themed pub in Thailand. Didier Agathe officially opened The Irish House in the seaside resort city in Pattaya on Saturday, September 5.

Officers have appealed for anyone who saw the pair to come forward

Plans for four new glamping pods on Islay have been approved by council officers despite seven objections from the public.

One of the Isle of Skye's most celebrated hotels is entering a 'new chapter' after more than half a century under the same family ownership.

John Swinney has vowed “all the force of the law” will be applied if a Glasgow tenement fire was deliberate.

A majority of surveyed members accept the tram extension in principle, their endorsement is conditional on the preservation of safe active travel corridors.

Three people have been taken to hospital after a “serious” crash which blocked access to Edinburgh Airport on Monday morning.

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Edinburgh World Heritage says that running trams along South Bridge could lead to “potentially serious implications and damage” to the Category A strategy.

A petition to grant the Freedom of Glasgow to the Weavers has been officially launched by The Tenementals, a band which is helping to tell the radical history of Scotland’s largest city in song

The waters of the remote Scottish island of Jura have long been famous for making whisky. Now, the island’s rivers have helped geologists learn more about how rivers erode rocks.

Jadebay Limited, which trades under the name Nöa & Nani, has entered administration after 26 years.