Panda & Sons, the world-renowned cocktail bar tucked beneath the streets of Edinburgh, has been officially named the No. 1 bar in the World in the 2025 Top 500 Bars list.

Police are appealing for information following a serious assault in Lanarkshire.

Award-winning actor Sam Heughan is set to bring star power to the Commonwealth Games as Glasgow 2026’s first celebrity ambassador. The Outlander actor has officially joined his latest clan and features in a new TV advert for Glasgow 2026 Commonweal...

Rail passengers travelling between East Kilbride and Glasgow are just weeks away from experiencing a cleaner, quieter and more reliable railway, as the electrification of the line enters its final phase.

The late Professor Peter Higgs has gifted his Nobel Prize to the University of Edinburgh, where he first proposed an idea that would transform our understanding of the universe.

How Prestonfield Golf Club used Covid downtime to overhaul finances, upgrade its course, grow membership and secure a profitable, sustainable future.

Scotland needs a 'shift' in power to tackle child poverty and exploitation, Action for Children have warned the next government.

Investors warn Scotland’s first bond issue will carry a political risk premium, pushing borrowing costs above UK gilts despite matching credit ratings.

The SNP has urged the Labour Government to increase support for Scottish offshore wind projects as industry leaders warn jobs and investment are at risk.

Brian Donnelly, Business Audience Editor at The Herald, has been shortlisted for the British Hydropower Association Journalist of the Year award

A Scottish company has won a major national business cyber crime security contract

Housebuilder is latest to cite concerns over Budget but remains on track to increase completions

Commercial radio presenter hired to host new nightly show with 'broad mainstream appeal'.

Ayrshire College is fuelling Scotland’s aerospace ambitions by training the engineers of tomorrow and tackling regional inequality – but its principal warns that growing industry demand risks outpacing the nation’s skills supply

BBC Radio Scotland is to drop long-time presenters Billy Sloan and Iain Anderson. Here, in an interview first published in October, 2023, Billy Sloan talks about the stars he has worked with over five decades as one of Scotland’s top music journali...

Imagine standing by floor-to-ceiling windows, a glass of champagne in hand, moonlight shimmering on the North Sea.

Council officials continue to expect to reopen Helensburgh Leisure Centre by March 2026 at the latest, it has been reported.

Three friends have made it over the finish line as they cycled a stretch of their journey in Chile which was impassable in 1985.

A police probe has been launched after a woman was 'deliberately' hit by a car in Perth last weekend.

The results of the dictator’s DNA revealed high levels of bipolarity, depression, autism, ADHD, and schizophrenia.

Engineers from SP Energy Networks will carry out upgrades to the electricity grid between the Whirlies roundabout and the junction at High Blantyre in East Kilbride.

Teachers across Scotland have called for a ninety minute reduction in contact time, which would allow them to prepare lesson plans and mark exam papers.

According to witnesses, a black Renault crashed into the side of a building at the corner of Leslie Street and Shields Road around 7 PM.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland carried out an inspection at the facility in June 2025.

Not passing a Bill which would allow for MSPs to lose their seats would be a “failure of Parliament”, the member behind it has said.

Ferguslie Community Development Trust (FCDT) wants to transform the former St Ninian’s Church Hall

Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash south of the Cromarty Bridge on Monday

Alcohol was served at an end-of-year party during McGhee's tenure, despite council rules prohibiting the consumption of alcohol on school premises.

East Lothian is set to follow in Edinburgh’s footsteps

Family-owned AC Whyte & Co plans to recruit staff after funding boost from UKSE

Plans for eight new homes in Lochgilphead have been given the go-ahead despite seven objections from the public.

Planning this year's Christmas night out? Here are eight of the best cocktail bars in Glasgow city centre for a festive tipple.

The Scottish Government has admitted ministers chose not to comment on the transgender prisoner court case, despite no legal bar to doing so.

Forecasters have issued an amber warning for rain on Friday.

Shoppers have been given their first glimpse inside the store

Anas Sarwar says the Downing Street briefing row has “undermined” the UK Government’s message ahead of the Budget.

Kevin and the Wet Bandits, the Pigeon Lady, and other characters from the Home Alone series will visit Glasgow Fort as part of the centre’s annual Christmas Market. 

Multiple appeals are expected to be triggered by men convicted of serious sexual offences after a landmark Supreme Court ruling yesterday.

A man has admitted murdering gangland figure Marc Webley in a shooting attack in Edinburgh on Hogmanay at the end of 2023.

Traffic is currently blocked on the A9 due to a collision involving livestock.

The Perthshire-born star has been the artistic director since the start of this year.

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the 'serious sexual assault' of a woman in Glasgow city centre, police have said.

Developer to transform office block that was backdrop in Marvel action movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day into hotel

John Swinney has insisted the Scottish Government “remains open” to establishing a grooming gangs probe after a survivor of alleged child sexual exploitation pleaded with him to launch a national investigation.

Alan Cumming will be performing in, directing and writing shows in his first season as artistic director.

The Perthshire-born star has lifted the lid on his first season as artistic director.

Council officers have recommended that a proposed four-house development on Mull be approved – despite 27 objections from the public.

An eco-conscious fashion brand is to open its first store in Scotland.

Angry parents say children are being locked out of school toilets, leaving them too scared to drink during the day, while girls are unable to take care of basic needs in East Lothian.

Glasgow’s historic Govanhill Library needs a new roof at a cost of £266,000 – but there is no public money currently available to carry out the job.