Herald Scotland

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:43:00 +0000
'Special moment' hailed as Scottish company snapped up by French giant
Scottish recruitment company's leadership team will remain place further to acquisition

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:31:47 +0000
Armed police swarm Edinburgh estate after reports of man with weapon
Residents have been warned to stay indoors

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:16:17 +0000
Nick Nairn and Sam Yorke plan firepit face-off at ‘extraordinary’ food festival
Looks like meat's back on the menu

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:50:31 +0000
Baftas: John Davidson thanks supporters after BBC racial slur debacle
'Your kind words and support have got me through a very difficult week'

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:36:39 +0000
Suspected Iranian drone strike hits RAF base in Cyprus
There were no casualties in the incident at the base near Limassol

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000
The biggest change in funerals for a century - here's how it works
Scotland has introduced water cremation — a softer, greener alternative to traditional funerals. Discover how the process works

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000
Labour's tax on jobs 'worsening the cost-of-living crisis in Scotland'
The SNP has renewed calls for the UK Government to drop an increase it made to national insurance contributions after research revealed 40% of businesses in Scotland say the rise is forcing them to consider price increases to customers.

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:35:00 +0000
Maker of ‘a real Scottish classic’ on sleepless nights and big ambitions
The owner of the company behind 'a real Scottish classic' talks about sleepless nights, growth ambitions and travels

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:31:00 +0000
European giant acquires Scottish firm with four locations - and other highlights
The story leads our weekly round-up of articles by The Herald business team

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000
Labour MPs join Westminster group urging UK Government to reject Rosebank
Labour MPs are among a group of more than 60 parliamentarians to have made public their opposition to the planned Rosebank oil field

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:29:00 +0000
The Herald lines up experts to debate big issues on the economy
Panel line-ups all confirmed for The Herald Budget Briefing

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0000
Cost of setting up Scotland's new quango revealed amid housing emergency
Scotland's new quango set up to tackle the housing emergency will cost taxpayers £2 million but won't be operational until 2027-28.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000
Delroy Lindo hails 'support and love' after Bafta racial slur incident
Lindo addressed the controversy while on stage at the NAACP Image Awards in California on Saturday.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000
Situation in Middle East ‘deeply concerning’, says Angus Robertson
The US and Israel described the attacks on Saturday as a “pre-emptive” strike against a Tehran government intent on developing nuclear weapons.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:58:00 +0000
RAF Typhoon shoots down Iranian drone heading towards Qatari airspace
A RAF Typhoon jet has shot down an Iranian drone heading toward Qatari airspace.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:24:00 +0000
Students to host people's assembly amid 'abhorrent and unacceptable' crisis
The Glasgow Student Assembly will bring together students from the city’s five universities and three colleges “to devise a plan to create change”.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:55:00 +0000
Protest over 'US and Israeli aggression' planned in Glasgow city centre
Stop the War will rally against “US and Israeli aggression" at an event on the Buchanan Steps at 5 pm, following the launch of bombing raids in Iran. 

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:22:00 +0000
New Edinburgh city centre mural honours Iranians killed in anti-government protests
A new mural on Edinburgh’s Princes Street honours lives lost in Iran’s 2026 uprising, created by local and Iranian artists with support from St John’s Church.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:07:00 +0000
Scottish village hits out after sewage spill into local burn sparks concern
Photos shared to social media show apparent sewage and toilet paper strewn near manhole openings near Crosshouse.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:36:00 +0000
BBC accused of 'double standard' for female presenters after Kaye Adams sack
TalkTV host Julia Hartley-Brewer accused the corporation of enforcing harsher standards for female presenters. 

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000
Scottish bus company folds after HMRC court action - and other essential stories
A Scottish bus company has folded after a liquidator was appointed by its creditors

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:59:00 +0000
Scottish Government urged to end £1.2bn contract with Russian-linked firm
French company TotalEnergies Gas & Power has a 20% stake in the Yamal liquified natural gas (LNG) field in Siberia.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:09:10 +0000
Three American troops were killed in first day of attack on Iran
Three US soldiers were killed in action on the first day of the assault on Iran, the Pentagon has said

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:09:00 +0000
Catholics support my bill: Liam McArthur hits back at bishops over assisted dying
"I think it's fair to say that this is the position that everyone expected the Bishops' Conference to take,” McArthur said .

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:40:00 +0000
200 jobs could be lost as anicent Scottish university seeks £12m savings
One academic said the plans are “100% about job cuts,” with a second labelling the proposals as “academic vandalism”.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:32:49 +0000
Man dies after being hit by two cars in Alloa incident
A man has died following a two car crash in Alloa

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +0000
Alba bosses claim party is 'financially insolvent' amid demands to fight election
“We cannot meet our existing debts,” the spokesperson said, “never mind those funds that would be required to fight an election."

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:27:22 +0000
Latest travel information as up to 40,000 Scots could be stranded in Middle East
Hundreds of thousands of people, including Scottish and British nationals, are believe to be stranded in the Middle East

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000
More chances to play the Old Course in St Andrews at a cut-rate price
An entire day's play on the Old Course during the height the season this July has been set aside for Scottish golfers in a cut-rate offer

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:59:58 +0000
Anas Sarwar would have had to pay back dentistry tuition fees in own NHS plan
Anas Sarwar would have needed to pay back his own tuition fees in Scottish Labour's NHS plan as he failed to work in the sector for five years.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:39:14 +0000
John Swinney told about Nicola Sturgeon's Branchform case early by Lord Advocate
John Swinney was told the Operation Branchform investigation into Nicola Sturgeon had been dropped before the former first minister.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:38:47 +0000
Orwell’s final years on Jura inspire urgent new film from Oscar nominated director
Raoul Peck’s film Orwell: 2+2=5 asks why George Orwell’s warning about propaganda and power feels urgent again.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0000
Scots singer-songwriter in Palestine protest as Sharon Osbourne appears at BRITs
Scots singer Jacob Alon held up a Palestinian scarf during an appearance by Sharon Osbourne at the BRIT Awards

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000
The college funding review is good news - but genuine solutions will be hard to find
With FE funding to be the subject of a major review, education writer and former lecturer explores the challenges to be addressed.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:16:49 +0000
Iran strikes targets in Middle East vowing 'massive retaliation' for Khameini death
Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states on Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000
Ready for take-off: Inside the making of The High Life stage musical
Cabin crew of fictional Scottish airline will return in new National Theatre of Scotland production.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000
Colleges have been promised a major funding review — what should it look like?
The Scottish Government has confirmed it will establish a review of the college sector before the end of the current parliamentary session

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000
Inside the 'conflict' of interest plaguing Dorothy Bain as Lord Advocate
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain is used to standing before judges. Now she's locked at the centre of a political storm.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000
Demand for Scottish Water probe amid soaring charges and 'eye-watering' executive pay
Calls are being made by Unison for an independent inquiry into Scottish Water amid fears over 'creeping privatisation' as charges soar while bosses pay and bonuses rocket.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000
Gruesome, disturbing and darkly fascinating: Inside jail dubbed Scotland's 'Alcatraz'
Decades of brutal history, it housed some of Scotland's most notorious criminals, but now the race is on to save the former Peterhead prison turned tourist attraction

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:15:00 +0000
PHOTO ESSAY: David Pratt's haunting images of war in Ukraine
It was an invasion Russia expected to be over in days, but four years on, the bloodletting continues in the most deadly conflict in Europe since World War II

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:15:00 +0000
Much-loved sculptor George Wyllie was clearly taking the p with his question marks
WHO wants to be a normie? Oh you do, sir. Man at the back in the tinfoil hat and purple cloak with the stars on it.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000
Woman left disabled endometriosis diagnosis took years
A Fife woman has spoken out after waiting years for an endometriosis diagnosis and repeatedly misdiagnosed

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:02:00 +0000
'We've found the cure for the midlife marriage blues', say TV couple Greg and Jules
Greg Hemphill and Julie ‘Jules’ Wilson Nimmo’s BBC Scotland series Jules and Greg’s Wild Swim returns for a third outing

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:39:28 +0000
Graeme Souness and Vicky Pattison among those stuck in Middle East amid flight chaos
Graeme Souness and Vicky Pattison are among the British citizens trapped in the Middle East following attacks on the region by Iran.

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:07:04 +0000
Statue unveiled for late Celtic legend Tommy Gemmell
A statue of Lisbon Lion Tommy Gemmell has been unveiled in his hometown of Craigneuk, honouring the Celtic legend’s European heroics and deep roots in the local community.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:15:00 +0000
‘A political murder’: The disturbing story of Scotland’s greatest ever revolutionary
A new biography charts the life and death of the socialist firebrand John Maclean. Our Writer at Large talks to author Donald Robertson about a man as loved as he was loathed

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:17:13 +0000
Police seize £100k worth of drugs after stopping car on the A9
Two people have been arrested after £100k of cocaine was seized after a traffic stop on the A9

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:13:05 +0000
Major news from Glasgow Southside institution as owner to retire after 35 years
The owner of the Derby Café in Netherlee, on the south side of Glasgow, is seeking to retire after a 35-year tenure

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:26:34 +0000
Protest and counter-protest in Glasgow following beginning of war with Iran
Demonstrators squared off in front of the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow after the United States and Israel launched military action against Iran

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