Herald Scotland
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:48:28 +0000Emergency services rush to incident near Glasgow school
Police and emergency services have been deployed to deal with an incident near a Glasgow school.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:41:19 +0000John Swinney: Dualling A9 ‘remains a priority for this Government’
The First Minister was speaking ahead of a visit to see work to dual a section of road between Tomatin and Moy
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:14:22 +0000One of Scotland’s last D-Day veterans dies aged 100
Albert Lamond’s family have spoken of their pride in the centenarian
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:36:47 +0000Scottish easyjet flight forced to land after mid-air emergency
Scots passengers faced mid-air drama on the continental flight
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +0000What comes next after a Scottish restaurant earns a Michelin star?
Ahead of the Michelin Guide Ceremony for Great Britain and Ireland, chef Lorna McNee tells us what changed after Cail Bruich earned its star.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0000'There's a joke that we are the highest educated cleaners'
It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and a popular tourist destination.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0000How Keir Starmer's new immigration rules could harm Highland communities
New immigration rules could have the knock on effect of exacerbating depopulation in Highland communities, according to an expert in demographics.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000Scottish Government to develop formal partnership with third sector
The Scottish Government will develop a formal partnership with charities and voluntary organisations to protect the third sector
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000Plans for Scottish Rock Museum in Glasgow at 'an advanced stage'
Plans for a Scottish Rock Museum are gathering pace, with music insiders lining up artefacts, venues and artists’ backing.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000Scottish Labour MPs ramp up calls for Starmer to quit after McSweeney resignation
Scottish Labour MPs have openly questioned Keir Starmer’s future after the dramatic resignation of his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney. With Holyrood elections looming and polls collapsing, insiders warn the damage may already be fatal.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:38:00 +0000Retail tycoon to axe huge store in one of Scotland's largest shopping centres
A raft of significant retail openings, closures and takeovers has turned the focus onto the high street
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:37:00 +0000More than 100 jobs lost as Scottish fashion retailer slumps into administration
A Scottish high street fashion retailer has fallen into administration.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:32:00 +0000Famous Scots bakers 'at heart' of food giant's expansion plans at home and abroad
Graeme Clark reveals ambition of Finsbury to become UK's largest bakery manufacturer and expand further in Europe
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:30:00 +0000Do not make the invidious mistake of treating Scotland's cities alike
The need for bespoke arrangements in city devolution deals is evident
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000Reform to tackle housing crisis by charging international students council tax
Ahead of May’s Holyrood election, Reform has pledged to “prioritise Scottish people on housing lists” and charge international students council tax.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0000Why the Highlands is back in The Herald spotlight
Today, The Herald launches a new impact series revisiting an issue that is not going away.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0000Three childminders for 13,000 children : Report exposes area's nursery crisis
Parents in parts of the Highlands and Western Isles are having less children, turning down jobs and considering leaving communities because of a nursery care crisis.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:16:00 +0000Gruffalo projections delight Glasgow as Julia Donaldson announces long-awaited sequel
Gruffalo Granny is Donaldson’s third instalment in the award-winning Gruffalo series, and is set to be released in September 2026.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:12:00 +0000Man 'very lucky' to survive 500 foot avalanche on Scottish mountain
Braemar, Tayside, and Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Teams (MRTs) were called to Glas Maol in the southern Cairngorms.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:46:00 +0000Renewed push to make forgotten St Andrew's Day a national holiday ahead of election
Former MSP and MP Dennis Canavan, who led efforts to declare November 30 as a bank holiday, said that parties should endorse the proposals.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:13:00 +0000'We deserve better': Corbyn and Sultana's new party to fight May's Scottish election
69.8 per cent of party members backed standing candidates during a vote at the first Your Party Scotland conference in Dundee.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000The ‘atmospheric’ Ayrshire cave linked to a persecuted 17th-century 'prophet'
Found at the top of a red stone cliff, the cave was once home to a persecuted 17th-century 'prophet'.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:25:44 +0000UK broadband company closes as customers told to find new provider 'immediately'
The UK-based broadband company offered Openreach-based broadband packages and full fibre broadband
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000'It’s a matter of when not if': Failed electric airline founder signals comeback
A court has appointed liquidators to a Scottish airline
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:44:00 +0000Scots pensioner last seen in early hours of morning traced amid concern for welfare
Violet Hogg, 71, was reported missing from Broughty Ferry after she was seen walking around 12.15 am in Cliffburn Gardens.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:13:00 +0000Train fault forces closure of Glasgow Subway's Outer Circle
SPT, who run the 129-year-old transportation network, informed users that a train fault had forced the 6.5 mile loop to close.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:23:00 +0000'Increasing concerns' for missing man after he is spotted 200 miles away from home
Neil Fordyce was reported missing from Windygates near the town of Leven on Friday, 6 February.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:18:13 +0000‘The only honourable course’: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff
Morgan McSweeney has quit as Sir Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff, admitting he was wrong to recommend appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:43:32 +0000Life boat and coast guard deployed after two people enter rough seas to rescue dog
An RNLI lifeboat and the coast guard were deployed in North Berwick after two people entered the water to try and rescue a dog
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:17:00 +0000Major Glasgow motorway partially blocked after road traffic incident
Around 1 pm on Sunday afternoon, reports of an incident on the M77 close to Newton Mearns surfaced on social media.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000Boom time for junior golf in Scotland
2025 was a boom year for junior golf in Scotland – the trick now will be getting that to pay dividends over the long run
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:49:01 +0000Jeremy Corbyn says it is for Scotland to decide on independence referendum
Jeremy Corbyn tells delegates in Dundee that Scotland’s constitutional future should be decided by the people, not Westminster.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:09:23 +0000‘Scottish taxpayers will be disgusted’: Calls for Mandelson to repay 'golden goodbye'
Lord Peter Mandelson is under pressure to return a five-figure taxpayer-funded payout after his abrupt removal as UK ambassador to Washington, reigniting anger over Keir Starmer’s judgment and plunging Labour into another bruising political crisis.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:25:08 +0000Celtic chairman quizzed about abuse scandal in awkward on-air exchange
Interim Celtic chairman Brian Wilson was quizzed about the abuse scandal at Celtic Boys Club in a tense television exchange
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +0000Glasgow Life fails to spend extra budget to improve swimming services
Calls have been made for Glasgow Life to be returned to local authority control after the organisation failed to spend almost half of a funding boost it was given to improve swimming services in the city
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +0000'It's discrimination': Legal action if pupils can't opt out of religious activities
The HSS has warned that the current “middle ground” approach could cause the government to run afoul of JR87 v Department for Education.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +0000Staff numbers at leading Scottish university plunge amid £140m cost cutting drive
Bosses at the institution want to cut £90m from their annual salary bill, which unions say could result in as many as 1,400 jobs being lost.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:15:00 +0000Yes, some men will blame not themselves but 'bitches and whores who had it coming'
NOT so long ago Donald Trump — at the behest of his then pal Elon Musk — lashed out at Keir Starmer over the supposed cover-up of grooming gangs in UK cities. The hypocrisy was staggering. Trump with his history of sexual abuse and talk of “gra...
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000Experts urge parties to add language teaching review to 2026 Holyrood manifesto
Prominent figures from the fields of education and business are calling on all parties to support an 'urgent' review of languages in schools.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000These are Scotland's scam traps - here's how to avoid getting stung
From Martin Lewis impersonators to bogus holiday companies and influencers asking for money, here are some of Scotland's worst scamming schemes.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000What is really going on with language teaching in Scotland's schools?
Data from primary and secondary schools paints a mixed picture of the situation across the country.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000Human rights watchdog urged to challenge prisons trans policy after court admission
Scotland’s human rights watchdog faces calls to challenge the legality of the SPS transgender prisoners policy amid court action
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000Fears grow Strathclyde bosses attempting to sideline Court with job cut plans
The University of Strathclyde is seeking £35m in savings and consulting on job losses but internal documents raise serious questions about whether its governing Court has been sidelined during one of the sector’s most sensitive decisions.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000Anatomy of a crisis: Starmer and Mandelson derail Scottish Labour’s best-laid plans
Scottish Labour entered 2026 hoping to put the SNP on trial. Instead, turmoil around Sir Keir Starmer and the Mandelson scandal has derailed Anas Sarwar’s Holyrood campaign.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:11:00 +0000Aye, Wee Willie Winkie was originally a Jacobite soubriquet for William of Orange
TO clarify matters immediately, this week’s Icon is not a real person. Indeed, his name was originally a Jacobite soubriquet for William of Orange, who sat on Britannia’s throne.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000Friends finish final chapter for mountain rescue hero ‘Heavy’ Whalley
When one of Scotland’s legendary mountain search and rescue heroes faced a terminal illness diagnosis, the race began to pen his life story before it was too late.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000'It feels like a personal attack': how scammers cleared our bank account
“It feels like a personal attack," says Tim Riddiford, as his family counts the costs of being snared in a slick bank scam that cleared their business account and then went on to target savings.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:11:20 +0000Appeal to trace 41-year-old man reported missing from Fife
Neil Fordyce is missing from the Windygates area and was last in contact with his family at around 3.40pm on Friday, February 6.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:15:00 +0000Was Jeffrey Epstein really the 'perfect intelligence asset’ for Israel and Russia?
With the release of more files and their content impacting on individuals and the geopolitical landscape alike, Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the claims of Jeffrey Epstein’s spy links
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:28:52 +0000Another UK travel company closes down with flights and holiday packages cancelled
Th UK travel company, based in Glasgow which offered holiday packages to the US and Canada, has ceased trading.