Tesco shoppers have been given a “do not eat” warning after the supermarket giant recalled one of its products because of health concerns.

Rachel Reeves says a Labour UK Government will not permit another Scottish independence referendum, even if the SNP wins a majority at Holyrood in 2026.

The OBR’s accidental Budget leak exposed key fiscal plans early, raising questions about its role, reliability and why independent oversight matters.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insists the North Sea windfall tax must run until 2030 despite industry anger and warnings over jobs and investment.

Entrants to this year's Herald Scottish Family Business Awards 'underline strength, depth and diversity' of sector

An oil and gas heavyweight has incurred hefty bills for decommissioning UK fields after suffering disruption to production off Israel amid the conflict in Gaza.

Scottish tourism and hospitality businesses coming under increasing pressure from cost hikes

Footpaths below Edinburgh Castle closed for several years due to a rockfall hazard will reopen in 2026, it has been confirmed.

A fourth person has been charged in connection with alleged offences under the Terrorism Act after a protest in Edinburgh in support of Palestine Action.

The taste of Irn-Bru could be about to change again with maker AG Barr saying it will have to ‘review the implications’ of a change to the sugar tax on fizzy drinks.  

Scotland is set to receive an £820m Budget uplift, but economists warn the money arrives unevenly as frozen tax thresholds, new levies and delayed cuts reshape the UK’s finances.

North Sea oil industry leaders warned the Chancellor's decision to leave the windfall tax in place in the Budget could lead firms to slash investment and jobs.

Scottish designer Pam Hogg has died at the age of 66 following a short illness.

A far less chaotic and dramatic Budget than many might have expected, perhaps even accomplished

Pensioners will be set for a boost of around £500 next year as Rachel Reeves confirmed the Government's commitment to the triple lock at today's Budget.

Salary sacrifice cuts in the Budget see a cut on pension benefits, which some have dubbed a 'stealth tax rise in Employer National Insurance'.

Controversial day at Westminster which saw Budget leaked accidentally brings disappointment to Scotch whisky industry

NHS Tayside destroyed about 40 logbooks for patients treated by shamed neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel this summer, despite a “do not destroy” order, an inquiry has heard.

Nusrat Ghani, the Commons deputy speaker, chaired the Budget. Here’s who she is, what her role involves, and why she oversees major parliamentary debates.

Removing the two-child benefit cap was always going to be controversial. But fundamentally, it matters. This is why The Herald campaigned for it.

As Paesano Pizza opens the doors to its new Edinburgh location, food and drink writer Sarah Campbell attends a preview night and asks what happens when a restaurant becomes a national brand.

Almost 170 jobs have been lost across Scotland following the collapse of the UK’s largest timber firm.

Planning consent has been granted for a controversial electricity substation in Caithness.

Arts organisations are still trying to secure long-term funding four years after commitment was made.

Police searching the North East for a man missing from Liverpool say they have found a body.

One of the longest build-ups in the history of the UK Budget comes to a head today as the Chancellor delivers her tax and spending plans

The Government’s tighter sugar-tax threshold will pull Irn-Bru and other major soft drinks into the levy for the first time, prompting warnings of higher prices and claims ministers are “shifting the goalposts”.

A war of words has broken out over the presence of mixed Palestine and Scotland flags on lampposts in Glasgow

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her UK budget - but how does it impact Scotland, and more importantly, your money?

A leading independent Scotch whisky distiller has voiced his fears that today’s Budget could include a further rise in spirits duty.

Rachel Reeves will scrap the two-child benefit cap, forecasts published by the OBR has revealed.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her second budget

Scottish ferry company awarded PCL Cammell Laird contract to build two new vessels

The Office for Budget Responsibility has apologised and launched an investigation after its economic and fiscal outlook document was published early ahead of the Budget, describing it as a “technical error”.

"It is a challenge which may defy easy solutions but which, if undertaken with enough imagination and flair, is capable of being successfully addressed"

Here is when, what time and what we expect to be discussed from a Scottish perspective in today's UK Budget.

A building at the University of Glasgow has been doused in red paint in an apparent protest over its investment in the arms trade

A 'lively' new Mexican street food restaurant is set to open at the Glasgow Fort shopping centre today.

Scottish Conservative MSP Maurice Golden says his party has drifted so far from its values that he can no longer stand under its banner

A man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal following a series of raids in Buckie as part of a nationwide crackdown on high street crime

A Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held into the death of a man from Covid on an offshore oil rig

A public inquiry into a surgeon who left patients with life-changing injuries will hear its opening statements on Wednesday

Author Frank Cottrell-Boyce believes that books, and being read to, are part of how we learn to 'become a human being'.

It is increasingly likely Chancellor Rachel Reeves will scrap the two-child benefit cap in the budget, following intense campaigning from The Herald

The Chancellor's budget dropped with a political bang with leaks, tax hikes, pension changes and a whisky duty rise. How has it left Scotland this festive period?

Ash Regan tells MSPs her proposals to criminalise sex buyers “cannot wait”, calling ministerial principle support a “significant moment” for Scotland’s approach to prostitution.

Salary-sacrificed pension contributions above an annual £2,000 threshold will no longer be exempt from national insurance from April 2029.

An informative new study by Skills Development Scotland has highlighted how career support and real-world experiences are shaping broader ambitions among Scotland’s young people

Scotland's Finance secretary Shona Robison has warned that the Chancellor's decision not to lift the UK government's windfall tax on oil and gas producers will put thousands of jobs at risk.

American fast food chain Chick-fil-A is set to open a restaurant on Edinburgh's Princes Street under new plans submitted to the council.