DOUGLAS Ross has insisted he and not Boris Johnson is leading the Conservative campaign for the May Holyrood elections but refused to say if the Prime Minister will be a help or a hindrance to it.

PORT officials were warned about the safety of having two huge oil drilling vessels berthed off the North Ayrshire coast nearly a fortnight before one broke free from its moorings threatening a "disaster", the Herald on Sunday can reveal.

SCOTLAND'S biggest ferry operator CalMac is reviewing the need to run a full service of empty ferries during the Covid-19 pandemic, after coming under fire for wasting fuel and damaging the environment - a day after promoting its green credentials...

Every so often political parties become so divided that they can barely function. It happened to Labour over Militant entryism in the 1980s, to the Tories over Europe in the 1990s.

SNP MP Neale Hanvey has been sacked from his frontbench role after he backed a campaign to sue a parliamentary colleague.

Rain drenched the windscreens of the tiny open top sports cars and their gentlemen drivers, turning the 1956 Le Mans 24-hour race into a treacherous battle between man, the elements and their engines.

PRIVATE schools are calling for a further delay to plans to make them pay full business rates in Scotland, citing the ongoing impact of the pandemic.

A suspension of out-of-town developments for five years and the introduction of a levy on online shopping to breathe new life into Scotland's Covid crisis-hit town centres is being suggested by Scottish Government advisers.

A SCOT who lost his legs at an off-road motoring event is pursuing a £1m damages claim against the governing body for four-wheel racing in the UK which will have "far reaching implications" for sport.

Billy Hutchinson has journeyed from UVF killer to helping forge the Good Friday Agreement. He’s just brought out his autobiography. Here, in conversation with Writer at Large Neil Mackay, he discusses the risk Brexit poses to peace in Ulster, the d...

ON a bright, cold winter’s day proud grandfather Ally McLaws pushes the newest arrival in the family along in his pram.

SCOTS care workers have told of feeling devalued, 'policed' and demoralised that they could earn more money working in a supermarket.

CAN I ask you a personal question? When it comes to class, how do you describe yourself?

The family of a mother and daughter killed in linked incidents have raised more than £16,000 towards their funerals through an online fundraiser.

Scotland fans are celebrating a historic win in their opening 6 Nations match with Gregor Townsend's men securing their first victory at Twickenham since 1983.

As last week’s coup showed, China and Myanmar have long had each other’s backs when faced with international condemnation. Foreign Editor David Pratt asks, who now will do the same for their oppressed Uighur and Rohingya minorities?

Scotland celebrated the 150th anniversary of the oldest rivalry in rugby by stunning England 11-6 to claim their first victory at Twickenham since 1983.

Scotland secured a historic first win at Twickenham since 1983, beating England 11-6 to secure the Calcutta Cup..

PREPARE to be surprised by Dame Darcey Bussell in her new travel series. The former ballerina does a lot of things you would not expect; for example, donning a wetsuit and taking a dip in freezing cold waters, a beautiful secret spot, while visiting ...

A host of weather warnings have been issued for much of Scotland, with forecasters warning of snow and ice.

A teacher faces being struck off after posting a video about Ruth Davidson’s pregnancy which makes a string of allegedly offensive, discriminatory and prejudiced remarks.

There have been 895 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

Ten people have died following an outbreak of Covid at a care home in Fife.

With Storm Darcy nearing and snow forecast for much of the country, we take a look at the latest forecast for Scotland.

As imagined by Brian Beacom

Sitting proud and isolated on one of several islets off Loch Linnhe, 25 miles from Oban and a mile and a half north-east of Port Appin, the four storey Castle Stalker is one of Scotland’s most picturesque, history-drenched and (some would say) c...

Downing Street aides proposed relocating Prince Edward and his wife to Scotland in an effort to save the Union according to reports.

OUR rulers (the Westminster ones) are advising us to prepare for summer. Not a Summer of Love exactly. More a Summer of Normal, a state to which we now aspire.

SCOTLAND'S biggest ferry operator CalMac has come under fire for wasting fuel and damaging the environment running a full service of empty ferries during the Covid-19 pandemic - a day after promoting its green credentials.

Tributes have been paid to an NHS worker and her daughter after attacks that left both dead and the man believed to be their killer fatally injured in a car crash. 

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IN our Sunday edition last week, we ran a column by Rab McNeil headlined: “How did Scotland adopt a white horse with a big stick coming oot its heid as a national system?” It got us thinking about our use of Scots in The Herald.

Firefighters have been battling a “well-developed” blaze at a golf course in West Lothian.

THE founder of MoneySavingExpert.com has urged all households across the country to compare energy prices urgently as bills are set to rise by up to £96 a year.

WHEN you arrive at a situation in Scottish politics where only the Tories hold true to their core beliefs you know you’ve reached a bad place. The main parties which fancy themselves as representing left-wing and liberal values have abandoned th...

SHE’S a big girl – immaculate white uniform, hair pulled back into bunches – and a wry kindness seeps from her.

Eighty years ago, on March 12, 1941, the SS Politician ran aground near Eriskay with its cargo of 290,000 bottles of whisky and thousands of pounds worth of shillings. The story of its plundering by whisky-thirsty Hebridean locals became famous wh...

ENERGY prices are to rise up up to £96 a year as it emerged that the number of households in debt to their electricity provider is already at a five-year high because of the financial squeeze in the Covid-19 pandemic.

THE funding of furlough has come under the spotlight after being dubbed a “mad" financial merry-go-round by Scottish hospitality industry leaders.

Although notoriously unpredictable, there are some ways to maximise chances of witnessing the aurora, says Sarah Marshall.

The latest weekly coronavirus figures in Scotland as Covid rates continue to drop across the country.

POLICE have confirmed they are investigating reports of racial abuse of three basketball players who were forced out of their home in Glasgow.

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A lifeboat crew have saved the crew of a fishing boat that was seconds away from crashing onto rocks.

I SPOKE to a man recently who had begun the stressful process of finding a care home for his father.

What started out as a business venture by a Glasgow scientist 170 years ago has erupted to become one of Scotland’s most important industries – a sector that remains key to economic growth over the coming decades.

I TOTALLY agree with the sentiments in your Agenda item ("Ensuring public trust in the electoral process", The Herald, February 4). I am particularly in agreement regarding the safety of electors and staff in the diverse polling stations throughou...

This is the moment a dog owner was reduced to tears as he was reunited with his pet after a house fire in Tennessee.

Human rights lawyer, Deborah Kayembe, will be the third woman to hold the position as rector of Edinburgh University since the role was created in 1858.

The latest statistics published by the NHS reveal that routine immunisation programmes in the Borders are some of the best in the country.