Follow along for live updates on the coronavirus pandemic across Scotland.

THE pandemic has reached a precarious juncture with cases on the rise UK-wide but lingering uncertainty over how much further it is safe to progress back towards normality.

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HOSPITAL admissions for Covid patients have doubled, but are continuing to lag behind the levels seen during the beginning of the second wave in September.

A number of countries have been moved to different lists for international travel from this morning.

Nicola Sturgeon is to give an update on the covid pandemic today at the Scottish Parliament as cases rise across the country.

LITTLE spots of lunacy seem to be breaking out all over Scotland. We’re at a crucial stage in the fight to control Covid, and a fair number of people seem to have lost the plot either completely or in part. They’re screaming about authoritarianis...

SHONA Robison, Social Justice Secretary, close friend of Nicola Sturgeon and failed former Health Secretary, demands the usual "more powers" to tackle poverty ("LibDems block SNP’S cross-party poverty attempt after devolved powers call", The Her...

AROUND two thirds of people in Scotland think the UK Government should draw up a plan to wind down oil and gas production in the North Sea and redirect related spending to ‘green’ industries, a survey has found.

Schools should look at splitting the day into two so blended learning can be incorporated on an ongoing basis, according to expert analysis that envisages the end of the traditional classroom.

THERE’S nothing good about Covid. It’s brought tragedy to families across the country. And for those not beset by tragedy, it’s taken a toll on their mental wellbeing. Jobs in jeopardy. Anxiety about treatments postponed. Normal freedoms cur...

AT the end of last week, there was the return of a familiar sound that had been subdued, if never entirely absent, during the pandemic. It was the cheery din of sabre-rattling by “senior EU diplomats” warning the UK of impending “punitive ac...

A BID to save the Scottish wildcat from extinction has been resuscitated with the help of vital funding.

The distillery is expected to start bottling its first whisky later this year.

SCOTLAND needs to start getting serious about its waste production problem and we could start by placing a moratorium on the construction of incinerators across the country – which are quite literally adding fuel to the fire.

COALITION OF environmental groups push for special protection for large swathes of Scotland's coast and seas in the same way as the Great Barrier Reef.

THE SNP will today launch a national mission to “eradicate poverty” from Scotland despite concerns existing targets are being missed.

It is might seem as simple as child's play, but a major new conference will help Scotland's largest city bring in a £1million boost to its economy.

THE stock market flotation of The Artisanal Spirits Company on Friday offered evidence that Scottish companies are not missing out on the initial public offering (IPO) boom that has been sweeping through the City of London in recent months.

Plans for a raft of tribunals to be devolved to Scotland as part of the Smith Commission have been delayed for at least a further two years.

By Ian McConnell

A North Sea-focused firm that has won backing from US billionaire Warren Buffett has passed an important milestone in its attempt to bring a group of undeveloped finds into production.

ENGINEERING giant BAE Systems and Keep Scotland Beautiful are launching a new partnership today in a bid to help tackle marine litter.

COMMSWORLD, the Edinburgh-based telecoms network provider, has launched a new shares scheme for employees and highlighted a record recruitment spree.

A HERALD story about a Watership Down conference which will take place at Glasgow University reminds Malcolm Boyd from Milngavie of the butcher who placed a sign in his window, soon after the release of the movie, which was based on a novel about ...

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THE threat of another lockdown, chaos at the airports and fraudulent business Covid support payments were the coronavirus topics raised by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

Summer is looking like a mixed bag for Scots this year. On the plus side, we've been enjoying a couple of weeks of hot, dry weather, putting the more optimistic in mind of the summer of 1976. On the downside, holidays abroad are looking less likely a...

We are discovering insect protein is a sustainable food source for many species, including humans, and Beta-Bugs is an innovator in production

A DRUG which could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease has been approved by regulators in the US, in a landmark moment for patients worldwide.

SCOTLAND bucked the broader UK and European trends by winning more foreign direct investment projects last year than in 2019, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic, a key survey reveals.

A NEW investigaton has been launched into why Scotland's biggest publicly-run ferry broke down causing disruption across the islands network for seven weeks as the ferry operator warned of making compensation claims in connection with the disrup...

FORMER Rangers chief executive Charles Green and finance chief Imran Ahmad have received public apologies over being linked to club fraud and conspiracy.

FREIGHT, haulage and maintenance operator Northwards, which has bases in Shetland, Orkney, Aberdeen, Inverness, Scrabster and Central Scotland, has announced that it is investing £1.5 million in new vehicles.

The figures come as the Scottish Government paused a relaxing of rules in parts of central Scotland

BORIS Johnson has been spared an immediate Commons defeat over controversial foreign aid cuts after the Speaker ruled a Tory rebel ambush today out of order.

THE SNP’s Education Secretary has been accused of misleading Holyrood and introducing “an algorithm by stealth” amid the ongoing row over Scotland’s exam body.

By Ian McConnell

YOU wouldn’t believe the things I do for you guys, such as sitting through the inaugural meeting of the Aberdeen branch of the Alba party.

The University of Dundee has become the second Scottish university to apologise to those who mayhave become a victim of racism while working or studying in the city.

A total of 122 are in hospital being treated for the virus

COVID rates in Edinburgh have overtaken Glasgow for the first time since the new Delta variant began spreading in Scotland.

A FORMER diplomat sentenced to eight months in jail for contempt of court during the Alex Salmond trial is seeking to appeal his case to the UK Supreme Court.

BORIS Johnson could be spared a showdown vote on foreign aid cuts after reports the Commons Speaker had ruled it out of order.

THE zealotry of Catholic ultra-montane groups often makes the tribalism of secular politics look like a community council kerfuffle over garden waste disposal.

Professor Devi Sridhar has said that children over the age of 12 should get a Covid vaccine to ensure schools have a "normal experience" later in the year.

To mark the beginning of bathing waters monitoring season, SEPA released a report which trumpeted that 94 percent of our designated bathing waters “achieved strict environmental standards”. The same week, news articles revealed that in the Eur...

PEOPLE living in Lanarkshire are being urged to bring forward their second Covid vaccine as the health board ramps up the number of available appointments.

This last 12 months have been extraordinarily difficult for all those with an interest in education, whether they be pupils, teachers or parents. The impact of Covid will reverberate years after the virus has finally been laid to rest. Youngsters ...

HOLYROOD’S Presiding Officer has refused to second guess the legality of a Referendum Bill that lacks consent from Westminster.