Irish republican groups are planning marches, one with hundreds of people, in Glasgow as restrictions on numbers allowed to gather ease.

THE Scottish Government is being urged to “press pause” on the easing of lockdown restrictions following a steep rise in recorded daily cases.

NICOLA Sturgeon has hailed Andy Murray’s return to Wimbledon as the Scot made a winning start to the tournament.

CORONAVIRUS infections could surge to more than 100,000 per week by mid-July according to a worst-case scenario modelled by scientists for the Scottish Government.

There’s just no getting away from politicians these days. Nicola Sturgeon, for instance, seems to be so omnipresent, I’m convinced I went for my morning shave and there she was, hosting my own reflection in the steamed-up mirror.

"AND you can't even tell people they're fat anymore," said the TV pundit, raging.

IF he wasn’t already aware of what he was walking into, Ange Postecoglou’s formal introduction to the Scottish football madhouse at the tail end of last week will have opened his eyes and then some.

LOOKERS, owner of the Taggarts chain of car dealerships in Scotland, has hailed “strong momentum in trading” and good performance in the new and used vehicle markets.

WEST of Shetland oil pioneer Hurricane Energy is facing renewed uncertainty after the High Court rejected a plan that directors have said is the only realistic option open to the firm.

A MAJOR banking group has hailed a Glasgow move into what will be the city’s largest single office block when completed later this year.

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AS a pioneer of exploration in the West of Shetland faces huge uncertainty bigger fish have provided a sign that there is still interest in the area in spite of the challenges posed by the pandemic.

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A THIRD shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine could be an effective booster jag without the need for tweaks, new research suggests.

A NEW 40 million BioHub was hailed by Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Finance Kate Forbes and UK Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove at a ceremony to mark significant construction progress.

MUCH has been written in The Herald on the subject of the possibility of another independence referendum.

THE Matt Hancock affair and the fallout from the former Health Secretary’s behaviour dominated the newspaper comment sections.

Four-fifths of Muslims in Scotland have directly experienced Islamophobia, according to a new report.

Here's everything you need to know about Nicola Sturgeon's Covid update today including how to watch, what time and what she will say.

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed young carers in Scotland further into poverty, according to a new report.

A glass sculpture containing Antarctic air from the year 1765 will feature in a new immersive exhibition during the Cop26 climate change conference.

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YOU may, if you’re old enough, remember that the reasoning behind Tony Hancock’s decision to give blood – “A pint? That’s very nearly an armful!” – in the celebrated Half-Hour episode was: “It was either that or join the Young Conserv...

THE importance of education is perhaps the most unifying core belief in politics.

SCOTLAND is now in the Waiting for Godot stage of constitutional politics. When it comes to the issue of whether the country should be independent or stay in the Union, there’s no movement, no change.

NICOLA Sturgeon has warned people in Scotland they face a “crucial time” to “avoid the virus running ahead of the vaccine”.

NICOLA Sturgeon has urged people in Scotland to take “extra caution” as the country records its highest ever number of daily cases.

MICHAEL Gove has poked fun at the SNP’s Westminster leader for his unwavering support for Scottish independence.

THE SNP should keep the Scottish Greens “at arm’s length” to protect the economy, Michael Gove has warned.

BORIS Johnson did the right thing by not sacking Matt Hancock after evidence of his affair with Gina Coladangelo was revealed, Michael Gove has insisted.

MICHAEL Gove has stated “we’re not going to have a referendum anytime soon” as he insisted the case for the Union has been boosted by the need for cooperation in rebuilding the economy.

MICHAEL Gove has refuted claims the UK Government misused public funding by polling attitudes to the Union as part of an unlawfully awarded £560,000 Covid-19 contract.

Metal recycler EMR is transforming its operations in Scotland with a multi-million pound development in Glasgow.

THE owner of Royal Bank of Scotland owner has struck a deal to offload the commercial lending book of Ulster Bank in the Republic of Ireland.

Jarred McGinnis’s debut novel, The Coward, charts a young man’s journey following a devastating car crash. Suddenly reliant on a “giant roller skate”, he faces up to his traumatic past and uncertain future, navigating wrecked relationships an...

Aberdeen have agreed a deal with American striker Christian Ramirez, subject to securing a visa and passing a medical.

The number of new cases in the past 24 hours is the highest registered since the start of the pandemic.

ALEX Salmond’s Alba party has had all its official descriptions rejected by watchdogs. 

Brighton defender Alex Cochrane has joined Scottish Premiership side Hearts on loan for the 2021-22 season.

THE DIRECTOR of BBC Scotland has admitted a “range of options are on the table” as he responded to MSPs’ concerns about speculation two studios could be transferred to a London-based subsidiary company.

PRITI PATEL is considering shipping asylum seekers to Rwanda while their claims to live in the UK are processed.

JOURNALIST Emily Maitlis has been warned she breached the BBC’s Twitter guidelines by sharing a “clearly controversial” post about the UK Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.

THE Scottish feminist campaigner being defended against a hate crime charge by SNP MP Joanna Cherry has endorsed Alex Salmond’s Alba Party.

BORIS Johnson must get a grip of his government and tackle a myriad of unresolved issues, according to opposition politicians.

LAST week officials in Monroe County, Florida, announced plans to spend £1.3 billion in the next 25 years to raise 150 miles of roads, adding more drains, pump stations and vegetation to absorb the seawater, though they did not yet know where this m...

Hibernian have confirmed that David Gray has retired from football after seven years at Easter Road.

The Supreme Court will today hear arguments over whether the Scottish Parliament has the power to pass parts of two Bills passed by MSPs in March 2021.

THE field hospital set up to handle coronavirus patients to ensure hospitals were not overloaded will cost at least £7 million to dismantle, The Herald has learned.