Jack Ross has signed a contract extension at Hibs for another two years.

By Kristy Dorsey

A week ago, this scribe clattered out the column on the train down to Sandwich. Yesterday we clattered out the column on the train back up from Sandwich. “Have you got a reservation?,” asked the conductor suspiciously as he peered at my booking w...

WENDY Alexander confidently predicted a new Scottish Parliament building would be cheaper than refurbishing the Old Royal High School on Calton Hill.

TONY Blair opposed the Scottish Parliament having control over abortion after being told it was “the number one issue on the doorstep”.

BP has underlined the value of windfarm acreage off Scotland after submitting a bid for licences which it said could unlock £10 billion investment in areas ranging from hydrogen fuel plants to shipyards.

SEAN Connery needed to be persuaded by Tony Blair to campaign in Scotland for devolution because he feared it might cost him money, UK government memos have revealed.

THE Scottish Parliament has the power to hold an independence referendum without Westminster’s consent, according to previously secret UK Government email.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was reluctant to tighten Covid restrictions as cases were rising last autumn because he thought people dying from the virus were “essentially all over 80”, Dominic Cummings has claimed.

A LANDMARK building in Glasgow city centre is set to become a luxurious hotel and nightspot after being bought by an Edinburgh-based company.

FOR more than 100 years engineers have been trying to solve the problem of movement on rail and road bridges.

THE true scale of Covid infections in Scotland is probably being under-reported by official figures according to a report.

THE number of potholes on Scotland’s major roads has increased five-fold since the SNP came to power, sparking calls for extra investment.

OIL prices have plunged amid concerns about the outlook for the recovery after major exporters agreed to increase production.

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By Kristy Dorsey

LOCKDOWNS are “unlikely to be causing harms more extreme than the pandemic itself”, according to researchers.

I MET Betty when I was out for a run.

A Premier League footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences.

Do we trust politicians to keep their promises and deliver on what they know must be done? Can we change when the need and evidence is overwhelming? The answer from the past points to “no”, unless there is a crisis. We have one now in health and ...

By Ian McConnell

A North Sea-focused firm backed by US billionaire Warren Buffett has seen its shares plunge 13 per cent after suffering a setback with a landmark development project.

The floods in Germany and elsewhere on the Continent make for terrifying viewing; whole swathes of towns have been washed away, and more than 180 people are known to have died.

My heart sank when I read the Scottish Government was establishing a new council to produce a 10-year national strategy to “drive Scotland’s economic transformation” post-Covid and “unleash entrepreneurial potential”.

Who knew a wee piece of fabric could be the subject of a ruling in the highest court in Europe? Just last week the European Court of Justice ruled that employers could ban the wearing of the hijab and other religious symbols if the job in question re...

A NEW partnership linking academics and industry has been formed to help city economies move towards zero carbon against the backdrop of the climate emergency.

THESE are contradictory times. Boris Johnson celebrates “Freedom Day” locked away in Covid isolation (“PM in rapid U-turn on dodging self-isolation after angry backlash”, The Herald, July 19). Ruth Davidson retires from representative politic...

FREEDOM Day and Governmental U-turns were the Covid related topics debated by columnists in the newspapers.

Nicola Sturgeon will provide a Covid update today, here's everything you need to know...

By Jean Rafferty

FROM a thumbs up to a little smiley face, emojis have become part of the way in which the world communicates. Now new emojis are set to be introduced to broaden their diversity, including a pregnant man, a pregnant person and a ‘person with crown�...

Heartening response

MPs have demanded an overhaul of Westminster’s lobbying system as they criticised David Cameron’s judgment and Treasury obstinacy over the Greensill Capital scandal.

TONY Blair was advised by his Tory predecessor to have a second, confirmatory referendum on devolution to see if Scottish voters still wanted to back the final plans, according to a  newly released file from the National Archives.

TONY Blair was “sceptical” about giving the Scottish parliament income tax powers when it was created, previously secret Cabinet Office files have revealed.

A clampdown on online rip-offs including tackling subscription traps and fake reviews has been outlined to avoid a repeat of the Farepak scandal which left 30,000 Scots out of pocket.

THE UK Government has not dismissed overruling the Northern Ireland Protocol – with ministers “keeping all options on the table”.

CHILDREN aged 12 to 15 who are “at increased risk of serious consequences from Covid-19" are to be offered the vaccine after updated advice from clinical experts.

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JASON KERR insists he is fully focused on St Johnstone despite a summer of transfer speculation.

Hill-walking -and in particular ‘Munro bagging’- has become a newfound passion for many, but at a minimum of 3000 feet Munros certainly aren’t suitable for all. The good news is that Scotland also has plenty of smaller hills that offer equally ...

A POTENTIAL Scottish Government minister has praised protestors who occupied a UK Government building in Edinburgh over climate change.

With restrictions coming to an end in England, LNER — which is owned by the UK Government — said it would operate under "English guidance"

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DEPUTY First Minister John Swinney has been accused of sharing a “misleading” public health graphic on the day that Scotland moves to level 0 restrictions.

A LABOUR MSP has demanded better support for Test and Protect staff after allegations of a “toxic” working environment.

Fewer than  new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Scotland during the past 24 hours.

ANGE POSTECOGLOU has named Callum McGregor as the new captain of Celtic.

The Scottish feminist campaigner being defended by an SNP MP after being charged with a hate crime has had her first court hearing postponed.