A FORMER British Army soldier who served in a Scots unit has been hailed as a hero after being shot dead while fighting against Russian invaders in Ukraine.

Scammers are taking advantage of the cost-of-living crisis as the number of people targeted sees a rise, charities have warned.

A bill to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol will be introduced in the House of Commons on Monday afternoon.

Boris Johnson has never been a politician to settle for a quiet life. Days after 41% of his MPs said they had no confidence in his leadership, another Prime Minister might have taken time to reflect, perhaps even consider suing for peace with some of...

SNP MP Mhairi Black recently delivered a four-minute speech in the Commons warning of the threat presented by the “F word”. No, not that F word. Fascism and anti-democratic tendencies in general were what she had in mind.

YOU’RE forced to conclude that an act of dissimulation on the grand scale must occur each time the UK Conservative Party wins an election. By any reasonable calculation, those who always stand to benefit from their policies and worldview – landow...

One of my really early memories is playing with a toy tank on the living room floor. 1974. The Two Ronnies on the telly. It always was. Suddenly, the lights go out. I remember pushing the tank across the carpet in the dark. You got used to it. The st...

Boris Johnson's crazy intention to let tenants buy precious housing stock from social landlords has produced a collective sigh of relief in Scotland. Happily, thanks to devolution, the PM’s writ does not extend here.

Boardrooms have habitually been more focused on products and profits than on the people tasked with generating them. For all the talk of how the pandemic is creating more “people-focused” operations, HR professionals are still routinely sidelined...

The number of teachers registered to work in Scotland after qualifying elsewhere has jumped, sparking hopes of a capacity boost for the education system.

NICOLA Sturgeon will today pledge that the Scottish Government will work in partnership with industry to help create a wealthier, fairer and greener Scotland following the pandemic.

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NHS spending on locum doctors and bank nurses has almost doubled in Scotland since 2014, to the highest on record, new figures show.

At City Building we have long led the way in pursuing equality in the workplace, even commissioning an independent report by respected consultants GenAnalytics to ensure we had an effective benchmark to measure our progress.

A GLASGOW-based online retailer of men’s wet shaving and grooming items has become the latest firm in Scotland to move into employee hands.

Glasgow-headquartered engineering consultancy Mabbett & Associates has continued its expansion drive with the acquisition of Hampshire-based GEP Environmental, a firm it has worked with for the past 10 years.

I WISH to offer a constructive solution to Duncan Sooman’s dilemma when he says he now has no party to support (Letters, June 10). For the past 15 years or so, due to the inbuilt fracture of the anti-separation vote, Scotland has burdened itself wi...

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IT was once simply a seaside treat or an occasionak dessert, but in this modern world, it seems ice cream has become political; specifically, the frozen fare of Ben & Jerry’s.

WHEN it comes to cultural clout, the Diary can’t be topped. Perhaps a gala performance of Shakespearian monologues, recited by Tyson Fury, would come close. But little else.

The Old Royal High School is an alternative history of Scotland written in neoclassical stone. A monument to aborted plans and dreams postponed, it looms from the south slope of Edinburgh’s Calton Hill.

AN Italian restaurant with a "great reputation" built up by owner Angelo Palazzo over 30 years has been sold.

A WATCHDOG which has delivered a series of highly critical research findings into Scottish Government policy is facing a £1million budget cut, according to reports.

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BORIS Johnson makes a better Prime Minister than Keir Starmer would despite Partygate, the cost of living crisis and the confidence vote in Johnson held by his MPs, voters in the UK believe according to a new poll.

BORIS Johnson is "on probation" and could still be removed from office if he fails to win back the trust of Tory MPs, a former minister has said.

Andy Murray has reached the 70th final of his glittering career as he hits his stride in the lead up to Wimbledon.

ALEX Salmond has refused to say if he believes Nicola Sturgeon is the best person to lead the campaign for Scottish independence.

SCOTLAND'S ferries fiasco will cost an 'eyewatering' £1.5bn to attempt to fix over ten years, as the state-controlled ferry owners admit the lifleline network has suffered from "many years" of under-investment.

THE UK Government minister responsible for overseeing the Ukrainian refugee resettlement has warned that SNP ministers insisting Scotland has a super sponsor scheme has left those fleeing war "stuck in hotels".

It is rather too easy to become fatalistic about Scotland’s direction of travel. If there is another country in the democratic world which is so impossibly stuck, then I don’t know it.

ONE of the best minds in the field of political science has come up with an elegant, if daring, solution to the deadlock over Scotland’s constitutional future: take the matter completely out of the hands of politicians and give it to the people.

SNP ministers have been urged to match promises to end Scotland's contribution to the climate crisis with action after admitting that their next strategy will not set a complete path towards its 2045 net zero pledge.

Teachers are pushing for an investigation into alternatives to mainstream education for some pupils, as concern grows over violent behaviour.

BEFORE we arrive at this year’s winter of discontent, we have, sadly, to begin our journey at the summer of discontent before changing later on at the autumn of discontent. It’s going to be a ghost train-ride.

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IAIN Macwhirter (“Tories turn to tax and spend, SNP to cuts. Confused? You will be…”, June 5) invites us to juxtapose Tory Government “tax and spend” policy and SNP “austerity”: what he omits from his article is that Rishi Sunak’s £1...

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Author Karen Campbell on being a cop, homelessness and new novel Paper Cup

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HIGHLAND Games are as Scottish as Irn-Bru, shortbread and being optimistic about the national footy team’s prospects. (If only those other pesky teams didn’t insist on kicking the ball, too. Then we’d stand a chance.)

Issues linked to pelvic floor weakness are common - but there are solutions. Imy Brighty-Potts finds out more.

As James Graham's eagerly anticipated series Sherwood hits our screens, Danielle de Wolfe speaks with its creator and all-star cast to discover more.

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Analysis by The Ferret has found that Lothian (LPF) and Strathclyde (SPF) pension funds have a combined £448 million invested in companies which have continued to do business as usual in Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.