Scottish Labour claims Glasgow City Council was underfunded by £357m, as SNP ministers face calls for clarity over plans to reform local government in Scotland.

EV charging problems, range anxiety and costs on Scotland’s North Coast 500 route from Edinburgh. A beginner EV driver's takeaways

. ScotWind's flawed penalty regime faces scrutiny as Audit Scotland warns £250,000 fines may not deter offshore wind developers from missing supply chain commitments.

Half a million pounds of taxpayer money was given to the non-operational loss-making GlenWyvis whisky distillery which collapsed just months later with the loss of all jobs

Well-known academic Gregor Gall has a new book coming out on left-wing music. He talks to our Writer at Large about why rock and roll was more revolutionary in decades gone by

CHRISTIANITY'S implacable enemies in Scotland’s political elites would all feel the pinch if the churches didn’t exist.

Professor Sir Peter Mathieson spoke to The Herald about his career before his controversial tenure at the University of Edinburgh.

Scottish ministers are preparing to publish findings from a maternity triage review as the national taskforce prepares to reconvene despite calls for it to be scrapped.

A diplomatic breakdown and long simmering tensions boiling over could well lead to another proxy war in the Red Sea region writes Foreign Editor David Pratt

MAKING notes for this week’s exposition, I wondered if was going to be a bit hard on the subject’s posh background and attitude to wildlife

There was a sobering consensus in the room that Scotland and the wider UK are facing threats from foreign powers that will result in a large-scale conflict in the near future.

The Northern Lights could make another appearance across the UK tonight with the Met Office saying sightings could continue.

Rail services in Glasgow are being disrupted due to a trespassing incident.

Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash on the A9 south of Cromarty Bridge.

Thousands of people have attended a pro-Palestine march through the centre of Edinburgh.

Workers have been praised after a key road on one of Scotland’s islands was repaired following a landslip in just five days

Glasgow has opened the 2026 Royal National Mòd with a celebration of Gaelic language and culture, with organisers highlighting the growth of learning in the city.

Sanne Dijkstra-Downie told delegates that “abnormal” summer weather in recent years were a harbinger of difficult times to come.

Smoke from the fire was seen billowing across the city

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has announced that he has banned the contentious Drumcree parade.

Scottish Liberal Democrats will debate free, barrier-free exam access for home-educated pupils as numbers in Scotland rise by 79%, calling for a new framework.

The Catholic Church has cited harsher rules on immigration as one of the reasons for its shock plans to close 24 churches in Glasgow.

Ms Kernan questioned whether Edinburgh University management had carried out an equality impact assessment prior to making the decision to close the programmes.

The Herald's Out of Office campaign helped force a change in policy. The next challenge is whether ministers can prove civil servants are meeting attendance targets.

Scotland is to develop a 'War Book' with the UK as military leaders warn of a growing prospect of a large-scale conflict by 2030.

SNP members at next week's conference will debate asylum seeker removals, buffer zones and a legally untested plan to force Westminster's hand on immigration.

A 'well-regarded' Scottish textile company was placed into administration owing more than £1.5 million

SNP claims there is a 'sustained attack' on Scotch whisky, highlighting job losses in the sector

Scotch whisky chief warns industry recovery remains fragile and calls on Chancellor to cut duty

Could Scotland be better prepared before the next wildfire strikes?

North Lanarkshire councillor Greg Lennon has accused Scotland’s Standards Commission of using its code of conduct to suppress scrutiny and threaten freedom of speech

UK travel company Global Travel Partners is set to close after 15 years, having entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation (CVL).

The skirl of bagpipes became a familiar noise in Boston after an estimated 50,000 members of the Tartan Army descended on the city for the World Cup.

A bottle of The Macallan 1926 has sold at auction for £2,125,000, becoming the second most valuable bottle of whisky ever sold in sterling.

Public toilets across the Highlands have had to be closed temporarily more than 50 times since 2023 due to vandalism, with three permanently closing their doors for the same reason.

A statue of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in Glasgow, 33 years to the day since he was granted freedom of the city in a packed George Square

An artwork celebrating abolitionist Frederick Douglass has gone on display at a Scottish museum on the exact site where he spoke 180 years ago.

The death of a man who fell from a flat in Aberdeen after being abducted could have been avoided, a sheriff has found.

Aberdeen-based John Clark Motor Group remained a £1bn-plus business in 2025 despite higher costs, vehicle supply disruption and weaker used-car prices

Police are appealing for information after a pedestrian was struck by a tram in Edinburgh.

Stephen Flynn admits his CalMac gas leak response was unacceptable but denies FOI emails show he was briefed before a Holyrood committee hearing amid row.

A documentary celebrating the life and career of Susan Boyle will air on BBC One Scotland and iPlayer as part of the festive schedule.

The parade is held at 2.15 pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the autumn and winter months.

A hidden 'uranium hotspot' has been discovered beneath Aberdeen by University of Aberdeen researchers - shedding new light on the geological history of the region.

A "remarkable" collection of more than 30,000 comics amassed over a lifetime by a Glasgow comic book enthusiast could fetch thousands when goes under the hammer.

The British Medical Association is expected to back a move to suspend Israel's membership of a global body containing more than 10 million physicians

Scottish Government civil servants have been told they are 'free to leave' by a senior official if they are not happy with new hybrid working rules.

An actor best known for playing Kevin Malone in the US version of The Office is among the candidates seeking to become the next Rector of the University of St Andrews.

According to the most recent figures, Scottish universities enrolled 6,160 American students during the 2024/25 academic year. 

A police investigation is underway after the theft of a trailer carrying over 41,000 bottles of Irn-Bru