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A community hub in Glasgow that supports groups helping people with addiction could close without vital funds.

Health chiefs agree to release breakdown of legal fees in the Sandie Peggie employment tribunal following an FOI challenge by The Herald.

Plans for 55 new homes in a Scottish village are being marketed for sale

A Scottish fashion giant that was placed in administration earlier this year is to open new stores

Labour must "demonstrate its commitment" to housebuilding, Jason Honeyman said

Tightened restrictions on the Cowgate have been in place on just 53 days in the nearly one year since a tragic collision sparked calls for changes.

The University of Aberdeen has honoured one of Scotland’s last surviving D-Day veterans with an honorary degree.

Three of four bodies handed over on Tuesday night were identified as Israeli hostages but the identity of the fourth remained in question.

Royal Mail has been fined £21 million for missing its annual first and second class mail delivery targets, leading to millions of letters arriving late across the UK, regulator Ofcom has said.

More than half of people surveyed with arthritis in Scotland have said the condition has impacted their ability to work, according to a report from an arthritis charity.

Police are appealing for the assistance of the public to trace Aimee Stanton, who is missing from Dundee.

One year after the first wooden piles were driven into the waters of Loch Tay, the ambitious project to rebuild a crannog is entering its final stage.

US President Donald Trump sent an apparent warning to Hamas over his peace plan in the Middle East as he declared "if they don't disarm we will disarm them"

An American punk band will perform in Glasgow this month after releasing their first new music in three years

Music fans have more than 300 shows in Glasgow's annual winter festival to choose from.

Education in Scotland is changing, and a recent professional development event made a case for why teachers should be leading the way.

Investment by the former UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has doubled in the past year since it was re-launched as the National Wealth Fund

Health Secretary Neil Gray has dismissed claims there are not enough GPs to fulfil the pledge to create 15 walk-in clinics across Scotland.

The level of poverty in Edinburgh has been called ‘absolute disgrace’ by the city’s council leader as she detailed plans to open new neighbourhood centres to fight the crisis

Plans to build a new school on Mull have become so controversial that just pressing ahead is no longer an option, no matter who wins the legal battle.

A police officer who abused his position to help extort a man has been jailed for two years

Shirley Manson has said Garbage will never tour the United States as a headline act again as the cost is "entirely unsustainable"

Three police officers have been killed in Italy with 15 more injured after a family blew up their house rather than face eviction

The number of patients waiting 12 hours or more at A&E departments has reached the highest level since February.

A leading private Higher Education provider in the UAE has announced that it has signed a non-binding Heads of Terms (HoT) agreement with Heriot-Watt University for the establishment of Heriot-Watt University Saudi Arabia.

Livingston Designer Outlet has announced that Monsoon has joined its line-up of designer and household name brands.

The remains of six people will be repatriated from The Hunterian in Glasgow to South Africa, having been exhumed and taken to Scotland in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Historic Environment Scotland has awarded Birse Community Trust (BCT) grant funding to conserve and reopen The Souter’s Shop in Birse - a purpose-built shoemaker’s shop left largely untouched for over half a century and the only surviving example...

On Tuesday, the Israeli military said troops in northern Gaza had ‘opened fire to remove the threat’ of several people approaching them.

The UK’s 'first vegan hotel' and restaurant that was founded in a popular Scottish visitor destination has been sold

If the walls at the Globe Inn in Dumfries could talk, what fascinating tales of ‘passion and poetry’ spanning more than four centuries they would have to share.

The number of centenarians living in Scotland is estimated to have topped 1,000 for the first time, figures have shown.

THE Borders was described as one of the most exciting and positive regions in which to set up business at the latest Business Leaders dinner, held by the Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce.

Donald Shaw backs idea of £1 levy on stadium and arena shows to help support grassroots venues and acts.

Historic venue used under drive to extend reach of the festival across the city.

The number of Scots in work has fallen by 18,000 over the last three months, official statistics showed.

What could Radio Scotland's Mornings show do better? Make it a series of interesting sprints rather than just a handful of middle distance slogs.

A flagship community safety project introduced to crack down on vandalism and public disorder across Glasgow has been secretly scrapped.

Ministers have pledged to look at what lessons could be learned when tackling wildfires ahead of a special summit.

Three children, aged eight months, 14 months and 18-months-old, were taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary before being taken to the Royal Children's Hospital in Glasgow.

Internal documents reveal the anger among civil servants after the Scottish Government updated its equality impact assessment for office working.

The Scottish law firm has announced 15 promotions, after a record year.

The new owner of the forest that was owned by Scottish brewing giant BrewDog has signalled 'bold plans'

The former police station is to go under the hammer in a live-streamed commercial property auction

Investors are struggling to remain level-headed as economic fundamentals are drowned out by the barrage of trade warfare

 New psychological thriller The Ridge unfolds in a small-town community in New Zealand.

Historic Environment Scotland has been hit by a series of negative briefings to the press, while its chief executive Katerina Brown been suspended. The Herald asks 'what is going on?'

Edinburgh Council leader Jane Meagher says she will work with the Scottish Government on any potential changes to tourist tax powers.

Councils across Scotland are halting plans for tourist tax schemes amid a 'regulatory quagmire'. But is it too late for Edinburgh?