Scotland Herald

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:17:33 +0100
Scotland news LIVE: Breaking updates, weather and top stories this morning
Follow Scotland's latest news, weather, top stories and travel updates with The Herald's live morning coverage, with breaking news and analysis from across the country.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:38:12 +0100
Community hub that supports people with addiction could be forced to close
A community hub in Glasgow that supports groups helping people with addiction could close without vital funds.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0100
Sandie Peggie latest: New legal cost details revealed following Herald FOI challenge
Health chiefs agree to release breakdown of legal fees in the Sandie Peggie employment tribunal following an FOI challenge by The Herald.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:35:00 +0100
Plans for 55 new homes in Scottish village brought forward
Plans for 55 new homes in a Scottish village are being marketed for sale

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:31:00 +0100
Scottish fashion giant that came close to collapse to open new stores
A Scottish fashion giant that was placed in administration earlier this year is to open new stores

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0100
Bellway calls for government help to assist first-time buyers
Labour must "demonstrate its commitment" to housebuilding, Jason Honeyman said

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:30:00 +0100
Edinburgh Cowgate restrictions extended on just 53 days in year since fatal crash
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.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:51:48 +0100
100-year-old D-Day veteran awarded honorary degree
The University of Aberdeen has honoured one of Scotland’s last surviving D-Day veterans with an honorary degree.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:31:07 +0100
Israelis identifying second group of bodies from Hamas as fragile truce holds
Three of four bodies handed over on Tuesday night were identified as Israeli hostages but the identity of the fourth remained in question.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:01:46 +0100
Royal Mail fined £21m by watchdog for missing mail delivery targets
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.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:32:14 +0100
People with arthritis in Scotland being left unsupported and unable to work - report
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.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:52:46 +0100
Concern for heavily pregnant woman missing from Dundee
Police are appealing for the assistance of the public to trace Aimee Stanton, who is missing from Dundee.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100
Race to finish rebuild of Iron Age crannog on Loch Tay
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.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:45:01 +0100
Donald Trump offers apparent threat to Hamas as tensions arise in Gaza ceasefire
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"

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:32:38 +0100
American punk band to perform new music in Glasgow
An American punk band will perform in Glasgow this month after releasing their first new music in three years

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:26:26 +0100
My 10 early concert picks from the 2026 Celtic Connections line-up
Music fans have more than 300 shows in Glasgow's annual winter festival to choose from.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0100
Back to basics: What an East Dunbartonshire event tells us about Scottish education
Education in Scotland is changing, and a recent professional development event made a case for why teachers should be leading the way.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0100
UK wealth fund doubles investment, including projects in Scotland
Investment by the former UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has doubled in the past year since it was re-launched as the National Wealth Fund

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:37:32 +0100
Neil Gray dismisses concerns of insufficient GP numbers for walk-in clinic pledge
Health Secretary Neil Gray has dismissed claims there are not enough GPs to fulfil the pledge to create 15 walk-in clinics across Scotland.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:48 +0100
Poverty in Edinburgh is an ‘absolute disgrace’ says council leader
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

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0100
The Mull school saga won't be resolved in a courtroom, a political solution is needed
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.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:32:25 +0100
Police officer who abused his position to blackmail man jailed for two years
A police officer who abused his position to help extort a man has been jailed for two years

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:59:20 +0100
Shirley Manson says Garbage will never tour US again as she raises 'alarm call'
Shirley Manson has said Garbage will never tour the United States as a headline act again as the cost is "entirely unsustainable"

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:24:00 +0100
Three police officers killed after family facing eviction blow up their own house
Three police officers have been killed in Italy with 15 more injured after a family blew up their house rather than face eviction

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:51:53 +0100
Scots with 12-hour A&E waits reaches highest level since February
The number of patients waiting 12 hours or more at A&E departments has reached the highest level since February.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:31:35 +0100
Scottish university to open new campus in Saudi Arabia
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.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:11:39 +0100
Beloved fashion brand opens store at Scottish outlet mall
Livingston Designer Outlet has announced that Monsoon has joined its line-up of designer and household name brands.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:25:31 +0100
Human remains from University of Glasgow to be returned to South Africa
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

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:49:31 +0100
Scotland’s last shoemaker’s shop to reopen after funding award
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...

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:11:22 +0100
Missing bodies of hostages top list of uncertainties as Gaza ceasefire holds
On Tuesday, the Israeli military said troops in northern Gaza had ‘opened fire to remove the threat’ of several people approaching them.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:44:00 +0100
UK’s ‘first vegan hotel’ in popular Scottish visitor destination sold
The UK’s 'first vegan hotel' and restaurant that was founded in a popular Scottish visitor destination has been sold

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0100
Inside the Michelin Guide listed restaurant at Robert Burns' 'favourite howff'
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.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:03:52 +0100
Number of centenarians in Scotland tops 1,000 for first time
The number of centenarians living in Scotland is estimated to have topped 1,000 for the first time, figures have shown.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:37:24 +0100
Center Parcs CEO outlines why they chose Scottish Borders site
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.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0100
Celtic Connections chief calls out soaring cost of gig tickets and 'dynamic pricing'
Donald Shaw backs idea of £1 levy on stadium and arena shows to help support grassroots venues and acts.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0100
Celtic Connections festival to expand to new-look Citizens Theatre
Historic venue used under drive to extend reach of the festival across the city.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:03:37 +0100
Number of Scots in work fell by 18,000 over last three months, figures show
The number of Scots in work has fallen by 18,000 over the last three months, official statistics showed.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0100
Not 'po-faced' or 'middle-class', but Radio Scotland show in desperate need of reset
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.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:45:57 +0100
City-wide mobile CCTV scheme ‘quietly retired’ as part of budget cuts
A flagship community safety project introduced to crack down on vandalism and public disorder across Glasgow has been secretly scrapped.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:45:01 +0100
Ministers pledge to ‘learn lessons’ at Scottish wildfires summit
Ministers have pledged to look at what lessons could be learned when tackling wildfires ahead of a special summit.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:36:15 +0100
Three children taken to hospital after pram struck by trailer
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.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0100
'Humanely insensitive': Civil servants fume at Scottish Government office working
Internal documents reveal the anger among civil servants after the Scottish Government updated its equality impact assessment for office working.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:35:00 +0100
Scottish law firm unveils 15 promotions after record year
The Scottish law firm has announced 15 promotions, after a record year.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:34:00 +0100
New owner’s ‘bold vision’ for brewing giant’s former Scottish forest
The new owner of the forest that was owned by Scottish brewing giant BrewDog has signalled 'bold plans'

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:33:00 +0100
Former police station in historic Scottish town goes to auction
The former police station is to go under the hammer in a live-streamed commercial property auction

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0100
Dancing to the tune of political rhetoric as fundamentals fade into the background
Investors are struggling to remain level-headed as economic fundamentals are drowned out by the barrage of trade warfare

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:01:00 +0100
Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle on turning 'evil and manipulative' for new TV mystery
 New psychological thriller The Ridge unfolds in a small-town community in New Zealand.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0100
What on earth is going on at Historic Environment Scotland?
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?'

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0100
Edinburgh 'will work with government on tourist tax changes' amid uncertainty
Edinburgh Council leader Jane Meagher says she will work with the Scottish Government on any potential changes to tourist tax powers.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0100
Businesses say Scotland's tourist tax doesn't work. Is it too late for Edinburgh?
Councils across Scotland are halting plans for tourist tax schemes amid a 'regulatory quagmire'. But is it too late for Edinburgh?

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