Scotland Herald

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:15:35 +0000
Patients 'as young as 15' reported botched cosmetic procedures
People as young as 15 have sought advice about botched botox and filler treatment, a charity has said.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:51:44 +0000
Blockbuster North Sea deal between major producers revealed
The blockbuster deal will see the major North Sea producers merge

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:20:39 +0000
Former Labour and SNP councillors join Scottish Greens
Two former SNP and Labour councillors who quit their own parties to stand as independents have joined the Scottish Greens.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:56:03 +0000
Rest and be Thankful 'to fully reopen' in time for Christmas
Traffic bosses say they are planning for one of Scotland's most notorious roads to be fully open for Christmas.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:58:57 +0000
Homes in Scotland selling ten days faster than rest of UK
The Scottish housing market is outstripping the rest of the UK - with homes selling faster than anywhere else in the country.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +0000
'Even more strain': £140m in council tax unpaid in Glasgow amid debt crisis
The total number of properties paying council tax has decreased during this time period, from 278,322 in 2020/21 to 260,869 in 2024/25.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +0000
SNP ministers told to clear delayed discharges by using care home beds
The Scottish Tories have launched a policy paper proposing care home beds are used to clear up delayed discharge in the NHS.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000
Half of staff leaving Scotland’s health service are under 55, new data shows
A stark new investigation warns that Scotland’s NHS is losing mid-career staff at alarming speed, with rising burnout, soaring waits and a two-tier system emerging.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000
Metro mayor ‘essential to avoid devolution without democracy’, warns council boss
South Lanarkshire leader Joe Fagan warns Scotland is edging toward “devolution without democracy” as regional powers grow without a directly elected metro mayor

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:35:00 +0000
Scottish airport brings forward new flights in key market plan
New air routes now in the planning at a Scottish airport that is targeting key locations are the focus of Brian Donnelly’s look back on last month's business

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0000
Glasgow firms aims for greater representation across the UK and beyond
Colin Lamb, who set up the business in 2014, says the company may raise funding in the near future to support further growth

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0000
Scottish family engineering firm acquired by Japanese giant
A Scottish family-run precision engineering company has been sold to a major Japanese business

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0000
How to move beyond a cluttered, fragmented and reactive system
The current system is cluttered, fragmented, reactive, and lacking a clear sense of what regional policy is trying to achieve

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:15:00 +0000
A huge £20m investment could help transform access to affordable homes in Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland is providing £20m to Kingdom Housing Association to build 170 energy-efficient homes in Fife and Perth & Kinross as part of a major housing investment.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:30:00 +0000
Scottish women to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic for 'World's Toughest' challenge
Four Scottish women will row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic in the World’s Toughest Row, raising money for Breast Cancer UK, SCAA, Simba and the RNLI.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000
Swinney: 'Starmer risks being remembered as a second Thatcher in Scotland'
John Swinney is set to warn that Sir Keir Starmer risks being remembered as “a second Thatcher”, unleashing a new wave of "1980s-style deindustrialisation" across Scotland.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0000
'Unequivocal message' Scottish retailers ramp up pressure on Robison
Scots retail chiefs say rate cut is essential for ongoing investment

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0000
Power battle breaks out in Edinburgh investment trust world
Edinburgh investment trust at loggerheads again with New York hedge fund

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000
Kate Forbes launches Gaelic initiative to 'boost jobs and economic growth'
Gaelic's 'economic assets' could boost jobs in Scotland's language hotspots with the launch of a new initiative to support businesses.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000
Scotland’s NHS is at breaking point — and nothing about this is inevitable
Scotland’s NHS is facing a deep structural crisis years in the making, where rising funding, swelling staff numbers and endless strategies mask declining outcomes, widening inequalities and a growing turn to private care, says retired Consultant Su...

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:41:59 +0000
More than £300,000 raised for life-saving cancer drug for Aberdeenshire girl
The only option to bring down the cancer levels is a specialised menin inhibitor only available in the United States. 

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:12:32 +0000
Inspirational Glenn Campbell raises £500k for research following brain tumour
BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell launched the Brain Power charity in a bid to help doctors find a cure for brain cancer.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:50:00 +0000
Pro-Palestine group to picket Hampden in Barclays protest ahead of cup final
Protestors have often hit out at Barclays over its ties to Israel, claiming that the firm is ‘bankrolling genocide’.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:12:52 +0000
Police step up patrols after woman seriously sexually assaulted in Fife
According to Police Scotland, the incident occurred between 2am and 5am in a wooded area behind Abbots Mill in the Fife town.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:59:00 +0000
'You deserve all the good things': Choir marks birthday of man singing for 67 years
William Forrest has sung in the Glasgow Phoenix Choir for the last 67 years and serves as the group’s archivist. 

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:12:00 +0000
'Everything is a dream we're sold': Photographer Martin Parr dead at 73
The ‘part-time foodie’ once published a project entitled Glasgow Food, which involved him tasting a deep-fried Mars Bar, which he found distasteful.  

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000
'We've had lovely life looking after this corner of loch': Hotel and marina sold
Family sells historic Scottish hotel and lochside marina after three generations at helm

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:45:00 +0000
'They abandoned us': Campaigners' anger as historic library sold to councillor
It has now been revealed that the historic building was purchased by local councillor John Bathgate, much to the chagrin of campaigners.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:19:38 +0000
Tributes paid after death of renowned Scottish folk singer-songwriter Robin Laing
Tributes have been paid following the death of renowned Scottish musician and whisky expert Robin Laing at the age of 72.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:09:00 +0000
Fear and loathing in Inverness as pro and anti-migrant demonstrators clash
On Saturday, duelling groups rallied on a housing estate near the barracks, primarily used for military families.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:43:38 +0000
All jobs lost as long-standing Scottish engineering firm ceases trading
All jobs have been lost after a Scottish engineering firm collapsed.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:06:29 +0000
Body found on Aberdeenshire beach as police search for missing man
Peter Wilson, 60, was last seen in the town’s Seaforth Street on Saturday, 29 November around 9.15 PM.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:49:00 +0000
Man, 87, dies after being airlifted to hospital following crash
Emergency services were called to the scene, and the man was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he died a few hours later.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:47:35 +0000
Yellow weather warning for wind issued for parts of Scotland
The Met Office warns that strong winds may cause some disruption during Tuesday evening and night across Scotland's northwest coast, the Isle of Skye, the Hebrides and parts of Argyll & Bute.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:31:00 +0000
'End of an era': Three post-war tower blocks in North Lanarkshire town demolished
A controlled demolition took place on Sunday afternoon, as a crowd of onlookers watched closely from nearby flats.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:51:11 +0000
Flu cases in Scotland likely to rise further in coming weeks, warns Health Secretary
Neil Gray said the west of Scotland and Grampian regions are currently among the worst affected by flu cases

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:38:10 +0000
Scottish Government to work with licensing boards on World Cup match pub hours
The Scottish Government will work with licensing boards to make sure football fans can “enjoy the celebration” during Scotland’s World Cup games next year, a minister has said.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:14:09 +0000
Offord says Farage is no racist, he just used 'intemperate' language at school
Lord Offord says he does not believe Nigel Farage is racist despite a number of former schoolmates accusing the party leader of racist and antisemitic remarks from his school days.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:55:57 +0000
Inside the abandoned Scottish shopping centre with an unclear future
In this week's Lost Ayrshire, we look at the abandoned Kyle Centre in Ayr, with its future uncertain following a recent sale...

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:47:53 +0000
Parking control plans 'bully people out of their cars' says Glasgow councillor
A GLASGOW councillor has said that new parking control zone plans "bully people out of their cars" and that residents "shouldn't expect any common sense".

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:45:00 +0000
The ‘breathtaking’ ruined castle an hour from Glasgow with a remarkable history
Discover Crawford Castle, a stunning ruin near Glasgow with ties to powerful medieval families, Roman history and centuries of Scottish heritage.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:54:08 +0000
'Devastating for the community': Historic Glasgow church destroyed in overnight blaze
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to reports of the blaze at Pollokshaws Parish Church at around 2:45am on Sunday.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:33:50 +0000
Sex predator convicted of 'industrial level of grooming' against 15 young women
A serial sex predator has been convicted of an "industrial level of grooming" against more than a dozen terrified girls.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:02:58 +0000
Arrest after 'people attacked with pepper spray' at Heathrow Airport
A man has been arrested after a number of people were allegedly attacked with “a form of pepper spray” at a multi-storey car park at Heathrow Airport on Sunday morning

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:49:30 +0000
John Swinney: I'm proud to live in a country that celebrates multilingualism
The First Minister highlights growing need for culture to 'build bridges and bring people together' in Scotland.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:37:17 +0000
Two killed and four injured in crash on A952 in Aberdeenshire
Road policing officers are appealing for information following a fatal crash on the A952 in Aberdeenshire on Saturday, December 6.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:17:22 +0000
Hospitals across Glasgow area reintroduce face masks after rise in flu cases
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is encouraging people to wear masks when visiting hospitals in the area.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 08:50:56 +0000
MSP suspended from Labour says conduct probe has made life ‘hell’
An MSP who was suspended from Scottish Labour amid an investigation into his conduct has said the allegations have made his life “hell”.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 08:36:07 +0000
At least 25 people dead after nightclub fire in India
At least 25 people including tourists have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state, the state’s chief minister said on Sunday.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000
State of the Nation report reveals Scots struggling for food, heat and housing
The Scottish Human Rights Commission will put the SNP government under pressure tomorrow with the release of a landmark report which says the level of poverty in Scotland now means many citizens are ‘living without dignity’.

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