A man has been arrested after remains found on an industrial estate more than three months ago were identified.

IT is less than two weeks since a Conservative Government consumed with Brexit fever dragged us out of the European single market and already the spectacular circus of shambles brought to us by Johnson, Gove et al is in full swing.

Edinburgh has been named the most congested city in the UK for the fourth year running in a new report.

MISSING out on the chance to make Scottish football history by completing 10-In-A-Row this season seems like the very least of Celtic’s problems just now.

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The minimum cost of carrier bags in Scotland is set to double from April this year.

New restrictions to tackle the coronavirus pandemic could be announced by Nicola Sturgeon later, when the First Minister outlines any changes to the Scottish Parliament.

A NEW rail tunnel under the Firth of Forth is at the heart of a £22 billion "rail revolution" proposed by the Scottish Greens.

A significant number of students have found themselves unable to pay rent and bills during the Covid pandemic, a survey has found.

KATE Forbes has told the Chancellor to hand over £1.7 billion to allow Scotland to properly respond to the pandemic – warning it is “imperative” the cash is made available immediately.

NHS Lothian has reversed its approach to care home vaccinations amid criticism that it has been too slow to provide the life-saving jags to elderly residents.

THE NEW director of the Scottish Contemporary Art Network has warned about the fragile state of the arts which can help the nation recover from the coronavirus pandemic as the group calls for much needed support.

Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic have been rated the worst of the UK’s major airlines over refunding the public in a new study.

SCOTLAND's levels of deprivation have risen over the past seven years with nearly one in five now classed as being in poverty.

TWENTY-SIX words. That’s all it took to shatter the balance of our public and intellectual life and plunge us into the cauldron of conspiracy, rage and division that goes under the euphemism “social” media.

FOLLOWING the startling accusations in the submission made by Alex Salmond to the inquiry against his successor Nicola Sturgeon, it became immediately clear that this current inquiry by James Hamilton should have its remit broadened. In simple terms,...

IT is the birthplace of Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean and has a population of just 170, but now a renewable scheme could place the Isle of Raasay firmly back on the map.

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IT IS the fictional site of James Bond’s childhood home, used to breathtaking effect in the movie Skyfall, and draws in thousands of walkers and wild campers each year.

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Democrats introduced an article of impeachment on Monday and said they would move ahead with plans to remove Donald Trump from office.

There are times when you have to think that professional sports people, including rugby players, live on a different planet from the rest of us.

THE abuse of police power, the care home crisis and an inconsistent attitude to face masks were the topics covered by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

ONE of the more disturbing crime reports in the Borders in recent months was of a woman who spat at a supermarket assistant in Selkirk, telling the shop worker that she had Covid. The Spar worker was wearing a mask, but the sheriff was clear in h...

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An independent Scotland could be “top of the list” to join the European Union, one expert has claimed.

THOUSANDS of people who have had their jabs to protect them against Covid-19 are in line to receive an accompanying health passport as part of a UK Government trial due to begin later this month.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran has breached its initial coronavirus capacity in terms of hospital beds.

PRITI Patel has accused a minority of rule-breakers of “putting the health of the nation at risk” as she backed a tougher police approach to the lockdown rules.

ALEX Salmond has been invited to repeat his explosive evidence against Nicola Sturgeon in person to MSPs next week.