Vaccinated people could still spread virus, warns Van-Tam

Inshore fishermen and members of the Scottish Creel Fishermen's Federation blockaded Downing Street on Monday in protest over new trading rules which has left them unable to export their catch. 

It is reported that Mr Johnson is the first European leader to have spoken to the new president.

The Sunday Times commissioned a series of surveys across the four nations of the United Kingdom to gauge attitudes towards the Union..

BILLIONAIRE Jim Ratcliffe has snubbed politicians investigating transforming Grangemouth into a carbon neutral hub despite his petrochemical company, Ineos, being the biggest single polluter in in country.

The mannequin, dressed as a police officer, has been stationed on the A93 for around two months

The row over school closures during the pandemic has exploded into full blown conflict this weekend, with teachers putting Nicola Sturgeon in the firing line, and turning on a hardline parent group which wants kids back in class no matter what. Write...

While there’s been justifiable fury and furore over the Holyrood inquiry into the Alex Salmond investigation, with witnesses refusing to appear, revising their testimony, or having it kept secret, we haven’t heard a dicky-bird squawk over what we...

FOURTEEN million, £20 million, £24 million – the eye-watering sum in damages being awarded to the administrators wrongly prosecuted for fraud over the Rangers bankruptcy, seems to grow larger by the day.

A ROW has blown up over Glasgow missing out on millions in Scottish Government coronavirus lockdown support for performing arts venues without any call for applications.

A postcode lottery of live online teaching of Scotland's children has been revealed as calls are made for set standards over remote learning during the coronavirus lockdown.

By Hannah Rodger

THE Union of the United Kingdom is today facing mounting pressure on two fronts as opinion polls suggest that a majority of people in Scotland and Northern Ireland now want referendums on their membership of it within the next five years.

People in Scotland between the ages of 70 and 79 are being asked to keep an eye out for blue envelopes containing their coronavirus vaccination appointments.

Campaigners say it’s a historic step, while critics insist it’s nothing more than symbolic. Foreign Editor David Pratt weighs up the significance of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons  It has become the symbolic timepiece that...

I HAVE made a new friend every day during lockdown. And no, I haven’t hooked up online and I haven’t been breaking the rules. When you’re stuck in the house on your own, or you’re bored with the company and want to see another friendly albeit...

An Edinburgh neighbourhood has been identified as having the highest coronavirus death rate in Scotland.

With lockdown restrictions being extended until at least the middle of February, it seems normal that our thoughts will be drifting to the light at the end of the tunnel and when we can leave our homes, head outdoors and see the world again.

This time every year Scots tell ourselves a story about our national bard.

Transforming a classic piece of theatre into a contemporary on-screen adaptation without losing the charm that made it so unique will always be an undertaking.

A further 76 people have died from Covid-19 in Scotland.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of “opportunistic politicking” after sending out a letter to every household in Scotland thanking them for “sticking with it” during the pandemic.

 

Legendary American talk show host Larry King has died aged 87.

IT is sometimes difficult to be precise when defining a moment when one’s life changes. It can, on occasion, be crudely specific.

HOW to get beneath the skin of a man whose poetry and songs have been beloved around the world for more than two centuries?

This is a government that seems to seek to avoid scrutiny, and to refuse to answer questions which we have a right to ask and get answers.

GLASTONBURY is cancelled for a second year.

The latest weekly coronavirus figures have been released in Scotland, highlighting hotspots of Covid-19 per 100,000 of the population.

The message that coronavirus does very little harm to children ‘might now be weaker’, a leading paediatrician has said, as new research suggests higher numbers than expected may be experiencing long term effects.

SEPA remains under cyber-attack four weeks after it began.

The Covid-19 pandemic may have made travelling the planet a bit tricky – but that hasn’t stopped adventurer Simon Reeve from making remarkable television.

As highly-anticipated Marvel series WandaVision arrives on Disney+, Danielle de Wolfe learns more about the conceptual sitcom from its cast and crew.

A mobile Covid-19 testing site has been set up in Langholm after a spike in coronavirus cases,

It is said that Paul Davies was among a group of politicians who drank alcohol on the Senedd estate days after a pub alcohol ban came into force.

THIS really is a fun week, so it is, and I’ll tell you what’s got me tickled. It’s the level of hypocrisy shown by our officials, unheard of since the Pharisees got into the widows’ homes repossession business.

WITH Scot Squad back on our screens, we hear from the show's creator, writer and narrator Joe Hullait about his favourite moments making the BBC Scotland police mockumentary series. Buckle up …

Scots have been told to prepare for snow and ice this weekend.

Hospitals in areas including Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Fife and Grampian are treating more people with Covid.

The Isle of Skye Half Marathon has been postponed for a second time. It has been moved to 11 September 2021 from 12 June.

A new plan for indyref2 has been unveiled by constitutional secretary Michael Russell.

WHEN an 11-year-old boy suffered potentially life-threatening crush injuries to his leg after falling under the wheels of a cart on Castle Street, in front of Glasgow’s Royal Infirmary, he inadvertently triggered a watershed moment in medicine.

A £6 million fund, managed by VisitScotland, is being made available to support inbound tourism and businesses which promote and sell packages to international markets.

SNP ministers have been accused of years of delay over plans to hand more powers to the Scottish SPCA to allow it to better investigate wildlife crime, including the illegal killing of birds of prey.

OIL giant ExxonMobil looks set to sell the bulk of its North Sea assets to Norwegian financiers, writes Mark Williamson

The TV presenter shares tips on how to recreate some of his most memorable trips featured in BBC Two's Incredible Journeys.

LAST week in this slot we talked about to what extent newspapers should protect readers’ sensibilities regarding the printed word. Today, let’s examine the often vexed issue of picture selection.

In the age of online dating and #MeToo, does a 20th-century singleton's diary still speak to us?

Saint Maria Goretti Primary School was "extensively damaged" by a deliberate fire on Friday.

A SCOTS academic has written a book that shines new light on the life and work of Robert Burns.