A MAJOR housing development in Glasgow, next to the River Clyde walkway, has won planning approval.

The Prime Minister criticised the “unlawful imprisonment of civilians” after its leader Aung San Suu Kyi was reportedly detained.

We're providing all of the news and reaction ahead of the First Minister's announcement to Parliament on Tuesday.

The couple, from Camelon, Falkirk, were taken to hospital more than a fortnight ago.

Valneva said the total value of the order was up to 1.4 billion euro (£1.24 billion)

A senior nurse in a coronavirus ward has said patients told her they did not believe the virus was real.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to make an announcement tomorrow on when children across Scotland could return to school.

Over seven million meals were claimed in Scotland during the UK Government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

MINISTERS are failing to commit enough funds to meet a "crisis in lost learning" as the cost of lost schooling due to the pandemic in Scotland is estimated to be at least £2.8 billion.

Nearly half of family doctors surveyed by a medical body said they are tempted to quit working as general practitioners (GPs) due to the impact of the pandemic.

A REGION that includes some of Scotland’s top performing state schools has had a shake-up after parents lodged complaints about a postcode lottery of live online teaching.

LIZ Truss, the International Trade Secretary, is not known for setting the heather alight with her public appearances. To date, she is probably most famous for a speech condemning the amount of foreign cheese imported into the UK. Her stilted deli...

FORMER SNP members who quit the party over transphobic abuse and hatred say they fear promises to address the issue have come too late.

LIKE most council tax payers in Scotland, I was relieved to discover that this year’s tax would be frozen at current levels for the period 2021/22 ("Council tax frozen as Scots feel the heat of Covid costs", The Herald January 29. This came as no s...

The shift to a more eco way of living often starts in the kitchen, so how effective is Lakeland's new biodegradable cling film? Ella Walker finds out.

A QUARTER of patients in an area of Scotland with the third highest rate of heart disease are waiting seven months for a basic but potentially life-saving test, figures show.

Sexual violence is widespread at one of Scotland’s leading higher education institutions, new research has claimed.

You may have seen the video of a Scottish nationalist podcaster saying he would be prepared to shoot English police crossing the Border. You may also have seen the video of Nicola Sturgeon trying to calm SNP divisions over trans reform (a number o...

THE caprices of middle-class grievance have lately been evident during this second, edgier lockdown. It was in full spate last week in the predictably contrived outrage at Boris Johnson’s visit to Scotland. I’m not an authority on what the dai...

THE UK Government must maintain the increase to Universal Credit, according to a new report.

THE SCOTTISH Government should have had bolder climate ambitions in its budget, Scottish Labour have claimed.

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Parents in Scotland could be eligible for £250 to help care for their child, but the application deadline is approaching.

THE future of our high streets has never been at more of a critical stage with retail facing a crippling impact of lockdown.

A MILLIONAIRE island laird has revealed how he fears for the lives of his son and daughter who are burrowed deep in a protest camp tunnel 500 miles away.

IT is acknowledged that the ripple effects of coronavirus and lockdown on mental health and wellbeing will be felt for generations. Now new data reveals that for the first time in a decade, cigarette sales did not fall, intensifying concerns over ...

The landscape around Helen O’Keefe’s Sutherland croft spans ancient woodlands, glassy lochs, rolling hills, wetlands, moors and vast areas of grasslands.

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Captain Sir Tom Moore has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to hospital where he is being treated for pneumonia, his daughter Hannah said in a statement.

February is set to be off to an icy start as weather warnings have been issued for large parts of Scotland.

SUPPLY of vaccines to the UK will not be disrupted following the EU's attempts to block export of the jab.

HOW much is it finally going to cost you and me to settle the malicious prosecutions of the Rangers administrators from 2012 and four others with cases still outstanding? I did ask the Scottish Government and the bungling incompetents who created the...

There have been 1.003 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

A SECOND referendum could be held by Christmas, according to a senior SNP minister.

Staff at the BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow have returned to the building after being evacuated earlier due to a fire.

A fire has broken out at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay building in Glasgow.

A FORMER administrator involved in the controversial takeover of Rangers is pursuing criminal action against Police Scotland and an ex-Lord Advocate to address the “abuse of power” in the legal system.

It seems a long time ago now, but during the first wave of the pandemic, commentators and politicians talked excitedly about how coronavirus would bring the world together against the “common enemy”. Borders were irrelevant. Nations would have...

For many years it was known for its dreadful living conditions, slum tenements and families crammed into tiny spaces.

THE national symbol of Scotland speaks of purity and power, of goodness and, er, pointiness. Beloved of children, revered by patriots, it is Harry Potter meets Robert the Bruce. It is a graceful beast, though fair to say it has trouble getting und...

DO you hear it? That whooshing sound is my sigh of relief. See-ya January. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. It is February 1 tomorrow. Meaning that the most dreary, grey and soul-sapping month of the year is almost over.

It may be the wolf which eats Wall Street, and the London Stock Exchange for afters, as battalions of small investors get together through social media to bet for, or against, hedge funds and traditional corporate investors.

With two young children to juggle and another on the horizon, it made sense for Kirstan Ferris to step back from the day job and take a career break.

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Vasilis Barkas arrived at Celtic Park with a huge price tag around his neck.

A YEAR ago today, the first known cases of coronavirus in the UK were confirmed.

The UK Government has expressed confidence that the European Union will not block vaccines entering the UK, after the two sides agreed to a “reset” in relations to de-escalate tensions.