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THE LEADER of Scotland’s largest council has welcomed the UK Government’s plan to invest millions in Scotland but urged ministers to work ‘in partnership’ with the Scottish Government to do so.

ALMOST 80% of Scots parents are confident schools can manage Covid infection control safely, according to a study.

Alex Salmond is set to appear before the inquiry looking into the botched handling of harassment complaints against him.

SCOTLAND’S health service is facing a “perfect storm” of huge waiting list backlogs and consultant vacancies which are more than double official estimates, according to a new report.

FOR a socially-distanced chamber, Holyrood managed to generate quite a racket at FMQs yesterday.

Boris Johnson risks becoming the “biggest recruiting sergeant for nationalism”, Gordon Brown has said.

She is the award-winning visual artist, composer and performer who captured authentic birdsong and seal sounds alongside her vocals for musical pieces.

THE use of language by this Conservative Government when it comes to pumping itself up about its lamentable Brexit crusade becomes ever more remarkable.

AN area of Scotland that is home to some of the most deprived areas in the country, has become one of the UK's hardest hit in a decline in cash machines.

AN SNP election candidate has called on the Scottish Government to consider bringing forward plans to create ‘buffer zones’ outside abortion clinics to stop women being intimidated by protesters.

SCOTTISH Tory leader Douglas Ross has been accused of “playground politics” after calling on the next leader of Scottish Labour to commit to continuing to oppose a second independence referendum.

IT is little surprise that the announcement by the UK Government that it is to commit to spending millions across Scotland by working directly with local authorities has drawn the ire of the SNP ("Infrastructure investment plan for Scotland sparks SN...

IT might sound like something out of a Hollywood disaster movie when a doctor is called on to talk an astronaut through an operation from Mission Control.

MANY of us enjoy eating dinner on the sofa in front of the telly as we relax in the evenings. Not everyone is a fan, though. During the whirl of press interviews to promote the new series of MasterChef, arriving on our screens this Monday (BBC One...

The name of Mr Potato Head provoked a media storm yesterday, after toymaker Hasbro announced the character would be “reimagined for the modern consumer” with the "Mr" of his title being dropped from future packaging.

DO ordinary people recognise themselves to be ordinary? Is there a set criteria?

Andy Murray and Jamie Murray are set to headline a tennis event bringing together Britain’s best tennis players in Scotland this December.

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BAE Systems has said its Glasgow shipbuilding programme is on course and a new order of Typhoon jets will help drive it to another year of growth after posting higher sales in the face of the pandemic.

SCOTTISH Gas-owner Centrica has slashed the valuation of its North Sea-focused oil and gas business by a further £640 million as it dampened hopes there is lots to go for in the West of Shetland area.

ENERGY giant Drax has underlined the commercial value of the huge hydro power plant it operates in the Argyll hills as it works on plans for a dramatic increase in the scale of the facility.

AH, Liam Fox, such a beacon of righteousness in a murky world. The former international trade secretary is so distressed by the implications of the Salmond allegations for the UK’s global standing that he felt compelled urgently to repeat them i...

Its sleepy streets and secluded location belie its role in nurturing the growth of a powerhouse industry which generates billions of pounds annually.

Retaining senior doctors will be essential if the Scottish NHS is to recover from the coronavirus crisis because the health service is already facing staff shortages, the British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland has warned.

THE polls, they just keep on coming. There was another out yesterday and it was telling us a now familiar story: support for independence is strong and it is sustained.

Passing fair

By Mark Houston Glasgow Office Head & Vice-Chair, Johnston Carmichael

Today, The Herald can reveal the BBC's former political editor Brian Taylor has joined our unrivalled team of columnists.

The Queen has said her Covid-19 jab “didn’t hurt at all” as she encouraged those hesitant about vaccination to “think about other people rather than themselves”.

Christina McKelvie said she will be stepping aside from her role as minister for equalities and older people for a “short time”

Nicola Sturgeon will update MSPs on the latest Covid-19 statistics for Scotland before taking questions from opponents on the handling of the pandemic and the Alex Salmond fiasco.

QUESTION: what does the path back to freedom look like? Answer: a mobile phone app. Possibly.

"Lurking in the poll are a number of findings that should concern the party and the wider pro-independence movement."

A FORMER SNP deputy leader has accused Nicola Sturgeon of a “grave” breach of the Scottish ministerial code after she appeared to query Alex Salmond’s acquittal on sexual assault charges on live TV.

A care home provider has bowed to pressure after stating that relatives would be required to be vaccinated before indoor visits were permitted.

BBC Question Time returns tonight with a panel set to discuss the latest news in the UK’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic with roadmaps revealed this week.

THE fevered row over the Alex Salmond affair risks doing Scotland’s justice system “irreparable harm”, the body representing the country’s top lawyers has warned.

THE ALERT level for coronavirus has reduced today for the first time in almost two months.

A JUDGE has ruled that criminal proceedings against police and Crown officials should not 'derail' a damages case brought by a key figure in Craig Whyte's takeover of Rangers against Scotland's chief constable and top law officer over the doomed c...

The Scottish Government will not be “clobbered” by Westminster, a Government minister has said.

DOWNING St insists the UK Government is not panicking over the threat to the Union and has made clear its troubled Union Unit is not dead but continuing as Boris Johnson establishes a new Cabinet committee to spearhead the fight against the SNP’s d...

A man who tweeted the names of women who gave evidence against former first minister Alex Salmond at his trial has been jailed for six months.

NICOLA Sturgeon has ramped up her criticism of Alex Salmond on the eve of him testifying against her, saying the "ego of one man" could end up inflicting lasting damage on the country. 

ONE of the Scottish Government’s own advisers has contradicted Nicola Sturgeon by claiming that the country has never been close to eliminating Covid-19 at any stage of the pandemic.

A developer has hailed planning approval for a major Build-to-Rent scheme in the Scottish capital.

SCOTLAND’S national clinical director has suggested that “quite a lot of the country” could move straight into level 2 if enough progress is made when the tiered strategy is re-introduced in April.

The number of new Covid infections in rural Moray is now higher than the nearby city of Aberdeen

Nicola Sturgeon has hailed a "significant" milestone in Scotland's vaccination programme.

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