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One of the storm clouds hovering over this morning’s appearance of the First Minister was her potential breaches of the ministerial code.

Gordon Beattie, founder of Beattie Communications, published the “tone deaf” post on LinkedIn.

FOR more than two years, and especially over the last few weeks, the Alex Salmond inquiry has been a rollercoaster - unpredictable, startling and prone to wild, dizzying changes of direction.

“There is something going on. I can’t prove it but I can smell it. There is something not right.”

AS Rishi Sunak struck a fairly upbeat tone yesterday, the big enabler in the background which he did not highlight particularly was the success of coronavirus vaccine developers.

Scots journalist Andrew Marr is at the centre of fresh row about the "inaccurate" portrayal of how a workforce was treated during the Grunwick dispute of the 1970s.

IT has been asked many times why, if Scottish independence is such fantastic idea, its proponents have to tell so many untruths to justify it. Leah Gunn Barrett (Letters, March 3) states that "the Scottish Government has ... no borrowing powers". I w...

THE owner of one of Glasgow’s longest running restaurants has described the alcohol freeze announced in this year’s UK budget as a ‘huge relief’ for hospitality firms like his, facing higher costs as a result of Brexit.

A PLAN for nature's recovery in Scotland could create up to 7,000 new jobs, contributing to Scotland's economic recovery from Covid-19, new research has said.

PERSIMMON is to unveil 14 new sites in Scotland this year as the housebuilding giant hailed a strong order book for the months ahead.

A Uist couple are set to re-open Mingary Castle to members of the public later this year, with the historic castle offering fine dining and accommodation.

By Kristy Dorsey

RISHI Sunak has won praise for a Budget that could help Scotland’s small firms get through the ‘last lap’ of the coronavirus crisis.

A symbolic move by one of the biggest forces in Scotland’s key financial services sector last week may herald big changes that could impact on many people in the country.

As a new edible rose collection is launched, Hannah Stephenson looks at ways of pepping up your dishes with flowers you can eat.

LONG Covid, suppression vs elimination strategy and the mental health crisis in Scotland were the issues raised by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

ARE you a night owl or a lark? If it’s the latter then it turns out, this may be good news for your health and your career and if you burn the midnight owl, you may need to make some adjustments to stay in tip-top condition.

‘NOW they’re burning Dr Seuss books!’ Except ‘they’ aren’t burning Dr Seuss books. Six of the great writer’s children’s stories (he wrote more than 60) are being withheld from publication because they're now seen as out of synch wi...

IT has been teaching budding performers for more than 170 years and has seen some of Scotland’s brightest talents pass through its doors.

NICOLA Sturgeon said that finding out about claims against Alex Salmond was a “moment in my life that I will never forget" as she faced questions over whether she broke the ministerial code.

RISHI Sunak has unveiled a “whatever it takes” Budget with £65 billion of additional Covid help to protect jobs but with a sting in the tail: raising taxes to their highest level in more than 50 years to pay for it.

NICOLA Sturgeon admitted that a botched investigation into allegations against Alex Salmond went “catastrophically wrong” after errors on the Government’s part.

Scotland's chief schools inspector and the boss of its exams body have hit back at MSPs after a Holyrood vote which backed sweeping education reforms and saw the two organisations criticised as "not fit for purpose".

The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced that the 2021 Royal Highland Show will not go ahead - following guidance from senior Scottish Government officials.

THE "storm clouds of austerity are on the horizon once again", Scotland's Finance Secretary has said following the UK Budget.

THE Treasury has unveiled  the details of plans to invest millions in Scotland over the heads of Holyrood ministers.

Despite Prime Minister’s Questions ordinarily being the focus of British people’s attention every week, there was a feeling yesterday that all the excitement (work with me on this) was taking place elsewhere, notably at Rishi Sunak’s budget ...

Representatives of some of Scotland's hardest hit industries have said longer-term support will be need to save businesses and jobs.

MORE than 30 passengers who shared a flight to Aberdeen with three oil workers who later tested positive for the Brazil Covid variant have yet to be traced.

RISHI Sunak has unveiled a “whatever it takes” Budget with £65 billion of additional Covid help to protect jobs but with a sting in the tail: tax rises on individuals and companies to pay for it.

THE SNP has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of undermining the Scottish Parliament and attempting a "naked power grab".

THE SNP has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of overseeing "a return to Tory austerity cuts" as he delivered the UK Budget.

The Chancellor said coronavirus has caused one of the “largest, most comprehensive and sustained economic shocks this country has ever faced”.

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak’s decision to raise corporation tax to 25% from 2023 looks like a sensible move, given this will still be very competitive in a global context but will yield crucial revenue.

SCOTLAND will receive a £1.2 billion boost as a result of the UK Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.

I am just a daft clown with a phone making funny videos each day from the safety of my sanitised sofa and I know how lucky I am.

O2 are the latest telecom firm to join a spring run to increase bills - as new research reveals customers could end up forking up to 4.5% more.

NEARLY half of elderly care home residents in Scotland have had their second Covid vaccine doses, as the latest data shows that

The total number of positive cases in Scotland since the start of the pandemic is now 203,555.

ALEX Salmond has lodged a formal complaint about an official who is alleged to have disclosed the name of one of the women who made claims against him.

ALEX Salmond worked out the identity of one of the civil servants who accused him of sexual misconduct by trawling social media, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

NICOLA Sturgeon has denied wanting to “get” Alex Salmond.

RISHI Sunak has told the UK Cabinet that while Britain can be “optimistic” about recovery from the Covid crisis, it also had to be honest with itself about what “wartime levels” of borrowing will mean in the future.

FOLLOWING last year’s decision by Edinburgh University to change the name of the David Hume building, due to his “racist” comments, cancel culture has reared its head again. This time it’s the headteacher of Howden Junior School who has ca...

A NOTORIOUS lifeline Scots road has had to be totally shut for two days following fears of huge boulders falling from a nearby hill, it has emerged.

THE limit on contactless payments in shops and stores is to more than doubled to £100, Rishi Sunak will announce in his Budget today.

JOHN Swinney has suggested he is helping the Holyrood inquiry into the Alex Salmond affair by withholding information it has asked to see.

Rishi Sunak will extend the furlough scheme until the end of September and pledge to do "whatever it takes" to help people and businesses through the coronavirus crisis when he unveils his Budget.

NICOLA Sturgeon has opened her evidence to the Alex Salmond inquiry with a robust defence of her own actions and a searing and emotional attack on her predecessor.