A new poll has indicated that almost half of Scots think Brexit has “gone badly” and has pushed some towards supporting independence.

AN SNP candidate has claimed that a new a trade border between Scotland and England resulting from independence could “create jobs”, despite the impact on business.

Follow along with the latest from BBC Question Time election special ahead of the Holyrood vote on May 6.

INVESTIGATIONS are ongoing into a “small number” of patients who have been waiting more than 12 weeks for their second Covid vaccination, as figures show 20 times as many second as first doses are being administered in Scotland.

Downing Street sources have pointed the finger at Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings, blaming him for the leak of the Prime Minister’s text messages.

TEXT message to Boris: hello chum, if you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.

The SNP has and the Scottish Conservatives are at loggerheads over who is to blame as a charity said it had been handing out the equivalent of nearly one emergency food parcel ever seven minutes to Scots children during the pandemic.

HIS new party is polling at one per cent. He is struggling with questions about his character and about his credibility. But Alex Salmond still has his defenders. And not just in Scotland.

Leaders of Holyrood parties answered questions from a virtual audience in Edinburgh.

Data suggesting when each seat in Scotland is expected to declare a result in the Scottish Parliament election has been released.

Welcome to our Covid-19 live blog, bringing you all the latest updates from across Scotland.

SCOTLAND'S lifeline ferry network is in crisis ahead of the easing of lockdown with four vessels breaking down in the space of three weeks and a replacement freight service that can only take four lorries, the Herald can reveal.

By Ian McConnell

A kitten has died after contracting Covid-19 from its owner in one of two cases of human-to-animal transmission identified by scientists.

AT least in America there is some beauty there.

CHANCES are you've had a conversation that has involved the word "Aldi" in recent days. Fresh from the controversy over its caterpillar cakes, the budget supermarket chain is now garnering column inches (including right here) for the launch of a n...

By Scott Wright

CASES of a life-threatening diabetes complication are steadily increasing in Scotland, with those from the poorest areas most likely to fall ill or die.

A new partnership between Young Enterprise Scotland (YES) and business support specialists Elevator aims to inspire and assist entrepreneurial young Scots from primary school right through to college and beyond ...

By Ian McConnell

ROBOTICS experts at Scottish universities have been enlisted to help develop surrogates for humans which could be used to cut the risks involved with nuclear decommissioning and bomb disposal work.

He is revered as the world’s greatest ever polymath – a genius whose creativity transformed art and science.

TAYLOR Wimpey has been upbeat on future orders and housing demand after recording a hefty fall in profits in the wake of the coronavirus.

It has become the defining mission of Scotland's education system.

The Boris Johnson/Dyson text messages were largely considered to be have been exaggerated both by the media and Labour, columnists concluded, and, on Earth Day, the Met Office supercomputer was discussed.

WOULD you have responded to Sir James Dyson as the pandemic hit Britain, promising to fix his tax concerns if he would build life-saving ventilators for the NHS? I daresay I would. Who cares about box-ticking during a pandemic?

Toy story

Bay City Roller star Les McKeown has died at the age of 65.

“There goes another piece of my childhood”. One fan's poignant tribute to Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown, who died suddenly on Tuesday at the age of 65.

The First Minister has been attacked by some in her own party and the wider Yes movement for not moving fast enough on independence

John Swinney has indicated he is "sympathetic" to pivoting Scotland's education system away from exit exams and towards ongoing assessment.

The Scottish pop vocalist, known for his romantic lyrics and flamboyant fashion sense, was the frontman of the group during their 1970s heyday

THE outcome of the Holyrood election may not be known for 48 hours, with only a third of the results currently scheduled to be declared the following day.

THE Scottish Labour manifesto has been slated by the UK’s leading economic thinktank, which said there was “no sense” of how much it would cost or how it would be paid for.

Perhaps it’s time for 2021 Nicola Sturgeon to listen to 2017 Nicola Sturgeon’s advice to the Prime Minister.

AN OFCOM committee will investigate the role of the BBC is playing in the Holyrood election after Alex Salmond complained to the watchdog over the “virtual blackout” of its coverage of the Alba party.

David Cameron repeatedly lobbied Bank of England officials as he grew increasingly frustrated about Greensill Capital’s failure to access a state-backed coronavirus support scheme.

VIEWS across the Scottish capital from Waverley Square, a new luxury development, are coming into focus as apartments takes shape.

THE UK Government has apologised for failing to properly commemorate Commonwealth soldiers who died fighting for the British Empire during World War One.

ANAS Sarwar has said he accepts the criticism that he is a “humbug and hypocrite” for privately educating his children, after his party's manifesto suggested fee-paying schools contributed to social injustice.

IT has been heartening in recent days to see and hear about operators in the hospitality sector preparing for reopening this coming Monday.

AN ACTION plan to tackle the climate emergency is central to all parties’ manifestos ahead of May’s Holyrood election.

Roads were closed around the Seafield recycling centre in Edinburgh and a cordon was put in place after the alarm was raised on Thursday morning

NICOLA Sturgeon had rejected claims she is "running scared" of BBC Question Time after it emerged she would not be taking part, despite the BBC programme featuring the other four main party leaders.

THE Scottish Tories have accused the SNP of seeking to take a "wrecking ball" to Scotland's recovery with plans for another referendum.

CONSERVATIONISTS are planning sewage safaris following deepending concerns about pollution in the Forth River basin.

Vaccination appointments are now being offered to people over the age of 45 years across the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area

WAY back in the day, there was a TV show called Vision On, which showcased young children’s drawings set to the background of a rather mesmeric vibraphone tune that you couldn’t get out of your head.

ANYONE swithering about voting Green at the Holyrood elections should read on.

More than 230 fresh cases of coronavirus have been identified in Scotland in the past 24 hours.