Nicola Sturgeon has said that she "does not accept" the rationale that the Royal Bank of Scotland's balance sheet is too big for an independent Scotland

The all-female group placed three planters, which contain plants and flowers and are painted with the words “Safe”, “Green”, and “Future”, on the road on Friday morning.

THE nationalised shipyard company at the centre of Scotland's ferry building fiasco has made a £100m loss in its first four months of Scottish Government control.

POLICE Scotland have responded to an activist's concerns that he was charged with a race crime for displaying a banner reading 'England Get Out Of Scotland" to stop the spread of Covid-19.

NICOLA Sturgeon is guilty of worse mistakes than the UK Government in her handling of the pandemic, Anas Sarwar has said.

THREE years ago, Eric Garcetti, the Democrat mayor of Los Angeles, had a problem: America’s stance on Mexico.

IT’S hard to believe over the past five months more than half of Scotland’s population has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

BLOOD PRESSURE pills can prevent strokes and heart attacks even in healthy adults, according to the largest ever analysis into the issue.

It's the east coast Fife town that is the home of golf and host to the third oldest university in the English-speaking world.

WHATEVER you think about Standard Life Aberdeen’s decision to change its name to Abrdn, the financial giant could certainly not be accused of delivering a rebranding which lacked impact.

OH, what a beige campaign it’s been. Elections aren’t Netflix originals, but this one did have some dramatic promise, at first.

ROYAL Dutch Shell finance chief Jessica Uhl has underlined how much money the oil giant is making in areas such as the North Sea as she welcomed the £16bn Transition Deal for the sector agreed by the UK Government.

DOZENS of charities have written to Boris Johnson calling for him to urgently rethink new immigration plans, described as the “biggest threat to refugee rights in the UK for decades”.

DR Gerald Edwards (Letters, April 29) states that Boris Johnson has "pretty effectively" saved the United Kingdom from the true ravages of coronavirus. I always understood that the use of such a phrase meant not wholly effective and indeed my underst...

RIGHT to the heart of the issue we go. Will the prime minister tell this house the true nature of his feelings towards John Lewis?

A TELECOMS minnow has its sights set on stepping into the breach to connect parts of rural Scotland left out of the R100 programme after demonstrating its capability on a Scottish island.

A DATE for your John Lewis diary: Wednesday, May 26.

Located near the Antonine Wall, the new Falkirk Distillery perfectly blends our ancient history with a bold vision for whisky creation, discovers Karen Peattie

By Kristy Dorsey

By Kristy Dorsey

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

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar on his policies in Brian Taylor Podcast.

Marvin Bartley fears a footballer will commit suicide before governments and social media companies take the growing torrent of online abuse seriously.

By Kristy Dorsey

THE Prime Minister’s performance in the House of Commons in the midst of ‘Flatgate’ - and the ongoing row over the redecoration payments -dominated the comment sections of the newspapers.

Actor and producer Noel Clarke has “vehemently” denied sexual misconduct accusations levelled against him as Bafta suspended his membership.

STORMONT Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced his intention to stand for the leadership of the DUP.

IN these strange times, it may seem as if the world is spinning off its axis but new research shows it actually is and scientists are pointing to the profound impact of human behaviour on Earth as the cause.

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The PM's phone number had been available online until this evening

Health bosses warned of a “perfect storm” fuelled by the easing of lockdown as Covid cases surged in a Scottish town.

A SECOND Glasgow councillor has defected to Alba in the SNP’s flagship local authority.

KEY marginal seats could open the door to the SNP claiming that allusive outright majority – or put a stop to a mandate for another independence referendum.

The First Minister shared an appeal to help India tackled the deadly second wave of the virus.

Sir Tom Hunter has warned that now is not the time to be “gambling” on another independence referendum.

It might seem strange that the redecoration of Boris Johnson’s flat - which he paid for himself - is being talked of as a resignation issue. 

OBESE young people should be prioritised for Covid vaccines as the programme is rolled out to under-40s, according to a new study.

Inside the UK, Scotland has unrivalled access to the wider UK market.

SCOTLAND'S budget deficit could be as high as 25 per cent of GDP as a result of the pandemic, a leading economic think tank has warned.

LAST month, as the Scottish Parliament pulled down the shutters in preparation for the May elections, Nicola Sturgeon appealed to voters to put their trust in the SNP’s experience in leadership and governance.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of being “detached from reality” after touting the troubled Northern Ireland Brexit protocol as a “template” for independence.

DOUGLAS Ross has made a tacit appeal to voters to back his party even if they don't approve of Boris Johnson.

A care home worker who was sacked after a post appeared on her Facebook page calling Muslims “fanatical bigots” has won her case for unfair dismissal – but been awarded no compensation.

By Ian McConnell

Jon Snow is to step down from his role as presenter on Channel 4 News, it has been confirmed.

A NEW first-time venture restaurant will have its ethos centred around the concept of whole-animal cooking.

BORIS Johnson has declared that he ‘loves John Lewis’ and there is nothing ‘to see here’ amid further questions about the funding of his Downing Street flat revamp.

Scottish Government statistics have revealed that 178 positive coronavirus tests have been recorded since Wednesday - 26 fewer than the day before

NICOLA Sturgeon has effectively ruled out Indyref2 taking place this year after plans have been left off a list of key actions a re-elected SNP Government will take within the first 100 days of office.