THE MAJORITY of Scots who support holding another referendum want it to be held after the coronavirus pandemic is over, according to a new poll.

THE leaders of Scotland’s main pro-independence parties have publicly disagreed over what currency the country should use after leaving the UK.

The worst polling for the SNP since October 2019 reveals the party could miss out on a majority by six seats in the Holyrood election.

A Labour councillor and prominent trade unionist is locked in a legal battle with Police Scotland over claims he tried to further his political career while he should have been working for them.

NICOLA Sturgeon has refuted Tory claims she plans to hold an "illegal, wildcat referendum" if the UK Government blocks another independence vote.

There have been two positive cases of coronavirus among the Indian delegation currently in the UK for this week's G7 meeting, according to reports.

AND so ends the most boring or, if you will, the most significant Scottish election in at least a decade.

AN investigation has been launched into a fire that tore through a historic Glasgow site in the early hours of this morning.

THE chief executive of the major UK financial institution known formerly as Royal Bank of Scotland seemed entirely undaunted last week as she took centre stage in the febrile Holyrood election drama.

FORMER administrators of Rangers are fighting the liquidators of the business who are suing them for £56.8m because they believe they should have conducted a "bonkers" strategy which would "effectively shut the club down for good".

There has been much talk over second votes, splitting votes and supermajorities as Scotland heads to the polls.

PETER A Russell's letter (May 4) is more telling for what he doesn’t say than what he does.

LORNA McNee walks past the distinct red Michelin star plaque on the way into work with a little smile on her face.

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“GOVERNMENT’S loss will be erotic literature’s gain,” joshed Boris Johnson, at the farewell do for a member of Downing Street’s staff as she headed for the exit and a publishing deal. Cleo Watson, a close ally of Dominic Cummings, is in ...

A GLASGOW start-up is leading a consortium of research partners in developing a satellite surveillance and data gathering system that provides an early warning system for problems on fish farms and other aquaculture sites.

On Thursday, Scotland goes to the ballot box for the latest Holyrood elections.

It has been at the heart of the Glasgow restaurant scene for the past 50 years and now the Ubiquitous Chip is enjoying welcoming people back for the past week after restrictions eased.

DID we already deal with the climate crisis?

THEY are the publications which together became a crucial tome of over 70 years of Scottish bagpiping history.

CASTLE View Corporate Holdings, the Bridge of Allan-based business with interests in sports centre management, weight management, and food production, has expressed gratitude for the support it has received from the UK Government and English local...

IT has been a time when charities have been hit hard with a loss of income and traditional routes to raise funds cut off during months of lockdown.

THE Mitford Sisters are back in the news with the announcement that an adaptation of Nancy Mitford's 1945 novel The Pursuit of Love, starring Lily James , Dominic West and Andrew Scott, is to be the new BBC drama on Sunday night in the spot vacate...

AMBITIOUS plans have been revealed to create 250 jobs at the Scottish arm of an international accounting firm over the next five years, lifting its current headcount by 50 per cent.

Covid Liberation Day, the pandemic’s effect on diversity in the arts and foreign travel were the issues raised by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

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Whether you've bought a whole new raft of houseplants to green up your indoor space over the past year, or have well-established favourites, there's going to come a time when you'll need to repot them. Claire Bishop, of Dobbies Garden Centres (dobbie...

BOTH men and women can become anxious about hair loss so it comes as no surprise that hair transplant clinics have reported a big uplift in trade over the last year as people seek solutions and strive to improve their appearance – and feel bette...

PARTY leaders in Scotland have slammed plans for a new royal yacht named after Prince Philip.

Scotland's political leaders went head-to-head for the final time tonight in the last live televised debate before Thursday's Holyrood election. 

Follow along with the latest news and analysis ahead of the Scottish election.

ALEX Salmond has said there is no "exact number" for what would constitute a supermajority for independence in the Scottish Parliament.

The SNP is set for a four-seat majority as the Scottish Greens could more than double their number of MSPs, a new poll suggests.

CAMPAIGNERS have called for a shake-up as research found that Scotland’s councils are some of the least “local” in Europe.

COVID passports could "backfire" by reducing vaccine uptake and exacerbating hesitancy in certain groups, such as young people, according to a leading behavioural psychologist.

With a single day of campaigning left before Scotland votes, today’s poll by Opinium makes for good reading for the SNP and the Conservatives.

BETWEEN elections to the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments, the Hartlepool by-election, mayoral races in London and elsewhere in England, and various other local ballots, Super Thursday, now just two sleeps away, is shaping up to be pretty busy.  

A total of 15,630,007 people in the UK have now received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine and are fully vaccinated against the virus.

Juicy UK, the new venture from Scottish entrepreneur Fallon Carberry, has announced an opening date of May 14 for its flagship Glasgow premises, and unveiled its design.

A NEW migration deal has been reached between the UK and India, allowing young people to live and work in each other’s countries.

THE SNP is on course for a knife-edge majority at the Holyrood election on Thursday, a new poll has found.

THIS is the moment a huge fire ripped through a building close to the Old College Bar.

Arlene Foster's Week...As imagined by Brian Beacom

Soldiers A and C had been accused of the murder of Official IRA leader Joe McCann in 1972.

THE two blocks of HMS Glasgow are inched together in a delicate operation in the Govan shipyard.

IN politics, it’s often not interest, or even commitment, that is the norm, but obsession. The difference is illustrated by the story of Tom Stoppard, as a young journalist, applying for a job as political reporter on the London Evening Standard...

Lawyers are challenging the European Parliament’s decision to remove immunity from prosecution for an MEP who could face extradition to Spain.

There have been 139 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

DOWNING Street has refused ot deny claims that the Prime Minister approached Tory donors to help pay for his childcare.