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A SCOTTISH clean energy company has generated the first power during tests of a prototype wave machine.

Christian Eriksen has thanks fans across the world for their support after he suffered an apparent cardiac arrest at the Euro 2020 tournament.

Emergency services, including fire crews and paramedics, rushed to Glasgow Airport on Monday evening.

FOR a referendum which is not yet in the political calendar, and which many on the unionist side (and a good few on the nationalist side, too) earnestly believe will never happen, there is an awful lot of campaigning going on.

ULSTER’S men of violence don’t give a damn about highfalutin fancy language – about words like ‘backstop’ and ‘protocol’. They don’t care what heads of state say. They pay no heed to the Tory party, middle England, Brussels, or Was...

Shortages of goods arriving in the UK and inflation triggered by supply-chain disruption could "choke off" any recovery in the retail sector, an expert has warned.

A LABOUR councillor and prominent trade unionist has been awarded more than £22,000 after winning his case for unfair dismissal against the Scottish Police Authority.

IF I was with John McAslan + Partners I'm not sure I'd be inclined to give the city a second chance after last time, even with financial and reputational rewards acting as a bit of a sweetener.

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Nicola Sturgeon is to give an update today on the latest lockdown easing plans amid fears the Delta variant could postpone a lockdown exit.

EVERY pupil in Glasgow should be taught how to cook a pot of vegetable soup by the age of 12, public health experts have suggested.

AS an army of construction workers prepares Edinburgh’s gleaming St James Quarter retail complex to welcome shoppers next week some residents may fear it could become a white elephant or just a playground for the rich.

IT was one of the industries hardest hit by the pandemic as lockdown forced the closure of hospitality and the loss of livelihoods.

POTENTATES, politicians and panjandrums like swanking around the place, that being rather their raison d’être, but the rest of us don’t seem to get much out of the deal. The time, effort and (often large, and largely taxpayer-funded) salaries...

IT was a food project born out of necessity when lockdown left families and individuals struggling to put food on the table.

An Austrian IT executive has become the major shareholder in Ardgowan, which is looking to revive whisky production in Inverclyde.

SCOTS are being urged to check for cancer symptoms amid fears of nearly 4,000 “missing” cases.

IT's both a completely prosaic scene and a historic moment.

THIS week is the 75th anniversary of John Logie Baird’s death and what better time to switch over to the memory station, to reflect on the impact the original nine-inch square screen has had on our lives.

JOHN Menzies has made a multi-million pound expansion move in China amid hopes of recovery in the aviation services sector.

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LEAH Gunn Barrett gave vent to a detail-free rant in Saturday’s Letters Pages (June 12).

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The high pollen levels could make allergy symptoms unbearable for millions of sufferers across the UK.

Edinburgh, 14 June 2021 – In a groundbreaking initiative organised by the Scottish Space Leadership Council (SSLC), global space sector stakeholders have been joining forces to explore solutions to sustainability-focused challenges set by enviro...

Covid-19 vaccines have been proved to effectively reduce hospital admissions with the new variant

A NEW Covid variant which doubles the risk of hospitalisation and is less responsive to vaccines was "seeded" into Scotland by people living in the most affluent communities, according to researchers.

THE SPEAKER of the House of Commons and several Conservative MPs have berated the UK Government for planning to hold a press conference on new coronavirus plans before telling elected politicians.

BORIS Johnson has announced a delay to planned unlocking of Covid restrictions amid fears that a new variant could “outrun the vaccines”.

All pupils at a Borders school are self-isolating following an outbreak of coronavirus.

The Scottish Government must invest in more public toilets and bins in popular tourism hotspots, it has been warned.

Scotland legends Gordon Strachan and Alex McLeish are bringing their predictions and analysis ahead of Scotland's crunch Euro 2020 match with England this week.

The Covid-19 figures for the past 24 hours have been released.

HUMZA Yousaf has warned the Delta variant has posed a “bump in the road” to Scotland’s exit routemap amid speculation Nicola Sturgeon could further slow down a return to normality.

When Derek MacLennan came across what appeared to be a Viking silver hoard whilst metal detecting in a field near what was possibly the mediaeval religious foundation of Balmaghie in Kirkudbrightshire in 2014 – the old name for Galloway is the G...

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to announce on Tuesday whether the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions in Scotland will go ahead on June 28

Thousands of supporters ignored Covid-19 warnings against large gatherings and gathered in the square on Saturday May 15

IT is 75 years since the death of John Logie Baird, so to mark the anniversary I thought we might do a bit of time-travelling. What if the great Scottish engineer could travel forward through the years and see what his invention has become in 2021...

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As will become apparent, I’m no “foodie”. My take on food is strictly utilitarian; it keeps you alive and, if you’re careful, healthy. Once beyond the lips and taste buds, it makes little difference, except to your wallet, if it’s from a...

AN SNP MSP has been branded “a fool” after wrongly accusing a bus company of anti-Catholic discrimination after cancelling services on St Patrick’s Day.

PLANS for 35 homes on the former Jordanhill teacher training campus, which include demolishing a 1930s building, are recommended for approval despite community opposition.

Women should continue to be allowed to terminate pregnancies without visiting a hospital following the coronavirus pandemic, campaigners have insisted.

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YOU have to wonder what you would think, looking on from a developing country, of the G7’s commitment to tackling the climate crisis. There are, of course, plenty of nice words.

I NOTE that the Boswell Book Festival (June 10-16) is upon us once again, albeit in online form. In the festival programme we learn that James Boswell is considered by many to be "the father of modern biography". However, he is also considered by ...

The emergence of the highly-virulent Delta strain of coronavirus has cost the fight against the pandemic about “8-10 weeks”, Scotland’s national Clinical Director has said.

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Tributes have been paid to equality activist and independence campaigner Leeze Lawrence, who has died.