THE official steel cutting of the third of the new frigates for the Royal Navy now being built by BAE Systems in Glasgow was hailed as a moment of “naval significance” after a ceremony conducted by the Duke of Cambridge.

THE latest battle in the war of words between musicians and the government over Brexit has kicked off. The limitations on musicians playing in Europe (and vice versa) in the wake of our leaving of the European Union has prompted more musicians to spe...

Teachers are facing a flood of malpractice claims from parents who do not believe their children were treated fairly or equally under this year’s alternative certification model (ACM).

This might be unlikely from the UK Government though, given it has seemed content to see various protections disappear with its hard Brexit

TAXPAYERS could lose as much as £27bn from fraudsters taking government-backed loans with no intention of repaying them, a group of MPs has said.

Scotland’s Public Health Minister Maree Todd has confirmed she is self-isolating after receiving a positive test for coronavirus.

By Ian McConnell

IT is an artistic acquisition which has drawn on the history of its surroundings at Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art.

By Scott Wright

GEORGE Galloway is someone my late father would have called an “awfy man”, which doesn't mean quite what it says.

WOOD has appointed a head of hydrogen in a move that underlines its belief in the important role the fuel could play in the drive to reduce emissions around the world.

By Scott Wright

Britain’s economy suffered a bigger hit than first thought between January and March.

By Scott Wright

JOHN Menzies has won a contract to provide ground services for a new airline that is targeting the tourist market amid hopes the rollout of coronavirus vaccines will fuel a recovery in the sector.

HEALTH Secretary Humza Yousaf has ascribed some of the blame for the recent increase in Covid infections to the behaviour of our Euro 2020 football fans.

By Karen Peattie

By Karen Peattie

All for Ally

HUMAN rights may be fundamental, but they change over time. Laws on these islands have insisted on the right to a fair trial for centuries, but what we have understood fairness to require changes with the generations.

In 1946, George Orwell wrote an essay in which he outlined the four main reasons for writing.

Christian Malcolm had no doubts when the British Athletics selectors convened to finalise their team for the Tokyo Olympics. Laura Muir asking to double up and tenaciously pursue a twin assault on the 800 and 1500 metres? Be our guest, the head coac...

Serena Williams has become the latest casualty at Wimbledon after an ankle injury forced her to retire from her first-round match with Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Nicola Sturgeon sent her congratulations to England after Gareth Southgates side booked their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.

THE Scottish Government's top law officer was accused of advancing a “completely meaningless” argument to the UK’s highest court by its most senior judge.

Nicola Sturgeon has denied claims her Government took a lenient approach to Scotland fans ahead of the Tartan Army's trip to Wembley earlier this month.

Frank De Boer has stood down as Holland head coach after a disappointing showing at Euro 2020.

Registers of Scotland figures have revealed that house prices have risen by 6.7 per cent in the past 12 months

Andy Butchart may be stripped of his spot in the British athletics team for the Tokyo Olympics after the Scottish record holder in the men’s 5000 metres was caught up in allegations that he falsified a Covid test result to allow him to board an int...

TRADITION has it that the Lions captaincy goes to someone who is guaranteed his place in the Test team. But that tradition is as honoured in the breach as in the observance, and Conor Murray, for one, believes there is no way he can take the No 9 jer...

RELIEVED Andy Murray admits he battled back from a nerve-jangling career-first experience to make a winning return at Wimbledon for the first time in four years.

Scottish property management company Pillow Partners has announced that it will be taking on 70 young apprentices under a UK Government employment scheme.

Coronavirus: Surge in cases 'a cause for concern', says Sturgeon - but no new restrictions for now

Scottish Government figures have confirmed that 3,118 new infections have been identified since Monday.

Once upon a time, getting a Mr Whippy with a flake (and perhaps even some strawberry sauce) would be enough to keep kids happy on a sunny day.

THE TRANSPORT secretary has accused the Scottish Government of making it harder for airlines during the pandemic.

Some areas are recording their highest case rates since comparable records began

THE NUMBER of homeless households being sheltered in temporary accommodation in Scotland has soared in the space of a year, snapshot data has revealed.

THE SNP’s Westminster leader was chastised in the House of Commons after asking an urgent question about the use of a £560,000 contract for opinion gathering on the union.

THE SNP are to quiz UK government ministers again on why a contract was awarded for polling on attitudes towards the union using emergency Covid laws.

SCOTLAND tallied up the lowest number of births registered since records began last year – with the pandemic contributing to the highest number of excess deaths since 1940.

To go private or not to go private? Oh, what to do? It’s easy to stereotype the dinner table dilemmas faced by those middle class families who purchase their child’s education as if it were a luxury car or foreign holiday.

JACKIE Baillie has warned that Scotland’s Test and Protect system is “reaching breaking point” as officials struggle to keep up with a surge in positive Covid cases.

WHY do climate change panels continuously take food security for granted in their dogmatic pursuit of net zero? Calling on the Government to urge for a reduction in public meat consumption might still make for a sexy headline for the press, but the l...

Irish republican groups are planning marches, one with hundreds of people, in Glasgow as restrictions on numbers allowed to gather ease.

THE Scottish Government is being urged to “press pause” on the easing of lockdown restrictions following a steep rise in recorded daily cases.

NICOLA Sturgeon has hailed Andy Murray’s return to Wimbledon as the Scot made a winning start to the tournament.

CORONAVIRUS infections could surge to more than 100,000 per week by mid-July according to a worst-case scenario modelled by scientists for the Scottish Government.

"AND you can't even tell people they're fat anymore," said the TV pundit, raging.

There’s just no getting away from politicians these days. Nicola Sturgeon, for instance, seems to be so omnipresent, I’m convinced I went for my morning shave and there she was, hosting my own reflection in the steamed-up mirror.