THEY'VE had five years to mull it over, was the essence of Boris Johnson's response to questioning by Ian Blackford MP in the House of Commons about those EU passport holders struggling to make the deadline to apply for settled status.

SCOTLAND’s travelling Tartan Army who ventured to London for the Euro 2020 match against England were “very clearly” acting as super-spreaders, a public health expert has warned.

NICOLA Sturgeon will today provide another coronavirus update for Scotland amid further record-breaking levels of daily cases.

MORE THAN £1.5bn will be invested to prepare Scotland for a clean electricity transformation – central to plans to support electric vehicles and a transition away from gas central heating.

Its behaviour has conjured up an image not only of ear-covering but also of someone singing loudly so what is being said cannot be heard.

A leading North Sea independent has said it is well placed to achieve significant growth after maintaining investment amid the slump triggered by the coronavirus crisis.

IT is an area that was recognised for decades as having the lowest life expectancy in the UK, and at one point in the whole of western Europe.

FOOTBALL and politics. Arguably the most combustible of combinations. Yet leading politicians often awkwardly profess an interest in the beautiful game to show how in tune they are with the common people.

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A whole host of unique, interesting craft breweries have been popping up over the last few years. Microbrewery tours also make a popular day out in the summer months, with more offering tours and open days to sample the delicious beers and ales avail...

Former Scotland footballer Alan Brazil has caught Covid – despite having both doses of the vaccine.

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Sir Keir Starmer has hailed a “fantastic result” as Labour held Batley and Spen after a bitter by-election contest.

SCOTLAND’S central belt has benefitted from more than a quarter of a billion pounds of investment since the creation of a new fund that aims to shift control of decisions away from central government.

THE owner of Tennent’s lager, C&C Group, has said it is “cautiously optimistic” that a gradual recovery is underway in the hospitality sector in its core markets of the UK and Ireland as restrictions imposed amid the pandemic are eased.

FULL marks to Tom Gordon for rightly describing the SNP’s latest power-grab claim as “lazy garbage,” which it certainly is ("The SNP’s latest ‘power grab’ claim is lazy garbage", The Herald, July 1). Moreover, this latest manifestation of...

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By Karen Peattie

ENGLAND’S success against Germany in their latest Euro 2020 clash drew comparisons between politicians and sports stars - and questions over why 45,000 could gather at Wembley but we still can’t dance at weddings.

Crew members on a freight ferry which ran aground while entering Aberdeen Harbour in thick fog last year were “not fully prepared for pilotage in restricted visibility”, an investigation has found.

Here's everything you need to know about Nicola Sturgeon's coronavirus update today

DO you keep your ketchup in the fridge? If not, there are some people in this world who would consider this a criminal offence, as evidenced in a new online battle.

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He leads arguably the most successful party in the democratic world. Mark Drakeford has just led Labour to another win in Wales, completing an unbroken century of election victories, if not power.

SOMETIMES in politics, not being someone else is more important than being yourself. The most glaring example of this can be seen across the Atlantic, where President Joe Biden is on course to slip seamlessly into the history books as a forgettable P...

EURO 2020 sparked into life during the last 16 stage with 29 goals being scored across the eight ties.

WARREN Gatland has praised the mature leadership of both Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell after naming both Scots in his British & Irish Lions starting line-up for Saturday night.

SCOTLAND’s away international against Romania next Saturday has been called off after the squad returned more positive Covid-19 tests.

Social Bite Food, part of Social Bite charity, has launched a new "foodie pop-up" for outdoor events and festivals.

A former soldier is raising money to buy a family home by selling a bravery medal he won for storming an enemy gun position in Iraq.

This was a triumph of both style and substance by Italy – the scale of destruction for Scotland’s future rugby talent can hardly be over-stated.

SNP ministers have been urged to “call in the contact tracing cavalry” after procedures to help halt the spread of the virus were scaled back to cope with a soaring number of cases.

Children may need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 so that the UK population can reach herd immunity, according to an adviser to the UK Government’s vaccine taskforce.

ACCORDING to the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge Taylor: ‘Advice is like snow – the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.’

Former Dundee hospital worker Reece Cuthbert admitted sending abusive Facebook messages to Ross Thomson in July 2019

THE number of people on furloughed jobs in Scotland fell by more than a third in May, official figures have revealed.

FORMER Rangers owner Sir David Murray has passed ownership of his family business on to his sons.

JACOB Rees-Mogg has insisted the disgraced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock is a “genius”, albeit one who made a “grave mistake”.

Plans have been lodged for an apartment hotel at the site of a major fire on one of Glasgow's main shopping districts.

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The highest temperature ever recorded north of the 50th parallel was measured in British Columbia earlier this week. Meanwhile a report warns that billions need to be spent climate-proofing Glasgow

COURTROOM dramas ain’t what they used to be thanks to Covid. Besides dodgy wi-fi, this week’s online hearing of the Supreme Court about Holyrood powers also featured the distraction of why so many of the country’s sharpest minds favour floral c...

EMBATTLED Shetland oil pioneer Hurricane Energy has parted company with its chairman and four directors after facing a boardroom coup attempt led by a dissident investor.

AFTER the trials of the last 15 months, during which many people have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help employers keep the show on the road, a little recognition for staff would surely go a long way.

You could say it was a classic case of flying in under the radar.

Having once co-authored a book about the British and Irish Lions with my old pal the sportswriter Jeff Connor, I can honestly confirm that the Lions are a special breed of men, and the saying that ‘once a Lion always a Lion’ is absolutely true.

Families have reacted angrily to plans by a major care home provider that could see them forced to book 'appointments' to see loved ones permanently.

Universities are facing a squeeze on places that could see wealthier applicants miss out, the Commissioner for Fair Access has warned.