THERE'S a lot of grumbling in Edinburgh, as in many cities, about what people see as the war on cars. If you want to hit nerves or set off a blazing row, certainly in Leith where I live, just mention any of the following: Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, ...

The Prime Minister is expected to tell people in England that it will be left to their “judgment” to manage coronavirus risks as he prepares to restore freedoms on July 19.

It's common knowledge that the world's oldest football was found inside the panels of the Queen's Chamber in Stirling Castle. It's also a well-established fact that the oldest organised football club was founded by Edinburgh student John Hope in 1824...

IT CATERS for everyone from makers of alcoholic lollipops to orchestras looking for practise space, and is now set to expand the offering, with unlimited parameters.

THE SCOTTISH Parliament must be recalled amid fears the third wave of coronavirus is “spinning out of control”.

A PATIENTS’ champion must be appointed urgently following the cervical screening scandal, the Liberal Democrats have said.

Which is Britain’s largest National Park?

COUNCILS could have as much as £6100 more per person if the UK’s GDP levels matched those of their European neighbours, new analysis has revealed.

A censorship row has broken out after the English department at one of Scotland’s top state high schools signalled its intention to scrap lessons on classic texts because of their “dated” approach to race.

IF you’re a Scottish nationalist it would be understandable if you felt the prospect of independence has never seemed more distant. The appointment of Mike Russell last month to the post of "Political Director" of the SNP’s "Independence Unit" wa...

By Ian McConnell

THE SNP's Westminster leader has demanded Boris Johnson comes to the Commons to be scrutinised over plans to ditch Covid restrictions in England.

The name change has divided opinion.

NEIL Oliver has described the idea of vaccinating children against coronavirus as “nothing less than grotesque.”

WE’VE got momentum, we’re feeling confident, but at the same time we’ve got to give our opponent respect. Who said that at the weekend?

By Ian McConnell

As Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s departing chief economist, has recently loudly proclaimed, it is time to talk a wee bit seriously about the risk now posed by inflation. In brief this risk is that inflation is deemed, at some time in the mont...

A COALITION of nearly 200 medical professionals in Scotland have voiced “great concern” over proposed legislation to grant terminally ill people the right to an assisted suicide.

Name: Martin Brown.

A FULLY vaccinated engineer has been told there is no record of his Covid jags after he tried to obtain a status certificate for travel.

IT is the age when most teenagers are anticipating the freedom of their university or college years.

ANALYSIS

EMERGENCY doctors are facing "burnout and exhaustion" as departments struggle with staff shortages, according to a new survey.

THE optimism of John Milne for our future (Letters, July 2), is commendable.

Conflicts were recently reported at technology multinational Apple concerning its approach to post-Covid home-based working. The company introduced a new flexible working policy requiring that employees spend a minimum of three days a week in the off...

By Joanne Lockwood

LET me tell you what used to happen in Scotland. What used to happen is that thousands of mountain hares would be driven out into the open countryside so men with guns could kill them. The men with guns didn’t always succeed first time though, so t...

HER children's books are among the world's best-selling, but the outdated language featuring in Enid Blyton’s work has again been branded racist in a row that refuses to dissipate.

IT would be wrong, given the modest nature of the opposition, to read too much into the British & Irish Lions’ 56-14 victory over the Sigma Lions on Saturday. But a couple of conclusions can be confidently made all the same.

Beth Dobbin surged to fourth in the women’s 200 metres at the Diamond League leg in Stockholm on Sunday in her last tune-up before the Tokyo Olympics.

SIX former work and pensions secretaries have urged the Chancellor to maintain the temporary uplift to Universal Credit.

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.

The Sea Around Us

OUR tries in the second half from Welsh winger Josh Adams helped the British and Irish Lions kick-off their tour with a convincing win over their South African namesakes in Johannesburg last night.

St Peter’s Seminary, thought Scotland’s most significant post-war building, has been derelict for decades. Can it be brought back to life?

THE SCOTTISH Conservatives have called for a “full investigation” into the furloughing of staff working on the test and trace service.

Less than 3,000 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland during the past 24 hours.

From preventative steps to limit your risk, to remedies that can help ease the pain of trapped nerves, Liz Connor takes a closer look.

Government minister, Robert Jenrick has said he hoped that the UK could move together when lifting Covid restrictions but acknowledged the picture was different across the Union.

A LEADING Scottish Government economic development agency is suing the constructors and designers of the UK's highest railway which closed three years ago due to structural problems for £14.5m.

A COMPANY which was awarded a £10m contract to run NHS Scotland’s contact tracing service furloughed some of their staff immediately after taking on the work.

A WIN is a win is a win. Labour only held on to Batley and Spen by a whisker, but that will be enough for Sir Keir Starmer, whose job was, by common agreement, on the line in last week’s by-election. But it won’t halt the criticism of “Keith”...

Sewage spilled directly into Scotland’s rivers, lochs and seas at least 12,000 times last year, new figures reveal.

One hour, 54 minutes. That's how long it takes to change the face of tennis for ever. It's a baking hot day in south London, the kind that makes for crow's feet and wrinkles in later life but Goran Ivanisevic and Pete Sampras could benefit from two u...

Herbert took a one-shot lead into the final round at Mount Juliet and carded a closing 68 to finish on 19 under par, three clear of Rikard Karlberg.

A late attack from Tadej Pogacar saw him take sixth place on the stage and leads overall by two minutes and one second from O’Connor.

One thing we can say for sure about the royal brothers William and Harry, whether they despise each other or not, is that they share a total absence of artistic taste.

No sooner had Matt Hancock wrecked the CCTV camera in his office, jumped into the ministerial Range Rover and sped off, pausing in the night only to say goodbye to his wife and children before his infidelity was splashed in the morning, than the West...

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber will be happier than British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland after all that transpired at Loftus Versfeld and Ellis Park over the weekend. While the world champions were not at their accurate and clinical best in wh...

EVEN allowing for the modest nature of the opposition, an eight-try victory must go down as a highly satisfactory start to the British & Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa. As far as captain Stuart Hogg was concerned, however, the emphasis after the...