Former Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has told supporters to be patient as Greek-Australian Ange Postecoglou gets to grips with the demands of the Parkhead side.

Environmentally-conscious Scots travellers face paying up to 70% more to travel by train than plane.

A LIFELINE ferry has broken down causing a fresh wave of disruption to lifeline island services and headaches for holidaymakers over the past six days.

Butterfly Conservation offers some timely advice.

By Kristy Dorsey

BAE Systems, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Thales, who have bases in Scotland, had thousands of 'secret' meetings with the UK Government since 2011.

The chief executive of Scotland’s Omega Diagnostics has welcomed a revival in sales within its health and nutrition division but admitted that its high-profile Covid testing business remains “very much dependent” on the UK Government.

Nearly 70 per cent of malt whisky distilleries are ultimately owned by companies outside Scotland, new research has revealed.

Ten of Scotland's major newspapers are owned by just three men: Rupert Murdoch, Lord Rothermere and Frederick Barclay.

It is important to recognise that the amber-list relaxation will not be particularly useful for many

It was Winston Churchill who once said “if you’re going through Hell, keep going.” The ultimate British Lion had his faults, and they were many, but I’m pretty sure that if he hadn’t played a great game and led these nations against the Naz...

NORTH Sea-focused Serica Energy has seen its shares rise three per cent to a record high after well results underlined the potential of a field it is preparing to bring into production.

COVID-19 led to record declines in sales and profits for UK plc – but the bounce back has now begun – and listed firms are forecast to double profits to £110 billion by next March, according to a new report.

CRANEWARE, which develops software for the US healthcare sector, has said it expects annual revenue and underlying earnings to be up alongside a 40 per cent hike in new sales.

VISITORS to Glasgow could be forgiven for thinking they’ve been transported to another country at the moment. Because a number of thoroughfares in the city centre have been transformed into a street scene from 1960s New York.

By Kristy Dorsey

SCRAPPING  a rise in Universal Credit is ‘handing” the SNP government the argument that Westminster is hampering its efforts to eradicate child poverty, according to an equality expert.

THE racial abuse aimed at the English football team in the wake of their Euro 2020 defeat was roundly condemned by the newspapers.

AN award-winning bridge over a spectacular gorge that was hauled into place by hand is to be demolished after only a decade.

I THINK we have an answer to the question I posed last week: how many deaths is too many? It seems to be something over 100 a day. Hence the screech of brakes from Boris Johnson, faced with the prospect of that number of fatalities by mid-August if C...

I AM of the considered opinion that sport, all of it, has been elevated to a place in society well above its true worth.

Holyrood ministers are being urged to meet their pledge to double the payment made to needy parents as soon as possible.

Trains with specially adapted carriages that can carry 20 bikes are being launched to encourage people to explore the great outdoors.

Sensitive or savage?

DRIVING through a remote village in the north of England last week, we spotted a bijou hotel that wouldn’t have looked out of place in Provence. For an optimistic few minutes, the novelty of taking a staycation seemed appealing.

“APPALLING” was the SNP’s description of last week’s unanimous UK Supreme Court decision that the two-child limit on child tax credits is lawful. That’s a strong word for a governing party to use about a court judgment – I would prefer th...

Lee Westwood has urged Robert MacIntyre to learn the value of patience to improve his current “one-dimensional” game.

GORDON SMITH reckons Celtic could be psychologically drained after their failure to land 10-in-a-row last season.

ST JOHNSTONE'S historic double winners were finally reunited with their fans after a 16-month wait tonight.

MPs have agreed to permanently remove controversial English votes for English laws (Evel) procedures - labeled an “utter, utter humiliation” for the UK Government.

*Ahoy there, dear readers. Maritime history abounds in this coastal parish. Back in 1217, a Plantagenet English fleet commanded by Hubert de Burgh attacked a French Armada led by Eustace the Monk in a seagoing stooshie known as the Battle of Sandwich...

Scotland is to move to Level 0 of coronavirus restrictions on July 19, with some changes to original plans due to the spread of the Delta variant.

This is a great wee starter that can be made in advance and frozen if needed. It’s delicate and fresh – and is perfect hot or cold at this time of year. The best thing is, it takes no time at all to make.

A COALITION of climate experts and environmental campaigners have called on the UK Government to “resolutely reject” plans by Shell to significantly develop a new North Sea oil field.

Kilmarnock face a disciplinary hearing after including an ineligible player in their squad for last weekend's win over East Kilbride.

A teenage boy has been arrested and released after a seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted near a playpark in Tayside.

BUSINESS leaders have told Nicola Sturgeon her modified framework for lifting Covid rules is “moving the goalposts” - warning it could hamper “confidence and recovery” for traders.

A Scottish actor and fight coach has unveiled a new gym concept based in a Glasgow suburb, called BXNG.

THINGS REMEMBERED AND THINGS FORGOTTEN

A planned new distillery and visitor centre in the Western Isles which is expected to create more than 20 jobs has been given a funding boost of up to almost £2 million.

Canada has agreed to donate nearly 18m doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to low-and middle-income countries around the world.

WE Boogied our way to the finals, but ultimately were sent packing before we even got started.

An award-winning parkland golf club in the historic Scottish county of Perthshire has been brought to the market for offers over £1.4 million.

On the day Aisling Bea found out she had won a Bafta Craft award last year, she had been knocked off her bike and felt lucky to be alive.

SCOTS catering staff are to go on strike tomorrow in protest at an alleged culture of bullying and harassment.

POLICE Scotland have launched a formal investigation into potential criminality involving SNP fundraising.

A POPULAR running event has been cancelled this year due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding Covid-19.

By Kristy Dorsey

Three pudding aficionados put chef and food writer Letitia Clark's new cookbook, La Vita e Dolce, through its culinary paces.

The number of companies registered in tax havens investing in Scotland over the last decade has increased by nearly 60 per cent.