Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will not self-isolate, despite both being contacted by NHS Test and Trace as a contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19.

A Network Rail image shows the extent of the damage following a fire at Troon station.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace as contacts of someone who has tested positive for Covid, but they will not self-isolate.

Katie Hopkins has been axed from the upcoming season of Australia’s Big Brother VIP after reportedly admitting to deliberately disobeying strict hotel quarantine rules.

THE Scottish Tories effectively gave up defending Ruth Davidson’s seat against the SNP at the Holyrood election, official spending figures suggest.

A Freedom Day of sorts arrives in Scotland and England tomorrow, not with a bang but a ping. The “pingdemic” has been born.

THE Scottish Government-controlled owners of Scotland’s lifeline ferries have flagged concern of a risk of administration for the shipyard company at the centre of Scotland’s vessel building fiasco, The Herald on Sunday can reveal.

And so, that long-awaited, much-anticipated, desperately needed jaunt to Lower Largo in Fife was suddenly facing the eleventh hour axe.

IT’S little wonder that organised crime has moved in on Scotland’s dog trade. Just look at how the price of a puppy has changed in only a few decades. Back in the mid 90s, a pedigree puppy cost around £50, before Covid the price had risen to abo...

"There is a presumption among some politicians that care homes don't really have a future", says the man in charge of overseeing the sector in Scotland.

AUTHOR Peter Ross reads a passage from his novel to a gathered crowd. They are listening intently in the warm summer sunshine.

It has taken time, attention to detail and vision for Midtjylland to carve out a seat for themselves at the top table of Danish football. Then again, the club was founded by a carpenter. When wood-supply magnate Johnny Rune alighted upon the idea –...

During the English revolution, before they chopped off the King’s head, a group of utopian populists emerged calling themselves The Levellers. Actually, they didn’t want a great deal of economic levelling, as we would understand it . They mainly ...

Two athletes have become the first to test positive for Covid-19 in the Olympic Village, the International Olympic Committee has confirmed.

THE water has gone from Murray Wilson’s home. The damp, he fears, has not.

Four people have been wounded following a shooting outside a baseball stadium in Washington.

Strange noises have been emitting from Scotland’s “most haunted house”, where, secluded among trees and by the banks of Loch Ness, the self-proclaimed wickedest man on Earth performed his dark arts.

Germany: Angela Merkel - farewells and floods

Long Covid sufferers are set to benefit from £19.6 million worth of new research programmes into the condition, the Government has announced.

AS is tradition in Scottish lore, our story begins on a storm-lashed night when something unexpected emerged from the dark waves.

ENGLAND'S failure to beat Italy in the men's Euro final last Sunday thwarted what would have been an immediate bullseye for the Football Association. The English governing body recently launched a national strategy making it a target for their men's ...

Filming for the new Indiana Jones film has continued in Glasgow on Saturday, with an elaborate chase scene taking place through the city streets.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that he has contracted Covid-19 just over a day before lockdown restrictions are lifted in England.

THE Olympics rarely comes around without a doping story of some kind.

OFFICIAL bodies with responsibility for Gaelic "remain in denial" about the severity of the crisis facing the language, a leading expert has said.

IT IS fair to say that Josh Kerr is not one to shy away from pressure. In fact, so confident is he of handling the weight of expectation, he happily admits he is heading to Tokyo with the goal of becoming Britain’s first male Olympic 1500m champion...

IT has been an Olympic build-up like no other. From the unprecedented 12-month postponement  to the continual rumours about its cancellation and the ever-tightening restrictions, it is safe to say athletes and fans alike have been sailing in unchart...

A milestone in the vaccination programme will be hit on Sunday as all over-18s who have attended a scheduled appointment will have had their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by the end of the day, the Scottish Government has said.

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IT seems like an eternity ago that Ibrox housed a sell-out crowd for Rangers vs Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League back in March 2020.

The vaccination centre at the Hydro, the biggest in Glasgow should stay open until all adults have been vaccinated MSPs have said.

Pick of the week's TV films

THE DAUGHTERS OF KOBANI: The Women Who Took on The Islamic State

There’s a fungus for all weather, wet or dry. We value many, like mycorrhizal fungi, but it’s hardly surprising that this ancient kingdom of organisms, much older than plants, has produced pathogens that foil us in the garden. So try to get one s...

Emergency services are on the scene at Troon station following a fire that has seen smoke billowing across the town.

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed he tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday morning and is experiencing “mild” symptoms.

There have been 2,317 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to continue to follow Covid restrictions in place in Scotland as 'freedom day' in England nears.

One Twitter user sent social media into stitches today when he noticed something lurking in the background of the Indiana Jones set.

Location: East Lothian

A scientist advising the UK Government has warned the Beta variant of coronavirus spreading in France poses a “threat” to the UK with evidence suggesting it may evade the effect of vaccines.

An Cala, Isle of Seil, Argyll

Largo Arts Week

BBC1 had a successful run recently with Welsh drama, Keeping Faith, a story of what looked to be the perfect family, only to reveal that perfect lives are never what they seem; particularly when the husband is a drug-dealing philanderer with the back...

HOW do we define success for young people these days? In olden times (pre-internet) it was about a good career, worthwhile skills, a nice house, maybe even a decent car.

A Covid outbreak has hit a Scottish prison, with almost 100 inmates affected so far.

OUT SOON: A limited edition of Sir Walter Scott’s novel Rob Roy is to be published by the Folio Society – illustrated by award-winning Scottish artist June Carey. Celebrating 250 years since the famous author’s birth, the sumptuous goatskin lea...

NICOLA Benedetti and I are playing a word association game. If I say the word “success” I say to her, what comes to mind? In her home in London the Scottish-born violinist goes quiet. And stays quiet. For so long that I start to speak.

SCOTLAND has the best public gardens in the UK with one that aims to save plant species threatened with extinction top of the pile, according to new consumer research.