THIS summer has been one of many alarm bells. One was there in what my family and I saw up north, as we travelled on a holiday around Scotland around a week ago, and noticed how strikingly low the waters were, rivers and lochs with vast tracts of dri...

OVER one in three Scots are being put off switching from petrol to electric vehicles by the upfront costs, according to new research.

Trade union bosses have lambasted recommendations for “disastrous” service cuts, ticket office closures and job losses on Scotland’s railway.

A DUNDEE-based company which develops technology for fish farms around the world is preparing to launch its next investment round.

A high-tech teaching “buddy” is helping the fight against Covid-19 – and bringing a touch of the future to classrooms.

At the SNP’s National Conference next month the most pressing issues facing this party won’t be heard.

Scotland still has the worst drugs death rate in Europe.

THE UK Government has come under fire for failing to set up a permanent commission to scrutinise the impact of trade deals on farmers.

THE administrator overseeing the marketing of the renowned Lorne Hotel in Glasgow has said he is "extremely pleased" with the level of interest so far.

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SHE made waves, she made history, she made the cover of Vogue. Kamala Harris quickly found herself one of the most famous women in the world when she became Joe Biden’s running mate in the race for the White House. Great things were expected of her...

Name Mark Glasgow.

Do I owe Joanna Cherry an apology? Ms Cherry thinks I do because earlier this year I wrote a column about her which she said was a nasty hatchet job. I really don’t think it was – we just disagreed about Irish history – but we definitely should...

BEFORE we begin, a disclaimer: This is not an excuse for Celtic's board, Dermot Desmond and egregious decision-making piled one on top of another. On the contrary, there will be plenty of scrutiny of that.

PAUL McGowan has declared Dundee more equipped than ever to prove they belong in the Premiership.

By Scott Wright

WHEN young I had difficulty believing in the story of the Emperor's new clothes – how could anyone be so stupid, I thought.

THE action in the velodrome gets underway, with GB hopeful of a rush of medals over the next few days.

Fully vaccinated people from the EU and US will no longer have to quarantine upon arrival to Scotland.

IT was dry and sufficiently warm that few in the 1600-strong crowd felt the need to pull on a jumper or jacket. There was barely a puff of wind, no more than a very brief spot of drizzle.

Police have warned Scots not to "disturb and chase" dolphins and whales.

Scotland is beefing up its defences against wildfires as forests and peat bogs across the northern hemisphere go up in flames.

Three people have been arrested after a five-year-old boy was pulled from a river in Wales.

For two decades, Mark Hamblin and his partner Gale Lee looked at the view that stretched beyond the bottom of their garden and wondered how much better it might be.

IT is the bible for drivers on Britain's thoroughfares, containing the guidelines required to obey the rules of the road. But changes to the upcoming revised edition of the Highway Code have sparked furious debate.

ACTIVISTS with first-hand experience of the devastating global impacts of the climate crisis could be shut out of the COP26 conference in Glasgow because of “discriminatory” Home Office rules, it has been claimed.

Police have warned Scots not to "disturb and chase" dolphins and whales.

ST JOHNSTONE defender Reece Devine received plenty of praise from his manager Callum Davidson after his competitive debut at the weekend.

THE famous Lorne Hotel in the west end of Glasgow has been put up for sale as administrators take steps to liquidate its owning company.

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OLIVIER NTCHAM has completed his Celtic exit after his "contract came to an end".

A FORMER ambassador who "relished" identifying complainants against Alex Salmond has handed himself in to the police.

OPPONENTS of the SNP have demanded Nicola Sturgeon give an urgent statement on the record levels of drugs deaths in Scotland.

A YOUNG man fell asleep on a train to Manchester - and ended up in Glasgow.

Location: Creag Bheag, Inverness-shire

Do you ever find you can't sleep because the same thought is circulating round and round your head? Do you replay past situations over and over again, plagued by 'what ifs' or regrets, or spend a lot of time worrying about an event in the future - ev...

Chefs Claire Thomson and Matt Williamson talk to Prudence Wade about the joys of cooking in a camper van.

Friends Again: Trapped And Unwrapped: Released – 1984.

ODD cove, Keir Hardie. As Labour’s leading person ever, I had to keep double-checking that he hadn’t become Sir Keir or Lord Hardie. What kind of Labour leader was this?

MICHAEL Gove has said that Westminster would not block another referendum on the constitution if it is the "settled will" of Scots.

The Chancellor has warned Boris Johnson that the UK’s travel restrictions are “out of step” with its international rivals as he pushes for holiday rules to be relaxed.

NICOLA Sturgeon is this week set to confirm if Scotland will scrap most Covid restrictions on August 9.

FAMILIES have been evacuated from their homes following a fire within a block of flats in Glasgow's Lincoln Avenue in the early hours of this morning.

A FORMER SNP cabinet minister has called on the party to reverse the appointment of a new complaints officer, after it was revealed the new hire accused their own party MP of “bullying” and “transphobia”.

ALEX Salmond has claimed Alba is the "fast growning political party" in Europe.

A FORMER executive with the shipyard company at the centre of Scotland's ferry building fiasco has warned that the newly nationalised firm is set to fail and warned of the "scandal" of shutting down innovation and business development and concentrati...

SCOTLAND's largest health board faces having a £73m damages claim kicked out over design flaws and defects that compromised safe healthcare at the £800m superhospital complex after being accused of a breach of contract.

Angela Taylor wasn’t sure whether she was doing the right thing. What about the cost? What about the time it would involve? Would she be able to get as far as she used to? But in the end, she went for it. She bought an electric car. In Scotland, th...