Boris Johnson's government has spent more than £163,000 on Union flags in two years as part of its drive to boost pride in the national symbol.

More than 100 cases of Covid-19 have been linked to the Euro 2020 fan zone in Glasgow, it has been revealed.

Tom Daley has won the bronze medal in the men’s 10 metre platform at the Tokyo Olympics.

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A top scientific adviser to the Government has said lockdowns are “unlikely” to be needed again to control the Covid pandemic.

Steven Davis might be in the winter of his career considering he’s 36 years of age but his contribution on Tuesday night in Malmo has possibly prevented it being a miserable summer for Rangers. There’s still a fair bit of work to do, but it takes...

ANYONE else remember video jukeboxes? Back in the early 1980s, in the days when I still went to pubs, there were a couple hostelries in Stirling that had one. You’d stick your money in the machine and a pop video of the time would flicker and strob...

UNION bosses have hit out at party leaders for using oil and gas workers as “a political football” and called for the UK Government to take responsibility for a “manifest failure” to develop green industries.

By Karen Peattie

One of the most senior officials at Scotland’s largest council has walked away with a deal worth more than £90,000 and become a consultant for a firm the authority gave a controversial multi-million pound IT contract to.

SCOTTISH firms gave only a wary welcome as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the lifting of restrictions on businesses for the first time really since last March from Monday.

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"There is a perception that to be successful in medicine you have to come from a dynasty of doctors," says Professor Jackie Taylor, reflecting on almost four decades as one of Scotland's leading geriatricians.

BORIS Johnson has handed the SNP a golden ticket with his comments on Thatcher’s closure of coal mines, a former senior Labour politician has said.

A weather warning remains in place for much of Scotland with a yellow thunderstorm warning issued by the Met Office.

ON the face of it, a comedy about a group of very unlikely lads running a pirate radio station in Brentford, west London, sounds as though it might not be the average middle-aged woman’s Americano (your previewer being the MAW in question). I mean,...

ALFIE Best knows a lot about running holiday homes. That’s why he has the nickname “the caravan king” and millions in the bank.

BELDINA Odenyo is a singer/songwriter who goes by the name Heir of the Cursed. Born in Kenya, she grew up in Dumfrieshire but now lives in Govanhill where she makes music that blends jazz and funk and is working in a play which explores our relations...

By John Husselbee

IS it over? Confirmed Covid cases are a third of what they were a month ago. The number of people in hospital with the virus peaked on July 19 and has been falling steadily ever since.

By Scott Wright

THE controversial £145 million takeover of Scottish fintech star Nucleus Financial has moved close to completion after the bidder for the firm cleared a key hurdle.

A ST ANDREWS-based company that develops tachograph technology to measure driving data has moved into employee hands.

NEW legislation aimed at tackling fly-tipping is to be introduced to the Scottish Parliament by a senior Tory MSP.

WITHIN moments of giving birth, Margaret Hogg’s baby son was wrapped in a sheet and quickly whisked out of sight.

ONCE again Boris Johnson calls into question his fitness to serve as Prime Minister. He makes a joke about one of the most contentious and divisive industrial disputes in modern times in this country, the miners’ strike 1984-85 ("Johnson slammed fo...

COMMENTATORS reflected on the 2011 riots - and an open letter to Meghan Markle.

MANY of us have looked to the past to find comfort during the pandemic, from playing old songs to indulging in traditional pastimes. The latest object of our nostalgia is a real blast from the past - retro sweets, with one old brand making a big come...

NICOLA Sturgeon gave a stay of execution this week to those who dread a return to the office. In Scotland, working from home continues to be government advice.

QATAR is a place for pointing fingers. They are invariably aimed by tourists towards a truly impressive skyline and a wondrous corniche that surrounds a stunning expanse of sea.

I AM not, I must confess, much of an expert on maritime propriety. Other than ferries or urban park rowing boats, my shipboard experience is decidedly limited.

AS with many of Boris Johnson’s utterances a substantial leap of imagination is required to swallow the idea that Margaret Thatcher destroyed Britain’s coal-mining industry to reduce our carbon footprint. The Prime Minister made his claim during ...

The world governing body of modern pentathlon acknowledged the concerns raised on social media about the show jumping phase during the women’s event.

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Fidelma Cook passed away in late June. We are running a selection of her columns as a tribute. This one is from July 2011. We hope you enjoy it.

CAIRN Energy saw its shares surge six per cent yesterday after the company appeared to move in line to receive a payout worth more than $1 billion from the Indian Government.

A weather warning is in place for much of Scotland with thunderstorms expected over the next 24 hours.

CHRIS KANE became a double winner with St Johnstone last term and at that moment it would have been easy to concede that his career had peaked.

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Aberdeen have been given the green light to host a capacity crowd for their European clash against Breidablik.

BORIS Johnson is not going to self-isolate, despite a member of his team testing positive for coronavirus, it has been reported.

St Johnstone have confirmed the loan signing of Glenn Middleton from Rangers.

STEVEN GERRARD had told Glen Kamara the ball is in his court over a new Rangers deal.

CONNOR Goldson has revealed there is no truth in the rumours he’s signed a new Rangers deal, but confirmed talks are ongoing.

IMAGINE, for a moment, you had some spare cash to hand. Let’s say, for argument’s sake, £250,000. Now, if you were a business, what would you do with that money? You could, and this is always a popular choice, give yourself a bonus. You could po...

DOWNING Street has defended the president of COP26 despite revelations that he travelled to 30 countries in the space of seven months.

There have been 1,250 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

While it may seem like the Lambada variant has suddenly reared its head, The World Health Organization declared Lambda a "variant of interest" on June 15.

THE SNP has called on the Prime Minister to visit mining communities and apologise directly after he joked about the closure of coal pits.