You’ve probably noticed that there’s been a fair bit of rain over the last few days.

THE Lions’ tour to South Africa may have ended in failure, at least in terms of the result of the Test series. But there are several reasons to believe that, no matter the outcome of the matches that mattered most, it was still a significant succes...

Young people risk seeing their university dreams dashed as rising demand and population changes threaten to put higher education institutions under relentless strain.

AS SCOTLAND takes one step closer to normality, we all have some big questions to face about the kind of future we want to lead and the sacrifices we are willing to make.

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A MAN! A man is knitting! Stop press, haud the bus, rewind.

COMPOSTABLE packaging pioneer Joe Frankel has cemented his standing as one of Scotland’s most successful entrepreneurs of recent years by clinching a deal to sell the company he founded to a US corporation.

TORRENTIAL rain started to pour through the roof of a TK Maxx store in Glasgow city centre.

Eleven people had to be rescued from a waterfall near Loch Lomond after getting into difficulty.

Jeffrey Epstein-accuser Virginia Giuffre has started legal action against the Duke of York and said it was “past the time for him to be held to account” for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.

Scotland’s high school pupils will find out their exam results on Tuesday, the second time they have been upended by the pandemic.

SHE faced the loss of her father during lockdown and coped with grief during a time when people were cut off from family and friends.

A SCOTTISH automotive business has hailed new key appointments to strengthen its board and oversee company expansion.

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THERE'S no escaping gizmos, gadgets and gee-whiz technology. And even if you could escape them, some elaborate GPS tracking device would be swiftly activated to pinpoint the exact bush you were cowering under.

THE energy market regulator’s decision to increase the price cap last week provided another sign that a system that is meant to protect consumers may be weighted heavily in favour of big business.

Glasgow’s hospitality industry is hoping to lead the way and encourage restaurants, bars and cafes to embrace sustainability and help reduce waste.

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HAMPDEN & Co has reported a strong first half with year-on-year double-digit percentage increases in income, deposits and lending.

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HUMILITY is the ingredient that allows a UFC fighter to break another man’s arm and then be praised by the victim for his decency.

I WAS involved in a debate some years ago where I had to defend the motion “Sport is about winning at all costs”.

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He is one of the greatest Scots writers of all time and helped to changed the way the world viewed his home country through his groundbreaking novels.

WE should never have called it ‘climate change’. With hindsight, we got it all so wrong – even down to the name.

On Friday 20th, March 2020, nearly 17 months ago, Scotland sent its children home from school, with no date for their return. What a sentence. I sit here at my keyboard re-reading it, over and over, mesmerised that we found ourselves in a situation w...

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A driver is responsible for booking and MOT every 12 months to ensure their vehicle is road worthy.

The change in payment dates is due to the upcoming August bank holiday.

The duo were revealed on BBC Breakfast and Walker’s participation was a surprise to his co-star Louise Minchin.

SNP ministers and the country’s exams body have been urged to apologise for causing school pupils needless stress and anxiety as they receive their official grades today.

THE goalkeeping front has been one of Scotland’s strongest positions in recent years with the likes of David Marshall, Allan McGregor and Craig Gordon all producing top performances for their country.

UNVACCINATED travellers will be allowed entry to the Cop26 climate change conference without having to isolate, in a special relaxation of coronavirus rules.

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IT may be that Ruth Marr understates the contributions of Keir Hardie and the Rent Strike Committees to 21st century Scotland (“Look at today’s Labour Party. You will see why Keir Hardie must be birling in his grave”, letters, August 8).

The Edinburgh Art Festival is upon us, and how lovely it is to be able to say that, given that this time last year, despite all best efforts to provide an online and small real-world presence, the Art Festival itself, like all other festivals both in...

Hearts are the latest Premiership club to be given the go-ahead to bring back all season ticket holders to Tynecastle for their upcoming Aberdeen clash.

IT will be a night time sailing for the third and final cruise ship that has made Glasgow its home.

ANTI-VACCINE demonstrators attempted to storm the BBC’s studios this afternoon.

THE UK Government has accused the SNP of making misleading statements over Brexit as the party claim the EU departure has cost the whisky industry £5m a week.

NICOLA Sturgeon has refused to rule out any return to lockdown restrictions as Scotland moves beyond Level 0.

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THE FOREIGN Secretary has announced a raft of new economic sanctions against Belarus on the anniversary of its election.

BORIS Johnson has full confidence in the Chancellor following reports he threatened to demote him.

THE UK Government has insisted the country is “well ahead” on its climate change targets as a startling new report shows the world is warming faster than previously thought.

Blogger Jane Dunn has seen interest in her bakes grow exponentially since the pandemic hit. Ella Walker finds out about her debut cookbook.