The SEC and surrounding area is set to be a no-go zone for cyclists and pedestrians for about a month under COP 26 security rules.

It is the slimy, slippery and smelly sea plant that for many just gets in the way on the nation's beaches.

Another of Scotland lifeline ferries was taken out of action on Tuesday due to a Covid case - with customers advised not to travel to Mull.

THE UK Government is in denial about the impact of cutting the uplift to Universal Credit, an MP has claimed.

A MOTION raised at Holyrood in support of The Herald’s campaign to secure a fairer funding deal for Glasgow’s cultural assets and attractions has received cross-party backing.

By Kristy Dorsey

IT is difficult at this juncture to conceive of anything that could make the hidebound Johnson administration take the action necessary

THE FOREIGN Secretary is to be grilled by a committee of MPs today as the Taliban declared victory and independence for Afghanistan.

THE number of people in hospital with Covid is climbing rapidly as a raft of new statistics laid bare the pressure facing the NHS even before the latest surge in infections.

ODSONNE EDOUARD has paid a touching tribute to the Celtic players, board and supporters after sealing a move to Crystal Palace.

As we prepare for the return of grassroots rugby with many of Scotland’s community-based clubs getting their first competitive matches in 19 months, the news that Hawick Harlequins have had to withdraw from East League One for the season has really...

TRANSPORT giant FirstGroup has announced that it has signed a new £300 million sustainability-linked credit facility with a group of its relationship banks.

TO date, the Scottish Government has been treading a tightrope as it tries to balance the re-mobilisations of the economy and the NHS.

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By Ian McConnell

THESE are the first images of the converted former teacher training college in Glasgow's Jordanhill area.

HOW dare she! Greta Thunberg has questioned Nicola Sturgeon's pretensions as a world leader on climate change. In a BBC interview she suggested the Scottish Government is all green PR and that climate targets are bogus. She's still thinking of boycot...

By Scott Wright

IT seems that the two Green ministers are to be additional to the 25 SNP ones already in place, as there is no word of any of the 25 losing their jobs ("Green ministers' responsibilities overseen by Sturgeon lieutenants", The Herald, August 31). Mini...

By Scott Wright

A Scotland-focused caravan parks business has been sold amid a boom in demand for staycations.

A cleaner form of petrol is being introduced at filling stations across Britain from Wednesday.

THE final withdrawal from Afghanistan continued to dominate the newspaper comment sections with speculation on what the future holds.

Here's what you need to know about the impressive Scottish line up for Glasgow based BBC thriller The Control Room...

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MSPs are back in Holyrood after their long summer recess. Hurrah! This week will be dominated by the psycho-drama of inducting Green ministers into the Scottish Government – a first for British politics – but the main event of the start of any ne...

ONE could hear them choking on their cappuccinos in Murrell Towers yesterday when Greta Thurnberg firmly declined to buy into the proposition that Scotland is a “world-leader” in combating climate change.

A NEW car has been spotted in our area, making the noise of a fighter jet. Yellower than a sherbet lemon, it gets children in its vicinity wildly excited. “Rev it, rev it!”, they chant, and the driver – the Rev – obliges. Birds vacate the tre...

NORTH Sea industry leaders have mounted a spirited defence of the oil and gas sector warning that curbs on UK production would only increase reliance on imports and disrupt the energy transition.

SCOTS will still be able to self-identify as male or female in next year’s census, according to new guidance from the National Records of Scotland (NRS).

SNP and Green ministers have been told to urgency explain how transport and farming emissions will be cut at a faster rate than the rest of the UK.

Removing exams for 16-year-olds would help modernise pupil assessment processes and better align them with the “pioneering” aims of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), a major study suggests.

NICOLA Sturgeon has said the joint government deal with the Scottish Greens has made her mandate for a second independence referendum “undeniable”.

INDEPENDENT advisers have warned there must be a “very, very, very strong” justification for approving new oil and gas projects as the Conservatives’ argument to back the controversial Cambo plans have been criticised.

GORDON Ramsay Restaurants Ltd will open its first Bread Street Kitchen concept outside of London in St Andrew Square in Edinburgh.

ST JOHNSTONE skipper Jason Kerr is closing in on a move to League One side Wigan.

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MADEBRAVE, the Glasgow-based brand agency, has launched a new public relations division.

A SIGH of relief rippled through Scottish agriculture last week, as the Scottish Government finally unveiled its next steps for directing future farming policy.

SCOTLAND’S Finance Secretary has warned that she has no money to support businesses or furloughed workers if ministers are forced to roll out another lockdown unless the UK Government pays for it.

THE Scottish Greens are set to receive £230,000 of taxpayer funds intended for opposition parties despite being in government with the SNP, it has been confirmed.

DOWNING Street has denied reports that the British evacuation operation in Kabul lead to a gate at the airport remaining open prior to the terror attack.

BORIS Johnson is continuing to lead the Afghanistan operation despite leaving Downing Street for the countryside.

Scotland’s schooling system is facing a significant overhaul following the publication of research that proposes a greater role for approaches such as teacher assessment, online exams and oral presentations.

THE DEATH rate in the most deprived parts of Scotland is almost two times that of the most affluent areas – with higher mortality rates for the poorest Scots from Covid, suicide, alcohol and drugs.

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MARION Millar, the Scottish feminist charged with a hate crime, has made no plea in her first court appearance, as the case was continued to consider human rights issues.

Greta Thunberg has said she does not believe Scotland is a world leader on climate change, as the Scottish Government claims.

Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater will be formally appointed as junior ministers in the Scottish Government as Holyrood returns after the summer recess.