THE city of New York has declared a state of emergency due to “brutal flooding” after being caught by the tail end of Hurricane Ida.

The UK Government has denied claims of plans to move the UK nuclear deterrent amid reports of secret contingency plans in the event of Scottish independence.

NORTH Lanarkshire and West Lothian have become two of the UK's top ten noisy neighbour hotspots as a new study found that the number of complaints more than doubled in a year in parts of Scotland during the Covid pandemic.

By Scott Wright

SNP and Green ministers have been told to draw up a strategy to encourage Scots to take up “climate-friendly diets” – as part of immediate action experts have demanded in ramping up the fight against the climate crisis.

By Scott Wright

COUNCIL leaders have warned that vital funding for frontline services could be put at risk under “mammoth” plans to create a National Care Service.

ONE HUNDRED groups have written to the Prime Minsiter calling for him to reverse the planned £20 reduction in Universal Credit.

Students from deprived and rural backgrounds face losing out under the Turing exchange scheme because it offers “lesser levels of funding” compared with the EU's Erasmus+ programme, Scottish colleges have warned.

HEALTH Secretary Humza Yousaf missed yesterday's Covid statement in the Scottish Parliament - after collapsing and rupturing his achilles.

AS the President’s car raced towards Air Force One, senior adviser Karl Rove noticed something he had never seen before. There were four police cars surrounding the main vehicle, two in the front, two at the back.

A US helicopter company has hailed the acquisition of Scottish-based offshore aviation firm as "a great success".

There are only two weeks left until The Herald COP26: A Catalyst for Change virtual business breakfast, bringing together a variety of experts to explore how Scotland can ensure a sustainable future.

AS the co-operation deal between the SNP and the Scottish Greens was confirmed at Holyrood on Tuesday amid fanfare, leaders of one of the country’s most important industries struggled to make themselves heard.

By Kristy Dorsey

It flagged plans to increase the number of positions in this operation to 600 in its first year, while underlining its commitment to Scotland

YOU may have read about Cristiano Ronaldo’s greatly publicised, highly vaunted transfer from Juventus to Manchester United over the last week or so. The Portuguese superstar – unquestionably one of the greatest players to ever grace the sport –...

TEACHERS' risk of being hospitalised with Covid more than doubled after remote learning ended and schools in Scotland reopened for the autumn term last year, according to a new study.

By Ian McConnell

A Middle East firm which has a big North Sea business has indicated it may exit the industry amid the transition to a less carbon-intensive energy system.

PROSERV Controls has hailed ScottishPower Renewables' backing as a “vital step forward” for its subsea cable condition monitoring system for offshore windfarms.

It is a pioneering and inspiring coaching programme which gives young people in Glasgow the chance to develop their skills through an apprentice scheme.

IN his latest article (“Afghan animal rescuer Pen Farthing is not a second Noah. He’s a selfish moral imbecile”, The Herald, August 31) Andrew McKie calls Mr Farthing foul-mouthed, and by implication psychopathic. It’s interesting the extent ...

A SHORTAGE of brie, underage sexting and the vindication of Piers Morgan’s comments about Meghan Markle were the topics raised by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

THE persistent claim of both governments during Covid has been to prevent the NHS being “overwhelmed”.

I can’t remember her name now but she was a young Alsatian and we weren’t getting in until she’d checked us over. We’d already been through the blast barriers and the barbed wire and the metal detectors but the dog was there for one last sear...

Fall of man

IT would be easier and quicker for the Tories to just line up the poor and punch folk individually in the face. If you want to deliver pain and suffering, after all, get it done in the most efficient, speediest manner.

IN the 1920s, the oil had to flow and it had to flow profitably. If such mere things as governments, laws and even royalty were getting in the way of that, then they had to be subverted. Arrangements had to be made. And what better way of arranging t...

“Heard about the law change?” asks a new Scottish government advert. “All Scottish homes need interlinked fire alarms by February.” New legislation, brought in following the Grenfell tragedy, means that Scotland will become the first UK natio...

THERE was a lot of high-falutin talk when Nicola Sturgeon laid her cooperation deal with the Scottish Greens before MSPs on Tuesday, and plenty of low politics too.

IT could be the mother of all Christmas parties. A week before Santa gets on his round, Scotland’s undisputed world boxing champion Josh Taylor finally returns home for his own big day.

AFTER weeks of speculation St Johnstone finally confirmed that striker Eetu Vertainen joined the club.

Passengers face further disruption on Scotland's railways as hundreds of engineering workers voted to take industrial action following the collapse of pay talks.

Only about one in 20 pupils identified as contacts of schoolmates who had Covid-19 went on to test positive, according to a major new study.

FERGUSON Marine's turnaround director has said the shipyard is on the road to recovery - while saying he is confident that the first of two overdue ferries will arrive next year.

AN SNP MP has challenged the Foreign Secretary over his movements when the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

THE FOREIGN Secretary is to visit the region around Afghanistan for talks on the rescue effort for those left in Kabul.

Hibernian have announced the signing of highly-rated Scottish youngster Dylan Tait from Raith Rovers for an undisclosed fee.

NICOLA Sturgeon is to announce plans for vaccine certificates in Scotland.

CALLS have been made for door-to-door Covid testing in an East Dunbartonshire town - after it was reported that almost half the pupils of one schools are absent and self-isolating due to Covid.

There have been 6,170 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

INTERNATIONAL football returns tonight as Scotland take on Denmark in World Cup qualifying.

GAMEKEEPERS have said they are "sickened" after a Scottish Government agency sanctioned a second "unjustified" taxpayer-funded cull of deer.

FORMER Chancellor Philip Hammond has been found to have acted against ministerial rules when he lobbied the Treasury on behalf of a bank.

OLIVIER NTCHAM has finally found a new club after his Celtic exit.

Specialist cask traders Whisky Investment Partners are sponsoring Scotland's first-ever Football Legends Golf Series, a charity tournament bringing together famous names from Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and Aberdeen.

IN parts of the United States there has been a run on the livestock dewormer ivermectin because humans are using it. Demand for ivermectin is so high in Iowa that farmers are struggling to get hold of supplies.

Colette O’Neil