Sepsis is often mistaken for flu in the early stages. Experts tell Lisa Salmon the key signs suggesting you need urgent medical attention.

HUMZA Yousaf has revealed a bombardment of racist abuse and death threats targeted towards him over email.

Most of us know the tale of Greyfriars Bobby – the one about the policeman’s Skye terrier, who, after his master died refused to leave his grave even in the worst weather conditions.

A NEW Scottish national care service for children is being proposed by a think tank that has accused the Scottish Government of “failing children with the greatest disadvantage” with existing support.

ONE in five animals and plants deemed important to Scotland by ministers are under threat leading to new concerns that the nation is not doing enough to protect the nation's precious wildlife, landscape and environment.

ONE of Scotland's wealthiest men says he was a pawn in the Scottish Government's hunger to save Ferguson Marine to protect Scottish jobs.

No10 is seeking to cut Nicola Sturgeon out of the Cop26 summit to prevent her using it as “an advert for an independence campaign”, according to leaked messages.

Journalists enjoy the prerogative of the harlot and rarely have to take responsibility for what they say and write. So it’s time to fess up: I was wrong about Brexit. I still believe it was daft to leave, but I was wrong about the economic impact.

The leaked report also revealed the SNP is 'overwhelmed' by complaints within its own ranks.

IT is one of those moments when everyone can remember where they were when two planes struck the World Trade Centre.

THE leader of New Zealand’s Green Party has a word of advice for his Scottish counterparts as they prepare for government with the SNP. James Shaw entered a government pact with Labour in New Zealand in 2017 – so he knows all about the perils of ...

THE sound of fury will fill Westminster this week as MPs and peers return from their summer recess to express their alarm over what many regard as the worst failure of British foreign policy since the 1956 Suez crisis.

By Mike Ritchie

Scottish Labour is to oppose the Scottish Government’s vaccine passport plans for nightclubs and large events.

Afghanistan: Panjshir - The last redoubt of anti-Taliban resistance

THERE are two camps in the sporting world: those sports which acknowledge they have a doping problem and try to address it, and those which choose to pretend there is no problem.

This was always going to be a week of high anxiety. The scan results were either going to deliver the devastating news that the new chemo trial hadn’t worked and it was time to face the final curtain.

For generations it was the silver darlings, cured in salt, cooked in oatmeal or soused in vinegar that were the west coast fishermen’s catch of the day.

The Swedish player was penalised for picking up her opponent’s ball to concede a putt before the allotted time had elapsed.

THERE may be a better way to make your professional boxing debut but Scott Forrest is going to be hard pushed to find it.

THERE is plenty to catch the eye as the new SWPL 1 season starts today.

Ian Rankin on writing more parts for women in new novel The Dark Remains

There can be few adults of a certain age who didn't endure a bad experience at the dentist as a child.

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STEVE CLARKE has named his Scotland side to take on Moldova tonight.

Bread Street Kitchen, Edinburgh

Borges and Me: An Encounter

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The herb garden is becoming a bit tatty and less productive now. We want to tidy up while continuing to harvest and also to make it wildlife-friendly for as long as we can.

Here’s a question for you. Where do you find the most castles per acre in all of Europe? Apparently, it’s Aberdeenshire, which has an eye-watering 263. Most you can see, many you can visit – and some you can even stay in.

Gardening expert and broadcaster Pippa Greenwood looks at five edibles to start growing for the months ahead.

Damon Smith reviews this week's best releases

Bowhouse Market Weekend

The delay in a final decision on whether to offer coronavirus vaccines to all 12 to 15-year-olds is “frustrating”, an expert at a Scottish health board has said.

Mertoun House Gardens

ANDREW Neil is due to quit GB News, according to reports.

HUNGRY children queueing at a local soup kitchen to receive hot dinners on a school night has prompted a call for party leaders to attend the provision and “make a difference”.

We didn’t get off to the best of starts with the first of our latest World Cup qualifiers.

BE it a railway station, a shop, a museum or a hospital, some places would love to be “discovered” by TV. Think of all that free publicity. Somehow, I do not think the Ministry of Defence is going to feel the same way about Vigil (BBC1, Sunday-Mo...

DO you know the history of your house? Would you want to? All those thoughts about who traipsed those floors before you, where that crack in the ceiling came from, and why after all these years there is still a funny smell in that cupboard … it cou...

Fidelma Cook passed away in late June. We are running a selection of her columns as a tribute. This one is from January 2012. We hope you enjoy it.

THE plight of Scottish industry, from food to construction, is becoming more concerning by the week.

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IN 2002 Zalmay Khalilzad flew into Kabul, the capital of his homeland, in the wake of the American invasion. “It was like a dead city,” he recalls. “No cars, hardly any bicycles, shops empty, destruction in each and every way. It was heart-brea...

THE UK is the only country amongst its close European neighbours to have a negative trade balance on exports since the Brexit vote, new data has revealed.

STEVE CLARKE insists the only thing nervy about the win over Moldova at Hampden was the scoreline.

JAMES MCFADDEN has branded Tuesday night’s clash against Austria as MASSIVE after Scotland staggered to a 1-0 victory over Moldova.

BILLY GILMOUR admitted his excitement may have cost him his first international goal for Scotland.

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