SCOTTISH Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has announced he is isolating after testing positive for coronavirus.

Signs that life has taken a turn for the worst, number 12: you are snapped in the back of a car being driven away at speed from an angry mob. It is a pose usually forced upon notorious criminals on their way to jail, or, more recently, the Prime Mini...

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A MASSIVE pandemic backlog of 42,000 criminal cases across Scotland's courts has lead to fears of victims "taking the law into their own hands", ministers have been told.

Scottish independence would create an international border cutting across Britain from the North Sea to the Solway Firth. What are the economic consequences of introducing a border between Scotland and the rest of the UK?

Right, I’m just going to come out and say it because it’s better to get these things over and done with. I know you’ll judge me. I know you’ll think “oh, he’s really lost it this time” but I try to say what I really believe in these col...

Parents are being warned to be vigilant of an online gaming application following police concerns about possible child grooming and sexual exploitation.

ARE we living in a new golden age for Scotch whisky?

SHARES in John Menzies soared after the Scottish airport services business revealed a “highly opportunistic” takeover bid from a Kuwait-based company.

Watchdogs are processing an unprecedented wave of complaints about MSPs in the wake of the Alex Salmond inquiry.

Scottish pupils face gaping holes in the tutoring provision available to support their education, MSPs have been warned.

THE PUBLICLY-owned shipyard at the centre of a ferries fiasco has been criticised after not considering a single female candidate for its £205,000 CEO position – despite speaking to almost 50 men for the role.

Brexit means that EU membership would "pose new challenges for an independent Scotland’s relationship" with the rest of the UK, a constitutional expert warns.

The Second World War veteran whose charity walks inspired the nation at the start of the coronavirus pandemic died last year, aged 100.

PLANS have been unveiled for a 338-home development on the waterfront comprising four, 10 to 14-storey buildings.

A decision to drop the legal requirement for people to self-isolate following a positive Covid-19 test in England have been made "in the interests of Boris Johnson", Scotland's Health Secretary has said.

A murder investigation has been launched after a grandfather was attacked in a “particularly violent and sustained assault” in his home.

Police said several weather-related collisions were reported on Thursday morning on the M8, M9 and M90

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More than 70 per cent of people in the UK believe it is easy to start a business but less than one in ten have any intention of doing so, with “fear of failure” higher than in many other parts of the world.

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Of all the lines in the Scottish Government’s White Paper on independence, perhaps the one rendered most contentious in light of Brexit appears in the Q&A section as question 267.

In an otherwise mixed bag of claims, the White Paper Scotland’s Future published by the Scottish Government in 2013 got one thing right.

EDINBURGH-based Aegon UK’s chief executive, Mike Holliday-Williams, has hailed a strong performance by the investment platform business and said it does not need to do acquisitions to maintain growth in a sector which is attracting strong investor ...

PEOPLE with dementia, particularly care home residents early in the pandemic, were “disproportionately” vulnerable to fatal Covid infections, according to a new report.

An entrepreneur behind an emerging Scottish cashmere brand has revealed plans to open the business’ first retail outlet in the United Arab Emirates.

PENSIONS giant Royal London, which is a big employer in Scotland, has said merger talks with fellow mutual LV= have ended as it cast doubt on the firm’s chances of survival as an independent.

Outlander star Steven Cree said of the area he grew up in that those on a flying visit might not appreciate “all of its charms”.

Exercise is safe and effective for people born with heart defects and could help them live longer, a Scottish study found.

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Royal Mail will introduce new "reinvented" stamps after a successful trial of the new designs. 

THE first article in your series on the independence debate ("The EU and independence: Eyes wide open to the challenges Scotland could face getting back in the club", The Herald, February 9) was about EU membership and I found it easy to read, inform...

Comedian Jimmy Carr has defended his controversial holocaust joke. He said on his Netflix special, "When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of 6 million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine. But they ne...

Smart meters will automatically send updates on energy usage every 30 minutes, Ofgem announced.

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the rise in complaints about MSPs

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LET’S state the obvious first: Vladimir Putin is a monstrous individual sitting atop a murderous, authoritarian regime, and appeasing him would pave a bloody path to hell which we’ve trod before in Europe within living memory.

Dr Ranj regularly appears on This Morning offering medical advice to viewers.

LIKE much about pensions, the current argument over the state pension in an independent Scotland is a chewy affair.

This roundup could give you the gift inspiration you need for those who love DIY or cars.

The “aisle of dreams” in Aldi and Lidl is popular with shoppers keen to find a bargain on anything from gardening tools to clothing - find out what's on from February 10.

Here are some of the best last-minute Valentine's Day gifts to buy this year.

The Perfume Shop has plenty of Valentine's Day deals for that special someone, here is what's on offer.

Here is a list of some of the most common words in the English language ending in SE.

This was a long overdue apology for what had gone on before between the Saints this season and could even be described as something of a thriller. 

IT wasn’t the subtlest of timed moves in Boris’s desperate strategy to save his premiership.

EIGHT ferry services have had to be suspended while other services were hit by cancellations due to issues with weather and a ferry breakdown.

Scottish television presenter Kirsty Young and her husband are planning to build the lodge on Inchconnachan on Loch Lomond

SCOTLAND’S Finance Secretary has claimed that SNP ministers will not receive any extra funding to mitigate soaring energy bills.

NICOLA Sturgeon has claimed that which government would pay out pensions if Scotland won separation from the United Kingdom would be “a matter of negotiation at the point of independence”.