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AT a time when so little seems certain we can at least, perhaps, agree on one thing: Boris Johnson can forget all about resigning if he receives that fixed penalty notice.

By Alison Rowat

THE Scottish Labour leader has accused the SNP leader of Scotland's largest local authority of putting her party before the interests of her city.

OF all the riders at National Track Cycling Championships over the next few days, Jenny Holl is going to be one of the busiest of the lot.

PERSIMMON has warned of an “economic impact” amid disruption caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

By Scott Wright

A daughter has told how she is still fighting for justice for her father following a catalogue of serious hospital failures in the run up to his death more than five years ago.

A lot has changed in the Scottish energy landscape in the last decade or so.

SCOTTISH Labour has raised £1 million in donations in the year since Anas Sarwar became leader, amid signs the party is gaining lost ground after years in the political doldrums, The Herald can reveal.

Earlier this week Kate Forbes published Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation. The introduction could have read ‘you can’t please all of the people all of the time, but we’ll give it a good go...’

I’m rooting for Anas Sarwar, I really am. He’s personable, he’s bright, and he says a lot of the right things. But I just cannot get my head round the Scottish Labour leader’s choice of a new logo for his party. A thistle? Really? Is that it?

SAM Michael Clark left his home in Aberdeen in 1975 at the age of 13. His destination was the Royal Ballet School in London, the city that he made home and where he subsequently formed his own dance company at the age of 22.

A FOURTH-generation retail and wholesale bakery business in Ayr and Prestwick, established in 1929, is being sold.

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A guide to last-minute easy costume ideas for World Book Day 2022.

A PAEDIATRIC cancer ward closed amid a string of infections is to reopen from next week following an £8.9 million refurbishment.

By Ian McConnell

ABERDEEN-based oil services heavyweight Sparrows Group is being acquired by a French group which sees growth potential in the business amid the energy transition.

Bus operator Stagecoach, which is looking to merge with National Express, has reported a recovery in demand since the easing of Covid restrictions in January.

Sausage skin maker Devro has upped its dividend for the first time since 2018 and signalled a strong start to the current year despite increasing cost pressures.

By Scott Wright

Describing the power of the tides to someone that has never witnessed them is like trying to describe a particular colour to someone with limited sight. One is forced to resort to clumsy comparisons.

LANDMARK reports on the threat of climate change have led campaigners to intensify calls for curbs on oil and gas activity just as the awful Russian assault on Ukraine has underlined the value of the North Sea industry.

“It’s Scotland’s oil” was the simple -– but effective – three-word slogan which propelled the SNP to breakthrough electoral success when the party won 11 constituencies and over a third of the Scottish popular vote at the October 1974 Gen...

IS THERE anything she cannot do?

WITH the ongoing situation in Ukraine, and the potential for things getting quickly out of hand, it is hugely important that all governments and institutions act with a unity and discipline of purpose. We need to have a situation where, when Vladimir...

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

WE live in strange cart-before-the-horse times. Most of us rush out with an answer, so convinced in this polarised age of our moral right and intellectual superiority, before we even know what the question is; we can all be foolish people.

In 2003 Teddy Jamieson met a teenage Nicola Benedetti at the very start of her career. In the wake of her appointment as the new director of the Edinburgh International Festival we revisit that interview.

A new programme powered by Scottish training provider The Verdancy Group and Skills Development Scotland aims to educate and inform senior leaders across a number of business sectors in how to attain net zero goals, writes Andrew Collier.

Our cartoonist Steven Camley's take on the "Pariah Olympics"

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The family of Sarah Everard have paid tribute to her on the first anniversary of her murder by a police officer, saying she was “wonderful and we miss her all the time”.

Both Kyiv and Kharkiv were came under heavy shellfire while people cowered in basements, underground stations and bunkers below

It comes after the IPC initially said Russian and Belarusian athletes would be allowed to compete under a neutral flag at the Beijing Winter Paralympics.

Yuriy Kachak said he felt “helpless” as news of the Russian invasion unfolded

SOME things shouldn’t need saying. But Nicola Sturgeon yesterday felt obliged to say this: “There is no connection between a war in Ukraine and the support and campaign for independence in Scotland.”

The 33-year-old marketing executive went missing on March 3 as she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham, south London.

Royal Mail is also marking the 25th anniversary of World Book Day with a special postmark.

Here's a great gift guide for coffee lovers - from affordable little treats and giftsets to espresso machines from £29.

THIS was the time of year when, during his four seasons as a member of the Scotland Sevens squad, Ally Miller would be preparing to head off to glamorous venues such as Las Vegas, Dubai and Singapore. Right now, though, he is preparing for a trip to ...

A late Ryan Edwards own-goal handed Livingston the advantage in the fight for Europe.

With this fixture being played on the day that it was confirmed that Rangers will join Celtic in the Sydney Super Cup later this year, it was inevitable that there would be some form of backlash in the stadium.

Nicola Sturgeon has defended the Scottish Government’s new economic strategy - warning it is "integral and essential" to her plans to break Scotland away from the United Kingdom.

SNP ministers have been warned not to sacrifice women’s rights and safety ahead of unveiling contentious plans for reforming the Gender Recognition Act.

NICOLA Sturgeon has admitted that decarbonising Scotland’s buildings is “one of the most significant and difficult challenges” as she was warned work must begin immediately if the £33bn ambition is to become a reality.

NICOLA Sturgeon has warned that there is a failure to “properly grasping the magnitude” of the Ukrainian refugee crisis as she appealed for red tape to be cut so that “anyone fleeing Ukraine can come to the UK”.