Scotland is suffering from a "chronic" housing shortfall which is now approaching 100,000 homes, resulting in the loss of 8000 new job opportunities.

NINE old bangers dumped at a Scottish reservoir beauty spot over 30 years ago have finally been removed.

HELENA Kennedy's report for the Scottish Government into whether misogyny should be criminalised contains a laundry list of examples of the daily, grinding misogynistic acts faced by women.

Scottish councils must reverse cuts to the number of registered teachers in nurseries, union bosses have warned.

A REPORT from a leading think-tank this week warning that “a deep living standards downturn is just getting going” in the UK makes for very worrying reading indeed.

WITHOUT wishing to cramp the style of any pregnant ladies out there, may I humbly suggest that you give This is Going to Hurt (BBC1, Tuesday) a body swerve till the new arrival is a bit older? Say, 34?

Ahead of Line of Duty's cast reunion, here is a list of five of the show's most jaw-dropping moments as we take a trip down memory lane.

Retailer John Lewis has returned to paying its employees a full-year bonus and will shell out a further £54 million on top of that for a 2 per cent pay rise to ensure all staff are earning the minimum of the real living wage.

NORTH Sea gas production is being ramped up amid global fears over energy security in the wake of the war in Ukraine, The Herald can reveal.

The UK Government will ask the British public to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the fighting in their country amid continuing criticism of its response to the refugee crisis.

By Scott Wright

Almost a third of Scottish jobs are being advertised online at under the real living wage, according to exclusive research by The Ferret, prompting campaigners to condemn the “scandal” of low pay across the country.

SHELL chief executive Ben van Beurden has seen the value of his total pay rise by more than a quarter after the oil giant achieved bumper profits amid the surge in oil and gas prices last year.

By Scott Wright

Young Enterprise Scotland has secured more than £95,000 of funding to build a new community business start-up space at its headquarters in Rouken Glen.

By Ian McConnell

Around 1.2 million Scots say they are struggling to keep up with household bills and credit commitments, an increase of nearly half a million since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

NEIL Mackay is assuredly correct (“There can be no indyref while Putin is murdering Ukraine”, The Herald, March 8). And Tom Gordon points out the propensity of the SNP for delaying a second referendum ("SNP’s Indyref2 delay over Ukraine won’t...

I’VE never felt more ashamed to hold a British passport than I do today, after reading that the UK has approved only 760 visas for Ukrainian refugees (“PM vows refugees to UK will rise 'very sharply'", The Herald, March 10). It’s not even clear...

Our cartoonist Steven Camley's take on the Scottish Tory leader's decision to withdraw his no confidence letter on the Prime Minister.

Road to ruin

WHEN was the last time you tucked into some liver and onions or a slice of pork pie? These delicacies are among a raft of traditional British grub said to be in danger of dying out and some historic Scots fare is on the list too.

THE A77 Trunk Road is one of Scotland’s main transport arteries. Designated as a key trade link between Ireland and Scotland, large parts of the route from Stranraer to Glasgow are comprised of narrow lanes, dangerous junctions, sharp bends, deadly...

Apple revealed a new iPhone 13 and 13 Pro colour during its sneak peek event and we can't wait to pre-order it.

Nicola Sturgeon will face questions from Douglas Ross, Anas Sarwar and backbench MSPs at First Minister's Questions.

SCOTLAND are set to replace their postponed Ukraine World Cup qualifier play-off with a friendly against Poland, according to reports.

GREGOR Townsend has urged World Rugby to make a fresh ruling on hand-offs to the face after Scotland winger Duhan van der Merwe was suspended for three weeks for a fend in a club game.

THE Scottish FA and Scottish Professional Football League have suspended broadcasting of matches in Russia amid the war on Ukraine.

ST JOHNSTONE youngster Max Kucheriavyi has bravely opened up on the “humanitarian catastrophe” that his family and friends are currently going through in Ukraine amid the ongoing invasion from Russian troops.

DOUGLAS Ross has been accused of having the “backbone of a jellyfish” after he withdrew his letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson.

TWO of Scotland’s oldest law firms have merged, it has been announced this afternoon.

MINISTERS are to begin removing Scotland's older high speed trains one of which was at the centre of a horror rail crash near Stonehaven in which three people died and six were injured.

Northern Irish construction group Graham will lead the consortium charged with delivering a new multi-million pound regeneration housing development in the Scottish capital.

LIZ Truss has warned that Vladimir Putin would be making a “grave mistake” if he turned to chemical weapons as part of his continued assault on Ukraine.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been branded utterly “irresponsible” and “naive” after she suggested a no-fly zone over Ukraine should not be ruled out by Western leaders.

ROMAN ABRAMOVICH has been sanctioned by the UK Government, freezing the Russian-Israeli billionaire’s planned sale of Chelsea.

Nicola Sturgeon has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of reaching “a new low” and committing war crimes in Ukraine.

BOXING judge Ian John-Lewis has been reprimanded for his scoring of the recent world title fight between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall.

NICOLA Sturgeon has insisted that it is “not credible” to turn to ramping up North Sea oil and gas production as a short-term solution to banning Russian fossil fuels imports.

A West End chippy has been included in an official selection of the top ten best fish and chip restaurants in the UK.

Scotland’s most notorious urban eyesore is to be bought, demolished and replaced.

WHEN Aberdeen released a statement on Tuesday afternoon announcing that Scott Brown had departed the club, it should have come as little surprise.

A UNION has called for ScotRail to ban 'museum piece' high speed trains in the wake of a damning report over rail management failings blamed for the horror rail crash near Stonehaven in which three people died and six were injured.

PRITI Patel has been forced into a “long overdue U-turn” with a new streamlined process meaning refugees fleeing war in Ukraine will no longer have to queue for visa appointments before coming to the UK.

SHELL chief executive Ben van Beurden has seen the value of his total pay rise by more than a quarter after the oil giant achieved bumper profits amid the surge in oil and gas prices.

Retailer John Lewis has restored its staff bonus after reporting sharply lower annual losses, saying its recovery plan is gaining momentum.

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has denied reports that he is set to quit as the party's Westminster leader.

THE Outlander star addressed the rumours that he will be cast as the next James Bond...

WHATEVER his other qualities, Ian Blackford has a talent for making headlines. Sometimes even useful ones.

A SERIES of deadly rail management failings have been blamed for the horror rail crash near Stonehaven in which three people died and six were injured.