THE NATIONALISATION of ScotRail is set to cost the taxpayer over £4m, it has emerged.

SCOTLAND'S largest council said they will be seeking an urgent meeting with union leaders as strike dates were revealed in a row over equal pay compensation payments.

A SCOTTISH landowner and investor has moved to accelerate ground-breaking biofuel plant technology and production in a move that could also provide a boost to Scotch producers across the country.

THE CHANCELLOR should use extra taxes raised as a result of the rising cost of living to mitigate its impacts on the public, MPs have said.

The Education Secretary is facing calls for more support to tackle distressed and problematic pupil behaviour after figures showed the percentage of exclusions due to physical assault, fighting and threats of violence is rising.

FOR a brief spell, around 2014, I tried in vain to reclaim the word "slut".

THOSE still failing to grasp the permanent nature and the scale of the damage – a camp which seemingly includes members of the Johnson Cabinet –

TENS of thousands of children in Scotland will be “locked in poverty” unless ministers take radical action, a grim new report has warned.

ONE of the most exciting parts of Line of Duty was the real police lingo that punctuated the relentless chasing of bent coppers.

A SCOTTISH travel technology company has been acquired by global hospitality solutions vendor Nonius.

LET's get the controversy of the weekend out of the way first. Having been reckless in his attempt to tackle Ireland’s vice-captain James Ryan, Charlie Ewels deserved to be sent off even as early in the game as it happened.

GLASGOW-based Smart Metering Systems (SMS) has grown profits by 20 per cent amid turmoil in energy markets and said it is well positioned for further growth.

THE Scottish Government has been urged to do more to stop university lecturers sharing “pro-Putin propaganda.”

THE big games keep on coming for Rangers.

The current spike in Covid-19 cases caused by a sub-variant of Omicron could reach its peak in the next few weeks, a virologist suggested.

Ukraine said it saw possible room for compromise in talks with Russia despite Moscow’s stepped up bombardment of Kyiv and new assaults on the port city of Mariupol.

Most testing in Scotland will end next month, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

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ABERDEEN-based Wood has recruited an American woman who was judged to be an executive to watch by contemporaries to play a key role in the management of the group.

AN OFFICE block in Glasgow city centre that dates from the 1970s is poised to be rejuvenated.

A nurse who dragged a dementia patient to her room and then administered a potentially lethal dose of sedation later admitted she was, “not fit to practice.”

IT is easy enough to point out the inconsistency and even hypocrisy of western governments’ response to the invasion of Ukraine by showing how they have ignored, colluded, or actively participated in a series of international wars and insurgencies,...

THE SNP’s alliance with the Scottish Green Party has become a liability. Even the most sycophantic of Nicola Sturgeon’s coterie must now see that. The Greens conference at the weekend confirmed that interests and objectives of the SNP and their c...

WHEN reading of last week’s recommendation that the Scottish Government should introduce legislation to use the criminal law to tackle misogyny in Scotland, there will be plenty of folk who will have thought: “Oh no, not again! Have these people ...

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

LAST week the Misogyny Working Group in Holyrood launched their paper that argues for the need to make sexism a crime. But sexism, from their perspective, is only something that should be punished when carried out by men, not women.

The Covid pandemic has provoked a change in how we see our homes and one result has been a huge rise in demand for new-build houses.  More space, flexible lay-outs, access to gardens and eco-credentials have all been on the shopping list and despite...

LET me share a secret. Nobody in Scotland’s islands currently gives a toss where two new CalMac ferries are to be built. If Timbuctoo was in the shipbuilding business, that would do nicely.

Early treatment for rheumatoid arthritis could 'reverse' the risk of hospital admissions and poor health outcomes, particularly in younger patients, a study found.

By Dr Waiyin Hatton

Our cartoonist Steven Camley's take on homes pledged for 100,000 Ukrainians. Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 7000. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website thepicturedesk.co.uk.

Energy solution OUR glorious leader, Boris Johnson, has admitted the West’s reliance on Russian oil and gas was a “terrible mistake”.

THE CHANCELLOR should use extra taxes raised as a result of the rising cost of living to mitigate its impacts on the public, MPs have said.

The Met Office say Brits can expect a "fine few days" this week as temperatures will be above average.

These are all the runners and riders for the seven races taking place at Cheltenham Festival today

Nicola Sturgeon announces face coverings to stay amid rise in Covid-19 cases.

IT's nice work if you can get it. Conservative estimates suggest the European Ryder Cup captaincy is worth around £2m in sponsorships and other lucrative odds and sods for the man at the helm.

Boris Johnson has declared Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates “key international partners” in efforts to reduce dependence on Russian energy after the invasion of Ukraine.

COMEDIAN Jim Davidson has come under fire after slamming celebrities including Benedict Cumberbatch who said he would share his home with a Ukrainian refugee on the BAFTAs red carpet.

SOCIAL Bite has opened its first coffee shop outside of Scotland amid fears the cost-of-living crisis will see “a further rise in homelessness” the UK.

The Scottish Government has been pressed to take urgent action on legal aid following a funding boost for the sector in England and Wales.

BUSINESS leaders have labelled delays to lifting rules on face mask requirements a “bitter disappointment” warning the move risks putting “recovery into reverse gear again”.

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NICOLA Sturgeon has defended soaring costs of the Scottish Government’s vaccine passport app – insisting that failing to act would have been costly.

THE organisers of the smash hit exhibition Van Gogh Alive, which opens in Edinburgh on Thursday, has announced a partnership agreement with drinks giant Diageo.

THE United Nations has warned that nuclear conflict is now a possibility, as Russia's war in Ukraine continues to escalate.

Gary Gray: An appreciation

MINISTERS have come under fire for continuing to withhold vital information about the revised timelines and costs over the delivery of long-delayed lifeline ferries under construction at nationalised Ferguson Marine.