A month on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the focus shifts to Brussels, where world leaders are gathering for a series of summits.

MPs have raised protests that a survey of bank use during the Covid lockdown has been used to justify the closing of 19 Bank of Scotland branches.

STATE-CONTROLLED ferry owners have been accused of acting unlawfully over the awarding of key lifeline ferry contracts to Turkey after it emerged that there is no direct Scottish community benefits from the contract.

THE first of a series of installations to create Scotland's Covid memorial is now in place at Glasgow's Pollok Country Park.

A VIGIL was held in Glasgow's George Square to remember those lost to Covid on the second anniversary of the first national lockdown.

Car retailer Pendragon has warned that the Ukraine conflict could worsen the shortage of new vehicles that has boosted prices across the market and allowed the dealership to post record profits for 2021.

ONCE more, the House of Commons witnessed the Conservatives positioning themselves as the party of the lower classes, admirers of Scotland, and passionate in pro-refugee sentiment.

IS IT yet genocide? Is this what we’re watching take shape in Ukraine? A genocide in Europe at the hands of the Russian army?

MINISTERS will today publish new proposals to tackle child poverty a week after a report warned tens of thousands of children in Scotland will be "locked in poverty" unless radical action is taken.

THE UK Government is ramping up its military support to "keep the flames of freedom alive" in Ukraine with thousands of anti-tank and high explosive missiles being prepared to support forces.

Next month, on April 1st, ScotRail returns to public ownership. It was last in public ownership in 1997 when the privatisation legislation of 1994 of the then Conservative Government, led by Prime Minister John Major, came into effect.

THE sale of a Glasgow dental clinic has come amid "strong buyer appetite" in a competitive city market, an expert has said.

By Scott Wright

OIL services giant Petrofac has reported a net loss of $195 million, more than half of which included a penalty imposed by the Crown Court following a Serious Fraud Office investigation.

RESULTS from major drinks and leisure companies in recent days offered a rare flicker of hope for those keen to see the hospitality sector bounce back from the darkest days of the pandemic.

The Scottish Government has been impressive on Russia. Hasn’t it? Nicola Sturgeon said Russia should face the most severe sanctions. The finance secretary Kate Forbes also said it was the moral responsibility of every Scottish business to stop trad...

Dozens of Ukrainian orphans have clapped and cheered as their plane touched down in the UK.

BRACE yourself for a blast from the past as MTV launches two new nostalgia-stoking UK music channels on March 31. According to the network, the unveiling of MTV 80s and MTV 90s will "provide a dedicated home for era-defining hits across all genres".

By Ian McConnell

By Ian McConnell

SOME six years ago you found space to publish the first letter I wrote pleading for "a change of course and for us to stop propping up a failing yard". You also published a further letter warning of the consequences and risk of nationalisation in Jul...

SCOTTISH finance secretary Kate Forbes is being urged to follow Rishi Sunak’s lead and cut the basic rate of income tax.

Hints and answers for today's Wordle.

“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow” goes the14th-century English proverb – and a 200-year project is bringing it to life.

Scotland is the home of golf, and our pick of picturesque courses highlight some stunning locations that will suit all visitors down to a tee down to a tee.

Our cartoonist's take on Rishi Sunak's "Spring Statement".

KILMARNOCK novelist and architect David F Ross took part in a heated office competition to decide which of his colleagues had stayed in the "most challenging" accommodation for work purposes.

Bunting at the ready! This year marks Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, a time where the nation will come together to celebrate the Queen’s 70 incredible years of service.

THE M73 is closed in both directions due to a lorry fire.

Footage of a man appearing to carry out a firebomb attack on the Kremlin in Moscow has been circulating on Russian social media channels.

He called for people to visibly show their support for Ukraine exactly one month after Russia launched its invasion.

Rishi Sunak will deliver his spring statement today as a cost-of-living crisis grips the country.

ANALYSTS have said the Chancellor's statement today will benefit those already earning the most, more than the poorest in society.

FOR some they were the tears they had held back for two years and for those gathered at the site of what will become Scotland’s Covid memorial the depth of emotion felt became all too apparent.

AN Aberdeen-based oil and gas business has stepped into the geothermal energy market for the first time.

Fresh doubt has been cast over the future of those at the helm of Scotland’s exams agency after an influential government advisor called on them to think hard about whether they are capable of leading it.

MINISTERS admit that further problems with lifeline ferries languishing in a Scottish shipyard will delayed by eight months and will add a further £8.7m to the costs taking the bill to a quarter of a billion pounds.

SCOTLAND’S Finance Secretary has criticised the Chancellor’s spring statement, saying it does nothing to help families facing fuel poverty.

Opposition politicians have criticised the Chancellor's spending announcements today, arguing they do not go far enough to help those struggling the most.

THE CHANCELLOR has announced an immediate cut to fuel tax, and a rise to tax-free wage levels as a means of helping with the rising cost of living.

P&O Ferries have come under fire as it said it offered 800 redundant staff  £36.5m in total - with around 40 getting more than £100,000 each and denied breaking the law.

THE GOVERNMENT will take legal action against P&O after it axed 800 staff and replaced them instantly with a cheaper workforce.

INFLATION has risen to a 30 year high, up to 6.2 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics has revealed.

A Glasgow dental clinic has been sold amid plans to "push the practice to its full potential".

BORIS Johnson and Rishi Sunak both seem to favour an approach which is big on populism, always apparently keen on portraying themselves as

Call that a paella? Just because it’s got some rice and is cooked in a big, flat pan, doesn’t mean it’s the real deal. After years of controversy the dish has been pinned down and many of the ingredients you think might belong – fish, shellfi...

Scottish ministers approved a calamitous contract for the construction of two ferries despite being warned that it carried “significant risks” for taxpayers, the public spending watchdog has found.

MULTIPLE failures have led to a risk that vital lifeline vessels at the centre of Scotland's ferry-building fiasco may never be put into service.

I remember when no one had died; I remember when the worst-case scenario was 20,000 deaths.

Sanctions against Russia could have a “catastrophic and long lasting” impact on the country, but they will come at a cost to the UK and the poorest households will be hit hardest, an influential group of MPs has warned.