One thing which really struck home was the contrast between his awareness of the greater “hurt” to the “least well-off” from the inflation shock and the Chancellor’s attitude a few days earlier.

THE finance secretary has warned that major offshore windfarm developers could face financial penalties or lose their right to valuable leases in the new round of offshore wind projects if they fail to deliver on supply chain benefits to Scotland.

By Scott Wright

Brewin Dolphin has agreed to a £1.6 billion takeover offer from Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in a deal that is expected to be completed in the third quarter this year, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.

THE number of companies to sign up to a government scheme helping young people find opportunities in the wake of the pandemic has topped 500.

IN a utopia, of course, it would be free at the point of use. Imagine it - cutting about the city gratis, Point A to Point B or even Point Z if you wanted to, for absolutely nothing.

Material designed to help pupils get through this year’s exams is inconsistent, of poor quality and has left candidates feeling less sure about what to revise, according to teachers.

A councillor who had been accused of racism by the leader of Scottish Labour has been put forward as a candidate in the May elections.

A rally is set to take place in Glasgow on Saturday as cost-of-living costs rise.

ScotRail has returned to public ownership for the first time in 25 years and to celebrate the transition children will be able to ride trains for free this weekend.

Russian forces have left the site of the Chernobyl nuclear plant early on Friday amid reports of soldiers receiving "significant doses" of radiation.

The former chairman of Mitchells Roberton is retiring from the legal profession after 49 years with the same firm.

TWO new 5G hubs to bring help forward prototype products and nurture new talent have been announced for Scotland.

Air links play a critical role in Scotland’s economy and society, connecting different communities in Scotland together and us with the rest of the UK and internationally.

Since jet travel married low-cost European holidays to aviation in the 1960s, the industry has experienced cycles of high growth and rapid slow down which made long-term planning unpredictable. The 1970s saw fuel prices treble in weeks. The 1990s bro...

By Scott Wright

The aviation industry has an incredible track record of responding to existential challenges by regenerating just as regularly as a Time Lord in a Tardis. It’s fascinating to look back at the dawn of the jet age in the 1960s and early 70s – rathe...

DEVOLUTION is in “crisis”, Scotland’s most pre-eminent historian has warned.

AS the father of two unruly, unkempt children, I feel that I’m better placed than most to express an opinion on the locking up of under-18’s.

A developer progressing plans to build an apart-hotel on Arran’s seafront has said it will help address a shortage of “affordable” accommodation on the island.

EDINBURGH-based fungus specialist Rhizocore Technologies has secured £550,000 funding as the company mounts a push to boost sales of the pellets it developed to encourage the growth of trees.

HAVING just watched First Minister's Questions, it has occurred to me that Nicola Sturgeon would rather we thank her for saving 300 jobs than hold her to account for making life for the island communities difficult and poorer in so many ways. As an e...

THE takeover of John Menzies ("John Menzies accepts £571m takeover bid by Kuwaiti suitor", The Herald, March 31) illustrates the idiosyncratic link between spelling and pronunciation in Scotland.

Later this month the winners of this year’s s1jobs Recruitment Awards will be announced and the finalists have already been chosen.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

By Malcolm Roughead

Steven Camley's take on the return of state-run railways

Die Hard double

BACK in February, before Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine turned the geopolitical map of the world upside down and consumed our news agenda, I wrote on these pages the first of an intended three articles on Scotland’s constitutional future.

TIME is flying and here we are again on April Fools’ Day, but surely people don’t still fall for it all, do they?

TODAY, the cost of living crisis gets turbo-charged with average gas and electricity bills jumping by an eye-watering 54%.

Gillespie Macandrew is a successful independent Scottish legal firm seeking to appoint a non-executive Chair to assist in realising its ambitious plans to develop the business significantly over the next 3-5 years.

The Highway Code contains advice and rules for people on Britain’s roads.

A FRONTBENCH Tory MSP has been accused of being “deeply disrespectful” to communities in the north east of Scotland after incorrectly claiming that a controversial North Sea oil project has been factored into net zero plans by statutory advisers.

THE SCOTTISH Government has rejected calls to compensate workers sacked during the miners' strike, saying it's not within their power to do so.

ICONIC Scottish soft drinks company Bon Accord has hailed a new supply deal with supermarket giant Morrisons.

Nicola Sturgeon said that the SNP would push for complete control of Scotland's railways - as the train operation became nationalised from Friday.

Brewin Dolphin - one of the UK's largest wealth managers with Scottish offices in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow - has agreed to a £1.6 billion all-cash takeover offer from Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).

ANGUS Robertson has defended deploying civil servants to work on a new prospectus for independence, telling MSPs that “parties committed to there being a referendum" won the last election.

School pupils in Scotland will sit exams this year, the Deputy First Minister has said, despite high absence rates due to coronavirus.

AN SNP backbencher has warned the First Minister that her Government may miss out on the financial benefits of transforming to a net zero economy by neglecting “a thriving oil and gas sector”.

The Scottish Government has recorded more than 9000 new coronavirus cases and 35 further deaths have been reported overnight.

NEW analysis has revealed which areas in Scotland are worst hit by soaring petrol costs - and which regions pay the most for fuel.

THE HOME Office has failed ot implement the culture change needed following the Windrush Scandal, a new report has said.

AN MP has called for a new world body to be established to prosecute rape being used as a weapon of war.

Glasgow council city today moved to issue an apology on behalf of the city for its role and part in the slave trade.

EIGHTEEN councillors have already won their seats for the next term, despite the election not happening for another month.

MORE snow, hail, and ice is expected in parts of Scotland in a sharp change of weather from last week.

TWO new 5G hubs to help boost economic growth have been announced for Scotland.

DRUGGING offences in Scotland surged by 1,705 per cent last year, according to new figures uncovered by the Herald.