AN unusual number of hepatitis cases have been detected in young children across Scotland's central belt.

STRUGGLED to achieve the recommended eight hours last night. What a world. Just when you think the water barrel of misery cannot hold another drop along comes the news that there are fewer billionaires on the planet this year than last.

HOLYROOD’S Easter recess offers a chance to reflect on matters away from the day-to-day rush. Like the milestone Nicola Sturgeon reaches next month.

CAR dealership owner Lookers has hailed a record year despite coronavirus and new vehicle supply constraints.

SHELL got $121 million (£90m) net tax rebates from the UK Government last year when the group benefitted from the surge in oil and gas prices, which has fuelled a cost of living crisis.

I was visiting some friends the other day and got talking to their 14-year-old daughter about a film she’d just watched: The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep’s movie about Margaret Thatcher. So what did you think of it, I asked. “Mrs Thatcher was awful,...

SCOTTISH Labour will place action to tackle the cost-of-living crisis “front and centre” of the party’s local councils election campaign.

BORIS Johnson should resign over the partygate scandals, most Scottish voters believe.

The crypto market has experienced rapid growth over the past few years, growing to reach a market cap of over 1.5 trillion dollars. Cardano is a coin that has been able to benefit from this growth, rising a whopping 5,900% since its inception to the ...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's wife, Akshata Murty, has claimed non-domicile status for UK tax purposes.

The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol has put the number of civilians killed there at more than 5000, as Ukraine braced for what could become a climactic battle for control of the country’s industrial east.

IT is all change at the BBC with the big revolving door seeing plenty of action as a raft of household names exit for pastures new.

HALF of myeloma patients have been left with life-altering spinal fractures, kidney failure, and other avoidable complications due to delays in diagnosing the blood cancer, according to new research.

What does the future hold for Scotland’s cities, post-pandemic? Reopening of social life should be the catalyst for fresh thinking and investment.

HUNDREDS of lab staff at Scotland’s flagship Covid testing site are facing redundancy within weeks despite record virus rates.

WHEN Hannah Toohill began experiencing excruciating back pain during her second pregnancy, she felt certain it “wasn’t normal”.

Easter beckons and, with it, a renewed hope for Scottish businesses for a return to prosperity in 2022, as the majority of Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted and life returns to some normality.

A DENTAL practice set up by a husband and wife team has been acquired by a growing group.

I THINK I reacted exactly the way I was supposed to last week when a Tory MP suggested that we should have a national Margaret Thatcher Day. I started cussing and swearing and giving it “that-bloody-woman” all over the shop. Which means, if I und...

GLASGOW-based intellectual property firm Creation IP has been bought by a bigger rival amid consolidation in the sector.

THE UN should act to demand an immediate ceasefire in Mariupol, and create a UN military force to escort the Red Cross to get aid into, and civilians who want to leave out of, Mariupol and other besieged Ukrainian towns and cities to which the Russia...

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The last two years have brought about rapid change in how services especially our health and social care services are delivered . From the development of the testing programme, the rapid roll-out of(vaccines and the move from in-person visits to tele...

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THERE’S only one truly human response to Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine: rage. But what does rage become, where does it go? Often rage shape-shifts into revenge. Dark thoughts about ‘what Russia deserves’ for its crimes, have passed through m...

A public health leader who suggested doctors should take a pay cut to help reduce health inequalities has retired from Scotland’s biggest health board.

NEW North Sea oil and gas licensing will begin this autumn as the UK sets out a vision to "generate and produce" more home-grown energy -–with renewables, nuclear power and hydrogen all set to be ramped up.

The origins of formal Highland dress can be traced back to the 16th century and were worn as a display of power and wealth, research revealed.

Natalie McGarry “dumped” a bag full of receipts on the doorstep of former health secretary Jeane Freeman, as Women For Independence grew increasingly concerned about their accounts, Glasgow Sheriff Court heard today.

THE UK will “generate and produce” more home-grown energy – with renewables, nuclear power, oil and gas and hydrogen set to all be ramped up in a new flagship strategy.

A SCOTS security guard at the British embassy in Berlin who is suspected of spying for Russia has been extradited to the UK.

THE UK's Foreign Secretary has announced a fresh wave of sanctions against Russian elites and institutions, while vowing to ban coal imports by the end of the year.

A CONSULTATION is under way over plans for a 200-room hotel on the A8 at Edinburgh Airport.

Bemused locals heard the sound of the aircraft and watched as it flew low over the city on an eliptical path

RUSSIA's actions in the Ukrainian rown of Bucha are "not far short of genocide", Boris Johnson has said.

NATALIE McGarry was trusted to tell the truth about Women For Independence’s accounts, former health secretary Jeane Freeman has told Glasgow Sherriff court.

Boris Johnson has defended his decision to scrap plans to ban conversion therapy for transgender people, but not gay people.

A WOMAN and two young children were taken to hospital after a fire in Dunfermline this morning.

THE SCOTTISH Tories have pledged to “protect women's same-sex spaces” in council-run venues ahead of May’s local elections.

A man arrested for allegedly revealing the First Minister’s address as part of a New Years' Eve Facebook event has avoided prosecution.

A LONG-established dental practice in Balerno has joined Scotland’s leading dedicated dental group.

AN SNP candidate has been forced to apologise after dismissing an award-winning musician's account of racism in Scotland as “a load of s***”.

CHANNEL 4’s sale could lead to a “brain drain” down south, with Scotland’s top talent forced to move to London to find work, a senior TV executive has warned.

It was one of the most harrowing battles ever fought on British soil, with the flower of a generation cut down in the space of a few hours by the relentless guns of their government foes.

By Ian McConnell

SCOTTISH cloud computing specialist Iomart expects to make pre-tax profits of £17 million in the year to March, down from £19.6m in the prior 12 months.

A SCOTTISH fibre cable technology company is to open its first US facility, creating 200 jobs, in a “landmark moment” for the firm.

EDINBURGH-based cybersecurity specialist Truststream Security Solutions has been acquired by a Liverpool firm in a deal that looks to have put its two founders in line for payouts of more than £1m each.

Drivers were hit by the largest monthly spike in pump prices on record in March, despite a cut in fuel duty, according to new analysis.