LIDL has announced that it is to offer a payment for members of the public who help identifying sites for new stores across Scotland.

About 15,000 Russian troops have been killed since President Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine nearly nine weeks ago, according to British intelligence.

A 'world first' Scottish study that aims to prevent footballers developing dementia could offer hope for others at risk of the disease.

THE small, remote island of Ulva, just off the coast of Mull, is home to just eight people, but its southern shores are littered with waste – and most of if it, fishing industry and fish farm equipment. Whilst on a family holiday last week, I atten...

Professor Sir John Curtice of Strathclyde University said the Unionist camp was at a “potential disadvantage” as Labour and Tory supporters were reluctant to back each other’s parties through the STV preferential voting system.

ADULTS given the AstraZeneca vaccine were much more likely to suffer "breakthrough" Covid infections compared to those given the Pfizer vaccine, researcher have found.

IT matters how stories are told. Victory, for instance, isn’t always as clear-cut as it may seem. Emmanuel Macron’s defeat of Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election is proof that extremism is vanquished, we’re told. Macron is hailed ...

ANAS Sarwar has called on the Scottish Government’s new permanent secretary to carry out a comprehensive review “into the systemic secrecy the SNP have embedded” in their administration.

A minnow that alerted big fish to the potential of prospects in the North Sea has said the UK must encourage further exploration in the area for the sake of energy security, jobs and the environment.

The first exam diet in three years begins today following a preparation period that was hit by Covid-related disruption.

A SCOTTISH shopping mall marketing and pop-up retail company has returned to profit and surpassed its 2019 total in its annual results for 2021.

A university spin-out that is aiming to “reinvent cancer research” has secured £1.6 million in funding from a group of Scottish investors as it seeks to accelerate commercialisation of its medical technology.

COULD working from home be part of our lives for longer than previously thought?

It’s 1977. Britain is decaying. Slums, mass unemployment and far-right rallies. Tired of a corrupt Establishment, the raging torrent of restless youth smashes through the crumbling dam of deference. Four spotty working class punks release “God Sa...

By Ian McConnell

MOST party manifestos cover a variety of issues and one would vote for the party which best covers your own range of wishes. It does not mean you approve of them all; you may be actively opposed to some.

Jeff Astle’s daughter Dawn made a promise to her father as his body lay in the chapel of rest that “If football did this to you, the world will know.”

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AN unfortunate and, if you’re of a charitable disposition, you might even say unfair, aspect of being in government is that you get the blame when things go wrong. It would be nice (for the politicians) to be able to say that the reverse was also t...

YOU might have caught a news clip from Brodick Pier of a beleaguered Caledonian MacBrayne manager, explaining in response to the latest breakdown of a 29 year-old vessel, that they can only do their best with the fleet they are given.

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the cost of living April 26

As many as five million holidaymakers are said to have delayed renewing their passport during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Ian McConnell

AN SNP MP was left in tears after being stopped by police twice in one day for wearing traditional Pakistani dress while in the House of Commons.

The "UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus" will take to the roads of Scotland for the first time this week, Stagecoach has said.

NICOLA Sturgeon today told Scotland's trade union leaders that her government's response to the cost of living crisis "is not perfect".

VICTIMS of crime are facing a ‘wait for justice’ after new figures showed a steep fall in the number of criminal cases that have gone from caution to verdict in six months.

A SCOTTISH commercial property consultant that has advised on a range of high-profile deals has been acquired by a major international player.

BORIS Johnson has promised that whoever is responsible for "perverted"  comments about Angela Rayner will face the “terrors of the earth.”

Defence Ben Wallace - a former Scottish Consevative MSP - is the most popular cabinet minister among those who will choose the next leader, according to a regular survey of Conservative Party members by the ConservativeHome website with an approval...

AN energy chief has said he is “confident” the UK Government will back a major Scottish carbon capture plant.

SCOTTISH defence lawyers are set to boycott domestic abuse cases in a major escalation of their long-running dispute with the Scottish Government over “derisory” legal aid fees.

WAGES in Scotland are now lower than the rest of the UK according to new evidence presented by Scotland’s largest trade union body.

Edinburgh-based Carcinotech has secured £1.6 million from a group of Scottish investors as its seeks to further accelerate commercialisation of its medical technology.

FORMER Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has hit out at the “extreme misogyny” faced by women in politics.

SUE GRAY’S probe into the Downing Street Partygate affair is so damning that senior officials believe it will leave Boris Johnson with no choice but to resign, according to reports this morning.

HOUSEBUILDER Cruden Homes is to hold a digital consultation event when it will unveil proposals to deliver "much-needed" housing in Leith.

NICOLA Sturgeon has congratulated to Emmanuel Macron who has been re-elected as the President of France.

IT is fair to say Keir Starmer has had a good week. Going on the attack over Partygate, the Labour leader has spent the past seven days setting about Boris Johnson with a determination that might have earned a nod of respect from Tyson Fury.

The Cambo oil field isn’t the only controversy in the waters off Shetland. Island fishermen say Spanish and French-owned boats are destroying marine ecology, with miles of discarded gillnets entangling and drowning seals, birds and other sea mammal...

ANAS Sarwar has defended his decision to rule out formal coalitions with other parties after next month’s local elections – insisting it will bring an end to “party political stitch-ups”.

THE TORIES have accused the SNP of "levelling down" Scotland over the last 15 years in power.

By Scott Wright

NICOLA Sturgeon has lobbied London financial heavyweights to help plug a £31 billion funding gap to decarbonise Scotland’s buildings in just eight years’ time.

INTERNATIONAL Workers Memorial Day will be commemorated on Thursday primarily by trade unions across Scotland. Most of us spend a significant part of our lives at work but IWMD calls for action are too often marginalised and quickly forgotten. Howeve...

I ALWAYS wince a little when people declare pride at belonging to a race or nationality. You might as well proclaim your delight at simply being members of the human race. All countries and peoples have unique histories bearing witness to deeds that ...

It's been a long time. When the pandemic first hit, I pretty much moved all my shopping online. I was also working from home which meant I wasn’t going into Glasgow city centre any more. A few weeks turned into a few months which turned into two ye...

In today's world, exercise and fitness play a significant role in many people's lives. People recognize that staying active and fit can help them retain their youth and prevent diseases. In America alone, the fitness and health supplement industry is...