LLOYDS Banking Group has warned the outlook for the UK economy “remains uncertain” amid the “persistency and impact of higher inflation” as it reported a fall in profits for the first quarter of the year.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is set to tell the west to prepare for the "long haul" to ensure Russia’s defeat in Ukraine.

A Russian majority state-owned energy giant has suspended gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after citing the two countries' refusal to pay in Russian roubles.

The editor of The Mail on Sunday has refused to attend a meeting with the Commons Speaker over a controversial report about Angela Rayner.

A SCOTTISH builder has been appointed to take forward the first phase in a huge homes development in Edinburgh.

THE head of Glasgow-based energy firm Scottish Power has warned that the energy price cap which underpins consumer bills could soar by over £600 in October.

SCOTLAND's lochs and reservoirs need a 'clean-up' as climate change could make them unsafe for wildlife, new research has warned.

Independent bar and restaurant group Buzzworks Holdings has continued its expansion drive with the acquisition of Herringbone as it battles back from two years of Covid-hampered trading.

PRIMARK has warned that it will increase prices because of inflationary pressures exacerbated by Russia’s war on Ukraine.

AN SNP minister has been accused of manufacturing a “phoney row” after claiming Scotland is losing millions of pounds in funding as a result of Brexit.

KATE Forbes has been accused of setting an “uncomfortable precedent” after the outgoing boss of a government-owned bank was handed six months of her salary worth £117,500 as an exit payment.

IT has seemed from day one many supporters have failed to grasp the idea the British Empire has gone for good.

UK ministers have been accused of failing to support Scottish universities as they battle to maintain their competitive position in the post-Brexit era.

By Scott Wright

Primary care is one part of the NHS that all of us will interact with throughout our lives. It is this part of the NHS that looks after our teeth, enables us to access prescriptions, and prevents existing health conditions from deteriorating and impa...

WOMEN in Scotland are almost twice as likely to suffer a fatal asthma attack compared to men, according to new research.

There is a Chinese saying, “If we do not change direction, we shall arrive where we are heading”. As the NHS emerges from the multiple consequences and challenges of the pandemic, will we find ourselves on the right road?

THE number of NHS dental treatments being carried out on adults in Scotland remains well below pre-pandemic levels, amid warnings that oral health inequalities are widening.

Providing good quality healthcare to remote and rural areas has always been a challenge. In 1911, Sir John Dewar was invited by Lloyd George to report on the (poor) health of the people of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The impetus for that e...

By Scott Wright

NORMAN Dryden (Letters, April 26) is clearly raging at the prospect of Scottish voters confirming their support for Scottish independence on May 5. He vents his wrath at the SNP manifesto, which he condemns as a “devious opportunism” trying to �...

NORTH Sea-focused Viaro Energy has recruited an industry heavy hitter with deals experience to its management team as it underlined its growth ambitions.

WHAT do I think of Elon Musk taking over Twitter? Well in one sense it is like a cosmic joke. This bastion of bien pensant liberal thinking, home to #FBPE tribes, Terf warriors and the pope of the left, Owen Jones, is to be taken over by a barking li...

ENERGY giants could lose control over local networks after regulators highlighted concerns that existing arrangements add unnecessary costs to customers and delay the transition to net zero.

DOCTOR Strange may be more familiar battling sorcerers, demons from other dimensions and eldritch Gods, but his latest enemy is an Arab censor.

By Scott Wright

FORMER Tory MSP Adam Tomkins says that Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar reminds him of Ruth Davidson.

A former Glasgow tailors which dates back to 1923 has been transformed into a boutique wedding venue by two young entrepreneurs.

Get hints for today's Wordle.

By Emily Robinson

Our cartoonist Steven Camley on 'Basic Instinct ploy' and privatising passports.

Brut force?

WE will discover shortly whether Scottish Labour’s long-awaited revival of electoral fortunes really is underway at last, or whether the polls and forecasts merely flatter to deceive. Certainly, Anas Sarwar is beginning to look – and feel – as ...

ANNUAL MOTs could soon be scrapped under UK government plans to ease the cost of living crisis.

The director of music at one of Scotland’s leading independent schools has been dismissed following a probe into allegations of inappropriate communication with a pupil.

THE SNP’s Susan Aitken has been accused of a “brazen breach” of pre-election rules for conducting a “politically-based interview” from her City Chamber office.

A NEW hotel opportunity in the north of Scotland for £10,000 has been announced by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.

DOUGLAS Ross has said he won't stand down as Scottish Conservative leader if his party slumps into third place at the council elections next month.

BORIS Johnson was accused of disrespecting parliament after he sent a junior minister to update MPs on last week’s trip to India.

Boris Johnson has threatened to “privatise the arse” out of the Passport Office after massive delays in processing applications threatened to ruin the summer for millions of holidaymakers.

Lockdown has made many of us appreciate staycations, ditching airport security queues and strict baggage rules for the freedom to travel at leisure. Better still, you can combine a road trip across Scotland with the chance to sample some of our fine...

MINISTERS have been accused of 'institutional corruption on a grand scale' over a 'failure' of transparency over Scotland's ferry fiasco.

JOHN Swinney has defended a controversial decision by the Scottish Government’s former top official to snub parliament by claiming she was “not an individual”.

DOUGLAS Ross has condemned "disgusting" slurs made by a Tory MP against Angela Rayner which suggested she used a “Basic Instinct ploy” to distract the Prime Minister in the Commons.

THE SCOTTISH Government minister responsible for zero carbon buildings has admitted that £33 billion plans to decarbonise homes have been too sluggish getting up and running.

THE FOREIGN Office has refused to comment on claims the Spanish government hacked the phone of a high-profile Scottish lawyer.

LABOUR deputy leader Angela Rayner has spoken candidly about a Mail on Sunday article which suggested she used a “Basic Instinct ploy” to distract the Prime Minister in the Commons.

A FLAGSHIP Glasgow office development has been sold in a deal worth around £215 million.

INCREDIBLE, really, the power of a set of legs. Enough to destabilise government, if you listen to some.

Ayrshire's Buzzworks Holdings has expanded its East Coast presence with the acquisition of three new venues.