HERE is a tale of two queens and their press coverage. The first Queen is the official monarch with a capital “Q”, and a crown, to prove it.

The first refugee to be elected as a councillor in Scotland says she hopes to inspire and initiate change after her historic win.

A NEW village rail station is to open on a Scotland to England line for the first time in 50 years.

By Scott Wright

A man stands up at a Scottish football awards dinner and makes a joke about the term LGBT. A few days later, a professional footballer stands up and announces he’s gay. What should we make of it all? Is football anti-progressive or is it changing? ...

A RECENT interview with one of the Scottish hospitality industry’s most experienced figures gave a glimpse into the mindset of operators as we stand in the midst of a period of significant economic upheaval. And it did not offer a portent of a gold...

A SCOTTISH company has claimed it is to introduce the first electric fire engine to Europe under a new export deal with France.

By Ian McConnell

You only have to take a stroll through my constituency in Glasgow Central to get an idea of the scale of the contribution of the financial sector to the broader economy. But recent history has made us all too aware that when the financial sector goes...

PEOPLE who are vaccinated following a Covid infection appear less likely to experience Long Covid, according to new research.

By Neale McQuistin

THERE is another side to the current dispute between the UK and the EU (“Truss reveals new law to dismantle part of EU trade deal”, The Herald, May 18), ignored by your correspondents (Letters, May 17 & 18) who do not even mention the Protocol’...

The Herald Property Awards for Scotland are fast approaching, but there is still time for companies to submit their entries before Thursday, 2 June when the deadline for entries closes.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Our cartoonist Steven Camley on the cost-of-living crisis and the rail dispute.

‘SOMETIMES the Devil doth preach.’ Quite a few Tories must have been watching this week’s sinister BBC adaption of the Jacobean revenge tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi. After all, they seem much inclined to the themes of the playwright John Webst...

Journey of discovery

Vastly reduced rail services across Scotland are likely to last for weeks or longer, Scotrail has warned.

Planning is under way for the first releases in 2023

NICOLA Sturgeon said something startling about her long-lost plan for a second independence referendum the other day. Asked when the legislation for Indyref2 would be published, she waved away the question by saying it would emerge in the fullness of...

SPENDING on interpreter and translation services by the NHS in Scotland rose by more than 20 per cent in the five years leading up to the pandemic, new research shows.

Highland Wildlife Park has now welcomed eight kittens in three litters.

Rangers manager Giovanni Van Bronckhorst

It was just over a decade ago when Rangers went into financial meltdown to be banished to the lowest rung of the country’s league structure.

RANGERS suffered a so-near-and-yet-so far moment for Scottish football as they were beaten by Eintracht Frankfurt in a heartbreaking penalty shootout in an emotional Europa League final.

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THE SNP’s defence policy for an independent Scotland appeared in disarray after the party’s spokesman said the country could still host the nuclear deterrent.

THE transport minister said that train drivers were to blame for a state-owned ScotRail move to cut a third of all services from next week.

It comes at the end of a trial at Lochmaddy Sheriff Court on the island of Uist in the Outer Hebrides.

NEWLY-NATIONALISED ScotRail has confirmed it will slash services by nearly a third from next week - just three days after providing a half price offer in a bid to get passengers back on trains.

Chivas Brothers has toasted The Glenlivet master distiller Alan Winchester as he retires after an “illustrious” 48-year career.

Sturgeon sent her best wishes to Rangers ahead of their match against German side Eintracht Frankfurt in Spain tonight. 

THE Education Secretary has dropped a key government pledge to substantially eliminate the poverty-related attainment gap in Scotland’s schools by 2026.

Skye Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) sent out a team of 20 people to the only Munro in the Cuillin Ridge, the Coire Banachdaich on Tuesday afternoon. 

Support for Nato accession has risen since Putin's invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

BORIS Johnson has been told he should sack his Chancellor if he fails to come up with a plan to help people through the cost of living crisis.

THE SPEAKER of the House of Commons has warned MPs not to try and name the politician accused of rape.

MPS are to debate a petition calling for non-binary to be an officially recognised gender.

GLASGOW'S George Square is being prepared for potential gatherings ahead of Rangers playing  Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final tonight in Seville.

A ban on some single-use plastic items is coming in place on June 1. Here is everything you need to know about the change.

The Foreign Secretary has defended controversial plans to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland, insisting the action to address the “very severe” situation in the region cannot be delayed.

LEADING global fund manager James Anderson recently highlighted his belief that a very large state investment fund in Scotland, matched with private sector money, could enable the nation to achieve major successes.

Plaza Premium Group, the global airport hospitality company, has announced the opening of its first offering in Scotland.

A ban on "discriminatory" pavement parking should be enforced more quickly in Scotland because it puts people off walking and cycling in their communities, according to a new study.

A SUMMER national rail strike is moving closer - as up to 800 ScotRail services were cancelled in just over a week in the wake of a drivers pay dispute which has seen workers unofficially work to rule.

PIPELINE engineering specialist STATS (UK) Ltd increased revenue to just under £50 million and signalled growth with potentially more work in renewables and energy transition.

By Scott Wright

By Ian McConnell

By Ian McConnell

They were a group of friends who had grown up together and had stayed close even as they went their different ways in life.