SCOTLAND’S Sheriff Officers have been accused of “making up for lost time” after councils tried to evict 366 households in the first four months of the year, up from just 17 over the same period last year.

THE last train home for Scots on a Saturday night out has been brought forward by four hours in some parts amidst ongoing nationalised ScotRail disruption due to the train drivers' dispute.

Cleaners and security staff will stage a protest outside Downing Street today after the Sue Gray report revealed how some Downing Street workers were treated amid a number of lawbreaking parties.

A “trailblazing” MRI scanner unveiled at Glasgow’s Beatson Centre will provide “life-changing” treatment for cancer patients, Scotland’s Health Secretary has said.

A "once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity" to work on one of Scotland's most remote islands, has been announced by Shetland Island Council.

IT would be difficult to overstate the scale of the surprise

“We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate."

SCOTLAND'S state-owned ferry owners were not overruled by ministers in awarding the ferry fiasco contract to Jim McColl-led shipyard firm Ferguson Marine, a senior Scottish Government civil servant has said.

By Scott Wright

By Professor Sally Mapstone

MURRAY Lamont will hand over the helm of the hotel that has been in his family for 67 years with a heavy heart.

ANYONE who has toiled in an office will have an appreciation of how utterly manky their fellow mankind can be.

University bosses have accused ministers of threatening Scottish research excellence after it emerged top institutions face swingeing grant reductions of up to 10 per cent.

AMIDST all the grim news of the past few weeks, it appears to be quite a good time to be alive if you happen to be a mountain hare.

FROM his days as a slab boy in his hometown of Paisley to his cult classic drama Tutti Frutti and self-portraits, the first retrospective of artist and playwright John Byrne for more than 20 years opens today at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery.

Scotland is the third-largest growth region in the UK for employee-owned businesses, having expanded by 13 per cent since June 2020.

By Scott Wright

Factoring business James Gibb has acquired the residential division of Dundee-based J Reavley, taking the number of properties under management to more than 52,000.

Awards of up to £100,000 are set to be made in support of projects to help grow the industrial biotechnology sector in Scotland.

By Ian McConnell

Survivors of institutional child abuse are being forced to "jump through hoops" to receive government compensation, according to a campaigner.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

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Camley’s Cartoon: Cost of living cash

IN politics, if you’re going to “move on” from a disaster, it’s best to do so as quickly as possible. Subtlety doesn’t come into it.

A TEACHER in a classroom asks her pupils what they want to do when they grow up. Max raises his hand: “I want to be a teacher like you!”.

THE last payphone has been removed from the streets of the city that never sleeps in a momentous moment marking the demise of the public payphone amid the digital era.

Are you looking for top cryptocurrencies in the UK in 2022? You have come to the right place.

THE BBC has said it was wrong for a Radio 4 programme to claim that JK Rowling had “a very unpopular opinion regarding gender identity”.

YOU know what it’s like. You wait ages for a bus to come along and then a whole bunch come at once and crush your soul.

By Scott Wright

WOMEN’S Health Minister Maree Todd has visited staff at a health centre targeted by disruptive anti-abortion protesters.

THE CHANCELLOR has been accused of offering oil and gas companies a “perverse incentive” after doubling their tax relief for investing in new North Sea projects.

FIRST they took away his rock, now they’re selling his desk.

The UK was unprepared for the communication challenges brought by coronavirus, MSPs have been told.

TRAIN drivers have been offered an improved 4.2% pay offer by ScotRail to try and end the crippling newly nationalised ScotRail pay dispute which has seen a third of services cut.

THE FORMER chief of Police Scotland has defended the Met's investigation of partygate.

A "HIGH-performing" children's nursery in the Scottish capital has been sold.

SCOTLAND’S Drugs Policy Minister has admitted she has been unable to persuade the UK Government to approve safe consumption facilities but will “leave no stone unturned” to bring in the sites within devolved powers.

Three cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Scotland.

LABOUR has been accused of securing “grubby deals” with the Tories on one of Scotland’s largest councils despite one of the party’s MSPs warning against the move.

FORMER transport minister Derek Mackay was "entirely responsible" for the sign off of the ferry fiasco contract to Jim McColl-led shipyard firm Ferguson Marine, a senior Scottish Government civil servant has said.

BUSINESS leaders have warned that the plans announced by Rishi Sunak to impose a windfall tax on oil and gas firms will deter investment and could affect jobs.

DOUGLAS Ross was carpeted by the Presiding Officer during a rowdy session of First Minister’s Questions for referring to the deputy First Minister as “Honest John”.

THE SNP has accused Rishi Sunak of "not caring" about poor people after he announced a £15bn financial package to tackle the cost of living.

Drivers are being urged to check their vehicles before driving after climate activists deflated tyres on "around 100 SUVs" in Edinburgh.

The transport minister said she is "hopeful" of a "positive" resolution to talks to end a crippling newly nationalised ScotRail pay dispute which has seen a third of services cut.

THE CHANCELLOR has announced a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to tackle the cost of living crisis.

LABOUR has been accused of attempting to “insult the intelligence” of residents in the capital after tying up a deal with the Tories and LibDems to run the city.

Onlookers urged police officers to charge into a Texas primary school after an 18-year-old gunman entered the building.