MINISTERS have been accused of failing to tackle an epidemic of long Covid, especially in children as a record 155,000 Scots have been revealed to be suffering from the debilitating condition.

FEARS have been raised that a ministerial pledge to revolutionise the care of young people in Scotland is at risk with social workers at “a critical tipping point” as staff report increasing concerns that social work workloads have become unmanag...

NATIONALISED ScotRail have been told they have gone too far with cutting services during the crippling pay dispute - as union leaders say drivers have been sitting around doing nothing.

It is one of the most tranquil and beautiful members of the so-called Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides that for many years had been dogged with problems with absentee landlords, including lack of home and business security, unemployment and poor hou...

An analysis for The Herald on Sunday by the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that outwith the protected areas of health and teacher recruitment, up to 13 per cent of staff in areas targeted for savings could be lost.

Pristine and perfect, for visitors who travel past the calm sanctuary of Iona Abbey to reach the island’s North End beach find a precious place on earth, seemingly far from the turmoil and turbulence of the modern world.

For a while, Connor Graham was dubbed the “most missing boy” in Scotland, a serial absconder from school, the care system and life in general, the troubled teenager most likely to be AWOL from class.

THE face-masks have all but gone, so too the social distancing. The press conferences, featuring those familiar medical experts accompanied by a welter of statistics, have disappeared from our TV screens.

From Africa to Asia, Europe to America, a 'perfect storm' of factors topped off by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has precipitated a world food crisis. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the causes and effects

Dr Paul Morland is the UK’s leading demographer – an expert on trends in human society. Here he talks to our Writer at Large about the grim outlook for Scotland and the rest of the UK, what demography means for the constitution, the decline of th...

How does the SNP get away with it? Last week’s spending review was an exercise in what can only be described as fiscal austerity. Yet the media and political response has been strangely muted. The nationalist commentariat politely looked the other ...

By Andrew Quinn

FURTHER to Alex Orr’s letter (May 29) and the case of Joseph Knight, it is worth noting that the much-maligned Henry Dundas, the future Lord Melville, successfully presented Knight’s case before the Court of Session in 1777. The senior judge on t...

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A LIVE crowd of 22,000 packed into the Mall and millions of viewers worldwide watched the Queen and Paddington Bear enjoy a cream tea in an enchanting opening to the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace.

THE UK Government has requisitioned a large Greenock hotel to accommodate asylum seekers while their claims are being processed.

One lane is currently blocked.

The death of an eight-month-old baby in South Lanarkshire has prompted a police investigation.

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Mariah Carey is being sued £16 million for copyright infringement over her hit song All I Want For Christmas Is You.

A Scotswoman suffering from long Covid has labelled current policy for treating the condition "inhumane" amid calls for dedicated long Covid clinics.

A 21-year-old had been rushed to hospital after the assault.

Russia seems increasingly unwilling to relinquish the territory it has taken in the war with Ukraine.

THE Archbishop of York, addressing the thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral yesterday, spoke well when he referred to the Queen’s “staunch constancy and a steadfast consistency, a faithfulness to God, an obedience to a vocation that is t...

Ask any aficionado of TV crime dramas to name their top ten shows and chances are The Wire sits at or near the top of the list. Created and written by former crime reporter David Simon, the tale of life, death and drugs on the streets of Baltimore wa...

In the last 20 years, the basic food bank has become the staple response to food poverty in Scotland and across Britain. It is high time that we imagined what the food bank could evolve into.

IT is that time of year again, with life busting out all over the joint and cute, Disneyesque creatures competing for food and attention. Yes, Chris Packham and Micheala Strachan were back with Springwatch (BBC2, Monday-Thursday).

By Scott Wright

Old age, dementia and Covid are a potent mix.

THE leader of the country's largest trade union has criticised the Scottish Government's plan to set aside £20million for Indyref2 next year as she warned of widespread strike action if mass jobs losses go ahead.

The concept of “homeshare” has opened many doors for older people and their families since it began in the UK in the 1980s and has grown rapidly over this time.

There are fresh fears for education after a former chairwoman of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce suggested efforts to develop effective national policies lacked coherence.

SCOTLAND’S engineering prowess is the latest to be recorded as being under threat from a skills shortage that is permeating sector after sector across the UK.

The Isle of Arran is set to host its very first pride parade, 50 years on from the first time such an event was held in the UK.

She is not what we usually mean by armed opposition.

A GLASGOW international aid charity has helped 300 Ukrainian orphans to safety during 100 days of the conflict with Russia.

By Jason Hollands

He was one of only two crewmen who made it ashore alive after an appalling maritime disaster in the Faroe Islands, which saw the Royal Navy record its worst losses of the Second World War.

It is the kind of headline that stops you in your tracks.

AT best, I would say that the SNP continues very effectively to display a notable lack of consistency and rational thinking. I often take the view that perhaps the voting public really do get the political leadership they deserve as the price for not...

The Scottish Dairy Hub is celebrating eight years of supporting Scottish dairy farmers and the nation’s dairy sector this week, writes Neale McQuistin.

Plans to add more rail stops on the world-famous West Highland Line could help ease congestion in one of Scotland' biggest towns and "exploit untapped tourism".

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From Bergman Island to The Hidden Door Festival, five things to do this week

WE all have a children’s TV show we look back on fondly, and CBBC probably created your favourite programme. We watched them together at the same time in the afternoon as these TV series helped shape us into who we are today, and they aimed to help...

THE year has flown and here we find ourselves in the midst of this historic weekend that sees the UK commemorate the Queen’s 70th year on the throne.

SO, the burning question is what should you pair with the strawberries and cream that are undoubtedly on the menu for June?

The job our health and care workers do is vital and means a huge amount to service users and their families.

Under the SNP, Scotland’s social care system isn’t working.