SCOTLAND'S ferries fiasco will cost an 'eyewatering' £1.5bn to attempt to fix over ten years, as the state-controlled ferry owners admit the lifleline network has suffered from "many years" of under-investment.

THE UK Government minister responsible for overseeing the Ukrainian refugee resettlement has warned that SNP ministers insisting Scotland has a super sponsor scheme has left those fleeing war "stuck in hotels".

It is rather too easy to become fatalistic about Scotland’s direction of travel. If there is another country in the democratic world which is so impossibly stuck, then I don’t know it.

Teachers are pushing for an investigation into alternatives to mainstream education for some pupils, as concern grows over violent behaviour.

ONE of the best minds in the field of political science has come up with an elegant, if daring, solution to the deadlock over Scotland’s constitutional future: take the matter completely out of the hands of politicians and give it to the people.

SNP ministers have been urged to match promises to end Scotland's contribution to the climate crisis with action after admitting that their next strategy will not set a complete path towards its 2045 net zero pledge.

BEFORE we arrive at this year’s winter of discontent, we have, sadly, to begin our journey at the summer of discontent before changing later on at the autumn of discontent. It’s going to be a ghost train-ride.

United States: Accountability for Capitol riots must not be buried

IAIN Macwhirter (“Tories turn to tax and spend, SNP to cuts. Confused? You will be…”, June 5) invites us to juxtapose Tory Government “tax and spend” policy and SNP “austerity”: what he omits from his article is that Rishi Sunak’s £1...

Wordle's tougher and more challenging cousin, Quordle is a daily headscratcher. Here are some tips to help you crack the puzzle and the answer when you give up!

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Hints and answer for today's word.

Figures obtained by The Herald on Sunday reveal there were 547 voyeurism crimes recorded by police in 2022, compared to 394 in 2020/21 and against a five-year average of 248.6.

Analysis by The Ferret has found that Lothian (LPF) and Strathclyde (SPF) pension funds have a combined £448 million invested in companies which have continued to do business as usual in Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.

What is today's Framed? Some hints to help you guess the movie. Plus the answer for when you've given up!

From the coverage of the Falklands War at the time, or recent programmes marking the 40th anniversary, many will be familiar with footage showing the fighting at sea.

A VIEWER has to be Quick Draw McGraw with the remote control in these parts. It is not the mumbling that is the problem. Subtitles long ago took care of that. It is the varying volume between programmes.

IT was a sector leader when allowed for the repatriation of sacred items to their country or people of origin almost 25 years ago when the Ghost Dance shirt was returned to the Lakota Sioux from Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery.

“THE results are sobering,” says John Springford, the author of the report that removes all doubt that it is more Brexit rather than the pandemic that is bringing Britain to its knees.

By Scott Wright

By Colin McLean

HAS minimum unit pricing for alcohol failed?

Edinburgh biotech start-up Lentitek has scooped one of the biggest prizes in the latest round of the Scottish EDGE Awards, which over the last eight years has doled out approximately £20 million to more than 500 early-stage businesses deemed to have...

SALMON producer Scottish Sea Farms has seen off competition from heavyweights such as BrewDog and Veolia to win a coveted industry award.

IS good health a freebie? Is an entitlement to education a freebie? Is monitored eyesight and dental care a freebie, along with social care when you can no longer manage through no fault of your own? I would prefer to live in a country where my taxes...

Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement

OUR four-page photographic celebration of the Queen's 70-year reign last Friday attracted much comment. Most of it was positive, which is nice. It's always heartening when our hard work is recognised.

CERTAIN memories seem set in stone when you look back at that turbulent year of 1979, the year in which Margaret Thatcher came to power, ending five years of Labour government, and set about changing Britain.

What is today's Heardle? Some hints to help you guess the song and artist. Plus the answer for when you've given up!

Wordle's tougher and more challenging cousin, Quordle is a daily headscratcher. Here are some tips to help you crack the puzzle and the answer when you give up!

Hints and answer for today's word.

What is today's Framed? Some hints to help you guess the movie. Plus the answer for when you've given up!

The Death of Remembrance

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on political events in Britain and the US

Today is World Gin Day, to celebrate here are some of the best new gins on the market...

DECENT ratepayers were delighted to see Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie confess that, one hour after a gig, he’s safely tucked up in bed. Horlicks wasn’t mentioned, but you can safely assume it.

The author, presenter and influencer talks to Lisa Salmon about being her own boss, her love of seafood and listening to her body.

The new 'hives' at grand Peak District hotel Callow Hall are perfect for reconnecting with nature, says Miyo Padi

Right folks, after all the wonderful Jubilee celebrations, I thought we needed to get back to something closer to home so I've enjoyed one or two drams over the last few days, all of them Scotch by the way!

The River Cottage chef talks to Prudence Wade about his love of the great outdoors, and the unpredictability of cooking over fire.

Words: Stephen Kershaw

William Wordsworth had this encounter in 1803 on the first of his tours to Scotland.

Slugs should no longer be considered garden pests according the Royal Horticultural Society [RHS]. Sorry, but I disagree.

Castle Kennedy Gardens

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Into the Maelstrom: The Scottish Kayak Expedition to North West Norway 1980

JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION (12A)

Tourettes Action reveals most sufferers don't actually swear involuntarily.

Hotel du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens, Glasgow

IT’S ABOUT survival. He’s hanging on in there. Continuing to show up. All blond hair and wide grin, eyes edged with irrespressible hopefulness. Once beleaguered, certainly self-destructive, he laughed in the face of convention and almost wrecked ...