They were bound to have a field day, weren’t they... the trolls and haters who see anything Greta Thunberg says as a cue for a pile-on?

SCOTLAND’S tax system is “not fit for the future” and needs a radical overhaul to cope with the costs of an ageing population and climate change, a thinktank has warned.

NICOLA Sturgeon will today insist “the people’s will must prevail” as she sets out her long-awaited route map to independence.

By Scott Wright

SCOTTISH energy infrastructure company Pipeline Technique (PTL) is to acquire the oil and gas division of Stanley Black & Decker, the US-listed international services, tool and equipment company.

LADIES might glow but let me tell you, I clearly ain't no lady. I am sweaty. Soaked, sodden, saturated. What a feeling.

IT was once the home of the now defunct Third Lanark which folded in 1967, however it seems Cathkin Park can still pull in the crowds.

AS we move towards the day of the school term, full of optimism for the joys of the season ahead, you could be forgiven for thinking that summer is just beginning.

By Scott Wright

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a ban on alcohol marketing on outdoor billboards and buses in Scotland, in the latest drive to reduce harm.

BRAEHEAD Shopping Centre has announced a string of new openings including a US sports retail giant, a jeweller and a menswear store.

IN 2011 the SNP won an election, and Prime Minister Cameron pledged to “campaign for the Union, if the SNP carried out its pledge to hold to hold a referendum”. No weasel words then about a Westminster veto. Then in 2012, Mr Cameron’s Governmen...

War, children, it’s just a shot away,

Farming

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Move over Wordle, you can now shake things up with its music spin-off Heardle.

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!

Egyptology for beginners

It was a routine weekend on CalMac services, not that it is their fault. On Friday, Arran was in familiar disarray as an oil leak put the MV Caledonian Isles out of action. Between North Uist and Harris, there was a week of cancellations and diversio...

NICCOLÒ Machiavelli, the notorious 16th century Italian philosopher and author, famously wrote: “One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as to introduce a confusion of...

Nicola Sturgeon is to address the Scottish Parliament today to set out the next steps towards holding a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Three people were in custody after 46 bodies were found in a lorry trailer containing suspected migrants on the outskirts of San Antonio.

The Highland Council has been a member of the Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF) Consortium from an early stage, supporting the work that has culminated in a bid to the UK and Scottish Governments on 20 June, to be one of Scotland’s new Green Freepor...

Households across Scotland are facing a 4.2% increase in water charges as Scottish Water looks to invest in their assets they say were “never designed” for extreme weather we now see.

Buying Ethereum in the UK has never been easier. There are endless resources and exchange platforms available online where you can buy Ethereum. Read our step-by-step guide on how to buy the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency in the UK.

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

Here's when Scots can expect the results from the most recent census and be able to delve into the lives of their ancestors in the 1921 census.

Boris Johnson has said the “price of freedom is worth paying” and that the UK must be prepared to support Ukraine’s fight against Russia for as long as it takes.

THE Edinburgh festival is a global phenomenon – an arts juggernaut that has earned the capital a spot on the international culture map and which generates hundreds of millions of pounds each year.

THE historic Bothwell Bridge Hotel in South Lanarkshire has changed hands for the first time in more than four decades.

A hotel partly designed by renowned Glasgow architect William Leiper has been put up for sale.

AN SNP MSP has been forced to clarify she does not “support any form of ultra nationalist” after posing with an extremist flag.

BORIS Johnson has claimed any questions over his leadership have been “settled” despite mounting pressure on him after two humiliating by-election defeats.

BORIS Johnson has claimed that his controversial intention to tear up parts of the Northern Ireland protocol may happen “fairly rapidly” and could be law by the end of the year.

John Mason, who represents Shettleston in Glasgow, said in an email that the move was "pretty positive" and added that the 24-week limit for abortion in Scotland should be reduced.

By Ian McConnell

By Ian McConnell

BRAEHEAD shopping centre has announced a string of new openings including a US sports retail giant, a jeweller and a home store.

FORTY jobs have been saved in Lanarkshire after a buyer was found for the Dawnfresh Seafoods fish processing plant in Uddingston.

Dangerous arrogance or an essential show of self-confidence? Only Boris Johnson, still on his travels abroad, knows why he chose to goad his critics back home with talk of a third term, but he has.

Tomorrow’s the day Nicola Sturgeon announces the details of how she intends to hold another referendum,

A FAMILIAR pattern of arrogance, callousness and stunning ineptitude begins to emerge when you inspect the timeline that frames the Patrick Grady harassment case. The incidents, duly admitted by Mr Grady and the SNP leadership, are now the subject of...

“Sorry seems to be the hardest word”, or so Elton John seemed to think. Then again, that was before the present Age of Apology.

Do by-election defeats mean that voters across the UK are finally on the same scornful page regarding Boris Johnson?

NICOLA Sturgeon is attempting to shame her Unionist opponents into supporting a new independence referendum in the absence of a clear legal path to her staging one without Westminster’s consent.

TWO island nature reserves will be closed to public landings from next month in a bid to protect vulnerable seabird populations from the rising fears of avian flu.

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Having recently launched the innovative Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (SMEEF), NatureScot aims to drive new investment from the private sector into coastal restoration projects across Scotland, reveals Ann Wallace

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The owner of the first independent bookstore in Glasgow city centre says he hopes customers will be happy to wear masks to keep the fledgling business open amid evidence showing they are helping high streets recover.