Scottish ministers would have a mandate to begin independence negotiations with the UK Government if the SNP win a majority of seats in Scotland at the next General Election, John Swinney has said.

THE SCOTTISH Government's independent climate advisers has warned that plans to meet legal targets will be missed without more co-operation with Westminster by SNP ministers.

A SCOTTISH company has raised £1.6 million to help push forward a product that could boost the manufacture of new therapies.

By Scott Wright

The rumour mill has been grinding out a line that the Tories might abandon or kick into the long grass plans to

A MAJORITY of Northern Irish voters support the Northern Ireland protocol in the Brexit deal signed between the UK and the EU with backing growing for the measure, according to a new poll.

IT will be the largest-ever repatriation of objects from a single collection in Scotland, but now talks are underway to repatriate looted items to the descendants of their rightful owners.

By Ian McConnell

THE owners of an Islay distillery have been granted permission to extend its off sales area and make changes to its layout ahead of its public reopening.

IT was June 2015 and John Whiteford had just switched on the shower when he had what he describes as a "wee wobble".

IT’S been a long and winding road, as Macca would put it, since the glory days of 2014 and the first Scottish independence referendum. The “Festival of Democracy” we called it. Even many unionist commentators were captivated by the campaign, wh...

By Ian McConnell

Privately run care homes fare worse on value for money, treatment of staff and quality of care compared to the non-profit sector, according to a new report scrutinising the sector in Scotland.

STAFF absences and bed shortages due to Covid have been blamed for a worsening performance against key stroke targets in Scotland.

Her 'no nonsence' approach commanded respect from even the most unruly pupils, while one of her former charges said it was down to her efforts that she passed her English higher exam.

SO the First Minister has made a significant, measured announcement which chimes with the majority view of the citizens of our nation and indeed reflects the mandate upon which she and her Government were re-elected (again). It would be disingenuous ...

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

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!

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

THE coastal village of Elie is a seaside idyll: pretty cottages looking out to the Firth of Forth, and elegant back streets, washed by the salty air. One of a chain of picturesque harbours that make up the East Neuk of Fife – Anstruther, Pittenweem...

WHAT did the suffragettes teach us, which links Dominic Raab’s proposed new Bill of Rights, the US Supreme Court overruling Roe v Wade, and America’s indefensible gun laws?

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Indyref2 June 29 2022

HARRY Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is celebrating its 25th anniversary, but there is one key figure noticeably absent. After its release in 1997, it became the third best-selling novel of all time, and established JK Rowling as one of the world...

Going, going… cone

Good Morning Scotland presenter Gary Robertson said that numerous attempts had been made to arrange an interview

The podcaster and mother-of-two died on Tuesday from bowel cancer

Andrew Bowie MP said “now is not the time” for a second referendum on Scottish Independence on BBC’s The Nine

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

FINAL COUNTDOWN! This is your last chance to nominate your favourite spot in the Scottish Bar & Pub Awards.

SNP ministers have been accused of a “shameless powergrab” after MSPs approved proposals allowing some emergency Covid powers to become permanent.

THE UK Supreme Court is to proceed with the Scottish Government’s request for a ruling on the legality of Holyrood staging its own independence referendum.

MSPs are set to be handed advice from Scotland’s top medic after an SNP politician was accused of launching a “dangerous disinformation campaign” over abortion services.

New easyJet flights to Croatia and Greece from Scotland have been launched.

THE SNP’s Social Justice Secretary has rejected a call to further delay modernising the gender recognition process as she refuted “misunderstanding” over the plans.

A PROTESTER has been ejected from a Holyrood committee meeting examining plans to update gender recognition processes after revealing a t-shirt accusing Nicola Sturgeon of eroding women’s rights.

Discretion

Cranside, claimed to be “Glasgow's ultimate outdoor drinking, dining, and entertainment destination”, has opened for the season.

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.

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

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.

By Ian McConnell

GAZING out to sea, Karin Spalter is in her happy place on the Inner Hebridean island of Lismore, off the west coast of Scotland, a place she and her broadcaster husband Tony Currie can now call their forever home.

Located at the heart of Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, the legendary Harland & Wolff Headquarters is now the world’s most authentic Titanic hotel - offering an unforgettable experience for anyone visiting Northern Ireland.

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.