THE way Andy Wightman views the land is different from how most of us see it. As we sit in front of his log cabin in the woods and take in the view, all I see is the steep plunge of vegetation. But Wightman also sees something else.

Former MSP and land rights campaigner, Andy Wightman has expressed his disappointment at Scottish Government's consultation for a new Land Reform Bill, published on July 4, saying, “that the opportunity has been missed to enact more fundamental cha...

BRIGHTON. By day it is fun, sea, and seriously silly property prices. After dark it would give Sodom and Gomorrah a run for its money, or at least that’s the way the place was presented in Night Coppers (Channel 4, Tuesday). Imagine what it would b...

Burberry has become the latest upmarket brand to report struggling sales in China, raising further concerns about the future of what is arguably the world’s most important luxury market.

Well that’s an odd choice for an opener, thought your previewer as she looked at the line up for the The South Bank Show (Sky Arts, free to view, Wednesday, 10pm).

By Ian McConnell

FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set the scene on how Scotland’s natural resources could be better managed in future in the next instalment of a series of independence papers.

One of Scotland’s top scientists was suspended from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) after a complaint from an individual about whom he allegedly made an insulting remark.

ANSWER me this. Did you feel just a tiny bit sorry for Boris Johnson this week when he summoned up his best brave face and told fellow MPs he would demit office with his tousled head held high?

Trendy tonic water brand Fever-Tree has been hit by glass and labour shortages that have jacked up shipping costs to the US.

IN the race of the Omicron sub-variants, BA.5 has outcompeted its rivals.

THEY think it will just go away. English Tories, and maybe some of their Scottish colleagues too – seem to believe that demand for independence will just evaporate.

SEVERAL analyses have begun to form since Nicola Sturgeon made her latest independence pledge. All of them agree there is virtually no chance of the UK Supreme Court ruling that Holyrood can legislate on its own for a new independence referendum. Mor...

By David Thomson

I CAN'T be the only person who was haunted by the videos shown last night (July 14) on Channel 4 News of a sweet little Ukrainian girl from the city of Vinnytsia, a central city far from the front line of the fighting in the Donbas.

YES, several political commentators claim I’ve been a little difficult to read of late – that Anna Karenina, and Nicola Sturgeon’s legal challenge, are simpler to comprehend – but bear with me, I’m sure I can explain myself.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

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

Liked Wordle? Upgrade your daily brain teaser to Quordle for a real mind-bender

THE LATE SUMMER light bounces off Vinicombe Street, refracting through that smoked glass front, catching expensive piano blacks, stark whites and mirrored walls while Bob Dylan‘s so rock me mama like a wagon wheel, rock me mamma murmurs from the wa...

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the rise to prominence of Penny Mordaunt on July 16, 2022.

Wacky races

IT is a sign of where we are with the contest for the leadership of the Conservative party that the name that has been on the candidates’ lips most is Margaret Thatcher and the name we have heard least is Boris Johnson. With naked haste, the conten...

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

Covid infections continue to rise across the UK, driven by the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the virus.

BORIS Johnson dominated the first televised debate between the five candidates vying to replace him, with the hopefuls forced to explain why the public should trust the Tories.

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PENNY Mordaunt has claimed the support of Scottish Tories backing her bid to become the next prime minister – amid a toxic battle with Liz Truss to make it through to the two-way leadership contest.

Justice Secretary Keith Brown has urged people to stay hydrated, avoid excess alcohol and "look out for vulnerable family, friends and neighbours" during next week's heatwave.

Scots are being urged to reduce unnecessary water use as some areas struggle to keep up with increased usage ahead of a UK-wide heatwave.

Miller Homes has announced that it will be bringing 109 "highly anticipated" new homes to Fife this year.

GPs have backed plans to roll out buffer zones outside abortion clinics across Scotland – warning the current protections are “inadequate in preventing continual abuse”.

As a heatwave across the UK continues, Scotland has also been issued an extreme heat warning

Further dates have been announced for a nationwide train strike as workers at Network Rail and 14 train operators are to walk out in August.

THE five candidates in the increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson are set to face each other tonight in the first televised hustings of the contest.

A body has been found in the search for a man who went missing from an Inverclyde hospital.

An East Kilbride-based e-commerce business that works with Next, Debenhams Online, Ian McCloud Distillers and Public Health Scotland has secured bank backing amid a major expansion.

By Ian McConnell

BARRATT Developments’ shares dipped after a trading update that showed it missed its target for new homes.

CREDITORS are being urged to register for a share in a “substantial legacy” years after a business went into liquidation.

THE Brits have a topsy-turvy affection for things we like but that, in certain quantities, are bad for us. Alcohol (what larks to be sickeningly drunk); food (chips, chips with everything); and the sun.

The US House of Representatives has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v Wade.

The Lockerbie bomber’s son is “deeply disappointed” that UK Supreme Court judges have refused permission to launch an appeal in the case, a lawyer has said.

All Scottish adults above the age of 50 will be invited to receive another booster vaccine from September.

Happy Mondays bass player Paul Ryder has died, aged 58.

Two birds of prey are thought to have been shot down in the space of a week.

ONE in 16 people in Scotland have Covid, as the Omicron variant drives a spate of re-infections with “no sign” of relenting.

THERE’S plenty of grounds to criticise both Nicola Sturgeon and her government. As a moderate independence supporter, I spend much of my time doing just that - primarily as I believe the only true way to achieve a successful Yes campaign is through...

ScotRail has today announced that it will reintroduce its timetable back to May 2022 levels after the dispute over drivers' pay ended.

Travellers between London Euston and Scotland have been told to plan ahead due to the impact of the on the rail lines.