TENS of thousands of older Scots will be plunged into fuel poverty over the decision by the energy regulator to review prices four times a year.

MORE than 200,000 Scots homeowners face mortgage bills rising by hundreds of pounds a year after the Bank of England hiked the interest rate for the sixth consecutive time.

MINISTERS have come under new fire after the ferry operator CalMac decided to move a ferry from one of Scotland's busiest lifeline routes to help provide services to two Outer Hebrides links hit by the sidelining of a vessel due to safety issues.

Cell therapy development specialist RoslinCT is merging with US counterpart Lykan Bioscience in a bid by their owner to create a global leader in the market for contract gene manufacturing.

By Scott Wright

INVESTMENT in Scottish commercial real estate reached a four-year high in the first six months of 2022, boosted by a strong second quarter, figures from Colliers show.

"HEY!" There was a man leaning over the bonnet of the Batmobile, reaching out a grubby hand towards the windscreen.

GLOBAL supply chain giant Agility has announced that it has finalised the £763 million acquisition of Edinburgh-based John Menzies.

I COULD easily detect Brian Wilson’s contained anger on the state of CalMac’s ferries and the lack of any movement by our devolved government to mitigate the situation while the Port Glasgow and Turkish new-build vessels await delivery (“Cynica...

One of Europe's largest private hotel groups has acquired the Premier Inn at Glasgow's Charing Cross following the opening of a rival establishment within the city by its previous owner.

ONE in eight adults suffer long Covid symptoms following infection, according to a Dutch study which provides the most reliable estimates for the condition to date.

Having failed to move on interest rates for most of last year when prices for food and fuel started rising, the Bank of England (BoE) is now chasing its tail to stymie an inflationary surge of a magnitude unseen in the UK for more than five decades.

This year has not seen the return to normality that many businesses hoped for.

By Scott Wright

By Karen Peattie

By Karen Peattie

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on alcohol deaths August 5 2022

HE is best known for his trademark spoon bending efforts on TV over the years, but Uri Geller is now back in the spotlight for firing a warning to Russia that, utilising the power of his mind, he intends to prevent nuclear missiles launching toward t...

IT’S bound to happen, surely. As we move back to the past economically, at some point, either before the new Tory leader is announced or shortly thereafter, a poster will appear on billboards, showing Rishi Sunak and/or Liz Truss sporting the famou...

OH how they howled. When Liz Truss, ostensibly the Prime Minister-in-waiting, told the Tory membership that she would “ignore” the “attention-seeking” Nicola Sturgeon, they howled with approval.

The Tattoo makes its highly anticipated return on Friday with this year’s show Voices.

Fresh talks are to take place in a bid to avert strike action by council workers that could see rubbish pile up in Scotland’s capital during the busy summer festivals season.

The town of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway has managed to raise £2.2 million to fund the buyout

Batty decision

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

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

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

We've said goodbye to a number of people in the public eye in 2022, including Meat Loaf, Ronnie Spector and Barry Cryer.

If you have tried and loved Wordle, Quordle should be your next go-to brain teaser.

THE deteriorating economic outlook has dominated the latest debate of the Tory leadership contest after dire forecasts from the Bank of England.

SIR Keir Starmer has been found to have breached the MPs’ code of conduct by failing to register eight interests on time, including gifts from football teams and the sale of a plot of land.

THE BBC has said they “may consult” with the UK Government over which British city gets to host next year’s Eurovision.

Former politician Natalie McGarry has lodged an appeal after being jailed for embezzling £25,000 from the SNP and a pro-independence group.

SCOTTISH seaweed snack brand SHORE is boosting its UK retail presence after securing deals to supply hundreds of health and wellbeing stores across the country.

ScotRail could face another strike ballot from one of the main union's representing its workers.

Edinburgh waste and street cleaning workers will strike during the festival after a pay offer was blasted as "derisory".

Two people have died in a two-vehicle crash that also saw four children hospitalised in West Lothian.

SCOTLAND was celebrating a 'stunning' four Commonwealth Games gold medals in less than four hours with one pensioner now believed to have become the event's oldest ever gold medallist.

The Isle of Staffa is to be closed to the public for periods over the next year for urgent repairs.

THE former Scottish Secretary Davvid Mundell has thrown his weight behind Liz Truss in the Tory leadership race, saying she “will not hesitate” to face down the SNP.

Taiwan has cancelled airline flights after China began what could be the biggest military drill of its kind since the mid-1990s near the island.

A POPULAR wedding venue in Stirling has collapsed into liquidation, after succumbing to the fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic.

GROUND has officially been broken at Scotland’s largest net zero housing development.

A PROPOSAL for SNP MPs to be quizzed on the Scottish Government’s record by Tory and Labour MPs has been branded “constitutionally illiterate”.

The regulator's chief executive also warned that the increase to the price cap in October will go "over and above the estimate that we made in May". 

There are plenty of opportunities to treat yourself to time-out, not so far from the madding crowd of festival fans but close enough to Edinburgh’s coolest places toeat and drink, as Ailsa Sheldon reveals

A SCOTTISH Conservative council convener has stepped down from the role a week before he was due to face a no confidence vote after alleged bad behaviour.

One of Europe's largest private hotel groups has acquired the Premier Inn at Glasgow's Charing Cross following the opening of a rival establishment within the city by its previous owner.

THE latest Taylor Swift pile-on revolves around the star’s topping of the list of celebs who have made the most private jet flights, according to analysis of data from monitoring account @CelebJet.

VISITORS planning a trip to Washington DC are generally advised to avoid August, when it is too hot and humid to walk from museum to monument. Best to follow the lead of legislators and other savvy locals and steer clear of the place.