After a series of calamities that kicked off with the business-bashing pandemic lockdown, followed by a flood, and climaxed in a fire, Nick and Julia Nairn are back on course.

WHEN I studied Russian history it was with the feeling of someone who had arrived much too late at the party. The drinks had been drunk, the balloons popped, and what remained of the cake lay smashed on the floor.

ONE of Scotland's leading architects has called for the preservation of a Glasgow landmark as proposals emerged to demolish a flagship shopping mall to be replaced by a £800m "net zero, mixed-use" neighbourhood.

THE COUNCIL pay row is to escalate with the closure of schools and nurseries across Scotland after the Deputy First Minister insisted there is "no more money" to fund pay rises that could end the dispute.

Where do you go when it gets too much? The cars upon cars. The people upon people. The dirt and noise. The over-flowing bins. Your over-flowing brain. The pressure of do-this-and-don’t-do-that. The churn and rumble and pressure of what life is some...

With each day that passes, the rhetoric becomes ever more desperate.

Tech sector consolidator Kick ICT has hit the half-way mark in its drive to become a £50 million turnover operation with the latest in a string of acquisitions.

Asda is buying the Co-operative Group's petrol station business in a £600 million deal as it expands into the convenience retailing sector.

By Ian McConnell

By Ian McConnell

THERE are at least three things we can take offence at regarding Nicola Sturgeon’s series of chat shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, in particular her indulgent nationalist back-slapping with Brian Cox ("Cox: Class-ridden and feudal UK is why I want Sc...

By Scott Wright

STORE closures in Scotland are at their lowest rate since 2019, according to new data from PwC and The Local Data Company.

TASKED with bringing a “fresh approach” to the leading membership community for directors in Scotland, Catherine McWilliam knows that she must hit the ground running as the cost-of-living crisis intensifies and businesses, particularly SMEs, grap...

BACK when I hung out with spies and terrorists for a living, I’d often find myself sitting at my keyboard trying to find words to explain the abyss of immorality I’d found myself in.

THE ever-resourceful Diary has decided to address the cost of living crisis by cowering under the bed and hoping it will all go away. No, wait. That’s how the Government is dealing with the situation. We’re being much more dynamic and proactive.

LIKE so many others, I vividly remember the shock news of that Sunday morning, 25 years ago.

Bill Turnbull was a fixture on the BBC show for 15 years.

Storms are named when they have the potential to cause an amber or red warning

Craig Mackintosh, from Thetford, Norfolk, was killed ‘in the line of duty’ while helping others in Ukraine, his sister said

Urgent action is needed from both Holyrood and Westminster to tackle the “catastrophic” cost-of-living crisis facing the poorest families, campaigners have said.

2022 truly has the been the year for daily internet games like Wordle and us music fans are spoiled for choice.

Put your music knowledge to the test by taking on the 'name that tune' game Heardle!

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

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

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

THE next Prime Minister will need to work constructively with Nicola Sturgeon, Rishi Sunak has told Tory activists.

SCOTTISH ministers have been urged to ensure all policies meet a climate test to “avoid the worst impacts” of environmental breakdown.

BREWDOG has closed six bars due to soaring energy costs, it has been revealed.

MSPs have joined striking journalists in Glasgow after editorial staff at Reach plc’s papers downed tools in a row over pay.

John Lewis will offer free meals to all of its employees in the months leading up to Christmas as it seeks to recruit 10,000 temporary workers in what remains one of the tightest UK labour markets on record.

INDUSTRY body Scotland Food & Drink has unveiled its new chief executive.

Royal Mail workers have walked out on strike again in a bitter dispute over pay, with further industrial action planned.

Relations between teachers and education bosses in Glasgow have taken a dive after a union said school leaders had been instructed to block parental or sick leave on next week’s strike days.

SHADOW Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted the North Sea oil and gas sector is “still really important” in the UK’s energy mix.

By Ian McConnell

A search to find the body of a former Fettes College teacher has been expanded south of the border, Police Scotland confirmed.

ScotRail’s alcohol ban was kept in place by officials despite the train operator preferring more relaxed rules, which would have seen day-time drinking allowed on board.

Meet retired couple Morris and Jane Manson – and discover why they have christened their award-winning self-build home in Selkirk ‘The Departure Lounge’. By Beverley Brown.

A HISTORIC hotel in Perth, based in a converted watermill dating from the 15th century, has been sold after being marketed from guide price of £2.25 million.

WHOEVER wins the Conservative Party leadership contest will need to travel to Aberdeenshire before they can become Prime Minister, Buckingham Palace has said.

SCOTTISH Secretary Alister Jack has insisted “supporting families and businesses is our priority” after the country’s onshore GDP fell by 0.8 per cent in June, according to government estimates.

SCOTLAND’S poorest are 15.3 times as likely to die from drug misuse as those in the least deprived areas, according to a new report compiled by the Registrar General.

MORE than 24,000 community payback orders (CPOs) have been breached in the past nine years, new figures show, with almost 7,000 people being sent to jail as a result.

Asda is buying the Co-operative Group's petrol station business in a £600 million deal as it expands into the convenience retailing sector.

A MULTI million pound renovation of a whisky distillery has been officially opened by a Mercury Prize nominated jazz musician.

Calls have been made for more government support as the price of food rose at its fastest rate since the global financial crash of 2008 in August as the war in Ukraine raised costs for farmers.

UNIONS have warned bin strikes could run till November as fresh talks with the Deputy First Minister to resolve a council workers pay dispute failed.

TWO Canadian-based firms are to gain from a £25m Transport Scotland contract to provide advice and design management over a future solution to issues with landslips on Scotland's most notorious road.

By Scott Wright