SOME people are beyond brazen. I did not have Theresa May pegged as one of them until she arrived on stage at the Conservative Party conference to the strains of “Dancing Queen”. The audio said good times, the visuals were a cry for help.

The bit about the Stone of Destiny story I like the most is when the gang of thieves, or liberators, were manhandling the stone out of Westminster Abbey and managed to drop it and break it in two. It adds an element of farce to the story doesn’t it...

A BUYER has been found for a £250m hydro energy scheme at a former opencast coal mine in the south of Scotland involving one of Britain's biggest private landowners.

AN Outer Hebrides island hit by a series of disruptions because of ferry failures is being hit by concerns over safety at a second port.

A ROW has erupted over moves to nationalise the Caledonian Sleeper service which operates overnight rail passenger services between between Scotland and London after Serco was stripped of the franchise by minsters seven years early.

MINISTERS have been accused of "insulting teachers" by waiting for strike action to shut Scotland's schools before pushing for negotiations on an improved pay deal.

By Scott Wright

TESCO’s chief executive Ken Murphy has said that the company knows its customers are “facing a tough time and watching every penny to make ends meet” as it reported a fall in first-half profits.

A COMMENT this week from Dougal Sharp, founder of Edinburgh beer company Innis & Gunn, seemed to encapsulate how many in business will be feeling as a winter of discontent approaches.

The Cabrach Distillery has agreed a seven-figure deal with fellow Moray firm Forsyths to complete construction of Scotland’s newest single malt distillery which will operate as a one-of-a-kind social enterprise.

Revenues at Virtu Motors rose to a record £2 billion in the first half of the year even though the group sold fewer cars than previously, with on-going shortages of new vehicles continuing to push prices higher.

Omega Diagnostics has welcomed a positive trial report on its testing kit for people living with HIV, a business now controlled by the owners of the company's former headquarters in Scotland.

A Scottish start-up specialising in artificial intelligence for the food safety market has secured a six-figure government grant to further develop its allergen alert technology.

By Ian McConnell

NURSES in Scotland won't be guilt-tripped out of going on strike because staffing levels in the NHS are already unsafe and "can't get any worse", a nursing leader has warned.

IT’S just too easy to laugh at Douglas Ross. Not that laughing at him is in any way unfair. He deserves Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to be lined with folk, six deep, pointing and laughing at him every day he wends his sorry way to Holyrood where he ost...

LISTENING last night to Suella Braverman, what horrified me as much as the sheer cruelty of the Tories currently in power was their total inability to think of more than one subject at a time, in isolation from anything that might be connected.

SOMETIMES, you do wonder if politicians or their advisors even know that Google exists.

The finalists have been announced for The Herald & GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and the list includes companies, organisations and individuals who are leading the way in opening up opportunities for everyone.

OCCASIONALLY, a newspaper article makes you check your critical faculties to ensure they’re still functioning properly. This one was about Skye and appeared in last week’s Observer. It was written by the respected author Edward Docx, and I though...

By Colin Poolman

Food for thought

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Douglas Ross October 6 2022

DO you know what a medical emergency looks like? Let’s hope so. “People should consider whether their condition is an emergency, such as a stroke, heart attack or major trauma, before going to A&E,” says health secretary Humza Yousaf. He has be...

THE leader of the UK’s biggest union will tonight say its members in the NHS are prepared to go on strike even if they are accused of putting people’s lives at risk.

The world premiere of a new Scottish musical will take place at the Macrobert Arts Centre in Stirling next February

The Prime Minister will attend a summit of European leaders in Prague on Thursday

It's Gothic spire and majestic cloisters have drawn comparisons with Hogwarts, Harry Potter’s school of wizardry.

Described as a game for 'cinephiles and casual movie watchers alike' it is inspired by the worldwide popular guessing games. 

Were you a wonder at Wordle? Test your limits with the puzzle game Quordle.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

The latest report from the Citizens Advice Bureau shows a rise in queries even before the recent economic downturn.

JOHN Swinney has insisted he has not “tried to conceal information” over the chaos surrounding Scotland’s Covid inquiry following a string of resignations.

PLANS have been lodged for the transformation an A-listed landmark into a creative industries space and market hall food and drink destination.

SCOTLAND’S energy minister has rebuffed the Prime Minister’s criticism of Nicola Sturgeon’s stance on nuclear power.

SCOTLAND'S most notorious road has remained shut will be shut for a third day for safety reasons because of fears of landslips caused by heavy rain.

OUTSOURCING firm Serco has warned ministers that the £800m Caledonian Sleeper service franchise has always been loss-making after it was stripped of the contract seven years early.

A HOLYROOD committee has called on the Deputy First Minister to deliver his budget on December 15 to allow forecasters to help ministers “take informed decisions”.

The 23-year-old was fined for his actions.

SCOTTISH business leaders have warned MSPs that firms face a grimmer trading picture than during the pandemic – despite not receiving anywhere near the same level of government support.

SERCO is to lose the Caledonian Sleeper service franchise which operates overnight rail passenger services between Scotland and London seven years early.

The singer-songwriter left everything on stage for his 37th show in Glasgow.

LIZ Truss has tried to win over her fractious party with attacks on the “anti-growth coalition” made up of Labour, the SNP, Extinction Rebellion, “militant" unions and "the Brexit deniers".

The Cabrach Distillery has agreed a seven-figure deal with fellow Moray firm Forsyths to complete construction of Scotland’s newest single malt distillery which will operate as a one-of-a-kind social enterprise.

The YouGov poll (1-2 October) shows Truss has a net favorability score of -59 across Britain and -73 in Scotland

THE OVO Bikes network in Glasgow is set to expand with 33 new e-bikes and 16 additional parking stations being installed across the city.

Scotland’s biggest teaching union has issued formal notices of strike ballots to all 32 of the country's local authorities.

KEITH Anderson has never seemed far from the headlines this year.

LIFELINE ferry services are to be disrupted to two islands over the weekend due to further engine problems with one of the CalMac ferry fleet's oldest vessels.

By Scott Wright