The First Minister stated over the weekend that she "detests" the Tories and "everything they stand for".

On October 7, 1922, just over a century ago, Perthshire nurse Georgina Ballantine, fishing with her father on the Tay, reeled in a giant 64lb salmon. But a hundred years later, salmon have shrunk in size and number - the chances are we will never see...

In politics, what is said and what is meant can be two different things. Fortunately, there are people around who can translate. We call these interpreters journalists, and one of the busiest days of their week is Sunday.

NICOLA Sturgeon will today blame a lack of respect by Westminster for undermining relations across the United Kingdom, and argue that independence is the solution.

I SUPPOSE, all things considered, it would have been good if Glasgow had hosted Eurovision. We’d have revelled in the praise lavished on our city for its friendliness and its humour and how our nightlife and entertainment scene is equal to the worl...

No debate at the SNP conference in Aberdeen was more arresting, urgent or shocking than conversations beforehand with shell-shocked friends who are facing the real prospect of repossession because of soaring mortgage rates.

A FEW weeks ago, I was driving home on a dark, wet evening. The street lighting was poor, and I sensed rather than saw, something on the road ahead.

Having spoken to the deputy leader of the SNP recently about justice policy and nodded furiously to pretty much everything he said – he seems genuinely committed to prison reform – I was interested to see what he’d say in his speech to the part...

If there is one city in Scotland that is haunted by the deeds of the past it is Glasgow.

By Ian McConnell

With a keen interest in both sport and business dealings, Graham Watson talks a lot about performance under pressure. And as chairman of InnoScot, a team of 20 people working to commercialise new ideas from the 155,000 healthcare professionals worki...

A now former member of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), at a seminar several years ago, introduced their talk by remarking: “If you think you have heard me say something controversial, you must have misunderstood.” This light-hearted q...

There is a slight chill in the air and leaves have begun to take on new colours, but in one part of Scotland the true “herald of autumn” is the arrival of thousands of beloved visitors.

THE Scottish Government has been accused of dropping key targets from its NHS recovery plan amid a slower than expected increase in activity.

When Lanarkshire serial killed Peter Manuel went on trial in 1958 newspaper readers were so eager to learn the latest grisly details that many bought two editions of Glasgow’s Evening Times.

VETERAN Scots technology sector investor Ian Ritchie has revealed how he turned down an opportunity to work with Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the internet, to invest in and develop the World Wide Web.

SIR Tom Hunter has called on more support for entrepreneurs to get growth back into the economy.

LORD Willie Haughey has announced that his ambitious plans to spend more than £1 billion on building 11,000 affordable homes in Scotland as part of efforts to tackle shortages and transform the housing market are on hold.

A leading child protection expert has been appointed to decide if Scotland’s children’s services should be taken out of local authority control and managed nationally.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

By Kyle Scott

DOUG Maughan (Letters, October 7) favours proportional representation (PR), producing a parliament of more and smaller parties “with real debate about policy and compromises made by all involved” rather than “the current system where the Chance...

By Lee Knifton

THE Diary usually avoids those divisive topics that look certain to start the next world war. So you will rarely catch us discussing whether the UN should ban the cruel and inhumane sequin mines of Bolivia that provide Strictly Come Dancing with all ...

A SURGE in sales of royal memorabilia following the death of Queen Elizabeth has not cooled down in the month since her passing, with people from around the world still seeking out souvenirs of her life, reign and even her death.

Scotland is a nation of entrepreneurs, but how can scale-ups be supercharged? By supporting, and investing in, our ambitious entrepreneurs, writes Shepherd and Wedderburn Partner John Morrison

There have been multiple reports of blasts in the capital, which has been largely free of fighting since the early days of the war.

Martin Lewis was on Good Morning Britain this morning as he tried to help people save money amid soaring energy costs

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

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

JOHN Swinney has suggested that the Scottish Government will not follow Tory ministers in cutting the basic rate of tax – insisting he has no intention of passing on funding cuts to public services.

THE controversial Scottish National Investment Bank this week posted a loss of more than £3 million in its maiden accounts, and revealed the value of the pay received by its first chief executive, who left abruptly.

THE border between an independent Scotland and England could suffer major tailbacks at checkpoints, a leading academic has warned Angus Robertson at the SNP conference.

THE rain has been biblical all day and now the pavements are reflective with water bouncing glare from streetlights and shop lights into the darkness.

ANAS Sarwar has said he would prefer the UK was still in the European Union, but that it would be "inconsistent" for him to back a new vote on rejoining the bloc while opposing indyref2.

NICOLA Sturgeon has yet to “flesh out” her plan for using the next general election as a ‘de facto’ referendum on independence, one of her MPs has conceded.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of using “really dangerous” political rhetoric after saying she “detests” the Tories and everything they stand for.

SCOTTISH airline Loganair is being sold by its owners Stephen and Peter Bond.

NICOLA Sturgeon has claimed that “there is an appetite” to hold an independence referendum next year despite polling showing the Scottish public do not want a vote on that timescale.

JOANNA Cherry said she was sacked from her frontbench role by the SNP because of a "very aggressive gender identity ideology."

CONOR Burns, the Tory MP sacked from the goverment by Liz Truss after allegations of inappropriate behaviour at the party’s conference is reportedly in line for a knighthood in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list.

Parts of Scotland will have to fork out nearly double the amount set by Liz Truss's frozen £2500 bills cap as concerns rise that not enough is being done to support Scots in the cost of living crisis.

JOHN Swinney is set to renew the Scottish Government’s opposition to new nuclear power stations being built north of the border.

ALBA has called for a Scottish Constitution Convention to be established following the Supreme Court's ruling on Indyref2.

LABOUR will target soft SNP voters in its former Central Belt heartlands as a central part of its strategy to oust Liz Truss from Downing Street at the next general election, the Herald on Sunday has been told.

James Hutton was the father of geology but also of a son by a mistress whose identity remains mysterious, though some mention a Miss Edington.

IN this month of our energy apocalypse an assortment of right-wing voices are prescribing exotic means of avoiding death this winter without stiffing the energy companies.

Boys are badly trailing girls in education. Men are struggling to find a role in the modern workplace, increasingly taking their lives and losing touch with familiesand children. Scholar Richard Reeves’s groundbreaking new book proposes radical sol...

IT took Boris Johnson five days, David Cameron four and Theresa May just two before the new Prime Minister zipped up to Edinburgh for their inaugural formal meeting with Scotland’s First Minister.

THE Home Office has blocked Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish visa pilot which would have allowed businesses in remote and rural communities an exemption from UK immigration rules over hiring EU and other foreign nationals.