There are not that many jobs where one might be expected to perform a wedding ceremony, and making hair oil is not one of them. So it was unusual, to say the least, when John Jackson, of East Lothian, wound up in Oregon three years ago presiding over...

A NEW Scots horror movie launched on Amazon has been inspired by a chilling spirit world contact from the director's dead sister.

What does it say about Britain that Boris Johnson’s possible return has overshadowed the actual candidacy announcement by Rishi Sunak?

NEARLY half of businesses will raise prices ahead of Christmas - amidst rising energy costs and fears of power outages to heap further misery on hard-pressed households.

LET me tell you where I am. Having voted for every single major party at least once in my life – yes, even that one – my conversion to Labour for the next election is now complete. Maybe you’re in the same position. Maybe we’re part of a tren...

MY fellow Conservatives,

WE all have said things we later regret. The First Minister for example, would probably like to rewind the use of “Tories” and “detest” in the same sentence.

By Scott Wright

By Colin Borland  

Amid the chaos of Westminster politics, the PM’s resignation and the potential perils of future fiscal mismanagement, two of Scotland’s leading entrepreneurs have raised the need to talk more openly about Brexit

By Stephanie Millar

One of Scotland’s leading businesspeople and entrepreneurs has revealed some of the secrets to his phenomenal success.

ACROSS the UK and Europe people turn down the heating in response to Government advice, and eat and buy less.

Lord Willie Haughey has urged changes to be made in the procurement process to allow small and medium-sized enterprises easier access to contracts offered by the UK Government.

IT is a brand of canned cooked pork that first went on sale in the 1930s before going on to become the focus of a Monty Python sketch in later years. Much maligned in recent times, Spam is now enjoying a resurgence - but why?

CONSOLING words from Edinburgh comedian Martin Bearne regarding the amuse-bouche Premiership of Liz Truss…

AS the cost of living crisis continues to bite, South Lanarkshire College staff and students are working together on a range of inspirational initiatives designed to help all learners.

The former chancellor is the favourite to lead the Tories after ex-PM Boris Johnson dramatically withdrew from the race he never officially entered.

Growing Scotland’s hydrogen sector could provide the country with its “greatest industrial opportunity since oil and gas”, Energy Secretary Michael Matheson has insisted.

The item has been described as a ‘fascinating bundle of stories’ that will keep researchers ‘busy for a long time’.

The 58-year-old had a chance to emulate his political hero Winston Churchill and return from the wilderness just seven weeks after departing Downing Street

Rishi Sunak will be “just as bad” for the people of Scotland after Boris Johnson pulled out of the race to become the next Prime Minister, Ian Blackford has warned.

CHILDREN living in deprived areas of Scotland are twice as likely to experience poor health, according to a new report.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Whether you've aced the music spin-off Heardle or you've got the film version Framed beat, it might be time to raise the stakes. 

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

BORIS Johnson has dramaticcally dropped out of the Tory leadership contest – ending speculation over a dramatic comeback to Number 10.

POLICE chiefs have warned up to 4,500 jobs could be lost in Scotland to deal with tough budget 'cuts'.

Most Republicans - whether they actually believe it or not - say the 2020 Presidential elections were fixed to get Donald Trump out of the White House.

SCOTLAND'S first commercial gold producer underlined its expectation of a “significant step change” in production at the Cononish mine in Argyll this week.

SHORTLY before 9am peace broke out in a clash marked by lost tempers, certificate 18 language, and heartfelt pleas for forgiveness.

A KEY Boris Johnson ally has backed Rishi Sunak to become the next prime minister dealing a huge blow to the former PM.

A FORMER chief Tory Brexiteer has warned Boris Johnson taking on a second term as prime minister would be a “guaranteed disaster”.

A BREAK in an undersea cable that caused serious disruption to landline, internet and mobile services on Shetland has been successfully repaired.

PENNY Mordaunt has refused to give details of her tax and spend policy but has insisted she can reunite the Conservative party.

RISHI Sunak has formally thrown his hat into the ring to become the next prime minister.

It is the nation that has spawned internationally known names from legends such as AC/DC, Simple Minds and the Eurythmics to newer kids on the block like Lewis Capaldi, Chvrches and Django Django.

From country to folk via synth-pop while remaining really, really successful.

It’s difficult to identify anything the Labour leader has done which has contributed positively towards their polling lead.

THE cost of Nicola Sturgeon's growing army of spin doctors has reached a record £3.7m - while plans are being made for over £30m in public sector staffing costs cuts.

By Billy Briggs

By Kathleen Nutt

Ian Blackford has written to Kier Starmer to call for an official vote of no confidence.

TO Edinburgh’s Stand Comedy Club to see the scabrous and very funny Jay Lafferty, who I think is one of Scotland’s top stand-up artists. Lafferty is compering tonight’s show and works her audience expertly between each act, gently mocking accen...

THEIR brutal crimes might have been committed decades ago with killers Graham McGill and William MacDowell evading justice.

Four Corners: A personal take on stories from across the world by Foreign Editor David Pratt

Professor Tony Pollard is a renowned battlefield archaeologist. He has uncovered astonishing truths about Jacobites, Bannockburn, the Second World War, Britain's wars of empire and even the Falklands campaign – and used his skills to bring peace to...

IT would be funny if it were not so serious. The very idea Boris Johnson is “up for it,” making an improbable return to Number 10, should fill all of us with a sense of dread.

For years they were advertised for sale off the shelf as “zero-tax offshore companies”. Then they were damned, by Transparency International, as “Britain’s home-grown secrecy vehicles”.

IT really is a sign of desperation that Martin Redfern (Letters, October 16) tries to cover up the Conservative Party's chaotic mess of a government and the civil war raging in its ranks by attacking Nicola Sturgeon for using the word "detest" to des...