NATIONALISED ScotRail faces a weekend of disruption after railway workers rejected the latest ScotRail pay offer.

IT is somewhat astounding that Rishi Sunak is portrayed these days as a safe pair of hands.

The two huge tours go on general sale today but for fans there could be a hefty price to pay.

THE global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused widespread changes in the energy market that will spell the end of fossil fuels forever.

The owner of Glasgow’s Wellpark brewery, home of the Tennent’s lager brand, posted a strong performance in the first half of its financial year but warned of challenging times ahead as inflationary pressures eat away at profit margins and drain c...

THE UK’s largest housebuilder has announced plans to increase its workforce and further invest in the Scottish timber frame company it acquired three years ago.

THERE are some magical mystery bike lanes in Glasgow. One moment you’re on the road, the next you’re sent doubling back on yourself. Just when you’re cocky enough to think you’re getting somewhere, you’re guided into a fence.

The head of a Christian charity which fights global poverty has been named as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

The chairman of a Glasgow homeless charity predicts there will be “body bags” on the streets if the soup kitchen they run can’t be provided with a suitable warm building to move the kitchen indoors this winter.

The Clyde Flyer 901-906, from Glasgow’s Buchanan bus station to Largs, is the only Scottish one to feature in a list of the UK’s top 10 most scenic bus journeys.

Capricorn Energy has been urged to ditch its latest merger deal with Israel’s NewMed Energy.

HEALTH chiefs are in talks with funeral directors to ensure than cremations and burials can keep pace with demand in the event of “significant excess deaths” this winter.

Volume sales of Tennent’s rebounded during the six months to the end of August as Scotland’s leading beer brand benefitted from the full reopening of bars and restaurants from last year’s lockdown restrictions.

Profits at Lloyds Bank dropped sharply in the third quarter as the group pushed up its provisions for bad loans and predicted that house prices will fall by 8 per cent next year.

ON two consecutive days, your Letters Pages have had correspondence concerning Jeremy Corbyn, each blaming him for the Conservative majority in the 2019 election.

In relative terms, all is calm.

Revolting behaviour

THIS week the revolving door of No 10 was again spinning at full pelt, with the ridiculed and incompetent Liz Truss exiting, her place taken by Rishi Sunak, the youngest Prime Minister in 200 years and the first Asian to become leader of the country.

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Douglas Ross October 28 2022

IN these troubled times of the 21st century, today offers a moment to reflect on a Cold War knife-edge 13 days 60 years ago when the world drew a collective breath as the Cuban Missile Crisis finally drew to a close.

AT the first gathering of Scotland’s social media aristocrats it took only 15 minutes to loosen me from my iron self-discipline. And so I fell under the influence of a rather audacious Japanese gin they were showcasing at the 9th floor bar of Glasg...

Elon Musk has taken over the social media platform pledging to lift bans and make sweeping changes.

The demonstration will see protesters march through Glasgow city centre

A US judge had given the billionaire until Friday to finalise his deal to buy the social media platform

Whether or not it's October 31, Killie's kids will be out trick or treating on the last Friday in October.

REDEMPTION can be a wonderful thing but in the world of party politics forgiveness does not come easily – if at all.

A retired GP has told of his "utter dismay" after it emerged a Highland community waiting 20 years for a new hospital will face further delays.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Here's how you can play the mind-bending game, some hints to help you along with today's puzzle and that all-important answer when you can't take it anymore!

It’s good to give things away if they can be used again.

HISTORIC plans to modernise gender recognition for trans people in Scotland have passed their first milestone.

A TORY MSP has broken ranks with his party by backing the SNP Government’s gender recognition plans – criticising opponents for using “word for word” the same arguments used to deny gay rights decades ago.

MSPS have overwhelmingly backed the principle of gender reforms to give trans people a more "dignified" recognition - after an SNP minister dramatically quit in protest.

SCOTS ministers are coming under pressure to give a contract to build two new Scots ferries to its own shipyard which is at the centre of the nation's vessel-building fiasco.

SCOTLAND'S most notorious road is to shut again from tonight for safety reasons after another forecast of heavy rainfall.

CLOTHING brand Meander Apparel is opening a permanent store in the Scottish capital after securing £350,000 investment.

Scotland's Gender Recognition Act has reached a stage one debate in Scottish Parliament - with proposed changes facing a first vote at Holyrood.

NEARLY one in three Scots have admitted to eating out-of-date food more often to save money - raising safety fears.

SCOTS political news magazine Holyrood is set to be bought by a company owned by Lord Ashcroft, the British-Belizean billionaire and pollster who once bank rolled the Conservative Party.

NICOLA Sturgeon has issued Rishi Sunak with a list of spending demands to address the cost of living crisis and avoid austerity, including more cash for Holyrood.

A HERITAGE watchdog has objected to plans for a hotel and offices in the Scottish capital.

OIL and gas giant Shell is to boost its dividends to shareholders after seeing profits double between July and September.

SUELLA Braverman deserves a “second chance” as Home Secretary despite claims of “multiple breaches” of security, the new Tory party chairman has said.

EVERY fan of horror movies knows the moment of maximum danger is when the terror seems to be over.

A TURKISH shipyard has emerged as a favourite to win a £115m contract to build two ferries for longsuffering islanders as attempts are made to shore up the nation’s ageing ferry fleet.

LET’S say it as it is shall we: the Scottish Parliament’s committee system is not the best example of democratic independence and robustness, so it’s always good to see an SNP politician break ranks and tell the government what they really thin...

THE TORIES are demanding a re-think of the Scottish Government’s gender recognition proposals and have called for MSPs to vote with their conscience rather than on party lines.

FIRSTGROUP has said it expects an $85 million earn-out related to the sale of its former North American business, First Transit.

SCOTTISHPOWER has reported a 45 per cent rise in earnings in its retail business and a 22% increase in renewables earnings.

THE CLIMATE crisis is causing a “serious risk to national security” amid calls for the UK Government to better protect crucial infrastructure.