By Scott Wright

Bram Stoker's novel, which turns 125 this year, was inspired by a Scottish writer.

I’m going to tell you something about my personal life that no one outside my family knows – some people might think it embarrassing. But it’s relevant here because of the furore over Eddie Izzard, the trans comedian with hopes of being an MP. ...

TEACHERS everywhere will have breathed a sigh of relief on behalf of three colleagues recently acquitted in a French court of a charge equivalent to manslaughter.

AS the Gender Recognition Reform Bill continues its progress through the Scottish Parliament, it’s worth recalling JK Rowling’s tweet from 2019: “Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who’l...

BUSINESSES have highlighted the need for access as plans to pedestrianise a world-famous shopping street in the Scottish capital are set to reach a "milestone moment" this week.

KEIR Starmer is planning to travel to Scotland towards the end of this week as his party prepares to step up its campaign to win power.

IT is a hard-hitting film about long-lasting mental health issues experienced by the dyslexic community in Scotland.

Scotland’s labour market continues to paint a varied picture. While employment is high and unemployment is low, staff shortages, recruitment challenges and labour market supply continue to present stubborn barriers for businesses.

By Ian McConnell

By Karen Peattie ENTREPRENEUR Becky Woodhouse has revealed that ambitions to operate at least 30 locations of her PURE Spa & Beauty business across the UK are on track – and that she is also targeting global growth.

By Karen Peattie ATTRACTING tourists from overseas forms part of a Perthshire-based hotel owner’s growth strategy following a major investment that was completed last year.

By Karen Peattie RISING interest rates and employment issues, along with Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister, dominated yesterday’s Go Radio Business Show with Hunter & Haughey.

CONGRATULATIONS to Ash Regan in choosing to resign rather than being compelled to vote against principles ("Minister quits over gender reform", The Herald, October 28). Some of us had hoped that the Scottish Parliament would be less rigidly whipped t...

By Myles Fitt

TO the untamed wilds of the TV landscape we stray, stumbling upon a late night GB News programme titled Headliners, the scene of a heated weekend debate regarding the merits of further education.

IT was supposed to be a ground-breaking launch of the UK high street's first "virtual influencer", but Marks and Spencer's CGI creation is receiving a backlash from customers.

Almost every university reported a sharp increase in the number of mental health support requests, the FOI found

The attack comes two days after Russia accused Ukraine of a drone attack against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet off the coast of the Crimean peninsula

Members of Holyrood’s Culture Committee are now calling on the Scottish Government to consider the matter with “increased urgency”

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's earlier insistence that he must focus on the “depressing domestic challenges” rather than go to the summit sparked a backlash

KINLOCH Castle on Rum, Glenprosen in Angus and Tayvallich in Argyll.

There is no “perfect model” of social care but Switzerland’s system of higher taxation ranks favourably for quality and accessibility, a report concluded.

Unlike traditional investment markets such as the s&p 500 and the nasdaq, the cryptocurrency arena has emerged as a burgeoning space in recent years. this is primarily due to the extreme returns many cryptocurrencies have generated over the past few ...

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!

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

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Michael Gove has said Suella Braverman is “absolutely” a politician of integrity as he defended Rishi Sunak for reappointing her amid continuing concerns over her conduct.

A FAMILY-owned hotel that sits "only a nine-iron away" from one of the world's most famous golf courses has been sold.

MINISTERS have warned that UK government red tape could lead to a block to meat exports that will have a "devastating" effect on the Scots industry and raise prices.

Plastic: Remaking Our World ends in a room that reminds us there is hope – in the ways we are rethinking both how we use plastic and create alternatives to it.

TAXPAYERS are set to foot a multimillion-pound bill as transport chiefs have abandoned liquefied natural gas (LNG) ferries designs with new vessels that would be expected to use them.

All over the country at this time of year there are events, festivals and unusual goings-on

THE European Union has insisted new member states are”legally committed” to join the euro once they meet the 2necessary conditions”.

A FAILURE to apologise to one of the men wrongly arrested as part of the “malicious” Rangers fraud prosecutions scandal is to cost the taxpayer up to £72 million, The Herald on Sunday can reveal.

DOUGLAS Ross was on a work engagement in Wick in the north of Scotland when Boris Johnson jetted into London from the Caribbean to launch his bid to return Number 10.

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On the first bitingly cold night of the year we arrive at Heron and take a table by the window, shivering out of winter coats.

Convicted sex offenders in Scotland have admitted changing their names more than 500 times in the past three years, according to the Scottish Conservatives.

But the Communication Workers Union said walkouts will resume on November 12.

A SUPER-RICH, powerful leading character, a group of anxious people wary of raising their voices, and a simmering sense of inequality: themes that could easily have slid from the pages of a George Orwell novel.

My introduction to Aberdeenshire is from the water. I’ve driven from Edinburgh in the dark and as the sun comes up, I pull on a damp wetsuit and buoyancy aid. I’ve roped in my sister and a friend (similarly bleary eyed) and we follow our guide Da...

A man reportedly threw petrol bombs at an immigration centre at the port of Dover before killing himself on Sunday.

Scottish Government efforts to remove potentially dangerous Grenfell-style cladding are in “disarray” as new documents reveal the success of the project is in “doubt”.

Concerned relatives rushed to hospitals in search of their loved ones after the country’s worst disaster in years.

From steaming bowls of lentil soup to sipping drams by the fire at a cosy hostelry, our select gathering of pundits reveal what makes winter in Scotland so special. Compiled by Paul Trainer, Lorraine Wilson, and Ailsa Sheldon.

PROPOSALS for a new law requiring hospitality bosses to provide free late-night transport to help workers get home safely are to be unveiled later this year.

The future of one of the world’s largest democracies will be determined today as Brazilians vote in perhaps the most bitterly fought presidential election the country has ever seen. Our Foreign Editor examines the massive implications of its outcom...

It’s the season of the witch, so what better time to find out about modern-day pagans. The problem is, though, that with so many negative rumours circulating about them, they’re more than a little publicity shy. However, our Writer at Large track...

IT’S bigger than any prison in the UK, meant to hold up to 1,600 people but currently has 3,000 with the “catastrophic overcrowding” having led to fights and an outbreak of diphtheria.