For posties and customers alike the situation is dire.

By Scott Wright

Scottish legal firm Ledingham Chalmers has resurrected expansion plans made before the Covid pandemic with the acquisition of Inverness-based Anderson Shaw & Gilbert (ASG).

THE next general election will be a "de facto referendum" on the Conservative Government with a choice between Labour and the Tories with the SNP irrelevant, according to the shadow Scottish Secretary.

RYANAIR chief executive Michael O’Leary has in recent years been astute in his observations of the extent to which Brexit is damaging the UK.

The final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth was aired on this day in 1989.

Drinks group Diageo has signed a three-year partnership to help address chronic skills shortages across the UK hospitality industry.

WE have a Hindu Prime Minister with an Indian wife. We have a Muslim mayor of London, and a Muslim leader of Scottish Labour. The Home Secretary is Buddhist and is married to a Jewish man. Only one of the great offices of state is occupied by a white...

I NOTE your report in which Health Secretary Humza Yousaf admits that “Scotland’s NHS is not performing at the level we would like” ("NHS needs ‘five years to fix’ amid beds and staffing crisis", The Herald, October 31).

On Friday, 11 November, the winners of The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2022 will be announced in front of an audience of leading legal figures.

Latin lesson

EMIT will observe Earth from the outside of the ISS.

THERE is a decent-sized iron plaque on the Cavenagh Bridge across the Singapore River that simply reads "P&W MacLellan Engineers 1868 Glasgow". It is Singapore’s only suspension bridge and one of the oldest of the city’s river crossings and I cam...

Today's cartoon from Steven Camley as he considers more potential strike action in NHS Scotland.

IS Brexit a bad thing? The truth is you can argue the point endlessly but Brexit has certainly caused disruption, uncertainty and division. A major constitutional change being effected without being decisively desired by the country as a whole has un...

THE prosecution of the ‘conspiracy theorist’ Alex Jones in the US in early October over his claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was faked and the deaths of 26 children and adults never happened provides an opportunity to examine the g...

ONCE upon a time there were two pals. Both committed to a cause, their souls seared by the vision splendid. When they spoke, you felt the air electrify: Jimmy Reid from the Clyde shipyards and Neil Kinnock from the mining valleys of South Wales. Plat...

YOU’LL be wanting to know how things went on my holiday. A week in Florence and rural Tuscany, when mists swag the valleys, trees are golden and the sun still warm – what could be more enticing?

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

Here are some hints and tips to help you crack the Quordle from November 2

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Fans of Dutch football club Ajax have swarmed the streets of Glasgow city centre on their way to Ibrox.

A FAILURE to build sensors into one of the ferries at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco means that it remained unsafe to operate, it has emerged.

THE Scottish Government’s “super sponsor scheme” for Ukrainian refugees is to remain closed to new applicants after being overwhelmed.

Fifty of the UK's biggest private companies, including Matalan and Virgin Atlantic, will have until the end of the month to report how many women are in leadership roles at their business.

PLANS to overhaul care services for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable people will create “a state of flux” and leave current provision “truly unstable”, MSPs have heard.

Around 1300 McColl's employees are at risk of redundancy after Morrisons confirmed plans to shut 132 loss-making stores.

FERRY operators have called for the breaking up of Scotland's ferry network to improve ferry provision.

LOW-PAID staff at a five star Scots hotel and resort have secured £138,000 in 'withheld' tips after raising a collective grievance on missing out on payments made by credit and debit cards.

Ledingham Chalmers has acquired Inverness-based legal practice Anderson Shaw & Gilbert (ASG) as it seeks to double its revenue to £25 million by 2025.

CALLS have been made for tougher windfall taxes after oil and gas giant BP confirmed its profits more than doubled to £7bn in the past three months.

By Scott Wright

House prices are going to fall in an overdue correction across a market super-charged by many years of miniscule interest rates, and the more recent rush towards larger properties in the wake of Covid lockdown restrictions. This is normally welcome n...

TWO Fife-based whisky producers have revealed plans to expand their operations, bringing a jobs boost to the region.

By Scott Wright

Mortgage approvals for home buyers fell significantly in September as rising interest rates and cost-of-living concerns eroded demand and weighed on market activity.

A warning has been issued to remind Scots of the "potentially catastrophic consequences" of flying drones near airports.

The singer takes us through her favourite things about Scotland

WAITING time performance in Scotland’s A&E units hit a new record low in September, with just 69 per cent of patients treated within the four-hour target.

An electrical fault has caused commuter chaos this morning as ScotRail cancels a number of services.

It seems absurd to say it in a year in which Pakistan was swamped by deadly floods, wildfires rushed across Europe and the UK sweltered in record temperatures, but, here and there, I do see reasons for hope.

Invigorating winter walks often leave one in need of sustenance ... and Robin McKelvie guarantees there’s a cosy hostelry at the end of each of these scenic routes

By Ian McConnell

MINISTERS have been told that they should cut the cost of bus and rail travel to reach a target of cutting car miles by 20% by 2030 as part of their climate change commitments.

EXPORTS to the EU from Scotland have slumped by over £2.2bn since Brexit.

AXL Rose, singer of Guns N' Roses fame, would demand provision of a square melon before he would perform on stage.

The senior academic at the centre of allegations of gendered bullying and discrimination at one of Scotland's oldest universities is to leave his post, it has been announced.

Sailing with a group of friends is a lot more affordable than most people think and is a wonderful activity holiday - one which David Sturrock Yachting can make come true, with top-specification yachts available now for Mediterranean and Caribbean ...

The airline said it “continues to add more capacity”.

By Ian McConnell