The results of the Scottish Greens leadership contest are set to be announced at an event in Edinburgh this morning. Lorna Slater, Ross Greer, Gillian Mackay and Dominic Ashmole are all in the running. Whoever wins will lead the part into the 2026 Ho...

The 52-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene

A Christmas Eve clash between Sandie Peggie and a trans women Dr Beth Upton has become a test case over NHS policy, single-sex spaces and gender-critical beliefs

 

The move comes in response to two major incidents

He’s an archaeologist by day but now Andy Heald is carving out a new career as an artist from his East Lothian home.

he brothers took on the challenge in order to raise funds for clean water projects in Madagascar.

Director of golf Russell Gray explains the ethos at the heart of this golfing facility on the outskirts of Glasgow

The Scottish Greens will announce the result of its leadership election on Friday.

The Scottish Government is under fire again over a lack of long-term support for culture.

The 10 most jaw-dropping moments from the Sandie Peggie employment tribunal as the case against NHS Fife resumes.

Family business experts share insights at The Herald Scottish Family Business Breakfast

New whisky chief appointed at acclaimed Scottish distillery

Edinburgh-born singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk will appear at the Princes Street Gardens gig

Here's what you need to know about medical associates and why doctors in Scotland are worried their current deployment could put patients at risk.

BMA Scotland has said the current deployment of Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates in NHS Scotland risks patient safety as they accuse the Scottish Government of 'abdication of leadership'.

Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay have been elected as the new co-leaders of the Scottish Greens, taking over from Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater. The pair will now lead the party into the 2026 Holyrood election.

Mothballing is meant to throw low-enrollment schools a lifeline, but councils are increasingly aggressive about using it as a cost-cutting tactic.

The M8 is shut in both directions with emergency services dealing with the incident

A man has died after being struck by a HGV on the M8 on Thursday afternoon.

Colin Smyth has had his Holyrood pass deactivated after being charged over a hidden camera allegedly found in a Parliament toilet.

A Swedish firm has been confirmed as the new operator of Glasgow’s cycle hire scheme.

The Carmont derailment near Stonehaven took the lives of three people and injured six others in August 2020.

Chief executive predicts company will return to profit growth in coming years

Councillors have approved a pause to planning work for a new island school while the council awaits the outcome of a legal challenge

A man has been arrested in connection with the alleged assault of a woman who died a short time later.

Sean Stephen, 38, was found dead in a toilet at the council’s customer support hub on July 7th, six days after he disappeared on July 1st. 

People from across Scotland are to gather in Edinburgh for a test of the ban on Palestine Action

Research covering seven different education systems highlights the impact of unsustainable workloads and diminishing resources.

67% of Edinburgh Napier’s budget is spent on staff costs, 7% more than the sector average.

Scotland’s First Minister has accused Elon Musk of spreading “misinformation” following an incident in Dundee where a girl was charged for alleged possession of offensive weapons.

Police are investigating after organised football violence took placed in a wooded area of Bishopbriggs on Friday night.

The Information Commissioner says NHS Fife is under investigation, despite the board disputing reports over its FOI conduct in the Peggie tribunal case.

The Reform MSP who defected from the Tories this week should stand down, First Minister John Swinney has said.

Jamie Greene says Scottish Conservative MSPs are in open conflict, blaming advisers in Russell Findlay’s office

Police are launching an investigation into the 'unexplained' death of a three-month-old baby

Lorna Slater has revealed why she will not be disappointed to lose the Scottish Greens leadership race.

A group seeking to recreate an Iron Age broch in the Highlands have formed a partnership with two other organisations

A landmark city centre former post office building has been sold

The M8 is closed eastbound between Junction 5 and Junction 6 after a car crash.

There are concerns that the 1,140-hour funded ELC programme is showing cracks, which are driving settings to close and potentially putting children at risk.

Music fans have been flocking to Knockengorroch Farm from all over the UK for nearly 30 years.

Despite extensive enquiries, officers have been unable to trace him

A former Labour councillor who was suspended from the party for alleged racist remarks has joined Reform UK

All staff have been made redundant after the business fell into liquidation

Molly Cuddihy died on Tuesday at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

Police said the crash happened around 12.30pm on Wednesday,

“This year, we’re expecting people from Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, China, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malawi, and more,” she says.

The cost of flood protection schemes has almost tripled in the past decade while fewer properties have been protected, a watchdog has found.

Scotland’s trading standards officers are considering opting out of local authority control amid concerns their future is at risk after years of cuts.