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Glasgow City Council has said that a pause in the issuing of letters about fire-and-rehire plans to staff has ended after talks with a union broke down.

Motorists have been warned of traffic disruption after a crash blocked part of one of Scotland’s busiest motorways during the morning rush hour.

Parents accused Scottish Borders Council of issuing a public apology that omits a watchdog’s criticism that officers presented an imbalanced report.

Uncertainty over weather conditions blamed for decision to scrap annual festive season sound and light show at Edinburgh Castle.

Scotland could receive £1bn a year or more from UK social care reforms, but the final sum will depend on how Westminster funds the new system.

A Scottish retailer operating for almost 30 years has been placed into administration.

Scottish hospitality industry welcomes SNP support in long-running bid for VAT cut

Founder of Scotch whisky technology platform outlines 'big opportunity' offered by visitor economy

Independent researcher Julie Walker is examining what happened to the clubs, competitions and governing structures women built as golf modernised and merged

Independent researcher Julie Walker asks whether golf's modernisation overlooked women-led structures, even as participation and opportunity grew

Landmark hotels, women's golf and visits to Scotch whisky distilleries are in the spotlight

A new exhibition presenting Mary Queen of Scots as a Renaissance queen and giving a flavour of what it was like to be in her “vibrant” court is to open in Edinburgh next year.

Discover Scotland’s October arts highlights, from theatre and cinema to dance, opera, gigs, exhibitions, concerts and festivals in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Scotland's farming co-operatives issue call for auction as sector faces far-reaching challenges

A new report highlights financial pressures on Scotland’s tertiary education sector, with the SFC showing that two-thirds of institutions will soon face deficits.

Audit Scotland says Scotland’s £500m offshore wind scheme is slow, with £141m committed and risks to its targets and future beyond 2028/29.

Southside Glasgow firm Paul Hodgkiss Designs is celebrating 40 years of bespoke woodwork, with projects ranging from homes to distilleries.

A new £1m Historic Environment Scotland fund will help listed places of worship cover VAT costs for repair and conservation work.

With her familiar toothy smile and irrepressible campaigning zeal, Esther Rantzen was a broadcasting phenomenon

Plans to build an enormous £16.5 billion data centre on the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear plant have been submitted

The Scottish Conservatives called opposition to new drilling in the North Sea 'ill-informed, dogmatic virtue signalling' in a debate on the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields

Scottish Atlantic salmon production rose 3% to 197,836 tonnes in 2025, but 15 million fish died before harvest and 85,000 also escaped from farms.

A rifle range near Eskdalemuir was given the green light on Wednesday – despite concerns it could disturb the peace of a popular monastery

A councillor who was recently revealed to be living over 200 miles from his ward has been replaced on a Fife Council committee after just a month.

Andy Burnham's first conference speech as Prime Minister was long on conviction and short on notes — but delivering on social care reform, housing and a new relationship with Europe will test him severely.

McCloud pension scandal: A retired teacher challenges the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman's refusal to investigate alleged maladministration by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency.

Family-owned group reports lower turnover and profits for a second consecutive year as the Scotch whisky industry grapples with multiple headwinds

Welcome to The Herald's Business live blog, where we’ll be bringing you the latest developments from across Scotland’s business industry.

A former Cold War underground monitoring bunker has been listed for auction.

Escalators at St Enoch, Buchanan Street, Kelvinbridge, Partick, St Georges Cross and Hillhead are out of order according to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

TG Jones, formerly known as WH Smith, has been forced to shut more stores, affecting locations across the country.

A "remarkable" collection of banknotes donated in albums to a British Heart Foundation store in Edinburgh is expected to fetch in the region of £70,000 at auction.

A Moray councillor has moved more than 3000 miles away – to Africa – without telling his constituents.

A man was caught posting cocaine by Royal Mail for a drugs gang who boasted that they aimed to deliver faster than Amazon

A school bus taking pupils to Perth High School this morning was involved in a crash.

A six month programme of free music, theatre and cinema events in Princes Street Gardens is expected to be funded annually by Edinburgh's new visitor levy.

The venue's owners say they’re “extremely disappointed” by the council’s decision

A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for historic sexual offences in Edinburgh

Brechin Pipe Band could lose its home of about 70 years after the storm-damaged building was recommended for demolition.

Jenny Gilruth said the Scottish Government is 'not where we should be'

A Scottish company that makes bionic limbs has reported a 24 per cent rise in revenue.

Communities across Renfrewshire came together to celebrate the area's first-ever Dolly Parton Day.

Archaeologists at UHI North, West and Hebrides are bringing 5,000 years of Lewis history to life with the launch of a new immersive archaeology experience.

Campaigners say a proposed data centre could harm the rural setting and biodiversity

Nick Watkins is the founder of El Perro Negro, a burger restaurant ranked among the best in the world. This week, he takes on our chef Q&A.

Conservation offers hope for island’s rare whitebeams

A pilot project to help reduce deer numbers safely and humanely around Scotland's towns and cities will get underway next month.

HMP Addiewell in West Lothian is the first Scottish prison to appoint digital learning company Coracle to provide prisoners with its secure educational laptops.

Greggs has said it plans to shut four factories with the loss of about 740 jobs as part of an overhaul of its food manufacturing operations.