Essential Edinburgh, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and the George Street Association have written to councillors on the Transport and Environment Committee.

The legal battle involving Sandie Peggie is heading to appeal

A survey, conducted by Ipsos on Trussell’s behalf, showed one in 10 Scots (10%) have had to cut back on food

Rail passengers are facing delays and cancellations this morning following an operational incident in the Cambuslang area.

Setting a new target to virtually treble Scotland’s onshore wind capacity by 2040 could generate more than £4 billion for the country’s economy while supporting thousands of jobs, research has revealed.

Dumfries and Galloway councillor Andrew Wood says support from constituents persuaded him to stand again after a Standards Commission ruling over his criticism of a council chief executive.

Questions have been raised about the Lord Advocate's positions as High Court indictments are projected to exceed 2,000 as the trial backlog nearly trebles.

Government officials claim that internal modelling has been completed, but refuse to share this information.

As of 5 am in Scotland, the party had flipped Senate seats in Ohio, Kansas, Texas, Iowa, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Five months after ministers promised a rapid independent review of eye-watering business rates rises, not a single panel member has been appointed — leaving firms facing another year of unaffordable bills with no relief in sight.

A coalition of 20 organisations has written to energy minister Stephen Gethins urging the reinstatement of the Home Heating Support Fund as Cornwall Insight forecasts a 16% January price cap rise, pushing bills to their highest since March 2023.

Former SNP MP Stewart McDonald urges Holyrood to create a national resilience committee as Scotland and the UK develop a new War Book amid growing Russian threats.

SNP ministers warned as National Galleries of Scotland lend 60 artworks, including paintings by Matisse, Degas and Renoir, to China amid concerns over Chinese influence.

North Sea oil and gas entrepreneur sees opportunity in area amid complaints about tax burden

Members of Democrats Abroad were bullish on the party’s chances to regain control of the US Congress, two years after Donald Trump romped to victory in 2024.

Freedom of Information data reveals wind farm Special Order movements in the Highlands have soared elevenfold in two years, with Police Scotland officers working rest days to cover escorts as six-to-eight month waits threaten major energy projects.

Police and emergency services were called to a report of a crash involving a female pedestrian and a bus on Lauchlan Way in Kilwinning on Tuesday afternoon

Edinburgh North and Leith MP Tracy Gilbert has joined forces with campaign group Looking For Growth to call for a rethink.

John Healey says he wants to release £1.2bn Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Guarantor’s Fund to former miners within weeks, as trustees demand action within days

Peter Brown, 43, known as Richard, has been named after he died in a three-vehicle crash on A6089, Gordon, Scottish Borders. Police inquiry ongoing

US midterm elections test Donald Trump’s second term as voters weigh high prices and the Iran war, with control of Congress at stake for Democrats and Republicans

First Minister John Swinney has pledged to consider any proposals to rehouse artists evicted by developers from cultural hubs in Scottish Government-owned buildings.

A HISTORIC former bookshop in St Andrews is set to be converted into retail units and homes.

Renfrewshire Council to review SEPA flood warnings after Storm Boelo saw the River Clyde reach a record 4.49m, flooding 13 businesses and damaging Renfrew Bridge

Information released by the council shows that the number of recorded incidents has increased by nearly 200% in less than ten years.

Edinburgh-based 1nhaler has secured £2.2m to take its novel pop-up cardboard inhaler towards clinical trials and its first regulatory approval

A mental health charity has called on the Scottish Government to provide further suicide prevention funding as statistics showed suicide deaths have stabilised.

Glasgow comedian Karen Dunbar cancels tour shows after claiming promoter paid her for only five of 39 performances; three dates go ahead

Alyn Smith says Scotland's planning system needs strengthened for AI data centres as Greens raise environmental concerns and fears grow over job losses.

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

Reform UK councillor George Madgwick charged with 35 offences, including 12 rapes, after allegations involving four victims in Portsmouth and Wales.

Scotland's youth participation rate has hit a record 93.6%, but analysis shows the improvement owes more to better data-tracking than to young people finding work. Nearly 8,730 Scots aged 16 to 19 remain without a job, education place or training.

John Swinney rules out a public inquiry into maternity deaths despite bereaved families demanding answers over hundreds of serious NHS incidents.

A new University of Glasgow study provides the most detailed analysis to date of Robert Burns’s connections with Jamaica and relationship to the Atlantic slavery system.

UK meat processors hit by cyber attacks after supermarket freezer hacks in Europe, as the NCSC says national impact is minimal and warns of AI threats

Kyle Hutton is said to have been “unfit to drive through alcohol or drugs” when he allegedly struck Victoria Cairns, 40, in Farmeloan Road, Rutherglen in Lanarkshire on November 2, 2024

Kemi Badenoch has backed Sandie Peggie after her tribunal defeat against the RCN, months after meeting the nurse in Edinburgh.

The Hippodrome Cinema in Bo’ness has been selected as one of five nominees for the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Cinema of the Year award.

Ofcom says BBC has not shown how £500m cost cuts, job losses and planned channel closures by 2027 will affect services, content and audiences across the UK

More help is becoming available as Scotland’s drug deaths crisis deepens

Scottish Water has secured its first Nature30 recognition for a large-scale woodland creation project in South Lanarkshire that is aimed at delivering long-term benefits for biodiversity and climate resilience.

Plans to demolish the old Baptist Church in Furnace to replace it with a house have been approved by council officers.

Lidl submits plans for a Paisley supermarket on the former St James Business Centre site, with 40 jobs and 116 parking spaces if approved.

Rainbows Furniture, a family-run UK firm making bespoke solid-wood kitchens, has closed after nine years and entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation.

Shetland star Alison O’Donnell says it will take her years to 'fully process' her departure from the show as she promised fans a 'memorable exit' for Tosh.

Calls for a review of police cover in the east of Scotland are being made amid claims there are only half the number of officers on duty compared to the rest of the country.

A body has been discovered in a vehicle following a fire in Inchinnan.

Scotland has recorded its worst September A&E performance since 2007, with just 64.1% of patients seen within four hours as pressure mounts on the NHS ahead of winter.

Ryanair has confirmed it will alter its luggage rules for passengers at its UK airports, including Edinburgh.

A man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Glasgow. Around 2.15pm on Monday, November 2, police received a report of collision involving a male pedestrian and black Chevrolet Captiva on Shettleston Road.