Scotland Herald
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:04:36 +0000Man dies after falling from blazing tower block in Scottish town
Dramatic footage shows flames leaping from the side of the high-rise building
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:30:44 +0000Parents left scrambling after water emergency shuts Glasgow school
Engineers are at the scene trying to fix the problem before Monday
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000Michelin-acclaimed chef to appear at new Edinburgh food festival at Leith Links
Michelin-acclaimed chef Barry Bryson to headline first ever Leith Food Festival in Edinburgh located on Leith Links.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:45 +0000Man charged after teenage boy seriously sexually assaulted
He is expected to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court in due course
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:33:00 +0000Ferry manager launches £100k legal claim over alleged racism at CalMac
A senior manager at Scotland’s ferry operator has launched legal action claiming he was driven from his job after blowing the whistle on alleged racism.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0000Nine-hole golf courses in the north of Scotland step to the fore
A collection of 13 nine-hole courses across the north of Scotland will be represented for the first time at Scottish Golf Tourism Week
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0000Historian calls for 'outdated' language around Mary Queen of Scots to be dropped
A leading scholar on the life of Mary Queen of Scots is calling for the language used to refer to the first years of her reign to be changed
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:26:00 +0000ScotGov faces court threat over 'green' gas plant plan
Climate campaigners are preparing to haul the Scottish Government to court over plans for a controversial “green” gas power station — after it emerged the project could produce almost three times more pollution than first claimed.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000SNP accused of 'betraying' women as thousands facing 'indefensible' equal pay delays
SNP ministers have been accused of 'betraying' women as equal pay disputes are stalled by 'indefensible' delays, a union has warned.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000The Herald and The Scottish Farmer to lead media coverage of Royal Highland Show
The collaboration will bring together Scotland’s longest-running national newspaper, its leading agricultural title, and one of the nation’s largest events.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:34:00 +0000'I believe everyone has a superpower and a kryptonite'
Andrew Dobbie, who left his job when his son was two months old with £1,000 in the bank to start a business, says 'everyone has a superpower and a kryptonite'
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:33:00 +0000Scottish city restaurant company collapses into liquidation
Liquidators have been appointed to a Scottish company that operated two city restaurants
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:29:00 +0000The huge bank deal that was the talk of the City of London
The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest hailed takeover as the “right transaction at the right time”
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000Stephen Boyd: 'Virtuous cycle is the model for Scotland's welfare policy'
In a speech last year, Kemi Badenoch argued that the UK is “…becoming a welfare state, with an economy attached. 28 million people in Britain are now working to pay the wages and benefits of 28 million others
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000Dr Antoinette Fionda-Douglas: 'Cotton on to true value of Scottish local businesses'
A partnership between a female-led brand and a celebrity shows that progress can be made, even if it’s one small, socked step at a time
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:31:00 +0000Scottish rail engineer going from 'strength to strength' as landmark reached
Brodie Engineering highlights satisfaction in providing career opportunities
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0000The Herald cartoon by Steven Camley on the deteriorating US/UK relationship
Todays' cartoon is on the deteriorating US/UK relationship. See the story here
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:04:00 +0000'Worst week of my life': Joani Reid resigns Labour whip following husband's arrest
Joani Reid has resigned the Labour whip after her husband was arrested and later bailed on suspicion of spying for China
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:08:09 +0000Alleged sexual misconduct top cause for police officer suspensions in Scotland
Alleged sexual misconduct was the number one reason for police officer suspensions in Scotland over the past 10 years, new figures have revealed.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:55:00 +0000Scottish Labour MP chaired Westminster drop-in with China spy accused think tank
The company which employed a man arrested on suspicion of spying for China held a drop-in session at the House of Commons chaired by a Scottish Labour MP
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:46:47 +0000Blasting at Fife Silica Sands quarry could be an 'ecological catastrophe'
Blasting at Fife Silica Sands quarry could be an 'ecological catastrophe' due to unstable ground caused by a severe 2002 flood at Longannet
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:40:48 +0000Scottish village could be heated using water from its abandoned coal mines
A revolutionary new energy venture will see a village heated using water from a long-forgotten source.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:25:51 +0000Royal Mail suspends deliveries after postie assaulted during rounds
Royal Mail has suspended the delivery of mail to a number of streets in Bishopton after a postie was assaulted on his rounds.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000Scottish Lib Dem candidate donated £25,000 to party after Holyrood selection
According to the Electoral Commission, Ms Alliston Pickard donated £25,000 to the party around three months later, on November 3.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:09:00 +0000'I was offered flight for March 15': Tourist stuck in UAE on travel nightmare
Scott Mitchell and his wife Claire had traveled to the Middle Eastern nation in late February as a surprise for her birthday.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000Major UK housebuilder issues profit warning as prices 'soften'
Taylor Wimpey highlights impact of uncertainty ahead of Budget after starting 2026 with smaller order book
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:44:05 +0000First Bus marks history with new services across Lanarkshire
First Bus is introducing a raft of new routes across Lanarkshire 100 years after bus services first began operating in the area.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:25:00 +0000'Cruel and unworkable': Refugee charities hit out at changes to UK immigration rules
The charities have hit out at proposals to institute a 30-month limit on refugee status, which would require people to return to their country of origin if it is deemed safe.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:04:04 +0000The man we had questions for at Scottish Labour conference - it wasn't Anas Sarwar
There was one man at Scottish Labour conference that every journalist wanted to speak to – and it wasn’t Anas Sarwar.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000Should Scotland shorten school holidays? The debate over learning loss and inequity
Should Scotland cut the six-week summer holiday? The debate over learning loss, inequality and whether the school calendar still fits modern life.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000Equity punks face the music on £75m BrewDog investment
The sale of the company for just £33m to Tilray Brands will result in the closure of 38 pubs and the loss of nearly 500 jobs
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000'I featured in a fly-on-the-wall BBC series - they called me the Rockstar Chef'
James McKay is head chef at Horizons, the in-house restaurant at Pettycur Bay Holiday Park & The Bay Hotel in Kinghorn, Fife.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:48:00 +0000Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside Holyrood urging action on Gaza
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions protesters rally outside Scottish Parliament, urging John Swinney and the Scottish Government to back boycotts and take action.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:38:41 +0000'Unsustainable': Loch Lomond conservation charity forced to withdraw litter bins
A Loch Lomond conservation charity has announced that it can no longer sustain its litter management scheme for the area - after financial support was withdrawn.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:03:45 +0000‘Recruitment is a major challenge’: Hotelier invests in accommodation for staff
A Scottish hotel group that bought a motel to cope with staff shortages is to further invest in accommodation for workers
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:25:07 +0000Raise the bog standard in Scotland, for peat's sake!
Freddie Ingleby is on a mission to restore our damaged peatlands and lock up the carbon emissions that are currently being released into the atmosphere. It’s an endeavour and a market that’s increasingly being noticed by investors . . .
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:24:10 +0000No injuries reported after church roof collapses in Dumbarton
An update has been issued the roof of a 116-year-old Dumbarton Free High Church on Latta Street, caved in this week
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:11:37 +0000Luxury hotel to open in Scottish city after years of setbacks
A luxury hotel in Dunfermline city centre will soon welcome its first guests, following the £700,000 redevelopment of a historic High Street building.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:06:23 +0000Scottish ice cream firm to close after more than a century
A much-loved Alloa ice cream shop will soon close its doors for good after more than a century in business.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +0000Fano community hold first-ever demonstration in Edinburgh outside Holyrood
London Fano community stages first Edinburgh protest outside the Scottish Parliament, urging UK Government action in Ethiopia.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:38:50 +0000Cancer ward alert level upgraded to red at troubled Glasgow hospital
A cancer ward at a flagship Scottish hospital that was partially closed due to mould and dirty water ingress has had its infection incident alert level upgraded.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:25:03 +0000Labour 'considering' action against Joani Reid MP after husband's 'spying' arrest
Anas Sarwar has said Labour is considering whether to suspend MP Joani Reid after her husband was arrested on allegations of spying for China.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:35:22 +0000Alba rebels in talks with Kenny MacAskill to keep party's dream alive
The group is seeking a way forward aster the leader warned of dire financial straits
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:25:00 +0000Scots businessman donates £89,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK ahead of election
According to new figures from the Electoral Commission, Mr McIntosh, founder of Emerald Investment Partners, made the five-figure donation on November 27.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:17:48 +0000Shoplifter who killed Asda security guard during struggle jailed for over five years
A shoplifter who killed a supermarket security guard during a struggle while trying to flee with alcohol has been jailed for more than five years.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:12:00 +0000RAF surveillance plane from Scotland conducts operations along Russian border
An RAF surveillance plane which took off from Scotland flew along the Russian border on Wednesday
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:03:01 +0000Jenny Gilruth ‘determined to find a resolution’ to stop teachers from striking
Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has pledged there will be “additional new investment” to help with the costs of employing more teachers as she seeks to prevent strike action that could impact schools in the “crucial period” leading up to ex...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:28:42 +0000'Major milestone' as work begins to transform site of former Irn-Bru factory
Construction work has begun on the site of what will become Scotland’s first centre of excellence for canals and traditional skills.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:00:16 +000021-year-old convicted of Edinburgh attempted murder linked to gang feud
The case forms part of Operation Portaledge, an ongoing nationwide investigation into violent incidents across the east and west of Scotland
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:42:43 +0000Former Edinburgh B&B owner to go on trial for war crimes from beyond the grave
A former Nazi who fled to Scotland after the Second World War will go on trial for genocide - despite having died in 2001