Traffic Scotland said the southbound carriageway is currently running slowly

A four-figure sum of cash was also seized

Ministers are being urged to freeze rents as it emerged they are soaring at almost twice the rate of inflation – piling pressure on Scotland’s poorest tenants.

Ahead of the programme’s expansion to Glasgow and the west of Scotland next week, Edinburgh Bus Users Group (EBUG) has questioned the scheme’s efficacy. 

MSPs are being urged to hold an inquiry about the impact of VAT on private school fees.

Glasgow addiction services ended the last financial year almost 11 per cent below budgeted staffing, as spending topped £23m and questions remained over vacancies.

John Swinney has been warned on the future of social care as he considers widescale reforms of the NHS and wider health service.

Dairy farmer who has 'made Brewed Milk a thing' highlights success in bringing Ayrshire milk to English doorsteps

Sub Club chief slams BBC documentary as 'damaging' to the image of Glasgow, stating that 'people are working very hard to bring about progressive change'

Barratt boss reveals progress on 'one of the most significant new communities in Scotland'

Concerns raised by Sub Club chief over BBC's Glasgow documentary are understandable

The hotels making waves in Scotland are in the spotlight

Glasgow City Council has recorded a £45.7m overspend as auditors rate its finances red, warn of a £110m funding gap, and reveal its emergency savings fund will be exhausted within months.

The Scottish Government has been urged to ensure a boycott of Israeli goods and services one year ago does not apply "in name only"

Internationally renowned watch specialist and Antiques Roadshow expert Ben Wright is inviting people to have their wristwatches and pocket watches valued at two free Scottish pop-up events this month.

Award-winning Glasgow Clyde College showcases the transformative power of further education, with pioneering programmes, industry partnerships and outstanding student outcomes. writes Jon Vincent, Principal & CEO, Glasgow Clyde College

As the quality body for tertiary education in Scotland QAA Scotland is proud to be sponsoring two prestigious awards at next year’s Herald Education Awards, writes Amy Eberlin, Head of Scotland

A Scottish-built astronomy instrument has captured its first observations from Chile, beginning a mission to study millions of stars and galaxies.

UK travel company Wayfairer Travel Ltd has suspended all services and is taking steps to appoint an administrator - how customers are impacted.

A road closure is in place in Inverness following concern for an injured person.

Police are appealing for information after a child was struck by a minibus in Castlemilk.

A 60-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 64-year-old man in West Lothian.

Police have arrested and charged four people in connection with alleged drugs offences in Aberdeen. 

A woman soaked her friend in ammonia after a dispute over money on a shopping trip. Gwen Dempster, 52, doused Lee McCluskey in Glasgow city centre on November 9, 2025

Ardrossan Harbour will close for more than a month from Monday, September 7 as new owners CMAL carry out essential repairs.

A motorcyclist who died following a crash on the A70 at Lanark has been named.

Police have praised CalMac port staff on Cumbrae for helping to remove potentially disruptive people.

Neil Gray told MSPs that implementation work is not expected to begin until the next financial year, after the Crown Office said it had received no additional funding for the sizeable reform.

A new £1m bunkhouse at an historic site being regenerated in the Scottish Borders will soon be ready to welcome its first guests.

The voluntary £2 cap on bus fares in Glasgow and the west of Scotland has been backed by three major operators.

Scotland’s culture secretary says she will be taking a 'keen interest' in proposals for the future of the Sauchiehall Street building in Glasgow.

According to a report submitted to the council’s Transport and Environment Committee, the study “is expected to be concluded within nine months".

After warnings of "academic vandalism", Dundee University has dramatically changed course on one of its most controversial proposals. Here's what happens next

Insch War Memorial Hospital will be closed for good as health chiefs agreed it was 'unsuitable' for modern healthcare, despite passionate pleas from locals to save it.

Calnex says trading is in line with expectations as the Scottish technology firm deepens its push into digital infrastructure, defence and data centre markets

Prisoners in segregation units are being left with “human excrement” smeared across the walls of their cell for three days at a time, MSPs have heard.

There is an awkward question sitting underneath the Scottish Government's planned summit on the future of lifeline island flights

Silas McGilvray will stand in the Portobello/Craigmillar ward following Kate Campbell’s resignation from City of Edinburgh Council earlier this year.

Lee Holmes sent Theresa Easton sprawling on the road while behind the wheel of a Mercedes A Class in December 2024

A Scottish estate which was at the centre of a war between farmers and a Russian billionaire has been sold.

Police have arrested seven people in Glasgow city centre over a 12-hour period as part of "proactive action" to tackle violence, disorder and anti-social behaviour.

Tiger Woods has entered a plea agreement on a reckless driving charge after a car crash near his Florida home in March, according to reports.

Michael Marra speaks to The Herald about why he wants to succeed Anas Sarwar and what Scottish Labour needs to do to win.

Environmental health teams from Dumfries and Galloway Council have been brandishing their beams to scare off the birds

A bar in Glasgow has been named pub of the year in a prestigious award ceremony

Hollywood stars and a blue chip group of celebrities from the worlds of music and sport will be coming together to partner a world-class field of golf professionals in the 25th Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Former SNP MEP and MP Alyn Smith has joined the Scottish Government as the minister for innovation, technology and tertiary education.

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is set to welcome the world’s leading mathematicians in 2030, when Glasgow hosts the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) for the first time.

Controversial plans to sell the former home ground of Kilwinning Rangers FC and neighbouring yard for a potential supermarket development have been approved by councillors.

The Justice Secretary has suggested a licensing scheme for e-bikes and e-scooters amid concerns over anti-social behaviour and crime involving the vehicles.