The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has refused to explain why Peter Murrell's legal aid has been withdrawn, leaving questions over how the jailed former SNP chief executive qualified for taxpayer-funded support in the first place.

Should Scotland introduce new safeguards before live facial recognition is used?

The controversial radio star is returning with another BBC stalwart

Skyrora’s rocket test sends fire and smoke across Argyll

Ministers demand fairer BBC ALBA funding and devolved broadcasting powers, warning Gaelic is too often overlooked by Westminster and regulators.

The government is planning to give a school bag to every P1 pupil from next year, but says that it cannot confirm how much it plans to spend.

Speaking to The Herald on Tuesday evening, Councillor Faccenda criticised what she characterised as a leak of confidential party information.

Building owner Caledonian Trust is in discussions with a 'preferred party' about purchasing the site, which has led to tenant Scot-ART preparing to leave.

Scotland’s trading standards chiefs have joined forces with charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Scotland to call for nicotine and vaping products to be hidden out of view in shops.

SNP and Labour ministers have been warned of Scotland’s rural-urban digital divide is hitting the economy.

John Swinney is being urged to meet two bereaved mothers as questions grow over miscarriage care and the scope of Scotland’s maternity review.

A centuries-old safeguard to prevent wrongful convictions no longer exists for people accused of sexual offences, according to Roddy Dunlop KC.

A Cairngorms hotel and holiday accommodation company has been placed into administration.

Association of Investment Companies praises journalist for ' insight and expertise'

Management training is failing to keep pace with AI, says one expert, and is risking a future skills gap and weaker career pathways

Legal sector employees from all across the country will celebrate excellence, innovation and the trailblazers shaping its future in November's Herald LawAwards of Scotland.

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Alan Cumming named TransLucent patron as the Scottish actor joins the UK human rights group advocating equality, legal recognition and healthcare for trans people.

University of Aberdeen leads £2.4m NHS trial testing remote pain management for endometriosis, aiming to improve quality of life and shape future NICE care.

Scottish family business MacKinnon Watches launches official Outlander tartan watch collection in the Highlands with Sony Pictures Consumer Products.

Aquascot is first Scottish-based seafood processor to gain B Corp certification, recognising sustainable salmon and trout processing and community impact.

Richard Armitage and Annabel Scholey are among the cast members for the ITV crime drama series Winter

Police are appealing for information to help trace a man reported missing from Fort William.

Campaigners with abortion rights group Let’s Change the Act said the display provided “a crucial moment” to reflect and raise awareness.

A quantity of petrol but no explosive devices were found in the vans that sparked a major security alert near an RAF base used by the US, police have said.

Businesses on both sides of the Sound of Harris are “suffering quite badly”, councillors have warned, with the route’s regular ferry expected to be out of service all winter and replacement vessels yet to be ordered

Street blackouts in East Lothian have damaged public confidence in the council despite claims by officers they are being caused by old ScottishPower cables.

Labour insiders insist Scotland is not an afterthought for Andy Burnham. His conference speech was a start, but many Scottish politicians are still not convinced.

A tetraplegic veteran has completed a 79-mile coast-to-coast journey across Scotland in a wheelchair controlled by his chin.

The trophies are being polished, dancing shoes are being dusted off, and rehearsals are underway as Glasgow gets ready to lift the curtain on the world’s largest celebration of Scottish Gaelic.

North-east business leaders warn GB Grid could squeeze funding for floating offshore wind, while OEUK backs faster connections but seeks clarity.

Lyf George Square Glasgow is now open in Merchant City, bringing Ascott’s social living hotel concept, coworking spaces and Scottish dining to Glasgow.

A suspected explosive device sparked a bomb scare at a coastal beauty spot.

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Scotland's flagship performing arts companies are said to be facing financial deficits next year after being left on standstill funding.

Scotland’s NHS heads into winter with long A&E waits, treatment backlogs and questions over hospital capacity.

Glasgow Airport's operator has ruled out any plans to rename the travel hub

Andy Burnham unveiled plans to change the pension triple lock and take electoral reform into Labour's next manifesto as he made his first conference speech as Prime Minister.

John Swinney has ordered an independent review of the Lord Advocate's role as chief prosecutor and government legal adviser.

A statue of Nelson Mandela will be unveiled in Glasgow next week.

The Category-A listed property, designed by Sir Basil Spence, has lain vacant at 15 Dalkeith Road, near Holyrood Park, since 2020.

A top doctor for NHS Tayside says there was a missed opportunity to stop a disgraced brain surgeon from operating long before his eventual dismissal, an inquiry has heard.

A convicted jewellery thief was caught with a gun, ammunition and dirty money linked to serious organised crime.

A union representative has said Sandie Peggie was suspended because of her conduct, not because of her sex and gender beliefs, a tribunal has heard.

Scotland's Finance Secretary promised Holyrood a fiscal statement in September to help fill in the gap left by a cancelled spending strategy now that statement has been quietly dropped too.

Scotland’s affordable housing target could be delayed until 2036, housing groups warn

The Scottish Conservatives have called on the Scottish Government to implement a "proper strategy" for Glasgow Prestwick after the airport took to social media to invite airlines to reinstate a long-lost connection

The executive director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh has spoken out against the cuts, saying they are of “deep concern” to creatives in the capital.

Eastern Holdings Limited said the rise was 'particularly pleasing in a very challenging market'

Police are appealing for information following the theft of cash machines in Peebles.