Scottish Government bankruptcy shake-up sparks abuse fears as 92% of creditors receive nothing back. Ministers plan to double the debt limit to £50,000.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency makes a U-turn over its CalMac checks failure claim following questions about ferry safety and the Loch Linnhe grounding.

Sector leaders say that resource and capital budgets must rise in real terms in order to begin to repair the damage done by years of 'underfunding'.

OEUK report warns 80% of supply-chain firms expect future investment and growth overseas as UK confidence falls, despite £123bn offshore energy investment.

Scotland may need more judges as High Court cases surge, with Justice Secretary Neil Gray warned victims of serious crimes could wait up to four years for justice.

Reform UK Scotland deputy leader Thomas Kerr says he finds women in burkas intimidating and calls for a ban on face coverings in public.

A new survey reveals strong support for solar energy in Scotland, with 70% backing panels on public buildings and 59% supporting them on new homes.

Audited accounts show NHS Lothian chief executive Caroline Hiscox earned between £225,000 and £230,000 in 2025/26. It is a 15% jump that exceeds the top of the national pay scale by thousands, with no explanation offered in the remuneration report.

Almost 30 per cent of staff at a Scottish Government public body have experienced "bullying or harassment", according to the results of internal research leaked to The Herald.

Two Scottish founders, from Perth and Laurencekirk, have secured £100m to drive further expansion of their fast-growing business

A liquidator has been appointed to a Scottish construction trade firm.

Scotland's state-owned investment bank is committing up to £65m to a new fund aimed at helping university-backed businesses start, scale and remain in Scotland

Excavation work to create Edinburgh's first new purpose-built new concert hall for more than a century has been completed.

Police officers were injured in a spate of incidents across the country

Lung cancer remains Scotland’s biggest cancer killer, with 3,651 deaths recorded in 2024

Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity partners with Airbnb.org to offer free stays for families near hospital care through its £1m UK Medical Stays programme.

One of Scotland’s leading hospitality groups has revealed plans for two new bars and restaurants under one roof in Edinburgh.

John Swinney was accused of a U-turn when he confirmed the SNP did not support the UK Government's ban on new oil and gas licences. Here's the problem.

A canny business idea has seen a Scotland-based food start-up racing to keep up with demand for its innovative tinned products after relaunching this year.

Scottish stage and screen stars Brian Cox and Alan Cumming are expected to be reunited on stage at Pitlochry Festival Theatre next year.

Salmon farms in Scotland are to have their organic logo dropped by the UK’s certifying body due to "welfare and environmental" failings.

MPs investigating the Fayed abuse scandal want to meet Police Scotland after fresh allegations involving a Highland estate, with findings set to inform a report.

Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and three sexual assaults against four women between 2004 and 2009 in London

Health Secretary Angela Constance says she is keeping an open mind on special measures after QEUH doctors warned patient harm is a daily reality.

Hazel Powell is the chef and co-founder of Baern, a café and bakery at Bowhouse in Fife’s East Neuk. This week, she takes on our Q&A.

A Scottish energy support ship operator has unveiled a rise in turnover to £153 million.

The facility will allow addicts over the age of 18 to submit drug samples to be checked

Bomb disposal experts are investigating suspected ordnance found near a premises in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, with roads closed and staff evacuated

Network rail engineers are at the scene

Police are appealing for witnesses

A Holyrood row is growing over the minister’s ICC comments

Motorists have been warned to avoid the area

Scottish Government officials did not consider stricter hybrid working methods as the new hybrid working policy for civil servants begins.

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A major hotel company was in profit when it was placed into administration

Harry Boisseau fell into the sector 'by chance'. He has since built a business that counts Glastonbury and Burning Man among its customers

Graeme Roy explains why Adam Smith’s 250-year-old test of prosperity still matters

Royal Navy launches first autonomous squadron at Portsmouth, deploying uncrewed boats for frontline surveillance, reconnaissance and force protection operations

Starbucks to hire 7,500 UK baristas over five years and open 500 coffee shops by 2031, with jobs focused in the Midlands, Wales and Scotland, supporting UK growth

Scotland faces a stark EV charging divide, with limited off-street parking hindering uptake in Glasgow and other communities as ministers review the ZEV mandate

Ipsos poll finds 58% of Scots want Holyrood to decide North Sea oil and gas licences, as Westminster considers Rosebank drilling approval and devolution

More than 150 paintings will fill Green Gallery in Buchlyvie this November as the Stirlingshire gallery opens its Christmas Exhibition with a weekend craft fair.

From delicate starters and comforting pasta dishes to inventive desserts, quality Italian cheeses offer Scottish families and chefs an extraordinary palette of flavours, textures and possibilities

At 6:40 on a wet weekday morning, a private-hire driver named Marcus sits in a parked car outside a train station, watching two apps at once.

Avril Jones, convicted of murdering teenager Margaret Fleming in 2019, has died at HMP Stirling aged 66. The teenager's body has never been found.

Plans have been submitted for a 310-acre Angus resort featuring a 150-bedroom five-star hotel, championship golf course, leisure facilities and new homes near Wellbank.

Edinburgh Zoo’s capybara triplets are named Tattie, Tunnock and Toddy after a public vote, with RZSS celebrating Scotland’s newest animal stars at the zoo.

Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy partners with Victorinox to equip kitchens with professional knives and deliver chef training, masterclasses and knife skills.

£100m Hyatt Centric hotel marks final phase of M&G’s £350m Haymarket regeneration in Edinburgh, with 351 rooms, up to 450 construction jobs and a 2028 opening.

D&G Autocare has opened a new garage in Galashiels, its first in the Scottish Borders, offering MOTs, servicing, tyres and repairs, including the town’s only Class 7 MOT station.