We’re more than halfway through the final month of 2024, a year that I hope has been filled with plenty of exciting food and drink experiences shared amongst friends and family.

Looking for some last minute tips to make Christmas Day cooking easier? Scotland's top chefs are here to help.

The Scottish Book Trust campaign, supported by The Herald, is aiming to give books to any many children as possible.

The deal sees the housebuilder acquire 19 live sites, totalling around 3,500 plots for new homes

A group of shops in a Scottish town centre is being offered for sale

Founder of whisky specialist moves into chairman role as firm bids to revive historic distillery

The statistics reveal 'evidence of devastating impact' caused by the SNP administration’s bungled housing policy

The Thirlwell public inquiry into Lucy Letby has concluded for the Christmas break - but one of its final witnesses had plenty to say about what is wrong with the culture of the NHS and what needs to change.

Changes to pensions and inheritance tax should be on agenda in 2025

Today's cartoon focuses on calls that have been made to grant the River Clyde a legal 'right to personhood" to safeguard its waterways from pollution and over-development.

Weather warnings for wind have come into force across much of the UK as millions more people get away for Christmas.

The extensive exhibition is composed of loans from 10 public and 13 private collections

 A Glasgow bar is offering free live music on New Year's Eve as a 'thank you' to customers

Families and carers of patients in Greater Glasgow and Clyde are being urged to take steps to ensure 'strong hospital flow'

Miller Homes to deliver 128 new homes in Clydebank after acquiring former Playdrome Leisure Centre

The Scottish Government have been criticised after its enterprise agency decided to extend Flamingo Land’s exclusive contract to land at Loch Lomond.

Around The Greens is your regular weekly snapshot of the thousands of businesses operating in Scotland’s iconic golf industry

The family-owned distillery said it will be the 'largest single private investment ever made' on the island

Emergency services remain on the scene of a one-vehicle crash on the A9 near Inverness.

The long-awaited date when one of Scotland’s two ‘fiasco’ ferries has been revealed.  

Restaurant next to famous river and waterfall is offered for sale

Dougal Sharp highlights impact of events business as losses narrow at Edinburgh firm

Trackman's iconic orange box is a familiar sight on tour ranges and fitting bays around the world

People are being warned not to visit family members in hospital if they have had any illness over the previous 48 hours as the NHS struggles to cope with the numbers.

A number of road closures are in place due to a “dangerous building” in a busy city centre.

A raft of new peers are set to be announced, with numbers expected to be boosted on Labour’s benches in the House of Lords.

The Scottish Government has been urged to reduce the cost of rail travel after a price comparison found it was cheaper to fly from Edinburgh to London than commute from the Scottish capital to Glasgow by train.

In the run up to Christmas, The Herald has once again partnered with the Scottish Book Trust as they campaign to give books to children who would otherwise go without.

The Royal National Mòd 2024 held in the Scottish seaside town of Oban in October generated a £3.6 million economic boost, doubling the estimated impact from the previous year, exceeding anticipated targets and surpassing figures for the past five...

It is one of the most iconic monuments in the British isles, instantly recognisable in pictures, paintings and even screen savers.  

Victims of crime are to receive support through a fund financed by penalties opposed on offenders.

At least 11 people have died following the attack at the Christmas market, the German newspaper Bild reports, without citing its sources.

Dorothy Bain KC said the trial next year of a man accused of involvement in the Lockerbie bombing will enable the circumstances of the attack to be ‘fully understood’

Three archaeological digs in Orkney – Swandro in Rousay, Blomuir tomb in Holm, and The Cairns in South Ronaldsay – have captured slots in popular UK-wide programmes this winter.

The Scottish Government has announced a new consultation on the non-surgical cosmetic sector, setting out a range of proposals to tighten regulation.  It comes after the Herald ran an in-depth series earlier this year, investigating how the beauty i...

Anas Sarwar must demand full compensation for women across Scotland impacted by state pension age increase, a coordinator for Women Against State Pension Increase (Waspi) campaign has told The Herald.

Scottish brewing chief Dougal Sharp has today made clear his disdain for the way he feels politicians in the UK and Scottish Governments treat pubs.

Camley's Cartoons: Constance defends Cup Final trip

We are delighted to announce the 10 winners of this year’s James McCash Competition for poetry in the Scots language. The competition is the premier one of its kind in the Scottish cultural calendar and is run jointly by The Herald and Glasgow Univ...

"Consistent with the legal advice published I am satisfied that throughout ministers had a stateable case," wrote John Paul Marks.

Ncuti Gatwa has reflected on his first year playing Doctor Who and said he did not “quite realise the magnitude” of what he was taking on.

A woman has died following a single-vehicle crash on the A9 in Inverness.

The company behind the Lomond Banks project announced on Friday it would be taking the decision to ministers in Edinburgh in an effort to have it overturned.

Flamingo Land has submitted an appeal to the Scottish Government after its plans for a £40 million holiday resort next to Loch Lomond were rejected.

Tilda Swinton has been given a lifetime achievement prize from the Berlin International Film Festival for a long career demonstrating “breathtaking” range.

Peterhead has broken its annual record for fish landings, with catches worth £257 million traded by the end of November.

A 79-year-old woman has died following a crash on the A92 near Gourdon, Aberdeenshire.

A forensic accountant is the first woman to become Countdown champion in 26 years.

Despite a £1 billion funding increase for local government in Shona Robison’s budget, COSLA warns that councils face a £780 million gap by 2026/27, threatening vital services and social care improvements.

Sir Keir Starmer unveils 30 new life peers, including former Scottish Labour MSPs Wendy Alexander and Margaret Curran, despite Labour's promise to reform the House of Lords. Sue Gray also join the list.