Two Russian citizens who were on board a tanker seized north of Scotland have been released and are returning to Russia, the country's foreign ministry has said

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "ready to meet" Vladimir Putin to two key questions in a proposed peace settlement

The Scottish Government has made a major offer to increase legal aid fees in a bid to end a long running dispute with solicitors, The Herald can reveal.

The new programme has been developed to recognise the specific challenges of delivering healthcare far beyond the central belt.

A European leader who met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago was reportedly left worried by the U.S President's 'psychological state'

A task force aimed at supporting workers at risk of redundancy at Mossmorran will meet for the first time on Wednesday

Activists have blockaded an arms factory in Edinburgh as they call for the company to end its contract to produce components for fighter jets

A Scottish university has completed what is believed to be the first ever international repatriation of ancestral remains to mainland United States.

The reborn school building is expected to attract almost 300,000 visitors a year.

Our source told The Herald that McArthur’s announcements were met with a “great deal of shock” and that staff had been negatively impacted by the proposed cuts.

Glasgow's rape crisis centre has accused the national organisation of chronic underfunding, adding there could be a "west of Scotland bias" against them.

A former MP has urged a local council to buy the homes of dozens of people who face mass eviction within weeks after their new private landlord announced they are selling up.

A leading Scottish business figure has asked “who is going to take over that mantle” after Kate Forbes steps down from frontline politics.

There is 'real confusion' about Scotland’s commitment to defence

A hotel and leisure plan for a landmark site in a Scottish city centre has been brought forward

One of Scotland's most recognisable food brands has posted a rise in annual revenue as it prepares to mark its 130th anniversary

Today's cartoon is on Iran and the ICE killings

Billy Connolly's name has been in the news this week after construction work on a new block of student flats in his native Glasgow saw a mural to the legendary Scottish comedian disappear from view for good.

A structural survey of the Spey Viaduct that was needed more than a decade ago was never carried out due to a lack of funds, a council report has revealed.

The A82 is closed in both directions north of Spean Bridge by the Letterfinlay Straights due to a number of fallen trees.

An Argyll and Bute Councillor has said that becoming “disillusioned” was behind his decision to leave the party his mother will run for in May’s Scottish Parliament election.

An immersive fan park brand has revealed its first two Scotland World Cup 2026 fan parks, landing in Glasgow and Edinburgh, with more cities across the country still to be announced.

Hampden Bank hires three new banking directors for the Midlands and north of England

Hospitality industry calls for Scottish Government to respond to fresh support package in England

Go-ahead will be recommended next week for a major expansion at a Borders caravan park.

A pilot project encouraging taxi drivers and their passengers in Lewis and Harris to speak Gaelic during their trips is set to be rolled out.

Malcolm Offord promised if Reform UK took power in Holyrood its first move on income tax would be to realign Scotland’s rates and bands with those in the rest of the UK and then cut all rates by 1 percentage point. He would then further cut rates s...

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’ve pulled together a list of seven hotels for a romantic weekend getaway in Scotland.

A Berwickshire coastal landmark regarded by some as the world’s most important geological site is to undergo a tourism facelift – 300 years since the birth of the man who first recognised its significance.

A major housing development at the former UWS campus in Hamilton has been given the green light.

A plan for a fire-ravaged former hotel site to be used as temporary accommodation has been approved.

Stop the War Scotland have raised concerns over the UAE’s record of human rights abuses and involvement in wars in Yemen and Sudan.

Douglas Daniel, 80, and Barbara Daniel, 75, tormented the kids - aged between four and 14 - at the property in Glasgow's Parkhead.

Death from cancer in Scotland has become less likely in the last decade, according to new figures, but experts have warned there is “still much to do”.

The band spoke out after Reform Scotland boss Malcolm Offord referenced the song Dignity his first major speech earlier this month.

The festival sees people dressed as Vikings march through the streets of the town to recreate its ancient Viking past, in a tradition dating back to the 19th century.

A legal opinion says Scotland’s prostitution laws may breach international treaties by allowing men to buy sex while criminalising sellers.

Here are our top ten picks for travel destinations from Scotland with direct flights including to North America and Europe.

Anas Sarwar refused to answer questions on whether Labour's NEC was right to block Andy Burnham from becoming a Westminster candidate.

Popular Edinburgh Meadows feature, Uplands Roast, has had expansion plans for arts events deferred.

Officials at East Renfrewshire Council said the proposal should be refused

A TEMPORARY roof could be put on an historic harbour building in Dunbar within a matter of weeks.

The boss of a much-loved Beith wedding venue has moved to assure guests he is "not going anywhere" after listing the business for sale.

Planning permission in principle is bring sought

Plans for 15 trees to be felled at a scenic Rosneath Peninsula site have been granted approval by council officers.

Authorities were informed on Tuesday morning that Georgian Avtandil Kalandadze and his colleague have departed the UK.

The Gleneagles Townhouse in Edinburgh has appointed a new executive chef to head up the luxury hotel's food and drink offering.

An Edinburgh restaurant plans to honour US abolitionist, marking his 1846 anti-slavery speech in Scotland.

A second leisure centre in Argyll and Bute in little over a year has suffered damage to its roof – only weeks after it reopened following maintenance work.

Pressure mounts on ministers for rethink over treatment of national companies worth £60m to the economy.