Scottish hospitality firms in energy costs plea to Liz Truss

More than half of businesses could close due to soaring bills, Liz Truss has been warned.

Grace Handling death: 'Not proven verdict messes with your mind'

Grace Handling,13, died taking ecstasy and the verdict was reached in the trial over her death.

Erskine veterans help to create new sculpture trail

The trail involves 10 artworks at a Scottish veterans charity's home in Renfrewshire.

Rent freeze plan to tackle cost-of-living crisis in Scotland

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says rising bills are threatening to become a "humanitarian emergency".

Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid: Champions League holders show class in clinical showing

Celtic were ultimately outclassed by holders Real Madrid in their Champions League opener, despite a lively and encouraging start in Glasgow...

Possible Mull Viking boat burials to be investigated

Archaeologists will evaluate two mounds on Mull as part of a series of digs later this month.

Staff set to strike at four Scottish universities

Members of the Unison union at Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Napier and Robert Gordon are set to strike over pay.

Scotland's autumn Covid booster programme begins

More than two million people will be given the jab from Monday with some receiving a dual vaccine.

Sunshine isle drenched by month's worth of rain

The island dubbed Scotland's sunshine isle had its average September rainfall in the space of 55 hours.

Fines for smoking outside Scottish hospitals become law

Anyone lighting up within 15m of a hospital building could incur a fine of up to £1,000.

Former Glasgow Labour leader Malcolm Cunning dies aged 65

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says Malcom Cunning "loved Glasgow and he loved our party".

Teenager reported after alleged hit-and-run in Glasgow

A 36-year-old man was taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Glasgow city centre.

Man hurt in hit-and-run in Glasgow city centre

The driver left the scene before officers arrived and inquiries to trace them are ongoing.

Celtic 4-0 Rangers: Defending champions lay down marker after comfortable win

Celtic lay down an ominous marker in the Scottish Premiership title race as they dismantle rivals Rangers with a scintillating first-half di...

The Kintyre wind farm 'gold rush'

Onshore wind farms could be built across the peninsula, some taller than skyscrapers.

Man admits killing friend he left outside hospital in Paisley

Ben McCulloch, 27, drove Stephen Quigley to hospital in Paisley but he died outside a closed ward.

Scotland's largest gold nugget goes on display

The Douglas nugget found in a river in Perthshire in 2017 is estimated to be worth £50,000.

Fresh offer made in bid to avert Scottish council strikes

Unions earlier said they hoped a deal could be agreed with council leaders to avoid further action.

Scottish firms facing 200% energy bill rises 'are the lucky ones'

The body which speaks for Scotland's small businesses says energy price hikes of 500% are not unusual.

Second cruise ship for Ukrainian refugees arrives in Glasgow

MS Ambition has docked in Glasgow and will offer 714 cabins for temporary accommodation.

Council strikes: Which schools are closed and when?

Schools will be impacted by strikes across 11 local authorities in Scotland next week.

'My daughter in wheelchair was abandoned by school taxis'

Lisa Harland said her daughter was only picked up twice this term and teachers did not wait with her.

Scottish government 'cannot offer' more money to end pay dispute

Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney said "people needed to understand there were finite limits" on finances.

Scottish Conservative councillor charged over romance fraud

Andrew Polson, who led East Dunbartonshire council, was suspended by the Scottish Conservative Party in June.

What's the story? Balamory celebrates 20th anniversary

The hit children's TV show Balamory will return to the BBC iPlayer, as the show marks 20 years since it first aired.

Cameron House: Final day of evidence over fatal fire

A fatal accident inquiry has heard 11 days of evidence about the Cameron House Hotel blaze.

Police probe after car smashes through Ayrshire shopfront

A man was seen running from the Audi TT after the crash in the early hours of Monday morning.

New council pay offer made to end strike action in Scotland

Two thirds of Scotland's local authorities have seen bin workers walking out with staff at schools and nurseries due to join the dispute...

Kevin O'Gorman: Pay-outs for victims of disgraced academic

Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde reach a financial settlement with two of Kevin O'Gorman's victims.

Talks continue in bid to end bin strikes

Unions want a "flat cash pay offer" where everybody would receive the same amount of money.

Kayaker Nick Ray: I'll paddle off to sea and not come back for a year

Kayaker and mental health advocate Nick Ray is heading on a year-long journey into the wilderness.

First direct China-Scotland shipping route begins

More than a million bottles of whisky will be on the vessel when it returns to China from Greenock.

Public health warning as bin strikes continue

One ice cream parlour had to close because the mounting piles of rubbish were a "health hazard".

Badly injured fox nursed back to health in Glasgow garden tent

A family fed and cared for the badly hurt but tame animal when it appeared at their Glasgow home.

Bin strike pay talks focus on the lowest paid

Negotiations between Scotland's unions and councils are under way as more workers join the strike action.

Cameron House: Hotel did not run fire drills at night, says director

The resort director at Cameron House also told an inquiry there was no back up equipment for roll calls.

Trolley on the line: ScotRail tracks go viral

Amateur DJs and sound technicians have turned station announcements into music remixes.

Scottish west coast sea eagle chicks killed by bird flu

White-tailed sea eagle chicks on Scotland's west coast have tested positive for the virus.

Champions League: 'Dogged Rangers fight way to place with big boys'

PSV were profligate, but that will matter little to resolute Rangers as they look forward to Champions League groups, writes Tom English.

My daughter still can't get a bus to school

Pupils in North Lanarkshire are continuing to have problems with school buses a week into the new term.

Man charged after eight boys hit by car in Glasgow

Six boys needed hospital treatment after the vehicle struck the group in the city's east end.

Cameron House: Night porter did not think ash started hotel fire

Christopher O'Malley put a bag of ash in a cupboard hours before the fatal fire at Cameron House.

School and nursery staff to strike over pay

Union members in nine Scottish council areas will hold strikes on 6, 7 and 8 September.

Cameron House: Porter given ash warning days before hotel fire

A night manager at Cameron House tells an inquiry she saw a porter put ashes in a plastic bag.

The Herald appoints Catherine Salmond as first female editor

Catherine Salmond joins from Scotland on Sunday to replace Donald Martin at the end of August.

Bin strikes continue as unions query pay offer

Unite said it would not take a new 5% pay offer to its members due to "insignificant detail".

North Lanarkshire bin collections axed as drivers do school bus runs

Blue bin lorry drivers are being redeployed to take pupils to school after bus routes were cancelled.

Bus fire forces partial closure of M74 motorway near Glasgow

The coach caught fire between junctions 3 and 3A of the M74 south of Glasgow.

Charity warns some Scots face winter eat-or-heat crisis

Citizens Advice Scotland says energy bill rises are driving demand for advice about food affordability.

Three killed after collision between car and HGV

A fourth man is in hospital following the crash on the A828 in the Appin area of Argyll and Bute.