A 78-year-old woman has died and a man has been arrested after an incident involving a weapon on a residential street in Edinburgh.
Scotland’s top police officer said she has been “shocked” by the lack of focus on frontline policing in Scotland since taking up her post seven months ago.
Scotland’s Culture minister has demanded an urgent meeting with Creative Scotland’s Chief Executive after he was accused of misleading MSPs over the sexual content of a controversial show.
Calnex has brought an early end to a 12-year sales partnership that accounts for three-quarters of the Scottish firm’s revenues
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24335720.calnex-chief-grabs-bull-horns-going-gets-tough/?ref=rss
Glasgow City Council has raked in over £1m in fines after introducing the low emission zone in June after issuing nearly 40,000 penalties.
I love landmark-spotting and cemetery-strolling with a visit to the Ensign Ewart pub
Shallow Grave shouldn’t really have worked. In fact it probably shouldn’t even have been made. But it did work, and it was made.
You don’t need to give up your career – and your salary – to study a new, potentially life-changing programme: instead, you can combine work and study to ensure you get the qualification yo...
Residents in Trongate were too scared to leave their own homes during the raucous title party held by Celtic fans on Saturday, the club’s local MSPs has said.
The new sculpture is located at the start of the 250-mile coast to coast cycle route named after its inventor - Kirkpatrick Macmillan.
If you want to point to a sliding doors moment in British politics, there’s a fairly good case to be made that it happened on April 28, 2010 on a street in Rochdale.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24335493.gordon-brown-never-apologised-bigot-comment/?ref=rss
John Swinney will need to make “significant spending reductions” to balance the books, the Scottish Government’s most senior civil servant has warned.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24335328.significant-reductions-needed-balance-budget/?ref=rss
Kevin Pringle, the veteran SNP spin-doctor who worked for both Alex Salmond and Humza Yousaf will not be returning to government, a spokesperson for John Swinney has confirmed.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24335150.snp-spindoctor-kevin-pringle-leaves-government/?ref=rss
A former knitwear factory has been turned into a 'trendy' new development in Glasgow.
Final compensation payments to victims of the infected blood scandal will begin being made before the end of this year, the UK Government has promised. The UK Government's Paymaster General, Joh...
New data from Scotland's Data has shown that almost half of all Highland wards have experienced population decline in the past ten or so years.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24335018.highland-depopulation-revealed-new-census-data/?ref=rss
It is the lowest level since recording began in 1998, however 2020 covered the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24334931.scotlands-carbon-footprint-11-5-year-2020/?ref=rss
Glasgow Airport said the move comes as it prepares to welcome nearly two million departing passengers this summer.
Creative Scotland was told that Rein would involve a "sex scene with genital contact” before they awarded the show more than £86,000 of taxpayers’ cash.
Heavy rain is to hit Scotland on Wednesday for more than 24 hours, bringing the dry and sunny spell to an end.
A person has died after a flight from Heathrow Airport to Singapore “encountered severe turbulence”.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24334735.one-dead-heathrow-flight-hit-severe-turbulence/?ref=rss
A 34-year-old motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene on Monday night.
TRNSMT and the Barras Market will join forces on Saturday 1 June to give fans a taste of what is to come at Glasgow Green this summer.
The majority of people in Scotland now say they have no religion for the first time, the latest census data reveals
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24334092.majority-scots-no-religion-census-data-shows/?ref=rss
Gill Fyffe, from Perthshire, was infected with Hepatitis C in 1988 after receiving a blood transfusion during the birth of her daughter.
Don't miss out on Scotland's education sector's most highly anticipated event later this month.
A British-Palestinian NHS doctor based in Inverness has raised more than £100,000 to rescue his family members from Gaza but most of them have been unable to leave
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24333812.inverness-doctor-raises-100k-get-family-gaza/?ref=rss
Residential rehabilitation projects are among the initiatives to tackle Scotland’s drug death crisis which will receive a share of £3.6 million from the Scottish Govern...
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24333777.new-funding-tackle-drug-death-crisis-scotland/?ref=rss
Ambulance waiting times for patients categorised as “critically ill” increased in almost every Scottish local authority over a five-year period, according to new figures
A top cop will warn today the 'weaponising' of the public debate around hate crime is diverting already stretched police resources from those who actually need them
There is a 'significant doubt' over the future of the University of Aberdeen, as the institution was unable to guarantee it can continue as a going concern
New First Minister John Swinney has been warned the nearly three in four of SNP voters want climate change to remain high on the agenda for the Scottish government, according to a new study.
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Swinney's to-do list
A medieval street hidden under a Stirling shopping centre for over 40 years is to open for guided tours next month.
The Majestic Line said the relaunch of its Glen Rosa offers 'intimate voyages and private adventures' on its coastal tours.
Ryanair saw ticket prices rise by 21% last year but is now facing softer demand
The airline has launched a programme to deliver year-round connectivity between the two destinations
Food and Agriculture Stakeholder Taskforce has been formally constituted as a limited company
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24333521.new-agriculture-group-set-address-real-concern/?ref=rss
Serica Energy says Belinda field is estimated to hold about five million barrels of oil equivalent
Nominations are now open for this year's Scottish Bar and Pub awards with members of the public urged to make sure their favourites are in with a chance of winning.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24333426.nominations-open-years-scottish-bar-pub-awards/?ref=rss
Probably my favourite news story of the year so far is the ill-fated Portal between Dublin and New York.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24333347.scotland-portal-like-dublin-nyc/?ref=rss
A vacant site between Finnieston Street and Exhibition Centre train station will be transformed into a ‘ hub of artistic expression’ , PARK XR.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24333335.derelict-land-glasgow-transformed-art-festival/?ref=rss
Today's results from Ryanair suggest that consumers' willingness to stomach higher airfares is nearing its limits
The charity provides a range of bespoke, personal support to individuals and families dealing with the impact of crime.
The largest cruise ship yet to visit Lerwick Harbour entered the Shetland port on a maiden visit on Monday, breaking a near six-year record.
Scotland's Night Time Industry Association say extending opening hours is 'positive' but not a 'complete solution' in tackling declining footfall.
Centrally located on Blackfriars Street within the Merchant City, the Strathduie Bar has a rich history dating back to 1893.
The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes
Glasgow City Council has admitted that 45 schools will have only the headteacher not in class as it begins a programme of teacher cuts.
In Glasgow, council cuts mean that 45 primaries face having only their headteacher out of class. Education writer James McEnaney explains why this is a problem.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24331522.scotland-needs-teachers-classroom/?ref=rss