Bank bosses oddly upbeat with profits under the spotlight
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 11h, 11m ago
Three of the UK's biggest lenders are expected to report lower profits next week, yet banking executives in Scotland are said to be resoundingly optimistic
Read moreRishi Sunak announces plans to tackle 'sick note culture'
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 13h, 56m ago
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has laid out plans to reform welfare and has suggested removing GPs powers to sign people off work.
Read more10 rooftop bars and restaurants to visit in Scotland
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 11h, 41m ago
Back in my barwork days, a particularly intense manager used to swear by the mantra of ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail’.
Read moreSturgeon: Peter Murrell police charge 'incredibly difficult'
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 14h, 12m ago
Speaking to media outside her home in Glasgow on Friday, the former First Minister said “I can’t say any more”.
Read moreHumza Yousaf says Peter Murrell case' very serious'
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 14h, 33m ago
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has said the news that former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been charged in connection with embezzlement of funds is a “really serious matter indeed”.
Read moreGreen fuel issues mean new Scots ferry fiasco ship will miss summer
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 14h, 45m ago
The first of Scotland's ferry fiasco vessels will not be up and running until October, at the earliest.
Read moreSNP Net Zero Secretary ‘not embarrassed’ at ditching 2030 target
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 15h, 42m ago
Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary has insisted she was not embarrassed at having to ditch a key climate change target – despite green campaigners branding the move the “worst environmental decision in the history” of devolution.
Read moreFormer Euro Hostel Glasgow put back on market for sale
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 15h, 16m ago
CBRE said the 'substantial' 1960s building also has a ground-floor restaurant and bar with 70 covers.
Read moreWhat's on in Scottish galleries? 10 shows and exhibitions to visit
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 16h, 11m ago
This is artist Sukaina Kubba’s first solo exhibition in a UK institution.
Read moreGlasgow restaurant to open at Princes Square shopping centre
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 15h, 35m ago
The team behind a new restaurant in Princes Square has released more details of what to expect when it opens later this month.
Read moreClachnaharry: Fire at former care home building in Inverness
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 16h, 41m ago
A fire broke out in a former care home in Clachnaharry, Inverness at 4am on Friday 19 April
Read moreCardross Main Road speed camera comes into force on Monday
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 17h, 12m ago
£100 fine and 3 penalty points
Read moreContempt of Court, Peter Murrell and how the law applies
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 17h, 10m ago
Police Scotland and Scotland's Crown Office have both issued warnings related to Peter Murrell's arrest and the charges he faces over embezzling SNP funds.
Read moreThe Blue Nile given Taylor Swift shoutout on Tortured Poets Department
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 18h, 17m ago
Pop superstar Taylor Swift has referenced cult Glasgow band The Blue Nile on her new album, The Tortured Poets Department
Read moreOrbex lands multi-million funding for rocket technology
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 11m ago
Orbex has secured £16.7 million in follow-on funding to complete work on its rocket technology and spaceport
Read moreScottish seafood firm MacNeil Shellfish opens major hub
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 12m ago
The Scottish family company has made a major investment to “scale” its operations
Read moreScottish Green LGBT group call to scrap Bute House Agreement
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 20h, 7m ago
The LGBT wing of the Scottish Greens has launched a petition questioning the future of the party’s deal with the SNP after the prescription of puberty blockers in Scotland was paused.
Read moreSNP urged to co-operate with police after Murrell charged
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 20h, 50m ago
The SNP has been urged to co-operate with the police investigation into the party’s finances after its former chief executive Peter Murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds.
Read moreAnger as ministers plan to make ferry firm CalMac 'arm of government'
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 21h, 10m ago
Ministers are looking to give troubled state-run ferry firm CalMac the right to run lifeline services in perpetuity, sparking a row amongst user groups.
Read moreFamily win review over 'flawed' stroke checks that cost Scots lives
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 21h, 19m ago
Ministers have sanctioned a review over the education surrounding the detection of strokes in Scotland following concerns that flaws are costing hundreds of lives.
Read moreCampaigners fight to save Roseburn Path from Edinburgh tram plan
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 21h, 46m ago
Campaigners are calling on Edinburgh City Council to abandon proposals to run a new tramline along the 2km Roseburn Path
Read moreVita homes and student flats plan for India Street, Glasgow
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 9m ago
Proposals for 20 affordable homes and 591 student studio apartments have been lodged
Read moreEdinburgh short-term lets law exemption allowed for Fringe
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 10m ago
Airbnb-style holiday let operators are to be granted temporary exemptions on license requirements for the festivals season
Read more£1.3m package of platform works completed at Scots railway stations
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 10h, 43m ago
Network Rail has delivered a £1.3 million investment of platform works at two Scots railway stations.
Read moreYousaf urged to provide ‘clear timeline’ for Cass Review response
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 11h ago
A Holyrood committee has urged the First Minister to provide a “clear timeline” for a Scottish response to the Cass Review into children’s gender services in England.
Read moreLockerbie bombing chief constable John Boyd dies aged 90
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 11h, 36m ago
Tributes have been paid John Boyd CBE following his death aged 90. He oversaw the emergency response of the Lockerbie bombing.
Read moreFull service provider for offshore wind is energised by people power
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 11h, 55m ago
T HE Wind Multiplikator Group (WM) – powered by Semco Maritime – prides itself on being the ultimate full-service provider for offshore wind projects across Europe, offering a wide range of services, from small campaigns to complete O&M projects.
Read morePolice Scotland officer sentenced for stealing phones while on duty
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 13h, 38m ago
A serving police officer has been sentenced at Paisley Sheriff Court for the theft of two mobiles phones and a tablet computer.
Read moreCan Joe Biden's message cut through the noise of Donald Trump?
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 9h, 41m ago
Lawrence Donegan reports from the United States and looks at how US president Joe Biden is working to cut through the fire and fury of a Donald Trump campaign as an American election edges closer.
Read moreSunnier times ahead for easyJet after disappointing winter
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 13m ago
AIRLINE and holiday company easyJet is confident that demand for travel will remain strong this summer despite higher fuel costs and recording heavy losses over the winter, the second worst since it was founded in 1995.
Read moreCommonwealth Games: Glasgow to the rescue?
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 16h, 12m ago
Professor Gayle McPherson: Glasgow to the rescue? A chance to reset the Commonwealth Games After a period of uncertainty, the future of the Commonwealth Games appears to be secure thanks to Scotland and Glasgow rising to the challenge and offering to host the next edition. With just over two years to go until the Games take place, it was always going to be hosted by a country that had both the infrastructure and experience of hosting mega sporting events following the decision by the Australian state of Victoria to withdraw their offer to host last summer.
Read moreOur cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on ferry contracts
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 21h, 41m ago
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on ferry contracts
Read moreMan sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse in New York
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 8h, 30m ago
mergency crews have rushed away a person on a stretcher after fire was extinguished outside the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection was taking place in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case.
Read moreWildlife offences against birds double after Police Scotland operation
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 14h, 32m ago
Wildlife offences involving birds have more than doubled – with a police operation targeting attacks on peregrine falcons said to be responsible for the rise in cases.
Read moreGreen members demand talks to end Bute House Agreement
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 18h, 17m ago
Scottish Greens members are demanding emergency party talks on leaving government with the SNP.
Read moreBute House Agreement: Greens to hold party exit talks
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 9h, 47m ago
The Scottish Greens are on course to hold emergency party talks about pulling out of their governing deal with the SNP.
Read morePeter Murrell charged in connection with embezzlement of SNP funds
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 6m ago
Murrell, 59, was re-arrested as part of the Police Scotland investigation into the party’s finances earlier on Thursday.
Read moreScottish universities lament ‘toughest funding settlement’
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 13m ago
Scottish universities say they are facing their “toughest funding settlement” after £28.5 million was cut from the teaching budget for the next academic year.
Read moreFirst look at new contemporary Chinese restaurant in Glasgow
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 41m ago
A new contemporary Chinese restaurant will open in Glasgow city centre this week following a £1million transformation.
Read moreScotGov to 'leave no stone unturned' to save Ferguson Marine
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 6m ago
The Scottish Government will "leave no stone unturned" in securing a future for the troubled nationalised ferry fiasco shipyard, the wellbeing economy secretary Màiri McAllan has pledged.
Read moreBrothers open Bruntsfield, Edinburgh PIGGS Spanish Wine Bar
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 57m ago
Two brothers from a well-known food and drink family in the Scottish capital are launching a new venture
Read moreFMQs LIVE: Humza Yousaf faces party leaders at Holyrood
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 44m ago
Humza Yousaf takes questions from opposition leaders
Read moreBlack Sheep Coffee to open 'flagship' cafe in Edinburgh
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 21m ago
Fast-growing coffee franchise business to open at Haymarket Square
Read moreThe Herald nominated for several Scottish Press Awards
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 3m ago
The Herald has been nominated in several categories at the Scottish Press Awards
Read moreRocket launcher Orbex lands multi-million funding deal
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 21m ago
Scottish space company Orbex based in Forres has received £16.7m to further work on its rocket technology and its spaceport in Sutherland
Read moreMark Menzies loses Tory whip over claims he misused funds
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 13m ago
An MP has lost the Conservative whip while the party investigates claims he misused campaign funds.
Read moreScotland's ferries policy ‘manifestly dysfunctional’, says expert
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 39m ago
Mr Pedersen previously worked as head of community, culture and transport at Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Read moreScots family appeal over flawed stroke checks that cost 100s of lives
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 16m ago
A family who lost a loved one to a stroke has made a personal plea to the Scottish Government to make urgent changes over how they are detected as concerns surfaced that flaws are costing hundreds of lives.
Read moreGlasgow music chief right to back proposal to help venues
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 10m ago
Industry figures show support for ticket levy amid alarming rate of venue closures
Read more'Pivotal' parliamentary term ahead for Scotland's farmers
heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 11m ago
NFU Scotland used a Westminster government reception on Tuesday to urge MPs to support Scotland’s farmers ahead of a likely general election this year.
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