Bank bosses oddly upbeat with profits under the spotlight

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 11h, 50m 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

Rishi Sunak announces plans to tackle 'sick note culture'

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 14h, 35m ago

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has laid out plans to reform welfare and has suggested removing GPs powers to sign people off work.

10 rooftop bars and restaurants to visit in Scotland

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 12h, 20m ago

Back in my barwork days, a particularly intense manager used to swear by the mantra of ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail’.

Sturgeon: Peter Murrell police charge 'incredibly difficult'

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 14h, 51m ago

Speaking to media outside her home in Glasgow on Friday, the former First Minister said “I can’t say any more”.

Humza Yousaf says Peter Murrell case' very serious'

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 15h, 12m 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”.

Green fuel issues mean new Scots ferry fiasco ship will miss summer

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 15h, 24m ago

The first of Scotland's ferry fiasco vessels will not be up and running until October, at the earliest.

SNP Net Zero Secretary ‘not embarrassed’ at ditching 2030 target

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 16h, 21m 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.

Former Euro Hostel Glasgow put back on market for sale

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 15h, 55m ago

CBRE said the 'substantial' 1960s building also has a ground-floor restaurant and bar with 70 covers.

What's on in Scottish galleries? 10 shows and exhibitions to visit

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 16h, 50m ago

This is artist Sukaina Kubba’s first solo exhibition in a UK institution.

Glasgow restaurant to open at Princes Square shopping centre

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 16h, 14m ago

The team behind a new restaurant in Princes Square has released more details of what to expect when it opens later this month.

Clachnaharry: Fire at former care home building in Inverness

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 17h, 20m ago

A fire broke out in a former care home in Clachnaharry, Inverness at 4am on Friday 19 April

Cardross Main Road speed camera comes into force on Monday

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 17h, 51m ago

£100 fine and 3 penalty points

Contempt of Court, Peter Murrell and how the law applies

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 17h, 49m 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.

The Blue Nile given Taylor Swift shoutout on Tortured Poets Department

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 18h, 56m ago

Pop superstar Taylor Swift has referenced cult Glasgow band The Blue Nile on her new album, The Tortured Poets Department

Orbex lands multi-million funding for rocket technology

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 50m ago

Orbex has secured £16.7 million in follow-on funding to complete work on its rocket technology and spaceport

Scottish seafood firm MacNeil Shellfish opens major hub

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 51m ago

The Scottish family company has made a major investment to “scale” its operations

Scottish Green LGBT group call to scrap Bute House Agreement

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 20h, 47m 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.

SNP urged to co-operate with police after Murrell charged

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 21h, 29m 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.

Anger as ministers plan to make ferry firm CalMac 'arm of government'

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 21h, 49m 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.

Family win review over 'flawed' stroke checks that cost Scots lives

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 21h, 58m 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.

Campaigners fight to save Roseburn Path from Edinburgh tram plan

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 22h, 25m ago

Campaigners are calling on Edinburgh City Council to abandon proposals to run a new tramline along the 2km Roseburn Path

Vita homes and student flats plan for India Street, Glasgow

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 48m ago

Proposals for 20 affordable homes and 591 student studio apartments have been lodged

Edinburgh short-term lets law exemption allowed for Fringe

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 49m ago

Airbnb-style holiday let operators are to be granted temporary exemptions on license requirements for the festivals season

£1.3m package of platform works completed at Scots railway stations

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 11h, 22m ago

Network Rail has delivered a £1.3 million investment of platform works at two Scots railway stations. 

Yousaf urged to provide ‘clear timeline’ for Cass Review response

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 11h, 39m 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.

Lockerbie bombing chief constable John Boyd dies aged 90

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 12h, 15m ago

Tributes have been paid John Boyd CBE following his death aged 90. He oversaw the emergency response of the Lockerbie bombing.

Full service provider for offshore wind is energised by people power

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 12h, 34m 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.

Police Scotland officer sentenced for stealing phones while on duty

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 14h, 17m ago

A serving police officer has been sentenced at Paisley Sheriff Court for the theft of two mobiles phones and a tablet computer.

Can Joe Biden's message cut through the noise of Donald Trump?

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 10h, 20m 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.

Sunnier times ahead for easyJet after disappointing winter

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 23h, 52m 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.

Commonwealth Games: Glasgow to the rescue?

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 16h, 51m 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.

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on ferry contracts

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 22h, 20m ago

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on ferry contracts

Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse in New York

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 9h, 9m 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.

Wildlife offences against birds double after Police Scotland operation

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 15h, 11m 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.

Green members demand talks to end Bute House Agreement

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 18h, 56m ago

Scottish Greens members are demanding emergency party talks on leaving government with the SNP.

Bute House Agreement: Greens to hold party exit talks

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 10h, 27m ago

The Scottish Greens are on course to hold emergency party talks about pulling out of their governing deal with the SNP.

Peter Murrell charged in connection with embezzlement of SNP funds

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 45m ago

Murrell, 59, was re-arrested as part of the Police Scotland investigation into the party’s finances earlier on Thursday.

Scottish universities lament ‘toughest funding settlement’

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 52m 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.

First look at new contemporary Chinese restaurant in Glasgow

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 20m ago

A new contemporary Chinese restaurant will open in Glasgow city centre this week following a £1million transformation.

ScotGov to 'leave no stone unturned' to save Ferguson Marine

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 45m 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.

Brothers open Bruntsfield, Edinburgh PIGGS Spanish Wine Bar

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 36m ago

Two brothers from a well-known food and drink family in the Scottish capital are launching a new venture

FMQs LIVE: Humza Yousaf faces party leaders at Holyrood

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 23m ago

Humza Yousaf takes questions from opposition leaders

Black Sheep Coffee to open 'flagship' cafe in Edinburgh

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1 ago

Fast-growing coffee franchise business to open at Haymarket Square

The Herald nominated for several Scottish Press Awards

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 42m ago

The Herald has been nominated in several categories at the Scottish Press Awards

Rocket launcher Orbex lands multi-million funding deal

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1 ago

Scottish space company Orbex based in Forres has received £16.7m to further work on its rocket technology and its spaceport in Sutherland

Mark Menzies loses Tory whip over claims he misused funds

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 52m ago

An MP has lost the Conservative whip while the party investigates claims he misused campaign funds.

Scotland's ferries policy ‘manifestly dysfunctional’, says expert

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 18m ago

Mr Pedersen previously worked as head of community, culture and transport at Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Scots family appeal over flawed stroke checks that cost 100s of lives

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 55m 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.

Glasgow music chief right to back proposal to help venues

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 49m ago

Industry figures show support for ticket levy amid alarming rate of venue closures

'Pivotal' parliamentary term ahead for Scotland's farmers

heraldscotland.com/news/ • 1, 50m 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.