IN this second of a three-part series on the life and career of Eric Linklater – the 50th anniversary of whose death took place on Thursday – this week I will be concentrating on his writing but next ...

SCOTLAND – once a nation that held itself up as a world leader in climate ambitions – has formally repealed important carbon emission targets in a vote that would have had unanimous support but for ...

READERS of a certain vintage might remember a 1990s TV advert for DIY products that, the commercial boasted, did “exactly what it says on the tin”. It’s a piece of branding that could be applied ...

THE body of a man has been found in a children's playpark in the early hours of Sunday. Emergency services were called to Gallatown Park in Kirkcaldy at around 7.20am on November 10. Police and ...

Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people in Lebanon and the northern Gaza Strip, where the military has been waging a major offensive for more than a month which aid groups say has further ...

Air traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports was temporarily halted during the incident overnight into Sunday.

CHARITIES and campaign groups are issuing crucial advice for Scotland’s elderly population amid fears over the impact of Labour slashing Winter Fuel Payments. Figured obtained by Age Scotland from the ...

It has been reported that hospitality bosses have told Rachel Reeves her changes to National Insurance are “regressive in their impact on lower earners.” Signatories to the letter organised by UK ...

THE Council Tax is the worst tax there is. But it is very cleverly designed to make it almost impossible to change. While it’s right that ...

AN immersive exhibition by the award-winning Scottish-Ghanaian poet, artist, photographer, writer, curator, gallerist and publisher Maud Sulter ...

Jamie Oliver has apologised for a children’s book he wrote after it was criticised for causing offence to First Nation Australians. The Australian sub-plot in Oliver’s Billy And The Epic Escape was ...

Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, has ended his career with a victory. The 39-year-old said on Saturday that this would be his final race before retirement, triumphed in ...