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SURGEONS, nurses and NHS staff have reacted with anger to a secret blueprint for a massive overhaul of orthopaedic surgery in Scotland. Most only learned of the bombshell report’s existence when The Herald revealed it yesterday. The...
First Minister and party leader John Swinney arrives with his son Matthew for the second day of the SNP annual conference in Aberdeen. Mr Swinney will make his leader’s speech this afternoon THE UK Government is being cautious about...
THREE farms have been chosen to lead a project testing climate-resilient and nature-friendly farming methods across Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. Glen Finglas, Shemore and Portnellan will take part in the Resilient Farm...
THE number of attacks on secondary school teachers in Edinburgh has more than doubled, rising by 115% over the last four years. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request seen by The Herald shows attacks rose from 38 in 2022-23 to 82 in 2025-26....
PUBLIC Service Reform Secretary Ivan Mckee has been accused of being “disrespectful” to NHS workers as tensions over the Scottish Government’s plans to overhaul public services spilled into another heated SNP conference event. The clash...
MY first memory of a rugby match was watching Andy Irvine landing a penalty in the last minute of a Calcutta Cup game in 1974. Deep into injury time, with England leading 16-14, Irvine – one of the finest sportsmen ever to represent Scotland...
