Aaron Rai, the 2021 Genesis Scottish Open champion, underlined his growing stature with an opening 68, but, as their struggles continued, Ryder Cup team-mates Matthew Fitzpatrick and Viktor Hovland ...

Edinburgh Council’s leader and other councillors are set to get a pay increase as a result of new Scottish Government policy.

Single-sex spaces should be based on biology and a trans man is still female. We should look at this on a case-by-case basis where there are extenuating circumstances ...

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Reform UK is tapping into a deep sense of alienation felt by millions beyond the confines of university-dominated, middle-class enclaves ...

Institutions like the Royal Society of Edinburgh, where complex issues can be discussed openly and respectfully, are vital, writes its outgoing president, Professor Sir John Ball ...

The Court of Session in Edinburgh is hearing a legal challenge brought by Florence and Peter Fanning, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, against last year’s decision to remove the universal element ...

This year’s The Scotsman Investment Conference will be drawn to a close by Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Employment and ...

Insurepair, the Edinburgh-based all trades insurance reinstatement specialist, is targeting further client expansion after partnering with Viewpoint Housing Association to carry out work across their ...

Inspired by the mysterious Wallace Case of 1931, Anthony Quinn’s new novel is crying out to be turned into a black and white ...

A teenage girl and two women have been arrested and charged after police recovered drugs in Inverclyde worth more than ...

An “iconic” West Lothian chippy that’s been in business for over four decades is set to close - at least in its current form.