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Russell says no Brexit compromise with Tories over Brexit power grab

SCOTLAND’S Brexit minister has insisted there will be no compromise with the UK Government in the row over devolved powers without changes being...

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More than one in 10 say Growth Commission makes them more likely to back independence

MORE than one in 10 Scots interviewed in a new poll said they were more likely to vote for independence after the release...

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“A referendum is never illegal in a democracy,” says Clara Ponsati, former Catalan minister wanted by Spain

CLARA Ponsati, the former Catalan government minister facing extradition to Spain, has told SNP members a referendum can never be illegal in a...

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Top QC pledges to take miners’ strike probe into pit villages

THE QC leading an investigation into the policing of the miners’ strike has vowed to hold the inquiry in former pit villages. John...

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Paul Hutcheon: Nicola Sturgeon is a skilful tactician but a poor strategist

IF Nicola Sturgeon’s speech to the SNP conference in Aberdeen was a balancing act, she managed to walk the length of the tightrope...

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Boy, 8, youngest to climb Old Man of Hoy

An eight-year-old boy has become the youngest climber to scale the 450ft high sea stack the Old Man of Hoy. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16280751.Boy__8__youngest_to_climb_Old_Man_of_Hoy/?ref=rss

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SNP rising star Kate Forbes made pro-life call at Brian Souter prayer breakfast event

AN SNP rising star made a pro-life statement at a prayer breakfast at the height of the controversy over the lack of abortion...

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North Korea’s dancing queens

HER fingers felt delicate in my grasp. Her palms were as cool as porcelain. We were ballroom dancing and, when she lifted my...

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Sturgeon to remake indy case based on multi-million pound funding boost for NHS

NICOLA Sturgeon has vowed to remake the case for independence based on a vision of a multi-million pound funding boost for Scotland’s NHS...

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Iain Macwhirter: The SNP was roaring ahead even before the Growth Commission report – is now the time for a referendum?

WHERE’S Alex? You know, Alex Salmond, the former leader of the SNP, who led the 2014 referendum campaign. Perhaps he’s been spirited away...