Hammond says good Brexit deal will produce ‘upside dividend’ for Britain
BRITAIN will get a Brexit “upside dividend" if it can agree good withdrawal terms with Brussels, Philip Hammond has insisted, pointing to the...
Scotland’s Boat Show casts off at Inverkip for weekend of nautical enjoyment
Thousands of people are expected to attend Scotland’s Boat Show across the weekend at Kip Marina in Inverclyde to view everything from dinghies...
Most Scots in the dark over devolved taxes
MOST Scots don’t understand how devolved taxes work, according to a survey suggesting SNP ministers have failed to explain the powers they long...
Groundbreaking move sees native oyster reefs return to Dornoch Firth for the first time in more than 100 years
DIVERS have placed 20,000 native oysters in the sea in a bid to restore native reefs which were fished to extinction more than...
Scotland’s only resident killer whale colony faces extinction due to illegal chemicals in the sea
SCOTLAND’S unique resident pod of killer whales will become extinct within two decades as they cannot reproduce due to high levels of illegal...
Andrew McKie: The court ruling that averted a half-baked kind of liberalism
ON the face of it, liberalism is a piece of cake. It’s an excellent political theory and set of moral principles, describing a...
Margaret Taylor: £40m Johnston Press pension woe likely to be a turn-off for buyers
ALARM bells over Johnston Press’s future started ringing in May 2015 when, after announcing a major debt restructuring and rights issue, the firm’s...
Catriona Stewart: Is activism you can Instagram really going to save the planet?
PLASTICS have been bothering me for a while. Single use, disposable items seemed so obviously anti a low impact life and so easy...
Ian McConnell: Brexit fears at record but Government lacks leadership to call a halt
WITH the UK plunging headlong towards Brexit with seemingly little idea of whether it will have a working parachute to soften its landing,...
Lightbulb moment as Fair Isle finally gets 24 hour electricity supply
IT used to be nightly chore with locals rushing to complete tasks get things done before the lights went out and electricity was...
