Our more uncharitable correspondents sometimes claim that Americans can be a tad long-winded. Cruel remarks that have been given some substance by a lengthy speech made by New Jersey Senator Cory ...

The First Minister has been accused of having  "no plan" to resolve Scotland's prisons crisis - as he hit back at critics of ...

Hurray, we built a road! The Cross Tay Link Road was opened this week, linking the A9 north of Scone to the A93 and A94, up into Scotland’s ...

The notion that by exercising its crucial role to keep political corruption in check, the French judiciary is attacking democracy is a perversion ...

The First Minister says Trump’s trade tariffs will harm Scottish growth, with £4bn in exports to the US now facing fresh economic barriers.

One inbound golf tourism operator has said that rising hotel rates and green fees "could eventually price Scotland out of the market" ...

Rights group MBM says the SHRC must withdraw its earlier submission backing the SPS transgender policy, claiming it contradicts the ...

The Scottish Liberal Democrats are open to working with ex-Tory MSP Jamie Greene, according to a source inside the party.

Social care needs are causing a strain on the prison service, The Herald can reveal, as the ageing population in jails reaches a record high.

The Scottish Government could be in breach of international law through its handling of inmate social care, according to a care expert, as ...

Campaigners are calling on the government to move older inmates into ‘less secure units’ as the number of over 70s behind bars trebles.

Experts have told The Herald there is now a “huge challenge” in recognising dementia in Scotland’s jails due to an ageing population.