We’re back into talk of referendum timings, with John Swinney posturing that the “moment has come”, while Andy Burnham says it’s off the…

Patriotism has been hijacked by nationalists and the far right. Rebecca McQuillan argues it is time to reclaim it for everyone.

A £2 bus fare in the west of Scotland is more than a welcome cost of living measure, writes Rebecca McQuillan. It’s changing the debate around…

From the Cairngorms to communities across Europe, devastating wildfires are becoming a defining feature of modern summers.

From shock to anger, John Swinney’s handling of the Murrell fallout has sharpened scrutiny of SNP governance — and raised doubts about whether…

The National Center for Learning Disabilities said it was

Australia's Josie Baff takes home the gold medal in the women's snowboard cross final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The French government is to write to 29-year-olds reminding them that their biological clock is ticking in a bid to boost the birth rate. This is…

Rebecca McQuillan: Good luck to the Aussies: an under-16 social media ban is a good idea

Holyrood’s ‘Transforming Scotland's Health’ summit will bring together Scotland’s leading health voices from the public and private sectors to share innovation, make connections and explore the practi...

Lord Menzies Campbell, former Liberal Democrat leader and Olympic sprinter, has died aged 84.

What was really underlying John Swinney’s comments to The Herald that the Scottish Child Payment shouldn’t be raised further?

Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 28/04/2025 · 44m

Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictators, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Members of the Catholic Church's global community of 1.4bn people are remember the late Pope on Easter Monday.

“Whenever a friend succeeds,” said Gore Vidal, “a little something in me dies.” I thought of that when Nicola Sturgeon, having finally been…

Hysterical inadequates like Andrew Tate feature prominently in an online world where young men are taught that women should obey them and that…

In an age of iconoclasm and insurgency, the ultimate political insider is holding sway in Scotland.

It is one of the most horrific cases ever to be aired in a Scottish court.

Scots suffering with long Covid have felt disbelieved, unrecognised and badly supported for years. But with more funding...

Do you recoil at the thought of the world’s richest man and US resident Elon Musk potentially donating nearly £80m to Reform UK to try and win…

At a time when politicians on the populist right promote more authoritarian practices, some even speaking favourably of a return to corporal…