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Police have issued an update on a missing man from Johnstone.

The dedicated BBC Scotland TV channel is to be shut down in the spring - just eight years after its launch.

Galloway cheesemaker's earnings squeezed by higher costs and profit drops

A family has paid tribute to a "much-loved father, son and brother" who died in a crash in Fife.

A review revealed that 1,225 (69 per cent) of Edinburgh’s 1,754 licensed short-term lets (STLs) do not have secondary letting planning permission.

Dumfries and Galloway named National Geographic’s only UK destination in Best of the World 2027, praised for dark skies, wild landscapes and cycling.

The leader of Dundee Council has admitted it is a challenge to attract airlines to the city’s airport as Loganair prepares to axe its services.

Plans have been submitted to expand Crossbasket Castle Hotel in High Blantyre, with proposals for additional bedrooms, leisure facilities and 12 cabins overlooking the River Calder.

Proposals for a M&S Food store at Queens Drive Retail Park in Kilmarnock are set to go before councillors this week.

It certainly didn't take long for Amanda Bland to fall out with her party - the former Reform MSP announced on Monday she was quitting to sit as an Indepedent MSP.

Buzzworks has opened The Bass & Barrel in North Berwick after a seven-figure refurbishment, with a pub, restaurant and 12 boutique bedrooms.

The defection upsets the math at Holyrood - with Labour now second biggest party

Software company Halo will sponsor Edinburgh’s Christmas and Hogmanay, backing free festive events, a new opening concert and community tickets.

The former Reid Memorial Church in Edinburgh could be purchased from the Church of Scotland in a community buyout.

More bin hubs, designed to improve recycling rates across Glasgow, are expected to be installed from next April, a new report has suggested.

Chios Airport on Chios, Greece’s fifth-biggest island, is scheduled to close for four months for major works.

A man accused of murdering a woman more than 30 years ago is to go on trial in January 2028.

Connected Kerb opens a £350,000 EV charging manufacturing hub in Aberdeen, set to produce 3,000 public chargers in 2027 and 25,000 by 2030 for Scotland.

Business leaders, trade bodies and hospitality operators have joined The Herald's Reset The Rates campaign calling for major reform of Scotland's business rates system.

New research has revealed major inconsistencies in how business rates reliefs are applied, leaving firms facing a postcode lottery across Scotland

A major commercial van hire firm used by supermarket chains, including Waitrose and Iceland, has collapsed into administration.

Meaghan Lyons appointed chief executive of Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA), relocating to Glasgow in January 2027 after 30 years in pipe banding.

Labour MP Torcuil Crichton has called for a state-backed, Notre-Dame-style rescue of the fire-ravaged Mackintosh Building, but the UK Government says it cannot promise new money for the £265m restoration.

Scotland’s Venice Biennale exhibition, Shame Parade, will open at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute in April 2027 before touring the UK and Europe.

The figures raise questions about the impact on social care and health services from the aging population

Welcome to The Herald's Business live blog, where we’ll be bringing you the latest developments from across Scotland’s business industry.

The Herald’s Reset the Rates campaign investigates Scotland’s business rates crisis and calls for six major reforms to protect businesses, jobs and high streets.

Fire crews were called out during the early hours of the morning to tackle a blaze that broke out on a Scottish town's main street.

The latest job figures for Scotland revealed in this month's data

They are one of the biggest bills facing businesses in Scotland.

Edinburgh has overtaken Glasgow as Scotland's biggest source of business-rates income, but a dramatic rise in East Lothian raises fresh questions

Train services are returning to normal after the incident

Martin Lewis has told homeowners whose mortgage deal ends within a year to act six months in advance.

The man's bones provided a grisly eye into his life - and death

Drivers face 28-minute delays on the motorway this morning

Arthritis UK warns Scotland’s leaked NHS orthopaedic plan could mean longer waits and travel for surgery, as unions and surgeons demand meaningful consultation.

The Herald is calling for major change to the business rates regime in Scotland - here's the detail

Business leaders across Scotland have joined The Herald's Reset the Rates campaign, backing six reforms to create a fairer, simpler and more predictable business rates system

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde apologises after a bereaved family was told maternity death figures revealed by The Herald were wrong, despite coming from the board's own data.

Reform UK’s communications chief in Scotland says he wears Meta smart glasses at Holyrood as Lib Dems call for a ban over privacy and security fears.

Scotland’s SCCRC tells courts, police and lawyers to preserve sex offence files as rape shield ruling prompts possible appeals over convictions since 2013.

Seven of the UK's 10 worst areas for deaths before 60 are in Scotland, with Glasgow recording the second-highest estimated rate, new analysis reveals.

Edinburgh restaurant company said it had 'taken the difficult decision' to close its doors.

John Swinney hails India as a “golden opportunity” for Scottish food and drink as his trade mission promotes salmon exports, tourism and investment.

Drivers are set to get new rights to challenge unfair private parking charges, including a guaranteed five minutes to decide whether to park, the Government has announced.

Emma Roddick urges Scottish Government to create a standalone Inverness City Council as local government reform sparks debate over Highland Council’s future.

SNP conference backs domestic energy production as Stephen Gethins urges the Scottish Government to finalise its oil and gas strategy amid North Sea debate.

BBC drama The Young Team films in Govan, starring Jakob James Smith, Connor Newall and Scot Greenan, adapting Graeme Armstrong’s novel about gang violence.

Sam Fender announces a huge Scotland concert in a Lord of the Rings-inspired video, featuring Edinburgh’s Murrayfield.

Last week, Andy Burnham made three devolution offers to Scotland at Motherwell but his pitch for contained little detail on funding.