Colin Mearns
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Stakeknife's Scottish spymaster: The dark secrets of Northern Ireland's 'Dirty War'
Our Writer at Large has investigated Ulster's Dirty War for decades. Here, he talks to the veteran BBC reporter, John Ware, about the role of Scottish army officer Gordon Kerr
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Inside the Greens' conference as party plots new path to power amid financial woes
The mood among the three hundred or so Scottish Greens members gathered in Eden Court Theatre in Inverness was upbeat after months seeing a record 15 MSPs elected in May.
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Inside the Scottish university strikes where students are 'teaching themselves'
Glasgow Caledonian University students say they feel abandoned as UCU-led strikes disrupt teaching, assessments and nursing courses amid 100 proposed job cuts
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Sam Heughan on data centres: ‘As an actor, I’m completely against AI’
Outlander star Sam Heughan criticises Scotland’s data centre boom, opposing plans near Glasgow and Dumfries over AI threats and landscape damage.
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'Nonsense': Fresh blow for Scottish Government over public service shake-up
The Scottish Government's public sector reform plans have faced more bruising criticism.
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Man who asked judge not to lock him up so he could go on holiday jailed
A man who asked a judge not to lock him up so he could go on holiday has been jailed for more than nine years.
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Reset the Rates: The Herald's campaign for fairer business rates - all stories here
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. Read all of our coverage here.
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First Minister urged to act over ethics watchdog’s freedom of speech file purge
Argyll and Bute councillor Alastair Redman has urged John Swinney to intervene after the Standards Commission destroyed his case files, raising concerns about freedom of speech and transparency.
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Peter Howson’s unlikely friendship with a Glasgow rocker inspires new book
One is a celebrated artist, the other a musician turned poet. But behind Peter Howson and Raymond Meade’s new collaboration lies a friendship forged through art, music and a fascination with the darker side of life
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Campaigners call for Glasgow School of Art to give up ownership of 'The Mack'
Campaigners want Glasgow School of Art to relinquish ownership of the Mackintosh Building to help reconstruction efforts.
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Reset the Rates: The Herald's campaign for fairer business rates - all stories here
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. Read all of our coverage here.
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Sir Tom Hunter warns Scotland's 'punishing' rates system is driving away investment
Sir Tom Hunter has backed The Herald's Reset The Rates campaign, warning Scotland's business rates system is discouraging investment.
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Baby Reindeer star hailed as 'impressive witness' as neighbour's attacker convicted
A sheriff heaped praise on Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd as she convicted a man of attacking one of the actor's neighbours.
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'Broadcasting is changing at breakneck speed': BBC Scotland host defends channel axe
Debate Night presenter Stephen Jardine has defended the closure of the BBC Scotland TV channel citing the 'breakneck speed' of changing viewing habits.
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'Stacked against us': Glasgow restaurateur's warning for hospitality
Glasgow restaurateur Jonathan MacDonald says Scotland's business rates system is discouraging investment and holding back independent hospitality businesses.
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Glasgow council leader 'keen' for citizens' assembly on 'big issues facing the city'
Glasgow City Council leader Ricky Bell backs exploring a citizens’ assembly as residents raise concerns over PBSA, bin hubs and community engagement.
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'This is not the end of it': BBC Scotland boss warns more cuts are coming
BBC Scotland director Hayley Valentine has warned the closure of its TV channel will not be a 'silver bullet' which will avoid the need for further cuts.
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Scots councillor warns freedom of speech suspension risks local democracy
Argyll and Bute councillor Alastair Redman says his two-month suspension risks creating a climate of fear and undermining local democracy.
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Bridges or island identity? Scots inquiry head says locals must decide future
Patricia Ferguson says Scotland's island communities must decide whether bridges and tunnels are right for them, amid concerns over depopulation and island identity.
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Inside Scotland's business rates: Who pays and how are bills calculated?
They are one of the biggest bills facing businesses in Scotland. But just how are business rates worked out?
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Police investigating 'threatening messages' sent to schools across Scotland
Police Scotland is treating threatening messages sent to several schools as a hoax after staff were evacuated during an in-service day. The incidents coincided with more than 150 schools in Northern Ireland receiving similar emails.
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Expensive, confusing and unfair: Why Scotland's business rates need reform
Cost, confusion and complexity. Why The Herald has launched its Reset the Rates campaign
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Scots islands face depopulation crisis amidst ferry chaos
Scotland’s island communities face a depopulation crisis, with Western Isles workforce projections raising fears as MPs call for better ferry and fixed links.
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Reform UK candidate resigns over claims of ‘nepotism, cronyism and bullying’
Former Reform UK candidate Paul Bennie resigns, accusing its Scottish leadership of "nepotism, cronyism and bullying" while questioning deputy leader Thomas Kerr’s "fitness for his role".
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Scots ethics watchdog defends decision to shred freedom of speech files
Scotland’s Standards Commission defends its decision to retain councillor hearing case files for 12 months, arguing that detailed written rulings are preserved permanently.
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Scots court toilet shame: wheelchair user forced to cling to urinal
A Glasgow Sheriff Court inspection found disabled toilet facilities still inadequate years after HMIPS first recommended improvements.
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Bungling gang jailed for almost 14 years for armed raid on wrong house
Three members of a bungling gang who carried an armed raid on an innocent family having burst into the wrong house have been jailed for a total of almost 14 years.
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'Help us survive': Rape crisis centre warns of more cuts as it launches urgent appeal
Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis has warned of further cuts within weeks unless funding is secured as it launches its 50th anniversary For Her appeal.
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Independent school pioneering AI says teaching comes first, tools second
ESM has developed a policy on the use of AI in classrooms that has specific guidance for grade levels, but keeps teaching at the forefront.
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The forgotten Knight of Napoleon who became ‘father of physical fitness’ in Glasgow
François Foucart, Napoleon veteran and Glasgow’s ‘father of physical fitness’, is honoured with a plaque at Strathclyde after more than a decade of research.
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Man to stand trial charged with murder of popular scientist
A man is to stand trial charged with the "hate crime" murder of a popular scientist.