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RBS chief Hester: I considered quitting

8 February 2012

Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester admitted today he had "underestimated" the furore his £1 million bonus would cause.
Tough stance on knife crime vindicated

8 February 2012

SCOTLAND’S “get tough” stance on knife crime is putting more blade-wielding criminals behind bars and for longer than in the rest of the UK.
Job loss fears at Clydesdale Bank

8 February 2012

CLYDESDALE Bank staff are bracing themselves for hundreds of job losses after its parent company announced a major strategic review.

University fire forces students to flee union

8 February 2012

STUDENTS were forced to flee the Strathclyde University union last night after a blaze broke out in a neighbouring building.

Hearts warned: Pay up or you'll be wound up

8 February 2012

THE financial gloom lingering over Heart of Midlothian Football Club darkened yesterday when it emerged that HM Revenue and Customs has launched legal action that may plunge the club into liquidation.
New drive to find jobs for 5000 young Scots

8 February 2012

A MAJOR drive is being launched to get 5000 young people into work by 2015 in Scotland's youth unemployment blackspot.
Scots save pounds with bargain basement food shopping

8 February 2012

Our survey finds that canny customers can cut their bills by up to 66%.

Design for £14m orchestra building unveiled

8 February 2012

Scotland's national orchestra has finally unveiled the plans for its new £14 million purpose-built headquarters in the centre of Glasgow.
Son's MS crusade in danger as funds run dry

8 February 2012

A CAMPAIGN launched by a schoolboy to help stop the spread of multiple sclerosis after his mother contracted the disease has run out of money and is in danger of being wound up.
Scots sisters are named world's oldest living twins

8 February 2012

THEY credit simple living, hard work and good husbands for their long lives and are not the kind of women to make a fuss.

Elsewhere on Herald Scotland

Volunteer lifeboat crews are praised for dedication

8 February 2012

MORE than 800 people in Scotland were rescued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) last year, according to the charity's official statistics.
£20,000 cut from house prices by sellers

8 February 2012

HOMEOWNERS have cut nearly £20,000 from the asking price of their properties in a bid to secure a sale, it has been claimed.
Madonna to spark ticket frenzy with first-ever Scots gig

8 February 2012

JUST days after the Material Girl wowed the world at the Super Bowl, Madonna has announced her first-ever performance in Scotland.

Inverness Military Tattoo beats retreat

8 February 2012

IT was never as big as its world-famous Edinburgh counterpart, but it was only a year younger and had a special place in the Highland capital's summer.
Hippodrome hosts silent film festival

8 February 2012

A SILENT film festival is returning to the Hippodrome cinema in Bo'ness, near Falkirk.
Cold snap leads to increased emissions

8 February 2012

THE UK's greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2010, the first increase since 2003.