TWO of CalMac's 14 major vessels serving some of Scotland's busiest lifeline island routes are sidelined to passengers as new "chaos" hits the nation's ageing fleet and services.
MINISTERS stand to lose the vast majority of the £52.4m it pumped into the collapse of part state-owned renewables manufacturer Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) despite putting up £300,000 in taxpayers money to support legal action to regain some back.
NICOLA Sturgeon's plans for a National Care Service in Scotland are in disarray after the UK's second biggest union who take care of 10,000 social care staff moved to boycott any further involvement in its evolution saying it is "not fit for purpose".
HOUSEHOLDS have seen the highest rise in energy arrears in more than ten years, as domestic electricity and gas bills overtake council tax as the biggest driver of debt for households, regulators have warned.
RENEWABLE Scots power stations providing enough energy to power 120,000 homes could be hit in a dispute over pay, it has been revealed.
HUNDREDS of disabled Scots' jobs and careers are either being lost or at risk as the numbers waiting for decisions on UK government grant support has risen over five-fold in just under two years while approvals are taking up to eight months.
A LAWYER for three young footballers found to have been indecently assaulted by former boys club manager Frank Cairney, has said Celtic should accept their responsibility for what happened in civil law.
DOMESTIC flight passenger numbers at Scotland's busiest airport are nearly half that from before the Covid pandemic - as it welcomed new daily flights to an international tourist hotspot this summer.
LOOPHOLES in Scottish Government eviction ban could lead to thousands of Scots being made homeless, housing campaigners have warned.
MINISTERS are appealing for prospective buyers of state-owned Prestwick Airport as it emerged that executives expected continued multi-money support to keep it in existence.
