Journalist at Herald (& on Sunday ) martin.williams@heraldandtimes.co.uk or 01413027168 You can also find me on Bluesky at martin1williams.bsky.social
A secret report found Scotland's ferry fiasco yard would have needed to work up to three times more efficiently to compete with rival…
Scotland's taxpayer-funded screen agency has called for BBC power to be stripped from London as part of a radical overhaul of the corporation.
An eye-watering £45 million has been spent trying to keep one of Scotland's most notorious roads open after landslides — despite years of…
A secret report into Scotland’s nationalised ferry yard has laid bare a catalogue of failures at Ferguson Marine, exposing deep-rooted problems in…
Scots ministers are seeking powers to bring in sweeping new restrictions on newly qualified drivers including motoring 'curfews' after it…
Offshore North Sea safety fears have escalated after a second worker died on the same North Sea rig where crewman Jason Thomas vanished through a…
Scotland’s care regulator has urged staff looking after people with dementia to turn to simple everyday solutions instead of medication where…
The Scottish Government’s pledge to hand Ferguson Marine contracts for four vessels without competition has been put into question amid legal…
Plans for a giant wind farm off Scotland’s Atlantic coast are facing warnings of a potential engineering “catastrophe” after a similar Irish…
Nearly 350 ambulances were tied up at hospitals for over an hour every day last year, as the national service identified delays as a “very high”…
Scotland is being left exposed to organised crime on its high streets because authorities lack the legal powers to shut down rogue shops, ministers…
Scotland's trade union movement has demanded a major shift in shipbuilding policy — calling on ministers to stop sending contracts overseas…
Ferry failures gripping Scotland’s island communities have spiralled into a potential human rights scandal, with ministers warned that lifeline…
Anger has erupted at the heart of Scotland’s political watchdog after a judge sanctioned a courtroom showdown over claims a councillor was…