If this deal goes ahead with the support of both boards and Wood shareholders - and allowing for cautious legal language, that now looks likely to happen - it means the loss of another major Scottish ...

Scottish & Newcastle Breweries was one, broken up and shared between Heineken and other rivals. Before that, much of the whisky distilling industry was merged, controversially, into Diageo.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe will miss the club’s next two games after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Howe watched the Magpies’ 4-1 win over ...

Police were called to the incident in Newcastle yesterday evening. The victim suffered wounds to his face and head. Detective Sergeant McCartan said: “Shortly before 7.45pm, police received a ...

CELTIC have been well clear of the rest this season as they storm towards the Premiership title. But clearly the Hoops still feel there is room for improvement in one particular area of their squad.

Poverty has not deterred these two girls, L.R. Sanjana Bai, daughter of a lorry driver, and K. Nirmala, daughter of an agricultural worker, from overcoming all odds and putting up an impressive ...

Fiona Matheson, marketing manager for Belhaven Brewery, said: “We know that Belhaven Best is a firm favourite when it comes to choosing a pint in Scottish pubs and we continue to explore ways to ...

The A1 has been closed in both directions since the early hours of this morning due to a collision involving a number of police cars during a police pursuit. North East Ambulance Service confirmed ...

A Scots lorry driver who planned to travel more than 300 miles to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex has been jailed for 16 months. Jonathan Meechan, 35, sparked up online chat with the youngster who ...

Sing, dance, have a beer then go home happy. Like I say, it seems simple. Except that Newcastle is a one-club ... the (sometimes excruciating) world of Scottish Politics. Every Thursday our ...