An initiative in Zambia is showing that a profit-seeking company can help rural farmers battling extreme weather breed chickens that lay more eggs. Village chickens in Petauke, Zambia.Credit ...

Scots have shared what "annoys them most", including mispronunciations and accents. Scotland is a truly one-of-a-kind place to live. No matter where in the country you are, you won't be far from ...

Scots face new restrictions if they apply for sickness or disability benefits in the future under reforms announced by the UK Government. Liz Kendall, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said today ...

Record numbers of Scots are paying for medical cannabis as NHS waiting lists leave them struggling to get conventional treatment. An unprecedented 3,440 Scots now have private prescriptions for ...

A Scottish holidaymaker was left with horrific burns after a violent gas explosion demolished a three-storey guest house in the Italian capital of Rome yesterday. The incident happened around 8 ...

A MAJOR Scots university is set to axe 632 posts with the announcement leaving staff "in tears". Dundee University's cuts were revealed by interim principal Shane O'Neill during a meeting and said ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. More than 700,000 Scottish homes are classed as not fit for habitation - with 600,000 more properties registered as below a legal tolerable ...

Dr Alastair MacGilchrist, Chair of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, said: “Today’s estimate by PHS predicts that by 2044, there will be a rise of over 50% in chronic liver disease ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Supermarket giant Asda has been criticised for backtracking on its promise to source 100% British chicken for all fresh poultry. The UK's ...

The Leicester City defender, born and raised in Germany to a Scottish mother and an English father, is not just fluent in German but fully versed in the development of the German game at club and ...

A MASSAGE therapist who groped women while carrying out treatments on them is facing jail. Alistair Bennie, 61, left 10 victims frozen in fear as he sexually assaulted them in their own homes and ...

"It really doesn’t bear thinking about for the Scots to be travelling to Paris with one win from four. In that scenario — particularly if the French are still in title contention — it would ...