China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet that Beijing is advancing towards producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

When the majority of the population of a country are of a certain opinion, and their preference forms the rule of law, ...

READERS of The National will not have been much moved by the criticism from the likes of the right-wing tabloids the Daily Mail or Daily Express of Rachel Reeves’s first Budget. The day after the ...

MARINE experts have expressed delight over positive signs that thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth are settling in well to ...

SCOTTISH folk singer Iona Fyfe is in the running for a prestigious educational position at the University of Aberdeen ...

Therefore, the failure to recognise the needs of users and learners of BSL in the first draft of the Education Bill was extremely disappointing. Currently, the new bill says the new education bodies, ...

WAR has a way of pulling back the curtain, exposing both the hidden heroes and the rot within society. In Ukraine, we have this saying that war ...

Heriot Watt University is set to welcome a pioneering light source which aspires to transform computing and cybersecurity.

EVERY year, thousands of Scots haul their families south of the Border to Center Parcs resorts. Soon, they may no longer have to as the ...

THE Scottish Greens have taken aim at president-elect Donald Trump over his “climate conspiracy worldview" ahead of COP29. Speaking ahead of the conference, taking place from November 11 to 22 in ...

I’M not a great fan of Remembrance Day commemorations – at least, not as they have evolved. In fact, I’m feeling increasingly ...

THE Court of Session in Edinburgh will tomorrowTUE begin a three-day deliberation on an application to stop the development of the Rosebank ...