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Stephen Molloy, 33, originally from Aberdeen, beat the current Guinness World Record by less than three minutes.

Well, this has been a busy old week! Just as I was writing my content on all things personal finance for this edition of Scotsman Money, Rishi Sunak goes and calls a General Election.

Willie Limond, boxer. Born 2 February 1979 in Glasgow. Died: 15 April 2024 in Airdrie, aged 45

Populist politics has been a voter winner for years but that could be about to change at the July 4 general election

The UK Government should focus on ways to give young people a greater stake in society, like helping them get on the property ladder

More than two years after Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, companies should have done more to disentangle themselves from the Russian economy

The need to decarbonise and modernise the economy is clear. Politicians need to plot a path to the future that does not result in 1980s-style, mass job losses

Brian McCardie, actor. Born: 22 January 1965 in Bellshill. Died: 28 April 2024 in Glasgow, aged 59

GPs’ appeal to dissatisfied NHS patients to contact their MSPs is the latest sign of how bad the NHS crisis has become

Morgan Spurlock’s documentary prompted many people to look at fast food in a different way

On Thursday, the Colonial Country Club renovation gave the players a tough time. In the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, with a tough afternoon of blustery conditions, even the No. 1 player, Scottie Scheffler, failed to go…

Stephen Molloy will be running the Edinburgh Marathon this weekend and hopes to crush a three hour time.

John Walker, music teacher. Born: 6 August 1934 in Morningside. Died: 13 March 2024 in Perth, aged 89​

As Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says, ‘it's not the actions of a committee that should be judged, it's the actions of a member who attempted to wrongly claim £11,000 of public money’

Rishi Sunak’s criticism of Labour for having ‘no plan’ has more than a grain of truth and is likely to be repeated often over the next few weeks

Scotland, players and fans alike, should approach the coming tournament with a bit of swagger

Welcome to the Scotsman Sessions, a series of short video performances from artists all around the country introduced by our critics. This week, singer-songwriter Siobhan Wilson performs Sunflowers Again from her new EP Flowercore Vol.2

Singapore Airlines’ flight passenger tells of people being thrown into the ceiling as the plane dropped suddenly and dramatically during severe turbulence

There is still a need for moral guidance that churches have provided to a mass-market audience for centuries

Independence and immigration are blinding the SNP and Tories, respectively, to a serious funding crisis in universities