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Scotland's First Minister and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Getty

Business leaders attack SNP’s business rates hike

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Google Street View car captures itself speeding in Glasgow

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The SNP retain a commanding lead over rivals. Picture: Getty

Holyrood 2016 poll puts Labour back ahead of Tories in 2nd

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The warm welcome for the Borders Railway has given way to anger over the quality of service. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Over 80 trains on Borders Railway cancelled or delayed in a month

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Tom Peterkin: Need for impartial scrutiny never been greater

Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. Picture: Getty Images

Labour Party suspend Ken Livingstone amid anti-Semitism row

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Families following the final verdict of the Hillsborough inquest. Picture: Getty Images

Hillsborough families set to sue police

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Solidarity co-convener Tommy Sheridan. Picture: John Devlin

Holyrood 2016; Solidarity vow second indyref ‘within 2 years’

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Scotland's First Minister and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Getty

Business leaders attack SNP’s business rates hike

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The SNP retain a commanding lead over rivals. Picture: Getty

Holyrood 2016 poll puts Labour back ahead of Tories in 2nd

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The man died in an incident on the new Queensferry Crossing. Picture: Ian Rutherford

‘No Scottish steel in new Forth crossing’ says David Cameron

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Loganair plane arrives on Sanday. Picture: Jayne Wright

Scotland has shortest flight in the world- just 47 seconds

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Google Street View car captures itself speeding in Glasgow

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The service between Ayrshire and Kintyre has been made permanent after three years. Picture: John Devlin

Calmac’s Ardrossan-Campbeltown ferry service made permanent

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The man died in an incident on the new Queensferry Crossing. Picture: Ian Rutherford

‘No Scottish steel in new Forth crossing’ says David Cameron

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Eating red meat, combined with a poor overall diet lacking fruit and veg, increases biological age. Picture: Ruslan Olinchuk

‘Too much meat can make you old’ find Scottish researchers

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Edinburgh scientist Liita Cairney is the Director of Kalitasha; a business developing a wide range of solutions to poverty-related health issues. Picture: University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh student designs reusable sanitary product

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Leaving armed services early may mean ‘greater mental health risk’

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Maths genius leaves £1m to help people of Inverness

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Donald Trump received an honourary degree from Robert Gordon University

Martyn McLaughlin: Degrees for famous and wealthy should end

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School dinners at Broomhill Primary School, Glasgow. Picture: Robert Perry

Scots children served school dinners that exceed fat, salt and sugar limits

Education 35
Parts of Scotland could be hit by snow - despite May being just around the corner. Picture: PA

Scotland’s weather: Arctic blast could bring snow

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Having a lot of friends can feel better than morphine, an Oxford University study has concluded. Picture: Getty Images/iStock

Having lots of friends ‘better than morphine’, says Oxford University study

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Report shows e-cigarettes have great potential to help people quit. Picture: Baliuk Oleg

E-cigarettes ‘should be promoted’ as safe smoking substitute

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Eating red meat, combined with a poor overall diet lacking fruit and veg, increases biological age. Picture: Ruslan Olinchuk

‘Too much meat can make you old’ find Scottish researchers

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No to Named Persons campaign has fought against the plans. Picture: Jane Barlow

Named person plan ‘may involve GPs and housing officers’

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Call for action over Scottish “homelessness crisis”

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Doctors should always try to be kind to their patients. Picture: PA

Lizzy Buchan: Doctor kindness costs nothing and saves lives

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Liz Ogg and her husband Alan. Picture: Contributed

Five inspiring Scottish health blogs you should follow

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Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. Picture: Getty Images

Labour Party suspend Ken Livingstone amid anti-Semitism row

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Families following the final verdict of the Hillsborough inquest. Picture: Getty Images

Hillsborough families set to sue police

UK
Having a lot of friends can feel better than morphine, an Oxford University study has concluded. Picture: Getty Images/iStock

Having lots of friends ‘better than morphine’, says Oxford University study

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CCTV images show the family lying on the ground after being attacked. Picture: Contributed

Scottish family beaten unconscious by gang in Thai resort

World
A man watches a TV news program showing a file footage of North Korea's rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station. Picture: AP

Suspected North Korea missile crashes after launch

World
A family walk through the rubble in Aleppo after airstrikes yesterday. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

27 killed after hospital in rebel-held Syria hit by airstrikes

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Donald Trump in a golf buggy on his Turnberry course

Booze from the buggy on Donald Trump’s Scottish golf course

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Google Street View car captures itself speeding in Glasgow

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Heather Lynch gave up a job with an oil firm in Aberdeen to realise her goal of setting up Aberdeen's first cat cafe. Picture: Sofiane Kennouche

Oil worker quits job to open cat cafe in Aberdeen

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Having a lot of friends can feel better than morphine, an Oxford University study has concluded. Picture: Getty Images/iStock

Having lots of friends ‘better than morphine’, says Oxford University study

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Entei, an overweight cat from Dundee, has reached the finals of a UK-wide pet slimming competition. Picture: Sandy Young/PDSA/PA Wire

Scots chihuahua and cat make finals of PDSA pet fit club

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Donald Trump received an honourary degree from Robert Gordon University

Martyn McLaughlin: Degrees for famous and wealthy should end

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JK Rowling has defended striking junior doctors on Twitter. Picture: AP

JK Rowling defends NHS junior doctors’ strike on Twitter

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Billy Connolly will be performing three shows in the States this year Picture: Ian Georgeson

Billy Connolly on long-standing jokes with Paul McCartney

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Singer Susan Boyle is on her way home to Scotland after an incident with police at Heathrow Airport. Picture: PA

Susan Boyle involved in incident with police at Heathrow

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Space can be the final frontier for our city

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Grass more important than simply making the landscape green

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Rail freight must step up its development

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Lawyer and charity founder. Picture: Contributed

Obituary: Iain Fraser. Lawyer and charity founder

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Talented and varied actor had distinguished performances as Sherlock Holmes. Picture: PA

Obituary: Douglas Wilmer, TV and film actor

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The failure of the Scottish Parliament to hold the SNP government to account over its finance bills does nothing to help the image of Holyrood. Picture: Neil Hanna

Tom Peterkin: Need for impartial scrutiny never been greater

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House sale volumes in Scotland have risen but prices have moved in the other direction in recent months. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Bill Jamieson: House-price rises not always a given

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Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has her work cut out for her. Picture: PA

Leader comment: Third place would be new Scottish Labour low

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Doctors should always try to be kind to their patients. Picture: PA

Lizzy Buchan: Doctor kindness costs nothing and saves lives

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1985: Dennis Taylor wins the Embassy snooker final after a spectacular last frame decider with Steve Davis. Picture: Adrian Murrell /Allsport

On this day: Dennis Taylor wins Embassy snooker championship

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Space can be the final frontier for our city

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Grass more important than simply making the landscape green

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