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Support for Scottish independence ‘lowest since 2014 referendum’

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Further 20mph speed limits will be rolled out. Picture; Jon Savage

Phase 2 of 20mph limit to stretch from Leith to Morningside

Transport
RBS admitted it has 'more to do' in restoring its financial strength. Picture: John Devlin

RBS fails Bank of England stress test

Financial
Nicola Sturgeon addressed a meeting of Irish business leaders in Dublin alongside Danny McCoy, chief executive of business body Ibec. Picture: PA

Nicola Sturgeon gets applause in Dublin for independence stance

Politics

The Scotsman at 200: Aspirations now woven into fabric of Scotland

People & Places

Ruth Davidson: 5 tests for the SNP in its Brexit negotiations

Opinion

Factfile on Scotland’s patron saint St Andrew

News

The other countries that adopted St Andrew as patron saint

People & Places
Nicola Sturgeon was a vocal supporter of a Remain vote. Picture: John Devlin

SNP under fire for spending just £90k on Remain campaign

Politics

Martyn McLaughlin: Government pushing the envelope on Brexit bungling

Martyn McLaughlin
Martyn McLaughlin
T in the Park has been cancelled in 2017 after two troubled years at Strathallan.

Loss of T in the Park 'would be a victory for neds'

Politics 5
Further 20mph speed limits will be rolled out. Picture; Jon Savage

Phase 2 of 20mph limit to stretch from Leith to Morningside

Transport 38
The SRUC report found Brexit uncertainty could have a negative impact on the rural economy. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Brexit vote sends shock waves through rural Scotland

Farming 1
Dundee's new waterfront V&A museum is expected to be at the heart of any bid to become European City of Culture in 2023.

SNP warns Dundee's European culture capital bid is threatened by Brexit

Politics 31
T in the Park has been dogged by problems since it was forced to relocate to Strathallan.

T in the Park set to quit Strathallan as organisers plot new event in Glasgow

Politics 36
The Scotsman's former offices on Cockburn Street, pictured in 2014. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

The Scotsman at 200: The 1816 prospectus in full

Politics

The Scotsman at 200: Aspirations now woven into fabric of Scotland

People & Places

Post-Brexit powers for Holyrood shrouded in uncertainty

Politics 9
Further 20mph speed limits will be rolled out. Picture; Jon Savage

Phase 2 of 20mph limit to stretch from Leith to Morningside

Transport 38
The Foreign Office's tweet, complete with an image of the Forth Bridge rather than the new Queensferry Crossing. Picture: Contributed

Foreign Office mocked over Queensferry Crossing tweet with wrong bridge

Politics 4

Virgin Trains chaos after train derails in Edinburgh

News 20

Chapecoense football team among 75 dead in Colombia plane crash

World 3

Aberdeenshire railway station requires £3m to reopen

News 1

Network Rail ‘to blame for more than half of Scots train delays’

Transport 3
Professor Sally Mapstone has criticised universities for using the 'trigger warning' method. Picture: John Cairns.

New St Andrews head says mollycoddling of students must end

News 5
Allegations of historical child abuse in football have been received by Police Scotland. Picture: Contributed

Police Scotland launch investigation into football child abuse

Football
Rachael Hamilton MSP. Picture: TSPL

Tory MSP calls for investigation into child abuse at sports clubs

News 6
Andy Noble, with lollipop lady Elizabeth. Picture: SWNS

Edinburgh man’s act of kindness stuns lollipop lady

News 6
The national average for Scots educated to degree level is 27 per cent. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Scottish Muslims more likely to have degree than other Scots

Education 3
Tilda Swinton. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Tilda Swinton blasts Harry Potter for ‘romanticising boarding schools’

Celebrity 3
Liz Smith MSP

Projected fall in Scottish school inspections criticised by Tories

Education 1

Calls for councils to reverse cuts in specialist school staff

Politics 6

83% of primary pupils register for FM’s reading challenge

News 11

Fears raised over future of secure units for vulnerable young people

Education 4

John Swinney insists new assessments will not create extra work

Education 18
T in the Park has been dogged by problems since it was forced to relocate to Strathallan.

T in the Park set to quit Strathallan as organisers plot new event in Glasgow

Politics 36
Picture: Toby Williams/TSPL

Glasgow swans suffering from ‘pink feather syndrome’

Environment
Mountain rescue teams undertake avalanche training near the summit of Aonoch Mor. Picture: Ian Rutherford/TSPL

109 climbers involved in avalanche incidents in Scotland

Environment

#givingtuesday - A focus on WWF Scotland

News 2

Animal fat in new £5 note branded ‘disrespectful’

News 7

#GivingTuesday - Wildlife Trust appeals for ‘unselfies’

News

Scotland’s unique coastal meadows mapped for the first time

Environment

Inside Environment: Beavers will be vulnerable and need proper protection

Opinion 2
More than 80 per cent of Scots aged from 14 to 25 said they had felt lonely recently. Picture: Contributed

Young Scots the loneliest in the UK, report finds

News
Carolyn Aitken has been attending Maggies for 12months. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Cancer survivor backs Maggie’s fundraising appeal following her support through diagnosis

News
New figures show more Scottish mothers are overweight than healthy before giving birth.

More Scots mothers overweight than healthy before birth

News
Scottish research suggests woman who become pregnant soon after having a miscarriage are more likely to have a successful pregnancy.

Scots study finds no need to wait to conceive after miscarriage

News

#GivingTuesday - A focus on Scots Cystic Fibrosis charity

News
Young JDRF supporter Lily McConville. Picture: Contributed

#GivingTuesday - a focus on Scotland diabetes charity

News
Alzheimer Scotland launched Challenge Dementia campaign earlier this year.

#GivingTuesday - Alzheimer Scotland promotes vital helpline

News

#GivingTuesday - A focus on Cancer Research UK

News

Scottish life expectancy still lowest in UK

News

Calls to set up fat camps for obese children in Scotland

News 6

Cheap tablets ‘could cut breast cancer risk’

News
BT has faced mounting calls for a full split from its Openreach arm. Picture: Rod Kirkpatrick/VisualMedia/PA

Watchdog calls on BT to spin off Openreach division

Tech
Prime Minister Theresa May, who has said Scotland has a "special place" in the Union. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Scotland has ‘special place’ in union, Theresa May says

Politics 14

Kylo, Leia and Finn among popular baby names in 2016

News
Manufacturers have become more worried about the lights going out after Brexit. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

Brexit fallout raises firms’ fears over energy shortages

News 3

Corbyn will not force MPs to block SNP Tony Blair probe

Politics 3

Scottish business wire: Scotgold | BT | Farming

Companies

Virgin Trains chaos after train derails in Edinburgh

News 20

Nestlé among brands hit by palm oil child labour claims

Retail
The two Icelands are seeking to resolve their trademark row. Picture: PA Wire

Martin Flanagan: N’ice and easy does it with trademark row

Retail
First lady Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Michelle will never run for office, says President Obama

Politics 4

Guy Hewitt: Barbados remembers Scots heritage on St Andrew’s Day

News
Tom Price is in favour of changes to Medicare. Picture: Getty Images

Donald Trump chooses Obamacare critic for health secretary

World 2
The Foreign Office's tweet, complete with an image of the Forth Bridge rather than the new Queensferry Crossing. Picture: Contributed

Foreign Office mocked over Queensferry Crossing tweet with wrong bridge

Politics 4
New polymer �5 note. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Animal fat in new £5 note branded ‘disrespectful’

News 7
Demand for traditional German cake stollen has rocketed over the past three years.

Demand for European Christmas cakes soars despite Brexit

Odd 5
The Canny Man's in Morningside. Picture: Jon Savage.

Famous Edinburgh pub ends long-standing Christmas boycott

Odd 56

Council asks public to name gritter with predictable outcome

UK 3

Woman ‘slapped nightclub bouncer after trying to use pizza as ID’

Odd 1

Celtic boss quizzed over comparison between Messi and Nessie

Celtic 3
Musician Kate Bush praised Theresa May. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

Kate Bush: May ‘best thing that’s happened’ to UK in a long time

Politics 12
Tilda Swinton. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Tilda Swinton blasts Harry Potter for ‘romanticising boarding schools’

Celebrity 3
Tess Daly, Ed Balls and Katya Jones during the results show for BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. Picture: Kieron McCarron/BBC/PA Wire

Ed Balls will take part in Strictly live tour

Celebrity
Rod Stewart in concert. Picture: Michael Gillen

Sir Rod Stewart to close Isle of Wight Festival 2017

Music 1
2015. Mark O'Donnell Chief Executive of Chest, Hearts & Stroke Scotland. from May 2015.

Volunteers at heart of charity work

Opinion
Stuart Jacob SCSC

Give children the extra support they require

Opinion
Jodie Martin, Leuchie House

Wanting to pay staff more isn’t the same as being able to do it

Opinion
Picture released by Brazil's presidential press office of Cuban leader Fidel Castro during a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Havana, on February 24, 2010. More than 50 Cuban political prisoners asked Lula da Silva to intercede on their behalf before President Raul Castro, who voiced regret Wednesday at the death of leading dissidentOrlando Zapata Tamayo on a prison hunger strike, and denied the rights activist had been tortured. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO STUCKERT RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read RICARDO STUCKERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Obituary: Fidel Castro, revolutionary leader

Obituaries
Obituary: Alec Fear DSC

Obituary: Alexander Fear, mariner and war hero

Obituaries

Obituary: David Mancuso, influential party host and DJ

Obituaries
The two Icelands are seeking to resolve their trademark row. Picture: PA Wire

Martin Flanagan: N’ice and easy does it with trademark row

Retail
Ruth Davidson backed the Remain campaign in the EU referendum and is now urging the Scottish Government to make the best of Brexit. Picture Ian Rutherford

Ruth Davidson: 5 tests for the SNP in its Brexit negotiations

Opinion 39

Guy Hewitt: Barbados remembers Scots heritage on St Andrew’s Day

News
Questions have been asked about the level of scrutiny that Police Scotland is under.

Inside Justice: SPA fails to shine a public light on the police, says Chris Marshall

Opinion 1
Robert Quick did not last long after arriving at No 10 with clearly visible top-secret documents in 2009. Picture: Political Pictures/REX/Shutterstock

Martyn McLaughlin: Government pushing the envelope on Brexit bungling

Opinion 4
Type 26 frigates are among the new naval vessels due to be built on the Clyde

Leader comment: Clyde could gain from foreign orders

Opinion

Leader comment: There are steps we can take now

Opinion 1

Martin Flanagan: Glimmers of hope for energy industry

News 1

Volunteers at heart of charity work

Opinion

Give children the extra support they require

Opinion