Thu, 10th October 2024

Lord Mandelson will deliver the speech in Edinburgh on Thursday

New Labour boss issues 'doom loop' message as £25bn tax rises 'needed'
The speech will be delivered by Lord Mandelson in Edinburgh as the Institute of Fiscal Studies suggests Rachel Reeves may need to bring in tax rises of £25 billion

Ross Greer and John Swinney

Greens: SNP must restore 'trust and faith' if budget deal to be struck

Former home secretary James Cleverly is out of the Tory leadership race. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

Senior Scottish Tory backs Kemi Badenoch to lead Conservative Party

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Ross Greer and John Swinney

Greens: SNP must restore 'trust and faith' if budget deal to be struck

Gilded Balloon has been staging Fringe shows at Teviot Row House since 2001.

Fringe dealt new blow as major venue to remain closed for another year

Scotland’s private sector enjoyed its ninth consecutive month of growth during September with the fastest rate of job creation since May 2023, a key survey today suggests

Why private sector growth means jobs, jobs, jobs for Scots

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Scottish public sector workers hit hardest by tax-free pension cuts

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John Swinney will have to come to an agreement with an opposition party for his Budget to pass on 4 December

Why John Swinney should gamble on a snap Scottish election Paul Wilson

The NSPCC has launched a campaign called Listen up, Speak up to encourage every adult to play their part in helping keep children safe

With 240,000 Scots children living in poverty, here's how you can help Carla Malseed

Hostility towards immigration may damage the UK economy (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How anti-immigration sentiment is driving UK towards act of self-harm Scotsman comment

Highlights

From left to right: Sorren Maclean, Roddy Woomble and Hannah Fisher

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Farm Shop Guide

Scotland's 17 best rural pitstops are featured in The Farm Shop Guide

The four star Rusacks first opened in the Fife town in 1887. Pic: Contributed

Top Scots chef leaves luxury hotel after 6 months

'Salem's Lot

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Over 50 Scottish chippies have made the final of the Scottish fish and chip awards

The 59 Scottish chippies judged the best in the country

Terence and Emi of Showa

The only Japanese cafe in Shetland is moving to the big city

The Beatles pictured in 1964, the year they played Dundee

Gabriel Quigley on her new drama about the Beatles in Scotland

Scotsman Video

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Installation view of the Chiara Camoni exhibition at Cample Line

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Scotland’s private sector enjoyed its ninth consecutive month of growth during September with the fastest rate of job creation since May 2023, a key survey today suggests

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HPE Technology Renewal Centres have helped customers refurbish or retire their IT assets securely, as well as enable them to unlock value in their legacy infrastructure, which can be invested in new technology.

Inside Scottish warehouse resurrecting millions of ghost computers

Silent Crime

Annie Valentine is sick of people putting rubbish in the recycling bins.

'It grinds me down...it's not low-level crime when you live with it'
A Blackpool woman says she will keep fighting back against nuisance behaviour, but says the persistent drug use and fly-tipping ‘grinds her down’.

The technology is already used by the Metropolitan Police, with analysis of its deployment highlighting significant concerns. Picture: PA

No 'compelling need' shown for police face scanning tech plan
Scottish ministers urged to disclose engagements with the police force over live facial recognition technology

Isla Bryson was jailed for eight years for raping two women.

How police considered recorded double rapist Isla Bryson as female
New documents reveal Police Scotland considered registering the double rapist as female

Robson's Food Store assistant manager Martin Passmoor has been discussing the issue of shoplifting on Chester Road.

Shopkeeper reveals how traders are tackling shoplifters themselves
Shopkeepers in a busy shopping street say they have resorted to ‘policing it ourselves’ after losing faith with the justice system amid the escalating issue of shoplifting.

Popular Pret a Manger store set on fire as police cordon off shop
The deliberate fire at the popular city centre coffee shop has been attended by Police Scotland

Puzzles

Quick CrosswordTo test and hone your word skills

SudokuThe ultimate logic-based numbers game

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Sport

Ben Doak made his Scotland debut last month.

Doak opens up on Euros blow, how he watched Hungary and social media

Teenager reflects on past year - and what awaits him for exciting season

Edinburgh Rugby's Hearts fan Scott doesn't have troubles to seek

Centre speaks eloquently and honestly about what has gone wrong

Sione Tuipulotu (No 13) and Tom Jordan (right) have been excellent for Glasgow Warriors this season.

'Straight in': Steyn talks up two Glasgow team-mates for Scotland

Jordan and Tuipulotu get rave reviews from winger

Why under-fire Bob MacIntyre needs to keep being himself Martin Dempster

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Glasgow v Edinburgh at Hampden can be annual event, and alcohol will be allowed

Kellock calls on supporters to turn up in numbers

Exciting time for Scottish golfer as he gets card chance on top tours

Nairn player gets chance to improve on Korn Ferry Tour card already in his pocket

Business

The HUID start-up is creating compostable packaging, using onion waste – nature’s own form of packaging.

How a Scottish onion eco start-up aims to tackle the plastic waste crisis

Local authorities providing social housing are owed on average £3.1 million per authority

New research reveals local authorities in Scotland are owed £3.5 million in rent...

Opinion

Nationalists have criticised Labour over 'freebies' but SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn enjoyed VIP tickets to Wimbledon (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: It's time to crack down on the dark art of lobbying

The British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist, Professor Geoffrey Hinton, is known as the 'godfather of AI' (Picture: Geoff Robins)

Nobel Prize for physics shows value of research for research's sake Scotsman comment

Children under leaders on both sides of the Middle East conflict are suffering in troubles that are certainly Britain's business, says reader (Picture: Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: It's wrong to say Middle East is not Britain's business

Part of the Shetland Islands. Picture: Getty Images

We must embrace 'self confidence' and build Shetland subsea tunnels Andy Sloan

Education

A general view of the University of Edinburgh Old College, Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Scotland's universities to make the world's top 200 revealed

Three Scottish universities have made the international league table’s top 200

The strike action is targeting the constituency of First Minister John Swinney. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Schools in Swinney's constituency could close for a month amid strikes

The £361.8m cost of building three schools in the Borders has been revealed

The £361.8m cost of building three schools in the Borders has been revealed.

Inside an abandoned and forgotten Scottish museum wrecked by vandals Filipa Gaspar

Heritage and Retro

Harley Davidson founder's home in Scotland, the Davidson cottage, situated on the east coast of Scotland between Forfar and Brechin. Picture: Nyree Aitken/SWNS

Bid to save Harley Davidson founder's home from being bulldozed

Mary Queen of Scots depicted during the period she was held in captivity around Sheffield with the newly-decoded letters written during this time.

Mary Queen of Scots: Decoded letters reveal a monarch 'unfiltered'

Jessie Niven MacLachlan

Gaelic songbird who took her voice to the world 'comes home'

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1990 (Part 1)

Scottish entertainer Billy Connolly leaves Glasgow on a sponsored cycle ride to Inverness in August 1980.

18 photos taking you back to Glasgow in 1980

A couple chatting in Buchanan Street underground station in Glasgow as the train comes in, August 1990.

21 photos taking you back to Glasgow during Capital of Culture in 1990

Youngsters "paint" the numbers 2000 with sparklers as Millennium Hogmanay celebrations get underway in Edinburgh.

25 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 2000

Arts and Culture

Ian Rankin outside the Oxford Bar, Edinburgh

Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin review: the devil's in the details

From left to right: Sorren Maclean, Roddy Woomble and Hannah Fisher

The Scotsman Sessions #424: Roddy Woomble

'One in a billion' Fringe chief steps down after nine years

'Salem's Lot

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The Beatles pictured in 1964, the year they played Dundee

Gabriel Quigley on her new drama about the Beatles in Scotland

Installation view of the Chiara Camoni exhibition at Cample Line

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Edinburgh-based filmmaker Laura Carreira is the writer and director of On Falling. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Rising filmmaker Laura Carreira on her powerful warehouse worker debut

Scotsman Sessions

Just a few of the artists who have performed Scotsman Sessions

The Scotsman Sessions: links to numbers 1-400

From left to right: Sorren Maclean, Roddy Woomble and Hannah Fisher

The Scotsman Sessions #424: Roddy Woomble

Mike Baillie, aka The Lonely Together

The Scotsman Sessions #423: The Lonely Together

Emily Scott-Moncrieff

The Scotsman Sessions #422: Emily Scott-Moncrieff

Hay's Way

The church on Shetland is due to go under the hammer at the end of this month

Inside the B-listed blue church on Scottish island on sale for £47,000

No Galloway National Park campaign co-founders Denise Brownlee and Liz Hitschmann

Pro new Galloway national park association accused of 'dirty tricks'

The Free Church of Scotland in Kenneth Street, Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis

The day I joined the Sabbath on a Scots isle when everything was shut

Health

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New data reveals urgent demand for dementia care across Scotland

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Meallmore Colleague Awards 2024 Winners

Scottish carers win top awards after bumper year of nominations

Featuring an intelligent, customisable and connected design, Maah is akin to a living pillow or cushion.

Meet the ‘living pillow’ robot that Scots tech firm says can help end loneliness

Mpox is spreading across Europe - but there are ways you an protect yourself

Mpox: symptoms to look out for as vaccine programme begins in DRC

Simba mattresses are as cheap as we've seen them in a long time

We've found some huge savings on Simba Hybrid mattresses for Prime Day

Yvonne Graham's efforts raised money for Dementia UK

Care home boss walked 30 miles in 30 days for Dementia UK

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Sport Opinion

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Scotsman comment

Helen Nelson on the attack for Scotland during the win over Italy in WXV2 in Cape Town. (Photo: Getty Images)

South Africa’s rugby-mad culture and why Scotland can tap into it via WXV 2

Euan Walker shows off the cow bell trophy after landing his weekend win in the Swiss Challenge at Golf Saint Apollinaire in Folgensbourg, France. Picture: Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images.

Why it's time for the golfing Gods to shine on Scotland's patient golfer

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Obituaries

Outside of work, Jenny Hinsley enjoyed food and travel, but her greatest love was her family

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Maggie Smith at the London premiere of The Lady In The Van in 2015 (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI)

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Rugby Union

Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith at Hampden Park which will host the first leg of this year's annual 1872 Cup clash against Edinburgh. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Smith on the football managers who inspire him as he prepares for Hampden bow

Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt during a training session at Hive Stadium. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

‘Can’t let 40 minutes v Lions put us into total doom’ says Edinburgh’s Everitt

Glasgow Warriors captain Kyle Steyn and head coach Franco Smith at Hampden Park which will host this year's 1872 Cup first leg match against Edinburgh. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Glasgow Warriors at Hampden: New date, time and venue for 1872 Cup

Chris Paterson is part of the Premier Sports team covering Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors in the BKT United Rugby Championship. (Photo by Paul Devlin / SNS Group)

Scotland’s full-back dilemma for Fiji, with Kinghorn ruled out

Jonny Gray has helped Bordeaux-Begles stay top of the French Top14. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

No joy for Kinghorn as Toulouse stumble but Gray helps keep Bordeaux on top

Scotland stand-off Finn Russell was part of the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2021. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Russell backs player profit share plan for British & Irish Lions

Second row partners Scott Cummings and Richie Gray helped Glasgow Warriors with the United Rugby Championship last season. Gray is to leave the club in November. (Photo by Anton Geyser/SNS Group)

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‘Something fundamentally wrong’ - ex-Scotland captain on Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby have lost their first three matches this season.

Free-falling Edinburgh Rugby's hideous defeat lays bare growing gulf

Cars

Steven Chisholm poses with the Lexus RZ300e test car near Glen Fruin

I tested the plush Lexus RZ300e EV- why less power equals better value

1977 Mk2 Ford Capri overlayed with an image of the new Ford Capri all-electric SUV.

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