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Tories make fresh demand for health secretary Jeanne Freeman to resign

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Europeans buying Scottish products could face a shock at the checkout. Picture: shutterstock

Scottish food exports ‘could face 50 per cent price hike following Brexit’

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Chinese visitors to the UK have been admitted to a hospital in Glasgow with symptoms similar to the killer disease.

Coronavirus: two of those tested in Scotland given all-clear, but checks on 3 others 'still ongoing'

Health 1

Scottish Labour leader said those standing in the race need to allow colleagues at Holyrood to determine the party's stance on issues such as the constitution. Picture: John Devlin

Richard Leonard tells Labour leadership candidates they must listen to the party in Scotland

Politics 4

Scotland's drugs deaths tally have been described as a tragedy

UK Government to hold Glasgow summit into drugs death `tragedy'

Politics 60

Scotland's teachers take to the streets in 2018

Scots teachers face 'longest hours in the world' says union chief

Politics 102

Hollie and her mum Siobhan Mullen were invited to meet local fire fighters to celebrate her bravery.

Heroic Scottish toddler praised for saving her family home from fire

People

Sheku Bayoh. Picture: Family

Sheku Bayoh: Senior judge appointed to lead inquiry into death

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Gordon Brown has issued child poverty warning

Gordon Brown slams SNP record on child poverty

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Celtic’s Neil Lennon claims Leigh Griffiths has been victim of a ‘witch hunt’

Celtic

Steven Gerrard will take charge of his 100th Rangers match when the Ibrox side take on Hearts on Sunday. Picture: Gary Hutchison / SNS

‘There is something missing. And we all know what that is’ – Steven Gerrard on Rangers quest for silverware

Rangers

Edinburgh wing Darcy Graham will miss the start of the Six Nations with a knee injury picked up in training. Picture: SRU/SNS

Six Nations 2020: Darcy Graham to miss start of tournament, Duncan Weir in for Finn Russell

Rugby Union

Liam Boyce is leaving Burton Albion to join Hearts. Picture: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images

Double deal lifts Hearts with Liam Boyce and Toby Sibbick in line to face Rangers

Hearts

Jermain Defoe is set to sign a new contract with Rangers. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

New Rangers deal for Jermain Defoe all but done, says Steven Gerrard

Rangers

Martin Boyle was watched by Celtic and Stoke in midweek. Picture: Ross Parker/SNS

Hibs ‘not interested’ in selling Martin Boyle despite growing speculation

Hibernian

Stephen Halliday: Blaming bookies for Brian Rice’s betting problem is simplistic and wrong
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Stephen Halliday: Blaming bookies for Brian Rice’s betting problem is simplistic and wrong

Opinion

Leigh Griffiths aimed his celebration at Kris Boyd. Picture: SNS

Why Leigh Griffiths is still a key player for Celtic and Scotland's best striker - you can't argue with stats

Celtic

Finn Russell rallies the troops ahead of last summer's World Cup warm-up win over France at BT Murrayfield. Picture: SRU/SNS

What does Finn Russell's expulsion mean for Scotland's 2020 Six Nations campaign?

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Kilmarnock striker Eamonn Brophy. The Ayrshire club are on their second manager of the season and are mired in a six-game losing streak in the league. Picture: SNS

6 reasons why this is actually a poor Ladbrokes Premiership season

Celtic

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'Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!'

Here’s the real reason why Burns Night and haggis are taking off in England – Stephen Jardine

Columnists

'But facts are chiels that winna ding, An downa be disputed,' wrote Robert Burns in his 1786 poem A Dream (Picture: John Devlin)

What the SNP should learn from Robert Burns – Gina Davidson

Columnists 3

Actor Laurence Fox (Picture:: Isabel Infantes/PA Wire)

How Laurence Fox’s stance on racism made me think I was going mad – Ayesha Hazarika

Columnists 8

For many, Trump fits the description of the unprincipled populist feared by 'founding father' Alexander Hamilton (Picture: Evan Vucci/AP)

How populists like Donald Trump exploit public anger to put themselves above the law – Joyce McMillan

Columnists 6

Arts and Culture More Arts and Culture >>

Celtic Connections review: Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Drygate Brewery, Glasgow

Music

Car News

Top Gear 2020: when the series starts on BBC Two, who the presenters are and where they visit

Top Gear 2020: when the series starts on BBC Two, who the presenters are and where they visit

Car News

Beaulieu makes 1m historic motoring images available to the public with new website

Beaulieu makes 1m historic motoring images available to the public with new website

Car News

Car insurance costs set to hit record levels as average premium reaches £815

Car insurance costs set to hit record levels as average premium reaches £815

Car News

Driving in Europe after Brexit: how leaving the EU will affect UK driving licences

Driving in Europe after Brexit: how leaving the EU will affect UK driving licences

Car Insurance

Food and Drink More Food and Drink >>

Scran episode 6: The secrets of Chinese cooking – with Glasgow chef Jimmy Lee

Food and drink

Scran episode 5: Down on the Buffalo Farm with Steven Mitchell

Food and drink

8 of the best food and drink spots to visit in Aberdeenshire

Food and Drink

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Royal Bank of Scotland's Alison Rose to back female entrepreneurs with £1 billion of funding

Business 3

When complete, Edinburgh St James will span five floors of prime shopping, dining, leisure and entertainment. Picture: John Gilchrist/TH Real Estate

Managing director appointed to lead £1 billion Edinburgh St James centre

Business

Guard Archaeology was responsible for locating the real battlefield of Bannockburn and finding a previously unknown Roman army camp in Ayr. Picture: Scottish Enterprise

Bannockburn battlefield archaeology firm becomes employee owned to 'protect jobs'

Business

Jim Pettigrew is a well known figure in financial circles. Picture: Contributed

Scots-born Virgin Money chairman Jim Pettigrew set to retire

Business

Houseology Design Group's Shane Corstorphine (left) and Andy Russell. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Houseology: Scots jobs lost as interiors group backed by Sir Terry Leahy calls in administrators

Business

18 restaurants across the UK have been shut with the loss of 283 jobs. Picture: Contributed

The Handmade Burger Co: Four Scottish restaurants - including at Edinburgh Ocean Terminal - shut as chain goes bust

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Royal Bank of Scotland's Alison Rose to back female entrepreneurs with £1 billion of funding
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Ian Bogle, right, and Alastair Hart aboard a replica birlinn vessel on the Clyde. Picture: John Devlin

Was Robert the Bruce the founder of a Scottish navy?

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Portobello Beach

Scottish summers of yesteryear celebrated in new exhibition at top Edinburgh hotel

Heritage

National Trust for Scotland

10 Scottish adventures that you and your kids will love

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