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Grangemouth can be a new hub for sustainable industries (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Targeted campaign to sell Grangemouth's future to the world
Grangemouth’s future potential will be sold to global investors in a targeted campaign.

Adam Smith, whose statue is on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, is better known as an economist but he was also a philosopher (Picture: David Cheskin/PA)

Wealthy Edinburgh residents to be asked to spend more on city projects

A female competitor takes part in the caber toss at the Glenurquhart Highlands Games in 2024

Loch Ness Highland Games to boast world-first women's championship

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Look-inside a serene lighthouse-inspired Scottish seaside property

Exclusive Scotland's newest bridge to close for 3 hours for large ships to pass

New map shows all major renewable developments in Highlands

Map shows all major renewable energy projects in Highlands

Greenpeace's artwork on the beach outside Trump Turnberry, showing a giant portrait of the US president etched into the sand with the message: "Time to resist - fight the billionaire takeover"

Activists' Turnberry protest after first 100 days of Trump second term

No one in Scotland has yet been prosecuted for the new offence of 'stirring up' hatred, introduced in April last year (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How I exposed police failings over 'hate incident' recorded against me Murdo Fraser

Liberal leader Mark Carney addresses supporters after an election campaign dominated by Donald Trump's tariffs and his insistence that Canada should become part of the US (Picture: Andrej Ivanov)

Canada election provides warning to Tories and source of hope for all Scotsman comment

Global warming is affecting the oceans as well as the land and the consequences for humanity could be just as profound (Picture: Joseph Prezioso)

Why our biggest ally against climate change may be about to swap sides Ian Johnston

GPs help reduce pressure on hospitals by treating patients quickly and proactively, but they don't appear to be valued by the SNP (Picture: Tom Stoddart)

The damning figures that show NHS is not safe in SNP hands Jackie Baillie

Highlights

Look inside the transformed restaurants at this Scottish hotel
One of Fife’s favourites has had a makeover

The chic Art Deco property appearing on Scotland's Home of the Year

Emma Tracey (Sister James) and Ann Louise Ross (Sister Aloysius) in the Dundee Rep production of Doubt: A Parable

Theatre reviews: Doubt: A Parable | Nun of Your Business

Healing Waters

The Scottish photographer and her Japanese bathhouse pictures

Restless Natives creator Ninian Dunnet on the new stage version

The house of Caol Ruadh has been used as a hotel, a home for evacuee children and a residential school in the past.

First look at sculpture park at stately home overlooking loch

Anna Campbell-Jones, interior designer and Scotland's Home of the Year judge, looks forward to a new series of the BBC Scotland show.

Inside Scotland's Home of the Year judge Anna Campbell-Jones's house

Arts news

A contract to manage Summerhall is set to be agreed with AMA.

Exclusive Summerhall Fringe venue future hangs in balance as details revealed

AMA will take over management of Summerhall, with a view to buying the venue

The £27 million Scottish museum vying to be the best in the UK

The museum opened in March last year

Oasis band members Noel Gallagher (left) and Liam Gallagher (right), during a photocall at Wembley Stadium in 2008. Photo: PA

Some Might Pay: Eye-watering price to stay in Edinburgh for Oasis gigs

The cost of hotel rooms in Edinburgh have soared for the period when Oasis is playing at the same time thousands of people flock to the city for the festivals

Oasis vs Blur 'Battle of Britpop' to be brought to stage in new tour Jane Bradley

Jane Bradley

The ballerina reviving iconic role danced by grandmother 70 years ago

The ballet was first performed in 1955

Edinburgh Festival Fringe loses major commercial sponsor

The Johnnie Walker brand has had a tie-up with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2019

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Scotland Street Volume 18, Chapter 60: The Heart as Metaphor

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Scotland Street Volume 18, Chapter 59: Love and friendship

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Scotland Street Volume 18, Chapter 58: A site of pilgrimage

Scotsman Video

Scotsman Video

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Featured Videos

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Tummy Monster: Glasgow director Ciaran Lyons talks about debut film

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The Scotsman Video Bulletin

Watch The Scotsman Daily video Bulletin

Puzzles

Quick CrosswordTo test and hone your word skills

SudokuThe ultimate logic-based numbers game

WordwheelPit yourself against the clock with our simple anagram game

Sport

Rangers' James Tavernier (centre) and Celtic's Daizen Maeda shake hands after the most recent Old Firm match. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Why Rangers won't be giving Celtic a guard of honour at Ibrox

No pre-match tradition as mark of respect for champions

Scottish Cup final kick-off time, TV details and ticket allocation set

Hampden details finalised for Celtic v Aberdeen showdown

Stuart Hogg in action for Montpellier in the French Top 14. (Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Stuart Hogg injury setback as career revival in France put on hold

Former Scotland captain ruled out for up to nine months

McTominay draws Maradona comparison as Italy lauds Scottish superstar Scotsman comment

Scotsman comment

SPFL confirm reconstruction on cards but Premiership to be excluded

No consensus on expanded top flight but lower leagues set for shake-up

Scottish FA ban transgender women from competing in women's football

New ruling to come into effect from next season

Get The Scotsman app for mobile and tablet

The Scotsman app brings you exclusive, quality news and analysis from The Scotsman, Scotland’s National Newspaper.

Scotsman Sessions

Just a few of the artists who have performed Scotsman Sessions

The Scotsman Sessions: links to numbers 1-400

Kevin Lennon and Molly Innes

The Scotsman Sessions #430: Kevin Lennon and Molly Innes

Constant Vigier

The Scotsman Sessions #429: Constant Vigier

Jennie Lee: Tomorrow is a New Day

The Scotsman Sessions #428: Kit Laveri, George Docherty & Trish Mullin

Business

A sign at Abrdn's offices in Edinburgh's South Gyle area. The Scottish investment group is undergoing a rebrand from Abrdn to Aberdeen Group. Picture: Scott Reid

Aberdeen sticks to guns despite tariff turmoil as Interactive Investor blossoms

The W Edinburgh hotel under construction at the city's St James Quarter development. Picture by Lisa Ferguson

Landmark Edinburgh hotel likened to a walnut whip sold in key deal

Politics

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur is advancing his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill through Holyrood

'Doctor shopping' fears as key report sets assisted dying position
A Holyrood committee has declined to give a position to MSPs on whether the should support the Assisted Dying Bill.

Anas Sarwar and Keir Starmer

Scotland's top trade unionist lashes out at Labour's 'broken promises'

Lord Bracadale has chaired the inquiry since it began its work in November 2020. Picture: PA

Sheku Bayoh inquiry plunged into doubt amid police union bias concerns

A general view of the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh

It is absurd Maggie Chapman could vote to save herself Alexander Brown

The new crime drama is set in the industrial town of Grangemouth (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)

'Industrial vandalism': Grangemouth refinery stops processing oil

People taking part in a trans rights demonstration in Edinburgh in 2023

Anas Sarwar calls for John Swinney to enforce transgender toilet ban

Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman survived the vote

Maggie Chapman vote result confirmed after Supreme Court 'bigotry' row

Maggie Chapman. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Chapman poised for crunch vote after Supreme Court outburst

Opinion

The White House

Trump's first 100 days: Travel expert warns of ripple effects for global tourism

Garry Nelson

Holiday harmony: Scotland's wellbeing revolution

Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman yesterday survived a crunch vote to keep her top job on Holyrood’s Equalities Committee after controversial comments about the Supreme Court (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Equalities Committee decision on Chapman 'spineless'

Shona Robison wanted to remove the two-child benefit cap in Scotland

Scotsman Letters: People who choose to have large families should pay their way

Heritage and Retro

Edinburgh residents on their way down Arthur's Seat after the Mayday Sunrise Service in 1966.

How Edinburgh Marked May Day: 20 pictures from half a century ago

The secrets that have kept this Edinburgh restaurant thriving

Stone tools were found in the north of Skye, in the area around Uig (pictured), and have been dated to around 11,000 to 11,500 years old. PIC: DavideGorla/Flickr/CC.

Scottish island reveals 11,000- year-old traces of earliest settlers

26 pictures of Pope John Paul II's visit to Scotland in 1982

Leif Larsen - known as "Shetlands Larsen" - the most famous Norweigian sailor who operated the Shetland Bus escape route during the war - is pictured here (left) with comrades Severin Roald and Mickey Fiveldal, who helped to run soliders, spies and supplies between Scotland and Nazi-occupied Norway during World War Two. Their lifesaving voyages across the North Sea are due to be recreated as part of the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month. PIC: Sunnmøre museum.

VE Day: Flotilla to cross North Sea in honour of 'Shetland Bus' heroes

The Eoropie Bothan, Ness, Isles of Lewis, pictured in 1977 following a court case held after huge amounts of alcohol were found at the shelter. PIC: The Scotsman.

Remembering the police raids on Scottish island's 'bothan' culture

The Mercat Cross statue on Dunfermline High Street was damaged

Police hunt vandals after 'very old' statue snapped in half

Arts and Culture

From left to right: Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), and Red Guardian/Alexei Shostakov (David Harbour) in Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*

Film reviews: Thunderbolts* | Parthenope

Matt Forde, pictured here at the British Podcast Awards last year.

Soaring Fringe costs mean comedy 'more elitist', Matt Forde warns

Installation view of Acts of Creation at Dundee Contemporary Arts

Art reviews: Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood | Depth of Field

A contract to manage Summerhall is set to be agreed with AMA.

Exclusive Summerhall Fringe venue future hangs in balance as details revealed

RSNO & Patrick Hahn, Edinburgh review: 'vivid and dramatic'

Wrest, Glasgow review: 'trudging through the motions'

Liberty Black in rehearsals for Keli

Martin Green on his new show Keli: 'I fell in love with brass bands'

Education

Trade unionists, community activists, students and staff from the University of Dundee take part in a rally and march on Tuesday

Dundee University redundancies cut in half as part of new plan

Institution will also seek to borrow cash and change to a new operating model

One in four teachers say they experience pupil violence at least once a term

Teachers declare ‘pupil behaviour emergency’ - here's how bad it is

If they are to learn, pupils must first respect their teachers (Picture: Loic Venance)

Schools must restore discipline to tackle 'spine-chilling' sexism Scotsman comment

Why an educator says Hugh Grant is wrong about screens in schools Amber Allott

Amber Allott

Hay's Way

Vulnerable people in remote parts of Scotland could see their heating stuck at 'on' when the automatic radio teleswitch service is switched off in June (Picture: CM Dixon/Heritage Images)

Warning meters in 100,000 Scottish homes could stop working by July

Insect splats have shown a steep decline in Scotland in the last five years

Insect splats on cars in Scotland show 'significant' drop in 5 years

Selkirk is one of the towns in the Borders that could be impacted by the potential closure of facilities

Proposed closures will 'rip the heart out of our communities'

Health

Pre-packaged milkshakes could be hit by a sugar tax

How lattes would be hit by sugar tax under government plans

With cases on the rise, this is how to tell the difference between hay fever and Covid symptoms.

How to tell the difference between hay fever and Covid as cases rise

A racegoer drinks Champagne from a novel kind of flute at the Cheltenham Festival (Picture: Mike Egerton)

Why a Champagne lifestyle may actually be good for us Scotsman comment

The NHS board shamed for 6-year wait for mental health treatment

Rhysa Phommachanh, Health and Personal Care Specialist at Landys Chemist, has shared her post-marathon recovery plan.

London Marathon 2025: Five top tips for post-marathon recovery

Drugs like Ozempic, which is a treatment for type 2 diabetes, have become household names for weight loss.

Serious side effects of weight loss drugs as experts issue warning

London marathon runners have been warned ahead of the warm weather this weekend.

Warning issued to London Marathon runners as temperatures set to soar

Recommended

Kinnison’s Wine Lodge in Angus is among this year's Shed of the Year entries.

Could you have the Shed of the Year? How to enter the 2025 competition

Ninja Creami Deluxe Ice Cream Maker

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Portable power stations can help to support your household if the power suddenly cuts

Prepare for a blackout with these off-grid power deals from £36.99

Temperatures could rise into the high 20s in parts of the UK this week, so a cooling fan is a very wise investment

This clever £12 hand fan is all you need to cool off on a hot day

From batteries to wet wipes: 17 items the Government wants to put in your family emergency kit

What it costs to build a UK 72-hour emergency kit on Amazon

Marks & Spencer cyber attack: When will online orders return and what will happen next?

What’s the latest on the Marks & Spencer cyber attack?

The Rychi wind-up and solar-powered emergency radio - ideal for power cuts

Wind-up radio sells fast after Spain blackout hits comms

Sport Opinion

Hearts defender Michael Steinwender is shown a straight red card by referee John Beaton during the Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Aberdeen at Hampden. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Hearts wrong to blame John Beaton for Scottish Cup semi-final defeat
Tynecastle club only have themselves to blame for missing out on final
Scott Coull

Swimmer Duncan Scott has warned about the dangers of closing Scotland's pools (Picture: Zac Goodwin)

Why Scotland must take 'generation can't swim' warning seriously Scotsman comment

Rory McIlroy thrilled fans with his performance at The Masters.

'Wildest day' in history of golf - and it was privilege to watch it

Scotland Women have confirmed the appointment of Melissa Andreatta. Cr: Getty Images.

Melissa Andreatta's appointment as Scotland manager can inject hope

Obituaries

Robin Salvesen was a member of The Royal Company of Archers and a ‘Pillar of Leith’

Obituaries: Robin Salvesen, senior exececutive at family firm Christian Salvesen

Obituary: Pope Francis, humble pontiff who won the hearts of millions

Rugby Union

Harry Paterson pictured at Edinburgh University's McEwan Hall, where he studies.

'He's worth the commitment' - new Edinburgh contract for 23 y/o

Edinburgh's Duhan van der Merwe injured his ankle while playing against the Dragons.

Duhan van der Merwe return to play date unclear as rehab continues

Edinburgh's Scotland contingent are all too aware of the threat posed by Finn Russell of Bath.

Finn Russell factor and how Edinburgh can use insider knowledge

Warriors' Kyle Steyn scores a second half try against the Bulls. (Photo by Calum Chittleburgh / SNS Group)

The Glasgow Warriors trio who are going to benefit most from free week

Helen Nelson helped Scotland beat Ireland at the weekend.

Two Scots in 2025 Women’s Six Nations Team of the Championship

Byron McGuigan, right, with captain Greig Laidlaw after Scotland had retained the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham in 2019.

10-cap Scotland international joins England coaching group for tour

Edinburgh's Wes Goosen has returned to training after a back problem.

Edinburgh Rugby boosted by the return of their stand-out performer

Scotland full-back Blair Kinghorn was injured playing for Toulouse against Castres Olympique on Saturday. (Photo by VALENTINE CHAPUIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Blair Kinghorn injured as Stuart Hogg stars in Montpellier victory

Glasgow Warriors' Tom Jordan (c) looks dejected at full time after the defeat to Bulls. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Bulls get revenge over Glasgow but late bonus point could prove vital

Cars

Andrew Heal woke up to see a familiar face at the door - and then he was given a massive prize

Mental health volunteer thought he was dreaming after winning a car

Choose a car, and book a test drive - all from the Amazon website

Amazon customers can now choose a new CAR during their online shop

The 2019 Mini Cooper S is worth £16,000

Tickets to win this £16,000 Mini are currently free

Glamping on wheels: The 10 most unique campervans you can rent today

Gareth Butterfield was delighted with the new insurance quote and how much he saved

I've just saved over £160 on my car insurance - here's how I did it

A 15% discount is currently running, bringing the price of tickets down to just 20p

Win two cars for the price of one in this epic BOTB giveaway

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