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Testing P1 pupils causes ‘tantamount to abuse’, say education campaigners

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Lib Dems back call for shared ‘banking hubs’ in rural areas

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Scots urged to ask these 5 questions to GPs

News 82

Interview: Director Joe Russo on filming Avengers: Infinity War in Edinburgh

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Boy, 3, drowns at David Lloyd fitness club swimming pool

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong UN. Picture: Getty Images

North Korea halts nuclear plans, UK welcomes ‘positive step’

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Clr Lewis Ritchie was accused of sexual harrassment. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Scandal-hit councillor Lewis Ritchie under fire for no shows

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Heritage

Edinburgh's links to the slave trade set to be laid bare

We Know Scotland

What is the value of the illegal drugs market in Scotland?

Future Scotland

Scottish start-up survey finds growing confidence in tech sector

Opinion

Leader comment: We must change the world’s impression of Scotland

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Jamie MacLaren (left) celebrates with his Hibs team-mates after opening the scoring. Picture: SNS

Hibs 2 - 1 Celtic: Neil Lennon’s side delay Celtic’s title triumph

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Leaked images claim to show new Celtic kit

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers. Picture: SNS

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers responds to link with Arsenal

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers. Picture: SNS

Rumour Mill: Celtic won’t stop Rodgers exit| Murty vows: ‘I won’t hide’ | McCann and Wright feud heats up

Premiership 244

Brendan Rodgers: I’m living the dream but one day it’ll finish

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Dermot Desmond: Celtic wouldn’t stop Brendan Rodgers speaking to Arsenal

Celtic 20

Rangers’ Graeme Murty vows: ‘I will not hide under a rock’

Premiership 8

Celtic’s Callum McGregor thanks Neil Lennon for loan spell

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Bert Paton, one of Dunfermline's 1968 Scottish Cup-winning heroes, at home in Fife. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Interview: Bert Paton on Jock Stein and Dunfermline Cup glory

Dunfermline 1

Allan Massie: Data is useful but an old-fashioned hunch can work as well

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The ideal destinations for Rangers outcasts Kenny Miller & Lee Wallace

Rangers 8
Harry Cochrane is tied to Hearts until 2021

New Hearts deal will keep Harry Cochrane on road to stardom

Hearts 4
Jack Ross celebrates with his players as St Mirren win the Championship title. Picture: SNS

How Jack Ross transformed St Mirren from relegation battlers to champions

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A general view of Somerset Park, home of Ayr United. Picture: SNS Group

Patrick McPartlin: Time for Ayr’s marketing to reflect on-field progress

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Uche Ikpeazu featuring for Cambridge United against Leeds United in an FA Cup game last January. Picture: Getty

Five things Hearts fans should know about Uche Ikpeazu

Hearts 17

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John McLellan: New BBC Scotland channel may send news providers the way of Toys R Us

Opinion 3
The formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace (Picture: Getty)

Brian Wilson: Windrush scandal echoes Scots’ slave trade shame

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and EU Council President Donald Tusk are all smiles as they sign the CETA trade deal; it remains to be seen if the UK will reach such an amicable settlement (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Sir Anton Muscatelli: Britain needs a Brexit reality check

Opinion 25
Norwegian Air has blamed air taxes in halting two of its three US routes from Edinburgh. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Alastair Dalton: Airlines still expanding despite their tax moans

Opinion 4
Shoppers take to Glasgow's Buchanan Street, but Scotland's retail sector is one of several poor performers (Picture: John Devlin)

Bill Jamieson: Here’s how the world is leaving Scotland behind

Opinion 86

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RBS has faced criticism for closing scores of bank branches amid a migration to banking by smartphone. Picture: Stuart Cobley

RBS pushes button on chief digital officer role

Tech
The North Sea was built on innovation and enterprise, says Martin Ewan

Comment: North Sea troubles have been good for tech sector

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From left, Patrick Renner, Suzanne Mitskchke, and Rogelio Arellano of MindMate, one of the many start-ups to have come through the EIE programme. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Scottish start-up survey finds growing confidence in tech sector

Tech
Dmitry Kiselyov, an outspoken Russian journalist, with president Vladimir Putin in 2017. Mr Kiselyov said Russian interest in Scotch whisky would drop. Picture: Wikicommons

Russia considers banning Scotch whisky imports in diplomatic row

Politics 65

PingGo secures five-figure investment from Seed Haus

Tech

Canadian firm takes over closure-threatened BiFab yards

Companies 116

JD Wetherspoon shuts all 900 pubs’ social media accounts

News 10

Stephen Jardine: Tesco comeback is not yet in the bag

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Atlantis chief Tim Cornelius praised 'commitment and dedication'. Picture: Jon Savage

Ground-breaking Pentland Firth power scheme passes milestone

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Bill Jamieson: Diet of low growth ambrosia has begun to cloy

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The Scottish Gin Society launches most detailed Scottish gin map yet

Food and drink

Biggest single investment in Scotch whisky tourism launched by Diageo

Food and Drink

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Crinan Canal played an role in the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Dalriada. Pictures: Wiki Commons

Story of ancient Dalriada kingdom to be told at Crinan Canal

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Three of the tiny coffins found on Arthur's Seat in 1836. Picture: TSPL

Author claims to have solved Edinburgh coffin-doll mystery

Lifestyle 7
The Capital's Melville Monument honours a man widely blamed for delaying the abolition of slavery.

Edinburgh's links to the slave trade set to be laid bare

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The spot where the Battle of the Braes was fought on Skye in April 1882. PIC: www.geograph.co.uk

OTD 1882: Crofters and police clash at Battle of the Braes

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Bobbi Brown. (Vincent Tullo/The New York Times)

Cosmetics tycoon Bobbi Brown striking out on her own again

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