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Couple believed to have travelled to Scottish cottage to carry out online suicide pact - reports

Crime

Support for independence in Scotland has fallen, a new poll suggests.

Support for Scottish independence has fallen, according to latest YouGov survey

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Glasgow residents left without water for hours due to faulty valve

Glasgow residents left without water for hours due to faulty valve

People 2

The current Sick Kids Hospital in Sciennes is due to close next autumn when patients and staff are scheduled to move to the new Building at Little France

Edinburgh's existing Sick Kids Hospital needs £700,000 of 'significant' maintenance

Health 43

As Scotland prepares forthe first general election to be held in the winter since 1974, councils are finalisingcontingency plans to ensure the democratic process runs smoothly no matter the weather.

General election: Boats on standby to collect ballot boxes from Scottish islands in case bad weather hits on polling day

Politics 8

The Cockburn Association is warning that the Quaich Project will lead to the 'overdevelopment' of the park.

Edinburgh's West Princes Street Gardens could be 'split in two' under £25m open-air events arena plan

People 4

The row came ahead of the final leaders head to head debate between the two men on the BBC last night which also saw clashes over Brexit and the NHS dominate.

General election: Boris Johnson labels Jeremy Corbyn's claims Brexit would lead to customs checks as 'complete nonsense'

Politics 20

CTA

Caledonian Sleeper operator ordered to improve trouble-hit train service

Transport

A completely untrue rumour that The Queen had died circulated globally on social media this week. Picture: PA

Royal Navy ‘regrets’ ‘misunderstanding’ over drill which sparked rumour that Queen had died

People

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Hearts announce appointment of Daniel Stendel with swipe at Hibs boss Jack Ross

Hearts 1

Anthony Joshua gets reacquainted with the IBF, WBA, WBO & IBO World Heavyweight Title belts after his victory over Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia. Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Anthony Joshua wrests back his world heavyweight titles with points win over Andy Ruiz Jr

Boxing

Lewis Morgan has been used in a central striking role in recent games. Picture: SNS

Lewis Morgan is in the running to start for Celtic in Betfred Cup final against Rangers

Celtic

Celtic manager Neil Lennon with Willie Collum during the Ladbrokes Premiership match against Rangers at Ibrox in September. Picture: Rob Casey / SNS

Celtic manager Neil Lennon wants to remove the Willie Collum factor from Betfred Cup final

Celtic

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard. Picture: Alan Harvey / SNS

Steven Gerrard on the pressure of managing Rangers: ‘You don’t have a lot of time, but I have to accept that. I need to win as quickly as I can’

Rangers

Martin Boyle celebrates his first goal for Hibs.

Hibernian 3 - 0 Aberdeen: Martin Boyle hits a double as Hibs rout Dons

Hibernian 3

Alan Pattullo: 'Duncan Ferguson, Everton manager' doesn't sound so far fetched after all
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Duncan Ferguson will take charge of Everton for Saturday's game against Chelsea. Picture: Getty Images

Alan Pattullo: 'Duncan Ferguson, Everton manager' doesn't sound so far fetched after all

Opinion 1

Dundee were battling relegation when they sold Glen Kamara to Rangers last season. Picture: Craig Foy / SNS

Alan Pattullo: Failure to insert Glen Kamara sell-on clause could be Dundee’s downfall

Football

Scott Brown celebrates scoring Celtic's winner against Hamilton. Pictrue: Kenny Smith/PA

Andrew Smith: Scott Brown, your country needs you…

Celtic

Norman Murray, left, and Sir Bill Gammell unveil their governance review of Scottish Rugby. Picture: Paul Devlin/SNS

Comment: Independent Review places too much emphasis on top of the game and not enough on grassroots

Scotland

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Boris Johnson's 'get Brexit done' slogan is meaningless and misleading, says Joyce McMillan (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Opposition is missing open goal at heart of Boris Johnson’s Brexit-dominated campaign – Joyce McMillan

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Chancellor Sajid Javid is supposed to be one of the saner politicians (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

General election: Why you must now fact-check everything, including this column – Ayesha Hazarika

Columnists 5

The Caledonian Sleeper's new fleet has attracted a stream of bad publicity

Scotland’s railways is the story that keeps on giving but often not in a good way - Alastair Dalton

Columnists

Working parents need to balance the demands of their job with ensuring their children are well looked after (Picture: Brian Lawless/PA)

Some working parents simply can’t make things work. That must change – Kelly-Ann Woodland

Columnists

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Music review: Lewis Capaldi, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Music

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Mazda MX-30 prototype drive - at the wheel of the FrankenEV

Mazda MX-30 prototype drive - at the wheel of the FrankenEV

Electric Cars

Thefts of premium cars have doubled in five years - here’s how to protect yourself

Thefts of premium cars have doubled in five years - here’s how to protect yourself

Car Theft

Power firm launches ‘off-grid’ system to bring electric car charging to remotest areas

Power firm launches ‘off-grid’ system to bring electric car charging to remotest areas

Electric Cars

Pothole hellholes - UK’s worst roads revealed

Pothole hellholes - UK’s worst roads revealed

Car News

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Scran is our new Scottish food and drink podcast – listen to episode one now

Food and drink

Gary shows off his Order of the British Empire (OBE) awarded for services to the hospitality industry in 2006.

Gary Rhodes: 'A pioneer who inspired so many young cooks' - tributes pour in for TV chef

People

Rosie Healey, co-founder of acclaimed restaurant Alchemilla, to open new venture in Glasgow’s west e

Food and drink

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Centurion Group seals duo of acquisitions to fuel global growth

Business

The organic distiller is looking to help Scotch reach a new audience base. Picture: Contributed

Highland distiller seeks £1m from crowdfunder for 'innovative' organic whisky

Business

KPMG confirmed that Watt Brothers' Glasgow store will close on Sunday15December. Picture: Michael Gillen

Update: Watt Brothers' remaining staff lose jobs as closing date for flagship Glasgow store revealed

Business

Claire Reid of PwC Scotland has seen first-hand how much work is needed to address the issue of gender balance. Picture: contributed.

Drive to boost tech gender balance debuts in Scotland

Business

Conor Scott from 8 Yards kilt company and Liam Ross of Jewellery by Liam Ross show off their bespoke offerings in Edinburghs West End. Picture: Greg Macvean

Plea for shopper support at local businesses this Small Business Saturday

Business

Pure battery electric cars, such as this BMW i3, now command a 3 per cent share of the market. Picture: John Devlin

New car sales reverse but electric motors surge 229% - SMMT

Business

Centurion Group seals duo of acquisitions to fuel global growth

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

Heritage

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10 Scottish adventures that you and your kids will love

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King of Scotland Robert Bruce (1274 - 1329). Picture: Getty

In the footsteps of Kings: app brings Fife history to life

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