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Inspectors collect samples at site of alleged chemical attack in Syria

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Scotland’s weather: Yellow alert issued as thunderstorms forecast

News

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

Education 39
RBS plans to close 52 of its branches across Scotland. Picture: John Devlin

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

Politics 5
Scots are being urged to their GPs a series of five key questions.

Scots urged to ask these 5 questions to GPs

News 106

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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Too little too late: Celtic's Odsonne Edouard pulls a consolation goal back. Photograph: Alan Harvey/SNS

Brendan Rodgers: ‘I’m happy at Celtic despite loss’

Celtic 1
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

Premiership 63
Kenny McLean gave Aberdeen the lead. Picture: SNS

Kilmarnock 0 - 2 Aberdeen: Dons move back into second place

Premiership

Partick Thistle 2 - 1 Hamilton: Jags fight back to ignite survival hopes

Premiership

Dundee 2 - 1 St Johnstone: Late Moussa header earns vital win

Premiership 1

Ross County 0 - 0 Motherwell: Bore draw in Dingwall

Premiership

Leaked images claim to show new Celtic kit

Celtic
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers. Picture: SNS

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers responds to link with Arsenal

Celtic 1

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

Allan Massie
Allan Massie

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In pictures: How players on each side rated in Hibs 2 - 1 Celtic

Premiership 1
Kenny Miller, left, and Lee Wallace could both be on their way out of Ibrox this summer. Picture: SNS Group

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

St Mirren 2
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

Ayr United 4

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

Opinion 4
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

Opinion 111
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 87

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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

Tech 4
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

Opinion 2
Atlantis chief Tim Cornelius praised 'commitment and dedication'. Picture: Jon Savage

Ground-breaking Pentland Firth power scheme passes milestone

Tech 22

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

Lifestyle 4
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

Lifestyle 5

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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

Lifestyle 1
Bobbi Brown. (Vincent Tullo/The New York Times)

Cosmetics tycoon Bobbi Brown striking out on her own again

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