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Sri Lanka explosions: At least five Britons among more than 200 victims

Ex-pat Scots could face new barriers in bringing family members back to Scotland with them if they choose to return after Brexit, according to the Scottish Government. Picture: TSPL/Jane Barlow

Brexit: Ex-pats could face barriers bringing family back to Scotland

A total of 27,172 trains were cancelled compared to 16,896 the first year Abellio operated the trains. Picture: Neil Hanna

ScotRail posts worst year on record after ‘hellish’ run

Abby Richards inspects the Edward I's English exchequer pipe roll from 1305, which reveals details of Sir William Wallace's execution. Picture: Mike Day/Saltire News

William Wallace’s execution cost a year’s worth of wages as gory details revealed

Keith Brown said the Tories and Labour were both failing to offer a positive vision

Unionists ‘running scared’ of independence, says Keith Brown

Welsh was shot dead outside his home in Edinburgh's west end

Bradley Welsh murder: Prime suspect spotted outside victim’s house ‘week before’

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Selling the idea of adopting a new currency in an independent Scotland to voters would be a 'substantial task', the country's leading pollster has said ahead of the SNP's spring conference. Picture: TSPL

John Curtice: Ditching sterling post-independence is tough sell

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A quarter of inmates in Scotland's prisons have been hospitalised following a knock to the head at some point in their lives. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Brain screening for prisoners could cut reoffending and suicides

The Scottish Government must do more to support green jobs and industries, an MSP said ahead of a Holyrood debate this week. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Scottish Government must invest in green jobs and industries, says Patrick Harvie

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‘You’re not on holiday yet’ - Neil Lennon questions Celtic players’ attitude after Hibs draw

Football

Neil Lennon has revealed Kieran Tierney will visit a specialist. Picture: SNS Group

Neil Lennon gives injury update on key Celtic player - could his season be over?

Football

Ofir Marciano produced a number of top-drawer saves to deny Celtic. Picture: SNS Group

Hibs 0-0 Celtic: Easter Road stalemate as Hibs extend unbeaten league run

Nikola Katic scores Rangers' third at Tynecastle.

Christophe Berra gives Hearts’ long-ball critics short shrift

Football

Floral tributes and were left near the scene where Bradley Welsh was shot and killed on Wednesday evening on Chester Street. Picture: Greg Macvean

Hibs fans stage minute’s applause for Bradley Welsh

Football

Andy Murray is recovering from a hip operation. Picture: Getty

Andy Murray may team up with brother Jamie for comeback

Hearts 1 - 3 Rangers: Four things we learned

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Hearts' Craig Wighton is dejected after the defeat to Rangers. Pic: SNS/Alan Harvey

Hearts 1 - 3 Rangers: Four things we learned

Football

Scotland Under-21 boss Scot Gemmill has established a solid reputation

No surprise Scot Gemmill is among favourites for Scotland job

Toulouse's flying South African winger Cheslin Kolbe. Picture: Geoff Caddick/AFP/Getty

Allan Massie: Richie Gray and Toulouse can strike blow for exciting rugby

Neil Lennon and Craig Levein will meet other twice between now and the end of the season. Picture: SNS

Lennon to Levein to Dundee derby - 12 storylines for the remainder of the Scottish football season

Football

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Lyra McKee, who was shot dead beside a police vehicle as she watched rioting on the Creggan estate . Picture: Jess Lowe Photography/Getty

Dani Garavelli: Lyra McKee’s death brings community to its senses

The pornography block will offer a golden opportunity for extortion and fraud to internet criminals. Picture: Getty

Euan McColm: Porn ID’s a charter for data miners and hackers

Chloe Irvine has an accent associated with the island of Whalsay

‘Scottish islanders still face accent prejudice’

Social media is having dramatic effects on society, not all of them good (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Think we understand social media? Think again – leader comment

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Aberdeen’s grey granite transformed by international street art festival

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Watch: The story behind the Game of Thrones collection Oban Bay Reserve single malt

Lifestyle

‘Socially irresponsible’ Macallan Make the Call whisky advert banned

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Call for joined-up thinking to meet homes demand

Business

Tony Jacklin has given Zest.Golf his seal of approval by contributing to the start-up's crowdfunding campaign. Picture: Andy Lyons/Getty Images

Golf legend Tony Jacklin invests in start-up

Business

The deal includes assets that produced approximately 72,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2018. Picture: Fife Photo Agency

Chrysaor snaps up ConocoPhillips UK arm for £2bn

Business

From left: Chris Horne of Campbell Dall, Shaun Knight of Baldwins, and Stewart MacDonald of Scott-Moncrieff. Picture: Mark Varney

Scots accountancy stalwarts in sector shake-up

Companies

From left: Turcan Connell's land and property partner Alistair Rushworth; chairman Simon Mackintosh; managing partner Gillian Crandles; and tax and succession partner Graeme Gass. Picture: Julie Broadfoot.

Divorce law specialist to take charge at Turcan Connell

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Professor David Alexander and Ian Clark. Picture: Contributed

Piper Alpha trauma veteran joins IED Training Solutions

Companies

Call for joined-up thinking to meet homes demand

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Abby Richards inspects the Edward I's English exchequer pipe roll from 1305, which reveals details of Sir William Wallace's execution. Picture: Mike Day/Saltire News

William Wallace’s execution cost a year’s worth of wages as gory details revealed

Peter Barr, from Govan, travelled the world in search of daffodils and did much to popularise the bold yellow bloom. PIC: Creative Commons.

The blooming story of Peter Barr, Govan’s ‘daffodil king’

Republican forces during the Battle of Irun in 1936. More than 500 Scots volunteered to join the Republican cause in the Spanish Civil War. Picture: Wikicommons

Edinburgh veterans’ experience of Spanish Civil War revealed for first time

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