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

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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

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

With less than a week until the election, the First Minister insisted that Scotland is one of the wealthiest countries and in the world and independence would see itcapitalise on this. Picture PA

Nicola Sturgeon: Independent Scotland will not need 'hard border' with UK

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Professor Willy Maley said interest in Scotland "continues to grow as Outlander moves into its fifth season".

Outlander triggered more interest in Scotland than ‘any other cultural artefact in recent years’

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Andy Robin will be buried next to his beloved Hercules. PIC: TSPL.

Legendary keeper of Hercules the Bear dies with plans to bury him next to beloved grizzly

Heritage

Jonty Bravery, 18, entered his plea during a 12-minute hearing at the Old Bailey in London yesterday. Picture: Handout

Tate Modern: Teen who threw boy, 6, from viewing platform pleads guilty to attempted murder

Crime

The V&A Dundee (pictured) and the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh are two of only three nominations in the UK

Two Scottish museums in running to be named European Museum of the Year 2020

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Steven Gerrard set to sign new deal as boss at Rangers until 2024

Celtic

Celtic manager Neil Lennon looking tense ahead of the Scottish Cup final against Hearts in May. Picture: SNS

Neil Lennon explains why he is more relaxed ahead of Rangers cup final than when Celtic faced Hearts in May

Celtic

Mark Wilson's Brechin City side, currently bottom of League Two, take on Stirling Albion this weekend. He says avoiding Scottish football's 'trapdoor' is always in his thoughts. Picture: John Devlin

Interview: Brechin City boss Mark Wilson on avoiding Scottish football’s ‘trapdoor’, the ‘butterflies’ he got working with Jim McLean, and why Celtic’s Neil Lennon was scary

Football

Edinburgh winger Duhan van der Merwe races for the line as he scores the opening try of the game chased by Zach Kibirige of Wasps. Picture: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images

Edinburgh 31 - 20 Wasps: Van der Merwe grabs brace in Challenge Cup win

Rugby Union

Leone Nakarawa in action for Racing 92 against Glasgow at Scotstoun in 2016

Dave Rennie speaks on re-signing Leone Nakarawa as Glasgow Warriors prepare for La Rochelle Challenge Cup clash

Rugby Union

Patrick Reed dropped from one shot to three off the lead after his rules infringement in the Hero World Challenge. Picture: Mike Ehrmann/Getty

Patrick Reed hit with two-shot penalty at Hero World Challenge

Golf

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

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

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

Opinion More Opinion >>

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 3

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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Car News

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

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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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