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The coach crash involved at least four Britons killed while travelling on an Umra pilgrimmage

At least four Britons killed in Saudi Arabia coach crash

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Online trolls abuse Games marathon winner for not helping Hawkins

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Nominations for new Scottish Labour deputy leader open next month

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Germany-USA flight declares emergency over Scotland

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Jeremy Hunt flags new rules to crack down on Facebook

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There are concerns about loss of expertise when it comes to policing railways. Photograph: John Devlin

Tories call for Scottish rail policing merger to be scrapped

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A killer whale, one of a pod of orcas spotted in the River Clyde near Dunoon. Picture: Keith Hodgins/PA Wire

Wildlife spotters camp out on Clyde coast for killer whale return

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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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Rangers' Jason Cummings celebrates his goal to make it 1-0. Picture: SNS/Craig Williamson

Rangers 2 - 1 Hearts: Cummings and Candeias see off limp Hearts

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Celtic are reportedly interested in the young defender. File picture: John Devlin

Celtic linked with 20-year-old Bayern Munich defender

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The Union Bears, a Rangers ultras group, display the banner ahead of kick-off. Picture: Getty Images

Rangers fans display banner as part of ‘silent protest’

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Sardar Azmoun in action for Rubin Kazan against SKA Khabarovsk in De4cember last year. Picture: Getty Images

Celtic linked with fresh move for Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun

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Rumour Mill: Pena set for early Rangers return | New Celtic kit leaked? | Rodgers cool over Arsenal link

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Graeme Murty: Quitting would have been the easy way out for me

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Leaked images claim to show new Celtic kit

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Rodgers: It would take something extraordinary to lure me from Celtic

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Jamie Maclaren beats Dedryck Boyata to the ball to fire Hibs into the lead against Celtic. Picture: Alan Harvey/SNS

Hibs’ Jamie Maclaren rose from his sick bed to see off Celtic

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Rangers 2 - 1 Hearts: Five things we learned

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

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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

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Harry Cochrane is tied to Hearts until 2021

New Hearts deal will keep Harry Cochrane on road to stardom

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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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Euan McColm: Corbyn’s immutable logic against Syria strikes

Opinion 41
Ruth Davidson has betrayed no pang of conscience at her allegiance to Theresa May's zombie government. Picture: SWNS

Dani Garavelli: Time has come, but Ruth doesn’t realise it

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BBC Scotland studios in Glasgow. Pic by John Devlin

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

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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

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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

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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

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PingGo secures five-figure investment from Seed Haus

Tech

Canadian firm takes over closure-threatened BiFab yards

Companies 117

JD Wetherspoon shuts all 900 pubs’ social media accounts

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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

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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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