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Majority of Scottish dads say their mental health has suffered since having children

People 1

Dani Garavelli: Joke’s on us if we wring our hands about Jo Brand

Columnists 2

Nazanin with Gabriella, who is not allowed to leave Iran

Jailed Zaghari-Ratcliffe begins hunger strike in Iran

People

Cab drivers Danny Tebb and Richard Dourley are losing out because of the new regulations. Picture: Scott Louden

Taxis to cut emissions in Scotland ‘have to sit with engines running to solve fault’

Transport 3

Stewart greets the crowd of supporters and sceptics in Battersea Park. Picture: Paris Gourtsoyannis

Rory Stewart speech at oriental shrine is akin to John Major soap box moment

Politics 10

Funding the free licences, which have been available to all over-75s for nearly two decades, is due to be transferred from the UK Government to the BBC next year.

Nicola Sturgeon among leaders to sign letter urging Theresa May to stop scrapping of over-75s free TV licences

Politics 166

It will take some expert 'footwork to kick the former foreign secretary's campaign into touch. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Euan McColm: Tories’ last chance to give Boris Johnson a serious challenger

Columnists 2

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United the union says workers will strike on five days this month. Picture: Picture: John Devlin

Further Glasgow Airport strike dates ‘will roll into summer holiday period’, says Unite

Transport 7

Margaret Fleming in pictures taken more than 20 years ago including on a picnic with Edward Cairney and Avril Jones. Picture: Contributed

Margaret Fleming: Carers thought they had got away with murder

Crime 2

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Celtic offered David Turnbull better terms than Virgil van Dijk and Victor Wanyama

Celtic 7

Motherwell's David Turnbull. Picture: Jeff Holmes/PA Wire

Celtic’s move for David Turnbull in doubt

Celtic 11

Lee Wallace has joined QPR. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Lee Wallace leaves Scottish football after 15 years

Rangers 5

Scotland rugby star Stuart Hogg at home in Hawick with three year old Archie and two year old Olivia. Picture: George Powell

Stuart Hogg, rugby star shows his gentler side

News 1

Patrick Twumasi (right) tussles with Lionel Messi

Could Celtic rekindle interest in La Liga ace? Report claims club 'could make offer'

Celtic

Scotland players in Rennes ahead of clash with Japan.

As it happend: Relive Scotland's 2-1 defeat to Japan the Group D Women's World Cup clash

Football 1

What Warren Gatland’s appointment means for Scotland and the Lions
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Warren Gatland, the newly appointed British and Irish Lions head coach. Picture: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

What Warren Gatland’s appointment means for Scotland and the Lions

Scotland 5

Mark Parsinen, pictured at the spectacular Castle Stuart Golf Links, which he co-designed.

Martin Dempster: Castle Stuart is a magnificent legacy of Mark Parsinen

Golf

Tosh McKinlay celebrates after the three-second 'game' in Tallinn. Picture: Ben Radford/Getty

Alan Pattullo: Lennart Johansson’s role in Scotland-Estonia farce wasn’t funny

Football

SRU president Dee Bradbury is a member of Oban Rugby Club. Picture: SNS/SRU.

Allan Massie: SRU short-sighted to omit Glasgow and north from Super Six

Rugby Union 1

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It will take some expert 'footwork to kick the former foreign secretary's campaign into touch. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Euan McColm: Tories’ last chance to give Boris Johnson a serious challenger

Columnists 2

The UK is due to leave the European Union by October 31

Brian Wilson: Have we all fallen into a Brexiter trap?

Columnists 69

Maradona runs past English defender Terry Butcher on his way to dribbling goalkeeper Peter Shilton and scoring his second against England during the World Cup in 1986.

Kevan Christie: Diego Maradona was no cheat, he will always be the greatest

Columnists 2

A friend stock-piled drugs for the Grateful Dead's 1982 tour

John McLellan: I took LSD once...but I’m no hypocrite

Columnists 4

Arts and Culture More Arts and Culture >>

Edinburgh Festival funding slashed by city council

Edinburgh Festivals 5

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Don't be caught out by these unusual European road signs

Don't be caught out by these unusual European road signs

Car News

A car is stolen every 5 minutes in the UK - here are the country's theft hot spots

A car is stolen every 5 minutes in the UK - here are the country's theft hot spots

Car News

James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 is for sale - including the gadgets from the film

Car News

New car discounts - the models with up to 25% off as dealers slash £17m from prices

New car discounts - the models with up to 25% off as dealers slash £17m from prices

Car News

Food and Drink More Food and Drink >>

An external shot of the new distillery.

A first look at the new Lagg whisky distillery on Arran

Lifestyle

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Win a luxury stay at Stobo Castle spa hotel

Travel

$The stunning Strathisla distillery. Picture: Picture: DSLRManu\Flickr$

13 of the most beautiful Scottish whisky distilleries

Lifestyle

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Scottish Edge awards more than £1m to Scottish start-ups

Business

The restaurant claims to offer more than ten million possible pancake combinations. Picture: Contributed

Pancake bar Stack & Still adds Silverburn site to mix

Business

TrustFord launches Glasgow site under £1.5m investment in Scotland

Business

RBS chairman Sir Howard Davies apologised and said the bank has acknowledged that some SME customers did not receive the treatment they should have done. Picture: Andrew Milligan

‘Whitewash’ claims over report on RBS business loans unit

Business

SSE chief Alistair Phillips-Davies cited unsustainable losses. Picture: Contributed

SSE plans to close its last coal-fired plant

Business

Keys to the new UK government hub in central Edinburgh have been handed over ahead of schedule. Picture: Contributed

New Edinburgh home for 3,000 UK civil servants moves forward

Business

Scottish Edge awards more than £1m to Scottish start-ups

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Heritage More Heritage >>

Mary Cameron in her studio in the 1880s.

The trailblazing Edinburgh artist who fought for entry to a man’s world

Arts and culture

The abandoned island of Belnahua was once a bustling centre for slate production

Scotland’s lost industries are still embedded in the landscape

Heritage

Brothers Sapper Francis Drongin and Corporal Anthony Drongin

Medals won by Scottish brothers killed in World War Two up for sale

Heritage

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