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Tommy Sheppard: Brexit chaos makes independence push "very difficult"

Politics

Sean Moynihan

Man who raped Scottish teen had already been convicted of raping others

News

Sunny weather day at Portobello beach. Picture: Greg Macvean

Warm weekend weather in Scotland could break February records

News

Teacher Helping Pupil To Play Violin In Music Lesson

Scottish pupils warned off music exams to save schools cash

Education

Alesha MacPhail.

Alesha MacPhail: Murder accused googled ‘how do police find DNA’

News

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with MP Ian Murray. Picture: John Devlin

Ian Murray: Leadership of our party has pushed too many people to the brink

News

The Japanese car maker will shut its Swindon plant in 2022 putting approximately 3,500 jobs at risk. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Honda plans to close Swindon plant with 3,400 jobs at risk

UK

Louella Fletcher-Michie, the daughter of Holby City actor John Michie. Picture: Zoe Barling/PA Wire

Early medical care could have saved Scots actor John Michie’s daughter

News

Team Jackson won the Scottish championships for the first time on Saturday.

U-turn after Scottish curling champs said to be ‘snubbed’ in favour of celebrity team

News

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Celtic face fine after Rugby Park seats damaged during Kilmarnock match

Celtic

Renton FC were one of the founding fathers of the Scottish football league

The all-time Scottish top flight league table: Where does your team rank?

Football

Gregor Townsend has added six players to his squad. Picture: SNS Group

Scotland Six Nations: Six added to squad as Gregor Townsend gives update on Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell

Scotland

Rangers chairman Dave King will have to pay out a six-figure sum in legal costs. Picture: SNS Group

Rangers and Dave King face combined legal bills of over £650,000 after failed shares buyout

Rangers

Kris Boyd has hit out at the Celtic fan who threw a coin at him. Picture: SNS Group

Rumour Mill: Kris Boyd on Celtic coin incident | Rangers star set for summer exit | Celtic’s Timothy Weah explains post-match reaction

Celtic

Finn Russell in action for Scotland against Ireland. The stand-off is a doubt for the match against France this weekend. Picture: SNS Group

What are Scotland’s options if Finn Russell isn’t fit for Six Nations clash with France?

Scotland

Why football fans are right to feel victimised by Police Scotland
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Police watch over football fans. Picture: SNS/Roddy Scott

Why football fans are right to feel victimised by Police Scotland

Premiership

The Celtic players look dejected at full-time. Picture: SNS

The 8 biggest problems with Celtic’s performance against Valencia

Celtic

Celtic captain Scott Brown and manager Brendan Rodgers at full-time. Picture: SNS

Andrew Smith: Caution doesn’t pay when Celtic need aggressive attitude

Celtic

The Celtic starting XI line-up before the game. Picture: SNS

Celtic 0 - 2 Valencia: How the Celtic players rated

Celtic

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Parking at the popular Inverkeithing Park and Ride at Ferrytoll is getting difficult during summer months

Lesley Riddoch: Scots must wake up to benefits of car park tax

Opinion

Over the last 20 years the United Kingdom's trade has grown 12 times with China. Picture: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Brian Monteith: Eurozone stats should underline advantages of leaving EU

Opinion

As a girl, Christine didn't understand why so many classmates asked Santa for 'boring' presents (Picture: Stan Warburton)

UK is world’s 5th richest country but it’s far from fair – Christine Jardine

Opinion

In England and Wales, changes to the way Parole Boards make decisions are being brought in following the outcry over the proposed release of serial rapist John Worboys

Victims should be at centre of criminal justice, not an afterthought – Tom Wood

Opinion

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Carlos Acosta interview: “the dance world was a world I wasn’t supposed to be in”

Theatre

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Iberica Glasgow

10 of the best restaurants in Glasgow (according to The Scotsman critics)

Glasgow & Strathclyde

KMF2KY Exterior view of Frasers department store on princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Diageo to transform site in Edinburgh into ‘one of world’s great whisky attractions'

Food and drink

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Edinburgh coffee shop named in European top 50 list

Food and drink

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Aberdeen hospital to become second Scotsman Hotel

Media & Leisure

Two-acre site at Port of Dundee to be up and running early next year. Picture: Contributed

Port of Dundee to get new multi-million recycling facility

News

Hugh Young of ASI ' 'good opportunity' to build presence. Picture: Contributed

Aberdeen Standard Investments bolsters Asia Pacific property presence

Companies

Steedman (left) with Business Gateway's Jim Henderson and West Lothian Councillor Cathy Muldoon. Picture: Greg Macvean

West Lothian team’s £1.2m helps to fund 170 new jobs

Companies

'Government has tolerated big businesses treating their smaller suppliers with disrespect,' says Andrew McRae of the FSB. Picture: Contributed

Small firms urge action to tackle late payment crisis

Business

RBS has issued its second dividend since being bailed out by the government a decade ago. Picture: John Devlin.

Royal Bank of Scotland profits rise as lender issues special dividend

Financial

Aberdeen hospital to become second Scotsman Hotel

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The Kylesku Bridge in Sutherland has now officially been renamed in Gaelic and will be known as Drochaid a' Chaolais Chumhaing. PIC: HES.

Spectacular Highland bridge officially renamed in Gaelic

Lifestyle

Traffic lights system at West End Edinburgh - People watch new system from barrier in Princes Street. Shops in the background are Binns and Alex Ferguson.

15 Edinburgh department stores that are gone but not forgotten

Lifestyle

Leith Street from Clock Tower of North British Hotel in the 1960s.

These 21 incredible images show how Edinburgh looked before the St James Centre

Lifestyle

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