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Scots economy faces Brexit ‘aftershock’ as business looks to stockpile supplies

Business 21

The number of fast food outlets has risen by almost a third in nearly every Scottish council area over the past eight years

Calls to tackle the soaring number of fast food outlets in Scotland

Health 10

The Highlands and islands has been named as one of the top regions in the world to visit next year by Lonely Planet.

Highlands named as one of the top regions to visit in 2019 by Lonely Planet

Inverness, Highlands & Islands

Nicola Sturgeon was criticised by Ben Shephard Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

ITV censured over inaccuracies in interview with Nicola Sturgeon

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The Scottish Government has brought in an external team headed by the chief executive of an English health trust to implement recommendations for a local authority rocked by a report that uncovered a culture of 'bullying and blame'.

Health trust boss brought in by Scottish Government to help tackle NHS ‘bullying and blame culture’

News 11

Armed police officers have assisted in more than 1,500 missing person inquiries and responded to over 300 road accidents since a relaxation in the rules of their deployment.

Armed police turning out for hundreds of routine calls across Scotland

Politics 3

Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) Dominic Raab addressing MPs in the House of Commons. Picture; Getty

Anger as Government rule out changes to Brexit deal in final vote

News 71

Parts of northern Scotland could see snow later this week

Snow forecast to hit parts of Scotland this week

News 8

An 11-storey office block in Aberdeen has sold for just �20,000. the Salvesen Tower at Blaikies Quay in Aberdeen harbour

Oil slump sees office block once valued at £5m sell for £20k

Business 2

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Rumour Mill: Celtic outcast criticises Rodgers | explosive Sportsound row | Hibs hero ‘hated’ Hearts star

Premiership 6

Hearts manager Craig Levein will resist the urge to make multiple team changes against Dundee tonight. Picture: SNS.

Hearts’ Craig Levein issues a title race warning

Premiership 33

Filip Benkovic, in action against Hibernian on Saturday, is eager to add to the European experience he gained with Dinamo Zagreb. Picture: SNS.

Celtic’s Filip Benkovic eager to continue to testing himself in Europe

Celtic 1

Craig Levein expects a tough test in Dundee. Picture: SNS.

Hearts’ Craig Levein excited by quality of Scottish managers

Hearts

Hearts' Marcus Godinho takes some time out from his preparations for tonight's Premiership clash at Dundee. Picture: SNS

Hearts’ Godinho says injured knee has passed Saturday’s test

Hearts

Archie Knox, who was inducted to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame on Sunday, believes Steven Gerrard can take Rangers far in Europe. Pic: Alan Harvey/SNS

Knox backing Gerrard to prolong Europa adventure

Rangers

Martin Dempster: Scots outshining English for once
Martin Dempster

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Robert MacIntyre secured a second-place finish in the Foshan Open in China on Sunday. Pic: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

Martin Dempster: Scots outshining English for once

Golf

Hearts manager Craig Levein celebrates Arnaud Djoum's opener at Tynecastle. Picture: SNS

Five things we learned from the Scottish Premiership this weekend

Premiership 10

Simon Berghan, second left, is penalised for obstruction and Magnus Bradbury's try against Montpellier is chalked off. Picture: SNS/SRU

Allan Massie: Encouraging signs in European defeats

Champions Cup 1

Neil McCann's last game in charge at Dundee was a 2-1 defeat to Kilmarnock. Picture: SNS/Craig Williamson

Why the number of managerial changes in Scottish football is not a concern

Premiership 2

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HMS Queen Elizabeth has been getting lots of good publicity for the MoD recently, but the Royal Navy is much reduced (Picture: Dan Rosenbaum FRPU)

Paris Gourtsoyannis: Four huge issues lost in Brexit’s vast shadow

Opinion 2

Leader comment: Brexit requires calm heads, not violent rhetoric

Opinion

Faith in Theresa May among her Cabinet, fellow Tory MPs and party supporters is now at its lowest ebb but it is still not clear whether she will face a leadership challenge. Picture: Getty

Brian Monteith: Embattled Theresa May tangled up in her own red lines

Opinion 117

The evidence from elsewhere in the UK is that if you cut police numbers, crime inevitably �rises. Picture: John Devlin

Chris Marshall: Crime figures are a warning not to cut police numbers

Opinion

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Belfast-born author becomes first Northern Irish writer to win the Man Booker Prize

Lifestyle

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Two Scottish pizzerias named among UK’s top ten according to TripAdvisor

Food and Drink

Lidl’s pop-up gin bar is coming to Edinburgh in November

Food and Drink

30 of the best Scottish gins including the Scottish Gin of the Year

Food and Drink

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North Sea in £430m boost as two projects get green light

Energy

Maxim Park comprises 756,000 sq ft of office space across ten buildings. Picture: contributed

Maxim Office Park sold in £38m deal

Glasgow & Strathclyde

Managing director Wynne Edwards said the deal will take MarineMTS 'to a new level'. Picture: Ross Johnston/Newsline Media

MarineMTS targets eight-figure sales growth with funding deal

Tech

Lesley Renton and Isabella Kilgannon secured a �342,000 commercial mortgage for the Whitebridge Hotel. Picture: Svenja Timmins

Loch Ness hotel under new ownership

Media & Leisure

Left to right: Co-founders of tech start-up Kindaba Lizzie Brough, Rob Gelb and Will Wright. Picture: contributed

Skyscanner’s Williams invests in Kindaba venture

Tech

Stu Hirst. Picture: LinkedIn

Stu Hirst: Bringing Scotland's cyber community together

Tech

North Sea in £430m boost as two projects get green light

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The Battle of Glenlivet was fought near Ben Rinnes in Speyside. PIC: Flickr/GaryE1981.

On this day 1594: Clans defend Catholic faith at Battle of Glenlivet

Lifestyle 15

Outlaw King, which stars Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce, will be released via Netflix in November

Outlaw King ‘a crowded epic’: Netflix film opens to mixed reviews

Film 20

Firefighters battle to contain the fire that destroyed the Mackintosh building at Glasgow School of Art in June. Picture: John Devlin

Why are so many landmark historic buildings lost to fire?

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