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Nicola Sturgeon: Growth Commission report candid about indy challenges

Opinion 211

Sustainable Growth Commission chair Andrew Wilson outside the Scottish Parliament. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald/PA Wire

Independent Scotland economy would need 25 years to catch up

Politics 500

MP Mhairi Black speaks at a demonstration in Glasgow's George Square. She will be making her debut at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Mhairi Black to make debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Lifestyle 48

Irn-Bru bottles recalled amid fears caps may pop-off

Retail

Putin says UK should stop blaming Russia for all ‘mortal sins’

News 15

Family with three-year-old child in canoe rescued by lifeboat team

Inverness, Highlands & Islands

SNP Growth Commission report: ‘Enough grandstanding’ say opposition parties

Politics 234

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon receives the Sustainable Growth Commission report from commission chair Andrew Wilson. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald/PA Wire

Blair McDougall: Scots indy report shows uncomfortable truths

UK 21

Workers wait to start counting votes at Dublin's RDS. Picture: PA Wire

Exit polls suggest landslide vote for reform in Irish abortion referendum

Politics 51

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Hearts manager Craig Levein and Inverness coach John Robertson will meet in the Betfred League Cup. Picture: SNS

Hearts handed reunion with John Robertson in Betfred Cup

League Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo and Mo Salah carry the goal threats for Real Madrid and Liverpool in tonight's final. Picture: AFP/Getty.

Ronaldo supremacy under threat from Mo Salah in Champions League final

Football 1

West Ham defender James Collins is reportedly a target for Rangers. Picture: Getty

Rumour Mill: Gerrard eyes West Ham hero | Lawwell: Celtic ‘stronger than ever’ | McLeish urges Fifa to revise rules

Football 185

Scott Brown was the obvious choice as No 1 in our list of top players. Picture: SNS.

The top 10 in our 50 best players in Scottish football this season

Premiership 1

Interview: Bruce Rioch on why he shouldn’t have played against Peru

Football

Willie Johnston: “I’ll always be remembered for being sent home from Argentina’

Scotland 3

Auchinleck Talbot seek 12th Scottish Junior Cup triumph

Football 1

Rory McIlroy roars to front at Wentworth with flawless 65

Golf

Laura Muir will run in the 1,500 metres in Oregon. Picture: SNS.

Laura Muir returns for Diamond League after qualifying as a vet

Athletics

Allan Massie: Repairs needed at Glasgow as inter-city rivals rise
Allan Massie

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The top 10 in our 50 best players in Scottish football this season

Premiership 1

Glen Kamara - the best defensive midfielder in Scotland this season. Picture: SNS.

The top 50 players in Scottish football this season (20-11)

Premiership 4

Partick Thistle's mascot Kingsley is rooting for you. Picture: SNS Group

Quiz: How much do you remember of the 2017/18 Scottish Premiership season?

Premiership

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard. The Ibrox club has been linked with a host of top names since his arrival. Picture: SNS Group

The 11 players linked with Rangers since Steven Gerrard’s arrival

Rangers 2

Efe Ambrose led all Ladbrokes Premiership centre-backs in dribbles attempted this past season. Picture: SNS

The top 50 players in Scottish football this season (30-21)

Premiership 4

Opinion More Opinion >>

John McLaren: Sensible SNP still has much to do to sell indy plan

Politics 13

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon receives the Sustainable Growth Commission report from commission chair Andrew Wilson. Picture: PA Wire

Tom Peterkin: ‘Bizarre’ release of SNP’s independence report

Politics 6

The SNP's Growth Commission report on independence has been labelled a bold and ambitious report that seeks people viewing the subject with fresh eyes

Blair Jenkins: SNP ask people to approach indy with fresh eyes

News

A group of young women hug during the 'Manchester Together - With One Voice' tribute concert on the first anniversary of the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 22 people in the city (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Bill Jamieson: Terror attacks have changed Britain

Opinion 22

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan emerge from the West Door of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

Paris Gourtsoyannis: Why angry UK needed a royal wedding

Opinion 8

Business More Business >>

The Cromarty Firth has long been used as an anchorage point for oil rigs. Picture: PA

Optimism returns to North Sea energy sector as ‘corner turned’

Energy

FanDuel has its roots in Edinburgh. Picture: Malcolm McCurrach

Paddy Power Betfair seals FanDuel deal

Tech 1

David Brown with a bottle of Crabbie's whisky. The firm is reviving its whisky business with a new distillery in Leith. Picture: Contributed

Crabbie’s to open new distillery near historic Leith home

Companies 3

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Openreach opens broadband fibre training school in Livingston

Tech

Insight: The GDPR revolution we can’t opt out of

Politics 7

Further growth is name of the game for Dundee studio Outplay

Tech

FanDuel sale could prove a boost for Edinburgh start-ups

Tech

UK tech booming with Edinburgh scene racing ahead

Tech 26

The cost of RBS's settlement with US regulators is better than analysts had been expecting

RBS could be reprivatised following US fine agreement

Financial 8

Bill Jamieson: Diet of low growth ambrosia has begun to cloy

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Enjoy one of the UK's best steaks at the Hawksmoor. Picture: Hawksmoor

In pictures: 10 restaurant projects to get excited about in Edinburgh

News

We are delighted to announce the return of The Scotsman Food and Drink Awards

Food and drink

Four Scottish pubs have scooped awards at the Pub and Bar awards (Photo: Shutterstock)

These four Scottish pubs have been named among the best in the UK

Food and Drink

Heritage More Heritage >>

A dual-lingual platform sign at Partick in Glasgow

Scots-Gaelic railway map uncovers meaning of station names

Lifestyle 16

Lead character Jamie Fraser, played by Sam Heughan, pictured in his print shop which was set in Tweeddale Court on the Royal Mile, one of the locations featured in the new Outlander map. PIC: Sony Pictures Television 2018.

New Outlander map of latest filming locations launched

Lifestyle 1

This bronze lamp was found at Loudon Hill Fort in Ayrshire. It's unusual given most other relics of this kind were made from clay. PIC: The Hunterian/Glasgow University.

In pictures: 10 amazing relics the Romans left in Scotland

Lifestyle

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Musician Sting is set to bring his debut musical 'The Last Ship' to Scotland next month. Picture: Getty

Interview: Sting on bringing his debut musical to Scotland

News

Parents opt for musical instrument charging to save strings in West Lothian

Education

A series of specially-commissioned photograps of Dundee's V&A Museum of Design will be on display at the Venice Biennale for the next six months.

Dundee's V&A to feature at Venice Architecture Biennale

Art 1

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