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Independent Scotland economy would need 25 years to catch up

Politics 192

Russian president Vladimir Putin. Picture: Peter Muhly/PA Wire

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

News 5

Ruth Davdison said the report was the "the latest in a long line of attempted re-starts".

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

Politics 183

Scotland’s Kirk told to ‘give young the chance of leadership’

News

Science teacher tackled Indiana school shooter in heroic act

World

Man charged with sister’s murder after body found near Perth

News

Does the Growth Commission boost the case for Scottish independence?

Politics 119

Speed restrictions for trains could be introduced this bank holiday weekend to deal with hotter temperatures. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Scotland trains could be slowed due to May bank holiday heat

News 7

The cast of T2 Trainspotting. A man has attempted to film the Trainspotting sequel in a Glasgow cinema. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Photos

Man convicted for filming T2 Trainspotting in Glasgow cinema

Lifestyle 1

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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

Rory McIlroy tees off on the 17th hole during the second round at Wentworth. Picture: Getty.

Rory McIlroy roars to front at Wentworth with flawless 65

Golf

Rafael Nadal, the heavy favourite to win the men's French Open title, returns a shot during a training session at Roland Garros. Picture: AFP/Getty

Rafael Nadal wary of Novak Djokovic at the French Open

Tennis

Revealed: Full details of the planned Celtic Park improvements

Celtic 9

Jack Ross confirmed as new Sunderland boss on two-year deal

Football

Peter Lawwell: Why don’t Celtic get more praise from politicians?

Celtic 56

Billy Stark appointed Scotland national youth team coach

Scotland

Hamburg were relegated to the German second tier - but could one of their young talentst be joining Celtic? Picture: Getty Images

Rumour Mill: Celtic eye Hamburg forward | Old Firm ticket row | Hearts want Jags ace

Celtic 406

Sport Opinion More Sport Opinion >>

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

Scott Brown made the most passes of any player in the league. Picture: SNS

What the stats tell us about the 2017/18 Ladbrokes Premiership season

Premiership 10

Opinion More Opinion >>

Bill Jamieson: Terror attacks have changed Britain

Opinion 21

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

Darren McGarvey's book Poverty Safari has been nominated for the Orwell Prize. Picture: John Devlin

Darren McGarvey: A journey from wits’ end to Orwell Prize nomination

Opinion 7

The STV headquarters in Glasgow. Picture: Leslie Barrie/Geograph

Aidan Smith: Why STV’s super-local TV was doomed to failure

Opinion 7

Volunteers found plastics pellets called nurdles on 93 per cent of the beaches surveyed for The Great Technicolour Nurdle Hunt organised by charity Fidra.

Leader comment: The sinister beauty of plastic nurdles

Opinion

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

Picture: PA

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 19

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 13

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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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

Samantha Brennan and Tracy Isaacs.

Authors of “Fit at Mid-Life” book urge others to try fit at 50 challenge

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