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Crime levels rise for first time in more than a decade

Politics 4

Artist impressions of plans for the revamp of the Scottish National Gallery (SNG) and part of Princes Street Gardens

Gallery revamp finally ready to roll – three years late and a third over budget

Lifestyle 1

Ruth Davidson: Time for honesty about level of crime

Opinion 10

The quantity of household waste being recycled in Scotland has exceeded the amount sent to landfill for the first time, according to the latest official figures.

More Scottish household waste recycled than landfilled

Environment

Betty Light, with son Calum, 12, who attends an autism unit in a mainstream high school

Betty Light: The struggle for autistic children to get an education should not happen

Opinion

Teenage drinking in Scotland has declined dramatically over the past decade, according to new research. Picture: John Devlin.

Fall in the number of teenage drinkers

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Young Scottish dad diagnosed with brain tumour on dream Florida holiday

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Muir was driving a number 41 Lothian Bus. Picture: TSPL

Lothian bus driver admits killing woman as she crossed road

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The brother-in-law of an expact in Thailand has been arrested for the alleged murder of Alan Hogg and Nhot Suddaen.

Brother-in-law arrested over murder of Edinburgh millionaire and wife in Thailand

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Hibs 0 - 0 Aberdeen: Dons win penalty shootout at Easter Road

Aberdeen 8

Fit-again Kristoffer Ajer, centre, trains yesterday with Lewis Morgan and Mikey Johnston. Picture: Sns.

Brendan Rodgers an oasis of calm - even if Celtic fans are alarmed

League Cup

Aberdeen players react to their penalty shootout win over Hibernian. Picture: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Derek McInnes hails Aberdeen’s penalty technique

Hibernian

Hearts manager Craig Levein and assistant Austin MacPhee shout out instructions to their players during Saturday's goalless draw with Livingston. Picture: SNS

Craig Levein welcomes Hearts’ dressing-room fireworks

Hearts

Harlon Klaasen celebrates another try for Southern Kings against Glasgow Warriors. Picture: Michael Sheehan/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Mike Blair: Glasgow’s performance in South Africa was unacceptable

Glasgow Warriors 4

Brendan Rodgers has hit back at Kris Boyd after his 'dressing room divide' comments. Pictures: SNS Group

Brendan Rodgers: Kris Boyd should focus on Kilmarnock place, not Celtic

Celtic 28

Winners and losers from the Scottish Premiership weekend
Joel Sked

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Scott Arfield (left) and Alfredo Morelos enjoyed a fine outing against St Johnstone. Picture: SNS/Alan Harvey

Winners and losers from the Scottish Premiership weekend

Premiership 2

Celtic currently sit sixth after a poor start to the season.

7 reasons for Celtic's poor start to the season

Celtic 11

Henry Pyrgos: Flying high in scrum-half snakes and ladders. Picture: SNS/SRU.

Allan Massie: High kick to the middle may not be so left-field

Rugby union

Celtic's Odsonne Edouard holds off Rosenborg's Tore Reginiussen. Picture: SNS.

Winning strike eases goal worries but don’t just blame Celtic frontmen

Celtic 4

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Ruth Davidson: Time for honesty about level of crime

Opinion 10

Martyn McLaughlin: Scotland could take pride in being slow man of Europe

Opinion

Now Police Scotland is back with a revised IT plan, one which comes with a not insignificant price tag of �298m.

Chris Marshall: Police Scotland’s £298m IT upgrade is long overdue

Politics

Theresa May delivers a speech during an election campaign visit to Langton Rugby Club in June last year

Paris Gourtsoyannis: Why there (probably) won’t be a snap election

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‘Mumpreneur’ and the Duracell bunny in new Apprentice line-up

TV & Radio

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Glasgow whisky bar named Scotland’s Pub of the Year

Food and drink

Loch Ness doctor and retired detective launch first Scottish ‘blanche’ absinthe

Food and Drink

Scottish Distillers Association rebrands as it calls for greater protection for Scottish spirits

Food and Drink

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Irn Bru maker sees sales soar despite controversial recipe change

Retail 19

Ewan Alexander ' 'Scotland is a critical market for us'. Picture: Contributed

Legal firms Pinsent Masons and Brodies to share same Edinburgh home

Companies

CEO Graham Barnet: 'Quite a compelling proposition'. Picture: Paul Dodds

Sigma Capital taps into solid demand for rental homes

Companies

Proposals form part of major scheme to regenerate Broomielaw in Glasgow. Picture: Contributed

Hundreds of homes planned for Glasgow waterfront

Companies 3

The firm saw a jump in sales of used cars. Picture: Michael Gillen

Turnover motors ahead despite bumpy patch for Arnold

Retail

Wireless Infrastructure Group small cell masts in Aberdeen. Picture: Simon Price/Firstpix Photography

Wireless Infrastructure Group secures £220m investment

Tech

Irn Bru maker sees sales soar despite controversial recipe change
Scott Reid

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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 17

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?

Companies 5

John J Dick, maker of the Lochgelly Tawse, examines his handywork. PIC: Margaret Dick.

Remembering the Lochgelly Tawse

Lifestyle 13

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