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Alex Salmond arrested by Police Scotland and due in court

Politics

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has fired back at Prime Minister Theresa May. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Nicola Sturgeon: Theresa May ‘running scared’ over independence

General Election

Mother-of-two Roz Paterson

Life-saving cancer treatment fund for Scottish mother given weeks to live over halfway to target

News

Nicola Benedetti has vowed to post a new video on her YouTube channel each week.

Nicola Benedetti to launch weekly video workshops to inspire new generation of violinists

Education

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Scottish Government refuse to publish independence referendum legal advice

Politics

Aberdeen depute lord provost charged over alleged sex assault

Aberdeen & North East

Ice warnings have been issued across the country. Picture: Met Office

Scotland’s weather: Ice warnings as temperatures plunge to -8.5C

News

The Grim Reaper seems cheerful compared to Britain's current political class (Picture: Ian Rutherford)

Bill Jamieson: Economy is defying the Brexit doom-mongers

Opinion

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow is under review following a child's death linked to pigeon droppings. Picture: John Devlin

Maintenance staff cut at pigeon death NHS Glasgow board

News

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Rumour Mill: Brendan Rodgers confirms new signing target | Hearts-Hibs Sky Sports blunder | Celtic’s position in money league

Premiership

Steven Gerrard bemoaned his side's defeat to Kilmarnock. Picture: SNS Group

Kilmarnock loss undid positives of Old Firm win over Celtic, admits Rangers boss Steven Gerrard

Premiership

Brendan Rodgers, manager of Celtic. Picture: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Brendan Rodgers confirms Maryan Shved link despite saying Celtic have ‘a million wingers’

Premiership

Celtic sit between 40th and 50th place in the Deloitte Football Money League. Picture: SNS

Celtic trail Europe’s elite teams in money league but remain top in Scotland ahead of Rangers

Celtic

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend and captain Greig Laidlaw pose with the trophy at the launch of the Six Nations in London on Wednesday.

Gregor Townsend on the two players who are key to Scotland’s Six Nations hopes

Scotland

A frustrated Neil Lennon in discussion with his No.2 Garry Parker as Hibs fail to find the net at Motherwell. Picture: SNS Group

‘Poor, insipid, lack of belief’: Neil Lennon admits Hibs are failing in final third

Hibernian

Alan Pattullo: Alex McLeish at 60… a great success may yet be ahead
Alan Pattullo

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Scotland manager Alex McLeish has turned 60. Picture: Alan Harvey/SNS

Alan Pattullo: Alex McLeish at 60… a great success may yet be ahead

Scotland

Robert MacIntyre during the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Picture: Ross Kinnaird/Getty

Martin Dempster: Bob MacIntyre could be man to fill Andy Murray’s void

Golf

'Spygate' brought memories of Robert Vaughn, left and David McCallum as Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin. Photograph: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock.

Aidan Smith: Why Marcelo Bielsa should carry on spying

Football

Edinburgh's Pierre Schoeman takes on Montpellier's defence. Picture: SNS/SRU

Edinburgh scale heights on European stage with baby steps

Rugby union

Opinion More Opinion >>

Joan McAlpine MSP says the Scottish Conservatives are as opposed to Scottish self-government as they ever were (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Brexit sees Scots Tories’ mask slip over devolution – Joan McAlpine MSP

Opinion

A pro-EU campaigner and a pro-Brexit one demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty)

Brexit: How the British public can take control – Ian Murray

Opinion

Should the Scottish Parliament be given a say on who replaces David Mundell as Scottish Secretary? (Picture: John Devlin)

Scottish Secretary should be elected by MSPs – Alastair Stewart

Opinion

BBC Scotland headquarters at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

New BBC Scotland channel is starting to sound exciting – Brian Ferguson

Opinion

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Psychologist reflects on Apollo moon landing

News

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Undated handout photo issued by Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, of the renowned chef who is stepping down from his two Michelin-starred restaurant at Gleneagles due to a terminal brain tumour. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday November 6, 2018. Fairlie has been fighting the illness since 2005 with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery but was told in June no further treatment was available. See PA story SCOTLAND Fairlie. Photo credit should read: Graham Flack/PA Wire''NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Andrew Fairlie: How he became Scotland’s most celebrated chef

Food and drink

Scotland’s smallest pub launches haggis gin

Food and drink

The campaign hopes that haggis could follow in the footsteps of other national foods such as pizza and croissants in an emoji such as the design shown above..

Calls for haggis emoji to be introduced ahead of Burns Night

News

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Alarm bells ring as Scots business failures jump by fifth

Markets Economy

Frankie & Benny's is one of the groups' core brands: Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire

Frankie & Benny’s owner bulks up following Wagamama deal

Media & Leisure

‘Millennial-focused’ Moxy Edinburgh Airport hotel opens doors

Media & Leisure

Charmaine Lo, CEO of Actelligent, with David Leven of SDI. Picture: Contributed

Hong Kong fintech chooses Edinburgh for European base

Tech

The sector has attracted major investment in recent years. Picture: Contributed

Threefold jump in Scottish fintechs as Fintech Scotland celebrates first year

Financial

Trampoline park site likely to provide investment bounce

Companies

Alarm bells ring as Scots business failures jump by fifth
Scott Reid

Heritage More Heritage >>

Ten paintings have been created for Oran Mor, in the city's west end, by artist Nichol Wheatley to coincide with the 260th anniversary of the birth of Burns. Picture: Contributed

Oran Mor to unveil Robert Burns murals to celebrate life of the Bard

Books

28/10/02, SCOTLAND, TOURISM, WESTERN ISLES,THE WHITE SANDY BEACH AT SEILEBOST LOOKING TOWARDS LUSKENTYRE, ISLE OF HARRIS,. ..PIC IAN RUTHERFORD

Isle of Harris: 8 images that prove why it is a ‘must photograph’ destination for 2019

Lifestyle

The historic Canongate Kirk, where the Queen worships while staying at the nearby Palace of Holyroodhouse. Pictures: Contributed

Take a tour through Edinburgh’s historic Old Town

Lifestyle

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