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Archbishop Mario Conti has been accused of calling child abuse victims 'the opposition'. Picture: Contributed

Archbishop Conti accused of calling child abuse victims ‘the opposition’

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Ruth Davidson: How secrets about sexuality damage the economy

Opinion

Top five ranking for St Andrews University in UK league table

Education

Ayesha Hazarika: Institutional racism is alive and well in UK

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New 4G mobile coverage for Scotland’s most remote areas

Environment
James Shaw, right, gets a hug from Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Shaw wrestled the gun from the suspect. (Wade Payne/The Tennessean via AP)

Martyn McLaughlin: The mass shooting ‘hero’ who rejected the accolade

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Heritage

Edinburgh's links to the slave trade set to be laid bare

We Know Scotland

Scottish Government opens hub in Berlin to boost business links

Future Scotland

Scottish island seeks investors for first wind power scheme

Opinion

Leader comment: Wrong for SNP MSP to ‘despise’ the UK over Windrush

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Steven Gerrard is an academy coach at Liverpool. Picture: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Steven Gerrard odds-on favourite to be next Rangers manager

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Former Celtic player Stiliyan Petrov working as a BT Sport pundit. Picture: Rob Casey/SNS

Celtic could win five trebles in a row claims Stiliyan Petrov

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Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill. Picture: Paul Devlin/SNS/SRU

Cockerill says days of Glasgow getting all the best players are over

Rugby union
Brendan Rodgers has been linked with the Arsenal job following Arsene Wenger's decision to step down. Picture: Getty Images

Brendan Rodgers a great fit for Arsenal job, says Gordon Strachan

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Edinburgh’s Richard Cockerill: No deal with Glasgow Warriors

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Padraig Harrington makes pitch for 2020 Ryder Cup captaincy

Golf

Craig Thomson to referee final Old Firm match of the season

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Alan Stubbs: Celtic must savour total domination of Rangers

Premiership
Steven Ferguson, left and Stuart Kettlewell have been appointed co-managers on a permanent basis. Picture: SNS Group

Ross County appoint Steven Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell on permanent basis

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Aidan Smith: It’s a great time to be in the banner game

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In pictures: Are these Celtic’s worst ever kits?

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How have the Rangers players rated this season? Picture: SNS Group

How the Rangers players have rated over the entire season

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Celtic players celebrating against Rangers. The club revealed their new home kit today. Picture: SNS/Alan Harvey

How the Celtic players have rated over the entire season

Celtic
Kieran Tierney, right, takes down Hibs winger Martin Boyle. Picture: PA

In pictures: How players on each side rated in Hibs 2 - 1 Celtic

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Kenny Miller, left, and Lee Wallace could both be on their way out of Ibrox this summer. Picture: SNS Group

The ideal destinations for Rangers outcasts Kenny Miller & Lee Wallace

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Opinion More Opinion >>

Ayesha Hazarika: Institutional racism is alive and well in UK

Opinion 1
Pride Edinburgh marks 21 years since the festival started (Picture: Steven Scott Taylor)

Ruth Davidson: How secrets about sexuality damage the economy

Opinion
James Shaw, right, gets a hug from Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Shaw wrestled the gun from the suspect. (Wade Payne/The Tennessean via AP)

Martyn McLaughlin: The mass shooting ‘hero’ who rejected the accolade

Opinion
Kendrick Lamar has produced a mind-blowing body of work and is worthy of his Pulitzer Prize (Picture: Getty)

Darren McGarvey: The cocksure knuckledraggers who still dismiss rap

Opinion 24
Shaggy and Sting performed for the 92-year-old Queen but she may take up the latter on his idea to put him 'in the Tower' (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Aidan Smith: May must be only person in UK who liked Queen’s party

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The Scottish Government hub in Berlin, which opened this week, aims to grow links between the two countries. Picture: Harald Helmlechner/Wikicommons

Scottish Government opens hub in Berlin to boost business links

Politics 9
North Uist is one of the last islands to exploit its renewable energy potential. PIC: Creative Scotland/James Stringer.

Scottish island seeks investors for first wind power scheme

Tech 4
The use of Scottish banknotes is unwelcome in some businesses. Picture: John Devlin

Complaints over chemist chain’s refusal to handle Scottish notes

Retail 40
RBS has faced criticism for closing scores of bank branches amid a migration to banking by smartphone. Picture: Stuart Cobley

RBS pushes button on chief digital officer role

Tech

Comment: North Sea troubles have been good for tech sector

Tech 4

Scottish start-up survey finds growing confidence in tech sector

Tech

Russia considers banning Scotch whisky imports in diplomatic row

Politics 72

PingGo secures five-figure investment from Seed Haus

Tech
Workers at BiFab marine engineering yards in Fife and Lewis had been facing the threat of redundancy after the company ran into financial difficulties. Picture: TSPL

Canadian firm takes over closure-threatened BiFab yards

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

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In Germany, there is a sausage on every corner, while in Scotland there is a corner on every sausage. Picture: TSPL

In pictures: 15 foods that only people from Scotland will know what they are

News

The Scottish Gin Society launches most detailed Scottish gin map yet

Food and drink

Heritage More Heritage >>

Crinan Canal played an role in the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Dalriada. Pictures: Wiki Commons

Story of ancient Dalriada kingdom to be told at Crinan Canal

Lifestyle 4
Three of the tiny coffins found on Arthur's Seat in 1836. Picture: TSPL

Author claims to have solved Edinburgh coffin-doll mystery

Lifestyle 7
The Capital's Melville Monument honours a man widely blamed for delaying the abolition of slavery.

Edinburgh's links to the slave trade set to be laid bare

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'Doric Boule', created in 2017 by Nick Ross, a graduate of Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, featured a series of granite benches sourced from quarries all over the world installed in Marischal College's quad

Hillary Nicoll: Look Again... there is a lot more to Aberdeen than just grey granite

Opinion
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys performs at The Usher Hall in 2016. Picture: Greg Macvean

Brian Wilson confirms headline slot at Edinburgh Summer Sessions

News
The spot where the Battle of the Braes was fought on Skye in April 1882. PIC: www.geograph.co.uk

OTD 1882: Crofters and police clash at Battle of the Braes

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