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NHS Lothian 'bed-blocking' figures higher after error. Picture: JP

NHS Lothian ‘bed-blocking’ figures 10% higher after error

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Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Picture: AFP/Getty

Home Office ditches targets for removing immigrants from UK

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Brian Wilson: CalMac chaos a symptom of SNP’s centralising obsession

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Alfie Evans’ parents pledge to work with doctors to give him ‘dignity’

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Donald Trump’s ‘working visit’ to UK confirmed for July

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Gaelic TV channel secures £5.2m of new content

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Charlotte Prodger, a Glasgow-based visual artist, is the latest GSA graduate to be shortlisted for the Turner prize. Picture: Contributed

Charlotte Prodger the latest Glasgow-trained artist up for the Turner

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Heritage

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

We Know Scotland

Scots have an average of 21,000 cousins, study finds

Future Scotland

New tech jobs could include ‘robotic rights advocate’

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Leader comment: Statues should not be set in stone

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Kilmarnock manager Steve Clarke. Picture: SNS

Rumour Mill: Clarke snubs Ibrox move | Gerrard sanctions Rangers transfers | new Celtic deal for Rogic?

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Kilmarnock manager Steve Clarke has recieved universal praise for the job he has done at Rugby Park. Picture: SNS

Steve Clarke knocks back approach to become next Rangers boss

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Scotland supporters who travel to the Peru match will be offered a free ticket for September's Hampden clash with Belgium. Picture: Neil Hanna

Scotland fans must fork out £88 to see Peru friendly

Scotland 6

Aberdeen 1 - 3 Hibernian: Ryan Porteous seals Youth Cup triumph

Aberdeen 9

Departing keeper Jon McLaughlin grateful for Hearts platform

Premiership

Brechin City could relieve Forfar of Scotland’s ‘worst-ever’ tag

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Richard Cockerill has no time for ‘small-mindedness’ of 1872 Cup

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Celtic winger James Forrest wants to remain a one-club man

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Best Twitter reactions to Steven Gerrard (maybe) becoming next Rangers boss

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Steven Gerrard has been installed as the favourite for the Rangers job by some bookmakers. Picture: Getty Images

Would Steven Gerrard be a good fit for Rangers?

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Hibs midfielder Dylan McGeouch has enjoyed an excellent campaign. Picture: SNS

The 7 biggest Player and Young Player of the Year Award snubs

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Hibs and Rangers will meet on the final day of the season at Easter Road. Pic: SNS

Comment: Hibs have done nothing wrong in cutting Rangers’ tickets

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Rangers hit out at Hibs in a statement on Tuesday evening. Picture: John Devlin

Best Twitter reactions to the latest Rangers statement

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Joyce McMillan: Despite Macron, Trump still rides populist wave

Opinion 7
Some 15 out of 28 Calmac routes have been disrupted and the problems are set to continue for weeks (Picture: John Devlin)

Brian Wilson: CalMac chaos a symptom of SNP’s centralising obsession

Opinion 207
Gerry and Kate McCann, seen in 2007, have been the subject of spurious conspiracy theories over Maddie's disappearance in the years since (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Jim Duffy: I wish I’d stuck up for Maddie McCann’s parents

Opinion 4
Shona Robison, the Health Secretary, is facing calls for her resignation

Leader comment: Scotland’s message to SNP - Fix the NHS

Opinion 7
The Urban Arrow cargo bike which Mark Beaumont is due to ride tomorrow. Picture: Andy Catlin/Edinburgh Festival of Cycling

Alastair Dalton: The ‘electric-bike smile’ is now official

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Britain's state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland saw first-quarter net profits more than triple on lower restructuring costs and rising income, it said. Picture: Getty

RBS reports 206% rise in first-quarter profit as costs fall

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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

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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 18
The use of Scottish banknotes is unwelcome in some businesses. Picture: John Devlin

Complaints over chemist chain’s refusal to handle Scottish notes

Retail 55

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

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Russia considers banning Scotch whisky imports in diplomatic row

Politics 66
Calum Forsyth and Robin Knox of Seed Haus. Picture: Chris Watt

PingGo secures five-figure investment from Seed Haus

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

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8 common mistakes people make when ordering whisky and how to rectify them

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Single malt whisky revived in St Andrews for first in time in 160 years

Food and Drink

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Scotland has given the world many inventions.

10 inventions you probably didn’t know came from Scots

Lifestyle
The conscientious objectors pose for a photo -surrounded by granite - at the Dyce work camp. PIC: Creative Commons.

The Aberdeen work camp for the men who refused to go to war

Lifestyle
Archaeologists from NTS and volunteers are at Glencoe searching for remains of settlements inhabited during the 1692 massace. PIC: NTS.

Lost settlements of Glencoe studied for first time

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Charlotte Prodger, a Glasgow-based visual artist, is the latest GSA graduate to be shortlisted for the Turner prize. Picture: Contributed

Charlotte Prodger the latest Glasgow-trained artist up for the Turner

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The new Beano X Stella McCartney kid clothing range, which features Beano and Dandy favourites Minnie the Minx and Dinah Mo. Picture: PA Wire

Stella McCartney teams up with Beano and Dandy for new fashion range

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Carter to revisits some of her own experiences in the entertainment business. (Justin T. Gellerson/The New York Times)

Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter throws her Lasso of Truth over the 1970s

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