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The oil and gas industry has suffered in recent years

SNP accused of ‘disowning’ Scotland’s oil and gas sector

Politics 39
An extended delay to MV Clansman's repairs has triggered CalMac's vessel shortage. Picture: CalMac

Widespread CalMac disruption to last till end of May

Transport 2
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SNP depute leader favourite: indyref2 could be set for April 2019

Politics 186

Brexit fears as migration into Scotland falls after EU vote

Politics 307

Row over £10m Gaelic school opening on Isle of Skye

Education 22
Ice is anticipated in parts of Scotland next week.

Heatwave over: Scotland set for sub zero temperatures

News 12
Margo MacDonald led previous bids to change the law. Picture: Esme Allen

Fresh bid to legalise assisted suicide for the dying in Scotland

Politics 23

Heritage

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

We Know Scotland

What is the value of the illegal drugs market in Scotland?

Future Scotland

Scottish start-up survey finds growing confidence in tech sector

Opinion

Leader comment: We must change the world’s impression of Scotland

Sport More Sport >>

Celtic majority shareholder Dermot Desmond. Picture: SNS

Dermot Desmond: Celtic wouldn’t stop Brendan Rodgers speaking to Arsenal

Celtic 7
Alastair Johnston, left, alongside Paul Murray at the recent Celtic-Rangers Scottish Cup semi-final. Picture: SNS

Alastair Johnston: Celtic’s march to 10-in-a-row is not inevitable

Rangers 16
Brendan Rodgers is among the favourites to take over from Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. Picture: John Devlin

Brendan Rodgers among favourites for Arsenal - Celtic send out instant response

Celtic 4
Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill. Picture: SNS

Richard Cockerill signs contract extension with Edinburgh

Edinburgh 4

Rumour Mill: Lennon blames King for Ibrox chaos | Rodgers pledges future to Celtic | St Mirren team ‘better than Rangers’

Premiership 147

Arsene Wenger to quit Arsenal at the end of the season

Football 3

Alex Dunbar: Glasgow players are finding fitness at right time

Glasgow Warriors

Gordon Strachan rubbishes claim he didn’t want Roy Keane at Celtic

Celtic 1
Hibs manager Neil Lennon during training at East Mains. Picture: Ross Parker/SNS

Neil Lennon admits Kenny Miller interest despite Rangers bust-up

Premiership 12

Darren Jackson recalls Celtic denying Rangers ten-in-a-row

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Sport Opinion More Sport Opinion >>

New Hearts deal will keep Harry Cochrane on road to stardom

Hearts 3
Jack Ross celebrates with his players as St Mirren win the Championship title. Picture: SNS

How Jack Ross transformed St Mirren from relegation battlers to champions

St Mirren 2
A general view of Somerset Park, home of Ayr United. Picture: SNS Group

Patrick McPartlin: Time for Ayr’s marketing to reflect on-field progress

Ayr United 4
Uche Ikpeazu featuring for Cambridge United against Leeds United in an FA Cup game last January. Picture: Getty

Five things Hearts fans should know about Uche Ikpeazu

Hearts 17

Opinion More Opinion >>

Brian Wilson: Windrush scandal echoes Scots’ slave trade shame

Opinion 94
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and EU Council President Donald Tusk are all smiles as they sign the CETA trade deal; it remains to be seen if the UK will reach such an amicable settlement (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Sir Anton Muscatelli: Britain needs a Brexit reality check

Opinion 15
Norwegian Air has blamed air taxes in halting two of its three US routes from Edinburgh. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Alastair Dalton: Airlines still expanding despite their tax moans

Opinion 4
Shoppers take to Glasgow's Buchanan Street, but Scotland's retail sector is one of several poor performers (Picture: John Devlin)

Bill Jamieson: Here’s how the world is leaving Scotland behind

Opinion 81

Business More Business >>

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
The North Sea was built on innovation and enterprise, says Martin Ewan

Comment: North Sea troubles have been good for tech sector

Tech 1
From left, Patrick Renner, Suzanne Mitskchke, and Rogelio Arellano of MindMate, one of the many start-ups to have come through the EIE programme. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Scottish start-up survey finds growing confidence in tech sector

Tech
Dmitry Kiselyov, an outspoken Russian journalist, with president Vladimir Putin in 2017. Mr Kiselyov said Russian interest in Scotch whisky would drop. Picture: Wikicommons

Russia considers banning Scotch whisky imports in diplomatic row

Politics 63

PingGo secures five-figure investment from Seed Haus

Tech

Canadian firm takes over closure-threatened BiFab yards

Companies 116

JD Wetherspoon shuts all 900 pubs’ social media accounts

News 8

Stephen Jardine: Tesco comeback is not yet in the bag

Opinion 2
Atlantis chief Tim Cornelius praised 'commitment and dedication'. Picture: Jon Savage

Ground-breaking Pentland Firth power scheme passes milestone

Tech 22

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

Food and Drink More Food and Drink >>

The Scottish Gin Society launches most detailed Scottish gin map yet

Food and drink

Biggest single investment in Scotch whisky tourism launched by Diageo

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 3
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

Lifestyle 3

Culture More Culture >>

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

Lifestyle
Bobbi Brown. (Vincent Tullo/The New York Times)

Cosmetics tycoon Bobbi Brown striking out on her own again

News

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