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Police Scotland officers outside Turnberry's hotel during Mr Trump's visit in May 2023. Picture: Robert Perry/Getty

Taxpayers to pick up policing bill for Donald Trump's visit to Scotland

Teenage Students In Uniform Sitting Examination In School Hall

Expert: AI threat should have delayed key review of school exams

SNP administrations have sought at various stages to centralise public services

Brian Monteith: The centralisation of the SNP can yet be undone - here's how

Iain Stewart

Directly-elected provosts in Scotland could help promote investment, says report

Serious heart attacks are more likely to happen on a Monday than at any other time, research has suggested.

Fatal heart attacks more common on a Monday, research suggests

Pentalina aground at St Margaret's Hope on April 29 Picture: RNLI/Longhope RNLI

Suspension of ferry sailings after grounding extended to six weeks

Picture: John Devlin

Transparency row after FOI finds CalMac ferry meeting was not minuted

First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf tries his hand at hedge trimming during campaigning in Pollok (Pic: Robert Perry/PA Wire)

Deposit return scheme on the brink as Alister Jack rejects call for concessions

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a 'Making Britain Work For Scotland' rally

Gordon Brown’s latest ‘save the Union’ plan faces reality check

Has the UK Government turned into a 'Just Say No' machine?

When a vampire hunter falls in love with a vampire, things get a little awkward. Credit: Netflix

Five of the best LGBT+ series to watch on Netflix to celebrate Pride

Opinion

Rishi Sunak's government needs to co-operate fully with the Covid-19 Inquiry (Picture: Leon Neal/WPA pool /Getty Images)

Sunak's government must be open with Covid inquiry – Christine Jardine

Renting is hell and getting worse.

My landlord is selling the flat, so I'm back in the rental meat grinder

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a 'Making Britain Work For Scotland' rally

Gordon Brown’s latest ‘save the Union’ plan faces reality check

New licences to store carbon dioxide means Scotland could lead the world again

Passions

Cleaning your windows as normal and then let the Karcher do the rest

The gadget you never knew you needed has clearly made life better

In the mosh pit

‘It’s a release. A chance to scream, sing, shout, jump, push, pogo’

Pamela Moffat and Chilli

From first rescue dog Sam, my life has been enriched immeasurably by dogs

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Little Colonsay: To mark the 20th anniversary of the first book in the series of 12, Cowell has written a new short story titled How To Train Your Hogfly, which will be published in the special anniversary edition of How To Train Your Dragon on June 8.

How To Train Your Dragon Scottish island inspiration revealed

Crime writer Val McDermid : Photo by David Empson/Shutterstock (8971547d)

Val McDiarmid hails 'culture for everyone, not just the few' as services cut

Haystacks and kids at Satran in 1963. PIC: Minginish Centenary Project.

Scottish island celebrates 100 years since land resettled after clearances

Coffee shops were places to do serious business in 17th and 18th century Britain (Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

How coffee helped build modern Scotland (after playing a part in its ruination)

Featured video

Sergey Jakovsky of Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre PIC: John Devlin

Video report: Behind the scenes at Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre

LT Leif

The Scotsman Sessions #352: LT Leif

Scotland's first black superhero

Sport

Brendan Rodgers is favourite to replace Ange Postecoglou at Celtic. Picture: SNS

Shock favourite to replace Ange Postecoglou at Celtic as familiar names appear

Ange Postecoglou waves to the Celtic fans after Saturday's Scottish Cup win at Hampden. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

What Ange Postecoglou told Celtic as 'decision made' on Tottenham interest

Cyriel Dessers is wanted by Rangers. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Rangers transfers: Striker bid, interest in £30m-rated forward, signing boost

Celtic's Greg Taylor with the Scottish Cup trophy after the 3-1 win over Inverness at Hampden. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic treble winner set for just four days rest before the boots go back on

Celtic manager Ange Posetcoglou lifts the Scottish Cup trophy alongside captain Callum McGregor. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Ange Postecoglou delivers Celtic 'parting gift' as Spurs talk intensifies

Ange Postecoglou holds aloft the Scottish Cup in front of gathered fans at Celtic Park after completing the domestic treble. (Photo by Ewan Bootman / SNS Gro

Postecoglou gestures cause a stir as Celtic celebrations shrouded in uncertainty

Ross County celebrate after winning the Premiership play-off final on penalties. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

How Ross County's stunning play-off win unfolded, Partick Thistle agony

Ross County manager Malky Mackay prior to the Premiership play-off clash with Partick Thistle. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Malky Mackay reveals Ross County job talks, pays tribute to Roy MacGregor

Kris Doolan applauds the Partick Thistle support after they lost the Premiership play-off on penalties. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

What Kris Doolan had to say after Partick Thistle's play-off loss to Ross County

Politics

The investigation – dubbed Operation Branchform – began in 2021

Police chief defends tent on Nicola Sturgeon's lawn during SNP finance probe

Scottish Ambulance Service staff have faced a huge number of violent incidents at work in the last five years. Picture: John Devlin

Hundreds of Scottish Ambulance Service workers attacked each year

The Conservatives are accusing the SNP and Labour of throwing the North East under a bus. Image: Press Association.

Tories accuse SNP and Labour of throwing the North East “under a bus”

A screenshot from one of the Red Ice videos uploaded to BitChute, in which white nationalist broadcadter Lana Lokteff describes Humza Yousaf and his family as "enjoying the fruits of a white society." Picture: BitChute

Police launch investigation into racist abuse and threats aimed at Humza Yousaf

Would Labour leader Keir Starmer be able to reform the UK in a way that Gordon Brown could not when he was Chancellor and then Prime Minister? (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Independent Scotland must be a good neighbour to UK – Stewart McDonald

Many EU supporters are frustrated with Labour leader Keir Starmer over his dismissal of a return to the EU (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Brexit regret is growing and the campaign to rejoin the EU will come

Life after high political office can be tough, as Nicola Sturgeon is perhaps discovering (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sturgeon can do more than talk about being a foster parent to help kids in care

Heritage and Retro

Scotland is famous for its colourful vocabulary and that includes our descriptions of the human body via the Scots language.

21 Scottish words for body parts, how many do you know? Scots Human Anatomy

Morna Young is adapting the Lewis Grassic Gibbon novel Sunset Song for a new stage production.

Writer Morna Young to become first woman to adapt Sunset Song for the stage

Senior Curator of Medieval Archaeology Alice Blackwell and Head of Medieval and Early Modern Records, National Records of Scotland Dr Alan Borthwick, take a closer look at The Declaration of Arbroath

Rare chance to view Declaration of Arbroath as it goes on public display

Robert the Bruce became one of the most revered Scottish warriors of all time following his historic victory at the Battle of Bannockburn (1314).

Kings of Scotland: 13 Famous Scottish Kings and why we remember them to this day

If you hear a Scot referring to “wee beasties” then keep an eye out because this refers to pesky small insects, and if it’s expressed like “they’ve got wee beasties in their hair” then there’s a case of headlice going on.

Scotland’s Favourite Scottish Words: 40 Braw Scots phrases like "Wee Beasties"

You can find Fingal’s Cave on the Isle of Staffa located south-west off the Isle of Ulva. The uninhabited island is only half a mile in length and is composed exclusively of hexagonally jointed basalt columns (like the ones at the Giant’s Causeway on Ireland’s north coast.) “Fingal” is said to be an anglicisation of Finn MacCumhaill who was an Irish General who commanded the Feinne, a group who fended off the Norsemen and other such invaders. The site is also famed for its colourful folklore about giants that see Scottish and Irish mythology overlap.

Scotland's Incredible Caves: 17 Scottish caves with fascinating heritage

A red rockpool near the New Aberdour Caves on the Moray First Coast. PIC: SEPA.

'Red rockpools' warning issued with dog walkers told to stay away

The Scotsman Sessions

Just a few of the artists who have performed Scotsman Sessions

The Scotsman Sessions: links to numbers 1-350

Alec Dalglish of Skerryvore

The Scotsman Sessions #366: Alec Dalglish

Dan Willson, aka Withered Hand

The Scotsman Sessions #365: Withered Hand

Brìghde Chaimbeul

The Scotsman Sessions #364: Brìghde Chaimbeul

Rachael and Paul Swinton, aka Cloth

The Scotsman Sessions #363: Cloth

Ian Donaldson

The Scotsman Sessions #362: Ian Donaldson

Dance North Youth Company perform Savage

The Scotsman Sessions #361: Dance North Youth Company

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Eriskay Ganseys: The traditional Scottish jerseys with hand-woven unique symbols

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Sport Opinion

Germany's Alexander Zverev looks on as he plays against Slovakia's Alex Molcan during their men's singles match on day five of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 1, 2023. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Aidan Smith: We still don't know who's going to replace the Big Four in tennis

Hibs suffered their own 7-0 disaster against Malmo.

Aidan Smith: Call Farage, we need another Brexit to get our clubs out of Europe

Callum Paterson scores Sheffield Wednesday's fifth goal in their comeback which - sorry Man City - was the story of the week.

The choice is tight little grounds like Luton or Grealish’s tight little shorts

Homes

It was the location that attracted current owners, Steven and Avril Oliver, just over two years ago when they were relocating from the south of England and winding down careers in the pharmaceutical industry.

Prestige property: Well-connected address is centre of excellence

What is it? A striking six-bedroom luxury home, built with ultra-modern construction techniques, that occupies a commanding position overlooking a sound stretch of water.

Three's a charm: Invitation to take your country seat

Royal Highland Show Pic: Ian Georgeson

Royal Highland Show 2023: 6 unmissable events

Obituaries

Jim Brown at an event in 2019 (Picture: Charley Gallay/Getty)

Scotsman Obituaries: Jim Brown, American football star and civil rights activist

Brigadier John M Macfarlane served as Chieftain of the Gaelic Society of Inverness

Obituaries: John M Macfarlane, Army Officer and 1745 Association stalwart

Cars

Ford Grand Tourneo Connect Active (Photo: Ford)

Ford Grand Tourneo Connect review: the little van that can

(Photo: Vauxhall)

Vauxhall Corsa updates brings new looks and improved EV range

(Photo: ChargePlace Scotland)

Government-owned EV charging network in Scotland to be scrapped

Ford Focus ST (Photo: Ford)

Ford Focus ST review: performance at the heart of hot hatch hero

The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4Xe is the first hybrid version of Jeep's flagship SUV (Photo: Jeep)

Jeep Grand Cherokee 4Xe review: Hybrid 4x4 squares up to tough rivals

(Photo: Subaru)

Subaru XV review: bombproof build can't diguise hybrid shortcomings

Rugby Union

Finn Russell kicked 14 points as Racing 92 defeated Stade Francais 33-20 in the Top 14 quarter-finals.

Russell has HIA assessment and helps Racing 92 reach Top 14 semi-finals

Wales player Alun Wyn Jones looks on during the Six Nations Rugby match between Wales and Ireland at Principality Stadium on February 04, 2023 in Cardiff, Wales.

Wales could be all the poorer for Alun Wyn Jones absence at World Cup

Finn Russell's Racing 92 will face Stade Francais in the Top 14 play-offs. (Photo by Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)

Finn Russell's Top 14 bid hinges on Paris derby

Mosese Tuipulotu, with ball in hand, in action for New South Wales Waratahs against Crusaders. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama / AFP)

Mosese Tuipulotu makes decision on his future - and it's bad news for Scotland

Scotland will play France home and away in August, with both games live on Prime Video. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

TV deal for Scotland Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

Scotland prop Rory Sutherland has left Ulster. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

16 Scottish rugby players on the lookout for a new club this summer

Glasgow Warriors' Tom Jordan enjoyed a breakthrough season. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

The Scotsman Rugby awards: Players of season and unforgettable try

Scotland scrum-half Ben White in action for London Irish. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

London Irish deadline extension gives hope to Scots duo and rest of squad

Steve Tandy, John Dalziel and Pieter de Villiers have signed new contracts with Scotland.

Former All Blacks assistant to work with Scotland at Rugby World Cup

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