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Refugees and asylum seekers could be given right to vote in Scotland

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The makers of Irn-Bru have claimed most people will not taste the difference when the fizzy drink's reduced sugar recipe is introduced, despite fans launching a campaign against the move. Picture; PA

Irn-Bru release statement ahead of ‘recipe change’

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Temperatures are set to take a plunge. Picture: Neil Hanna

Scotland’s weather: Temperatures to hit minus 10C this weekend

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One of the leading teacher's unions has said the two per cent pay rise is not good enough. Picture: John Devlin

Scottish teachers threaten strike action to win pay rise

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Brass plate from shipwreck found in bird’s nest inspires exhibition

Lifestyle

Revealed: Scottish regions worst hit by Australian flu

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The Braer oil disaster: Scotland’s worst environmental catastrophe

Environment

The new whisky distilleries opening in Scotland in 2018

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Scots are leaving traditional sports behind and are instead favouring the gym, yoga and walking for exercise

Generation of active Scots heading to the gym and ditching football

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Kenny MacAskill: Age of Uncertainty may see SNP wipeout or a new Trump

Kenny MacAskill
Kenny MacAskill

Politics More Politics >>

What's in the pipeline for Edinburgh in 2018?

These are the developments in the pipeline for Edinburgh in 2018

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Holyrood could give voting rights to refugees and asylum seekers

Refugees and asylum seekers could be given right to vote in Scotland

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Lawyers acting for US president Donald Trump have sent a t, sent a cease-and-desist letter to author Michael Wolff and his publisher

Six explosive claims made in the new Donald Trump book

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David Mundell. Picture: PA

Scotland Office dismisses SNP hospitality claims as ‘nonsense’

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Numbers of nurses lookin to work abroad have been rising

Hundreds of nurses leaving Scotland to work overseas

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One of the leading teacher's unions has said the two per cent pay rise is not good enough. Picture: John Devlin

Scottish teachers threaten strike action to win pay rise

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Picture: TSPL/John Devlin

Education ‘crisis’ as Scottish school forced to advertise six times for new teacher

Politics 9

MPs call for 25p ‘latte levy’ on disposable coffee cups

Retail 7

Almost half of homes in Scotland require repairs

Politics 8

Brian Wilson: Why UK is going to have to swallow EU’s agenda on Brexit

Opinion 101

Leader comment: All we are saying is give new Irn-Bru a chance

Opinion 3

Transport More Transport >>

A driver has been charged with careless driving

Lorry driver charged with careless driving over A1 crash

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Customers can use an app on their mobile phones to book a car. Picture: PA

Uber granted operating licence in third Scottish city

Transport 5
Police were forced to close a section of the A90 for almost four hours last night. Picture: John Devlin

Stagecoach bus fire causes closure of busy Scottish route

Transport
NSW police and salvage personnel work to recover the wreckage of the seaplane (Mick Tsikas/AAP Images via AP)

Sydney plane crash: Seaplane was ‘destroyed’ in 1996 fatal incident

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Plane from Edinburgh forced to abort landing in Storm Eleanor

Transport 3

Glasgow Subway trains first in UK to run with no staff on board

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Rail fare rises: RMT calls for services to be taken into public ownership

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New trains to serve iconic ‘Harry Potter’ rail route

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Education More Education >>

One of the leading teacher's unions has said the two per cent pay rise is not good enough. Picture: John Devlin

Scottish teachers threaten strike action to win pay rise

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Picture: TSPL/John Devlin

Education ‘crisis’ as Scottish school forced to advertise six times for new teacher

Politics 9
The Liberal Democrats said 2,275 teaching posts had been readvertised in the last three years

Councils readvertise teaching jobs as thousands of posts not filled

Politics 54
The Edinburgh establishment has been named amongst 10 of Britains most beautiful universities. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Edinburgh named in top 10 most beautiful universities in the UK

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Teachers have criticised many of the Education reforms.

Staff driving education reform don’t believe they can deliver

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Young offenders often struggle to express themselves

Dr Ann Clark: Teach kids how to express themselves and it could keep them out of trouble

Opinion 2
The humanoid robot named 'Valkyrie' designed by NASA. Picture: Getty

From conversational platforms to IoT: Six tech trends to look out for in 2018

Tech 1

A million days of term-time ‘holidays’ damaging education

Education 88

Councils spend £1m on taxis for pupils taking extra subjects

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Police Scotland carry out 115 school weapon raids in six months

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Teacher who had kneecap kicked off by pupil leads £470k compensation

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Environment More Environment >>

A croft on the Outer Hebrides. Picture: Allan Milligan/TSPL

Future of crofting on Outer Hebrides ‘threatened by geese’

Environment
The MV Braer spilled 85,000 tonnes of oil into Quendale Bay after running aground in January 1993 while en route from Norway to Canada. Picture: Donald Macleod/TSPL

The Braer oil disaster: Scotland’s worst environmental catastrophe

Environment
Some coffee chains, including Costa, have introduced discounts for customers who bring their own cups to be filled. Picture: PA

MPs call for 25p ‘latte levy’ on disposable coffee cups

Retail 7
An electric vehicle at a public charging point in Glasgow. Sales of cars that burn fossil fuels are due to be phased out in Scotland by 2032. Picture: John Devlin/TSPL

How Scotland can prepare for the electric car revolution

Tech 6

Professor Tony Trewavas: Go nuclear – renewables are not the way to cut carbon and maintain quality of life

Opinion 29

Dr Matt Aitkenhead and Dr Cathy Hawes: Healthy, fertile soil is vital for us and the planet

Opinion

Niall Caldwell: Why diesel is here to stay for years to come

Opinion 2

Scottish coast sites set for 3D mapping to be protected from erosion

Environment 3

Health More Health >>

Steve Cairns, (right) from Edinburgh, who has overcome his stammer to become a voice coach, with Mueid Kaleem a pharmacist, he helps on ITV's 'School for Stammerers documentary.'

‘School for Stammerers’ documentary showcases techniques

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Numbers of nurses lookin to work abroad have been rising

Hundreds of nurses leaving Scotland to work overseas

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Waitrose is the first supermarket chain to ban the sale of energy drinks to under 16s.

Store bans sale of energy drinks to under 16s.

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Stuart Ralston decided he wanted to spend more time with his three-year-old son Sonny

Edinburgh restaurant to only open 4 days a week for better work-life balance

Business 4
Irn-Bru is to reduce its sugar content (Picture: John Devlin)

Leader comment: All we are saying is give new Irn-Bru a chance

Opinion 3
Scots are leaving traditional sports behind and are instead favouring the gym, yoga and walking for exercise

Generation of active Scots heading to the gym and ditching football

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Health secretary Shona Robison. Picture: Greg Macvean

Scots NHS facing ‘winter meltdown’ as operations cancelled

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Health chiefs apologise for ‘lengthy waits’ at emergency departments

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Ripple Retreat offers haven for Scots families affected by cancer

Charities

Revealed: Scottish regions worst hit by Australian flu

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UK More UK >>

London cabbie rapist John Worboys, who is to be released from prison. Picture: PA

Ex-wife of rapist John Worboys ‘disgusted’ at his release from prison

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David Mundell. Picture: PA

Scotland Office dismisses SNP hospitality claims as ‘nonsense’

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Some coffee chains, including Costa, have introduced discounts for customers who bring their own cups to be filled. Picture: PA

MPs call for 25p ‘latte levy’ on disposable coffee cups

Retail 7
Professor Emeritus Tony Trewavas, Scientific Alliance

Professor Tony Trewavas: Go nuclear – renewables are not the way to cut carbon and maintain quality of life

Opinion 29

Dr Matt Aitkenhead and Dr Cathy Hawes: Healthy, fertile soil is vital for us and the planet

Opinion

Brian Wilson: Why UK is going to have to swallow EU’s agenda on Brexit

Opinion 101

Councillor asks police to clear rough sleepers before Windsor royal wedding

UK 24

More than half of Conservatives ‘back the death penalty’

UK 84

Opinion More Opinion >>

Professor Emeritus Tony Trewavas, Scientific Alliance

Professor Tony Trewavas: Go nuclear – renewables are not the way to cut carbon and maintain quality of life

Opinion 29
New ways and ideas need to be found through research to make a healthy living, breathing, fertile soil

Dr Matt Aitkenhead and Dr Cathy Hawes: Healthy, fertile soil is vital for us and the planet

Opinion
Edward Heath leaves for summit talks on Common Market entry with the French President Georges Pompidou in Paris. Picture: PA

Brian Wilson: Why UK is going to have to swallow EU’s agenda on Brexit

Opinion 101

Niall Caldwell: Why diesel is here to stay for years to come

Opinion 2
Irn-Bru is to reduce its sugar content (Picture: John Devlin)

Leader comment: All we are saying is give new Irn-Bru a chance

Opinion 3
All Scotland will be wishing Sir Andy Murray a speedy recovery from injury (Picture: John Devlin)

Leader comment: Everyone’s rooting for Andy Murray

Opinion 1
A Yemeni child suffering from diphtheria receives treatment at a hospital in the capital Sanaa. (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

Joyce McMillan: World is turning blind eye to its biggest catastrophe

Opinion 4

Jim Duffy: All humans – even Andy Murray – have a ‘shelf life’

Opinion

William Soutar: The poetic genius written out of Scottish history

Opinion 5

Annie Anderson: We have created an ‘obesogenic’ world

Opinion 1

Kenny MacAskill: Age of Uncertainty may see SNP wipeout or a new Trump

Opinion 151

World More World >>

Lawyers acting for US president Donald Trump have sent a t, sent a cease-and-desist letter to author Michael Wolff and his publisher

Six explosive claims made in the new Donald Trump book

Politics 26
A Yemeni child suffering from diphtheria receives treatment at a hospital in the capital Sanaa. (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

Joyce McMillan: World is turning blind eye to its biggest catastrophe

Opinion 4
NSW police and salvage personnel work to recover the wreckage of the seaplane (Mick Tsikas/AAP Images via AP)

Sydney plane crash: Seaplane was ‘destroyed’ in 1996 fatal incident

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Donald Trump could be replaced by someone even more Trump-like than he is. Picture: AP

Kenny MacAskill: Age of Uncertainty may see SNP wipeout or a new Trump

Opinion 151

Donald Trump: Steve Bannon ‘lost his mind’ after I fired him

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Seven tons of haggis has been exported to Canada since ban lifted

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Iceland has made it illegal to pay men more than women

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Edinburgh lecturer ‘watched friend fall to death’ from moving train

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Odd More Odd >>

Bagpipes, a Cinderella shoe, a Scottie Dog and a 100 year old recipe book were just some of the items left behind. Picture: Travelodge

32ft Nessie and a Scottie Dog among bizarre items left in Scots hotels

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Photographer Scott Wanstall got more than he bargained for after spotting a spooky face of a woman in the clouds above the Brig o'Doon in Ayrshire. Picture: SWNS

Photographer snaps sinister face in sky above Brig o’ Doon

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Edinburgh Bellenden Gardens. Picture: Google

Residents petition to have Bell End street name changed

Odd 4
Hawks were brought in to scare off the pigeons at the parliament. Picture: PHIL WILKINSON

Calls for rethink as Holyrood pigeons now ‘wise’ to birds of prey

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Friends of the Scotsman More Friends of the Scotsman >>

Professor Emeritus Tony Trewavas, Scientific Alliance

Professor Tony Trewavas: Go nuclear – renewables are not the way to cut carbon and maintain quality of life

Opinion 29
New ways and ideas need to be found through research to make a healthy living, breathing, fertile soil

Dr Matt Aitkenhead and Dr Cathy Hawes: Healthy, fertile soil is vital for us and the planet

Opinion

Joe Connelly: Locking up people short-term doesn’t work – community justice is an answer

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Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Archie Rennie

Obituary: Archie Rennie, public servant

Obituaries
Priscilla Lorimer

Obituary: Priscilla Lorimer, tireless worker for the community wherever she lived

Obituaries
Bob Tait in 2010 (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Obituary: Bob Tait, writer and intellectual

Obituaries
Pat Hiddleston

Obituary: Pat Hiddleston, educationalist, mathematician, consultant and adviser

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Celebrity More Celebrity >>

Ex-lover of Leigh Griffiths claims he cheated on partner

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John Barnes will enter the Celebrity Big Brother house. Picture: Getty

Ex-Celtic boss John Barnes to appear on Celebrity Big Brother

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The 'former' Conan Doyle pub on Broughton Street. Pictures: Alan Jenkins

Edinburgh’s Conan Doyle pub is rebranded the JK Rowling

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Val McDermid. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Val McDermid’s innovative new work to honour writing duo

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Pharrell Williams (left) with his N.E.R.D. collaborators, Chad Hugo and Shae Haley. Picture: Graham Walzer/The New York Times

Pharrell Williams is planning the revenge of the N.E.R.Ds

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