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Scotland’s weather: Snow warning in place for Wednesday

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Michelle Mone was appointed a Tory peer in 2015 by then party leader David Cameron. Picture: PA

Michelle Mone launches blistering attack on ‘SNP moron’ MP

Politics
As many as 20 ScotRail trains a day skip stops. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Minister blasts 'unacceptable' ScotRail communication over stop skipping

Transport
Jim McColl says Scottish firms face an "uneven playing field" against European competitors

Jim McColl: Scots firms face ‘uneven playing field’ in Europe

Politics

North Coast 500 named among best tourist spots in the world

Travel

Woman detained after being found guilty of trying to abduct young girl

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Edinburgh’s Ross Fountain is returned to former glory

Lifestyle

Ex-BBC Scotland journalist ‘paid less than male colleagues’

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Donald Anderson: Edinburgh must not be scared of change

Michelle Mone was appointed a Tory peer in 2015 by then party leader David Cameron. Picture: PA

Michelle Mone launches blistering attack on ‘SNP moron’ MP

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Jim McColl says Scottish firms face an "uneven playing field" against European competitors

Jim McColl: Scots firms face ‘uneven playing field’ in Europe

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HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

Third of prisoners test positive for drugs ahead of release

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Lib Dems tell SNP to 'get on board' with referendum on Brexit deal

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Justice Secretary Michael Matheson

Calls for Michael Matheson’s resignation ramped up

Politics 5

Scotland ‘building more affordable homes than England’

Politics 12

Leaked report: Brexit Britain is guaranteed to be worse off

News 324

Plans for Edinburgh tourist tax ‘within weeks’

Politics 120
ScotRail has drafted in a rail executive in an effort to improve below-par performance. Picture: Michael Gillen

Passenger satisfaction with ScotRail improves from 14-year low

Transport 11
As many as 20 ScotRail trains a day skip stops. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Minister blasts 'unacceptable' ScotRail communication over stop skipping

Transport 5

Scotland’s weather: Snow warning in place for Wednesday

News 5
The driver was photographed with the bottle of Buckfast in his vehicle's cab. Picture: SWD Media

Bus driver spotted with bottle of Buckfast next to wheel

Transport 22

Scottish Tesla tour plugs into demand for green tourism

Environment 9

Police car ‘wrecked’ in two-vehicle crash on London Road

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Police investigating whether man was ‘deliberately struck’ by car

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A data science team at Glasgow University will share a major funding award. Picture: Donald Macleod

Glasgow University wins share of £14m data science award

Tech 1
Students could see staff strikes over changs to pensions.

Universities to strike over pension changes

Education

In Pictures: 11 things you’ll remember if you went to a Scottish primary school

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Edinburgh University is among those affected. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Strike action to hit Scottish universities

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Children as young as four are being caught with knives, Picture: Danny Lawson

Ten Scottish pupils caught with knives at school each month

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SNP challenged to give teachers 10 per cent pay rise

News 497
New report calls for improved maths teaching in schools. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Make maths a ‘national priority’ for Scotland’s schools

Education 53

Scots pupils’ pirates message in bottle from 1980s washes up in Florida

Education

New bid to attract STEM teachers to rural areas

Politics 13

Kilbowie Outdoor Centre could close in budget cuts

Education

Dave Watson: Nursery education isn’t child’s play – it needs investment to be top quality

Opinion 1
Co-op is developing a fully biodegradable tea bag in a bid to tackle plastic pollution caused by the nation's favourite hot drink

Ilona Amos: There’s good news if plastic pollution is driving you to drink

Opinion 3
Nicolas Loisel set up E-City Chauffeur to offer tours in his electric Tesla car. Photograph: Patrice Mestari

Scottish Tesla tour plugs into demand for green tourism

Environment 9
Plastic is ending up in oceans around the world, killing and injuring wildlife

Scottish Whisky Association to ban plastic straws to tackle waste

Environment 7

Roseanna Cunningham: Devote Crown lands to the common good

Opinion 12

Mattress recycler bids good night to Scottish waste nightmare

Environment 7

‘They’re stronger than us’ - Warning as baboons escape zoo

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Fish farm increase could lead to more seals being shot

News 4

Leith unites to help homeless man drenched with bucket of water

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Doctors say a free portion of fruit or vegetables could help tackle Scotland's obesity crisis. Picture: TSPL

Doctors want Scots pupils to get free fruit and vegetables

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36 young people take up smoking every day.   PIC: IAN RUTHERFORD/TSPL.

Adults warned against buying cigarettes for young people

News 2
Use of an NHS whisteblowing hotline is on the rise. Picture: TSPL

NHS staff call whistleblower line as bosses ‘ignore issues’

Politics 7
Doctors could identify Alzheimer's disease earlier through disrupted sleep patterns

Alzheimer's disease could be detected through disrupted sleep patterns

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Two thirds of Scots are worried about their weight and back a ban on junk food offers and adverts

Two thirds of Scots back junk food plans to tackle obesity

Politics 21

Maid Marian star Howard Lew Lewis ‘killed by the NHS in Edinburgh’ say family

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Insight: Neglect of Forces veterans continues to end in tragedy

Politics 1

Scottish researchers make major breakthrough in the battle against Parkinson’s

UK 2

‘Unrest’ over lack of care for people living with ME

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Cheese maker ‘did not test for E.coli’

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Doctors say a free portion of fruit or vegetables could help tackle Scotland's obesity crisis. Picture: TSPL

Doctors want Scots pupils to get free fruit and vegetables

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Graham Boyack, Director, Scottish Mediation

Graham Boyack: Go-betweens can make a huge difference – and also save money

Opinion

Paris Gourtsoyannis: ‘Mother of All Parliaments’ is falling to bits

Opinion 148

Darren McGarvey: The thing that makes me pine for George W Bush

Opinion 11

Fitness app reveals locations of global military bases

Politics

Fancy spending a night on the Exploration Vessel from BBC’s Blue Planet II?

Travel 1
The late Mark E Smith, of The Fall, had a fearsome reputation but could be a pussycat (Picture: Getty)

Aidan Smith: Mark E Smith – a legend of The Fall and city libraries

Opinion
Graham Boyack, Director, Scottish Mediation

Graham Boyack: Go-betweens can make a huge difference – and also save money

Opinion
Co-op is developing a fully biodegradable tea bag in a bid to tackle plastic pollution caused by the nation's favourite hot drink

Ilona Amos: There’s good news if plastic pollution is driving you to drink

Opinion 3
Workers put up scaffolding on the Palace of Westminster (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Paris Gourtsoyannis: ‘Mother of All Parliaments’ is falling to bits

Opinion 148
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard is seeking to entice former party supporters who have defect to the SNP (Picture: SWNS)

Leader comment: Labour’s £1bn tax plan shows voting matters

Opinion 7
Piers Morgans sycophantic questioning of Donald Trump was less Frost/Nixon, more Lethal Weapon sequel. Picture: PA

Darren McGarvey: The thing that makes me pine for George W Bush

Opinion 11

Letter: Scrapping bad behaviour act is bad for the game

Your Say 2

Melinda Matthews Clarkson: The benefits of embracing change

Opinion

Winners and losers from the march of the robots

Tech
Piers Morgans sycophantic questioning of Donald Trump was less Frost/Nixon, more Lethal Weapon sequel. Picture: PA

Darren McGarvey: The thing that makes me pine for George W Bush

Opinion 11
Hillary Clinton was among a group of celebrities who read excerpts from Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury. Picture: TSPL

Donald Trump Jr trolls Hillary Clinton over Grammy sketch

World 1
The foreigners who were charged (Cambodian National Police via AP)

Five Brits arrested in Cambodia over ‘pornographic pictures’

World
Picture: the exploration vessel featured in Blue Planet II, OceanX's Alucia, which has been listed on Airbnb, Alucia Productions 2017/PA Wire

Fancy spending a night on the Exploration Vessel from BBC’s Blue Planet II?

Travel 1

Hillary Clinton pokes fun at Donald Trump in Grammys video

World 23

Dani Garavelli: Judge’s disgust at Nassar strikes a chord

Opinion 20

Pioneering Scots photographer’s Civil War images feature in new show

World 2

David Brooks: Is this professor the world’s most influential intellectual?

Opinion 24
"Me Time" is among the terms.

‘Me time’ and ‘mansplaining’ among phrases added to dictionary

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The driver was photographed with the bottle of Buckfast in his vehicle's cab. Picture: SWD Media

Bus driver spotted with bottle of Buckfast next to wheel

Transport 22

In Pictures: 11 things you’ll remember if you went to a Scottish primary school

News

Kathryn Welch: There’s an art to getting creative – and new festival will help you do it

News
Graham Boyack, Director, Scottish Mediation

Graham Boyack: Go-betweens can make a huge difference – and also save money

Opinion
New GP contract won't solve all the ills

Andy Drane: Problems facing GP practices need more than contracts

Opinion
A visitor takes a photo of Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, at the IKEA museum in Almhult, Sweden. Picture: Ola Torkelsson/TT via AP

Obituary: Ingvar Kamprad, founder of home furnishings behemoth Ikea

Obituaries
George Morfee

Obituary: George Morfee, miner, pianist, gardener and climber

Obituaries
Elizabeth Meehan

Appreciation: Elizabeth Marian Meehan, academic

Obituaries
Mark E. Smith (Picture: Lindsey Parnaby)

Obituary: Mark E Smith, singer, songwriter, frontman with The Fall and post-punk enigma

Obituaries

Irvine Welsh leads tributes to The Fall singer Mark E Smith

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Hayley Matthews. Picture: Ian Georgeson

TV presenter Hayley Matthews speaks out about sexual harassment

Politics 114

Oscars 2018: Shape of Water lands 13 nominations for Academy Awards

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Neil Diamond  / AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWNFREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

Neil Diamond retiring from touring after Parkinson’s diagnosis

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Kieran Tierney, left, is a big fan of Celtic supporter Conor McGregor. Picturses: Getty Images

Conor McGregor attends training session in Kieran Tierney Celtic top

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