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Otters on Shetland. PIC: Josh Jaggard, www.wildlife-photos.co.uk

I achieved my lifelong ambition of seeing otters in the wild on this remote Scot...

The debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was the first time the two presidential hopefuls had met. Picture: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Analysis 5 ways Kamala Harris got the better of Donald Trump in raging debate

Analysis PMQs: Winter payment grilling shows 'Teflon' Starmer in total control

Unison, which includes the largest number of local authority workers in Scotland, announced on Tuesday that it may broaden a strike ballot to all council workers in the union, totalling 90,000 people. The decision means waste strikes may still go ahead. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Pay deal plea as 90,000 council workers would strike under union plan

Explainer What is Sir Keir Starmer's Council of Nations and Regions?

The first snowfall of the autumn has been recorded on Cairn Gorm mountain. Picture: Getty Images/Met Office

Scotland records first autumn snowfall amid 'unseasonal' 2C weather

Taylor Swift performs on stage during the Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium in June (Picture: Gareth Cattermole)

How Taylor Swift and the Childless Cat Ladies will be Trump's downfall Janet Christie

A piper plays as Donald Trump opens his Trump Turnberry golf resort in 2016 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

A message to Donald Trump from his 'homeland': you are a traitor Ian Johnston

Fyvie Castle near Turiff.

The 800-year-old Robert the Bruce castle getting £5.6m overhaul

First Minister John Swinney and his Government is expected to lose a vote on free school meals on Wednesday afternoon. Picture: NationalWorld

Analysis Why the Scottish Government will lose vote over free school meals

By April 2025, all visitors who do not need a visa will need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The £10 fee visitors entering Scotland will have to pay from April

UK News

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at the TUC congress at the Brighton Centre on Tuesday, ahead of the winter payment cut vote in the House of Commons. Picture: PA

The Labour MPs who voted against cutting the winter fuel payment

The moment former police officer William McBurnie crashes into a funeral home in an attempt to murder his ex-partner

Video shows ex-police officer drive through funeral home in murder bid

Sir Andy Murray cries and waves to the spectators after he and his partner Daniel Evans were defeated by Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul of the United States in the men's doubles quarter finals tennis match, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Sir Andy Murray: 'It was hard feeling I was not good enough'

King and Camilla attend church on second anniversary of late Queen’s death

Jenny Hastings, wife of former rugby international Scott Hastings, was last seen when she went swimming in the Firth of Forth on Tuesday

Jenny Hastings: Body found in search for missing wife of rugby star

Supporters of a Pro-UK Rally endorsed by Tommy Robinson gather in George Square as activists from Stand Up to Racism Scotland also held a demonstration (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Two arrests as thousands oppose rally in Glasgow backed by Tommy Robinson

World

People watch the ABC News presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at a debate watch party (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

How Kamala Harris got under Donald Trump’s skin in fiery TV debate

A tiny partula snail, marked with reflective paint, prepares to retake its homeland in French Polynesia (Picture: RZSS)

Why humanity should apologise to snails travelling halfway round world Scotsman comment

A man comforts injured Jaroslav Bazylevych after his wife and three children were killed in a Russian missile attack in Lviv on Wednesday (Picture: Yuriy Dyacnyshyn)

As Russia kills children in Ukraine, West protects Putin's warplanes Stewart McDonald

(From L to R) Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru, Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei and Kenya's Selly Chepyego Kaptich in the women's marathon final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on August 26, 2023. (Photo by Ferenc ISZA / AFP) (Photo by FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images)

Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after petrol attack

Prince Harry polishes his own Combined Cadet Force (CCF) boots in his room at Eton College, in 2003. The prince was among thousands of school pupils who have been part of the Combined Cadet Force. (Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Why Russia's new military training for children 'sounds like our CCF' Jane Bradley

The mosquito-borne virus causing deaths in European holiday hot spots

Weather

Ben Nevis looms over the wreck of the Golden Harvest fishing boat on the banks of Loch Linnhe near Fort William in the western Scottish Highlands. Temperatures are set to drop to 'unseasonably cold' levels later this week. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Snow forecast as Arctic blast brings 'unseasonably cold' weather

September's full moon is called the Harvest Moon.

Full Moon Date September 2024: How to see the Harvest Supermoon

Politics

Glasgow hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2014

Sir Keir Starmer issues update on Glasgow Commonwealth Games bid

The Prime Minister said the UK Government wanted to be ‘supportive’

Revealed: Tory MP sends lawyer's letter as leadership row escalates

A senior Tory MP has sent a Scottish Conservative leadership candidate a lawyer’s letter as a blue-o...

Increasing the price of alcohol may help some avoid a descent into addiction but other measures, targeted more closely at those in need of help, are required (Picture: Justin Sullivan)

Failure to tackle epidemic of despair among poorest has a deadly cost

The link between poverty and deaths from alcohol and drugs is clear. The Scottish Government needs a long-term plan to provide hope to its poorest citizens

Why Starmer is questioning 'honesty' of SNP over £1bn 'financial mess'Alistair Grant
Alistair Grant
All 83 nightclubs in Scotland will have closed by 2030 at current rate

The hospitality sector is a vital part of our economy that is really struggling. Cutting VAT from 20...

Why 'serial entrepreneur' is to be made Scotland's first Space Envoy

Scotland will appoint a Space Envoy in bid to capture £4 billion of the global market, the governmen...

Transport

ScotRail’s Inter7City “High Speed Trains” are nearly 50 years old

Why replacing ageing ScotRail trains is sounding like A9 pledges Alastair Dalton

An Avanti West Coast Pendolino train arriving at Glasgow Central

Passengers endure 14-hour London-Scotland train breakdown nightmare

I was among first to cross Scotland's newest bridge

Exclusive Cruise ship passengers and motorhome users face new 'tourist taxes'

Education

Clive (left) and Rod uncovering the skeleton of an Ox during an archaeological excavation on the battlefield of Waterloo, Belgium. Picture: Chris van Houts/PA Wire

Discover 200-year-old 'gore' trench found under Waterloo battlefield

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) building in Edinburgh.

Why the SNP's education shake-up has been branded 'autocratic'

There are more than 160 universities across the UK for prospective students to weigh up (Image: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

The UK's 21 best universities, as 'freshers' prepare to student life

Ad Feature Open Morning at a school that balances education beyond the classroom

Environment

The 160 community projects given £2 million from windfarm profits

Environmental Standards Scotland investigates concerns environmental law is being broken. Photo credit: John Giles/PA Wire

Exclusive Environment watchdog accused over 'failing to ensure' laws are met

Rockit, a cleantech initiative from Heriot-Watt University, has unveiled ambitious plans to help seal 100,000 methane-leaking wells within the next decade using new chemical injection technology.

How Scottish rock transformation technology could slow climate crisis

Health

The life-saving NHS is fighting for its survival (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

How SNP's utter negligence is creating two-tier health system Jackie Baillie

Great Ormond Street Hospital has launched an urgent review after concerns were raised over the practice of a former surgeon.

Family question hospital after teen's death amid surgeon probe

Alcohol for sale in an Edinburgh off-licence. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Alcohol price policy 'monumentally failing' amid 15-year deaths high

The NHS Covid jab will be returning this autumn. (Photo: Pexels, SHVETS production)

Covid vaccine: who is eligible for NHS Covid jab this autumn?

Crime

The Scottish Government needs to do more to counter old-fashioned attitudes towards violence (Picture: Kaveh Kazemi)

Why early release of 188 violent prisoners is worse than it sounds Ian Johnston

Stuart Hogg is due to appear at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday

Stuart Hogg arrest revealed as ex-Scotland rugby star released on bail

Prison is no place for under-18s (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid)

Why we need Luddite revolution to counter internet's damaging effects Karyn McCluskey

From now on waiting staff shouldn't see their tips skimmed off by bosses (Picture: Adobe)

Hospitality industry must be prepared for changed laws on tipping staff

Chris McDaid is a partner at Brodies LLP​

Purpose Built Student Accommodation gets full marks from investors

Nicola Edgar is an accredited specialist in personal injury law and trauma-informed lawyer at MFMac.

Warning for businesses on vicarious liability

Future Scotland

Electric car charging is simpler than ever, according to BP Pulse

Electric cars: Your questions answered by EV experts

National World has teamed up with BP Pulse to set out some of the questions most frequently asked by drivers looking to switch to electric vehicles

Gareth Butterfield

The new Samsung folding phones bring some cutting-edge tech to the consumer and business markets

Samsung's folding phones show off the best of AI in a polished package

Ad Feature Financial services forum to discuss ways to address climate – sign up

The Russell Hobbs Dual Basket Air Fryer is a bargain at £69.99

We've found a £200 dual-drawer air fryer for just £69.99 on Amazon

Amy Burnett, KPMG private enterprise senior manager in Scotland.

Scottish firms ‘solving real world problems’ net £85 million of investment

Obituaries

Elizabeth Lornie had a lifelong interest in photography and cine films

Scotsman Obituaries: Elizabeth Lornie, amateur photographer and philanthropist

Niall Hopper in the striped strip which saw Queen's Park nicknamed the Spiders

Scotsman Obituaries: Niall Hopper, Queen's Park footballing legend

Jim Thom’s many hobbies included rugby, mountain climbing and cycling

Scotsman Obituaries: Jim Thom, Scottish dentist with a huge enthusiasm for life

Claire Lomas took part in the Great North Run in Newcastle in 2016 (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Scotsman Obituaries: Claire Lomas, first to finish marathon in a bionic suit

UK Trending

Love Island's Molly Smith is initiated into new secret cheese society, The Cheez-Masons.

Celebs tune in for the cheesiest party in town

Luna is back to her old self after undergoing treatment for Addison’s Disease.

Dog battling life-threating condition undergoes emergency treatment at Scottish ...

Ash Dykes and team (right to left - Matt Wallace, Dick Lock, Ash Dykes and Jacob Hudson) finding the source of the Coppename River in Suriname.

Watch: British explorer finds source of an uncharted Amazon river

The Get Up Kids have added European and UK tour dates for 2025 as they continue to celebrate the anniversary of their breakthrough record, "Something To Write Home About."

The Get Up Kids announce UK tour for 2025 - where are they playing?

Louise Post, the co-founder of '90s alternative act Veruca Salt, had a brief relationship with Dave Grohl - leading to her involvement in one of Foo Figthters' biggest hits.

Explainer Who is Louise Post, and how long did she date Dave Grohl?

What UK music festivals have already declared they're going ahead with their event in 2025 - and have any lineups been announced yet?

What UK music festivals have tickets for sale before Christmas 2024?