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Jeremy Corbyn rows back on refusal to grant IndyRef2 in first term

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Nicola Sturgeon has launched a court action against ITV's decision to hold a head-to-head debate only between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

General Election 2019: SNP to take ITV to court over exclusion from leaders' debate

Politics

One frustrated woman, who was pushing around a wheelbarrow and assisting the troops, refused to speak to the Prime Minister.

"You've took your time Boris, haven't you?" locals fume at Prime Minister during flooding visit

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Commander John Lorimer. Picture: The Buteman

NHS apology as Scots war hero, 97, forced to wait more than three hours in agony after horror fall

People

Brother of Scots rocker Jim Kerr guilty of stalking two Simple Minds superfans

Crime

Nigel Farage refuses to stand down candidates in Labour marginal seats despite Tory pressure

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Outlander 'pilgrimage' site sealed off as site struggles to cope with visitor numbers

Heritage

Royal Mail wins high court injunction to block postal worker strikes

Crime

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Minister Richard Cameron launched a verbal attack at Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Picture: AFP

Scots minister who branded Corbyn a 'terrorist sympathiser' criticised over homophobic tweets

Politics

Sir Rod has spent more than 20 years working on the model layout. Picture: PA

Sir Rod Stewart 'so proud' as huge model railway unveiled after 20 years of painstaking work

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Self-driving Stagecoach bus makes debut Scottish run

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Professor Alan Alexander OBE, FRSE, FAcSS, Emeritus Professor of Local and Public Management, University of Strathclyde.

National Transport Strategy key is in the data – Professor Alan Alexander

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Edinburgh Airport has enjoyed continuous passenger growth since 2014 other than after the Beast from the East. Picture: Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh Airport growth halted after Ryanair cuts

Transport

Floodwater engulfed the track. Picture: Network Rail Scotland

Flooding shuts main Edinburgh/Glasgow to Inverness rail line

Transport

Waverley Bridge will be closed to traffic during peak times during the Christmas market

Waverley Bridge to be closed to traffic at weekend peak times over Christmas market public safety

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Crime More Crime >>

Incestuous couple who strangled teenage sons and tried to kill four other children jailed for 35 years

Crime

The teenager was found in Christie Park, Alexandria, near the local school. Picture: Google

Community pays tribute to schoolboy found dead in Scottish park

People

Simple Minds vocalist Jim Kerr performs with guitarist Charlie Burchill. Picture: GettyImages

Brother of Scots rocker Jim Kerr guilty of stalking two Simple Minds superfans

Crime

Royal Mail has won a court injunction to prevent a potential workers' strike. Picture: John Devlin

Royal Mail wins high court injunction to block postal worker strikes

Crime 2

Weather More Weather >>

Scotland ‘lacks data’ on properties with flood protection

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Around half the 700 residents of Fishlake, near Doncaster, left the village as the River Don burst its banks last week.

Pictures show 'cut off UK village' devastated by horrific flooding

Weather

The weather over the next few days is going to turn wintry, as temperatures in some areas of the country plummet to below freezing.

Scotland weekend weather forecast: Here’s when snow and frost could hit this weekend

Weather

A man with car in a flooded Sheffield street after torrential rain in the area. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Hundreds left stranded in Sheffield shopping mall as floods hit north of England

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Scottish Environmental Charities Launch Urgent Bid for an Environment Act for Scotland Pictured Scottish Environment LINK members call for an urgent Environment Act for Scotland at The Scottish Parliament today. Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of Scotland's leading environmental charities will today launch an urgent campaign, 'Fight for Scotland's Nature' at the Scottish Parliament. Together they will call for Scotland to have its own environment act. Fears sparked by Brexit as well as mounting evidence of the global ecological crisis also heavily impacting Scotland has prompted the charities to join forces and urge the Scottish Government to commit to a dedicated Environment Act for Scotland that protects and enhances Scotland's nature, now and in the future. 80% of all Scotland's environmental laws come from the EU. The combination of strong legislation and support for effective implementation has made these laws among the most effective on Earth. Further, Scotland's nature has been a net be

Do you hear a siren? That’s the warning signal of a full-blown emergency in nature

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Scottish News More Scottish News >>

Edinburgh World Heritage demands scaling back of Christmas market in Princes Street Gardens

People 2

The Nevis Ensemble street orchestra will work with people on the Isle of'Eigg, and in Aberdeen, Saltcoats and Stevenston, and Dunbar to create new music for each place. Picture: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Year of Coasts and Waters 2020: Line-up of events for celebration of Scotland's 'unrivalled shores' revealed

People

The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Traverse Theatre unveils new leadership line-up for 'pivotal' era ahead of 60th anniversary

People

Mr Corbyn kicked off a two-day tour of Scotland in Glasgow on Tuesday aiming to help his party retake some of the seats it lost to the SNP landslide in the 2015 general election. Picture: PA

Jeremy Corbyn rows back on refusal to grant IndyRef2 in first term

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Politics More Politics >>

Jeremy Corbyn rows back on refusal to grant IndyRef2 in first term

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Nicola Sturgeon has launched a court action against ITV's decision to hold a head-to-head debate only between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

General Election 2019: SNP to take ITV to court over exclusion from leaders' debate

Politics 59

Scottish Greens have hit out at Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn over the climate emergency.

General election 2019: Scottish Greens hit out at SNP and Labour over climate emergency claims

Politics 9

Mr Corbyn was heckled on a visit to Glasgow today

General election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn heckled at Glasgow campaign event

Politics 33

Boris Johnson has been accused of using 'obscene' language when referring to Jeremy Corbyn.

General Election 2019: Boris Johnson uses 'crude' language about Jeremy Corbyn

Politics 2

Opinion More Opinion >>

Brexit: How Brexiteers' worldview can be understood through history – Alastair Stewart

Columnists 3

The Rugby World Cup in Japan delighted people all over the world (Picture: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)

Why we all need a sport: 1-in-5 Scots don’t walk for 20 minutes even once a month – Dr Catherine Calderwood

Columnists

Professor Alan Alexander OBE, FRSE, FAcSS, Emeritus Professor of Local and Public Management, University of Strathclyde.

National Transport Strategy key is in the data – Professor Alan Alexander

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Davey Trimmer: I’m not going to ‘pop my clogs’ – I’m going to die

Health

People More People >>

Edinburgh World Heritage demands scaling back of Christmas market in Princes Street Gardens

People 2

The Nevis Ensemble street orchestra will work with people on the Isle of'Eigg, and in Aberdeen, Saltcoats and Stevenston, and Dunbar to create new music for each place. Picture: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Year of Coasts and Waters 2020: Line-up of events for celebration of Scotland's 'unrivalled shores' revealed

People

The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Traverse Theatre unveils new leadership line-up for 'pivotal' era ahead of 60th anniversary

People

Dundee City Council has replaced the threadbare fir at "no extra cost". Picture: Mike Kemp

Council replaces threadbare Scottish Christmas tree after just 24 hours

People

Lady in a Fur Wrap is now attributed to Alonso Sanchez Coello (1531-1588) (Picture: Copyright CGS CIC Glasgow Museums Collection)

Detective work resolves riddle over Glasgow's famous 'Lady in a Fur Wrap' painting

People

Environment More Environment >>

Edinburgh World Heritage demands scaling back of Christmas market in Princes Street Gardens

People 2

The Nevis Ensemble street orchestra will work with people on the Isle of'Eigg, and in Aberdeen, Saltcoats and Stevenston, and Dunbar to create new music for each place. Picture: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Year of Coasts and Waters 2020: Line-up of events for celebration of Scotland's 'unrivalled shores' revealed

People

Professor Alan Alexander OBE, FRSE, FAcSS, Emeritus Professor of Local and Public Management, University of Strathclyde.

National Transport Strategy key is in the data – Professor Alan Alexander

Business 2

Exterior view of the new-look Aberdeen Art Gallery PIC: Gillian Hayes, Dapple Photography & Hoskins Architects

Aberdeen Art Gallery to press ahead with BP show despite protests

People 9

UK News More UK News >>

Brother of Scots rocker Jim Kerr guilty of stalking two Simple Minds superfans

Crime

Sir Rod has spent more than 20 years working on the model layout. Picture: PA

Sir Rod Stewart 'so proud' as huge model railway unveiled after 20 years of painstaking work

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Commander John Lorimer. Picture: The Buteman

NHS apology as Scots war hero, 97, forced to wait more than three hours in agony after horror fall

People 2

Nigel Farage has refused to stand down candidates in Labour marginal seats despite mounting pressure from Conservatives. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Nigel Farage refuses to stand down candidates in Labour marginal seats despite Tory pressure

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One frustrated woman, who was pushing around a wheelbarrow and assisting the troops, refused to speak to the Prime Minister.

"You've took your time Boris, haven't you?" locals fume at Prime Minister during flooding visit

Politics

World More World >>

Alexander McCall Smith: Remember, but don’t repeat, the crimes of history

Columnists 3

Hillary Clinton has said a lot of grown up male leaders are scared of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg. Picture: PA

Male leaders are scared of climate activist Greta Thunberg, says Hillary Clinton

Environment 19

Attorney General William Barr, seen speaking to Democrat Chuck Schumer, refused to publicly clear Trump (Picture: Patrick Semansky/AP)

Why Donald Trump’s impeachment is worthwhile even if it hands him a victory – Henry McLeish

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A member of the Russian military police stands outside an armoured personnel carrier at a position along the Syria-Turkey border. James Le Mesurier, who was found dead, helped found the White Helmets volunteer organisation in Syria. Picture: Delil Souleiman/Getty Images

British army officer and founder of Syria volunteers found dead

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Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Obituary: Jennifer Hamilton, Church of Scotland Depute Solicitor and Girl Guide leader

Obituaries

Obituary: Iain MacLaren, distinguished Scottish surgeon, author, piper and public speaker

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John Furlong with Prince Charles

Obituary: John Furlong, hotelier and jazz enthusiast

Obituaries

Albert Tevoedjre has died at the age of 89. Picture: Issouf Sanogo/Getty Images

Obituary: Albert Tevoedjre, expert on social and economic development strategies for Africa

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Obituary: Rev Donald Macdonald, Free Presbyterian minister, central in protest against ferry sailings on the Sabbath

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