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FMQs: Sturgeon won't name SNP consultant who met Cambridge Analytica

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Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey was heckled by members of the public in a Holyrood committee meeting (Picture: PA)

Kenny MacAskill: The Nasty Party is back

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Crinan Canal played an role in the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Dalriada. Pictures: Wiki Commons

Story of ancient Dalriada kingdom to be told at Crinan Canal

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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson. Pic: Getty Images

Defence Secretary hails new submarine facility in Moray visit

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FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon rejects call to sack Robison

Politics

Green MSP calls for UK Government to revisit onshore wind subsidy

Politics

Queen asks Commonwealth to put Prince Charles in charge

Politics

Is Scotland set for a mini April heatwave?

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Leahy was sentenced to six years in jail at the High Court in Edinburgh

Juror jailed for six years for accepting bribe

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Martyn McLaughlin: A government incapable of shame or compassion is being forced to backpedal

Martyn McLaughlin
Martyn McLaughlin

Politics More Politics >>

Queen asks Commonwealth to put Prince Charles in charge

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Michael Gove insists UK is liberal and welcoming as Windrush anger grows

Politics 11

FMQs: Sturgeon won't name SNP consultant who met Cambridge Analytica

Politics 151
Shona Robison, right, has defied calls to quit since the NHS Tayside scandal emerged

FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon rejects call to sack Robison

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Scotland's population continues to grow. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Scotland’s population rises for the eighth year running

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Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie is among the MSPs who back assisted suicide

Fresh Scots bid to legalise Assisted Suicide

Politics 7

Donald Trump retweets convicted Scottish forger in Stormy Daniels row

Politics 16

What is the value of the illegal drugs market in Scotland?

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Tweets on Salmond's programme "not from audience", Ofcom says

Politics 275

Scotland’s population rises for eighth year on the trot

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Transport More Transport >>

A white van was on fire on the M8. Picture; contributed

Vehicle fire on M8 at Livingston adds to rush hour delays

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A partially sighted woman was verbally abused on an early morning train from Edinburgh

Partially-sighted woman verbally abused on train from Edinburgh

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ScotRail have launched an investigation. Picture: Getty

ScotRail probe claims driver was asleep as train reached Edinburgh

Transport 5

Aberdeen-built island lifeline steers new course against pirates

Transport 4

May Day weekend disruption for Scottish rail travellers

Transport

First bike safety feature of its kind to be installed on Leith Walk

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Four Scots face court over abuse of England rugby coach Eddie Jones

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Education More Education >>

Students in Scotland are choosing certain degrees above others.

Most and least popular first degrees in Scotland revealed

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Some subjects have costs assocaited. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Claim ‘school isn’t free’ as pupils miss out on subjects due to costs

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State school education should be free for all (Picture: Getty)

Leader comment: The scandal of state school fees

Opinion 2
Professor Tom Baum

Graduates urged to see HR in a new light

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Senior pupils on challenging Outward Bound courses can learn many 'soft' skills which will be of use in the world of work, while future employers can also help with active mentoring and even taking part

Bound to succeed – getting youngsters and employers outdoors together

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Football-playing robot who could teach the next generation some neat tricks

The robot teacher aimed at primary aged kids

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New regime threatens to cut nursery places

Rates hike for private school nurseries ‘is discrimination’

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Scots colleges face £360m repair bill to lift campus standards

Politics 13

Teaching unions call for action as Edinburgh assault cases soar

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Early age drinking in spotlight

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‘Cannabis’ drop that treats glaucoma while you sleep developed

Health 1

Environment More Environment >>

Scotland's population continues to grow. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Scotland’s population rises for the eighth year running

News 5
Wind farms over Blacklaw near the Firth of Forth. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Green MSP calls for UK Government to revisit onshore wind subsidy

Politics 13
Why do eagles keep disappearing in Scotland? (Picture: Ian McCarthy)

Leader comment: Why shooting estates should fear eagle disappearances

Opinion 7
A wind farm.

Report finds offshore wind turbines not as dangerous for seabirds as thought

Environment 11

Video: bid to rescue porpoise stranded in Firth of Forth

Tech 1

Police investigate after wildcat cameras stolen in Aberdeenshire

Environment 7

Dr Dave Parish: Big Farmland Bird Count can tell us a lot

Opinion 2

Vicki Swales: Farming policy a field to look at in climate change plans

Opinion 2

Health More Health >>

Drug consumption in Scotland remains substantial by European standards but hard facts on usage are scarce

What is the value of the illegal drugs market in Scotland?

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Raigmore Hospital is the largest hospital in the NHS Highland Health Board, located in Inverness. Picture: Getty Images

Report reveals ‘extremely murky goings-on’ at NHS Highland

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Holyrood urged to back safe injecting rooms for drug users in Glasgow. Picture: JP

Holyrood urged to back safe drug injection room in Glasgow

Health 30
Callum Hawkins was in gold medal position in the Commonwealth Games marathon when he collapsed twice (Picture: Getty)

Kevan Christie: Why we should stop running marathons

Opinion 3
Karen and Murray Gray.

Petition for medicinal cannabis to be handed into Downing Street

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The new machine.

Liver machine to ‘transform’ organ donation

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More support and flexibility is required to encourage women.

Top Scottish doctors ‘overwhelmingly’ male

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Chris Marshall: Scotland’s drug-death crisis is overdue an intervention

Politics 10

Shona Robison defies calls to quit over NHS Tayside crisis

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Mum gives birth at side of M8 after being turned away from RAH

News 12

MSP committee backs 50p minimum unit price for alcohol

News 6

UK More UK >>

Callum Hawkins was in gold medal position in the Commonwealth Games marathon when he collapsed twice (Picture: Getty)

Kevan Christie: Why we should stop running marathons

Opinion 3
Cliff Richard. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

BBC journalist insists he ‘reported facts’ on Cliff Richard story

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Watch: AI robot unleashed on pub locals to help launch TV series

Tech 1

Former solicitor who masterminded Rangers EBT scheme facing bankruptcy

Rangers

Queen left heartbroken by death of her last corgi, Willow

UK 2

Vicki Swales: Farming policy a field to look at in climate change plans

Opinion 2

Opinion More Opinion >>

Jim Duffy: 'Generation Y are not buying into the housing market.' Picture: Ian Howarth

Jim Duffy comment: Millennials not starstruck by home ownership

Opinion 2
A police officer holds a riot control weapon during a demonstration in support of the Notre-Dame-des-Landes anti-airport camp in Nantes, western France (AFP/Getty)

Oliver Davis: France could be heading for repeat of 1968 civil unrest

Opinion 1
Shoppers take to Glasgow's Buchanan Street, but Scotland's retail sector is one of several poor performers (Picture: John Devlin)

Bill Jamieson: Here’s how the world is leaving Scotland behind

Opinion 34
Callum Hawkins was in gold medal position in the Commonwealth Games marathon when he collapsed twice (Picture: Getty)

Kevan Christie: Why we should stop running marathons

Opinion 3
State school education should be free for all (Picture: Getty)

Leader comment: The scandal of state school fees

Opinion 2
Why do eagles keep disappearing in Scotland? (Picture: Ian McCarthy)

Leader comment: Why shooting estates should fear eagle disappearances

Opinion 7
Professor Richard A. Williams, Principal of Heriot-Watt University

Richard Williams and Bob Keiller: We need to work together to deliver inclusive, innovation-led growth in Scotland

Opinion

Edward Cunningham: Unlocking Ambition programme a route for entrepreneurs 
to realise aspirations

Opinion

Chris Marshall: Scotland’s drug-death crisis is overdue an intervention

Politics 10

Gary Donaldson: Inhibitions and insolvencies can lead to deeds disasters

Opinion 3

World More World >>

Queen asks Commonwealth to put Prince Charles in charge

Politics 3
The president denies having any relationship with Stormy Daniels. Picture: AFP

Donald Trump retweets convicted Scottish forger in Stormy Daniels row

Politics 16

Tweets on Salmond's programme "not from audience", Ofcom says

Politics 275
Dmitry Kiselyov, an outspoken Russian journalist, with president Vladimir Putin in 2017. Mr Kiselyov said Russian interest in Scotch whisky would drop. Picture: Wikicommons

Russia considers banning Scotch whisky imports in diplomatic row

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Scots Tory MP accused of ‘trivialising’ dictatorship of Saddam Hussein

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Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92

World

Andrew Hammond: Post-Brexit UK needs India’s cash – but issues with Modi still remain

Opinion 5

Passenger dies after engine ‘explodes’ on flight

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Odd More Odd >>

Drilling ship called to help search for Scots boys’ pirate ship

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PETA have asked for a plaque to be placed at the site of a former salughterhouse

PETA ask Council for permission to place plaque ‘in memory of cows’ at slaughterhouse site

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Here’s how you can get 25% more Tesco Clubcard points for the entire year

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Lionel Richie shows his support for St Johnstone. Picture: Contributed

Lionel Richie shows support for St Johnstone ahead of Perth gig

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Professor Richard A. Williams, Principal of Heriot-Watt University

Richard Williams and Bob Keiller: We need to work together to deliver inclusive, innovation-led growth in Scotland

Opinion
Sydney Chasin, founder of lil'POP

Edward Cunningham: Unlocking Ambition programme a route for entrepreneurs 
to realise aspirations

Opinion
Gary Donaldson is Head of Product at Mllar & Bryce

Gary Donaldson: Inhibitions and insolvencies can lead to deeds disasters

Opinion 3

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Former US first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. Picture: AP

Obituary: Barbara Bush, former First Lady, wife of one president, mother of another, literacy campaigner

Obituaries
Leonella Longmore

Obituary: Leonella Longmore, teacher, local historian and author proud of dual heritage as an Italo-Scot

Obituaries

Celebrity More Celebrity >>

Tributes paid to ‘well-loved’ Dale Winton as TV star dies aged 62

Lifestyle
Julian Assange. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty

Julian Assange subjected to torture, claims friend Pamela Anderson

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Lionel Richie shows his support for St Johnstone. Picture: Contributed

Lionel Richie shows support for St Johnstone ahead of Perth gig

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The presenter spent last week filming in Scotland with colleagues Richard Hammond and James May for their Amazon Prime series The Grand Tour. Picture: SWNS

Jeremy Clarkson urges Scots to forget about independence

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TV star Ant McPartlin is due to appear in court charged with drink-driving. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Ant McPartlin due in court over ‘drink-driving collision’

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