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Controversy around Henry Dundas' links to the slave trade led to a new plaque installed at the Melville Monument in Edinburgh

Glasgow University to map 'imperial connections' of Scotland's historic sites
Politics

More than ten million vaccine doses administered in Scotland in jag milestone
Politics

Scottish Government to 'boycott' winter Olympics in China
Politics

SNP call for Johnson resignation as leaked party footage emerges
Politics

'Pretty clear' Omicron will hit Scottish economy amid demands for more funding
Politics

Marriage panel of Mary Queen of Scots' parents bought for nation
Heritage

Afghanistan failure will have little impact on Government
Opinion

Under-representation of women in Scottish politics is persistent problem
Columnists

cut through the noise

Nicola Sturgeon urges Scots to work from home till mid January
Politics

Storm Barra brings travel chaos as gusts near 70mph
Transport

The latest weather forecast as Storm Barra heads for Scotland
Weather

Coronavirus

When will US borders open to UK travellers?
National

Which countries have seen the highest total Covid cases so far?
Coronavirus

Here's how to get your vaccine certificate in Scotland
Coronavirus

Transport

Storm Barra: Rail services disrupted due to tree blocking the line
Weather

Edinburgh named in top 5 most congested UK roads outside of London
People

Train operators cancel and change services ahead of Storm Barra
Transport

Power firm on alert amid fears Storm Barra could bring further disruption
Weather

SNP ministers urged to extend free bus travel to asylum seekers
Politics

Anti-sexual harassment police patrols launched on trains across Scotland
Crime

Yellow warnings of snow and wind issued across Scotland
Weather

Crime

Rose Armstrong, 72, has been reported missing in Glasgow
People

Steven Penman: Concern growns for vulnerable man missing from Fife
Crime

Man abducted and seriously assaulted in Paisley
Crime

Elderly Fife man jailed for nine years for sexual abuse of children
Crime

Weather

Danger: Warning as more trees set to fall as Storm Barra follows Arwen
Environment

More weather warnings come into force as Storm Barra batters Scotland
Weather

Watch: Latest forecast as Storm Barra gets set to batter Scotland
Weather

Storm Barra 'weather bomb' set to bring 70mph and heavy snow
Weather

Politics

Scottish budget needs to prioritise wellbeing economy – Dr Lukas Hardt
Columnists

It's not 'hard right' to defend oil workers' jobs – Murdo Fraser MSP
Columnists

Removing ballet's racist stereotypes is not cultural vandalism – Scotsman says
Columnists

Plans to strip British citizenship without warning ‘legally disputable’
Politics

Women’s inequality ‘exacerbated’ by long Covid, MSPs told
Politics

What will a traditional Christmas dinner cost this year?
Politics

Dominic Raab blamed for ‘dysfunctional and chaotic’ Afghanistan evacuation
Politics

Opinion

West must wake up to threats posed by Russia and China – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Make computer science a core school subject - Mark Thomson
Columnists

Why Scotland should adopt land value tax regime - Readers' Letters
Letters

Foundations finally in place for Edinburgh to be a real live music destination
Columnists

Edinburgh versus Dublin: A tale of two cities - Readers' Letters
Letters

People

Cast of smash hit rock musical Heathers brave Edinburgh weather for photo
People

Strictly Come Dancing stars coming to Glasgow
People

Obituary: Murray Mackinnon, businessman who amassed nationally signifcant collec...
People

Leading UK broadcasters to stop using 'BAME' acronym
People

Giant pandas to stay at Edinburgh Zoo for another two years
People

Why Lawrence Chaney is the perfect choice for Irn-Bru's new Christmas campaign
People

Obituary: Ernie Michie, Scottish rugby internationalist with lifelong love of th...
People

Obituaries

Scotsman Obituaries: Bruce Cannon, Scottish journalist and Christian writer
People

Obituaries: Sir Frank Williams, Motor-racing chief who took team to F1’s summit
People

Scotsman Obituaries: Stephen Sondheim, giant of American musical theatre
People

Environment

Green funding from Scottish Enterprise to boost 40-plus firms and power up jobs
Business

COP26: Police officers were deployed with only three weeks' training
Crime

Cash for cans: £13m to boost recycling in Scotland
Environment

Why soil matters and why it is under threat – Philip Lymbery
Columnists

Working for net-zero
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Liquid hydrogen aircraft plan for zero carbon transatlantic flights
Transport

Why Sturgeon has encouraged oil companies to look elsewhere - Euan McColm
Politics

UK News

We should learn benefits of Covid tests from S Korea and Swinney – Scotsman says
Columnists

In Downing Street, it's one Yule for them, another Yule for us – Aidan Smith
Columnists

Omicron uncertainty not helped by government echo – Alastair Stewart
Columnists

World's poorest denied Covid vaccines by rich countries like UK – Lois Chingandu
Columnists

Women written into the story of St Columba after claims he banned them from Iona
Heritage

Empty shelves fears for Christmas as Tesco workers in Livingston vote to strike
National

World

Omicron is price of developed world's betrayal of human rights – Susan Dalgety
Columnists

Rhinos: scientists are hanging them upside-down from helicopters – here’s why
Columnists

Alec Baldwin admits career could be over after fatal shooting
People

Why Barbados becoming a republic is an inspiration to Scotland – Laura Waddell
Columnists

How liberalism has made Western democracies what they are – Dr Paul Arnell
Columnists

Peng Shuai: IOC reveal second video call with Chinese tennis player
World

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Downing Street officials caught joking about Christmas party in leaked footage
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Four in five adults plan to go out of their way to be kind over Christmas
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