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Coronavirus

When will US open borders? If America will allow travellers from UK again - and current travel rules explained (Image credit: Getty Images)

When will US borders open to UK travellers?

Which countries have seen the highest number of coronavirus cases so far? (Image credit: Getty Images/Canva Pro)
Which countries have seen the highest number of coronavirus cases so far? (Image credit: Getty Images/Canva Pro)

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

Vaccine passport Scotland: how to get NHS Covid vaccine certificate - and what can it be used for? (Shutterstock)
Vaccine passport Scotland: how to get NHS Covid vaccine certificate - and what can it be used for? (Shutterstock)

Here's how to get your vaccine certificate in Scotland

Transport

Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images
Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

Blocks holding ship in place ‘could be key factor’ in Leith dry dock incident

The world's largest airliner landing at Glasgow Airport for the first time since September 2019. Picture: Chris James/PA Wire
The world's largest airliner landing at Glasgow Airport for the first time since September 2019. Picture: Chris James/PA Wire

World’s largest airliner returns to Glasgow for first time since 2019

The observation car 1719E was restored for the Strathspey Railway by engineers Nemesis Rail. Picture: Nemesis Rail
The observation car 1719E was restored for the Strathspey Railway by engineers Nemesis Rail. Picture: Nemesis Rail

Historic rail observation car returns to Highlands after 55 years

A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins
A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins

‘Crater-like’ Skye potholes threaten fatal crashes – tourism body SkyeConnect

Ryanair is to increase its Edinburgh routes to 69 this summer. Picture: Neil Hanna
Ryanair is to increase its Edinburgh routes to 69 this summer. Picture: Neil Hanna

Future Flight: Ryanair to fly a record 90 summer routes from Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon at a launch ceremony for the MV Glen Sannox in 2017 (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)
Nicola Sturgeon at a launch ceremony for the MV Glen Sannox in 2017 (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Brian Wilson: Naming Hull 802 the ‘MV Nicola Sturgeon’ would be fitting tribute

A man dressed as Sir Walter Scott celebrates the creation of Borders Railway service, which re-established a section of the old Waverley route, in 2015 (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)
A man dressed as Sir Walter Scott celebrates the creation of Borders Railway service, which re-established a section of the old Waverley route, in 2015 (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Progress towards reversing Beeching’s infamous railway cuts is stalling

Crime

The Scottish local authority has been embroiled in legal action against the sportswear giant, Under Armour, and its founder, Kevin Plank, since 2017. Picture: Molly Riley/UPI/Shutterstock
The Scottish local authority has been embroiled in legal action against the sportswear giant, Under Armour, and its founder, Kevin Plank, since 2017. Picture: Molly Riley/UPI/Shutterstock

Scots council goes to court to obtain US journalist's emails

Glasgow Sheriff Court. Picture: John Devlin
Glasgow Sheriff Court. Picture: John Devlin

Former Scottish Police Muslim Association chair accused of embezzling £23k

Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

No court-ordered drug treatments handed down for nearly a year

A man has admitted killing a woman and her two-year-old daughter and burying their bodies under the floor of his home in Dundee.
A man has admitted killing a woman and her two-year-old daughter and burying their bodies under the floor of his home in Dundee.

Man admits killing Bennylyn and Jellica Burke at his Dundee home

Weather

Aerial view of a destroyed neighbourhood in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
Aerial view of a destroyed neighbourhood in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Joe Biden issues emergency declaration in wake of deadly US tornado

A cold snap is on its way
A cold snap is on its way

Scotland weather: British Summer Time set to arrive with -7 temperatures

Sightings of the stonechat in spring carried particular superstitions in Scotland. PIC: Ziva & Amir/Flickr/CC.
Sightings of the stonechat in spring carried particular superstitions in Scotland. PIC: Ziva & Amir/Flickr/CC.

Spring equinox: the ancient beliefs of the new season in Scotland

The custom of changing our clocks twice per year dates back over a century to when it started in the First World War.
The custom of changing our clocks twice per year dates back over a century to when it started in the First World War.

When do the clocks go forward in 2023 and when is Spring?

Politics

Eating less meat and choosing organic, free-range produce can help get the planet back on track (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Eating less meat and choosing organic, free-range produce can help get the planet back on track (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Treating farm animals well is good for us, them and the whole planet

Wild Isles: David Attenborough show to highlight plight of wild salmon

Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater. Picture: John Devlin
Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater. Picture: John Devlin

Why the SNP must distance the party from Nicola Sturgeon and Greens

The leadership candidates - (from left to right) Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf. Picture: Getty Images
The leadership candidates - (from left to right) Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf. Picture: Getty Images

New leader must ‘pick up the pieces’ of Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘woeful record’

Co-leader of the Scottish Green Party Patrick Harvie at the 2023 Scottish Green Party Spring conference. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Co-leader of the Scottish Green Party Patrick Harvie at the 2023 Scottish Green Party Spring conference. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Patrick Harvie: Scottish Greens will re-evaluate the Bute House Agreement

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon with husband Peter Murrell as they cast their votes in the 2019 General Election at Broomhouse Park Community Hall in Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon with husband Peter Murrell as they cast their votes in the 2019 General Election at Broomhouse Park Community Hall in Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Senior SNP figures quizzed over vehicle purchases amid £600k missing funds probe

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, leaves BBC Broadcasting House after his appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images
Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, leaves BBC Broadcasting House after his appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

Michael Gove says he believes Boris Johnson told truth on 'Partygate'

Opinion

Leader: Leading the SNP will be harder than ever

Scots who have worked hardest in their lives to accumulate pensions savings towards funding a comfortable retirement over many years are now being targeted, a reader says
Scots who have worked hardest in their lives to accumulate pensions savings towards funding a comfortable retirement over many years are now being targeted, a reader says

Readers' Letters: Pensions clarity is a prerequisite for independence

Readers' Letters: Scotland dragged down by SNP spending decisions

Nicola Sturgeon highlighted the increasing 'brutality' of political life as a factor in her decision to quit as First Minister. Picture: Getty
Nicola Sturgeon highlighted the increasing 'brutality' of political life as a factor in her decision to quit as First Minister. Picture: Getty

Why we must address brutality of digital culture for women in Scottish politics

Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, is seen leaving the chamber following her final First Ministers Questions. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, is seen leaving the chamber following her final First Ministers Questions. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

Next leader cannot bank on goodwill held by Nicola Sturgeon - Euan McColm

People

Novelist Agatha Christie. Picture: PA
Novelist Agatha Christie. Picture: PA

Death of the vile: Agatha Christie work edited to cut offensive and racist terms

The popular Outlander television series, starring Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall and Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser, has brought fans flocking to landmarks in Scotland with links to the story
The popular Outlander television series, starring Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall and Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser, has brought fans flocking to landmarks in Scotland with links to the story

Culloden battle: Entry fees review as Outlander fans flock to Jacobite site

John McLeish, chair of the Scottish Tartans authority, V&A Dundee curator James Wylie and tartan historian Peter MacDonald have a close look at the Glen Affric tartan. Picture: Alan Richardson
John McLeish, chair of the Scottish Tartans authority, V&A Dundee curator James Wylie and tartan historian Peter MacDonald have a close look at the Glen Affric tartan. Picture: Alan Richardson

Research reveals Scotland's oldest tartan was found in Highland peatbog

Restaurant Andrew Fairlie
Restaurant Andrew Fairlie

What it’s like winning a Michelin star: Top Scottish chefs discuss the guide

Kate Forbes is the new favourite at the bookies with Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan also running
Kate Forbes is the new favourite at the bookies with Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan also running

Leadership odds for next SNP leader at the bookies

David Wilson
David Wilson

Interview: Professor David Wilson

The future of the 1930s Marks & Spencers building on Sauchiehall Street, which closed last year, is unknown. PIC: Contributed.
The future of the 1930s Marks & Spencers building on Sauchiehall Street, which closed last year, is unknown. PIC: Contributed.

'Fight is on' to protect Glasgow heritage amid quest to save buildings

Obituaries

Allan McGraw at Greenock Morton ground Cappielow, where a stand is now named after him (Picture: Donald MacLeod)
Allan McGraw at Greenock Morton ground Cappielow, where a stand is now named after him (Picture: Donald MacLeod)

Obituaries: Allan McGraw, Scottish footballer who was Britain's top goalscorer

Douglas Hill, Company Secretary of Scotsman Publications in his office in January 1979
Douglas Hill, Company Secretary of Scotsman Publications in his office in January 1979

Obituaries: Douglas Hill, former company secretary of Scotsman Publications

Robert Blake arrives in London for the premiere of In Cold Blood in 1968 (Picture: J. Wilds/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Robert Blake arrives in London for the premiere of In Cold Blood in 1968 (Picture: J. Wilds/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Obituaries: Robert Blake, actor​ whose career was overshadowed by murder case

Environment

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has backed the introduction of the deposit return scheme. Picture: John Devlin
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has backed the introduction of the deposit return scheme. Picture: John Devlin

Irn-Bru maker urges next FM to make deposit return scheme 'top priority'

The Channel island of Jersey has long been criticised by financial transparency campaigners. Picture: Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP/Getty
The Channel island of Jersey has long been criticised by financial transparency campaigners. Picture: Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP/Getty

Revealed: Circularity Scotland CEO's ties to offshore tax haven firm

The winners of what is said to be the world’s first round of leasing projects designed to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply oil and gas platforms have been announced by Crown Estate Scotland.
The winners of what is said to be the world’s first round of leasing projects designed to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply oil and gas platforms have been announced by Crown Estate Scotland.

First leases enabling offshore wind to supply oil platforms announced

Wildfires are becoming an increasing threat in many parts of the world as the atmosphere heats up (Picture: David McNew/Getty Images)
Wildfires are becoming an increasing threat in many parts of the world as the atmosphere heats up (Picture: David McNew/Getty Images)

Comedy was deployed as a weapon against Hitler. Can it now help save the planet?

The People’s Plan for Nature, which sets out the public’s vision for the future of nature, was created for the people, by the people as part of a UK-wide citizens' assembly
The People’s Plan for Nature, which sets out the public’s vision for the future of nature, was created for the people, by the people as part of a UK-wide citizens' assembly

How people power can help save the planet

A captive Scottish wildcat kitten with his mother at Wildwood Discovery Park, near Canterbury, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
A captive Scottish wildcat kitten with his mother at Wildwood Discovery Park, near Canterbury, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Wildcats to be released in Cairngorms National Park after licence approved

Mairi McAllan MSP celebrates the launch of the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society's 'Flock to the Show' campaign
Mairi McAllan MSP celebrates the launch of the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society's 'Flock to the Show' campaign

Royal Highland Show launches 'Flock to the Show' art trail of decorated sheep

UK News

Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon are political opponents with much in common (Picture: Duncan McGlynn/AFP via Getty Images)
Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon are political opponents with much in common (Picture: Duncan McGlynn/AFP via Getty Images)

Fading of Sturgeon and Johnson's political careers may signal end of populism

Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

HSE investigation launched after US Navy ship tips over in Leith

The Sunday Times guide has been published
The Sunday Times guide has been published

The 7 best places to live in Scotland according to the Best Places to Live guide

The Sunday Times has named the UK’s best place to live for 2023. Scotland had 7 locations out of 71 across the UK
The Sunday Times has named the UK’s best place to live for 2023. Scotland had 7 locations out of 71 across the UK

The Scottish locations listed on the Sunday Times best places to live 2023

Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Chief Scientist (Health) for the Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow providing the keynote address.
Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Chief Scientist (Health) for the Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow providing the keynote address.

Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards winners revealed

Boris Johnson takes the oath ahead of his evidence to the Commons' Privileges Committee (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)
Boris Johnson takes the oath ahead of his evidence to the Commons' Privileges Committee (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)

Johnson’s mental gymnastics over Partygate are not credible – Scotsman comment

World

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Rupert Murdoch (L) and Jerry Hall attend the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Rupert Murdoch (L) and Jerry Hall attend the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Age gap relationships aren't for me - Gaby Soutar

This image obtained from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop D, shows a damaged home near Silver City, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area (Photo by HANDOUT/Mississippi Highway Patrol /AFP via Getty Images)
This image obtained from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop D, shows a damaged home near Silver City, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area (Photo by HANDOUT/Mississippi Highway Patrol /AFP via Getty Images)

Mississippi tornadoes: ‘my city is gone’ says mayor as 23 killed

A flag featuring former President Donald Trump that supporters are flying near his Mar-a-Lago home (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A flag featuring former President Donald Trump that supporters are flying near his Mar-a-Lago home (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Donald Trump at Waco: rally by Donald Trump on anniversary of massacre

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson finished fourth in the World Figure Skating Championships in Japan.
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson finished fourth in the World Figure Skating Championships in Japan.

Fourth place world championship finish for Scottish ice dancer Lewis Gibson

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, DC. The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-form social media video app about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, DC. The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-form social media video app about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data.

Is this the end of TikTok in the West?

Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire
Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire

Queen Elizabeth II's Scottish pallbearers honoured in special list

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Martin Lewis has issued guidance to British holidaymakers heading abroad soon

Money Saving Expert team issues passport warning to holidaymakers

King Charles III gives recipients their honour or award in a special ceremony
King Charles III gives recipients their honour or award in a special ceremony

How to nominate someone for an honour or award from the King

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