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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) and Scottish Green Party co-leaders Patrick Harvie (left) and Lorna Slater (right) at Bute House, Edinburgh, after the finalisation of an agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens to share power in Scotland.

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Hate is not helping the debate over Gender Recognition Act – Gina Davidson
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Braemar hotel, The Fife Arms, wins Hotel of the Year award at The Cateys 2021
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How climate change deniers have changed to subtler tactics – Joyce McMillan
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Holyrood protesters set to face criminal prosecution under new law
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Vaccine passports in Scotland from October 1 as MSPs approve move
Coronavirus

Scottish comedian dropped from government coronavirus videos
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How do I get a Covid vaccine passport and how do they work?
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Are there side effects from vaccine jabs and how many people get them?
Coronavirus

We take a first look inside the Playhouse after a year of lockdown
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Stay at home message to lift from tomorrow - here's what it means for you
Coronavirus

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ScotRail’s new ‘ridiculously expensive’ fares actually cheaper – Alastair Dalton
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Cop26: Police Scotland warn protesters not to block M8
Transport

Potential new CalMac ferry being ‘actively assessed with view to purchase’
Transport

Here is every Edinburgh Airport destination and its current travel list status
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Pensioner hit by car in Edinburgh
Crime

Scottish Government puts £48m price tag on HIAL air traffic control plans
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Ultra-fast EV charging points go live at Harthill services
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Young man attacked and stabbed in Glasgow park
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Which company paid the largest criminal fine in history and why?
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BBC Crimewatch to feature 27-year-old Scottish murder cold case
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Fears chaos in Afghanistan could spark rise in people trafficking
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Thunderstorms and flooding forcecast
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Highest September temperature recorded for more than a century
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Yellow warning for thunderstorms issued for much of Scotland
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Met Office predicts today could be hottest September day in over 100 years
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Why Brexit Britain needs to make friends with the EU – Scotsman comment
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Keith Brown calls on independence supporters to reach out to undecided
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Feumaidh an luchd-poileataigs fhaighinn ceart an turas-sa
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'Game-changing' SNP policy on poverty cancelled out by Johnson – Tommy Sheppard
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Nicola Sturgeon told vaccine passport evidence worse than cocktail menu
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Minister apologises after police admit failings over fatal M9 crash
Politics

Scottish parliament targeted in vaccine passport protest
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No suicide is inevitable – Rose Fitzpatrick
Columnists

Readers' Letters: ‘Working tirelessly’ cliché is an insult to NHS staff
Letters

We must do more to escape junk food cycle - Zoe Betts
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Why we should all raise a glass to science – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Scottish government is running out of ideas for a reason – Martin McCluskey
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We must listen to young on the climate crisis - Ilona Amos
Environment

Spectacular event recalling 8000-year-old tsunami staged on Scottish beach dunes
What's On

Charles and Camilla unfurl giant knitted patchwork
National

Obituary: Mikis Theodorakis
People

Highland home of Jimmy Savile to be replaced with tribute to mountaineer
People

Hannah Lavery tipped for role as Edinburgh's sixth Makar
People

Concerns raised as Inverness 14-year-old missing for two days
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Obituaries

Obituary: Jean-Paul Belmondo,  iconic actor who became face of French New Wave
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Obituary: Sandy Moffat,  lawyer and Territorial Army officer who fought to save ...
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Environment

Archbishop calls on global leaders to ‘choose life’
National

How basic economics means the end of oil and gas is nigh – Dr Richard Dixon
Columnists

The Macallan's new drive for eco-friendly whisky
Environment

Char very much: The Scots firm cleaning up with 'baked' wood
Environment

Ministers accused of 'embarrassing downgrade' as public energy firm dropped
Environment

Doubts over ambitious target to scrap half of Scotland’s diesel buses by 2023
Transport

The dull issue that's vital to Scotland's climate fight – Martyn McLaughlin
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MSPs set to vote on introduction of vaccine passports
Coronavirus

Will Scottish Tories back Boris's attack on the poor? – Ian Murray MP
Columnists

Chief Medical Officers deserve trust over Covid vaccine for kids – Harry Burns
Columnists

Sally Rooney's new novel feels like the best written of all – Laura Waddell
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If you think British Empire was a benign power, read this – Kenny MacAskill MP
Columnists

Priti Patel reportedly sanctions tactics to turn back migrant boats in Channel
Politics

World

Millions in Afghanistan need immediate humanitarian aid – Red Cross
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Here's who Tim Bergling and why is he today's Google doodle?
People

Britney Spears' dad files to end conservatorship - what is a conservatorship?
National

Memories from Iran: Scottish family recall 'exciting, terrifying' experience
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Who was The Wire star Michael K Williams and how did he die?
World

Hollywood pays tribute to Michael K Williams
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