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Drug deaths in Scotland increase again as country remains worst in Europe
Health

Scottish teacher numbers hit highest level in over a decade
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'Cut down contacts' before Christmas, Scots urged
Politics

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Coronavirus

New 'heartbreaking' figures on Scottish drug deaths expected to show record high
Health

Domestic abuse victims should get council house priority says new report
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Charity chair denies 'anger' over Free Church's same sex stance
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Scotland’s economy could take almost three years to recover, think tank warns
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City leaders urge people of Edinburgh to stay at home on Hogmanay
What's On

A new variant of Covid-19 has been identified - here’s what it means
Coronavirus

US Election

Trumpism is a threat to democracy that Scotland must beware – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Sturgeon congratulates Joe Biden on presidential victory
Politics

Analysis: A US presidential race that defies polls and our idea of America
Politics

Coronavirus

Why there is no lunchtime coronavirus briefing on Tuesday
Coronavirus

Ten areas in Scotland with the lowest coronavirus rates in the last seven days
Coronavirus

Ten areas in Scotland with the highest coronavirus rates in the last seven days
Coronavirus

Transport

Tributes to ‘devoted’ grandad killed in A947 crash
UK News

Love Holidays to refund more than 40,000 customers for cancelled trips
Business

Edinburgh experts propose a floating bridge from Scotland to Northern Ireland
Lifestyle

Teenager dies in car crash
Transport

It is now possible to fly from Edinburgh to Glasgow - here's why
Transport

There are major delays on the M8 after a one vehicle crash.
Transport

Unreliable charging mars North Coast 500 for electric drivers
Transport

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A nine-year-old child is in serious condition after being hit by a car
Crime

A woman has died after a fatal car crash in Glasgow
Crime

Police appeal for information to trace missing Glasgow man amid growing concerns
People

'Human remains' discovered on Orkney beach
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Christmas Star: when is the 2020 Jupiter and Saturn conjunction?
UK News

Weather forecast for Christmas - will it snow?
Weather

Here's the latest Christmas weather forecast for Scotland
Weather

These are the chances of a white Christmas in 2020
Outdoors

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Johnson never bargained for this when he won election a year ago – Ian Swanson
Columnists

Scotland can end the scourge of 'in-work poverty' – Richard Leonard
Columnists

Leading aristocratic families paid £14m in EU subsidies since referendum
Politics

Nicola Sturgeon: Easing Edinburgh restrictions like "throwing petrol on embers"
Politics

What feminists on both sides of trans gender debate should do – Susan Dalgety
Columnists

World is failing to phase out fossil fuels – Dr Richard Dixon
Columnists

Why is William Barr stepping down early?
Politics

Opinion

You'll never b***** guess what turns out to be good for you – Aidan Smith
Columnists

Readers' Letters: If Brexit is so bad, how can Scexit be so good?
Letters

The heart of the Christmas story is not one of escapism - Gareth Black
Columnists

Edinburgh's festivals could have sabbatical every seven years – Joe Goldblatt
Columnists

The true spirit of Christmas - Jenny Trott
Columnists

People

Google outage: Internal fault to blame
UK News

Meghan Markle invests in latte start-up business
People

Matt Hancock: New fast-spreading variant of Covid in UK
Coronavirus

Hospice patient and internet-famous Scotland fan dies aged 79
People

Jesy Nelson is leaving Little Mix, the band has announced
People

Prince Andrew: Duke of York ‘stayed at Epstein’s New York mansion’ says new repo...
People

10 baby boy and girl names at risk of becoming extinct in Scotland
People

Obituaries

Obituary: John le Carré, author whose Cold War spy thrillers made him a househol...
People

Obituary: Mary Hartnoll,  director of social work and first chair of the Care Co...
People

Obituary: Dame Barbara Windsor,  beloved actress famous for roles in Carry On fi...
People

Environment

What is a heat pump and why could the government pay you to install one?
Environment

Dubai ruler and Russian oligarchs among recipients of nearly £7m in subsidies
Politics

JK Rowling's forestry firm paid more £750,000 in EU subsidies
Politics

Peers across Scotland paid nearly £3m in EU subsidies since Brexit vote
Politics

Revealed: £2.8m in EU subsidies received by Tory politicians in Scotland
Politics

Boris Johnson: 'We are not tree-hugging eco freaks'
UK News

Analysis: Future of rural subsidies in Scotland remains unclear
Politics

UK News

A no-deal Brexit will mark Johnson as a false patriot – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Still no any sign of Scottish teenager who vanished more than 40 years ago
Crime

Christmas behaviour will have ‘big impact’ on when normal life returns
Health

Vaccination of Scotland's care home residents to begin on Monday
UK News

Arrests following illegal march in Edinburgh
Crime

Lorraine Kelly blasts celebs who flout lockdown
People

World

Google, Gmail and Youtube return to full usage after blackout
Business

Why Germany has been put under new national lockdown before Christmas
Coronavirus

Who will be the first woman on the moon? NASA picks 18 astronauts for first Arte...
World

Why is Facebook being sued? Tech company faces legal fight to keep Instagram and...
Business

Lebanon’s caretaker PM has been charged over devastating Beirut explosion
Crime

Secret Service paid Trump's resort nearly £25,000 for son's business trips
Politics

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Subway customers are being targeted by hackers - what to look out for
Read This

Drinking alcohol soon after receiving a Covid vaccine could stop it from working...
Coronavirus

‘Social distancing’, ‘rule of six’ and ‘the new normal’ are the top phrases adul...
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