News

Headlines

Exams were cancelled in summer 2020.

Staff contracted to run Scotland's exams 'reticent' to sign up
Politics

Meta removes Iran-based fake social media accounts targeting Scots and indy
Lifestyle

SNP are being given a far too easy ride by broadcasters – Brian Wilson
Columnists

Students are lacking in key social skills, says top Scottish university
Politics

Women seeking apology for those persecuted as 'witches' invited to Parliament
Crime

Publishers pay to get books on WH Smith 'bestseller' charts
Consumer

Third of motorists ‘do not know Highway Code is changing next week’
Transport

Vicky McClure on Trigger Point, ITV’s explosive new drama
What's On

cut through the noise

Nicholas Rossi denies being international fugitive wanted in the States
Crime

Sturgeon reported to watchdog over claims she 'seriously twisted' Covid data
Politics

Independence 'only way to escape corrupt Westminster system'
Politics

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

How to make congestion charging popular – Professor Stephen Salter
Columnists

Bridges or tunnels could replace ferries to Mull and Barra and Harris to Uists
Transport

BBC gave wrong impression about Scotland’s road safety – Alastair Dalton
Columnists

Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barbados halted early
Transport

Man dies following crash involving car and lorry
Crime

Fire engines and water rescue vehicle 'spotted' near River Esk
Crime

Scottish National Investment Bank invests £4.45m in North Coast 500 route hotels
Business

Crime

Here 10 of the best true crime documentaries on Netflix UK
Film and TV

Here are 10 of the most popular true crime movies about serial killers
Crime

A woman’s body has been discovered on a beach in Dundee
People

Almost two million calls to police ended before being picked up, figures show
Crime

Weather

When do clocks go forward in 2022? Date and time clocks change in the UK
National

8 of the best places to ski and snowboard in Scotland
Other Sport

Licence to chill? Scotland set to see inclement weather continue
Weather

Cold and wet weekend as Scots wake up to widespread frost and ice
Weather

Politics

UK must wake up to the threat of a major European war – Scotsman comment
Columnists

When will UK finally stand up to China over Uyghur genocide? – Susan Dalgety
Columnists

Staff contracted to run Scotland's exams 'reticent' to sign up
Politics

'No delay' to law requiring Scottish homes to fit interlinked fire alarms
Politics

Home insurance won't be invalidated if Scots haven't installed alarms says AXA
Politics

‘There is no leadership election’ – Liz Truss voices support for Johnson
People

Leitch says 'day is coming' when school children no longer have to wear masks
Politics

Opinion

It was Scotland’s oil. Now it should be our wind​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​...
Letters

Ask Jenny Ross: Will I face a big capital gains tax bill if I decide to sell sha...
Lifestyle

The darker backstory of Audubon's beautiful birds won’t go unseen at NMS
Columnists

Mum's the Word
Columnists

Scottish salmon may be more nutritious than you thought – Tavish Scott
Columnists

People

New book explores how Simple Minds became Scotland's musical trailblazers
What's On

Here’s where to find Ricky Gervais’ After Life bench
People

When Meat Loaf rocked the Edinburgh Playhouse
People

Restaurant Review: Eleanore, Edinburgh
Food and Drink

In full: The cheapest local authorities for first time buyers - and the least
People

A wander through Glasgow's 'City of the Dead'
People

SEPA Chief Executive resigns following conduct allegations
Environment

Obituaries

Scotsman Obituaries: Lord Sainsbury, supermarket chain chairman
People

Scotsman Obituaries: Lord Myners CBE, Treasury minister in Gordon Brown's govern...
People

Scotsman Obituaries: Norman Hutchison BEM, community worker
People

Environment

Scotland's canals can help us stay healthy – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Financial services giant Abrdn helping power up pioneering green battery facilit...
Business

Watch: Penguins set up home in new Antarctic regions as climate change melts ice
Environment

The lasting effect of COP26 on Scottish climate activism
Environment

Sonica 2022: Glasgow's festival of sonic art to return with feast for the senses
What's On

Scots innovators clean up with detergents made from fish farm waste
Environment

Rainforests in Beinn Eighe nature reserve will be left to regenerate naturally
People

UK News

Why Cabinet ministers must denounce Johnson – Scotsman says
Columnists

Johnson's comic persona can no longer hide his failings – Joyce McMillan
Columnists

Iran's call for UN to punish Trump just shows its hypocrisy – Struan Stevenson
Columnists

US singer Meat Loaf dies aged 74
Art

1902 Scottish Antarctic expedition is an artistic inspiration – Annie Broadley
Columnists

Video: The Scotsman's daily bulletin
National

World

Arnold Schwarzenegger involved in multi-vehicle Los Angeles crash
World

What is Wordle? How to play the hit online word game and why it's so popular
Home

Think Robert Burns was pro-slavery? Think again – Kenny MacAskill MP
Columnists

When is Chinese New Year 2022?
World

Two men arrested in England over Texas synagogue stand-off
World

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers ask for a retrial
Crime

Read This

A third of dog owners aren’t aware of their dog’s genetic make-up, exercise need...
Read This

Jay Rayner's podcast offers food for thought
Read This

Warm boots for women- including ankle, knee high and Chelsea boots
Recommended