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Nightclubs in other parts of Europe, such as this one in Sofia, have already opened their doors to a 50 per cent capacity limit following months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Picture: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP via Getty Images

Legal action announced over Covid restrictions on clubs and hospitality
Politics

Easyjet and Loganair to start restoring flights from Scottish airports tomorrow
Transport

Sturgeon vows to thwart Alba motion to begin immediate independence negotiations
Politics

Why Johnson's PMQ meltdown was demeaning – Ayesha Hazarika
Columnists

Johnson’s personal mobile number available online for last 15 years
Politics

Climate activists road around block Faslane nuclear base
Environment

Dog dies after falling off Scots cliff
People

'Bank of Mum and Dad' fuelling Scots property market
Business

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11 Scottish Corbett mountains to bag
Outdoors

Coalition with the SNP would require 'very difficult conversations' says Harvie
Politics

Player quits football mid-game after mental health taunts
Football

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

We take a first look inside the Playhouse after a year of lockdown
People

Stay at home message to lift from tomorrow - here's what it means for you
Coronavirus

Jump in Scots employers reporting boost in homeworking productivity
Business

Transport

Forth Road Bridge plans weekend closure for repair work
Transport

New JCB pothole-busting machine completes road repairs in Alness in minutes
Transport

Enjoyment of outside dining should not be ruined by traffic – Alastair Dalton
Columnists

Edinburgh and Glasgow congestion surges by up to 80% with latest lockdown easing
Transport

Beautiful Scottish route tops chart for ten best places in UK for road trip
Travel

Campaign launched to rename A1 'the Queen's Highway' ahead of monarch's Jubilee
Transport

Woman airlifted from Kintyre beauty spot
News

Crime

£273,000 worth of drugs recovered from property in Renfrewshire
Crime

Gun residue found on alleged gunmans trackies 'similar' to that found on Welsh
Crime

Edinburgh ‘cocaine king’ has artwork seized while in prison
Crime

Police appeal for information following attempted murder in Paisley
Crime

Weather

Helicopter search launched after rucksack found left near mountain summit
News

Paraglider in hospital after crashing into Scottish primary school
News

Scotland weather forecast: Rain clouds on way as lockdown restrictions to be rel...
Weather

Sunny skies in Scotland’s weekend weather forecast
Weather

Politics

How Boris Johnson is boosting the rationale behind independence – Joyce McMillan
Columnists

Scottish Greens' radical policies need much greater scrutiny – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Judges reject campaigner's appeal on Scottish independence consent issue
Politics

Everything you need to know about the leaders of Scotland's largest parties
Politics

These are the latest Scottish Parliament election polls
Politics

Laurence Fox hits back at Ruth Davidson's ‘mid-life crisis’ jibe
Politics

How can you police a hard Scotland-England border?
UK News

Opinion

Hate mowing the lawn? Here's a reason to take it easy – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Women's voices are being heard by Scotland's political parties – Gina Davidson
Columnists

The manifesto guide to political horse trading
Columnists

The timing could not be better for a celebration of nightclubs - Brian Ferguson
What's On

Independence and Brexit are same idea in a different flag – Alistair Carmichael
Columnists

People

Asda text scam warning issued
People

Leith and Rosyth ports deployed in major military exercise in Forth
People

Plea to end 'dirty camping'
People

Night Fever: The new exhibition set to spark the rebirth of clubbing in Scotland
What's On

Only top Line of Duty cast know the identify of 'H' says Kelly Macdonald
People

Tourism leaders say travellers shouldn't feel coerced into being tested
People

Bafta suspends actor Noel Clarke following allegations of misconduct
UK News

Obituaries

Scotsman obituaries: Andrew Armstrong, Scottish physician and hillwalker
People

Scotsman obituaries: James Edgar,  Special Operations Executive agent
People

Obituary: Barry Mason, songwriter who gave the world Delilah
People

Environment

Loch Ness tops list of UK's most popular wild swimming spots
Outdoors

Pitch perfect: how not to be a 'dirty camper'
Outdoors

Podcast: How Scotland can become a renewable energy superpower
Environment

Paws for thought: how your daily dog-walk can save other animals
Environment

35 years after Chernobyl, nuclear industry is struggling – Dr Richard Dixon
Columnists

Revealed: Scottish research shows seaweed reduces cattle 'wind' by more than 80%
Environment

Mocean device signals milestone for wave energy sector
Environment

UK News

Quite wrong for Prime Minister to live in a 'skip' – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Covid is global problem that requires global solution – Scotsman says
Columnists

Edinburgh sparks a worldwide probe into slavery links
Heritage

Man dies after becoming trapped under van he was fixing
News

Jon Snow to step down from Channel 4 News role after more than three decades
UK News

Covid-19 surge in Scottish town leads to 'perfect storm' infection warning
UK News

World

Analysis: Joe Biden leads US out of 'winter of peril' in first 100 days
Politics

44 killed at religious festival in Israel
News

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90
World

Looking back at the Apollo 11 mission
World

European Parliament backs Boris Johnson's post-Brexit trade deal
Politics

Why is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband linking her detention to debt?
World

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