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Met Office map shows where in Scotland Northern Lights could be visible tonight.

Map shows where in Scotland Northern Lights could be visible tonight

John Swinney should learn from Keir Starmer's willingness to take unpopular decisions (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool)

SNP must stop shirking hard choices on free tuition and prescriptions Ian Johnston

Normally busy streets were virtually empty of people during the first Covid lockdown five years ago (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How SNP has left our struggling NHS unprepared for another pandemic Jackie Baillie

Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants higher growth rates, but she's going about it the wrong way (Picture: Peter Cziborra/WPA pool)

Here’s how the Chancellor should go for growth – and why she won’t Murdo Fraser

Renee MacRae, 36, and three-year-old Andrew. Picture: PA

Police examine item found near murder probe quarry
Bodies of mother and son have never been found

Professor Duncan Macmillan

National Records of Scotland employee who stole thousands of documents

Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire, following the collision with the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker

Ship severely damaged in North Sea collision to be towed to Scotland

Speed limits on single carriageways in Scotland would be cut from 60mph to 50mph (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Taxpayers' 'absurd' £250,000 bill revealed in car speed limit plans

Whalley worked as a team leader for both the RAF Leuchars and RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue teams.

Mountain rescue legend 'in every sense of the word' dies aged 72

Police are appealing for information after a 14-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car. Picture: Police Scotland

Girl, 14, struck by car in hit-and-run incident as police appeal for witnesses

Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

People are our greatest resource, Moderator tells Scottish Parliament

UK News

Brexit has damaged import and export trade between the UK and the EU (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Brexit is costing us £100bn a year. It's time to vote on rejoining EU Martin Roche

Rachel Reeves will make deliver the Spring

Explainer Spring Statement timings and what we should we expect for Scotland

Former England manager Gareth Southgate has warned that ignoring the negative impact of social media, particularly on young men, is not an option (Picture: Ina Fassbender)

Southgate's lecture and Netflix's Adolescence are both must-watches Christine Jardine

In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government was desperate to keep unemployment below three million, so encouraged people to claim disability benefit instead (Picture: Tim Graham)

Disability culture began when Thatcher tried to rig jobless figures Brian Wilson

The UK needs to increase its defence capabilities, but it's wrong to cut benefits to do so (Picture: Leon Neal)

German example shows UK didn't have to cut benefits to boost defence Stephen Gethins

Given the seriousness of our times, it may not be possible to retain the RAF Red Arrows display team, seen performing over Athens last year (Picture: Theophile Bloudanis)

Best in the world? Why the British Army makes US officials want to cry Stephen Jardine

World

Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is detained by the Israeli military from his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Oscar-winning director beaten up and detained in West Bank

Bronze statues of the late Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitru Utkin have just been erected outside the Maison Russe in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (Picture: Annela Niamolo)

Why UK cuts to overseas aid are a gift to Russia and China Blair McDougall

Scottish tourist seriously injured in hospital after Rome explosion

Keir Starmer shakes hands with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a meeting in Downing Street (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/WPA pool)

Why Starmer can't sit on fence over Trump's attacks on Canada Dr Graeme Young

Russian President Vladimir Putin would like the EU to break up, but his war on Ukraine is pushing the UK back towards Brussels (Picture: Maxim Shemetov/pool)

How Brexit fan Putin is pushing the UK and EU closer together Stuart Nicolson

Prince William meets Estonian President Alar Karis in Tallinn, Estonia (Picture: Suzanne Plunkett/WPA pool)

Why Prince William's visit to Estonia is diplomatic rebuff to Trump Scotsman comment

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Weather

A couple walk in heavy rain on the South Parade Pier, in Portsmouth.

Watch: Met Office map shows where thundery showers will hit UK

The Puck's Glen gorge walking trail

The spectacular 2-mile popular walk shut long term due to storm damage

Politics

The University of Glasgow.

Curtice, Spiteri to receive prized university degree

Sharleen Spiteri and Sir John Curtice are among recipients of the honour

Russell Findlay accused of 'dismantling Davidson era' to mimic Reform

One of Russell Findlay’s MSPs has hit out at his net zero U-turn - warning it is pandering to Reform...

John Swinney has helped steady the SNP ship (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Polls may look good for SNP but John Swinney can't take all the credit

The rise of Reform UK in Scotland is splintering the pro-Union vote and helping the SNP

Douglas Ross to resign from Holyrood - so he can stand for Westminster Rachel Amery

Rachel Amery

The YouGov poll that shows Scots back tax rises for the richest

A poll by YouGov found 68 per cent think the richest should pay more

John Swinney warns UK cuts poised to be 'damaging' for Scotland's NHS

The First Minister has issued a warning about cuts at Westminster impacting on health and public ser...

Transport

Sections of Cowcaddens Road and Hope Street have been closed

Sinkhole discovered under busy city centre road as lanes shut

Police have appealed for witnesses

Pedestrian fighting for life after crash on Scottish road

The accident happened on Friday

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Scottish road as police launch appeal

A fire rages at the Hayes electricity substation near Heathrow (Picture: London Fire Brigade)

Heathrow shutdown shows how vulnerable UK is to an array of threats Scotsman comment

Education

University probe to ask if anyone 'sought to suppress' scale of crisis

Jamie Morrison of Signpost International presenting to University of Dundee students during recent visit

Charity begins in the classroom

The study, which looked at the universities that are the best at commercialising their research work, placed the University of Edinburgh in eighth place.

How Scotland’s universities rank in new study of commercial spinout activity

Dundee University

Observers from Scottish Government body sent in to university meetings

Environment

Kemi Badenoch and Russell Findlay

Exclusive Russell Findlay claims SNP ministers should review net zero target

Fallen trees across the country are still blocking paths

Scotland's stunning forest walks still closed due to storm damage

The arrival of bird flu on a farm results in a mass cull of the animals and stringent controls to prevent any further spread of the disease(Picture: Matt Cardy)

Why the threat posed by bird flu is a ticking timebomb for humanity Philip Lymbery

Health

I went to this Edinburgh spa after dark and I've never slept better

Since the pandemic, more people are working from home full-time or on a more flexible, hybrid basis.

Lockdown legacy: How Scots are embracing flexible working five years on

The Scottish Family Party held the anti-abortion protest within a buffer zone.

Police called after second anti-abortion protest in buffer zone

Former health secretary Jeane Freeman with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Scottish Parliament

Scotland avoided PPE ‘VIP lane’ due to devolution, Covid Inquiry told

Crime

Hogg told to 'move on' as ex-captain 'complying' with abuse order

An actor playing a police officer in Scottish Police federation film Relentless.

Watch: Inside Scotland's police as drone video shows 'relentless' job

A police CCTV camera observes a woman walking. Picture: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images

Poor-quality Police Scotland photos mean crimes could go undetected

We need to normalise the employment of people who have been to prison (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Why I turned away an ex-convict selling cleaning products at my door Karyn McCluskey

Two ambulances have been damaged in the collison

Car crashes into two ambulances parked outside busy city hospital

Be prepared, advises Gurjit Pall

Don’t get locked out of UK after a trip abroad

Future Scotland

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Marc Reeves

Gtech CLM50 Cordless Lawnmower

Gtech launches rare spring sale: 20% off gadgets with code SPRING20

How a VPN can save you money on holidays as flight myths busted

Given its harmful effects, social media simply cannot be allowed to continue in its current form (Picture: Spencer Platt)

How to launch social media revolution to strip Musk and co of power Ian Johnston

In 2005, a vast protest march took place in Edinburgh under the banner of Make Poverty History amid calls for G8 countries to write off Developing World debt (Picture: Scott Barbour)

Why UK was wrong to cut overseas aid budget Jack McConnell

Obituaries

Celebrate your loved one with GUESTPIX – The thoughtful way to cherish memories

Celebrate your loved one with a thoughtful way to cherish memories

The estimable Wendy Jones as captured by talented artist Verna Bond

Scotsman Obituaries: Wendy Jones, Scotsman Publicity department legend

Charles Foster regularly cut a dash in medieval costume

Scotsman Obituaries: Charles Foster, inspirational musician and teacher

Stewart MacLeod took pride in producing quality workmanship

Obituaries: Stewart MacLeod, civil engineer

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Amazon gives shoppers a chance to sing for their shopping

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Unusual ways the clock change affects your finances – and how to save

Do you remember these popular children's TV shows of the 90s?

15 much-loved children's TV shows of the 90s you may remember

The new Tesla Model Y is a huge improvement over the previous version - and that was the best selling car in the world

How to claim free tickets to win a £60,000 Tesla Model Y

An employee stocks shelves at a Tesco supermarket in central London in 2021 (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Top-paying UK retailers of 2025 revealed as wage competition heats up