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DJ Avicii dies aged 28

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The Royals with Theresa May and Baroness Scotland of the Commonwealth (Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP)

53 Commonwealth leaders back Charles as their head after Queen

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Third year maths university student to help out while school attempts to fill two vacancies.

Testing P1 pupils causes “stress and anxiety”

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BBC Scotland plan to launch a new channel. Picture: John Devlin

Ofcom green-light new BBC Scotland channel

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Actor sentenced for impersonating a police officer

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SNP accused of ‘disowning’ Scotland’s oil and gas sector

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Widespread CalMac disruption to last till end of May

Transport

Public given chance to name new polar bear cub

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SNP depute leader candidate Keith Brown

SNP depute leader favourite: indyref2 could be set for April 2019

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Sir Anton Muscatelli: Britain needs a Brexit reality check

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A currency exchange sign at the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland near the village of Killeen. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

EU ‘annihilates’ Theresa May’s plan to avoid hard Irish border

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Vladimir Putin has a choice to make (Picture: AFP/Getty)

UK could do more to put pressure on Putin’s ‘gangster regime’, says MP

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The oil and gas industry has suffered in recent years

SNP accused of ‘disowning’ Scotland’s oil and gas sector

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A new Gaelic school has opened in Portree, the largest town on Isle of Skye. Picture: Donald MacLeod

Row over £10m Gaelic school opening on Isle of Skye

Education 63
Scotland's population has grown by six per cent in the last 20 years. Picture: John Devlin

Brexit fears as migration into Scotland falls after EU vote

Politics 321
The formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace (Picture: Getty)

Brian Wilson: Windrush scandal echoes Scots’ slave trade shame

Opinion 103

Queen asks Commonwealth to put Prince Charles in charge

Politics 25

Video: 5 little ways Brexit could impact everyone

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Michael Gove insists UK is liberal and welcoming as Windrush anger grows

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Transport More Transport >>

An extended delay to MV Clansman's repairs has triggered CalMac's vessel shortage. Picture: CalMac

Widespread CalMac disruption to last till end of May

Transport 4
Norwegian Air has blamed air taxes in halting two of its three US routes from Edinburgh. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Alastair Dalton: Airlines still expanding despite their tax moans

Opinion 4
Scotrail passengers tweeted the company asking for the heating to be turned off on trains

Scotrail passengers rage as heating left on during hottest day of year

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Trams could soon be coming down Leith Walk. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Leith councillor launches campaign against tram extension

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Record year for air passengers at Highlands and Islands airports

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Vehicle fire on M8 at Livingston adds to rush hour delays

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Education More Education >>

A new Gaelic school has opened in Portree, the largest town on Isle of Skye. Picture: Donald MacLeod

Row over £10m Gaelic school opening on Isle of Skye

Education 63
There is still a stark gender divide among students in Scotland when it comes to choice of courses

Women pick medicine in Scottish university gender divide

Education 4
The child was stuck in the elevator at the Glasgow Science Centre

Boy trapped in escalator on school trip after shoe ‘gets stuck’

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Students in Scotland are choosing certain degrees above others.

Most and least popular first degrees in Scotland revealed

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Some subjects have costs assocaited. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Claim ‘school isn’t free’ as pupils miss out on subjects due to costs

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State school education should be free for all (Picture: Getty)

Leader comment: The scandal of state school fees

Opinion 3

Graduates urged to see HR in a new light

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Bound to succeed – getting youngsters and employers outdoors together

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The robot teacher aimed at primary aged kids

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Rates hike for private school nurseries ‘is discrimination’

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Environment More Environment >>

The Firth of Forth is frequented by lots of different bird species; puffins, gannets, fulmars, guillemots and razorbills being among the most common. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Overfishing and Beast from the East blamed for sea bird deaths

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Scotland's population has grown by six per cent in the last 20 years. Picture: John Devlin

Brexit fears as migration into Scotland falls after EU vote

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Scots-born John Muir was a tireless campaigner for the preservation of wild spaces in the United States and his legacy lives in on the hundreds of articles and books he wrote in his lifetime

Peter Pearson: John Muir’s ways more important than ever

Opinion 1

‘Magic’ mushrooms to boost Caledonian Forest restoration

Environment 6

Charlotte Johnson: Botanics pushes the boat out with shoreline exhibition

Opinion

Green MSP calls for UK Government to revisit onshore wind subsidy

Politics 46

Scotland’s population rises for the eighth year running

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Health More Health >>

Doctors warn that health services in Scotland are "deteriorating"

Doctors warn that health services in Scotland are "deteriorating"

Margo MacDonald led previous bids to change the law. Picture: Esme Allen

Fresh bid to legalise assisted suicide for the dying in Scotland

Politics 49
MSPs have backed a call to change the law.

MSPs back safe room for addicts in Glasgow to take drugs

Politics 20
Willie Rennie. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Willie Rennie slams government over perinatal mental health

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If you want to be like John Travolta on the dancefloor, you are probably old

Jim Duffy: The seven top signs you are getting old

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The research assesses brain deterioration.

‘Brain health index’ can predict the aftermath of having a stroke

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A fancy dress runner. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, file)

Fancy dress runners urged to reconsider ahead of ‘hottest Marathon’ ever

UK

Report reveals ‘extremely murky goings-on’ at NHS Highland

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Holyrood urged to back safe drug injection room in Glasgow

Health 30

Kevan Christie: Why we should stop running marathons

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Petition for medicinal cannabis to be handed into Downing Street

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A currency exchange sign at the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland near the village of Killeen. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

EU ‘annihilates’ Theresa May’s plan to avoid hard Irish border

Politics 318
Vladimir Putin has a choice to make (Picture: AFP/Getty)

UK could do more to put pressure on Putin’s ‘gangster regime’, says MP

Politics 4
The Royals with Theresa May and Baroness Scotland of the Commonwealth (Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP)

53 Commonwealth leaders back Charles as their head after Queen

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Peter Pearson: John Muir’s ways more important than ever

Opinion 1

Sir Anton Muscatelli: Britain needs a Brexit reality check

Opinion 19

Charlotte Johnson: Botanics pushes the boat out with shoreline exhibition

Opinion

Jim Duffy: The seven top signs you are getting old

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Norwegian Air has blamed air taxes in halting two of its three US routes from Edinburgh. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Alastair Dalton: Airlines still expanding despite their tax moans

Opinion 4
The formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace (Picture: Getty)

Brian Wilson: Windrush scandal echoes Scots’ slave trade shame

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Letters: Not just Windrush generation who fall foul of UK authorities

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Scots-born John Muir was a tireless campaigner for the preservation of wild spaces in the United States and his legacy lives in on the hundreds of articles and books he wrote in his lifetime

Peter Pearson: John Muir’s ways more important than ever

Opinion 1
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and EU Council President Donald Tusk are all smiles as they sign the CETA trade deal; it remains to be seen if the UK will reach such an amicable settlement (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Sir Anton Muscatelli: Britain needs a Brexit reality check

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The shoreline at Granton

Charlotte Johnson: Botanics pushes the boat out with shoreline exhibition

Opinion

Leader comment: Jury corruption is a threat to the rule of law

Opinion

Leader comment: The wonderful tales Scotland must tell

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Jim Duffy: The seven top signs you are getting old

Opinion

Oliver Davis: France could be heading for repeat of 1968 civil unrest

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World More World >>

Vladimir Putin has a choice to make (Picture: AFP/Getty)

UK could do more to put pressure on Putin’s ‘gangster regime’, says MP

Politics 4
The site of the alleged attack. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

“Possibility” Russia tampered with Syria attack evidence

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Queen asks Commonwealth to put Prince Charles in charge

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The president denies having any relationship with Stormy Daniels. Picture: AFP

Donald Trump retweets convicted Scottish forger in Stormy Daniels row

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Scots Tory MP accused of ‘trivialising’ dictatorship of Saddam Hussein

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Tweets on Salmond's programme "not from audience", Ofcom says

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Russia considers banning Scotch whisky imports in diplomatic row

Politics 64

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92

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Drilling ship called to help search for Scots boys’ pirate ship

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PETA have asked for a plaque to be placed at the site of a former salughterhouse

PETA ask Council for permission to place plaque ‘in memory of cows’ at slaughterhouse site

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Here’s how you can get 25% more Tesco Clubcard points for the entire year

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Lionel Richie shows his support for St Johnstone. Picture: Contributed

Lionel Richie shows support for St Johnstone ahead of Perth gig

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Scots-born John Muir was a tireless campaigner for the preservation of wild spaces in the United States and his legacy lives in on the hundreds of articles and books he wrote in his lifetime

Peter Pearson: John Muir’s ways more important than ever

Opinion 1
The shoreline at Granton

Charlotte Johnson: Botanics pushes the boat out with shoreline exhibition

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Professor Richard A. Williams, Principal of Heriot-Watt University

Richard Williams and Bob Keiller: We need to work together to deliver inclusive, innovation-led growth in Scotland

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Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Liz McNab with John Smith (Picture: Hamish Campbell)

Obituary: Liz Macnab, political campaigner whose enthusiasm for life made her friends everywhere

Obituaries
Former US first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. Picture: AP

Obituary: Barbara Bush, former First Lady, wife of one president, mother of another, literacy campaigner

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Celebrity More Celebrity >>

Tributes paid to ‘well-loved’ Dale Winton as TV star dies aged 62

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Julian Assange. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty

Julian Assange subjected to torture, claims friend Pamela Anderson

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Lionel Richie shows his support for St Johnstone. Picture: Contributed

Lionel Richie shows support for St Johnstone ahead of Perth gig

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The presenter spent last week filming in Scotland with colleagues Richard Hammond and James May for their Amazon Prime series The Grand Tour. Picture: SWNS

Jeremy Clarkson urges Scots to forget about independence

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TV star Ant McPartlin is due to appear in court charged with drink-driving. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Ant McPartlin due in court over ‘drink-driving collision’

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