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Man arrested following murder of Bradley Welsh in Edinburgh’s Chester Street

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon will address MSPs at Holyrood

Indyref: Sturgeon seeking "inclusive" tone in referendum address to MSPs

Billy McNeill in 1967. Picture: SNS

Billy McNeill, Celtic legend and Lisbon Lions captain, dies aged 79

Football

Scottish man jailed for 42 years after using Minecraft to groom boys on US holiday

Crime

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry appears in court ahead of embezzlement trial

Crime

Dead whale washed up on East Lothian beach

The brand-new trains now making it electric on all five Edinburgh-Glasgow lines

Scottish maritime museum forced by vandals to stop calling ships ‘she’

The new clubhouse at Inveresk Bowling and Social Club, where they have said they are not allowing parties for birthdays for those under 40 years old. Pic: Greg Macvean

Historic Musselburgh bowling club bans birthday parties for under-40s

President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump visit to Britain in June confirmed

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Protest grows over ‘ridiculous’ lack of buggy space on Lothian buses

The new Caledonian Sleeper will begin the run from Edinburgh to London and back on Sunday. Picture: contributed

Deluxe Caledonian Sleeper fleet to roll out for the first time

New class 385 trains started running today on the Edinburgh-Shotts-Glasgow Central line. Picture: ScotRail

The brand-new trains now making it electric on all five Edinburgh-Glasgow lines

A total of 27,172 trains were cancelled compared to 16,896 the first year Abellio operated the trains. Picture: Neil Hanna

ScotRail posts worst year on record after ‘hellish’ run

Laws on public transport.

These are the public transport laws you should be aware of

Crime

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Firearms offences in Scotland at lowest level since 1980

Crime

The trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court is expected to last four around six weeks

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry appears in court ahead of embezzlement trial

Crime

Tributes have been paid to Bradley who was known for his community work. Picture: TSPL

Man arrested following murder of Bradley Welsh in Edinburgh’s Chester Street

Crime

Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Kezia Dugdale: My defamation case win was a victory for free speech

Weather More Weather >>

Highland village claims new Easter Monday weather record in Scotland

Portobello beach in Edinburgh as Scots continue to enjoy the warm weather

Scotland to be hotter than Morocco today as country continues to sizzle

Seven-year-old Curtis Koffi is buried in sand on Broughty Ferry beach, near Dundee. Scotland has enjoyed its hottest Easter Sunday on record

Scotland enjoys hottest Easter Sunday on record

The blaze at Arthur#s Seat earlier in the year. Pic: SWNS

Arthur’s Seat at risk of wildfire during Easter Weekend mini-heatwave

Swaths of Scoland are set to be hotter than Ibiza this weekend as a mini Easter weekend heatwave sends the mercury soaring. Picture; Creative Commons

Scotland to be hotter than Ibiza over Easter weekend

Scottish News More Scottish News >>

Historic Musselburgh bowling club bans birthday parties for under-40s

Police recorded the lowest number of firearms offences since 1980

Firearms offences in Scotland at lowest level since 1980

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon will address MSPs at Holyrood

Indyref: Sturgeon seeking "inclusive" tone in referendum address to MSPs

The trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court is expected to last four around six weeks

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry appears in court ahead of embezzlement trial

Crime

Politics More Politics >>

Indyref: Sturgeon seeking "inclusive" tone in referendum address to MSPs

The trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court is expected to last four around six weeks

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry appears in court ahead of embezzlement trial

Crime

Nigel Farage us cheered by supporters at a Brexit party rally in Nottingham. Picture: SWNS

Why Tories and Labour may be in trouble at EU elections – Ian Swanson

Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Kezia Dugdale: My defamation case win was a victory for free speech

The MV Carrick, swaddled in plastic, is towed by River Clyde tugs to the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine. Picture: TSPL

Scottish maritime museum forced by vandals to stop calling ships ‘she’

Opinion More Opinion >>

Why Tories and Labour may be in trouble at EU elections – Ian Swanson

Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Kezia Dugdale: My defamation case win was a victory for free speech

Michael Sturrock, external affairs executive, DMA

Michael Sturrock: Who should have the right to exploit data?

Business

Plastic bags aren't the only sources of harmful pollution from our shops (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Shops hand out billion pieces of paper that could be making us infertile – Richard Dixon

People More People >>

Historic Musselburgh bowling club bans birthday parties for under-40s

Police recorded the lowest number of firearms offences since 1980

Firearms offences in Scotland at lowest level since 1980

Crime

The new Caledonian Sleeper will begin the run from Edinburgh to London and back on Sunday. Picture: contributed

Deluxe Caledonian Sleeper fleet to roll out for the first time

Pictured is Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti. Pic: Jane Barlow

Stars throw weight behind Edinburgh concert hall bid ahead of crunch decision

New class 385 trains started running today on the Edinburgh-Shotts-Glasgow Central line. Picture: ScotRail

The brand-new trains now making it electric on all five Edinburgh-Glasgow lines

Environment More Environment >>

Dead whale washed up on East Lothian beach

Edinburgh much-loved beauty spots took a bit of a hammering over the weekend

Pictures show Edinburgh beauty spots blighted by litter after scorching Bank Holiday

The MV Carrick, swaddled in plastic, is towed by River Clyde tugs to the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine. Picture: TSPL

Scottish maritime museum forced by vandals to stop calling ships ‘she’

Dogs in parks have been targeted. Picture: File / Wikimedia Commons.

‘Psychopath’ could be to blame for attempts to poison dogs in Scots parks

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Donald Trump visit to Britain in June confirmed

Mrs May has come under heavy criticism for her handling of the Brexit process. Picture: Getty

Embattled Theresa May faces new leadership challenge

Mark Ronson's new album will be the first major release on 8-track tape since 1988. Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images

Forget vinyl – it’s time for the 8-track revival

Louise Brown, the world's first 'test-tube baby', was born in 1978 (Picture: PA)

Private IVF clinics that offer false hope for childless couples are immoral – leader comment

Extinction Rebellion protesters staged a rally on Edinburgh's North Bridge (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Why protesters should be wary of ‘12 years to climate breakdown’ rhetoric – Myles Allen

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Donald Trump visit to Britain in June confirmed

Extinction Rebellion protesters staged a rally on Edinburgh's North Bridge (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Why protesters should be wary of ‘12 years to climate breakdown’ rhetoric – Myles Allen

Russian prisoners of war at a camp in Troitsa on the Murmansk-Archangel Front in 1919 during the Allied intervention in Russia (Picture: J W Lane Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

When British forces invaded Russia to fight a campaign like no other – Yvonne McEwan

Anders Holch Povlsen

Sri Lanka attacks: 3 children of Scotland’s biggest landowner Anders Povlsen killed

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Obituary: David Irvine of Drum, chief who helped end a centuries-old clan feud

Jerrie Cobb by her jet fighter in 1961. (Picture: AP)

Obituary: Jerrie Cobb, first woman to qualify as a candidate for NASA space programme

Elspeth Webster (right) handing over the badge of office to Mrs Mary McGillivray, first president of the Deaconess Council

Obituary: Elspeth Webster DCS, deaconess, last surviving link to the Church of Scotland’s Church Sisters

Ivor Broadis in his Manchester City kit in 1951. (Picture: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (FILE PHOTO)

Ivan ‘Ivor’ Broadis

Barack Obama presents the National Humanities Medal to David Brion Davis in 2014(Picture: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Obituary: David Brion Davis, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning historian, Yale emeritus professor

Obituaries