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Doddie Weir hits out at 'cut-throat' treatment of MND patients by health service

Health

Alan Cumming. Picture: PA

Alan Cumming: Scottish independence will be 'only positive' from Brexit

Politics

Alister Jack. Picture: PA

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack: Brexit offers brighter vision than 'angry nationalism'

Politics

Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster

Scottish Football LIVE: Celtic set to sign England international, Rangers prepare £6million offer, Aberdeen rule out new arrivals

Celtic

Police incident in Falkirk disrupts rail travel between Edinburgh and Glasgow

Crime

Boris Johnson is not just perverse, he’s an utter abomination – Kenny MacAskill

Columnists

Vast majority of EU citizens in Scotland yet to apply for settled status

Politics

Tory official suspended from party over jokes about Nicola Sturgeon suffering a miscarriage

Politics

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Inside Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison

Prison chief’s warning as Scots inmate numbers hit record high

Politics

A LNER train operating on the London-Edinburgh line

Passengers face extra six weekends of disruption to Edinburgh-London trains

Transport

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'Final frontier' of direct flights between London and Sydney moves a step closer

Transport

The TSSA union said it represented all eight driver team managers in Edinburgh. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail passengers told industrial action won't cancel trains

Transport

A LNER train operating on the London-Edinburgh line

Passengers face extra six weekends of disruption to Edinburgh-London trains

Transport

Ryanair pilots could yet strike over the next two days

Ryanair pilots confirm strike to go ahead tomorrow in major disruption for UK holidaymakers

Transport 2

The ferry would sail from Rosyth. Picture: TSPL

Plans for ferries to run from Fife to Holland in 'advanced stage'

Transport 34

Crime More Crime >>

Police incident in Falkirk disrupts rail travel between Edinburgh and Glasgow

Crime

Inside Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison

Prison chief’s warning as Scots inmate numbers hit record high

Politics 3

Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has denied sexually assaulting a woman in London more than a decade ago. Picture: SWNS

John Leslie in Edinburgh to face sexual assault accusation in court

Crime

Man, 47, attacked by two men with 'golf clubs or something similar' in West Lothian

Crime

Weather More Weather >>

Farmers under stress as soggy August puts dampener on Scottish harvest

Environment

Heavy rain falls in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Scotland to get more rain as parts of UK hit by yellow weather warning

Weather 1

We may enjoy the need to apply sun cream or swim in the North Sea, but the increased temperatures are a sign of climate-related change and a wake-up call to do something about it. Picture: John Devlin

Graeme Dickson: Change behaviour and we can help to change the warming world

Environment 28

There are cauliflower shortages across the UK

Cauliflower prices soar as extreme weather leads to UK shortage

News 3

Picture: Claire Irvine

Spectacular images show thunderstorms and flooding in Scotland

Weather

Scottish News More Scottish News >>

New owner sought for giant M74 service area

Business

Rugby hero Doddie Weir announced he had motor neurone disease in June 2017.

Doddie Weir hits out at 'cut-throat' treatment of MND patients by health service

Health 2

Steven Brown, managing director, FMS. Picture: Contributed

Aberdeen's FMS secures major mooring equipment deal with BP

Business

Wood is led by chief executive Robin Watson, who unveiled half-year results earlier this week. Picture: Contributed

World Bank hires Aberdeen’s Wood to get Balkans transport back on track

Business

Politics More Politics >>

Vast majority of EU citizens in Scotland yet to apply for settled status

Politics 50

The resignation of Scottish Liberal Democrat Tavish Scott has led to the Shetland by-election, where the war memorial has been vandalised with the letters SNP.

Shetland war memorial vandalised ahead of by-election

Politics 3

Alister Jack. Picture: PA

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack: Brexit offers brighter vision than 'angry nationalism'

Politics 15

Inside Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison

Prison chief’s warning as Scots inmate numbers hit record high

Politics 3

Nicola Sturgeon spoke of the vile abuse she receives online.

Tory official suspended from party over jokes about Nicola Sturgeon suffering a miscarriage

Politics 20

Opinion More Opinion >>

Who is the Glasgow School of Art really for? – Laura Waddell

Heritage

Boris Johnson's premiership is set on a trajectory that will imperil both citizens and the state. Picture: AP

Boris Johnson is not just perverse, he’s an utter abomination – Kenny MacAskill

Columnists 31

Inside Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison

Leader comment: Soaring prison numbers cannot simply be solved by building more cells

Columnists

Employers must develop a sustainable talent pipeline and invest in their existing workforces rather than looking to short-term fixes such as temporary staff

Marie Hendry: Upskilling and reskilling of staff no longer an optional extra – it is vital

Business

People More People >>

Doddie Weir hits out at 'cut-throat' treatment of MND patients by health service

Health 2

Workers say they value being able to work flexibly.

A third of workers job hunting to find more flexibility

People

Lewis Capaldi at the 2018 awards

Do you know a real life Local Hero? Nominate them now!

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Robert Burns rug made in the 1950s by Grays of Ayr (top), which is on display at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum at Alloway, the pectoral cross reputedly given by Bonnie Prince Charlie to his daughter Charlotte (left). It is now on show at the Glenfinnan Visitor Centre and a King Robert the Bruce medal to mark the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn (right).

National Trust for Scotland will reveal their most extraordinary treasures to the nation

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Thousands of well-wishers send Edinburgh fundraising hero Tom Gilzean 'get well soon' messages after tram track fall

Thousands of well-wishers send Edinburgh fundraising hero Tom Gilzean 'get well soon' messages after tram track fall

People

Environment More Environment >>

'Final frontier' of direct flights between London and Sydney moves a step closer

Transport

Enjoying the outdoors is beneficial for our health and therapeutic for both mental and physical ailments. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Connecting with nature can be the best medicine – Catherine Calderwood

Columnists 1

Paul Walton, Head of Habitats and Species, RSPB Scotland

Paul Walton: We can do something about global warming and extinction – but we need to act now

Education 5

Scotland may not be famous for its constant stream of sunny days it can still produce a huge amount of its energy needs from solar power

Solar power: Is this the answer to climate change?

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Woman 'could not wear bra or socks' for more than two years because of skin condition

News

Tackling the devastating art school fire in 2018, just four years on from another blaze. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

Who is the Glasgow School of Art really for? – Laura Waddell

Heritage

Employers must develop a sustainable talent pipeline and invest in their existing workforces rather than looking to short-term fixes such as temporary staff

Marie Hendry: Upskilling and reskilling of staff no longer an optional extra – it is vital

Business

Shoppers are buying fewer branded goods

UK shoppers cut back on grocery brands – but not tea and coffee

Lifestyle 1

Boris Johnson has been branded a 'coward'. Picture: PA

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn called ‘cowards’ for TV no show

Politics 11

World More World >>

Explorers find Titanic's hull has partially collapsed in drought-breaking voyage

Heritage

A general view of Hong Kong. Picture: PA/File

Scottish Government trade official ‘detained by China’

World 21

Jeffrey Epstein and entourage were reportedly hosted by the Duke at the Balmoral estate. Picture: PA

Prince Andrew 'hosted Jeffrey Epstein and entourage at Balmoral'

News 16

Jack Letts was 18 when he left his Oxfordshire home to join the Islamic State terror group in Syria in 2014.

Parents of Jihadi Jack blast 'coward' Sajid Javid for revoking his citizenship

News 8

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Obituary: Sandy Williamson (Herd), cyclist, Scottish and British champion, ‘professional’ on the Highland Games circuit

News

Richard Williams at a celebration of his work in 2013 (Picture:Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

Obituary: Richard Williams, the Oscar-winning animator who framed Roger Rabbit

News

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 file photo, Peter Fonda, poses atop a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Glendale, Calif. Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right both writing and starring in counterculture classics like "Easy Rider," has died. His family says in a statement that Fonda died Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Obituary: Peter Fonda, actor born into Hollywood royalty who made counter-culture classic Easy Rider

News

Obituary: Bill Anderson MBE, Scotland’s greatest heavyweight Highland Games star

News

Obituary: Ann Dargie, well-travelled teacher who helped stage passion play with Deacon Blue star

People