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Kemi Badenoch has said the UK joining a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc is “about the potential for growth tomorrow” as she downplayed estimates suggesting the deal would boost the economy by just 0.08%.

Badenoch downplays claims UK-Asia trade pact will only boost economy by 0.08%

It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former US president
It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former US president

Donald Trump expected to surrender next week following indictment

Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Trade deal with Indo-Pacific bloc ‘big opportunity’ for Scots exports

Police and security staff escort a protester from the public gallery during First Minister's Questions. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Police and security staff escort a protester from the public gallery during First Minister's Questions. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Holyrood bosses announce crackdown after protesters disrupt FMQs

New First Minister Humza Yousaf seems only mildly committed to reform of his party (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
New First Minister Humza Yousaf seems only mildly committed to reform of his party (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP could be heading for a major general election setback – Joyce McMillan

Nevis Properties said its development, at 131 Minerva Street in Finnieston, will house one, two and three-bedroom apartments that share a large residents’ roof terrace, a children’s play area, secure parking and electric vehicle (EV) charging points.
Nevis Properties said its development, at 131 Minerva Street in Finnieston, will house one, two and three-bedroom apartments that share a large residents’ roof terrace, a children’s play area, secure parking and electric vehicle (EV) charging points.

Glasgow neighbourhood set for eight-storey apartment block with roof terrace

Standing charges are set to go up from April with the £400 energy bills support scheme also set to come to an end
Standing charges are set to go up from April with the £400 energy bills support scheme also set to come to an end

Here's why you should take a meter reading today

Forty years of Local Hero will be celebrated in Pennan in Aberdeenshire this year. Picture: Ewen Weatherspoon
Forty years of Local Hero will be celebrated in Pennan in Aberdeenshire this year. Picture: Ewen Weatherspoon

Forty years of Local Hero to be celebrated with events in north-east locations

cut through the noise

Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday June 14, 2016. A South African parole board is to consider whether former Paralympics star and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius can be released from jail.
Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday June 14, 2016. A South African parole board is to consider whether former Paralympics star and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius can be released from jail.

Parole board to consider Oscar Pistorius early release

Gwyneth Paltrow said she was “pleased with the outcome” of a high-profile US skiing collision lawsuit, after she was found not to be at fault for the 2016 incident.
Gwyneth Paltrow said she was “pleased with the outcome” of a high-profile US skiing collision lawsuit, after she was found not to be at fault for the 2016 incident.

Gwyneth Paltrow cleared of all fault in high-profile US skiing collision lawsuit

Glasgow City Chambers in George Square in central Glasgow. Photo by Lewis McKenzie/PA Wire.
Glasgow City Chambers in George Square in central Glasgow. Photo by Lewis McKenzie/PA Wire.

Council provides 'one of the worst Freedom of Information responses in history'

Coronavirus

When will US open borders? If America will allow travellers from UK again - and current travel rules explained (Image credit: Getty Images)
When will US open borders? If America will allow travellers from UK again - and current travel rules explained (Image credit: Getty Images)

When will US borders open to UK travellers?

Which countries have seen the highest number of coronavirus cases so far? (Image credit: Getty Images/Canva Pro)
Which countries have seen the highest number of coronavirus cases so far? (Image credit: Getty Images/Canva Pro)

Which countries have seen the highest total Covid cases so far?

Vaccine passport Scotland: how to get NHS Covid vaccine certificate - and what can it be used for? (Shutterstock)
Vaccine passport Scotland: how to get NHS Covid vaccine certificate - and what can it be used for? (Shutterstock)

Here's how to get your vaccine certificate in Scotland

Transport

First Minister Humza Yousaf with his new Cabinet, which includes Mairi McAllan, rear second left, Jenny Gilruth, front left, and Michael Matheson, front right. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
First Minister Humza Yousaf with his new Cabinet, which includes Mairi McAllan, rear second left, Jenny Gilruth, front left, and Michael Matheson, front right. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Why has transport disappeared from Humza Yousaf’s new Cabinet posts?

Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary Mairi McAllan arriving for her first Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh on Wednesday (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary Mairi McAllan arriving for her first Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh on Wednesday (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Yousaf knows the importance of transport despite Cabinet snub – Alastair Dalton

Parking illegally is set to get a lot more expensive. Picture: Ian Georgeson
Parking illegally is set to get a lot more expensive. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Edinburgh parking charges to soar by 20% under city council decision

Air Canada’s Edinburgh-Toronto service will resume this summer and then extend into the winter months for the first time.
Air Canada’s Edinburgh-Toronto service will resume this summer and then extend into the winter months for the first time.

Air Canada to resume and extend non-stop service between Edinburgh and Toronto

Glasgow Subway services are now resuming
Glasgow Subway services are now resuming

Glasgow Subway services resume after early morning disruption

The looping southern access ramp between the bridge and Baird Street. Picture: John Devlin
The looping southern access ramp between the bridge and Baird Street. Picture: John Devlin

WATCH: Drone video of looping access ramp to new M8 bridge in Glasgow

A ferry at Uig Harbour. Crew members on one of Scotland's lifeline ferries have put out a fire in an engine room, and operator CalMac has suspended services from Uig. Picture: CalMac/PA Wire
A ferry at Uig Harbour. Crew members on one of Scotland's lifeline ferries have put out a fire in an engine room, and operator CalMac has suspended services from Uig. Picture: CalMac/PA Wire

Island to have no ferry service to mainland for weeks amid vessel shortages

Crime

Thomas Cashman is arrested by armed police.
Thomas Cashman is arrested by armed police.

Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder: Video of Thomas Cashman shooting & arrest

Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Photograph: Family Handout/PA
Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

Man found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Police at the scene in Meridian Close, Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire, where police found the body of a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound on Wednesday evening. They were later called to a second property in Ely, Cambridgeshire, where they found the body of a 57-year-old man who had also died from gunshot wounds. The deaths of both men are being treated as murder and three men have been arrested by Cambridgeshire Police. Picture date: Thursday March 30, 2023.
Police at the scene in Meridian Close, Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire, where police found the body of a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound on Wednesday evening. They were later called to a second property in Ely, Cambridgeshire, where they found the body of a 57-year-old man who had also died from gunshot wounds. The deaths of both men are being treated as murder and three men have been arrested by Cambridgeshire Police. Picture date: Thursday March 30, 2023.

Police make three arrests after two men shot dead in two nearby villages

Russian president Vladimir Putin meets with Acting Governor of the Omsk Region via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. Picture: Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images
Russian president Vladimir Putin meets with Acting Governor of the Omsk Region via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. Picture: Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images

Four bankers convicted over Swiss account of Putin-linked Russian cellist

Weather

The upcoming full moon, often referred to as the 'Pink Moon', will fall on April 6 according to Royal Museums Greenwich.
The upcoming full moon, often referred to as the 'Pink Moon', will fall on April 6 according to Royal Museums Greenwich.

When is the next full moon? Dates for all full moons in 2023 and name meanings

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands
Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights set to dazzle Scotland again

Aerial view of a destroyed neighbourhood in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
Aerial view of a destroyed neighbourhood in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Joe Biden issues emergency declaration in wake of deadly US tornado

A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins
A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins

‘Crater-like’ Skye potholes threaten fatal crashes – tourism body SkyeConnect

Politics

Boris Johnson broke his own Covid lockdown rules, then lied about it (Picture: Alberto Pezzali/pool/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson broke his own Covid lockdown rules, then lied about it (Picture: Alberto Pezzali/pool/Getty Images)

Covid lawbreakers Ferrier and Johnson should both face recall elections

Trans rights activists hold a rally in Edinburgh (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Trans rights activists hold a rally in Edinburgh (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

A trans life can be a positive one but there’s still more to be done

A dh'aindeoin na thathas a’ sealltainn gu poblachd, tha e follaiseach nach eil cùisean rè eadar an an dithis a bha strì airson dreuchd a’ cheannardais. (Dealbh: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
A dh'aindeoin na thathas a’ sealltainn gu poblachd, tha e follaiseach nach eil cùisean rè eadar an an dithis a bha strì airson dreuchd a’ cheannardais. (Dealbh: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Tha Murray MacLeòid a’ faighneachd: Dè a-nis dha Ceit Fhoirbheis?

The deposit return scheme (DRS) could be paused by Humza Yousaf. Picture: PA
The deposit return scheme (DRS) could be paused by Humza Yousaf. Picture: PA

Humza Yousaf considering pausing deposit return scheme

Margaret Ferrier could be facing a by-election after a 30 days suspension was recommended for breaching Covid-19 rules.
Margaret Ferrier could be facing a by-election after a 30 days suspension was recommended for breaching Covid-19 rules.

Margaret Ferrier facing by-election after watchdog recommends 30-day suspension

Grant Shapps made a series of energy announcements on Thursday.
Grant Shapps made a series of energy announcements on Thursday.

Acorn Carbon capture in Aberdeenshire 'leading contender' for funding

The SSTA teaching union has issued a warning over the return of Scottish assessments. Picture: David Jones/PA Wire
The SSTA teaching union has issued a warning over the return of Scottish assessments. Picture: David Jones/PA Wire

Teaching union' ready to boycott' Scottish assessments

Opinion

Reorganisation of Scotland's forces into a single unit hasn't always made for happy days, says reader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Reorganisation of Scotland's forces into a single unit hasn't always made for happy days, says reader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Decade of Police Scotland nothing to celebrate

David Caskie, Joint Managing Director, Accenture in Scotland
David Caskie, Joint Managing Director, Accenture in Scotland

Every role can potentially be reinvented with AI - David Caskie

The Glenfiddich Orchard Experiment is a fruity, juicy dram that’s finished in Somerset Pomona casks
The Glenfiddich Orchard Experiment is a fruity, juicy dram that’s finished in Somerset Pomona casks

5 new whiskies with unusual cask finishes to try this spring

Children can learn a lot from story-writing workshops, like this one at Borders Book Festival
Children can learn a lot from story-writing workshops, like this one at Borders Book Festival

A revolutionary literacy project is helping children become published authors

Scotland manager Steve Clarke sought to dampen down the excitement following the 2-0 defeat of Spain (Picture: Steve Welsh/PA)
Scotland manager Steve Clarke sought to dampen down the excitement following the 2-0 defeat of Spain (Picture: Steve Welsh/PA)

Steve Clarke is giving a masterclass in good leadership – Scotsman comment

People

Funding will be axed for some ‘fixed route’ bus journeys.
Funding will be axed for some ‘fixed route’ bus journeys.

Funding to be withdrawn for 19 North east bus routes

Local businesses create jobs, prosperity and shape communities which maintains the way of life that we all know and love.
Local businesses create jobs, prosperity and shape communities which maintains the way of life that we all know and love.

Aberdeenshire Loves Local Gift Card drives message to Support Local this Spring

Peterhead Prison Museum's popular Prison Break returns this year.
Peterhead Prison Museum's popular Prison Break returns this year.

Aberdeenshire tourism chief looks forward to season ahead

​Skerryvore will be returning to the festival once again this year.
​Skerryvore will be returning to the festival once again this year.

Skerryvore Sets Sail for the 2023 ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival

​You can get help to ensure your broadband improves.
​You can get help to ensure your broadband improves.

Digital Engagement Team continues to encourage communities to get better broadb...

​Gillian Owen has written to Shirley-Ann Somerville expressing her concerns.
​Gillian Owen has written to Shirley-Ann Somerville expressing her concerns.

Councillor raises concerns over 'precarious' situation in Aberdeenshire's second...

First Minister Humza Yousaf.
First Minister Humza Yousaf.

SFF urging new First Minister to work with their industry to help it flourish

Obituaries

Russell Sharp was a man with a true passion for life (Picture: Julie Bull)
Russell Sharp was a man with a true passion for life (Picture: Julie Bull)

Scotsman Obituaries: Dr Russell Sharp - man who rescued Caledonian brewery

Allan McGraw at Greenock Morton ground Cappielow, where a stand is now named after him (Picture: Donald MacLeod)
Allan McGraw at Greenock Morton ground Cappielow, where a stand is now named after him (Picture: Donald MacLeod)

Obituaries: Allan McGraw, Scottish footballer who was Britain's top goalscorer

Douglas Hill, Company Secretary of Scotsman Publications in his office in January 1979
Douglas Hill, Company Secretary of Scotsman Publications in his office in January 1979

Obituaries: Douglas Hill, former company secretary of Scotsman Publications

Environment

A boy walks on a damaged railway track in Sunamganj, Bangladesh, where climate change has increased the frequency of floods (Picture: Mamun Hossain/AFP via Getty Images)
A boy walks on a damaged railway track in Sunamganj, Bangladesh, where climate change has increased the frequency of floods (Picture: Mamun Hossain/AFP via Getty Images)

World must cut carbon emissions, not rely on expensive, unproven technology

Around 200,000 people have benefited from projects supported by 'for purpose' Scottish beer brand Brewgooder, which funds schemes to provide clean water and sanitation, tackle hunger and promote inclusion
Around 200,000 people have benefited from projects supported by 'for purpose' Scottish beer brand Brewgooder, which funds schemes to provide clean water and sanitation, tackle hunger and promote inclusion

Brewgooder: How beer-drinkers can save lives across the globe

Energy bills across the UK are set to increase from April, with customers also being hit with the the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme ending.
Energy bills across the UK are set to increase from April, with customers also being hit with the the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme ending.

How the new standing charges for bills in Scotland compare to the rest of the UK

Artist's impression of part of the planned Lomond Banks development Pic: Lomond Banks
Artist's impression of part of the planned Lomond Banks development Pic: Lomond Banks

'Record' 65,000 objections against Loch Lomond Flamingo Land resort plan

Stuart and Adelle Brown have got the green light to build a new whisky distillery in Orkney , the first for nearly 140 years. Picture: Stewart Attwood
Stuart and Adelle Brown have got the green light to build a new whisky distillery in Orkney , the first for nearly 140 years. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Gold rush: Why Scotch whisky distilleries are popping up all over the country

Environmentalists and outdoors groups, including Ramblers Scotland, have raised concerns over plans to build an 18-hole golf course at Coul Links, warning that important natural features and wildlife could be lost or damaged and access to the spectacular area will be restricted to avoid interference with play
Environmentalists and outdoors groups, including Ramblers Scotland, have raised concerns over plans to build an 18-hole golf course at Coul Links, warning that important natural features and wildlife could be lost or damaged and access to the spectacular area will be restricted to avoid interference with play

‘Fake’ locals used to promote US billionaire's Highland golf resort plan

Community volunteers inject seagrass seeds at Pettycur Bay, Kinghorn (Pic: Maverick Photo Agency)
Community volunteers inject seagrass seeds at Pettycur Bay, Kinghorn (Pic: Maverick Photo Agency)

Milestone in £2.4m project to revive Forth’s meadows of seagrass

UK News

Boris Johnson's lack of humility during the Partygate affair has been obvious (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson's lack of humility during the Partygate affair has been obvious (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

As Partygate affair rumbles on, Tories' 'nasty party' reputation looks secure

Works and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride leaves at 10 Downing Street, London, after a Cabinet meeting ahead of the Budget..
Works and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride leaves at 10 Downing Street, London, after a Cabinet meeting ahead of the Budget..

When do I get my State Pension? What is the pension age? Does the UK Gov decide?

The date of Easter changes yearly. In 2023, the celebration will fall on Sunday, April 9.
The date of Easter changes yearly. In 2023, the celebration will fall on Sunday, April 9.

When is Easter 2023 Scotland? When are the bank holidays?

A Challenger 2 tank takes part in an exercise on Salisbury Plain (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA)
A Challenger 2 tank takes part in an exercise on Salisbury Plain (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA)

Arrival of western tanks gives Ukraine fresh hope of victory – and peace

Newly elected First Minister Humza Yousaf is congratulated by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Newly elected First Minister Humza Yousaf is congratulated by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yousaf fails first test in assembling Cabinet and faces another over Slater

If there's a virtue-signalling message you want to send, there's probably a suitable emoji but how much good will it actually do? (Picture: Tengku Bahar/AFP via Getty Images)
If there's a virtue-signalling message you want to send, there's probably a suitable emoji but how much good will it actually do? (Picture: Tengku Bahar/AFP via Getty Images)

Virtue-signalling hashtags just send a message that you don't really care

World

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin's government applied to join Nato last year.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin's government applied to join Nato last year.

Finland to become 31st member of Nato after Turkish parliament lifts block

Antibiotics have historically been easily available in Romania.
Antibiotics have historically been easily available in Romania.

The European country trying to stop its citizens from taking daily antibiotics

A stock photo of a helicopter. A number of people are believed to have been killed after a US Army helicopter crash in Trigg County, Kentucky.
A stock photo of a helicopter. A number of people are believed to have been killed after a US Army helicopter crash in Trigg County, Kentucky.

Multiple people feared dead after two helicopters collide in Kentucky

Hundreds attend vigil for Nashville school shooting victims

A Spanish supreme court judge has ordered the release of Clara Ponsati, a Euro MP and a former regional Catalan government cabinet member who fled Spain five years ago after a failed independence bid for the region.
A Spanish supreme court judge has ordered the release of Clara Ponsati, a Euro MP and a former regional Catalan government cabinet member who fled Spain five years ago after a failed independence bid for the region.

Spanish judge releases Catalan MEP Clara Ponsati

Congressman Andy Ogles, pictured here at the US Capitol Building in January.
Congressman Andy Ogles, pictured here at the US Capitol Building in January.

'Why would I regret a photograph exercising my rights to bear arms?'

Read This

Jim Howick as Pat, Mat Baynton as Thomas Thorne, and Larry Rickard as Robin in Ghosts S4, all dancing awkwardly (Credit: BBC/Monumental/Robbie Gray)
Jim Howick as Pat, Mat Baynton as Thomas Thorne, and Larry Rickard as Robin in Ghosts S4, all dancing awkwardly (Credit: BBC/Monumental/Robbie Gray)

BBC Ghosts ends with fifth and final season

King Charles speech in Bundestag was met with standing ovations.
King Charles speech in Bundestag was met with standing ovations.

King Charles get standing ovation for Bundestag speech in German

Florida aquarium to release orca after over 50 years in captivity