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Tommy Sheppard: Brexit chaos makes independence push "very difficult"

Politics

Sean Moynihan

Man who raped Scottish teen had already been convicted of raping others

News

Sunny weather day at Portobello beach. Picture: Greg Macvean

Warm weekend weather in Scotland could break February records

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Teacher Helping Pupil To Play Violin In Music Lesson

Scottish pupils warned off music exams to save schools cash

Education

Alesha MacPhail: Murder accused googled ‘how do police find DNA’

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Ian Murray: Leadership of our party has pushed too many people to the brink

News

Honda plans to close Swindon plant with 3,400 jobs at risk

UK

Early medical care could have saved Scots actor John Michie’s daughter

News

Team Jackson won the Scottish championships for the first time on Saturday.

U-turn after Scottish curling champs said to be ‘snubbed’ in favour of celebrity team

News

Lesley Riddoch: What BBC Scotland can learn from Fiona Bruce and Question Time
Lesley Riddoch

Politics More Politics >>

Teacher Helping Pupil To Play Violin In Music Lesson

Scottish pupils warned off music exams to save schools cash

Education

Parking at the popular Inverkeithing Park and Ride at Ferrytoll is getting difficult during summer months

Lesley Riddoch: Scots must wake up to benefits of car park tax

Opinion

Ministers say they provide more than �1 billion to ensure Scots universities are 'attractive and competitive' globally

Scottish universities lose £400m in ‘stealth’ funding squeeze

Education

Tommy Sheppard says Brexit chaos has held back independence push

Tommy Sheppard: Brexit chaos makes independence push "very difficult"

Politics

Richard Leonard issued call for unity

Richard Leonard calls for unity behind Corbyn election "vision"

Politics

Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard is among those in favour of a People's Vote

Brexit: Cross-party group of Scots parliamentarians claim People's Vote will break "logjam"

Politics

Edinburgh is in the top ten cities where residents admit to unpaid tax.

Edinburgh top Scottish city for residents admitting unpaid tax

Politics

Ian Murray says Labour is the ‘only vehicle for change’ as seven MPs quit

Politics

Head of new BBC Scotland channel puts audience feedback ahead of politics

TV & Radio

Seven MPs quit Labour to form new breakaway Independent Group

Politics

Nicola Sturgeon defends business trip to France after ‘jaunt’ accusation

Politics

Transport More Transport >>

There have been calls for the introduction of speed awareness courses in Scotland as an alternative to penalty points. Picture: Greg Macvean/ TSPL

Scottish drivers could avoid penalty points and fines under new plans

Transport

The multi-million pound Aberdeen bypass will fully open this week

Aberdeen bypass to fully open to traffic this week

Transport

Pothole being repaired, Lothian Road Edinburgh.

Edinburgh roads at ‘breaking point’ over potholes

Transport

Proposals for a sweeping overhaul of rail ticketing in Britain aim to stop passengers having to buy split tickets to get the cheapest fares for some journeys. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Simplifying rail fares may see end of  split ticketing

Transport

Insight: Is the workplace car levy a panacea for urban congestion or a poll tax on wheels?

Transport

Loganair to take over flybmi routes from Aberdeen

Transport

ScotRail begs train drivers to come out of retirement

Transport

All Aberdeen flybmi flights cancelled as Brexit blamed for airline’s collapse

Transport

Education More Education >>

Teacher Helping Pupil To Play Violin In Music Lesson

Scottish pupils warned off music exams to save schools cash

Education

Ministers say they provide more than �1 billion to ensure Scots universities are 'attractive and competitive' globally

Scottish universities lose £400m in ‘stealth’ funding squeeze

Education

John Sturrock QC is senior mediator at Core Solutions.

John Sturrock: Knowing how to negotiate is an essential life skill

Opinion

Striking pupils gather outside the Scottish Parliament on Friday. Picture: Greg Macvean

Dani Garavelli: Striking schoolchildren are a beacon of hope

Opinion

Andrew Fleming at the Gallery of Modern Art. He says he fell in love with Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

Glasgow ranks first when it comes to students wanting to stay after graduation

Education

A physical activity class to support people living with dementia takes place at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.'' Clubs have warned the council it is the most vulnerable that will be impacted by cuts to the sport budget

Edinburgh sport clubs warn city council not to slash leisure budget

News

Hundreds of young people take part in the Youth Strike 4 Climate Change in Glasgow's George Square (Picture: John Devlin)

Youth Strike 4 Climate Change should spur adults into action – leader comment

Opinion

Scientists at Roslin Institute alter DNA to produce ‘disease resistant’ pigs

Tech

Boost your career prospects by studying part-time at the University of Strathclyde

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Thousands of UK school pupils and students strike over inaction on climate change

Education

Scotland’s leading universities to lower entry requirements to increase student diversity

Education

Environment More Environment >>

Parking at the popular Inverkeithing Park and Ride at Ferrytoll is getting difficult during summer months

Lesley Riddoch: Scots must wake up to benefits of car park tax

Opinion

Striking pupils gather outside the Scottish Parliament on Friday. Picture: Greg Macvean

Dani Garavelli: Striking schoolchildren are a beacon of hope

Opinion

Dunollie Wood is an 80-acre ancient woodland occupying two small hills on the northern edge of Oban. Picture: Graham Cameron

Ancient woodland in Oban added to chain of ‘rainforest’ sites

Inverness, Highlands & Islands

Yellowcraigs in East Lothian was one of the beaches in the study found to be polluted with E.coli. Picture: TSPL

Plastic on Scotland’s bathing beaches teeming with E.coli

Environment

Hillary Clinton hails girls like 13-year-old Scot over climate strikes – Susan Dalgety

Opinion

Roseanna Cunningham: Scotland! We need your help to save the natural world

Opinion

Youth Strike 4 Climate Change should spur adults into action – leader comment

Opinion

Appeal for householders to help save Scotland’s fastest bird

Environment

Health More Health >>

Amanda Masson is a family law specialist at Harper Macleod

Amanda Masson: All alternative methods of creating a family need professional advice

Opinion

A physical activity class to support people living with dementia takes place at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.'' Clubs have warned the council it is the most vulnerable that will be impacted by cuts to the sport budget

Edinburgh sport clubs warn city council not to slash leisure budget

News

Dr Jane McLennan is based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Renowned Edinburgh psychiatrist ‘fabricated’ patient claims, tribunal finds

News

Miles Briggs MSP, Miriam Lang and Jamie Cook from William Hill, and Gerard McMahon of Prostate Cancer UK, celebrate the success of the awareness campaign, which also raised �25,000

Prostate Cancer UK campaign saw bookies as best bet – Donald Morrison

Opinion

Almost a quarter of health board members say they have experienced 'disrespectful conduct'

Watchdog warns of bullying culture within health boards

Health

Diet drinks may not be as healthy as some people believe (Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)

Diet drinks: Evidence mounts against artificial sweeteners – leader comment

Opinion

Drinking two or more diet drinks a day was found to increase the risk of stroke by 23 per cent in a study involving 80,000 women

High consumption of diet drinks linked to stroke and early death

News

Scottish council supports ban on ‘go large’ takeaway promotions

Health

Donald Trump is ‘probably’ sane – leader comment

Opinion

Heart failure survival rates only ‘slightly improved’ in 18 years

Health

Most Scots would trust their GPs to advise them on assisted dying

Health

UK More UK >>

Jolene Doherty was just 17 when she killed Conner Cowper last April. Pic: SWNS

Young killer who murdered teen while pregnant named as Jolene Doherty

UK

Labour MP Luciana Berger who has announced her resignation during a press conference at County Hall in Westminster, London where a group of seven Labour MPs, including Chris Leslie, Chuka Umunna, Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith and Mike Gapes and Ann Coffey (not present) announced their resignation from the party.

Seven MPs quit Labour to form new breakaway Independent Group

Politics

Shamima Begum.(Metropolitan Police via AP)

British teen who joined IS compares Manchester bombing to military in Syria

UK

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with MP Ian Murray. Picture: John Devlin

Ian Murray: Leadership of our party has pushed too many people to the brink

News

Honda plans to close Swindon plant with 3,400 jobs at risk

UK

Teenager wakes from coma to find she gave birth to surprise baby

UK

Decriminalising IS runaway a ‘challenge’

UK

UK is world’s 5th richest country but it’s far from fair – Christine Jardine

Opinion

Opinion More Opinion >>

One in four businesses in the licensed trade sector expects to lose staff because of Brexit, says Crtion. Picture: Contributed

Comment: Tourism sector must be key priority during Brexit

Opinion

Parking at the popular Inverkeithing Park and Ride at Ferrytoll is getting difficult during summer months

Lesley Riddoch: Scots must wake up to benefits of car park tax

Opinion

It's vital that employers focus on attracting the skills they need to keep up with the increasingly competitive business landscape, says Weston. Picture: Contributed

Comment: How to hire the best talent for your digital needs

Opinion

We want leaders to ditch rhetoric but still give amazing speeches ' and that's a big ask, says Westring. Picture: Contributed

Comment: How pathos helps leaders like Trump reign supreme

Opinion

Charles Edward Stuart as depicted in the hit TV show Outlander (Picture: Sony Pictures)

Bonnie Prince Charlie: What he was really like – Professor Murray Pittock

Opinion

Over the last 20 years the United Kingdom's trade has grown 12 times with China. Picture: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Brian Monteith: Eurozone stats should underline advantages of leaving EU

Opinion

A welcoming pint at the local pub is becoming endangered as almost two pubs close in Scotland every week

Brian Davidson: The pub as the hub of communities needs a refresher

Opinion

Duncan Bauchop: Updating rights of working parents set for consultation

Opinion

John Sturrock: Knowing how to negotiate is an essential life skill

Opinion

Amanda Masson: All alternative methods of creating a family need professional advice

Opinion

Alan Gilfillan: Legal consequences of a no-deal Brexit

Opinion

World More World >>

A sailor and nurse embrace in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/United States Navy, Victor Jorgensen)

George Mendonsa, sailor in iconic Times Square kiss, dies aged 95

News

Renu Begum holds a picture of her younger sister, Shamima. Picture: Getty

Runaway schoolgirl Shamima Begum fears her unborn baby will be taken away

World

School strikes to demand action over climate change are being led by teenage girls all over Europe (Picture: Sam Russell/PA Wire)

Hillary Clinton hails girls like 13-year-old Scot over climate strikes – Susan Dalgety

Opinion

Hundreds of young people take part in the Youth Strike 4 Climate Change in Glasgow's George Square (Picture: John Devlin)

Youth Strike 4 Climate Change should spur adults into action – leader comment

Opinion

Donald Trump is ‘probably’ sane – leader comment

Opinion

Facebook removes over 100 adverts for Donald Trump’s businesses

Politics

The ‘secrets’ behind a long and health life are simple – Dr Punam Krishan

Opinion

World’s most secure jail to be put to the test for El Chapo

World

Odd More Odd >>

Pagans celebrate at the Beltane Festival in Edinburgh.''Picture: Jane Barlow 2016

Scottish pagan bid to win legal right to worship outside village

Odd

A wedding photographer who proposed to his girlfriend by drone has been fined after he was caught flying the craft over Edinburgh city centre. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Edinburgh photographer fined £500 for proposing by drone

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Boys tussle for the leather ball during the annual 'Fastern's E'en Hand Ba' event on Jedburgh's High Street in the Scottish Borders. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday February 7, 2019. The annual event, which started in the 1700's, traditionally the first ever game was played with an Englishman's head, involves two teams, the Uppies (residents from the higher part of Jedburgh) and the Doonies (residents from the lower part of Jedburgh) getting the ball to either the top or bottom of the town. The ball, which is made of leather, stuffed with straw and decorated with ribbons representing hair, is thrown into the crowd to begin the game. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

In pictures: Two ‘tribes’ of Jedburgh collide for annual Hand Ba’ match

Odd

The controversial JD Sports website pictures. Picture: TSPL

‘Why is he upset?’ - readers react to criticism of ‘semi-porn’ Scotland kit photos

Odd

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A welcoming pint at the local pub is becoming endangered as almost two pubs close in Scotland every week

Brian Davidson: The pub as the hub of communities needs a refresher

Opinion

Duncan Bauchop is a Trainee Solicitor with Turcan Connell

Duncan Bauchop: Updating rights of working parents set for consultation

Opinion

John Sturrock QC is senior mediator at Core Solutions.

John Sturrock: Knowing how to negotiate is an essential life skill

Opinion

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

British author Rosamunde Pilcher in 2007. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Rosamunde Pilcher

Obituaries

Donald MacIntosh, arms folded, wtih wartime comrades

Obituary: Captain Donald MacIntosh DFC, former Bomber Command and commercial pilot, part of squadron that sank the Tirpiz

Obituaries

Dawn Flockhart

Obituary: Dawn Flockhart, former athlete and NLP practitioner, remembered as a force of nature

Obituaries

Betty Ballantine at her home in Bearsville, N.Y. in 1980 (Picture: Richard Ballantine/Courtesy of Kathy Ballantine via AP)

Betty Ballantine: publisher who helped popularise quality paperbacks

Obituaries

Celebrity More Celebrity >>

Spice Girls ticket resellers defy law for Scottish gig

Music

Irvine Welsh. Picture: TSPL

‘When football fans stop behaving like animals...’ - readers react to rugby vs football row

Lifestyle

Irvine Welsh is a big Hibs supporter. Picture: Neil Hanna

Irvine Welsh blasts ‘establishment’ treatment of ‘privileged’ rugby fans

Celebrity

Liam Neeson talks to co-host Robin Roberts on Good Morning America in an effort to explain his comments about racist rage. Picture: Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC/PA

Dani Garavelli: ‘Conversation’ was ugly before Liam Neeson furore

Opinion

MasterChef judges John Torode (left) and Gregg Wallace. Picture: BBC/PA Wire

MasterChef judge duo criticise ‘clean food’ trend

Celebrity