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SNP Wesminster leader Ian Blackford denied there had been a failure within the SNP to deal with bullying allegations.

Ian Blackford: 'No failure of leadership around bullying allegations within SNP'
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MSPs offered police safety briefings after MP's murder
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Ambulance calls to prison overdoses triple in five years
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Makers of Trainspotting admit famous opening sequence could not be filmed today
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Analysis: More than hot air needed to bring about heat pump revolution
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Campaigners call for Scottish Government to criminalise paying for sex
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Galloway Hoard illuminates past 'power and wealth' of area as it returns home
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Burnout on rise as Scots workers struggle with work-life balance
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New teachers more likely to get temporary job than permanent one, figures show
Education

Covid Scotland: Government accused of 'sneaking out' delay to booster jags
Health

UK Government plea to councils and businesses to help resettle evacuated Afghans
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Coronavirus

When will US borders open to UK travellers?
National

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

Here's how to get your vaccine certificate in Scotland
Coronavirus

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Family of four 'seriously injured' in Ayrshire explosion
People

26-year-old missing from Dumbarton since last week
Crime

Southbound traffic affected after crash on M90 in Fife
Transport

Video shows students taking part in Raisin Monday
People

Glasgow station remains closed following murder of 14-year-old boy
Crime

May on waiting list for safe space to store bike across UK
National

Two children critical after crash on M8 near Whitburn
Transport

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Prostitution is violence against women. Scots law must change – Alan Caton
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Alana Whitelaw, 14, found 'safe and well'
People

Michael Gove escorted by police after being surrounded by protesters
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Second man charged over death of badly burned man in park
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Images show dazzling meteor shooting through sky
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Draconid meteor shower 2021: When and how to see it in Scotland
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High temperatures, weather warnings and potential flooding forecast this weekend
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Met Office extends yellow warning for rain in Scotland into the weekend
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Kerry's talk of 'last, best hope' must spur world into action – Scotsman says
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COP26: Corporate sponsors' grumbling reveals their influence – Martyn McLaughlin
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Analysis: Banning online anonymity will not make everyone safer
Politics

Fury as Scotland misses out on UK Government backing for carbon capture facility
Politics

Boris Johnson announces £5,000 gas boiler grants
Politics

John Kerry says COP26 is world's "last, best hope".
Environment

Ring of steel won't eradicate threats to MPs
Politics

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How dangerous myths are propping up a silent public health crisis – Craig Jones
Columnists

Readers' Letters: Sort out roads before extending cycle routes
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Training will help hospitality industry shine again - David Hay
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Will world heed warning from climate change 'canary'? – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Readers' Letters: Whatever happened to kindness in politics?
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Halloween: Dare you step on board Edinburgh's most ghost haunted bus?
People

The new book giving the inside track on the making of Trainspotting 25 years on
What's On

Kevin McKidd: Poster snub ‘tainted’ Trainspotting for me for years
What's On

Ayr Explosion updates LIVE: Family of four 'serious injured' in blast
Crime

Obituaries: Roger Michell, director who had his biggest hit with Notting Hill
People

Snake spotted on streets of Scottish town
People

Seal with can stuck in jaw rescued by military police unit
People

Obituaries

Scotsman Obituaries: Bill Hutchison, Scottish bank manager and golfer
People

Scotsman Obituaries, Douglas Morrison, Scottish farmer
People

Scotsman Obituaries: Robin Morton, folk musician, producer, promoter and manager
People

Environment

Which world leaders will attend COP26 for climate summit in Glasgow?
Environment

What is a heat pump? How they work and how much they cost
Homes and Gardens

Boost for Scots renewable sector as energy giant EDP unveils major UK investment
Business

Sixteen years - the waiting time for an East Lothian Allotment
Homes and Gardens

How Scotland can play a key part in saving the world – Lang Banks
Columnists

Green lairds need to realise their responsibilities to locals – Hamish Trench
Columnists

Glasgow launches site for green events taking place during Cop26
Environment

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Tory MP's murder will not stop politicians from meeting public – Angus Robertson
Columnists

Brexit fears started hitting UK trade as early as 2015 – new research
Columnists

NHS's Covid heroes shouldn't have to worry about deportation – Christine Jardine
Columnists

Giant whale sculpture arrives in Dundee after sea voyage
Heritage

Royal Conservatoire appeal to public after acting student goes missing
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Prime Minister to lead tributes to murdered MP
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Humans are harming health of natural world on which we depend – Philip Lymbery
Columnists

World must respond to droughts threatening famine on huge scale – Scotsman says
Columnists

Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, has died
World

G20 countries must unite to prevent a climate catastrophe – Queen Noor
Columnists

'Several injured and dead' in Norway attack by man with bow and arrow
World

Family of victims call for arrest of Iran's president ahead of Glasgow Cop26
Crime

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