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SNP Finance Secretary Shona Robison claimed Scotland would suffer due to the Spring Statement

SNP will do 'everything' to avoid replicating UK welfare cuts

It is not yet known which Scottish beach will be the location for filming.

Sand sculpture competition to be filmed on Scottish beach in BBC show

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's Defence Secretary, seen hosting the 2023 Fox Nation Patriot Awards during his previous career in television (Picture: Terry Wyatt)

Why bungling incompetence of Donald Trump's lackeys has silver lining William Deans

Brine pools containing lithium carbonate at a mine in the Atamaca desert in Chile (Picture: John Moore)

Why Ukraine and Greenland are at the heart of a new global power game Professor Paul de Leeuw

The sun sets behind Burbo Bank wind farm and 'Another Place', an art installation by Anthony Gormley, at Crosby Beach on Merseyside

Public debate on net zero is finally opening up – this is a good thing
Politicians fall into two camps: those who welcome discussion about net zero and those who don’t
Paul Wilson

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaving 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver her spring statement to MPs. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Spring Statement 2025 RECAP: Rachel Reeves outlines spending cuts

Former Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health Jeane Freeman arrives ahead of her appearance at the Covid-19 Inquiry on Monday (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Scotland hobbled by Westminster when it came to Covid PPE

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Analysis Cuts and weak growth only add to Scottish Labour's woes

The uplift in defence spending, and commitment to renew Britain’s nuclear deterrent, will be welcomed in Washington. Picture: James Glossop/WPA pool

Analysis Chancellor's defence push will be welcomed by Trump White House

The aurora borealis.

Map shows where in Scotland Northern Lights could be visible tonight

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Sketch: Reeves's sombre Spring Statement saved by weak Tory response

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street on her way to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament (Picture: Peter Nicholls)

Labour's response to financial crisis must not scapegoat 'scroungers' Henry McLeish

Rachel Reeves will make deliver the Spring

Explainer Spring Statement timings and what we should we expect for Scotland

Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants higher growth rates, but she's going about it the wrong way (Picture: Peter Cziborra/WPA pool)

Here’s how the Chancellor should go for growth – and why she won’t Murdo Fraser

Brexit has damaged import and export trade between the UK and the EU (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Brexit is costing us £100bn a year. It's time to vote on rejoining EU Martin Roche

Former England manager Gareth Southgate has warned that ignoring the negative impact of social media, particularly on young men, is not an option (Picture: Ina Fassbender)

Southgate's lecture and Netflix's Adolescence are both must-watches Christine Jardine

In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government was desperate to keep unemployment below three million, so encouraged people to claim disability benefit instead (Picture: Tim Graham)

Disability culture began when Thatcher tried to rig jobless figures Brian Wilson

World

A view of atmosphere during the Red Carpet of the closing ceremony at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals. Picture: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Scottish film made in 48 hours wins screening at Cannes

Travellers living in a cave near Wick, Caithness, around 1911.
PIC: The Johnston Collection/Wick

The Nazi eugenicist who visited Scottish Traveller children

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, seen with Donald Trump, discovered operational security was not quite as 'clean' as he thought (Picture: Anna Moneymaker)

US group chat blunder as funny as 1935 Canada invasion plan leak Scotsman comment

Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is detained by the Israeli military from his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Oscar-winning director beaten up and detained in West Bank

Bronze statues of the late Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitru Utkin have just been erected outside the Maison Russe in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (Picture: Annela Niamolo)

Why UK cuts to overseas aid are a gift to Russia and China Blair McDougall

Scottish tourist seriously injured in hospital after Rome explosion

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Weather

A couple walk in heavy rain on the South Parade Pier, in Portsmouth.

Watch: Met Office map shows where thundery showers will hit UK

The Puck's Glen gorge walking trail

The spectacular 2-mile popular walk shut long term due to storm damage

Politics

Explainer What the Chancellor's Spring Statement means for Scotland

Chancellor Rachel Reeves had moved to alleviate fears cuts could be coming to Scotland’s public serv...

Alex Salmond ally to launch legal action against Alba Party

Chris McEleny said he had been the subject of leaks and smears

First Minister John Swinney campaigning with Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth and David Torrance MSP.

'Inevitable' SNP will be at the core of the next Holyrood government

The polling guru also says the independence debate could be reignited thanks to the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Spring Statement: Businesses 'failed' as tax hikes kill investment

Scott Reid

Jackie Baillie: 'Keir Starmer is not a liability'

Scottish Labour’s deputy leader defended the Prime Minister’s record in government.

Explainer What is the law on buffer zones in Scotland and are protests allowed?

There is a dispute on how the law on abortion buffer zones actually works - so who is right?

Transport

Sections of Cowcaddens Road and Hope Street have been closed

Sinkhole discovered under busy city centre road as lanes shut

Police have appealed for witnesses

Pedestrian fighting for life after crash on Scottish road

The accident happened on Friday

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Scottish road as police launch appeal

A fire rages at the Hayes electricity substation near Heathrow (Picture: London Fire Brigade)

Heathrow shutdown shows how vulnerable UK is to an array of threats Scotsman comment

Education

Tom Rocks Maths with students at Maths Masterclass Final

Scotland’s young mathematicians inspired by Maths Masterclass series

Exclusive Fears for Scotland's southernmost village over nursery closure

These Scottish universities were some of the country's best, based on student reviews

The top 10 universities in Scotland from student reviews

University probe to ask if anyone 'sought to suppress' scale of crisis

Environment

Energy Security Ed Miliband, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at the Port of Greenock

Anas Sarwar raises potential split with UK Labour over oil future

Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire, following the collision with the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker

Ship severely damaged in North Sea collision to be towed to Scotland

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Exclusive Russell Findlay accused of 'dismantling Davidson era' to mimic Reform

Health

Normally busy streets were virtually empty of people during the first Covid lockdown five years ago (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How SNP has left our struggling NHS unprepared for another pandemic Jackie Baillie

I went to this Edinburgh spa after dark and I've never slept better

Since the pandemic, more people are working from home full-time or on a more flexible, hybrid basis.

Lockdown legacy: How Scots are embracing flexible working five years on

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney

John Swinney warns UK cuts poised to be 'damaging' for Scotland's NHS

Crime

Social media and telecoms firms have been urged to go ‘faster and further’ to prevent fraud.

'Tech and telecoms companies must do more on fraud' says minister

Renee MacRae, 36, and three-year-old Andrew. Picture: PA

Police examine item found near murder probe quarry

Hogg told to 'move on' as ex-captain 'complying' with abuse order

An actor playing a police officer in Scottish Police federation film Relentless.

Watch: Inside Scotland's police as drone video shows 'relentless' job

A police CCTV camera observes a woman walking. Picture: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images

Poor-quality Police Scotland photos mean crimes could go undetected

We need to normalise the employment of people who have been to prison (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Why I turned away an ex-convict selling cleaning products at my door Karyn McCluskey

Future Scotland

The study, which looked at the universities that are the best at commercialising their research work, placed the University of Edinburgh in eighth place.

How Scotland’s universities rank in new study of commercial spinout activity
“Tracking this progress will help us to understand how it will impact the founders we support” – Paul Taylor
Scott Reid

The best of Amazon's Spring Deals

Amazon Spring Deal Days 2025: Save over £1k with these five deals

Gtech CLM50 Cordless Lawnmower

Gtech launches rare spring sale: 20% off gadgets with code SPRING20

How a VPN can save you money on holidays as flight myths busted

Given its harmful effects, social media simply cannot be allowed to continue in its current form (Picture: Spencer Platt)

How to launch social media revolution to strip Musk and co of power Ian Johnston

Obituaries

Celebrate your loved one with GUESTPIX – The thoughtful way to cherish memories

Celebrate your loved one with a thoughtful way to cherish memories

The estimable Wendy Jones as captured by talented artist Verna Bond

Scotsman Obituaries: Wendy Jones, Scotsman Publicity department legend

Charles Foster regularly cut a dash in medieval costume

Scotsman Obituaries: Charles Foster, inspirational musician and teacher

Stewart MacLeod took pride in producing quality workmanship

Obituaries: Stewart MacLeod, civil engineer

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

8 takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement - including welfare

Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver her spring statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement: will it put more cash in your pocket?

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Spring Statement: relief but unconvinced - I’m still reeling from cuts

The Vengabus is heading to Download Festival 2025 with the announcement of this year’s District X entertainment.

Vengaboys and more announced for Download 2025's District X area

Be it a rare George Harrison EP or promo copies of Celine Dion and Nirvana, here's what treasure could be still in your CD collection in 2025.

The most valuable CDs to own in 2025 - including Spice Girls

Irish musician CMAT is set to hit the road in late 2025 in support of her third album, Euro-Country.

CMAT announces UK tour in support of new album, Euro-Country