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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 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

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

Ryanair is to increase its Edinburgh routes to 69 this summer. Picture: Neil Hanna
Ryanair is to increase its Edinburgh routes to 69 this summer. Picture: Neil Hanna

Future Flight: Ryanair to fly a record 90 summer routes from Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon at a launch ceremony for the MV Glen Sannox in 2017 (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)
Nicola Sturgeon at a launch ceremony for the MV Glen Sannox in 2017 (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Brian Wilson: Naming Hull 802 the ‘MV Nicola Sturgeon’ would be fitting tribute

The carriages have been restored to how they looked in the 1950s. Picture: Nemesis Rail
The carriages have been restored to how they looked in the 1950s. Picture: Nemesis Rail

Historic rail observation car returns to Highlands after 55 years

A man dressed as Sir Walter Scott celebrates the creation of Borders Railway service, which re-established a section of the old Waverley route, in 2015 (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)
A man dressed as Sir Walter Scott celebrates the creation of Borders Railway service, which re-established a section of the old Waverley route, in 2015 (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Progress towards reversing Beeching’s infamous railway cuts is stalling

Inverness Airport is reassuringly visible to walkers from its new railway station. Picture: The Scotsman
Inverness Airport is reassuringly visible to walkers from its new railway station. Picture: The Scotsman

New train station may be revolutionary (and not just for Wayne's World fans)

Nicola Sturgeon visits the Ferguson Marine shipyard in 2015 with the then owner Jim McColl (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)
Nicola Sturgeon visits the Ferguson Marine shipyard in 2015 with the then owner Jim McColl (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

There are lessons to learn from Sturgeon’s ferries contract blunder

Crime

Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

No court-ordered drug treatments handed down for nearly a year

A man has admitted killing a woman and her two-year-old daughter and burying their bodies under the floor of his home in Dundee.
A man has admitted killing a woman and her two-year-old daughter and burying their bodies under the floor of his home in Dundee.

Man admits killing Bennylyn and Jellica Burke at his Dundee home

A murder investigation has been launched into the death of a 74-year-old woman.
A murder investigation has been launched into the death of a 74-year-old woman.

Police launch murder investigation after death of 74-year-old woman

Police Scotland is “not in the same area” as the Metropolitan Police over the handling of misconduct claims, a senior policing figure has said.
Police Scotland is “not in the same area” as the Metropolitan Police over the handling of misconduct claims, a senior policing figure has said.

Police Scotland ‘not in same area’ to Met over misconduct handling

Weather

A cold snap is on its way
A cold snap is on its way

Scotland weather: British Summer Time set to arrive with -7 temperatures

Sightings of the stonechat in spring carried particular superstitions in Scotland. PIC: Ziva & Amir/Flickr/CC.
Sightings of the stonechat in spring carried particular superstitions in Scotland. PIC: Ziva & Amir/Flickr/CC.

Spring equinox: the ancient beliefs of the new season in Scotland

The custom of changing our clocks twice per year dates back over a century to when it started in the First World War.
The custom of changing our clocks twice per year dates back over a century to when it started in the First World War.

When do the clocks go forward in 2023 and when is Spring?

Weather warnings are in place until Thursday
Weather warnings are in place until Thursday

Two more days of weather warnings set for Scotland amid cold snap

Politics

The Policy Planning Staff in the US, whose first job was designing the Marshall Plan, is staffed by a mix of civil servants and outside experts (Picture: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The Policy Planning Staff in the US, whose first job was designing the Marshall Plan, is staffed by a mix of civil servants and outside experts (Picture: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US model could help improve governance of Scotland – Stewart McDonald

Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon are political opponents with much in common (Picture: Duncan McGlynn/AFP via Getty Images)
Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon are political opponents with much in common (Picture: Duncan McGlynn/AFP via Getty Images)

Fading of Sturgeon and Johnson's political careers may signal end of populism

The First Minister met with patients at the state of the art facility at Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital
The First Minister met with patients at the state of the art facility at Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital

Nicola Sturgeon opens National Treatment Centre in Fife

Scottish Labour's Jackie Baillie
Scottish Labour's Jackie Baillie

SNP leadership contest: Labour warns new leader ‘must clear out the rot’

Finance secretary Kate Forbes (left), ex-minister Ash Regan (centre), and health secretary Humza Yousaf (right) are seen arriving at the BBC televised leadership debate in Edinburgh. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty images
Finance secretary Kate Forbes (left), ex-minister Ash Regan (centre), and health secretary Humza Yousaf (right) are seen arriving at the BBC televised leadership debate in Edinburgh. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty images

Panic has set in within SNP, say party insiders

Lorna Slater
Lorna Slater

SNP-Green deal 'would end if Kate Forbes pushed ahead with key pledge'

Transport Scotland ‘hampered’ inquiry into ferries fiasco, claims committee
Transport Scotland ‘hampered’ inquiry into ferries fiasco, claims committee

Transport Scotland ‘hampered’ inquiry into ferries fiasco, claims committee

Opinion

If you are struggling financially or experiencing some upheaval in your life, communications firms are expected to be understanding
If you are struggling financially or experiencing some upheaval in your life, communications firms are expected to be understanding

There are ways to cut the high cost of communicating - Martyn James

Hyatt Hotel Group's Hyatt Centric hotel is due to open its doors in Edinburgh in 2025
Hyatt Hotel Group's Hyatt Centric hotel is due to open its doors in Edinburgh in 2025

Hyatt Centric hotel will be game changer for EICC - Marshall Dallas

Nicola Sturgeon highlighted the increasing “brutality” of political life as a factor in her decision to quit as First Minister. Picture: Getty
Nicola Sturgeon highlighted the increasing “brutality” of political life as a factor in her decision to quit as First Minister. Picture: Getty

Comment: The brutality of digital culture for women in Scottish politics

Healthy eating campaigns and other similar measures can dramatically increase life expectancy (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)
Healthy eating campaigns and other similar measures can dramatically increase life expectancy (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

Step change in life expectancy is possible if politicians put their minds to it

Elon Musk announced changes to Twitter Blue
Elon Musk announced changes to Twitter Blue

Twitter Blue is going to leave one CEO feeling like an April Fool

People

Salmon Pic: Susie Lowe
Salmon Pic: Susie Lowe

Recipes: Gary Maclean's seafood dishes

The BBC has suspended its proposal to close the BBC Singers choir while it explores alternative funding models. Picture: PA
The BBC has suspended its proposal to close the BBC Singers choir while it explores alternative funding models. Picture: PA

Why the BBC's U-turn on BBC Singers may not be a true reprieve

Space NK
Space NK

Space NK, St James Quarter, opens

Annie Reilly
Annie Reilly

Day in the Life: Annie Reilly, mezzo-soprano

Gary Ferguson Pic: Carlo Paloni
Gary Ferguson Pic: Carlo Paloni

Former Royal Navy diver launches Combat Journal to help build mental resilience

Irene Forte Skincare Hibiscus Serum
Irene Forte Skincare Hibiscus Serum

Irene Forte, wellness director at Rocco Forte Hotels on her skincare brand

Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire
Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire

Queen Elizabeth II's Scottish pallbearers honoured in special list

Obituaries

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

Robert Blake arrives in London for the premiere of In Cold Blood in 1968 (Picture: J. Wilds/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Robert Blake arrives in London for the premiere of In Cold Blood in 1968 (Picture: J. Wilds/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Obituaries: Robert Blake, actor​ whose career was overshadowed by murder case

Environment

The winners of what is said to be the world’s first round of leasing projects designed to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply oil and gas platforms have been announced by Crown Estate Scotland.
The winners of what is said to be the world’s first round of leasing projects designed to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply oil and gas platforms have been announced by Crown Estate Scotland.

First leases enabling offshore wind to supply oil platforms announced

Wildfires are becoming an increasing threat in many parts of the world as the atmosphere heats up (Picture: David McNew/Getty Images)
Wildfires are becoming an increasing threat in many parts of the world as the atmosphere heats up (Picture: David McNew/Getty Images)

Comedy was deployed as a weapon against Hitler. Can it now help save the planet?

The People’s Plan for Nature, which sets out the public’s vision for the future of nature, was created for the people, by the people as part of a UK-wide citizens' assembly
The People’s Plan for Nature, which sets out the public’s vision for the future of nature, was created for the people, by the people as part of a UK-wide citizens' assembly

How people power can help save the planet

A captive Scottish wildcat kitten with his mother at Wildwood Discovery Park, near Canterbury, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
A captive Scottish wildcat kitten with his mother at Wildwood Discovery Park, near Canterbury, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Wildcats to be released in Cairngorms National Park after licence approved

Scottish celebrity chef Julie Lin will be serving up a menu created using tinned food at a pop-up restaurant in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen to showcase the benefits of canned goods. Picture: Stewart Attwood
Scottish celebrity chef Julie Lin will be serving up a menu created using tinned food at a pop-up restaurant in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen to showcase the benefits of canned goods. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Can-do: Why a Masterchef contestant is serving up spam bao buns

Nicola Sturgeon, seen with Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate during the COP26 summit in Glasgow, put significant energy into climate change issues (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)
Nicola Sturgeon, seen with Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate during the COP26 summit in Glasgow, put significant energy into climate change issues (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Why is climate change the forgotten issue in SNP leadership contest?

Mairi McAllan MSP celebrates the launch of the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society's 'Flock to the Show' campaign
Mairi McAllan MSP celebrates the launch of the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society's 'Flock to the Show' campaign

Royal Highland Show launches 'Flock to the Show' art trail of decorated sheep

UK News

Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

HSE investigation launched after US Navy ship tips over in Leith

The Sunday Times guide has been published
The Sunday Times guide has been published

The 7 best places to live in Scotland according to the Best Places to Live guide

The Sunday Times has named the UK’s best place to live for 2023. Scotland had 7 locations out of 71 across the UK
The Sunday Times has named the UK’s best place to live for 2023. Scotland had 7 locations out of 71 across the UK

The Scottish locations listed on the Sunday Times best places to live 2023

Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Chief Scientist (Health) for the Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow providing the keynote address.
Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Chief Scientist (Health) for the Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow providing the keynote address.

Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards winners revealed

Boris Johnson takes the oath ahead of his evidence to the Commons' Privileges Committee (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)
Boris Johnson takes the oath ahead of his evidence to the Commons' Privileges Committee (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)

Johnson’s mental gymnastics over Partygate are not credible – Scotsman comment

Home secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of the Scottish Government of making "factually inaccurate" statements in the Commons. Picture: Andy Bailey/UK Parliament/AFP
Home secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of the Scottish Government of making "factually inaccurate" statements in the Commons. Picture: Andy Bailey/UK Parliament/AFP

Home secretary accused by Scottish Government of 'factually inaccurate' comments

World

A flag featuring former President Donald Trump that supporters are flying near his Mar-a-Lago home (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A flag featuring former President Donald Trump that supporters are flying near his Mar-a-Lago home (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Donald Trump at Waco: rally by Donald Trump on anniversary of massacre

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson finished fourth in the World Figure Skating Championships in Japan.
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson finished fourth in the World Figure Skating Championships in Japan.

Fourth place world championship finish for Scottish ice dancer Lewis Gibson

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, DC. The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-form social media video app about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, DC. The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-form social media video app about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data.

Is this the end of TikTok in the West?

The burnt door of Bordeaux's city hall, is pictured the day after it was set on fire by demonstrators during a rally against pension reform.
The burnt door of Bordeaux's city hall, is pictured the day after it was set on fire by demonstrators during a rally against pension reform.

Why King Charles visit needed to be cancelled as France focuses on own problems

The King's state visit to France, the first of his reign, has been postponed, the French Presidency said, amid protests in the country over retirement age reforms. Issue date: Friday March 24, 2023.
The King's state visit to France, the first of his reign, has been postponed, the French Presidency said, amid protests in the country over retirement age reforms. Issue date: Friday March 24, 2023.

King’s state visit to France postponed amid widespread retirement age protests

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court in Park City, Utah. Terry Sanderson is suing the actress for $300,000, claiming she recklessly crashed into him while the two were skiing on a beginner run at Deer Valley Resort in 2016.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court in Park City, Utah. Terry Sanderson is suing the actress for $300,000, claiming she recklessly crashed into him while the two were skiing on a beginner run at Deer Valley Resort in 2016.

Why did Gwyneth Paltrow offer ‘treats’ to courtroom staff?

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Brits could see a mini-heatwave this Easter holiday as temperatures are predicted to soar
Brits could see a mini-heatwave this Easter holiday as temperatures are predicted to soar

Mini heatwave for Easter as meteorologist predicts 20C temperatures

The eight 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards who carried the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II have been honoured for the service to the late monarch
The eight 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards who carried the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II have been honoured for the service to the late monarch

Breaking Queen’s pallbearers recognised in King Charles III special honours

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EzriCare's Artificial Tears was recalled in January over links to eye infections.

Eye drops recalled as deadly bacteria causes 68 people to go blind