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Humza Yousaf with his wife Nadia El-Nakla and family at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, after it was announced that he is the new Scottish National Party leader, and will become the next First Minister of Scotland.

Analysis: Yousaf inherits divided party, but relief was overwhelming emotion

Humza Yousaf reacts as the SNP vote for their new party leader
Humza Yousaf reacts as the SNP vote for their new party leader

Humza Yousaf to request Section 30 order for IndyRef2 ‘right away’

Humza Yousaf reacts as he is elected the new SNP leader. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Humza Yousaf reacts as he is elected the new SNP leader. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Humza Yousaf pledges to 'reach across the divide' after bitter SNP race

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford. Picture: PA
Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford. Picture: PA

Humza Yousaf ensures LGBT+ rights will be 'protected', Ian Blackford claims

Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Sturgeon donates £100 to charity after losing bet with Douglas Ross

Residents of Great Bernera have been been trying to buy the island from its absentee German landlord for more than a decade. PIC: Walter Baxter/geograph.org
Residents of Great Bernera have been been trying to buy the island from its absentee German landlord for more than a decade. PIC: Walter Baxter/geograph.org

More 'legal muscle' needed to help islanders buy out absentee German landlord

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf speaks to the media during a visit to Falkirk Community Hospital to announce additional funding to develop the Hospital at Home scheme. Picture date: Thursday May 12, 2022.
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf speaks to the media during a visit to Falkirk Community Hospital to announce additional funding to develop the Hospital at Home scheme. Picture date: Thursday May 12, 2022.

Who is Humza Yousaf? Scotland's first potential non-white leader

Newly appointed leader of the SNP, Humza Yousaf
Newly appointed leader of the SNP, Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf elected new leader of the SNP after bitter contest

cut through the noise

Humza Yousaf is set to become Scotland’s youngest first minister after a full on leadership campaign.
Humza Yousaf is set to become Scotland’s youngest first minister after a full on leadership campaign.

Where does Humza Yousaf stand on the key issues?

Humza Yousaf speaks following the SNP Leadership election result announcement at Murrayfield Stadium. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images
Humza Yousaf speaks following the SNP Leadership election result announcement at Murrayfield Stadium. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Sturgeon says Humza Yousaf will be 'outstanding leader and First Minister'

Ash Regan (left) and Kate Forbes (right) applaud after Humza Yousaf was named as the party's new leader. Picture: AFP via Getty Images
Ash Regan (left) and Kate Forbes (right) applaud after Humza Yousaf was named as the party's new leader. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Why Humza Yousaf was the establishment-backed candidate

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

Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images
Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

Blocks holding ship in place ‘could be key factor’ in Leith dry dock incident

The world's largest airliner landing at Glasgow Airport for the first time since September 2019. Picture: Chris James/PA Wire
The world's largest airliner landing at Glasgow Airport for the first time since September 2019. Picture: Chris James/PA Wire

World’s largest airliner returns to Glasgow for first time since 2019

The observation car 1719E was restored for the Strathspey Railway by engineers Nemesis Rail. Picture: Nemesis Rail
The observation car 1719E was restored for the Strathspey Railway by engineers Nemesis Rail. Picture: Nemesis Rail

Historic rail observation car returns to Highlands after 55 years

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

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

Crime

The Stone of Destiny safely ensconced in the Great Hall in Edinburgh Castle on St Andrew's Day, 1996 (Picture: PA)
The Stone of Destiny safely ensconced in the Great Hall in Edinburgh Castle on St Andrew's Day, 1996 (Picture: PA)

Moving the Stone of Destiny will be no simple task – Tom Wood

Jo Clancy is an Associate, RTA Law LLP
Jo Clancy is an Associate, RTA Law LLP

The defence of automatism in traffic accidents raises big questions for insurers...

Helen Corden is a Partner and employment law specialist at Pinsent Masons
Helen Corden is a Partner and employment law specialist at Pinsent Masons

Employers need to think about staff data as a valuable asset - Helen Corden

Humza Yousaf, Ash Regan and Kate Forbes are due to find out today which of them has been elected to lead the SNP – and the country
Humza Yousaf, Ash Regan and Kate Forbes are due to find out today which of them has been elected to lead the SNP – and the country

Really listening is the truly radical action the new First Minister should adopt...

Weather

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 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?

Politics

Boris Johnson pictured at 10 Downing Street during the Covid lockdown (Picture: Handout/UK Government via Getty Images)
Boris Johnson pictured at 10 Downing Street during the Covid lockdown (Picture: Handout/UK Government via Getty Images)

Johnson's lockdown breaches just add to the many painful memories of Covid

SNP leadership candidates Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan
SNP leadership candidates Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan

Brutal and divisive: the twists and turns of the SNP leadership race

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves 10 Downing Street after meeting Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.
Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves 10 Downing Street after meeting Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.

Israel’s prime minister should not allow company he keeps to affect decisions

Humza Yousaf has been elected as SNP leader and set to become Scotland's first minister.
Humza Yousaf has been elected as SNP leader and set to become Scotland's first minister.

As it happened: as Humza Yousaf elected new SNP leader

Humza Yousaf walks to the stage to speak after being elected as new SNP party leader
Humza Yousaf walks to the stage to speak after being elected as new SNP party leader

In pictures: Humza Yousaf is elected new SNP leader

Kate Forbes is the new favourite at the bookies with Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan also running
Kate Forbes is the new favourite at the bookies with Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan also running

Leadership odds for next SNP leader at the bookies

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn could be blocked from standing for the party.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn could be blocked from standing for the party.

Analysis: Starmer blocking Corbyn is short-term spat for long-term gain

Opinion

John Lewis has always been staff-owned but that brilliant model is now under threat (Picture: Sean Dempsey/PA)
John Lewis has always been staff-owned but that brilliant model is now under threat (Picture: Sean Dempsey/PA)

A department store with a soul? John Lewis must never close – Aidan Smith

SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan. Photo: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire
SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan. Photo: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire

Leader: Leading the SNP will be harder than ever

Nicola Sturgeon's successor as First Minister must work to end child poverty in Scotland (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Nicola Sturgeon's successor as First Minister must work to end child poverty in Scotland (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Sturgeon’s anti-poverty legacy must continue

Wendy Nicolson is a partner specialising in public procurement and competition issues at CMS
Wendy Nicolson is a partner specialising in public procurement and competition issues at CMS

Scotland is threatened by post-Brexit divergence in procurement rules across UK ...

Emma Davies is a member of W. L. Gore & Associates’ Product and Chemical Stewardship Team.
Emma Davies is a member of W. L. Gore & Associates’ Product and Chemical Stewardship Team.

Women working in STEM must speak up to encourage others - Emma Davies

People

Protesters gathered outside the boarded-up Filmhouse earlier this month to call for the boarded-cinema to be saved. Picture: Annabelle Gauntlett.
Protesters gathered outside the boarded-up Filmhouse earlier this month to call for the boarded-cinema to be saved. Picture: Annabelle Gauntlett.

National 'protest for the arts' to be staged in Edinburgh beside Filmhouse

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

The upcoming episode of David Attenborough's new BBC show Wild Isles will shine a light on the lifecycle of wild salmon as the iconic fish go on their epic journey from river to sea and back again. Picture: Phil Wilkinson
The upcoming episode of David Attenborough's new BBC show Wild Isles will shine a light on the lifecycle of wild salmon as the iconic fish go on their epic journey from river to sea and back again. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Wild Isles: David Attenborough show to highlight plight of wild salmon

Four members of Cricket Scotland's anti-racism and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion advisory group have resigned over perceived lack of progress in tackling racism. The resignations come following criticism last week after Cricket Scotland chairman Anjan Luthra claimed progress was being made.
Four members of Cricket Scotland's anti-racism and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion advisory group have resigned over perceived lack of progress in tackling racism. The resignations come following criticism last week after Cricket Scotland chairman Anjan Luthra claimed progress was being made.

Cricket Scotland anti-racism group members quit over perceived lack of progress

Maksym Galinichev, pictured here boxing Abdessamad Abbaz of Morocco in the Men's Bantam semi final at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, has been killed in combat.
Maksym Galinichev, pictured here boxing Abdessamad Abbaz of Morocco in the Men's Bantam semi final at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, has been killed in combat.

Boxing champion killed fighting in Ukrainian military

These are the most popular dogs breeds according to the Kennel Club.
These are the most popular dogs breeds according to the Kennel Club.

The 13 most popular breeds of dog in the UK

The late Scotland rugby star and charity fundraiser Doddie Weir. The 1988 Scotland Schools' team, who played in New Zealand alongside Doddie Weir, completed a 88km challenge in memory of their former teammate. Issue date: Monday March 27, 2023.
The late Scotland rugby star and charity fundraiser Doddie Weir. The 1988 Scotland Schools' team, who played in New Zealand alongside Doddie Weir, completed a 88km challenge in memory of their former teammate. Issue date: Monday March 27, 2023.

Doddie Weir’s former teammates vow to continue fundraiser for MND

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

Eating less meat and choosing organic, free-range produce can help get the planet back on track (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Eating less meat and choosing organic, free-range produce can help get the planet back on track (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Treating farm animals well is good for us, them and the whole planet

The popular Outlander television series, starring Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall and Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser, has brought fans flocking to landmarks in Scotland with links to the story
The popular Outlander television series, starring Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall and Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser, has brought fans flocking to landmarks in Scotland with links to the story

Culloden battle: Entry fees review as Outlander fans flock to Jacobite site

Organisations from around Europe have written to Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater to show support for the Deposit Return Scheme.
Organisations from around Europe have written to Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater to show support for the Deposit Return Scheme.

Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme ‘has inspired campaigns around Europe’

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has backed the introduction of the deposit return scheme. Picture: John Devlin
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has backed the introduction of the deposit return scheme. Picture: John Devlin

Irn-Bru maker urges next FM to make deposit return scheme 'top priority'

The Channel island of Jersey has long been criticised by financial transparency campaigners. Picture: Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP/Getty
The Channel island of Jersey has long been criticised by financial transparency campaigners. Picture: Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP/Getty

Revealed: Circularity Scotland CEO's ties to offshore tax haven firm

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

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

UK News

Here are the 10 most inspiring Scottish women of all time, as per Scotsman readers.
Here are the 10 most inspiring Scottish women of all time, as per Scotsman readers.

Here are the 10 most inspiring Scottish Women of all time

The Scottish local authority has been embroiled in legal action against the sportswear giant, Under Armour, and its founder, Kevin Plank, since 2017. Picture: Molly Riley/UPI/Shutterstock
The Scottish local authority has been embroiled in legal action against the sportswear giant, Under Armour, and its founder, Kevin Plank, since 2017. Picture: Molly Riley/UPI/Shutterstock

Scots council goes to court to obtain US journalist's emails

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 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

World

Twitter has been in turmoil since the platform was taken over by Tesla head Elon Musk.
Twitter has been in turmoil since the platform was taken over by Tesla head Elon Musk.

Twitter source code leaked online

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Rupert Murdoch (L) and Jerry Hall attend the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Rupert Murdoch (L) and Jerry Hall attend the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Age gap relationships aren't for me - Gaby Soutar

This image obtained from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop D, shows a damaged home near Silver City, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area (Photo by HANDOUT/Mississippi Highway Patrol /AFP via Getty Images)
This image obtained from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop D, shows a damaged home near Silver City, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area (Photo by HANDOUT/Mississippi Highway Patrol /AFP via Getty Images)

Mississippi tornadoes: ‘my city is gone’ says mayor as 23 killed

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?

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Luke Newton has repordely split from his girlfriend
Luke Newton has repordely split from his girlfriend

Bridgerton’s Luke Newton ‘splits’ for West End star girlfriend

Noel Gallagher is bringing his High Flying Birds to Sheffield for a major concert at the Don Valley Bowl.
Noel Gallagher is bringing his High Flying Birds to Sheffield for a major concert at the Don Valley Bowl.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds announce 2023 UK tour

Alnwick has been revealed as the easiest place to pass your driving test in the UK.
Alnwick has been revealed as the easiest place to pass your driving test in the UK.

DVSA driving examiner strike dates - how it will affect driving tests