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Identity of Alesha MacPhail killer revealed as Aaron Campbell

News

Vince Cable. Picture: AFP/Getty

Brexit: Lib Dems shouldn’t back returning to EU after departure, MP says

Politics

Local Hero. Picture: Enigma/Goldcrest/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

Local Hero set to become ‘less Trumpian’ when it is turned into new stage musical

Lifestyle

Prime Minister Theresa May vows to take the UK out of the EU on time. Picture: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire

Cabinet trio: MPs will stop no-deal Brexit

Politics

Scotland’s mountain snowsports suffer due to mild winter

Environment

Scots IT programmer jailed for Manchester Arena terror post

UK

Brexit: Theresa May warned of mass revolt if country heads for no-deal

Politics

Pensioner overwhelmed after flypast pays emotional tribute to US bomber crash crew

UK

Mark Millar.

Plagiarism lawsuit against Mark Millar thrown out of court

Lifestyle

Why no-deal Brexit is a threat to Scottish independence – Joyce McMillan
Joyce McMillan

Politics More Politics >>

Independence campaigners congreate in Glasgow city centre in July 2018. Picture: John Devlin

Scottish independence divorce negotiations ‘would be tougher than Brexit’

General Election

Tony Blair said Brexit gives Labour the opportunity to win again in Scotland

Tony Blair: Brexit represents opportunity for Labour fightback

Politics

How Lothian Road could be transformed, Picture: Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh’s Old Town roads to close once a month ahead of ‘radical’ transformation

Politics

An artist's impresions of how the trams will look going down Leith. The Tories put forward alternative budget proposals involving no tram extension.

Edinburgh Council budget: Claims services are being treated like ‘giant game of Jenga’

Politics

Prime Minister Theresa May vows to take the UK out of the EU on time. Picture: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire

Cabinet trio: MPs will stop no-deal Brexit

Politics

Mr Dornan said the vote in Holyrood in May last year to scrap the law suggested the issue of unacceptable fan behaviour is not being taken seriously

Scrapping Offensive Behaviour law ‘sent out wrong signal’ to Scottish football fans

Politics

Theresa May. Picture: AFP/Getty

Brexit: Theresa May warned of mass revolt if country heads for no-deal

Politics

The rumour about Ruth Davidson is as true as a Harry Potter tale – John McLellan

Opinion

Women lead fight against ‘brosocialists’ and other extremists – Susan Dalgety

Opinion

Jeremy Corbyn’s divided Labour can never win – Brian Wilson

Opinion

We must face our history, not erase the bad bits – Jane Bradley

Opinion

Transport More Transport >>

A Nissan LEAF being recharged in East Lothian

This electric car is like a stealth fighter jet but a problem remains – Alastair Dalton

Opinion

The mocked up picture that a Lothian bus driver posted on a closed Facebook page.''It was reported to Lothian management - and the driver has subsequently been sacked

Edinburgh bus driver sacked for sharing ‘jester image’ of Lothian Buses boss

Transport

British Transport Police are investigating Pic: John Devlin

Woman upskirted on train from Glasgow

Transport

Councils in England and Wales already have the power to introduce a levy on workplace parking

Tory council leaders in Scotland pledge to oppose workplace parking levy

Politics

Union urges Scottish councils to rule out workplace parking tax

Politics

Scottish drivers who break 20mph ‘should be sent on awareness course’

Transport

Trauma team called after man, 30, hit by car in west of Edinburgh

Transport

Calls to ditch Edinburgh tram ‘vanity project’ and use £90 million for public services

Transport

Education More Education >>

It is estimated around one in eight properties on the Isle of Skye, which is connected to the mainland via a road bridge, are let via Airbnb. Picture: Neil Hanna

Impact of tourism on the Isle of Skye to be assesed by academics

Media & Leisure

Keates has special interests in artificial intelligence (AI), human-computer interaction and robotics. Picture: Edinburgh Napier University

Robot Wars academic jumps on board at Napier

Companies

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

Graham Boyack, director, Scottish Mediation

Graham Boyack: We need to talk – mediation is the best path for coming up with a solution

Opinion

John Swinney. Picture: John Devlin

Strike action looms as Scotland’s biggest teaching union rejects pay offer

Politics

Students from the University of Edinburgh celebrate graduating outside McEwan Hall in Edinburgh. 'Picture: Jane Barlow

Graduation fees scrapped at third Scottish university

Politics

A parent smacking a child

Church of Scotland backs smacking ban legislation

News

John Swinney: Improving Scottish education is my mantra

Politics

Open University will help you gain vital skills, so don’t call it a day on learning – Susan Stewart

Opinion

Fees for Edinburgh’s top independent schools set to rise by £900, experts warn

Edinburgh, Fife & Lothians

Scottish pupils warned off music exams to save schools cash

Education

Environment More Environment >>

Skiing in Scotland has suffered. PIC: Philip Ebert

Scotland’s mountain snowsports suffer due to mild winter

Environment

Scotland beats February record temperature

Scotland smashes maximum temperature record for February

News

Picture: Malcolm McCurrach | New Wave Images UK

What we learned from Scotland’s Waste to Wealth event

Environment

The temperature in Aboyne hit an all-time February high. Picture: Library

Aboyne provides solace amid Brexit and global warming – leader comment

Opinion

Deposit scheme on drinks cans and plastic bottles wins backing of public

Environment

Fife beaches to stay closed over weekend due to serious oil spill

Environment

Fans save Scottish squirrels to mark K-pop rapper J-Hope’s birthday

News

Stickleback fish named Mary by Scots scientists delivers ‘immaculate conception’

Tech

Health More Health >>

Staff operating a CT scanner

New CT scanner set to slash waiting times at Scottish hospital

News

Some smartphones can now be set to lock out the user after a set amount of time (Picture: Greg Macvean)

Social media addiction gaining recognition from an unlikely source – Alastair Stewart

Opinion

Official opening of the new State Hospital buildings at Carstairs'26/6/12

Keeping man with no criminal convictions at Carstairs costs £5k a week

News

Hibs announced a partnership with Edinburgh vaping firm VPZ.

Hibs criticised over vaping tie-up

News

The science that informs medicine rotuinely fails to consider the impact of the critical differences between males and females

We need to tackle gender inequality in medical treatment - Catherine Calderwood

Opinion

Thirty minutes of morning exercise ‘cuts blood pressure’

News

Dial Medicine For Murder, a chilling live event, will investigate the stories of two of the UKs most notorious serial killers: Doctors Harold Shipman and John Bodkin Adams.

What makes a doctor a serial killer explored at Edinburgh event

News

CCTV appeal following armed robbery at dental practice in Edinburgh

News

Vegan version of Cadbury’s Creme Egg ‘better than original’

Retail

Scottish dad nearly died after doctors said his sepsis was a virus

News

Hundreds saved by Scotland’s new ambulance response system

Health

UK More UK >>

A Nissan LEAF being recharged in East Lothian

This electric car is like a stealth fighter jet but a problem remains – Alastair Dalton

Opinion

Aaron Campbell will be sentenced next month

Identity of Alesha MacPhail killer revealed as Aaron Campbell

News

Hama Siddiq. Picture: Police handout

Scots IT programmer jailed for Manchester Arena terror post

UK

Tony Foulds. Picture: PA Wire.

Pensioner overwhelmed after flypast pays emotional tribute to US bomber crash crew

UK

The rumour about Ruth Davidson is as true as a Harry Potter tale – John McLellan

Opinion

Women lead fight against ‘brosocialists’ and other extremists – Susan Dalgety

Opinion

Jeremy Corbyn’s divided Labour can never win – Brian Wilson

Opinion

Brian Wilson: The claim that wool is as cruel as fur is ludicrous

Opinion

Opinion More Opinion >>

A Nissan LEAF being recharged in East Lothian

This electric car is like a stealth fighter jet but a problem remains – Alastair Dalton

Opinion

You'll have less money in your wallet following the 6 April changes as your workplace pension conributions ' and those of your employer ' increase. Picture: PA

Prepare to pay for a hidden pay increase – Martin Lewis

Opinion

Ruth Davidson is a loyal Conservative, says John McLellan (Picture: Jane Barlow)

The rumour about Ruth Davidson is as true as a Harry Potter tale – John McLellan

Opinion

The Independent Group of MPs consists of seven women and four men a gender split described as 'quite important' by Anna Soubry (Picture: Jessica Taylor/AFP/Getty)

Women lead fight against ‘brosocialists’ and other extremists – Susan Dalgety

Opinion

Jeremy Corbyn should have adopted an inclusive approach but instead unleashed the dogs of war on Labour's broad church, says Brian Wilson (Picture:: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Jeremy Corbyn’s divided Labour can never win – Brian Wilson

Opinion

Wool has many environmental benefits unlike synthetic alternatives (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Brian Wilson: The claim that wool is as cruel as fur is ludicrous

Opinion

Parts of the Berlin Wall ' erected to prevent people fleeing from Communist East Germany to the democratic West ' have been preserved to ensure no one forgets this appalling time (Picture: Brian Stewart)

We must face our history, not erase the bad bits – Jane Bradley

Opinion

Stephen Jardine: Everyone deserves a decent lunch break

Opinion

Labour anti-semitism is part of sinister global trend – leader comment

Opinion

The Edinburgh of the future will have no residents and an all year festival - Alexander McCall Smith

Opinion

Social media addiction gaining recognition from an unlikely source – Alastair Stewart

Opinion

World More World >>

Wool has many environmental benefits unlike synthetic alternatives (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Brian Wilson: The claim that wool is as cruel as fur is ludicrous

Opinion

Parts of the Berlin Wall ' erected to prevent people fleeing from Communist East Germany to the democratic West ' have been preserved to ensure no one forgets this appalling time (Picture: Brian Stewart)

We must face our history, not erase the bad bits – Jane Bradley

Opinion

Sir Billy Connolly has lived in the US since 2011. Picture: John Devlin

Billy Connolly to lead New York Tartan Day parade

Theatre

Shamima Begum - the schoolgirl who fled London to join the Islamic State group in Syria. Picture: BBC / Contributed.

Jihadi bride Shamima Begum slams ‘unjust’ decision to revoke her citizenship

World

Martyn McLaughlin: Summit on abuse is test of the Pope’s moral authority

Opinion

Bernie Sanders confirms he will run for US presidency in 2020

Politics

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has died, according to reports

World

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

News

Odd More Odd >>

The grandfather's rules ranged from overprotective to opportunistic

Scots woman shares protective grandfather’s ‘rules' for dating granddaughter

News

Is it true that the EU banned bendy bananas?

We investigate EU myths: From bendy bananas to banning kids colouring

Odd

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

Scottish pagans 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

News

Friends of the Scotsman More Friends of the Scotsman >>

Relationships are important to everyone

Counselling can help if life is too much – Fiona Cook

Opinion

Graham Boyack, director, Scottish Mediation

Graham Boyack: We need to talk – mediation is the best path for coming up with a solution

Opinion

The Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2018, RBS Gogarburn

Siobhán Jordan: Innovation is realised in partnerships between business and academia

Opinion

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in 2013 in Paris. (Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Obituary: Karl Lagerfeld, iconic fashion design

Obituaries

Peter Tork of The Monkees performs in 2012. (Picture: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

Obituary: Peter Tork, talented musician who helped manufactured band The Monkees transition into a genuine pop group

Obituaries

George Mendonsa in 2009 with a copy of the iconic photograph. (Picture: Connie Grosch/Providence Journal via AP)

Obituary: George Mendonsa, American sailor immortalised in iconic photograph

Obituaries

Ian Hogarth in 1988

Appreciation: Ian Hogarth, Mining engineer and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society

Obituaries

Celebrity More Celebrity >>

Accused not giving evidence over John Michie’s daughter’s death

News

Edinburgh-born Nicky Campbell found tracing foundlings emotionally challenging

Scots TV presenter Nicky Campbell says rejection hard to shake after being adopted

TV & Radio

The Spice Girls will play a concert at Murrafield on 8 June, and although tickets have not sold out, they are being advertised for many times face value.

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