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Police and security staff escort a protester from the public gallery during First Minister's Questions. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Holyrood bosses announce crackdown after protesters disrupt FMQs

The deposit return scheme (DRS) could be paused by Humza Yousaf. Picture: PA
The deposit return scheme (DRS) could be paused by Humza Yousaf. Picture: PA

Humza Yousaf considering pausing deposit return scheme

New First Minister Humza Yousaf. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
New First Minister Humza Yousaf. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Analysis: Pity the poor schoolkids forced to stay and watch this FMQs

V&A Dundee's new exhibition Tartan runs from 1 April till 14 January. Picture: Michael McGurk
V&A Dundee's new exhibition Tartan runs from 1 April till 14 January. Picture: Michael McGurk

Scotland's biggest celebration of tartan unveiled at V&A Dundee

The standards committee has ruled against former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier. Picture: PA
The standards committee has ruled against former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier. Picture: PA

Yousaf backs Scottish by-election to replace MP Margaret Ferrier

Parking illegally is set to get a lot more expensive. Picture: Ian Georgeson
Parking illegally is set to get a lot more expensive. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Edinburgh parking charges to soar by 20% under city council decision

The SSTA teaching union has issued a warning over the return of Scottish assessments. Picture: David Jones/PA Wire
The SSTA teaching union has issued a warning over the return of Scottish assessments. Picture: David Jones/PA Wire

Teaching union' ready to boycott' Scottish assessments

Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Photograph: Family Handout/PA
Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

Man found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

cut through the noise

Humza Yousaf arrives for his first First Minster's Questions (FMQs) as Scotland's new leader. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
Humza Yousaf arrives for his first First Minster's Questions (FMQs) as Scotland's new leader. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Yousaf makes 'no apology' for having indy minister as he is accused of 'rant'

Grant Shapps made a series of energy announcements on Thursday.
Grant Shapps made a series of energy announcements on Thursday.

Acorn Carbon capture in Aberdeenshire 'leading contender' for funding

Energy bills across the UK are set to increase from April, with customers also being hit with the the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme ending.
Energy bills across the UK are set to increase from April, with customers also being hit with the the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme ending.

How the new standing charges for bills in Scotland compare to the rest of the UK

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

First Minister Humza Yousaf with his new Cabinet, which includes Mairi McAllan, rear second left, Jenny Gilruth, front left, and Michael Matheson, front right. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
First Minister Humza Yousaf with his new Cabinet, which includes Mairi McAllan, rear second left, Jenny Gilruth, front left, and Michael Matheson, front right. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Why has transport disappeared from Humza Yousaf’s new Cabinet posts?

Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary Mairi McAllan arriving for her first Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh on Wednesday (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary Mairi McAllan arriving for her first Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh on Wednesday (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Yousaf knows the importance of transport despite Cabinet snub – Alastair Dalton

Air Canada’s Edinburgh-Toronto service will resume this summer and then extend into the winter months for the first time.
Air Canada’s Edinburgh-Toronto service will resume this summer and then extend into the winter months for the first time.

Air Canada to resume and extend non-stop service between Edinburgh and Toronto

Glasgow Subway services are now resuming
Glasgow Subway services are now resuming

Glasgow Subway services resume after early morning disruption

The looping southern access ramp between the bridge and Baird Street. Picture: John Devlin
The looping southern access ramp between the bridge and Baird Street. Picture: John Devlin

WATCH: Drone video of looping access ramp to new M8 bridge in Glasgow

A ferry at Uig Harbour. Crew members on one of Scotland's lifeline ferries have put out a fire in an engine room, and operator CalMac has suspended services from Uig. Picture: CalMac/PA Wire
A ferry at Uig Harbour. Crew members on one of Scotland's lifeline ferries have put out a fire in an engine room, and operator CalMac has suspended services from Uig. Picture: CalMac/PA Wire

Island to have no ferry service to mainland for weeks amid vessel shortages

Railway freight is important for food transport.
Railway freight is important for food transport.

Scottish university partners with Ukrainian academics for rail project

Crime

Police at the scene in Meridian Close, Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire, where police found the body of a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound on Wednesday evening. They were later called to a second property in Ely, Cambridgeshire, where they found the body of a 57-year-old man who had also died from gunshot wounds. The deaths of both men are being treated as murder and three men have been arrested by Cambridgeshire Police. Picture date: Thursday March 30, 2023.
Police at the scene in Meridian Close, Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire, where police found the body of a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound on Wednesday evening. They were later called to a second property in Ely, Cambridgeshire, where they found the body of a 57-year-old man who had also died from gunshot wounds. The deaths of both men are being treated as murder and three men have been arrested by Cambridgeshire Police. Picture date: Thursday March 30, 2023.

Police make three arrests after two men shot dead in two nearby villages

Russian president Vladimir Putin meets with Acting Governor of the Omsk Region via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. Picture: Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images
Russian president Vladimir Putin meets with Acting Governor of the Omsk Region via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. Picture: Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images

Four bankers convicted over Swiss account of Putin-linked Russian cellist

Thousands of calls to the Bilston Glen control room in Loanhead, Midlothian, were given a bogus call sign
Thousands of calls to the Bilston Glen control room in Loanhead, Midlothian, were given a bogus call sign

Police Scotland call handlers ‘used fake system to manipulate response targets’

Fawziyah Javed
Fawziyah Javed

Man denies murdering pregnant wife by pushing her off Edinburgh's Arthur’s Seat

Weather

The upcoming full moon, often referred to as the 'Pink Moon', will fall on April 6 according to Royal Museums Greenwich.
The upcoming full moon, often referred to as the 'Pink Moon', will fall on April 6 according to Royal Museums Greenwich.

When is the next full moon? Dates for all full moons in 2023 and name meanings

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands
Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights set to dazzle Scotland again

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 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

Politics

A dh'aindeoin na thathas a’ sealltainn gu poblachd, tha e follaiseach nach eil cùisean rè eadar an an dithis a bha strì airson dreuchd a’ cheannardais. (Dealbh: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
A dh'aindeoin na thathas a’ sealltainn gu poblachd, tha e follaiseach nach eil cùisean rè eadar an an dithis a bha strì airson dreuchd a’ cheannardais. (Dealbh: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Tha Murray MacLeòid a’ faighneachd: Dè a-nis dha Ceit Fhoirbheis?

Boris Johnson's lack of humility during the Partygate affair has been obvious (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson's lack of humility during the Partygate affair has been obvious (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

As Partygate affair rumbles on, Tories' 'nasty party' reputation looks secure

Works and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride leaves at 10 Downing Street, London, after a Cabinet meeting ahead of the Budget..
Works and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride leaves at 10 Downing Street, London, after a Cabinet meeting ahead of the Budget..

When do I get my State Pension? What is the pension age? Does the UK Gov decide?

Margaret Ferrier could be facing a by-election after a 30 days suspension was recommended for breaching Covid-19 rules.
Margaret Ferrier could be facing a by-election after a 30 days suspension was recommended for breaching Covid-19 rules.

Margaret Ferrier facing by-election after watchdog recommends 30-day suspension

Joe Lycett has penned a full page advert in a newspaper inviting the former prime minister Liz Truss to appear on his new TV show.
Joe Lycett has penned a full page advert in a newspaper inviting the former prime minister Liz Truss to appear on his new TV show.

Joe Lycett takes out full page advert inviting Liz Truss on his TV show

First Minister Humza Yousaf. Picture: PA
First Minister Humza Yousaf. Picture: PA

Yousaf confirms extra money to help with rising energy bills

Grant Shapps will unveil the UK Government's energy security plans on Thursday.
Grant Shapps will unveil the UK Government's energy security plans on Thursday.

Backing for Scotland Acorn carbon capture project under energy plans

Opinion

Children can learn a lot from story-writing workshops, like this one at Borders Book Festival
Children can learn a lot from story-writing workshops, like this one at Borders Book Festival

A revolutionary literacy project is helping children become published authors

Scotland manager Steve Clarke sought to dampen down the excitement following the 2-0 defeat of Spain (Picture: Steve Welsh/PA)
Scotland manager Steve Clarke sought to dampen down the excitement following the 2-0 defeat of Spain (Picture: Steve Welsh/PA)

Steve Clarke is giving a masterclass in good leadership – Scotsman comment

Dani Trudeau, Founder, Keystone Women
Dani Trudeau, Founder, Keystone Women

Together we can stop women bosses burning out - Dani Trudeau

Morag Whyte, Speak Out Champion, Girlguiding Scotland
Morag Whyte, Speak Out Champion, Girlguiding Scotland

Ignore online trolls and express the real you - Morag Whyte

It must be safety first, last, always - Lesley McLeod

People

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! - which stars Rebekah Hinds and Bronté Barbé - will be among the Fringe hits returning this year. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! - which stars Rebekah Hinds and Bronté Barbé - will be among the Fringe hits returning this year. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: More than 1200 shows are already on sale

Around 200,000 people have benefited from projects supported by 'for purpose' Scottish beer brand Brewgooder, which funds schemes to provide clean water and sanitation, tackle hunger and promote inclusion
Around 200,000 people have benefited from projects supported by 'for purpose' Scottish beer brand Brewgooder, which funds schemes to provide clean water and sanitation, tackle hunger and promote inclusion

Brewgooder: How beer-drinkers can save lives across the globe

A decanter of whisky rescued by divers from a 130-year-old shipwreck in the Firth of Clyde will be the top lot at an auction in Glasgow next month.
A decanter of whisky rescued by divers from a 130-year-old shipwreck in the Firth of Clyde will be the top lot at an auction in Glasgow next month.

Decanter of whisky recovered from 130-year-old shipwreck to go under the hammer

Annie Reilly
Annie Reilly

Day in the Life: Annie Reilly, mezzo-soprano

Artist's impression of part of the planned Lomond Banks development Pic: Lomond Banks
Artist's impression of part of the planned Lomond Banks development Pic: Lomond Banks

'Record' 65,000 objections against Loch Lomond Flamingo Land resort plan

Newly elected First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf outside Bute House, Edinburgh, after holding his first cabinet meeting. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023.
Newly elected First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf outside Bute House, Edinburgh, after holding his first cabinet meeting. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023.

How to watch Humza Yousaf's first FMQs

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made stopping boats crossing the channel one of his five pledges.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made stopping boats crossing the channel one of his five pledges.

Analysis: Why Rishi Sunak's push to 'stop the boats' is not convincing voters

Obituaries

Russell Sharp was a man with a true passion for life (Picture: Julie Bull)
Russell Sharp was a man with a true passion for life (Picture: Julie Bull)

Scotsman Obituaries: Dr Russell Sharp - man who rescued Caledonian brewery

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

Environment

A boy walks on a damaged railway track in Sunamganj, Bangladesh, where climate change has increased the frequency of floods (Picture: Mamun Hossain/AFP via Getty Images)
A boy walks on a damaged railway track in Sunamganj, Bangladesh, where climate change has increased the frequency of floods (Picture: Mamun Hossain/AFP via Getty Images)

World must cut carbon emissions, not rely on expensive, unproven technology

Stuart and Adelle Brown have got the green light to build a new whisky distillery in Orkney , the first for nearly 140 years. Picture: Stewart Attwood
Stuart and Adelle Brown have got the green light to build a new whisky distillery in Orkney , the first for nearly 140 years. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Gold rush: Why Scotch whisky distilleries are popping up all over the country

Environmentalists and outdoors groups, including Ramblers Scotland, have raised concerns over plans to build an 18-hole golf course at Coul Links, warning that important natural features and wildlife could be lost or damaged and access to the spectacular area will be restricted to avoid interference with play
Environmentalists and outdoors groups, including Ramblers Scotland, have raised concerns over plans to build an 18-hole golf course at Coul Links, warning that important natural features and wildlife could be lost or damaged and access to the spectacular area will be restricted to avoid interference with play

‘Fake’ locals used to promote US billionaire's Highland golf resort plan

Community volunteers inject seagrass seeds at Pettycur Bay, Kinghorn (Pic: Maverick Photo Agency)
Community volunteers inject seagrass seeds at Pettycur Bay, Kinghorn (Pic: Maverick Photo Agency)

Milestone in £2.4m project to revive Forth’s meadows of seagrass

David Harris, CEO of Circularity Scotland, appeared before a Holyrood committee.
David Harris, CEO of Circularity Scotland, appeared before a Holyrood committee.

Government was warned deposit return scheme launch could not be delivered

Trees planted in a Kilmacolm beauty spot have been dedicated to the late Queen Elizabeth II as part of a major environmental project. Inverclyde. Environment and regeneration convener, Councillor Michael McCormick, left, and Lord-Lieutenant Colonel Peter McCarthy.
Trees planted in a Kilmacolm beauty spot have been dedicated to the late Queen Elizabeth II as part of a major environmental project. Inverclyde. Environment and regeneration convener, Councillor Michael McCormick, left, and Lord-Lieutenant Colonel Peter McCarthy.

Trees at Scottish beauty spot dedicated to the late Queen Elizabeth II

Hoy in the Orkney Isles. A petition has been launched on the island against plans by RSPB Scotland to cut its ranger position from a full-time to part-time position. PIC: Peter Stenzel/Flickr/CC.
Hoy in the Orkney Isles. A petition has been launched on the island against plans by RSPB Scotland to cut its ranger position from a full-time to part-time position. PIC: Peter Stenzel/Flickr/CC.

Island sorely ruffled by RSPB Scotland plans to cut warden's job

UK News

The date of Easter changes yearly. In 2023, the celebration will fall on Sunday, April 9.
The date of Easter changes yearly. In 2023, the celebration will fall on Sunday, April 9.

When is Easter 2023 Scotland? When are the bank holidays?

A Challenger 2 tank takes part in an exercise on Salisbury Plain (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA)
A Challenger 2 tank takes part in an exercise on Salisbury Plain (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA)

Arrival of western tanks gives Ukraine fresh hope of victory – and peace

Newly elected First Minister Humza Yousaf is congratulated by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Newly elected First Minister Humza Yousaf is congratulated by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yousaf fails first test in assembling Cabinet and faces another over Slater

If there's a virtue-signalling message you want to send, there's probably a suitable emoji but how much good will it actually do? (Picture: Tengku Bahar/AFP via Getty Images)
If there's a virtue-signalling message you want to send, there's probably a suitable emoji but how much good will it actually do? (Picture: Tengku Bahar/AFP via Getty Images)

Virtue-signalling hashtags just send a message that you don't really care

Like Lego, small molecules can be combined with others to create more complex ensembles (Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Like Lego, small molecules can be combined with others to create more complex ensembles (Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

'Synthetic' organic chemistry may be controversial but it's also vital

Rock star Derek Dick, also known as Fish, the former frontman of Marillion, is planning a new life on Berneray in the Outer Hebrides (pictured) PIC: geograph.org.
Rock star Derek Dick, also known as Fish, the former frontman of Marillion, is planning a new life on Berneray in the Outer Hebrides (pictured) PIC: geograph.org.

Scottish rock star prepares for the quiet life and buys croft in Outer Hebrides

World

A stock photo of a helicopter. A number of people are believed to have been killed after a US Army helicopter crash in Trigg County, Kentucky.
A stock photo of a helicopter. A number of people are believed to have been killed after a US Army helicopter crash in Trigg County, Kentucky.

Multiple people feared dead after two helicopters collide in Kentucky

Hundreds attend vigil for Nashville school shooting victims

A Spanish supreme court judge has ordered the release of Clara Ponsati, a Euro MP and a former regional Catalan government cabinet member who fled Spain five years ago after a failed independence bid for the region.
A Spanish supreme court judge has ordered the release of Clara Ponsati, a Euro MP and a former regional Catalan government cabinet member who fled Spain five years ago after a failed independence bid for the region.

Spanish judge releases Catalan MEP Clara Ponsati

Congressman Andy Ogles, pictured here at the US Capitol Building in January.
Congressman Andy Ogles, pictured here at the US Capitol Building in January.

'Why would I regret a photograph exercising my rights to bear arms?'

In this photograph from May last year, Matiullah Wesa, head of PenPath and advocate for girls' education in Afghanistan, speaks to children during a class next to his mobile library in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province.
In this photograph from May last year, Matiullah Wesa, head of PenPath and advocate for girls' education in Afghanistan, speaks to children during a class next to his mobile library in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province.

Afghan campaigner for women’s education detained by Taliban

Firefighters and police rescue migrants from an immigration station in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state on March 27, 2023, where at least 39 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire at the immigration station. (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Firefighters and police rescue migrants from an immigration station in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state on March 27, 2023, where at least 39 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire at the immigration station. (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Dozens of migrants killed in fire at Mexican detention centre

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Footage of Thomas Cashman shooting & arrest following guilty verdict. Image from Adobe Stock
Footage of Thomas Cashman shooting & arrest following guilty verdict. Image from Adobe Stock

Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder: Video of Thomas Cashman shooting & arrest

Supermarket opening times will vary over Easter
Supermarket opening times will vary over Easter

Tesco increase minimum basket value and charge for online shoppers

Morrisons adds blue and cheddar cheese eggs to 2023 Easter range