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17,500 children tested last week in Scotland Coronavirus

Nicola Sturgeon tight-lipped over care homes Coronavirus

Appeal launched to save Ayr Station Hotel which inspired Trump's Turnberry Transport

Four more Covid-19 cases in Hawick Health

Forget road rage, Covid rage is really starting to boil over– Jim Duffy Columnists

New house party powers not about 'stopping you having fun' Coronavirus

Hens to be put through their paces at chicken training academy Home

A83 Rest and Be Thankful to be re-routed to avert repeated landslip closures Transport

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Scotland face 'mass closure' of live music venues What's On

Nicola Sturgeon ‘irked’ by grilling over Scottish care homes Coronavirus

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Edinburgh traffic: Drivers facing delays due to flooding on M8 in West Lothian
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Minister blames 'contractor failure' for botched Ferguson ferries order Transport

Delayed Ferguson Marine ferries may not be completed until 2023 Transport

Storm Francis: Rail, road and ferry disruption across Scotland Transport

Stonehaven train crash: Taskforces to probe weather impact on railways Transport

When can I travel to Turkey? Health

When can I travel to Tenerife? Travel

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Voluntary Registration puts the landowner in charge of the process – Riikka Wilk... Columnists

Who is Wisconsin shooter Kyle Rittenhouse? Crime

Christchurch mosque killer Brenton Tarrant sentenced to life without parole World

Aberdeen woman arrested for attempted murder Crime

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Hurricane Laura: the category three storm’s path as it brings 150mph winds to Lo... Weather

Storm Francis forecast: here’s when heavy rain and winds will hit Scotland Weather

Storm names 2020: full list of Met Office storms impacting the UK this year as F... Weather

Storm Francis LIVE: Updates on Edinburgh's weather Weather

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Why I listen to Sturgeon, not Johnson, about Covid – Bill Jamieson Columnists

SNP must respond to contempt from Westminster – Kenny MacAskill Columnists

Scotland’s public spending deficit is key independence issue – Scotsman comment Columnists

Scotland's finances set to be key battleground in Indy War 2 – Bill Jamieson Columnists

Apathy could see Donald Trump re-elected as US President – Kenny MacAskill Columnists

FMQS: Nicola Sturgeon derides Labour leader as 'Boris Johnson cheerleader' Politics

FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon accused of being 'irked' over care home questions Politics

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Scotland has a natural remedy for 'Zoom nausea' – Laura Waddell Columnists

Why Scotland's school kids are among world's lucky ones – Professor Devi Sridhar Columnists

Don’t relocate Edinburgh Tattoo – Letters Letters

Now more than ever we need to monitor our mountain hares – Dr Nick Hesford Columnists

We’ve got four months to make our environmental protections Brexit-proof – Miria... Columnists

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Smartest dog breeds: the 24 most intelligent dogs from Border Collie to Rottweil... People

NBA boycott 2020: why basketball players are protesting over the shooting of Jac... World

How robotics could help us with the COVID crisis
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Edinburgh theatres secure emergency funding lifeline What's On

Appreciation: Junior Campbell remembers fellow Marmalade member Pat Fairley People

Frankie Boyle: 'Working class' comedy will be left to go to the wall What's On

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Appreciation: Maurice Roëves by Joe Goldblatt People

Jim Petrie, trumpeter and giant of Scottish jazz scene People

Obituary: Eileen McCamley, deputy principal of Edinburgh’s Mary Erskine School People

Environment

Orkney Harbours outlines £230m masterplan to generate jobs and new business Business

Scottish engineers to lead key project to make nation's railways greener Business

New TV series to go behind the scenes at Edinburgh Zoo Environment

50,000 salmon escape from Scottish fish farm after Storm Ellen Environment

Take a bough: which tree are you rooting for? Environment

Why the time is right for Scotland to embrace a Green New Deal – Richard Leonard Columnists

Wanlokhead: Price agreed for community buyout bid Heritage

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Nicola Sturgeon briefing RECAP: Tuesday's updates Coronavirus

Calls for public inquiry after asylum seeker found dead next to baby UK News

Pregnant woman ‘should avoid all caffeine’ Health

Anger over wildlife hunting video game People

Insight: How will Scotland's traditional pubs survive coronavirus? UK News

Police search Edinburgh house in connection with New IRA inquiry UK News

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Christchurch terrorist sentenced World

Wisconsin shooting: 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse charged with murder of two demo... Crime

What Melania Trump said about coronavirus in her speech at the RNC 2020 World

Will Trump win the US election in 2020? The latest polls as President Donald Tru... Politics

Can Iraq's new pro-West prime minister save his country? – Struan Stevenson Columnists

Jacob Blake shooting: who is the black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wi... Crime

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