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Politics Sir Keir Starmer: Nicola Sturgeon's de facto referendum plan defies common sense

Inspectors raised further concerns over practices at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in an unannounced inspection in September

Health NHS crisis: Patients treated in chairs at A&E operating at 230% of capacity

Politics Gordon Brown: Support ‘swelling’ for Labour under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership

Transport Electric 4x4 set to be first mass-produced car built in Scotland for 40 years

Environment Giant new fish farm would be Scotland's biggest and greenest

Politics Alison Thewliss ‘would work closer’ with Scottish Government if elected leader

Politics Sir Keir Starmer hopes to abolish House of Lords in Labour’s first term

Weather Watch the latest forecast for Scotland ahead of upcoming weather warning

cut through the noise

Transport Glasgow Airport reopens 'after suspicious item found'

Politics Analysis: Labour's plan to save union assumes devolution doesn't mean difference

Politics Thewliss and Flynn vie for SNP leader’s job at Westminster

Coronavirus

National When will US borders open to UK travellers?

Coronavirus Which countries have seen the highest total Covid cases so far?

Coronavirus Here's how to get your vaccine certificate in Scotland

Transport

Business Industry plea for urgent action on EV chargers as new car sales motor ahead

Transport Slow A9 dualling progress as deaths rise causes SNP 'considerable discomfort'

Transport Major Scottish road schemes like Loch Lomond A82 ‘threatened by funding squeeze’

Transport The plan to overhaul public transport to boost women's safety - Jenny Gilruth

Transport Switching rail line closure work from weekends to midweek being considered

Transport Electric vehicles 'tax' could keep older cars on roads for longer - analysis

Business Major boost for £30m Glasgow project to bring hydrogen-powered HGVs to UK roads

Crime

Columnists Police Scotland set to face tough choices as major budget cuts loom – Tom Wood

Crime Scottish man killed in bar shooting on Caribbean island

Columnists Brexit Freedoms Bill could have serious implications for employment law

Columnists When there’s a danger that love might damage the size of your bank balance

Weather

Weather Snow and temperatures of -8 forecast as Met Office issue warning across country

Weather When does Winter start UK 2022 and when is the shortest day of the year?

Weather Scotland on course to record its hottest autumn ever

Weather Heavy rain forecast as weather warning issued for parts of Scotland

Politics

Columnists Aidan Smith: After I'm a Celeb, Hancock's now feeding us wombat’s nether regions

Columnists Doddie Weir played key role in changing government's stance on medical research

Columnists Why Edinburgh's plan to ban lap dancing clubs is necessary – Susan Dalgety

Columnists Destruction of healthy soils is the 'elephant’ on the farm we must not ignore

Columnists Industrial farming is threatening humanity’s ability to feed itself

Politics Tata Steel warned court action likely over Dalzell as MSPs kept in dark

Columnists Why Scotland's political puritans would drive you to drink - Brian Monteith

Opinion

Letters Readers' letters: We should be thankful that it’s a MAD world

Columnists Hundreds of UK businesses must re-apply for Royal Warrant status

Columnists Environment and social issues now more prominent for landlords and tenants

Columnists Personal injury lawyers should shift focus from money to what really matters

Opinion Leader: An exit route on road to independence?

People

What's On Former Edinburgh Filmhouse bosses shun takeover bid

People Openreach urges Aberdeenshire broadband users to get winter ready

People Scottish Water staff battle flooding to safeguard water supply

People Major replanting scheme to introduce more native broadleaf woodland in Aberdeens...

What's On Winners of 20th MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards revealed

Film and TV Harry speaks of a ‘dirty game’ as Netflix docuseries release date unveiled

People In pictures: New Harry Potter-themed coin featuring Hogwarts Express launched

Obituaries

People Obituary: Graham Duncan, former Executive Director of Planning for Edinburgh Cit...

People Obituary: Willie Donald, former Scotland cricketer and President of Cricket Scot...

People Obituary: Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer and actor who sang Fame and Flashdanc...

Environment

Environment Why 2023 will be the year of floating offshore wind

National Philanthropist sought to create £12m retreat on Scottish island

Environment Extinction Rebellion protesters target Scottish Power HQ

Columnists Avian flu could have a lasting effect on free-range farming – Stephen Jardine

Business R&D project looks to revolutionise 'green' shipbuilding and create Scots jobs

Environment Greenbacks: Unique nature project seeks investors wild about the planet

Columnists World may be sleepwalking to climate disaster but armed forces are wide awake

UK News

Columnists Glimmer of hope that UK will one day rejoin EU is getting brighter

Columnists Brian Wilson: Blackford's SNP group at Westminster were a rabble without a cause

Columnists Put VAT on private school fees and this is what happens – Cameron Wyllie

Columnists Hancock's jungle trip adds to feeling that politicians are in it for themselves

Columnists Idiotic Tory wheeze to cut numbers of foreign students will just make us poorer

Columnists Creation of 'digital Earth', an internet replica, is now possible – Marian Scott

World

World Explosions remain unexplained at two Russia airbases

World UN refugee arm condemns asylum seeker report

World Scepticism over scrapping of Iran’s ‘morality police’

World Fighting in Ukraine running at ‘reduced tempo’, US intelligence claims

World Iran's 'morality police' has been disbanded, attorney general confirms

World New 'street circuit' event to honour late AC/DC singer Bon Scott

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