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Econmic experts back Nicola Sturgeon’s call to delay Brexit

Politics

The 'biggest indy rally yet' is facing a crisis over location after being denied access to an Edinburgh park

Scottish independence rally at risk after organisers refused access to Holyrood Park

General Election

A procurement blunder has impacted stocks of flu jabs

Pensioners to miss out on flu jab due to 'procurement blunder'

News

The overall level of recorded crime has increased for the first time in 11 years following a rise in the number of violent and sexual offences. Picture: John Devlin.

Crime levels rise for first time in more than a decade

Politics

Edinburgh tourist tax plans to be submitted to Holyrood

News

Gallery revamp finally ready to roll – three years late and a third over budget

Lifestyle

Ruth Davidson: Time for honesty about level of crime

Opinion

More Scottish household waste recycled than landfilled

Environment

Betty Light, with son Calum, 12, who attends an autism unit in a mainstream high school

Betty Light: The struggle for autistic children to get an education should not happen

Opinion

Susan Dalgety: Trump’s real ‘Resistance’? US Mayors like London Breed
Susan Dalgety

Politics More Politics >>

Gisela Stuart, who chaired the Vote Leave campaign, does not fit the Brexiteer stereotype. Picture: Getty

Brian Montieth: Plan A+ gets a gold star from me

Opinion 12

Jeremy Corbyn refuses to say Brexit will definitely happen

Politics 142

The 'biggest indy rally yet' is facing a crisis over location after being denied access to an Edinburgh park

Scottish independence rally at risk after organisers refused access to Holyrood Park

General Election 212

Keir Starmer: Labour 'not ruling out Remain' in new EU referendum

Politics 85

The 54-turbine Clyde wind farm extension, between Biggar, Abington and Moffat.'' Picture: Contributed

Jeremy Corbyn: Labour’s ‘green revolution’ will bring UK 400,000 jobs

Politics

Pro-independence campaigners will gather in the Capital for the "biggest march yet". Picture: TSPL

‘Biggest Scottish independence march yet’ to take place in Edinburgh next month

News 758

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Econmic experts back Nicola Sturgeon’s call to delay Brexit

Politics 40

Ruth Davidson: Time for honesty about level of crime

Opinion 30

Chris Marshall: Police Scotland’s £298m IT upgrade is long overdue

Politics 2

Crime levels rise for first time in more than a decade

Politics 41

Minister denies seeking vetos over UK-wide post-Brexit trade deals

News 4

Transport More Transport >>

RMT members are angry they are paid less than drivers for working rest days. Picture: SWNS

RMT warns ScotRail will 'grind to halt' after vote to ban overtime

Transport 2

Emirates was due to fly daily from Edinburgh throughout the winter

Emirates axes some Edinburgh-Dubai flights days before launch

Transport 5

Martyn McLaughlin: Scotland could take pride in being slow man of Europe

Opinion 2

Cyclist Mark Beaumont says we all need to slow down. Picture: SWNS

Cyclist Mark Beaumont says 20 is plenty for motorists in urban areas

News 15

Man found injured in street ‘may have been hit by vehicle’

News

Pensioner who died in Perthshire crash named by police

Perth

Rescuers save swimmers after ‘phenomenal’ water speeds endanger Firth of Forth race

Edinburgh, Fife & Lothians 3

Norwegian to scrap US budget flights from Edinburgh

Transport 175

Education More Education >>

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is to be translated into Scots

Diary of a Wimpy Kid to be translated into Scots

Lifestyle

Betty Light, with son Calum, 12, who attends an autism unit in a mainstream high school

Betty Light: The struggle for autistic children to get an education should not happen

Opinion 2

Jane Bradley: Children just aren’t that bothered by P1 tests

Opinion 3

Primary one tests have proved to be a controversial subject. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

‘Deeply flawed’ P1 test won’t close attainment gap, says head

Education 70

There is widespread opposition to the Scottish Government's plans for testing P1 children

Brian Wilson: Testing means little without resources

Opinion 1

Heriot-Watt University is among those named and shamed for 'misleading' online claims

Scottish universities criticised for ‘misleading’ online claims

Education 20

Aberdeen council has flagged its intention to defy Scottish education secretary John Swinney and scrap P1 tests. Picture: John Devlin

Aberdeen council to defy John Swinney and scrap P1 school tests

News 74

Inquiry starts into Edinburgh Royal High School future

News 2

John Swinney urges Scots schools to continue P1 tests despite vote

News 526

Subjects offered to students being ‘squeezed’ at Scottish schools

News 10

Quiz: Could you pass Scotland’s P1 test?

Education 6

Environment More Environment >>

The 54-turbine Clyde wind farm extension, between Biggar, Abington and Moffat.'' Picture: Contributed

Jeremy Corbyn: Labour’s ‘green revolution’ will bring UK 400,000 jobs

Politics

The quantity of household waste being recycled in Scotland has exceeded the amount sent to landfill for the first time, according to the latest official figures.

More Scottish household waste recycled than landfilled

Environment 9

Most recently, algae has been used for 3D printing and solar panels, and creates the only natural blue food pigment.

How Scotland is repurposing its waste into effective resources

Promoted content

We urgently need to better regulate deer management to heal our landscapes to after centuries of overgrazing. Picture: TSPL

Jonny Hughes: We should encourage conservation beyond deer and grouse

Opinion 16

Raptor crime report sparks fresh calls for grouse moor licensing

Environment 6

Soldiers help transport 21ft whale body to lab in Inverness

Inverness, Highlands & Islands

Peacock butterfly enjoys summer heatwave

Environment

Watchdog warns Scotland must slash transport and agriculture emissions

Environment 29

Health More Health >>

New mothers are checked for symptoms of postnatal depression but similar symptoms in new fathers go unrecognised. Picture: Stock image

David Walsh: Postnatal depression in men is more common than you think

Opinion

A procurement blunder has impacted stocks of flu jabs

Pensioners to miss out on flu jab due to 'procurement blunder'

News 3

Judy Murray paid 10,000 to secure a penguin inspired by her son Andy's heroics on the tennis court.

Judy Murray snaps up Andy Murray-inspired penguin

Dundee & Tayside

You are seven times more likely to die from alcohol-related causes if you are in the 10 per cent poorest part of the population than if you are in the top 10 per cent."

Limit access to and marketing of alcohol, experts advise

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Life expectancy in Scotland has decreased for the first time: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Life expectancy in Scotland decreases for first time

News 104

Three quarters of health boards missed the target.

Percentage of patients waiting longer than target for cancer treatment hits new high

News 6

Lerwick store director and optometrist Thomas Bruin with little Etta. Picture: Specsavers/PA Wire

First routine eye check uncovers brain tumour in five-year-old girl

News

Artificial intelligence used to predict how cancers progress

UK 1

Junk food sales crackdown urged in new warning over obesity-cancer link

News

Dentists call for soup or fruit to replace pudding on school menus

News 4

Christine Jardine: Anthony Nolan touched our hearts – and now we must live up to his legacy

Opinion

UK More UK >>

Betty Light, with son Calum, 12, who attends an autism unit in a mainstream high school

Betty Light: The struggle for autistic children to get an education should not happen

Opinion 2

Teenage drinking in Scotland has declined dramatically over the past decade, according to new research. Picture: John Devlin.

Fall in the number of teenage drinkers

UK 2

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to make a statement in the parliamentary compound of the Bundestag in Berlin. Picture; Getty

Angela Merkel urges UK to reach ‘sensible’ Brexit plan

UK 17

Prime Minister Theresa May. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Theresa May: No preference for EU migrants after Brexit

Politics 467

David Spaven: Unlocking potential of freight is crucial

Opinion 1

Bodyguard’s ‘nail-biting’ finale peaks at 11m viewers

UK

John Blackwood: Don’t hesitate to report a rogue letting agent

Opinion

Girl, 15, dies after eating a Pret a Manger baguette at airport

UK 1

Opinion More Opinion >>

A spending strategy is vital at Christmas. We focus on the presents budgets but forget the mince pies and mulled wine., says Duffy. Picture: contributed.

Jim Duffy comment: One man’s strategy to solve Christmas spending

Opinion

Gisela Stuart, who chaired the Vote Leave campaign, does not fit the Brexiteer stereotype. Picture: Getty

Brian Montieth: Plan A+ gets a gold star from me

Opinion 12

New mothers are checked for symptoms of postnatal depression but similar symptoms in new fathers go unrecognised. Picture: Stock image

David Walsh: Postnatal depression in men is more common than you think

Opinion

Fabric first is often considered more sustainable than renewable energy systems, says Thomson. Picture: Calyx Picture Agency

Comment: Eco-friendly ‘fabric first’ construction is building momentum

Opinion

Norman Shih is an MSc Social Research student at University of Edinburgh

Norman Shih: Enabling someone to die at home is a complex balancing act of needs

Opinion

Betty Light, with son Calum, 12, who attends an autism unit in a mainstream high school

Betty Light: The struggle for autistic children to get an education should not happen

Opinion 2

Ruth Davidson: Time for honesty about level of crime

Opinion 30

Martyn McLaughlin: Scotland could take pride in being slow man of Europe

Opinion 2

Chris Marshall: Police Scotland’s £298m IT upgrade is long overdue

Politics 2

Hugh Kerr: Why I quit Labour to rejoin the SNP

News 68

Family: Janet Christie’s Mum’s the Word

News

World More World >>

Alan Hogg and wife Nott, pictured here when they first met. Picture: VIRALPRESS

Three arrested over murder of Edinburgh millionaire and wife in Thailand

News

Laura Plummer with her partner Omar. Picture: Facebook

Laura Plummer loses appeal against painkiller conviction

World

A seediness lies behind the surface glamour of Las Vegas which greets casual visitors ' behind the attractive sheen lies a dangerous darkness

Susan Dalgety: There are big losers in Las Vegas... and not just at the tables

Opinion 3

Lake Victoria in Tanzania where the ferry has capsized, with hundreds feared missing

Death toll rises to above 100 in Tanzania ferry sinking

News

Amazon unveils voice-controlled Echo smart power plug

News 2

British boy, 4, dies in packed family swimming pool in Tenerife

News 1

Several injured and shooter killed in Wisconsin shooting

World 4

Catherine Gee: Shocked by Blue Planet? Everyone can do their bit to protect the world

Opinion 5

Odd More Odd >>

Police win praise for using humour to report crimes on social media

News 1

The tennis star took to Instagram to share the embarrassing moment in which he dropped the precious plate. Picture: John Devlin.

Watch: Andy Murray drops commemorative plate presented to him ahead of tournament

Odd

A couple were "horrified" after eating most of a bag of rocket - only to find a live frog amongst the leaves. Picture: Joe Archer Joy / SWNS

Couple ‘horrified’ after finding live frog in bag of salad

Odd 5

Married couple, Natalie and William Goodacre, of Lincoln, in Lincs., who have decided to sell their home and all their belongings so they can take their children, Bonnie (right) aged seven and Ava, aged eight, to travel around the world. Picture: SWNS

Parents sell their home to take kids on open-ended journey around the globe

Odd 11

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Norman Shih is an MSc Social Research student at University of Edinburgh

Norman Shih: Enabling someone to die at home is a complex balancing act of needs

Opinion

Betty Light, with son Calum, 12, who attends an autism unit in a mainstream high school

Betty Light: The struggle for autistic children to get an education should not happen

Opinion 2

The closure of the superfast freight ferry route from Rosyth to Zeebrugge has put more Scottish freight onto daily container trains to be transferred to Teesport

David Spaven: Unlocking potential of freight is crucial

Opinion 1

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Artist Bill Baxter

Obituary: Bill Baxter, founder of the ABBO group of emerging Aberdeen artists

News

Dr Athol Murray

Obituary: Dr Athol Murray, historian, scholar and former Keeper of the Records of Scotland

Obituaries

Sir William Kerr Fraser has died at the age of 89

Obituary: Sir William Kerr Fraser, former permanent secretary at the Scottish Office and university chancellor

Obituaries

Dancer, choreographer and activist Janis Claxton has died at the age of 53

Obituary: Janis Claxton, visionary Edinburgh-based Australian dancer, choreographer and activist

Obituaries

Celebrity More Celebrity >>

Bill Cosby sentenced for sexual assault

Celebrity

Chas and Dave singer Chas Hodges (left) has died aged 74. Picture: PA Wire

Chas and Dave singer Chas Hodges dies aged 74

Celebrity

Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), right, has fuelled specuation over her character's death in hit TV series Bodyguard

Bodyguard star Keeley Hawes fuels rumours Julia Montague not dead

News 3

Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths. Picture: SNS Group

Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths convicted of speeding in Dundee

News 5

Chris Evans with wife Natasha Shishmanian and his newborn twins outside Frimley Park Hospital, this afternoon. Picture: SWNS

Chris Evans’ wife gives birth to twins ‘Ping and Pong’

Celebrity 3