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The Scottish Government has given a mid-week deadline on an offer to RMT following the ScotRail dispute and train strike action ahead of COP26.  Picture: John Devlin

Scottish Government sets mid-week deadline on offer to rail strikers
Transport

Travel industry 'left guessing' by lack of decision on Covid testing in Scotland
Health

Thousands of delegates yet to secure COP26 accommodation
Environment

Garden of Remembrance opening sees war veteran lay wreath for lost comrades
People

Analysis: Nicola Sturgeon taking full advantage in the run-up to COP26
Politics

Covid linked to higher risk of neurological complications than vaccines
Health

Young patient had 'frightening' fits linked to hospital infection
Health

Greenkeeper holes a £13k payout after bullying claims at Edinburgh golf club
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COP26: Nicola Sturgeon says continued oil and gas extraction is ‘wrong’
Environment

Wilson Samuel Jackson: Plaque commemorates Britain’s first black train driver
Transport

Victims of serial abuser Sean Bell speak of 'ongoing nightmare'
Politics

Coronavirus

When will US borders open to UK travellers?
National

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

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

Transport

Unite confirm they will not be striking during COP26
Transport

Where are road closures in place for COP26 in Glasgow from today?
Transport

Knockhill's oldest driver – ‘giggling like a wee girl’ in a Jaguar E-Type at 91
Transport

Key road closed amid report of collision
Transport

RMT confirms plans for further ScotRail strike action ‘into the new year’
Transport

Dozens of ScotRail trains disrupted after North Queensferry incident today
Transport

Scotland’s weather: Heavy rain alert across west Scotland closes A83 pass
Weather

Crime

What is a prop gun? How did a prop gun cause death and the history of Dave Halls
Crime

Vicious political language is spilling over into violence – Alastair Stewart
Columnists

New Kirk moderator believes drug possession should be decriminalised
People

Retired Dunbar scientist gave love-split woman a sex toy
Crime

Weather

What will the weather in Glasgow be like during COP26?g
Weather

Watch: Paddleboarders rescued amid 'changing weather conditions'
News

Watch as ‘Arctic blast’ from North brings snow to Scotland
Weather

Images show dazzling meteor shooting through sky
People

Politics

Labour party and the minimum wage: What is the current minimum wage in the UK?
Politics

'Growing risk of conflict' as climate change gets worse – Scotsman comment
Columnists

Chancellor needs to think big like Roosevelt and Beveridge – Christine Jardine
Columnists

Tributes paid after death of East Lothian Council leader Willie Innes
Politics

COP26: UN delegates 'could miss climate summit' if Scotrail strikes go ahead
Environment

COP26: Council workers strike could ‘close schools and leave waste uncollected’
Politics

When is the Autumn Budget 2021?
Consumer

Opinion

How Scotland can learn from Scandinavia on cutting emissions – Andy Sloan
Columnists

World leaders need peace and quiet at COP26 climate summit – Tom Wood
Columnists

Readers Letters: Government lets down large parts of country
Letters

Will it be good COP or bad COP? - Matt Crossman
Columnists

Removing guesswork when dealing with digital legacy of social media is essential...
Columnists

People

Scottish bands to play at live Murrayfield gig
People

Bake Off champ concocts cheeky five-star review for his own cookbook
People

Concerns grow for Shelly Anne Daly, 23, reported missing from Lanark
People

Fundraiser launched to support family of student, Timothy Chiwaula
People

Queen misses church a week ahead of Cop26 duties
People

Scholars condemn Glasgow University over antisemitism apology
Education

Friends actor James Michael Tyler dies aged 59
People

Obituaries

Scotsman obituaries: Leslie Bricusse, songwriter behind such classics as Goldfin...
People

Obituaries: Marion Conacher MBE, missionary nurse who survived jealous poisoner
People

Scotsman Obituaries: Ewen Forfar, Scottish folk and blues performer
People

Environment

Will Greta Thunberg be at COP26? What climate activist said about the event
Environment

Which world leaders will attend COP26 for climate summit in Glasgow?
Environment

Edinburgh Uni among universities signing up to sustainability-focused syllabus
Business

Let's remake Christmas with family, humanity and animals in mind –Philip Lymbery
Columnists

Council could pay £30k for Eden-style project study at Cockenzie site
Environment

Nicola Sturgeon to urge ‘credible action’ on climate change from world leaders
Environment

Could your mobile phone help solve the climate crisis?
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UK News

Does Scotland really want to get rid of ‘mothers’? – Brian Wilson
Columnists

Former White House advisor reveals she was sexual assaulted in St Andrews
National

SNP persecution complex turning Scotland into 'boy who cried wolf' –Brian Wilson
Columnists

Here's what each degree of global warming would mean for the planet – Mark Lynas
Columnists

Johnson's eco-friendly hair-shirt risks alienating Tory voters – John McLellan
Columnists

Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun on movie set
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World

Ex-intelligence specialist warns of COP26 terrorism threat
Politics

Transparency is key to making good decisions on climate change – Scotsman says
Columnists

Why the world is already in climate change danger zone – Professor Tim Lenton
Columnists

How climate protests help politicians make the right decisions – Joyce McMillan
Columnists

Climate emergency demands the same urgency of action as Covid – Kirsty Duncan MP
Columnists

Donald Trump to launch social media platform company
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National Living Wage to increase for millions: how much it will rise by and when
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The nation’s mobile phones are ‘cluttered’ with over a BILLION uncontacted phone...
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How to book a free NHS flu jab this winter - and who is eligible
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