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Teachers are due to strike later this week

Education Council accused of "intimidating" teachers with "strike-breaking tactics"

Keir Starmer. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

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

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

Politics SNP could come to regret early exit of Ian Blackford

Weather Scotland braced for ice cold arctic air with temperatures set to fall to -10

Heritage The last count on St Kilda as island community captured for final time

What's On Cheers and Look Who’s Talking star Kirstie Alley dies from cancer at 71

Environment The Scottish researchers investigating climate change impacts of plants

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Crime Drain on numbers fear as Australian force bids to recruit Scottish police

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

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 Glasgow Airport reopens 'after suspicious item found'

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

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

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

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 Watch the latest forecast for Scotland ahead of upcoming weather warning

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

Politics

Columnists Abolishing the Lords would help boost support for the Union – Scotsman comment

Columnists Brown's big plan might just be enough to bring down Sturgeon – John McLellan

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

Opinion

Columnists Vaccines are a vital weapon against some forms of cancer – Dorothy H Crawford

Letters Readers' Letters: Appeasement of SNP will make things worse

Columnists How business can target social media platforms - Julie Moulsdale

Columnists Cost of living crisis is symptom of growing inequality

Columnists During these challenging times we can support communities by shopping locally

People

What's On Former Edinburgh Filmhouse bosses shun takeover bid

People Scotsman Obituaries: Sandy Stephen, Scottish shipbuilder and yachtsman

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

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

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

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

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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