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Call second independence referendum by March, SNP MP says

Politics

Ian Murray MP (left) criticised the Labour leader. Pictures: TSPL

Ian Murray tells Jeremy Corbyn: Put people before the party

Politics

Edinburgh's House of Fraser at the west end of Princes Street. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

House of Fraser to close three stores including one in Edinburgh

Retail

Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Alex Salmond allegations: Police probe conduct during Scottish independence referendum campaign

Main players

African oil boom can offer ‘opportunities’ for North Sea oil sector

Politics

Euan McColm: Theresa May’s bulldog spirit will only comfort deluded Brexiteers

Opinion

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

Odd

Richard Leonard rules out Labour support for second Scottish independence referendum

Politics

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DUP Leader Arlene Foster. Picture; PA

Concern raised over DUP’s role in Brexit negotiations

News

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

Politics More Politics >>

Angus MacNeil MP appears on Alex Salmonds programme on RT

Call second independence referendum by March, SNP MP says

Politics 538

Richard Leonard rules out Labour support for second Scottish independence referendum

Politics 153

Dominic Raab dismisses early election talk as "for the birds"

Politics 8

Africa is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

African oil boom can offer ‘opportunities’ for North Sea oil sector

Politics 11

Ian Murray MP (left) criticised the Labour leader. Pictures: TSPL

Ian Murray tells Jeremy Corbyn: Put people before the party

Politics 5

Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Alex Salmond allegations: Police probe conduct during Scottish independence referendum campaign

Main players

The Prime Minister's statement at No 10 followed humiliation at the summit in Salzburg. Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty

Euan McColm: Theresa May’s bulldog spirit will only comfort deluded Brexiteers

Opinion 418

SNP MP’s tribute to Afghan military leader under fire

News 49

Committee stacked to back smacking ban, claim opponents

Politics 38

Leader: Corbyn should heed call to back People’s Vote

Opinion 13

Concern raised over DUP’s role in Brexit negotiations

News 556

Transport More Transport >>

All three of Norwegian's US routes from Scotland have now been scrapped. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Norwegian to scrap US budget flights from Edinburgh

Transport 170

Stock image of a RNLI lifeboat. South Queensferry leapt into action to save swimmers on Saturday. Picture: TSPL

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

Edinburgh, Fife & Lothians

The audience peers through the one-way mirror. Picture: Andre Wunstorf

Looking glass lorry breaks theatre’s fourth wall

Lifestyle 3

The period between April and June was a bad time for reliability on ScotRail trains. Picture: Andrew O'Brien

Weather blamed as rail punctuality slumps to ‘worst in two decades’

Transport 1

Alastair Dalton: Passengers hit by airline turbulence

Opinion 2

Thousands without power in Scotland as Storm Ali clean-up starts

News 3

Storm Ali: Marquee near St Andrews destroyed by winds

Transport

Storm Ali packs a punch as winds cause chaos across Scotland

Transport 2

Education More Education >>

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

Opinion 2

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 66

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 9

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

The old Royal High School in Edinburgh

Inquiry starts into Edinburgh Royal High School future

News 1

Education secretary John Swinney, Picture: John Devlin

John Swinney urges Scots schools to continue P1 tests despite vote

News 524

Subjects offered to students being ‘squeezed’ at Scottish schools

News 10

Quiz: Could you pass Scotland’s P1 test?

Education 4

John Swinney told to ‘listen’ and scrap P1 tests

Politics 20

What are P1 assessment questions really like?

Education 60

Environment More Environment >>

Campaigners are warning that Scotland's aquaculture industry is "in crisis" and should not be allowed to expand without serious consideration of the environmental impacts and risks to coastal livelihoods

Fears raised over eco risks of fish farm expansion plan

Environment

Liz Bonnin at a polluted Indonesian river. Photograph: Alisdair Livingstone

Documentary reveal ‘crazy’ extent of marine pollution

Environment 5

The Co-op will ban single-use plastic bags and reduce use of plastic packaging within five years. Picture: Contributed

Co-op to offer compostable carrier bags as plastic alternative

Environment 6

Scientists at the University of Stirling have discovered they can boost the reproductive success of zebrafish by pairing them on personality rather than appearance. Picture: University of Stirling/PA Wire

Pairing zebrafish by personality boosts ‘reproductive success’

Tech

Scots waste £1.8m a year by leaving their lights on

Business 8

Edinburgh could overtake Glasgow as biggest Scottish city by 2032

News 48

Fran Van Dijk: We must educate and inform to tackle climate change

Opinion 59

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

Opinion 4

Health More Health >>

Ant McPartlin has confirmed he is six months sober

Ant McPartlin confirms he is six months sober

News

Jonathan Adams said the DVLA has refused to allow him to appear before the panel in person to argue his case. (Photo: Kevin Pengelly/iNews)

Team GB Paralympian left a ‘prisoner’ in his own home after DVLA queries driving test

News

The campaign launch at Hampden with Diageo responsible drinking ambassadors and Scotland assistant coach James McFadden. Picture: PA

SFA and Diageo launch alcohol awareness campaign for football fans

News 1

Ruth Davidson. Leader of the Scottish Conservatives. Picture: John Devlin

Ruth Davidson: No ‘contradiction’ in goal to be First Minister

News 108

Health secretary Jeane Freeman. Picture: John Devlin

Director quit NHS Tayside over claims of ‘systematic bullying’

News 48

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon walks to First Minister's Questions

Scottish ministers warned on breast screening glitch two years ago

Politics 37

The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow has had a fresh bacteria outbreak in the children's cancer wards 2A and 2B. Picture: John Devlin

Inquiry call after bacteria outbreak at Glasgow kid’s hospital

News 1

Baby waited 3 hours for ambulance after St John’s Hospital closure

News 11

Dr Tracey Baird: Integrative approach is essential in managing neurological conditions

Opinion

James Cant: Playing a vital role at the heart of new research into circulatory disease

Opinion 1

Scots children urged to switch off smartphones and do ‘push-ups’

UK

UK More UK >>

Angus MacNeil MP appears on Alex Salmonds programme on RT

Call second independence referendum by March, SNP MP says

Politics 539

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 3

Jonathan Adams said the DVLA has refused to allow him to appear before the panel in person to argue his case. (Photo: Kevin Pengelly/iNews)

Team GB Paralympian left a ‘prisoner’ in his own home after DVLA queries driving test

News

US cable giant Comcast has placed a higher bid than Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in the September 22 blind auction for European TV operator Sky, the British takeover regulator said. Picture; getty

Comcast wins £30bn battle against Fox for control of Sky

UK

Labour will resist pressure to back second Brexit referendum

Politics 43

In full: Theresa May’s speech on Brexit ‘impasse’

General Election 61

Ruth Davidson: No ‘contradiction’ in goal to be First Minister

News 108

Theresa May has Brexit Chequers plan rejected by EU leaders

News 741

Opinion More Opinion >>

Last year The Scotsman celebrated 200 years of publishing. Picture: TSPL

Scotsman Editor Frank O’Donnell: Trust matters and impartial journalism is vital

Opinion 2

The Prime Minister's statement at No 10 followed humiliation at the summit in Salzburg. Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty

Euan McColm: Theresa May’s bulldog spirit will only comfort deluded Brexiteers

Opinion 418

Jodie Comer as the beautiful but bonkers assassin, Villanelle, in a scene from BBC America's Killing Eve, based on Luke Jennings' novella Codename Villanelle. Picture: Robert Viglasky

Dani Garavelli: Killing Eve heralds new lease of life

Opinion 11

Murray is a former shadow Scottish secretary. Picture: Steven Scott Taylor

Ian Murray: ‘No deal’ is biggest issue Britain faces

Opinion

For many visitors Edinburgh is the gateway to the rest of Scotland. Picture: Ian Rutherford

John Donnelly: Tourist tax can secure capital’s future

Opinion 1

Speak to a free service like StepChange, which will contact your creditors on your behalf. Picture: Getty Images

James Walker: Don’t bury your head in the sand over debt woes

Business

Corbyn leaves the International Slavery Museum on the eve of the Labour Conference in Liverpool. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Leader: Corbyn should heed call to back People’s Vote

Opinion 13

Bill Jamieson: Benighted high street belies web retail trade

Opinion

Stephen Jardine: Fast food sponsor for Edinburgh cycle hire is madness

Opinion 7

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

Opinion 2

Martin Lewis: Be switched on – look for a cheaper tariff

Opinion 1

World More 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 1

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 has launched a new range of Echo smart home devices. Picture: John Devlin

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 2

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

Opinion 4

Top woman golfer murdered on course near her US college

Golf 1

Bert and Ernie writer ends speculation over whether Sesame Street duo are gay

Lifestyle

Odd More Odd >>

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 3

Duncan Hutchison who has been rescued off the coast of Land's End after attempting a solo trip across the Atlantic in a homemade boat. Picture; PA

Rower travelling to America in homemade boat rescued by coastguard

News 12

Video grab shows a waterfall blowing uphill as Storm Ali batters Scotland. Picture: Centre Press

Storm Ali: Watch amazing moment Scottish waterfall blows upstream

News 1

The Kilted Kangaroo in Stirling is offering a Buckfast pie. Picture; Facebook

Stirling bar ‘goes viral’ after offering a Buckfast pie

News 5

Friends of the Scotsman More Friends of the Scotsman >>

Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors

Chris Green: To open learning doors for kids who need support, more cash is required

News

Dr Tracey Baird, Consultant Neurologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Chair of Healthcare Improvement Scotland's (HIS), General Standards for Neurological Care and Support development group.

Dr Tracey Baird: Integrative approach is essential in managing neurological conditions

Opinion

If you have coronary heart disease, you're twice as likely to have a stroke or to develop vascular dementia, which happens when there's a problem with the blood and oxygen supply to the brain. Picture: PA

James Cant: Playing a vital role at the heart of new research into circulatory disease

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 >>

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 1

A teaser trailer for the political thriller's final episode previously hinted that David Budd, pictured, will be arrested over Julia Montague's assassination. Picture: Sophie Mutevelian/World Productions/BBC/PA Wire

Bodyguard creator says fan theories on show have ‘grain of truth’

News 2