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Swimmers enjoying the sunshine at Luss on Loch Lomond on Saturday. Picture: John Devlin

Scotland’s weather: Plummeting temperatures to follow warm Mother's Day sunshine Weather

Unions warn of 'huge period of unrest' as strike ballots loom Politics

Protests over sacking of hundreds of P&O workers National

Edinburgh Trams to run to St Andrew Square again from Monday Transport

Fears over pothole repairs to Scotland’s roads due to bitumen supply shortage Transport

Covid Scotland: Heightened death risk for people with coronavirus and flu Health

Russian invasion of Ukraine: Key developments this week World

Edinburgh-London train operator Lumo changes adverts after fares complaint Transport

cut through the noise

Unions call for Scottish council candidates to back 'urgent' rent controls Politics

Analysis: SNP taking advantage of lack of political accountability across UK Politics

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies aged 50 People

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

Stuff your apology, Ms Sturgeon, let’s have a public inquiry – Brian Wilson Columnists

Drivers unconvinced on new mobile phone rules People

Trams to Newhaven: Extension will be open for business by in early 2023 Transport

Day three of HGV driver’s journey to take aid to Moldova World

Paddle steamer Maid of the Loch's key fundraiser nets twice target Transport

Why drivers caught in the rush-hour commute may now seek other options Columnists

Bhiodh e cho math le Para Handy os cionn nan aiseagan Columnists

Crime

Covid easing sparked a dramatic rise in drink spiking and sex assaults Crime

Cold case detectives re-investigate 2002 murder in Glasgow Crime

Bodycam captures drama as police arrest MP stabbing suspect Crime

Here's when new Netflix series Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story is released Film and TV

Weather

Risk of wildfires ‘very high’ due to spring sunshine Weather

Snow and ice danger alert for walkers on Scotland's hills Outdoors

When do clocks go forward in 2022? When UK clocks go forward and why they change National

When is the first day of Spring 2022? Weather

Politics

Jewish community ‘alarmed’ by twinning link with Gaza City Politics

As Putin's invasion falters, West needs to think about paths to peace Columnists

Time to act against our ghettos of secrecy and dirty money – Brian Wilson Columnists

Monumental public spending failures are the product of ego and ambition Columnists

A new sisterhood is forming in response to gender self-identification plan Columnists

Putin's appeasers in West must not make same mistake over Iran’s despotic regime Columnists

The era of cheap food is over but quality must now get better – Stephen Jardine Columnists

Opinion

Time to milk the moment - Mum's the Word Columnists

How can Ferris Bueller be 60 when in my head I'm still 23? Columnists

Readers Letters: Ross letting Sturgeon off over ferries farrago Letters

Scotland's 'forgotten Jane Austen' was an early adopter of the meme Columnists

Scots march on high-tech trail in Silicon Valley - Nick Freer Columnists

People

Scottish libraries get final funding boost for Covid relief People

Taylor Hawkins dead: Pictures of Foo Fighters gig at Murrayfield People

Hundreds queue for hours outside Edinburgh watch store People

Philip Pullman quits as president of the SoA People

Scotsman Obituaries: Walter Anderson, educational psychologist and piper People

Restaurant Review: Van Gogh Alive afternoon tea, Edinburgh Food and Drink

Cafe Cuil moves from London to Skye Food and Drink

Obituaries

Obituaries: Peter Bowles, suave leading man best known for To the Manor Born People

Scotsman Obituaries: Professor Bill Fraser CBE, psychiatrist and campaigner People

Obituaries: David Wilson BEM, champion blacksmith and farrier People

Environment

School strikers march through Edinburgh to demand climate action Environment

Giant sperm whale could ground in Shetland, rescuers fear News

Wallaby: What have you got that could raise funds for families in Ukraine? Environment

All you need to know about air pollution in Scotland Environment

How a 200-year vision is shaping wild landscapes in the Cairngorms Environment

Utterly astonishing temperatures sound yet another climate warning Columnists

Historic gasholder to be turned into tree-lined waterfront amphitheatre What's On

UK News

How disaster capitalists are leading us towards a planet-sized disaster Columnists

'Why are you here?' A simple answer to a question faced by migrants Columnists

When are you most contagious with Covid? How long coronavirus lasts Coronavirus

Masterpieces to go on display in Edinburgh Heritage

How much is the council tax rebate in Scotland and what council tax band am I? National

Saved for the nation: 'radical' tea set served by Glasgow suffragettes Heritage

World

German artist transforms historic Edinburgh cathedral with flock of peace doves What's On

Action needed to prevent human traffic among refugees, warns UN chief World

Putin cites JK Rowling trans controversy as proof West likes to ‘cancel’ people World

Ukrainians to access NHS services for free in Scotland World

'300 killed' in Russian air strike on Mariupol theatre sheltering civilians World

Climate activists blockade shipping company in solidarity with Ukraine World

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