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Richard Leonard: Labour will deliver federal UK and oppose Indyref2

Politics

Kezia Dugdale. Picture: John Devlin.

Labour members call for U-turn over Dugdale’s legal fees

Politics

Theresa May. Picture: Jack Taylor/PA Wire

May tells Tory party to hold its nerve as snap election talk dismissed

Politics

The ferry deal has been called an albatross.

Legal threat over ferry row from one of Sturgeon’s advisers

Politics

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

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Labour braced for showdown over Corbyn’s Brexit position

Politics

Call second independence referendum by March, SNP MP says

Politics

Bodyguard finale review: Twists and turns seal BBC show as TV event of 2018

UK

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

Ian Murray tells Jeremy Corbyn: Put people before the party

Politics

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 730

Richard Leonard rules out Labour support for second Scottish independence referendum

Politics 170

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

Politics 17

Anthony Nolan with his mother Shirley, who set up the bone marrow register which now has more than 700,000 potential donors. Picture: PA

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

Opinion

Kezia Dugdale. Picture: John Devlin.

Labour members call for U-turn over Dugdale’s legal fees

Politics 1

Theresa May. Picture: Jack Taylor/PA Wire

May tells Tory party to hold its nerve as snap election talk dismissed

Politics 2

The ferry deal has been called an albatross.

Legal threat over ferry row from one of Sturgeon’s advisers

Politics 5

Richard Leonard: Labour will deliver federal UK and oppose Indyref2

Politics 30

Labour braced for showdown over Corbyn’s Brexit position

Politics 36

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

Politics 13

Ian Murray tells Jeremy Corbyn: Put people before the party

Politics 15

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 167

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 4

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 2

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 69

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 73

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 525

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 >>

A peacock butterfly.

Peacock butterfly enjoys summer heatwave

Environment

Scotland has made slashing emissions a priority.

Watchdog warns Scotland must slash transport and agriculture emissions

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 6

Co-op to offer compostable carrier bags as plastic alternative

Environment 6

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

Health More Health >>

Anthony Nolan with his mother Shirley, who set up the bone marrow register which now has more than 700,000 potential donors. Picture: PA

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

Opinion

Pupils eat too much sugar in school, according to dentists. Picture: Chris Radburn/PA Wire

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

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Millions suffer from Prenatal depression.

Prenatal depression ‘doesn’t lead to child behaviour problems’

News

Smoking damages a layer around nerves.

Smoking makes it more difficult to fight MS, report shows

News

Golf can reduce the risk factors for heart disease and stroke.

Playing golf advised for ‘improving health and wellbeing’

News

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

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SFA and Diageo launch alcohol awareness campaign for football fans

News 1

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

News 108

Director quit NHS Tayside over claims of ‘systematic bullying’

News 48

Scottish ministers warned on breast screening glitch two years ago

Politics 37

UK More UK >>

Angus MacNeil MP appears on Alex Salmonds programme on RT

Call second independence referendum by March, SNP MP says

Politics 730

Keeley Hawes and Richard Madden in Bodyguard. Picture: BBC

Bodyguard heralds return of ‘water cooler TV’

UK

Millions suffer from Prenatal depression.

Prenatal depression ‘doesn’t lead to child behaviour problems’

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First Minister of Northern Ireland Arelen Foster. Pic: Leon Neal/Getty Images.

Lesley Riddoch: The tide is turning against DUP leader Arlene Foster

UK 2

Bodyguard finale review: Twists and turns seal BBC show as TV event of 2018

UK 1

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

Odd 8

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

News

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

UK

Opinion More Opinion >>

Moray Macdonald, MD of Weber Shandwick Scotland, is also chair of Scouts Scotland. Picture: Alan Richardson

Comment: Scouts are always prepared for business success

Media & Leisure

Prime Minister Theresa May. Pic: Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

Brian Monteith: Theresa May is down but not out - if she drops her Chequers plan

Opinion

Alison Atack is President of the Law Society of Scotland

Alison Atack: Don’t miss the Law Society of Scotland’s coming conference

Opinion

Stephen Goldie: You don’t have to go to court to get a happy ending

Opinion

Holyrood will host the Franco-British Lawyers Society when it meets on Friday

Ian S Forrester and Sir David Edwards: Brexit will throw Scots law into shadow

Opinion

Michael Sheridan is Secretary of the Scottish Law Agents Society

Michael Sheridan: Wrangling the timeous beasties of our time

Opinion

Anthony Nolan with his mother Shirley, who set up the bone marrow register which now has more than 700,000 potential donors. Picture: PA

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

Opinion

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

Opinion 2

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

Opinion 447

Dani Garavelli: Killing Eve heralds new lease of life

Opinion 11

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

Opinion

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 4

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 8

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

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Alison Atack is President of the Law Society of Scotland

Alison Atack: Don’t miss the Law Society of Scotland’s coming conference

Opinion

Stephen Goldie: You don’t have to go to court to get a happy ending

Opinion

Holyrood will host the Franco-British Lawyers Society when it meets on Friday

Ian S Forrester and Sir David Edwards: Brexit will throw Scots law into shadow

Opinion

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