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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaving 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver her spring statement to MPs. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Live Spring Statement 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves outlines spending cuts

Hospital receptionist Cathie Lackie at work

Hospital receptionist retires at 90 after 58 years of service

Explainer What the Chancellor's Spring Statement means for Scotland

Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street on her way to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament (Picture: Peter Nicholls)

Labour's response to financial crisis must not scapegoat 'scroungers' Henry McLeish

A view of atmosphere during the Red Carpet of the closing ceremony at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals. Picture: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Scottish film made in 48 hours wins screening at Cannes
The film will be screened at Cannes Film Festival

Eden Barrie plays Nessa.

I tried being a puppeteer at Nessie show - it was harder than it looks

Chris McEleny with Alex Salmond in 2023

Alex Salmond ally to launch legal action against Alba Party

First Minister John Swinney campaigning with Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth and David Torrance MSP.

'Inevitable' SNP will be at the core of the next Holyrood government

The BBC Scotland headquarters at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. Picture: BBC

'Brilliant' BBC Scotland leader to leave in summer

Then first minister Nicola Sturgeon gives a Covid-19 press briefing at St Andrews House on March 27 2020 (Picture: Michael Schofield - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Plan needed to avoid new pandemic carnage

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Jackie Baillie: 'Keir Starmer is not a liability'

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Rachel Reeves will make deliver the Spring

Explainer Spring Statement timings and what we should we expect for Scotland

Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants higher growth rates, but she's going about it the wrong way (Picture: Peter Cziborra/WPA pool)

Here’s how the Chancellor should go for growth – and why she won’t Murdo Fraser

Brexit has damaged import and export trade between the UK and the EU (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Brexit is costing us £100bn a year. It's time to vote on rejoining EU Martin Roche

Former England manager Gareth Southgate has warned that ignoring the negative impact of social media, particularly on young men, is not an option (Picture: Ina Fassbender)

Southgate's lecture and Netflix's Adolescence are both must-watches Christine Jardine

In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government was desperate to keep unemployment below three million, so encouraged people to claim disability benefit instead (Picture: Tim Graham)

Disability culture began when Thatcher tried to rig jobless figures Brian Wilson

The UK needs to increase its defence capabilities, but it's wrong to cut benefits to do so (Picture: Leon Neal)

German example shows UK didn't have to cut benefits to boost defence Stephen Gethins

World

Travellers living in a cave near Wick, Caithness, around 1911.
PIC: The Johnston Collection/Wick

The Nazi eugenicist who visited Scottish Traveller children

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, seen with Donald Trump, discovered operational security was not quite as 'clean' as he thought (Picture: Anna Moneymaker)

US group chat blunder as funny as 1935 Canada invasion plan leak Scotsman comment

Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is detained by the Israeli military from his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Oscar-winning director beaten up and detained in West Bank

Bronze statues of the late Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitru Utkin have just been erected outside the Maison Russe in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (Picture: Annela Niamolo)

Why UK cuts to overseas aid are a gift to Russia and China Blair McDougall

Scottish tourist seriously injured in hospital after Rome explosion

Keir Starmer shakes hands with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a meeting in Downing Street (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/WPA pool)

Why Starmer can't sit on fence over Trump's attacks on Canada Dr Graeme Young

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Weather

A couple walk in heavy rain on the South Parade Pier, in Portsmouth.

Watch: Met Office map shows where thundery showers will hit UK

The Puck's Glen gorge walking trail

The spectacular 2-mile popular walk shut long term due to storm damage

Politics

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will announce a funding boost for defence on Wednesday

Chancellor to announce defence spending boost

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her statement at lunchtime on Wednesday

UK ministers under mounting pressure over Scottish carbon capture site

Politicians from across the spectrum have signed an open letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Police officers were once a common sight on the streets but their numbers have dwindled (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Scotland's 'policing deserts' are a worrying threat to the rule of law

Falling numbers of police officers at a time of rising demands for their services is a recipe for disaster

What is the law on buffer zones in Scotland and are protests allowed?Rachel Amery

Rachel Amery

Anas Sarwar raises potential split with UK Labour over oil future

Anas Sarwar has claimed the UK should be “maximising our existing resources” in comments potentially...

'Tech and telecoms companies must do more on fraud' says minister

As the government launches its new counter-fraud strategy, Fraud Minister Lord Hanson writes exclusi...

Transport

Sections of Cowcaddens Road and Hope Street have been closed

Sinkhole discovered under busy city centre road as lanes shut

Police have appealed for witnesses

Pedestrian fighting for life after crash on Scottish road

The accident happened on Friday

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Scottish road as police launch appeal

A fire rages at the Hayes electricity substation near Heathrow (Picture: London Fire Brigade)

Heathrow shutdown shows how vulnerable UK is to an array of threats Scotsman comment

Education

Tom Rocks Maths with students at Maths Masterclass Final

Scotland’s young mathematicians inspired by Maths Masterclass series

Exclusive Fears for Scotland's southernmost village over nursery closure

These Scottish universities were some of the country's best, based on student reviews

The top 10 universities in Scotland from student reviews

University probe to ask if anyone 'sought to suppress' scale of crisis

Environment

Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire, following the collision with the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker

Ship severely damaged in North Sea collision to be towed to Scotland

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Exclusive Russell Findlay accused of 'dismantling Davidson era' to mimic Reform

Kemi Badenoch and Russell Findlay

Exclusive Russell Findlay claims SNP ministers should review net zero target

Health

Normally busy streets were virtually empty of people during the first Covid lockdown five years ago (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How SNP has left our struggling NHS unprepared for another pandemic Jackie Baillie

I went to this Edinburgh spa after dark and I've never slept better

Since the pandemic, more people are working from home full-time or on a more flexible, hybrid basis.

Lockdown legacy: How Scots are embracing flexible working five years on

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney

John Swinney warns UK cuts poised to be 'damaging' for Scotland's NHS

Crime

Renee MacRae, 36, and three-year-old Andrew. Picture: PA

Police examine item found near murder probe quarry

Hogg told to 'move on' as ex-captain 'complying' with abuse order

An actor playing a police officer in Scottish Police federation film Relentless.

Watch: Inside Scotland's police as drone video shows 'relentless' job

A police CCTV camera observes a woman walking. Picture: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images

Poor-quality Police Scotland photos mean crimes could go undetected

We need to normalise the employment of people who have been to prison (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Why I turned away an ex-convict selling cleaning products at my door Karyn McCluskey

Two ambulances have been damaged in the collison

Car crashes into two ambulances parked outside busy city hospital

Future Scotland

The study, which looked at the universities that are the best at commercialising their research work, placed the University of Edinburgh in eighth place.

How Scotland’s universities rank in new study of commercial spinout activity
“Tracking this progress will help us to understand how it will impact the founders we support” – Paul Taylor
Scott Reid

The best of Amazon's Spring Deals

Amazon Spring Deal Days 2025: Save over £1k with these five deals

Gtech CLM50 Cordless Lawnmower

Gtech launches rare spring sale: 20% off gadgets with code SPRING20

How a VPN can save you money on holidays as flight myths busted

Given its harmful effects, social media simply cannot be allowed to continue in its current form (Picture: Spencer Platt)

How to launch social media revolution to strip Musk and co of power Ian Johnston

Obituaries

Celebrate your loved one with GUESTPIX – The thoughtful way to cherish memories

Celebrate your loved one with a thoughtful way to cherish memories

The estimable Wendy Jones as captured by talented artist Verna Bond

Scotsman Obituaries: Wendy Jones, Scotsman Publicity department legend

Charles Foster regularly cut a dash in medieval costume

Scotsman Obituaries: Charles Foster, inspirational musician and teacher

Stewart MacLeod took pride in producing quality workmanship

Obituaries: Stewart MacLeod, civil engineer

UK Trending

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

8 takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement - including welfare

Irish musician CMAT is set to hit the road in late 2025 in support of her third album, Euro-Country.

CMAT announces UK tour in support of new album, Euro-Country

Lady Gaga has announced four dates in the UK as part of her Mayhem world tour.

Lady Gaga announces UK tour for September 2025 - dates and tickets

Four great whisky deals in the Spring Amazon event

Best whisky deals in Amazon Spring Sale 2025

As Glastonbury reveal more acts for this year's festival, here's a look at the recent rumours circulating online who else could be announced.

19 more sensational acts rumoured to be performing at Glastonbury

Kevin McCloud on Grand Designs

Grand Designs returns with this ‘ambitious’ floating project