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Nicola Sturgeon: Theresa May's departure enhances case for Indyref2

Politics

A tearful Theresa May announces her plans to resign. Picture; PA

Theresa May announces she will resign as Prime Minister

Politics

Just eat hire bikes that need to have their seats replaced

100 Edinburgh hire bikes trashed in two weeks of vandalism attacks

Transport

Theresa May stands outside 10 Downing Street. Picture: PA

Theresa May news LIVE: Prime Minister announces resignation date

Politics

Rangers star Graham Dorrans in horror Ibiza incident - 'bottled in attack'

Rangers

Theresa May resignation: Who are the candidates to be the next Conservative leader?

Politics

European elections results 2019: When will the vote result be announced in Scotland?

Politics

Brexit: 'Democratic disaster' as hundreds of EU nationals denied a vote

Politics

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Author Judith Kerr. Picture: Christian Czako

Judith Kerr dies: Children's author passes away aged 95

People

HMS Queen Elizabeth anchored in the Firth of Forth. Picture: PA

HMS Queen Elizabeth: captain flown off ship amid ongoing row

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The unexpected age of ScotRail’s toughest customers – Alastair Dalton

Columnists

Delta will fly Boeing 757-200 aircraft on the New York and Boston routes

Delta to fly year-round between Edinburgh and New York

Transport

The Caledonian Sleeper.

RMT to ballot Caledonian Sleeper workers over strike action

Transport

Delta Air Lines is extending its summer flights between Edinburgh and New York's John F. Kennedy airports to year round

Scots flights to USA boosted despite lack of air tax cut

Transport

Police stock

One dead and three injured in Dalbeattie road crash

Transport

Crime More Crime >>

OAP who shot partner and her daughter had guns returned by police

Crime

Ateeq Rafiq died when his neck became trapped in a seat at Vue Cinema, Star City in Birmingham.

Missed safety checks led to death of cinema-goer whose neck was crushed under seat

News

Ian Rankin has sold more than 20 million books around the world since the first Inspector Rebus novel was published in 1987.

Ian Rankin donates personal letters from JK Rowling and Iain Banks to the nation

People

A Flamingo Land rollercoaster

111 Prestonpans people kicked out of Flamingo Land theme park after domestic row and arrest

Crime

Weather More Weather >>

Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to sail out of Forth on Thursday morning

Transport

Children play on Portobello Beach as Scotland enjoys its hottest day of the year. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Scotland records hottest day of the year

Weather

Wednesday 15 May could be the hottest day of the year so far. Picture: John Devlin

Scotland set to sizzle in temperatures hotter than California on Wednesday

Weather

Portobello beach during a heatwave

Soaring temperatures set to bring Scotland's hottest day of the year

Weather

It could snow across parts of Scotland. Picture: Jonathan Bird/Network Rail/PA Wire

Arctic blast to hit Scotland during first bank holiday in May

Weather

Scottish News More Scottish News >>

Dozen creative businesses named for RGU start-up programme

Business

Handout photo issued by Downing Street of members of Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet when it first convened in 2016. Picture: PA Wire

Theresa May resignation: Who are the candidates to be the next Conservative leader?

Politics

A tearful Theresa May announces her plans to resign. Picture; PA

Theresa May announces she will resign as Prime Minister

Politics

Sir David Murray, chairman of Murray Capital (parent company of Murray Estates); Kevin Stewart MSP, Scottish Government housing minister; Cllr Neil Crooks, Fife Council. Picture: Ian Jacobs

Work gets underway on major 1,100-homes Fife project

Business

Politics More Politics >>

Theresa May resignation: Who are the candidates to be the next Conservative leader?

Politics

A tearful Theresa May announces her plans to resign. Picture; PA

Theresa May announces she will resign as Prime Minister

Politics

Theresa May has announced her resignation as leader of the Conservative party (Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/Getty)

Theresa May became an impediment to Brexit solution – David Mundell

Columnists

Theresa May announced she would stand down on 7 June. Picture: PA

Theresa May resignation: Will there be a UK general election? How likely is a Scottish independence referendum?

Politics

The German chancellor said she noted Mrs May's resignation with 'respect'. Picture: Getty

EU: Theresa May's resignation 'changes nothing' in Brexit talks

Politics

Opinion More Opinion >>

Theresa May became an impediment to Brexit solution – David Mundell

Columnists

Ada Hegerberg celebrates with the trophy after her team Lyon beat Barcelona 4-1 in the UEFA Women's Champions League final in Budapest. Picture: AFP/Getty

The scandalous reason why the best player won’t be at Women’s World Cup – Hayley Matthews

Columnists

Elvis Shakespeare is a treasure trove of second-hand books and records. Picture: Scott Louden

Susan Morrison: I just joined Red Queen’s rebel alliance against Amazon’s evil empire

Columnists

Overcrowding is a particular bugbear of younger passengers. Picture: Gary Dale

The unexpected age of ScotRail’s toughest customers – Alastair Dalton

Columnists

People More People >>

Trump impersonator plots Fringe comedy on campaign against Scots hotel takeover bid

Film and TV

Ian Rankin has sold more than 20 million books around the world since the first Inspector Rebus novel was published in 1987.

Ian Rankin donates personal letters from JK Rowling and Iain Banks to the nation

People

Pic: BrewDog

BrewDog are giving away free Punk IPA in Edinburgh - and this is how you can get it

Business

French tourist Lily Mika, 26, has made an appeal to find her lost camera that she left at a rest stop near Sligachan, Skye last week - which is packed full of topless photos of herself.

French tourist's appeal after camera full of topless snaps lost on Skye

People

The chosen pups will receive a free cottage holiday, access to dog-friendly days out and a selection of free products

Scottish dogs who ‘love to travel’ wanted for ultimate job travelling UK on free holidays

Travel

Environment More Environment >>

VIDEO: Hundreds of Edinburgh schoolkids turn out for climate change crisis march

Environment

The image in a close in Leith

'Banksy' pro-EU artwork appears in Edinburgh

People

The ancient medieval stronghold of the Lords of the Isles at Finlaggan on Islay has been reconstructed in virtual reality to reveal how Scottish clan chiefs lived 600 years ago. Picture: University of St Andrews

Video: Inside the medieval home of Scotland's Lords of the Isles

Environment

Plans for Cupar North were lodged in 2015.

Call for Cupar North plan to be ‘reconsidered’

Environment

UK News More UK News >>

Missed safety checks led to death of cinema-goer whose neck was crushed under seat

News

The number of children walking, cycling, scootering, or skating to school in Scotland has fallen to an all time low.

'Active travel' among Scottish school pupils hits record low

News

Blond Bombshell: Bad hair appears to be no barrier to high office for Boris Johnson

Theresa May resignation: Ruth Davidson’s problem with Boris Johnson – John McLellan

Columnists

UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston hears from Scottish school children (Picture: Bassam Khawaja)

UN report on eye-watering poverty in UK is a wake-up call – Jamie Clark

Columnists

Theresa May comes up short when it comes to small-talk (House of Commons/PA)

Theresa May is ideally suited for this job (it’s not Prime Minister) – Ayesha Hazarika

Columnists

World More World >>

Joyce McMillan: Srebrenica massacre a warning against attacks on liberalism

Columnists

Be scared Donald Trump, be very, very scared. Okay not really (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

Is Theresa May plotting revenge on Donald Trump? – leader comment

Columnists

Young EU supporters. (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Exit poll hints at Dutch EU election result

World

Geoffrey Rush arrives for the UK film premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, at the Vue Westfield in west London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday May 12, 2011. Photo credit: Ian West/PA Wire

Geoffrey Rush collects record damages in actress claim defamation

World

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Obituary: George Smith, much-loved and respected Scottish football referee

People

Iain Macmillan CBE

Obituary: Iain Macmillan CBE, former president of the Law Society of Scotland

People

Austrian auto racer Niki Lauda in 1975 (Picture: AP)

Obituary: Niki Lauda, Formula 1 racing legend who came back from horrific injuries to new successes

People

George Argent in his element, en route to Tenom, Malaysia, in 2007

Obituary: George Argent, Rhododendron expert nicknamed ‘Edinburgh’s Indiana Jones of botany’

People

Elisabeth Fraser in 1997, as she campaigned against the closure of Royal Bank of Scotland's 'Ladies' Branch in Princes Street, Edinburgh (Picture: Ian Rutherford/TSPL)

Obituary: Elisabeth Fraser, author and seeker of spiritual truths who campaigned to save the Ladies Branch of RBS

People