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A fleet of stand-in trains will help ease a ScotRail carriage shortage crisis on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line. Picture: Adam Reid

New ScotRail trains to ease crush on Edinburgh-Glasgow line

Transport
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle take their seats at a star-studded concert to celebrate the Queen's 92nd birthday at the Royal Albert Hall. Picture: John Stillwell

Security for royal wedding cost more than £6 million

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MoneySavingExpert’s Martin Lewis in legal fight against Facebook

Lifestyle

Millions of UK children worry about air pollution near school

Environment

£7 million makeover to secure future of Leith Theatre

News

Black close to becoming Britain’s favourite car colour

Transport
Donald Trump unveiling the multi-million pound refurbishment of the Trump Turnberry clubhouse. Picture: John Devlin

Donald Trump warned of mass protests for Scotland summer visit

Main players

Dani Garavelli: Time has come, but Ruth doesn’t realise it

Politics More Politics >>

European Council President Donald Tusk (right) walks with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar. Picture: Getty

Brian Monteith: Theresa May must show her resolve

Opinion 5

Lesley Riddoch: Did the BBC mark me as a troublemaker?

Opinion 40
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard in Glasgow. Picture: Greg Macvean

Richard Leonard calls for more action by Labour on federalism

Politics 6
Justice secretary David Gauke talking to Nick Robinson on the BBC1 current affairs programme The Andrew Marr Show. Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

Race equality warning over plan to ask voters for ID

Politics 26
The Scottish Labour Party will start their search for a new deputy leader next month to replace Fife MSP Alex Rowley

Nominations for new Scottish Labour deputy leader open next month

Politics 8
Social media giants such as Facebook are facing potential new laws in Britain. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Jeremy Hunt flags new rules to crack down on Facebook

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Tories call for Scottish rail policing merger to be scrapped

Politics 133

Theresa May could keep UK in customs union amid Brexit pressure

News 24

Theresa May ‘could be accused of racism’ over Windrush scandal

News 69

Transport More Transport >>

A fleet of stand-in trains will help ease a ScotRail carriage shortage crisis on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line. Picture: Adam Reid

New ScotRail trains to ease crush on Edinburgh-Glasgow line

Transport 7
Henry Ford With His Model T. Picture: Getty Images

Black close to becoming Britain’s favourite car colour

Transport 1
There are concerns about loss of expertise when it comes to policing railways. Photograph: John Devlin

Tories call for Scottish rail policing merger to be scrapped

Politics 133
The Lufthansa aircaraft that declared an emergency over Scotland. File picture: BriYYZ

Germany-USA flight declares emergency over Scotland

Transport 15

Widespread CalMac disruption to last till end of May

Transport 4

Scotrail passengers rage as heating left on during hottest day of year

News 1

Education More Education >>

Children from Flora Stevenson Primary School in Orchard Brae, Edinburgh. Picture: Toby Williams

Millions of UK children worry about air pollution near school

Environment 5
Dave Gornall and his daughter Abby. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Youth bands and orchestras at mercy of council cuts

Music 49
Third year maths university student to help out while school attempts to fill two vacancies.

Testing P1 pupils causes ‘tantamount to abuse’, say education campaigners

Education 48
The child was stuck in the elevator at the Glasgow Science Centre

Boy trapped in escalator on school trip after shoe ‘gets stuck’

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There is still a stark gender divide among students in Scotland when it comes to choice of courses

Women pick medicine in Scottish university gender divide

Education 4
Students in Scotland are choosing certain degrees above others.

Most and least popular first degrees in Scotland revealed

Education 3

Claim ‘school isn’t free’ as pupils miss out on subjects due to costs

Education 130

Leader comment: The scandal of state school fees

Opinion 4

Graduates urged to see HR in a new light

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Bound to succeed – getting youngsters and employers outdoors together

Opinion

Environment More Environment >>

Children from Flora Stevenson Primary School in Orchard Brae, Edinburgh. Picture: Toby Williams

Millions of UK children worry about air pollution near school

Environment 5
A killer whale, one of a pod of orcas spotted in the River Clyde near Dunoon. Picture: Keith Hodgins/PA Wire

Wildlife spotters camp out on Clyde coast for killer whale return

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Overfishing and Beast from the East blamed for sea bird deaths

News 2

Brexit fears as migration into Scotland falls after EU vote

Politics 299

Peter Pearson: John Muir’s ways more important than ever

Opinion 1

Health More Health >>

Katie Price, 39, had vowed to finish the London Marathon even if she had to crawl over the line, but did not make the end of today's race

Katie Price fires back after failing to finish London Marathon

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Monty Phillips, 49, slept in a grit bin overnight in Paisely after her ferry service was cancelled

Scots carer slept in grit bin overnight after ferry cancelled

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The campaign aims to save lives in places with low screening uptake. Picture: Contributed

Cervical cancer awareness campaign to tour Scotland in summer

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Andy McKenna, who has made a film about mountain biking with MS. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Mountain biker finds his own path in fight with MS

Health
If you suffer from hay fever, it might be worth swapping your pint for a G&T.

Drinking gin and tonic could help reduce hay fever symptoms

Lifestyle 1
Scots are being urged to their GPs a series of five key questions.

Scots urged to ask these 5 questions to GPs

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Dr Catherine Calderwood, Scotland's chief medical officer, wants patients to ask their GPs about the risks and benefits of proposed treatment

Leader comment: Wake up! Pills are not a panacea

Opinion 3

Doctors warn that health services in Scotland are "deteriorating"

Fresh bid to legalise assisted suicide for the dying in Scotland

Politics 62

MSPs back safe room for addicts in Glasgow to take drugs

Politics 20

Willie Rennie slams government over perinatal mental health

News 15

UK More UK >>

Former Chancellor George Osborne, as editor of the Evening Standard, can be said to have influence

Kirsty Gunn: Osborne’s hatred of May has made me start to like her

Opinion
More than one fifth of people surveyed said a reader should always finish a book they have started

Got book block? Time to try reading something else

Lifestyle
Children from Flora Stevenson Primary School in Orchard Brae, Edinburgh. Picture: Toby Williams

Millions of UK children worry about air pollution near school

Environment 5
MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has taken his battle against Facebook to the High Court

MoneySavingExpert’s Martin Lewis in legal fight against Facebook

Lifestyle 3

Black close to becoming Britain’s favourite car colour

Transport 1

Security for royal wedding cost more than £6 million

News 12

Katie Price fires back after failing to finish London Marathon

News

Race equality warning over plan to ask voters for ID

Politics 26

Opinion More Opinion >>

Comment: Nurturing the next generation of ‘intrapreneurs’

Opinion
European Council President Donald Tusk (right) walks with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar. Picture: Getty

Brian Monteith: Theresa May must show her resolve

Opinion 5
Technology is advancing rapidly, but at least Dr Who's Cybermen haven't invaded - yet. Picture: BBC/PA

Kirsty Yuill: Technology is changing the insurance landscape

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Tim Hargreaves is a Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney for Marks & Clerk LLP

Tim Hargreaves: AI ushers in a healthcare revolution for start-ups

Opinion
Joe Bor

Joe Bor: ‘Anti-semitism and the power of comedy to combat it’

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Lesley Riddoch: Did the BBC mark me as a troublemaker?

Opinion 41
Former Chancellor George Osborne, as editor of the Evening Standard, can be said to have influence

Kirsty Gunn: Osborne’s hatred of May has made me start to like her

Opinion

Dani Garavelli: Time has come, but Ruth doesn’t realise it

News 321

Euan McColm: Corbyn’s immutable logic against Syria strikes

Opinion 44

Jackie Baillie: Don’t let the SNP lose grip on GDP growth

Opinion 14

James Walker: Things to watch for a holiday without a hitch

Opinion

World More World >>

Callum Hawkins collapses with exhaustion near the end of the men's marathon in Gold Coast. Picture: Getty Images

Online trolls abuse Games marathon winner for not helping Hawkins

News 12
Tom Daley (right) with Daniel Goodfellow after winning gold medals in the men's synchronised 10m platform final at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Olympic diver Tom Daley to take gay rights campaign to Russia

News 1
The coach crash involved at least four Britons killed while travelling on an Umra pilgrimmage

At least four Britons killed in Saudi Arabia coach crash

News 4
The Lufthansa aircaraft that declared an emergency over Scotland. File picture: BriYYZ

Germany-USA flight declares emergency over Scotland

Transport 15

Euan McColm: Corbyn’s immutable logic against Syria strikes

Opinion 44

Verne Troyer, actor, dead at 49: Mike Myers leads tributes

Lifestyle 1

Inspectors collect samples at site of alleged chemical attack in Syria

World

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If you suffer from hay fever, it might be worth swapping your pint for a G&T.

Drinking gin and tonic could help reduce hay fever symptoms

Lifestyle 1

Drilling ship called to help search for Scots boys’ pirate ship

Odd
PETA have asked for a plaque to be placed at the site of a former salughterhouse

PETA ask Council for permission to place plaque ‘in memory of cows’ at slaughterhouse site

News 6

Here’s how you can get 25% more Tesco Clubcard points for the entire year

News 1

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Technology is advancing rapidly, but at least Dr Who's Cybermen haven't invaded - yet. Picture: BBC/PA

Kirsty Yuill: Technology is changing the insurance landscape

News
Tim Hargreaves is a Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney for Marks & Clerk LLP

Tim Hargreaves: AI ushers in a healthcare revolution for start-ups

Opinion
John Sturrock

John Sturrock: Nelson Mandela, master of mediation

Opinion

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Fergus Anckorn in 2008 (Picture: Julie Summers)

Obituary: Fergus Anckorn, ‘the Conjuror on the Kwai’ whose talent kept up morale and saved lives

Obituaries
Artist Mary Maclean

Obituary: Mary Maclean, artist, lecturer, Outside Architecture founding member

Obituaries
Popular TV presenter Dale Winton (Picture: David Giles/PA Wire)

Obituary: Dale Winton: Broadcaster and game show host

Obituaries
Liz McNab with John Smith (Picture: Hamish Campbell)

Obituary: Liz Macnab, political campaigner whose enthusiasm for life made her friends everywhere

Obituaries

Celebrity More Celebrity >>

MoneySavingExpert’s Martin Lewis in legal fight against Facebook

Lifestyle 3
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle take their seats at a star-studded concert to celebrate the Queen's 92nd birthday at the Royal Albert Hall. Picture: John Stillwell

Security for royal wedding cost more than £6 million

News 12
Katie Price, 39, had vowed to finish the London Marathon even if she had to crawl over the line, but did not make the end of today's race

Katie Price fires back after failing to finish London Marathon

News
Actor Verne Troyer, best known for his role as Mini-Me in the "Austin Powers" movies, has died. Picture: Getty

Verne Troyer, actor, dead at 49: Mike Myers leads tributes

Lifestyle 1
TV star Dale Winton has died at the age of 62.

Tributes paid to ‘well-loved’ Dale Winton as TV star dies aged 62

Lifestyle
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