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Doddie Weir won 61 caps in a distinguished career for Scotland.

Rugby Union Weir handled transition to pro from amateur with panache and never lost humour

SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon issues a statement at the Apex Grassmarket Hotel in Edinburgh following the decision by judges at the UK Supreme Court in London that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to hold a second referendum on independence.

Politics Why a 'de-facto' referendum could see the SNP fail to achieve independence

National Senior Catholic cleric accused of ‘deliberate financial mismanagment’

Politics Good Law Project sets up Scots office amid concern over 'bullied' English judges

People Former host Kirsty Young to appear on Desert Island Discs as castaway

Rugby Union 'A giant amongst big men': Weir tributes pour in from rugby and sporting world

Rugby Union Doddie Weir, Scottish rugby legend, dies at 52

Heritage Scotland’s largest-ever foreign enterprise: Huge paddle steamer fleet in Burma

cut through the noise

National Project to prove treasured Book of Kells was made by Pictish monks in Highlands

National Scots killed in London nightclub fire remembered more than 40 years on

World US Consulate to unveil first official tartan on St Andrew's Day

Coronavirus

National When will US borders open to UK travellers?

Coronavirus Which countries have seen the highest total Covid cases so far?

Coronavirus Here's how to get your vaccine certificate in Scotland

Transport

Transport Edinburgh-Fife rail line festive closure shelved after passenger dissatisfaction

Transport Child pedestrian involved in Kirkcaldy car crash

Columnists Mark Beaumont's 'hard miles' training is an inspiration – Alastair Dalton

Transport Ultra-low emission zone to be expanded to whole of London under fresh plans

Transport Glasgow Central is Scotland’s busiest station – while Scotscalder is least used

Environment Countdown to rocket launch begins as Shetland spaceport takes shape

Transport Exclusive: First look in Glasgow Subway’s revolutionary new driverless trains

Crime

Film and TV Here is when Netflix's new Ghislaine Maxwell documentary is released

Crime Police launch Operation Winter City for Edinburgh festivals

Film and TV Here are 10 of the best new release true crime TV series on Netflix UK in 2022

Politics Nicola Sturgeon urged to halt 'freebies for criminals' mobile phone scheme

Weather

Weather Scotland on course to record its hottest autumn ever

Weather When is the shortest day of the year and what is the winter solstice?

Weather Heavy rain forecast as weather warning issued for parts of Scotland

Environment Climate sceptics should ‘think again’ after extreme weather, says council leader

Politics

Columnists Whatever else about Hancock, he’s right to campaign on dyslexia  – Brian Wilson

Opinion Supreme Court verdict rule against SNP, but both sides running out of options

Columnists Right-wing myths about migration must not be allowed to damage the economy

Columnists Scotland deserves better than SNP's perpetual politics of charade – Brian Wilson

Columnists Does Sturgeon really have Zero Tolerance of violence against women?

National First Minister claims independence movement 'galvanised' ahead of Glasgow rally

Columnists Deposit-return scheme will be worthwhile if it cuts littering – Stephen Jardine

Opinion

Lifestyle Duolingo's Gaelic lessons mean I won't run out of Irn-Bru - Gaby Soutar

Columnists How I missed the Istanbul bomb by a day - Janet Christie's Mum's the Word

Columnists Sturgeon should resign over mishandling of Indyref2 push – Alastair Stewart

Columnists Syria conflict shows UK must do more to reduce civilian casualties of war

Columnists 'Donald Trump' has become the ultimate insult in Scottish politics – Scotsman

People

Environment Front lines: How Scottish literature can help fight the climate crisis

National Wife of missing bushcraft expert speaks of hopes of finding husband

Education Scottish School Food Awards winner Alastair MacDonald on cooking for Fettes

World Cup Qatar World Cup has ‘silver lining’ in shining light on human rights abuses

Homes and Gardens The Fall guitarist sells Edinburgh Natural Skincare Company products to China

Education Commonwealth champion hints at pool return as he celebrates police degree

People Scotsman Obituaries: Archbishop Mario Conti, Scottish-Italian churchman

Obituaries

People Scotsman Obituaries: Donald Macleod, surgeon and sports medicine pioneer

People Scotsman Obituaries: Les Piggot, Scottish sprinter who competed in Olympics

People Scotsman Obituaries: Rab Noakes, respected Scottish singer-songwriter

Environment

Columnists What if Scotland’s new national park wasn’t only on land? – Stuart Brooks

Business Perth power giant SSE to charge up net zero drive after £1.5bn stake sale

Business Halo Kilmarnock switches on global partnership with Israeli energy pioneer

Columnists Eighty-year-old book conjured magical words of wisdom from Scottish nature

Environment Weight-to-go: Scots firm goes global with gravity energy storage innovation

Environment Battery schemes will cut energy bills, stabilise grid and bolster green energy

Columnists COP27's nature-based solutions are not as nice as they sound – Dr Richard Dixon

UK News

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Supreme Court seems to think Scotland can be treated like colony

Columnists Help for Foodbanks: Please support these vital charities if you can – Scotsman

Columnists Protests against Iran's fascist regime are turning into a full-scale revolution

Columnists Supreme Court's ruling on SNP's independence referendum was democracy in action

Columnists Independence issue must be resolved democratically and peacefully

Columnists How Sturgeon scored two own goals that could haunt indy campaign for years

World

World Ukrainian MP's campaign to crowdfund money for weapons tops £235,000

World War in Ukraine: Britain will support Ukraine ‘with action – not just words’

World The Crown star Emma Corrin hopes Oscars will introduce gender neutral categories

World Taliban holds public lashing in Afghan football stadium

World A remote Pacific island named after a Scot elects first non-native leader

World Why is Moldova facing ‘humanitarian crisis’ over power blackouts?

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