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A&E is under pressure as it handles 180 patients every day at the Victoria Hospital (Pic: John Devlin)

Woman taken to hospital after crash shuts busy road for six hours

Vancouver police investigate a crime scene after a man drove into pedestrians at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture in the south of Vancouver. Picture: Don Mackinnon/AFP via Getty Images

Suspect charged with murder as car ramming raid kills 11 in Canada

Scottish Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Readers' Letters: New guidelines on single-sex spaces seem fair

John Swinney urged to kickstart economy with 25,000 homes vow

Supporters of trans rights hold a rally in Edinburgh following the Supreme Court ruling about the definition of a woman (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

If supporting trans rights makes me 'woke', at least that shows I care
Following the Supreme Court judgment on the definition of ‘woman’, the UK Government must make sure our trans community can still go about their lives feeling s...
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Adolescence (photo: courtesy of Netflix)

Why it is time to support a Minister for Men Alastair GJ Stewart

Keir Starmer and John Swinney have met regularly to discuss an industrial strategy

First Minister warns industrial support ‘must not stop at border’

Glasgow City Council is to introduce a dozen new controlled parking zones across the city.

Major Scots council to increase controlled parking zones by 50%

Abortion buffer zone law 'not enforceable' when clinics closed: Police

Vice Admiral Sir Tom Baird, 100, the former head of Scotland's Navy: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

‘We feared the war would still last years more after VE Day’

Waste turning to rock in just 35 years

UK News

US President Donald Trump will demand concessions from the UK in any trade deal between the two countries (Picture: Anna Moneymaker)

Starmer must not sell out farmers to get US trade deal Scotsman comment

The view from Andrew Sweeney's flat after a deadly Russian missile strike hit Kyiv earlier this week

A message from my adopted home, Ukraine: Scotland must prepare for war Andrew Sweeney

Keir Starmer and John Swinney have demonstrated the same lack of backbone on the gender question (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool)

Starmer and Swinney aren't gender extremists, just incompetent cowards Susan Dalgety

Climate Change and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the Future of Energy Security Summit, hosted by the International Energy Agency and UK Government in London (Picture: Justin Tallis)

Net-zero firms are growing nine times faster than the rest Chris Skidmore

Susan Smith, left, and Marion Calder, directors of For Women Scotland, cheer as they leave the Supreme Court in London following the landmark ruling against the Scottish Government

Why political mainstream has switched sides for good in trans debate Paul Wilson

The Trump administration has been interfering in UK affairs in a way that suggests our 'special relationship' with the US is over (Picture: Andrew Harnik)

Why UK needs to stand up to Trump – not fund his tax cuts Henry McLeish

World

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - APRIL 23: The body of Pope Francis lies in state at the Basilica St Peter on April 23, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. On the third day since the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican, his body is transferred from the Chapel of Santa Marta to the Basilica St Peter. He will lie in state in a simple wooden coffin until his funeral, which will be held on Saturday, 26th April 2025. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

The surprise Scottish figure to attend Pope Francis's funeral

St Peter's Basilica of the Vatican at dusk on Friday

Flags to fly at half-mast as First Minister attends Pope’s funeral

The late Pope Francis greets the crowd during a surprise appearance in St Peter's Square earlier this month (Picture: Tiziana Fabi)

What the late Pope Francis can teach us about the power of empathy Stephen Gethins

A United Airlines flight departing Edinburgh Airport

Flights from Edinburgh to Washington DC increased

The aftermath of a 'massive' Russian missile strike on a residential area of Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Trump's reaction to missile strike adds to fears he'll abandon Ukraine Scotsman comment

Leif Larsen - known as "Shetlands Larsen" - the most famous Norweigian sailor who operated the Shetland Bus escape route during the war - is pictured here (left) with comrades Severin Roald and Mickey Fiveldal, who helped to run soliders, spies and supplies between Scotland and Nazi-occupied Norway during World War Two. Their lifesaving voyages across the North Sea are due to be recreated as part of the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month. PIC: Sunnmøre museum.

VE Day: Flotilla to cross North Sea in honour of 'Shetland Bus' heroes

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Weather

The historic harbour suffered significant storm damage. Picture: Fife Free Press

Historic pier reopens after massive £3m appeal to tackle storm damage

Colourful cherry blossom trees along Burnside in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Picture: Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS

Edinburgh to be hotter than Istanbul next week as sunshine returns

Politics

Nicola Sturgeon is set to do a show at the Usher Hall later this year reflecting on her career - and for £75, you could meet her beforehand (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Sturgeon defiant as she is quizzed on Supreme Court trans ruling

The former first minister has been silent since the landmark court ruling

Teachers must not be left to 'interpret' gender legal rulings

Minister urged to provide ‘clarity’ urgently after landmark decisions

The First Minister’s intentions were good, but the reality was very different

SNP far-right summit a vanity project that misjudges scale of problem

The summit was a farce

Gender ruling will not lead to 'toilet police', senior minister says Alexander Brown

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SNP must oppose new oil licences, not join ranks of 'climate delayers'

With a Scottish election on the horizon, the country needs consistent climate leadership

Swinney must fund green industrial strategy, think-tank urges

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was in Washington this week where she discussed a trade deal with the US

Transport

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Teenager dies more than a week after being hit by van on Scots road

Dom Wright reads inside the back of his converted Ford Transit van

'I just own it': Inside life living out of a converted Transit van

Travelling by train can be an expensive and frustrating experience (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Scotland needs a public transport revolution but don't expect one soon Scotsman comment

Exclusive Scottish ministers accused of failing public transport users

Education

Jordanhill School tops the table

The top ten best secondary schools in Scotland 2025 according to new guide

Exams can be stressful, but the pressure is on the SNP more than the pupils (Picture: David Jones)

Why SNP's exam-time stress should be greater than the pupils' Scotsman comment

The school exam season has got underway.

Analysis SNP risks getting marked down if school exam grades do not improve

Helen Harrison is retiring as Head of Fettes College after over 30 years at the school, seven as Head

Fettes College begins search for new head teacher

Environment

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Appeal after bird of prey found shot in the Highlands

Walking route along NC500 gets biggest development yet

SNP ministers 'failing to make progress on cutting emissions' says watchdog

Health

Rhysa Phommachanh, Health and Personal Care Specialist at Landys Chemist, has shared her post-marathon recovery plan.

London Marathon 2025: Five top tips for post-marathon recovery

Drugs like Ozempic, which is a treatment for type 2 diabetes, have become household names for weight loss.

Serious side effects of weight loss drugs as experts issue warning

London marathon runners have been warned ahead of the warm weather this weekend.

Warning issued to London Marathon runners as temperatures set to soar

The dopamine diet is the latest digital detox trend taking off on social media.

Three top tips on how to do a digital detox and avoid scrolling

Crime

The reality of organised crime is seldom as it is depicted in TV shows like the BBC's critically acclaimed This City is Ours

How police use military tactics to tackle organised crime gangs Karyn McCluskey

Raymond McCourt has absconded from prison

Escaped prisoner caught getting off bus on busy Edinburgh road

The High Court in Edinburgh

Lorry driver who killed pregnant nurse in M8 crash jailed

The attack happened in the Pettycur Road area of Kinghorn (Pic: Google Maps)

Kinghorn attack: more arrests as police step up investigation

Police have made arrests following a shooting in Bradford

Girl, 12, injured in knife incident at secondary school

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Exclusive Fraud minister Lord Hanson outlines plans to ban Sim farms

Future Scotland

Energy Mutual's Kyle Smith and Sam Gray.

Scottish energy transition pioneer wins big in Shell LiveWire global competition
“Energy Mutual is a prime example of the real impact Shell LiveWire can make on a business with true ambition to play its part in energy transition”
Scott Reid

Keychron's new keyboards are pricey, but among the best on the market

We test two high-end Keychron keyboards - the K5 Max and the Q6 Max

Orbex has seen it internship applications skyrocket. Picture by Michal Wachucik/Abermedia

Rocket firm leading Scotland’s space race sees internship applications hit 2,000

The Jackery Explorer 240 V2 is the most compact AC power station in the range

Jackery Explorer 240 V2: compact power station just £159 in rare deal

Robert Begbie, chief executive of NatWest’s commercial and institutional franchise, pictured in the Edinburgh accelerator hub.

NatWest to support 10,000 more entrepreneurs as accelerator network expands

Obituaries

Robin Salvesen was a member of The Royal Company of Archers and a ‘Pillar of Leith’

Obituaries: Robin Salvesen, senior exececutive at family firm Christian Salvesen

Obituary: Pope Francis, humble pontiff who won the hearts of millions

Bill Chisholm retired at 60 but continued covering the Borders on his blog

Scotsman Obituaries: Bill Chisholm, journalist who served Borders communities

Geordie McIntyre was inducted, along with with Alison, into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in 2018 (Picture: Allan McMillan)

Obituaries: Geordie McIntyre, folk singer, song collector and songwriter

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Murderer jailed for life after killing 'gentle giant'

Murderer calmly called 999 after brutally killing 'gentle giant'

It has been confirmed that grace series 5 will air in Spring. Credit: ITV

Grace’s ending explained and if there will be series 6

Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal as Ellie and Joel in The Last of Us season two trailer.

What time the next episode of The Last of Us is out