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Westminster report: Scotland-specific immigration system ‘not justified’

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Waves batter a ScotRail train near Saltcoats. Picture: Press Association

Storm Ali: Amber warning as 80mph winds poised to batter Scotland

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What are P1 assessment questions really like?

Education

The first train on show in Berlin today. Picture: Stefan Baguette

First Glasgow Subway driverless train goes on show

Glasgow & Strathclyde

Murder accused denies ‘chopping up’ Scottish gran Julie Reilly

News

Independence ‘eight times more damaging than Brexit’, unionists say

Politics

Vince Cable tells Labour to ditch Jeremy Corbyn and moderate MPs to quit

Politics

Brother will raise baby in Scotland after brave sister dies from cancer

News

Storm Ali will hit Scotland tomorrow, the Met Office predicts. Pictures: Met Office/TSPL

Storm Ali: New storm set to blast Scotland a day after Helene

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Susan Dalgety: Trump’s real ‘Resistance’? US Mayors like London Breed
Susan Dalgety

Politics More Politics >>

Vince Cable tells Labour to ditch Jeremy Corbyn and moderate MPs to quit

Politics 24

Willie Rennie attacks Chequers plan as 'democracy ripped out of Britain'

Politics 6

Preferential immigration rules for EU citizens should end, report says

Politics 14

Police drop probe into Jo Swinson election spending

Politics 7

Former chief constable Phil Gormley quit the post in February. 'Picture: Ian Rutherford

Investigations into senior cops ‘lengthy and damaging’, MSPs told

News 27

Scottish Ministers want power over migration, arguing migrants are essential to prevent population decline. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Westminster report: Scotland-specific immigration system ‘not justified’

News 63

Elaine C Smith is backing the new campaign. Picture: Robert Perry

New pro-independence group to launch on St Andrew’s Day

News 424

Delight for campaigners as MSPs back wild kelp dredging ban

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Willie Rennie: We must listen to Scotland’s Brexit-voting fishermen

News 4

Independence ‘eight times more damaging than Brexit’, unionists say

Politics 1537

Theresa May: It's my Brexit deal or no deal at all

Politics 622

Transport More Transport >>

The first train on show in Berlin today. Picture: Stefan Baguette

First Glasgow Subway driverless train goes on show

Glasgow & Strathclyde 7

Waves batter a ScotRail train near Saltcoats. Picture: Press Association

Storm Ali: Amber warning as 80mph winds poised to batter Scotland

News 9

An amber warning is in place for central Scotland.

Scotland's weather: Why has it changed from Storm Helene to Ali?

News 3

Reaper, far left, plays a key role in time-shift drama Outlander.

Outlander boat Reaper needs another £25k to keep seaworthy

Edinburgh, Fife & Lothians 13

Storm Ali: New storm set to blast Scotland a day after Helene

News 4

Residents could be armed with speed guns to clamp down on bad driving

News 44

Aberdonians cannot board Aberdonian in Aberdeen

Transport 5

Cycling star Mark Beaumont launches Edinburgh city cycle scheme

Transport 1

Education More Education >>

What are P1 assessment questions really like?

Education 27

Mosul University Library, once one of the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, was destroyed by ISIS

Alice König and Kate Walker: Education is the key to peace – help us beat the book-burners

Lifestyle 6

One in 10 Scots said they believe a university education is no longer financially viable. 'Picture: Jane Barlow

Only a third see university as best path into a career, research finds

News 23

Education Secretary, John Swinney MSP.

John Swinney ready to ignore Parliament over P1 tests

Politics 56

Glasgow University benefited from the proceeds of the slave trade. Picture: TSPL

Glasgow University ‘received up to £199m from slave trade profits’

Education 44

First Minster Nicola Sturgeon and Deputy First Minister/Education Secretary John Swinney arrive at the Scottish Parliament. Picture: Getty Images)

John Swinney urged to respect Holyrood vote on P1 testing

Education 16

John Swinney has been sent a letter spelling out the impact of his business rates increase. Picture: Michael Gillen

Private school tax grab will threaten teaching jobs, John Swinney warned

Politics 343

I was bullied at school, admits First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Politics 402

Ruth Davidson: Parents ‘left in dark’ over school performance

Education 68

School with Dunblane gunman link investigated by Child Abuse Inquiry

Education

FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon defends Government over ‘shameless’ P1 testing criticism

Politics 128

Environment More Environment >>

Ailsa McLellan, an oyster farmer from Ullapool, started the petition after the first application for industrial scale dredging for the seaweed was submitted in Scotland. Picture: PA

Delight for campaigners as MSPs back wild kelp dredging ban

News

Residents of Reay in Caithness fear proposals for two giant wind farms will turn off visitors, threaten wildlife and turn their picturesque village into a ghost town

Caithness villagers say no to ‘circle of steel’ wind farms

News 7

Father-of-two Craig, from Dundee, captured the delightful picture of the squirrel (like the one pictured) at Templeton Woods, just outside the city. Picture: Sue Cro/Flickr

Scottish photographer snaps wild red squirrel pushing trolley of nuts

News 4

Flooding has been an increasing problem for coastal communities. Picture: PA

Flood warning scheme expanded as winter approaches

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Jonny Hughes: More than just bees face threat from airborne pollution

Environment 2

Former West Lothian coal mine to become wind farm

News 51

Uk residents ‘ten times more likely die due to cold home than a traffic accident’

Environment 11

Mechanical dredging for kelp would be environmental vandalism, MSPs told

Environment

Health More Health >>

Between January and June the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow had issues with its water supply in wards 2A and 2B. Picture: John Devlin

Child cancer patients moved after second bacterial outbreak

News

Only half of Scots get physiotherapy appointment within four weeks

News 3

Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Emoji-powered jukebox created to help young people talk about mental health

News 3

A hillwalker who wanted to bed down in a bothy at a rural beauty spot has slated a 'loophole' which allows smokers to light up in them - despite the nationwide ban. Picture: TSPL

Hillwalker slates ‘loophole’ in smoking ban as lighting up still allowed in bothies

News 2

A pregnant woman. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Midwives ‘using American guidelines’ to advise on weight gain during pregnancy

News 3

Ruth Davidson was praised across the political spectrum for her honesty about her problems. Picture: John Devlin

Darren McGarvey: Politicans must be honest about everyone’s mental health problems

Opinion 6

1.5 million adults in the UK are affected by atopic dermatitis ' the most common type of eczema. Picture: NIAID/Flickr

Scotland’s ‘invisible man’ welcomes new drug to fight eczema

UK

Leader comment: Football shows it can be a force for good

Opinion

Scheme helps football fans choose healthier lifestyles over a pie and Bovril

UK 1

People ‘fall into four personality types’

Tech

Paracetamol use in infancy linked to risk of asthma

News 1

UK More UK >>

Shaun Woodburn was killed outside a pub in Leith on Hogmanay 2017.

Kezia Dugdale: Crime victims need a voice to bring change

Opinion 1

1.5 million adults in the UK are affected by atopic dermatitis ' the most common type of eczema. Picture: NIAID/Flickr

Scotland’s ‘invisible man’ welcomes new drug to fight eczema

UK

Kelly Donaldson, Communications Manager, Voluntary Arts Scotland

Kelly Donaldson: This festival has got creativity down to a fine art

Opinion

Zoe Ball is said to be in advanced talks to take over from Chris Evans, it has been reported. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Zoe Ball tipped as first female host of coveted Radio 2 breakfast show

Lifestyle 1

Scheme helps football fans choose healthier lifestyles over a pie and Bovril

UK 1

Pair who took ill in Salisbury ‘not Novichok victims’

UK 4

Christine Jardine: SNP needs to make good on this vital broken promise

Opinion 37

Paracetamol use in infancy linked to risk of asthma

News 1

Opinion More Opinion >>

Shaun Woodburn was killed outside a pub in Leith on Hogmanay 2017.

Kezia Dugdale: Crime victims need a voice to bring change

Opinion 1

SMEs have the best roles the market has to offer our brightest young people, says Santander UK CEO Nathan Bostock. Picture: Contributed

Nathan Bostock comment: Help SMEs hire new talent to fix UK ‘brain drain’

Opinion

Willie Rennie says that the Scottish Liberal Democrats will 'Demand Better'. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Willie Rennie: We must listen to Scotland’s Brexit-voting fishermen

News 4

Executing growth in the digital economy requires an ever-changing approach, says Freer. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Nick Freer comment: Marrying digital focus with core business skills

Opinion

Ruth Davidson was praised across the political spectrum for her honesty about her problems. Picture: John Devlin

Darren McGarvey: Politicans must be honest about everyone’s mental health problems

Opinion 6

Kelly Donaldson, Communications Manager, Voluntary Arts Scotland

Kelly Donaldson: This festival has got creativity down to a fine art

Opinion

The Football Fans in Training (FFIT) initiative was first piloted eight years ago in a link-up between the SPFL Trust, the University of Glasgow and 13 professional clubs, with the goal of training men to help them achieve significant weight loss. Picture: Youtube

Leader comment: Football shows it can be a force for good

Opinion

Aidan Smith: Thought of bringing back Taggart again is criminal

Opinion 1

Paris Gourtsoyannis: Tribalism trumps Lib Dem dreams

Politics 23

Brian Monteith: Cross-border business can show benefits of the Union

Opinion 50

Lesley Riddoch: Ruth Davidson brave in mental health revelations but ‘must now differ from UK Tories’

Opinion 115

World More World >>

Bert and Ernie are popular characters. Picture: Wikicommons /

Bert and Ernie writer ends speculation over whether Sesame Street duo are gay

Lifestyle

Mosul University Library, once one of the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, was destroyed by ISIS

Alice König and Kate Walker: Education is the key to peace – help us beat the book-burners

Lifestyle 6

Two people look out at the shore after a reported shark attack at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)

Man dies after shark attack off Cape Cod

World

Volunteers from all over North Carolina help rescue residents from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. Getty

Flash flood fears as Storm Florence batters US

World

Susan Dalgety: How Hollywood’s ‘lies’ help expose Trump and the KKK

Opinion 8

Brian Wilson: Spain isn’t a fascist dictatorship suppressing Catalonia

Opinion 98

Video: Incredible Hurricane Florence weather report goes viral

Environment 5

Rob Davidson: Whether it’s Scotland or Malawi, climate change is having an effect on farmers

Opinion 13

Odd More Odd >>

The Kilted Kangaroo in Stirling is offering a Buckfast pie. Picture; Facebook

Stirling bar ‘goes viral’ after offering a Buckfast pie

News 2

Video: Incredible Hurricane Florence weather report goes viral

Environment 5

The happy couple were married in the Starbucks where they met.

Scottish couple tie the knot in Starbucks where they met

Odd 1

More than half of all blockages in Scotland's sewers are caused by fats, oils and grease being disposed of incorrectly down drains and sinks

St Andrews drains ‘on a diet’ to tackle fatberg problem

Environment

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Kelly Donaldson, Communications Manager, Voluntary Arts Scotland

Kelly Donaldson: This festival has got creativity down to a fine art

Opinion

Mosul University Library, once one of the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, was destroyed by ISIS

Alice König and Kate Walker: Education is the key to peace – help us beat the book-burners

Lifestyle 6

Julie Harris is head of Allan McDougall Solicitors' Personal Injury team

Julie Harris: Specialist Personal Injury Court earns its stripes

Opinion

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Sir William Kerr Fraser has died at the age of 89

Obituary: Sir William Kerr Fraser, former permanent secretary at the Scottish Office and university chancellor

Obituaries

Dancer, choreographer and activist Janis Claxton has died at the age of 53

Obituary: Janis Claxton, visionary Edinburgh-based Australian dancer, choreographer and activist

Obituaries

Fenella Fielding launching a series of Royal Mail stamps in 2008 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Carry On films. Picture: PA

Obituary: Fenella Fielding, glamorous actress of stage and screen, best known for Carry On films

Obituaries

Journalist and football manager Alex Main has died at the age of 86

Obituary: Alex Main, highly-respected Highland journalist and football manager

Obituaries

Celebrity More Celebrity >>

Zoe Ball tipped as first female host of coveted Radio 2 breakfast show

Lifestyle 1

Dudley Sutton who was known for playing Tinker Dill in the TV series Lovejoy. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Lovejoy actor Dudley Sutton dies, aged 85

Celebrity

Ellis Hillon enters the 2018 Big Brother house at Elstree Studios on September 14, 2018 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Scottish Big Brother star Ellis Hillon kicked off show for 9/11 tweets

Celebrity 41

Former JLS star Ortise Williams has been charged with rape over an incident in Wolverhampton. Picture: PA

Former JLS star Ortise Williams charged with rape

Celebrity

TV chef Jamie oliver reportedly pinned a burglar to the ground after he tried to break into his house. Picture: PA Wire

Jamie Oliver ‘sprinted after burglar and pinned him down’ on street

Celebrity 1