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Air traffic control tower with a plane taking off

Travel agents ‘heartened’ by airport’s pledge to improve arrivals Mike Tibbert

Andy Burnham speaks to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a meeting of the European Political Community in Dublin yesterday. Picture: Stefan Rousseau

Amid ‘strong’ UK growth, Burnham must temper his left-wing instincts Scotsman comment

The MV Glen Rosa, seen earlier this year, could actually start carrying passengers in 2027. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Historic millstone? Glen Rosa ferry’s 11-year static journey nears end Scotsman comment

Labour wants to ban phones in Scottish schools

Exclusive SNP government urged to set out school phone ban timeline

Krishnapriya Banerjee, Financial Services Lead for Accenture Song in the UK & Ireland

Don’t call time on the high street bank yet

Including headliners Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence, more than 100 acts have been confirmed for Download 2027 so far.

DLXXIV: 18 highlights from the Download 2027 line-up announcement

The Macan has gone fully electric

Porsche Macan 4S review: An electric SUV which still feels like a Porsche

Alison O'Donnell and Ashley Jensen lead the cast of Shetland Series 11.

The full cast of Shetland Series 11 and where you’ve seen them before

There are delays of almost 90 minutes on the A720 City Bypass and knock-on delays on the M8 following a crash near Clovenstone.

Everything we know so far about Edinburgh City Bypass crash

Exterior view of Dr Gray's Hospital

Swinney has confidence in NHS Grampian board after mass changes

Russell Findlay

Holyrood ‘at risk of espionage’ due to foreign MSP rules

Police car. (Pic credit: John Devlin)

Breaking Woman dead and man arrested after Edinburgh City Bypass incident

Ashley Jensen and Alison O'Donnell are back for Shetland series 11.

When is Shetland on TV? Here’s when every episode of Series 11 is out

Edinburgh City Bypass has reopened to traffic following a closure of both lanes for more than 17 hours after a crash last night.

Edinburgh City Bypass: Man arrested following death of woman on road

Isla Bryson, formerly known as Adam Graham, arrives at the High Court in Glasgow in 2023

Scottish Prison Service: ‘Zero biological males now in women’s jails’

Robert Carlyle as Shaun Massie in the new series for the BBC1 drama series, Line of Duty.

First look at Robert Carlyle as he joins Line of Duty as rifle cop

Former MSP Roz McCall

Exclusive Former Tory MSP working for Reform quitter Amanda Bland

Glen Rosa on the Firth of Clyde. PIC: Mark Gardener

Glen Rosa starts sea trials in major milestone for delayed vessel

Don't put up with disappointment, insist on your legal rights as a purchaser (Picture: Adobe)

All you need to know about your shopping rights

A view of Edinburgh Castle from the esplanade

Watchdog: HES has ‘made progress’ but ‘significant risks’ remain

Janice Galloway has retired from public life.

Scottish author is “retired from public life” after dementia diagnosis

Johnny McKnight in She's Behind You PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

NTS ‘in dialogue’ to revive productions as it unveils 2027 programme

Michael Marra, new Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, this week said he wants to see the UK back in the EU (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Labour's Marra wrong to back rejoining EU

A police investigation is under way on two residential roads in the southside of Glasgow. (Picture: Police Scotland)

Glasgow streets sealed off by police after incident near school

Edinburgh City Bypass closure leaves drivers facing severe delays

Outside the entrance of COP31 in Antalya

I lost faith in climate politics - could COP31 change my mind? Rachel Fergusson

Edinburgh Airport check in

What Edinburgh could learn from the best-rated airports elsewhere

This brass collar, inscribed 'Alexr. Steuart found guilty of death for theft at Perth the 5th of December 1701, & gifted by the Justiciars as a perpetual servant to Sir Jo. Areskin of Alva', was found in the River Forth at Logie

The brass collar that tells forgotten story of Scots enslaved by Scots Dr Marie Macklin

Wallace and Gromit are among iconic characters created by Aardman.

Wallace and Gromit to go on display in new V&A Dundee exhibition

Donald Trump's supporters are having to come to terms with a resounding defeat for the Republicans at this month's midterm elections in the US. Picture: Evan Vucci/pool

The dangerous belief in 'inevitability' shared by Trump and the SNP William Deans

Assistant curator of pre-historic and Roman archeology Bethany Simpson takes a closer look at a larger than life size ancient gilded brass leg which features in the Roman Scotland : Life On the Edge of Empire exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh

Statue of Roman emperor once stood in the Borders, research suggests

The Stone of Destiny now forms the centrepiece of Perth Museum. Picture: PA

How the Stone of Destiny found its place as a modern-day cultural icon Martyn McLaughlin

Edinburgh Airport: 'Role to challenge where standards not good enough' Peter Barnes

Assistant curator of pre-historic and Roman archaeology Bethany Simpson takes a closer look at an ancient gilded brass leg which features in the Roman Scotland: Life On the Edge of Empire exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barliow

Scotland's Ozymandias? The historic lesson of Roman Emperor's statue Scotsman comment

Greenland white-fronted geese are now critically endangered

Scottish action to save critically endangered Greenland geese

Italian police officers stand outside the Virgilio middle school in Rome after bomb threats were made to numerous schools in Italy, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Picture: Filippo Monteforte

School hoax bomb threats show why we must improve our cyber defences Scotsman comment

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The AI agenda will bring little benefit to Scottish people

Education Secretary Mairi McAllan

1000 schools across Scotland targeted by hoax 'bomb threat'

Dorothy Bain KC (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Attacks on former lord advocate over Murrell case ‘deeply unfair’

RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus, one of the bases of UK armed forces on the island

Scots soldier charged with rape of servicewoman in Cyprus

Lost photos of Black Watch soldier found after 80 years

James Campbell, 32, from Prestwick, has been named a one of six people killed in a shooting in Krakow

Scottish man killed in Krakow shooting named as James Campbell

John Swinney

SNP ministers do not know how much flagship bus pledge will cost

Standard bearers during the Armistice Day service in the Garden of Remembrance at the Scott Monument, in Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh.

Commemorations held around Scotland to mark Armistice Day

A man holds a candle as he stands at the main square in Krakow following the mass shooting on Sunday

Scottish man among six killed in Krakow shooting

Carrbridge

Scotland's November 2026 photo gallery

Stevie Wonder will celebrate 50 years of ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ with a show in Glasgow on Wednesday, November 11.

Stevie Wonder Glasgow: Setlist, stage times and more for Hydro gig

Police arrested the men in connection with a series of break ins at supermarkets and golf courses (Picture: Police Scotland)

Explainer School bomb threats: Everything you need to know so far

James Adams MSP

PM criticised for refusing to reverse 'horrorshow' EU fishing deal

Deep Purple were forced to postpone their 2026 tour dates.

Deep Purple share update after Glasgow tour date postponed

Police Scotland have issued a response.

Police issue response after schools evacuated due to 'hoax' messages

Students at St Augustine's were instructed to wait on the astroturf

RECAP: Schools evacuated after suspected 'hoax' bomb threats

Here's who left The Great British Bake Off tent after the quarter-final.

Who left Bake Off last night? What happened during the quarter-final

Chris Cash

Scot charged with spying for China says he was a 'convenient fall guy'

The scene of the accident on Hyndland Road

Hyndland Road reopens after crash leaves seven in hospital

The Scotsman has launched a series looking at the state of Edinburgh Airport and its £500 million development plans (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Readers Letters: It's a case of skyway robbery at Edinburgh Airport

The Wemyss Ware cats, all designed by Fife artists, have drawn thousands of visitors

Kirkcaldy revealed as 'happiest place to live in Scotland'

Castle of Light show at Edinburgh Castle

Audit watchdog to publish follow up report on heritage quango HES

Letters faked to look like they were written by Lord Byron are included in the National Library of Scotland’s exhibition.

Why we feel sure AI fakers will get their comeuppance (eventually) Scotsman comment

On the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, campaign group Led By Donkeys used a tractor and harrow to carve 'Brexit broke Britain' in giant letters in a field near Swindon. Picture: Led By Donkeys

Support for rejoining EU is a reason to get excited about UK's future Scotsman comment

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries