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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a V-for-Victory sign following his address to MPs and Lords in Westminster Hall (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Zelensky should get his planes and whatever else he needs to defeat Putin

Shamima Begum wants to return to the UK (Picture: BBC)

Begum case shows why a new treason law is needed to tackle terrorism

Intelligent aliens would be aghast at humans' stupidity over climate change

Zelensky’s speech to parliament was historic and UK is united in its support

The truth about health spending in Scotland compared to England – John McLaren

James Thompson Bain: A socialist hero or a racist villain? – Kenny MacAskill

Government and Edinburgh Council must resolve baffling festival flats row

Earthquake devastation requires a global response and we can all do something

Columnists

Swilcan Bridge stooshie betray's golf's loathing of change – Martyn McLaughlin

As BP counts its record profits, Sunak must mean what he says about Net Zero

The lesson from Canada is that we should be wary of legalising assisted suicide

Future generations need a voice in Scottish politics – Sarah Davidson

Truss just confirmed how unfit she was to be Prime Minister – Scotsman comment

We need a solution to Scottish biotech sector's Catch-22 to make a global impact...

Scottish Holocaust victim should have a 'Stolperstein' memorial in city

Letters

Readers' letters: Nationalisation is the answer to energy crisis

Readers' Letters: Pointless puppets dancing to Sturgeon’s tune

Readers' Letters: Regional accents missing from national TV news

Scotland on Sunday readers' letters

Readers' Letters: Has Sturgeon transitioned into a transphobe?

Readers' Letters: UK strikers are not greedy, they’re desperate

Readers' Letters: Councils can do more to pay for local services

More Scotsman opinion

Psychological trauma of Ukrainians should send powerful message to West

SNP austerity set to get even worse with thousands of job cuts – Jackie Baillie

Labour landslide? Starmer looks more like Kinnock than Blair – John McLellan

Why ministers must heed drink sector concern over alcohol advertising ban

Is the rock-and-roll band set to become extinct? – Aidan Smith

How fish farms can help save salmon from becoming locally extinct – Jon Gibb

MSPs to hear ferry woes far wider than just CalMac

Wait for justice over infected blood scandal should not have been so long

Drug treatment orders are controversial but can have a dramatic effect

Scotland's Adoption Contact Register provides a vital service - Gary Clapton

Crucial support for people experiencing sight loss - Colin Hilditch

A ticking demgraphic time bomb is about to explode in China and Russia - Roddy G...

Staying active is the key to ageing well, and we at Edinburgh Leisure can help -...

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