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The Duke of Sussex at the Rolls Buildings in central London for the phone hacking trial against Mirror Group Newspapers. Picture: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Prince Harry felt 'physically sick' over detective payments about Diana

Six by Nico's latest menu isn't what is seems as the theme is World of Imagine. Picture: Six by Nico

How social media has influenced food and drink menu development in Scotland

This screen grab from a video posted on Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky's Twitter account shows an aerial view of the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station after it was partially destroyed. Picture: Twitter/@ZelenskyyUa Twitter acc/AFP via Getty Images

'No immediate risk' despite dam explosion impacting on Ukraine nuclear plant

George Logan photographed for The Scotsman in 2015 (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Scotsman Obituaries: George Logan, Scots actor who was half of Hinge and Bracket

Edinburgh has been staging a Hogmanay festival since 1993. Picture: Chris Watt

New organisers set to win control of Christmas and Hogmanay festivals till 2030

The cruise liner Ambition will become a floating hotel in Leith for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Leith Docks lined up for cruise liner ‘FringeShip’

Police and emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to the scene

Man dies in Fraserburgh incident

The wedding of Menzies Campbell athlete and Lady Elspeth Mary Grant-Suttie at Buchanan Parish Church near Drymen.

Moving tribute from Sir Menzies Campbell after death of his wife, Elspeth

Daniel Laird, commercial director of Stagecoach North Scotland and Fiona Fernie, CEO of Clan Cancer Support.

Stagecoach hops onboard Clan's Art Trail as transport partner

Dee Hepburn and John Gordon Sinclair starred in Gregory's Girl. Picture: The Kobal Collection

Being Gregory: Origins of Scottish comedy classic explored in new book

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie arrive for the Warner Brothers Pictures red carpet photocall of "Barbie" during CinemaCon 2023 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 25, 2023. (Photo by BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP via Getty Images)

Barbie is the blockbuster film of summer 2023 - Gaby Soutar

Frankie Dettori (right) reacts after placing tenth in the Betfred Derby with Arrest (Pic: Victoria Jones/PA Wire)

Frankie Dettori fails in bid for victory in his last Epsom Derby

Scarves and hats for sale outside ahead of the Emirates FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium (Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire)

Scottish Manchester United fan’s £300 strike-hit trip to get to FA Cup Final

Jim Brown at an event in 2019 (Picture: Charley Gallay/Getty)

Scotsman Obituaries: Jim Brown, American football star and civil rights activist

Duneside exterior Pic: Tracey Bloxham

Travel: Duneside House, Northumberland

Rebecca and her brother Tom when they were growing up at South Lodge (pic: Rebecca Smith)

Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside review

The Tinderbox Orchestra will be appearig at the Edinburgh Central Library during this year's Fringe. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Stand-out shows in the global cultural celebration

The exhibition The Fashion Show: Everything But The Clothes, which has been curated by fashion writer and editor Iain R Webb, is at V&A Dundee until January. Picture: Julie Howden

Visual diary of fashion industry opened for new V&A Dundee exhibition

Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference at the European Political Community (EPC) Summit near Chisinau, Moldova. The semiannual summit was created last year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with the aim of bringing together a broader set of European leaders beyond the 27 members of the European Union.

Ukraine offers troops to help Moldova win back Transnistria

Morna Young is adapting the Lewis Grassic Gibbon novel Sunset Song for a new stage production.

Writer Morna Young to become first woman to adapt Sunset Song for the stage

Volunteers from Stonehaven RNLI outside the boat shed. (Pic: RNLI)

RNLI launch fundraising appeal as Stonehaven set for new lifeboat station

The five rabbits were found on 26 May at the Hill of Fare.

Appeal for information after five rabbits abandoned near Torphins

Brigadier John M Macfarlane served as Chieftain of the Gaelic Society of Inverness

Obituaries: John M Macfarlane, Army Officer and 1745 Association stalwart

Phillip Schofield has said has 'lost everything' and sees 'nothing ahead' of him. Picture: BBC

Schofield host admits to 'vaping' a lot since admitting secret affair

The fire at Cannich, which broke out several days ago, has been brought under control but firefighters remain on the scene. Picture: FLS

Highland wildfire under control but fire crews will stay until ‘safe to leave’

Hasbulla Magomedov, best known as just "Hasbulla", is a Russian online sensation with over eight million followers on Instagram.

Who is Hasbulla? Why is the Russian famous? What’s his medical condition?

NASA's Perseverance rover firing up its descent stage engines as it nears the Martian surface. Technology made by Scottish academics will be involved in the next mission to Mars. Picture: PA

Mars mission: Device built by Scottish researchers to be flown to Mars in bid to...

Anton Du Beke is the latest big name to be confirmed for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Strictly favourite Anton Du Beke to star this year

May Storrie had an insatiable work ethic but a great sense of fun (Picture: Kieran Dodds)

Scotsman Obituaries: May Storrie CBE, businesswoman and tireless charity worker

Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney in 2021. Picture: AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File

Victoria Cross holder found by judge to have committed war crimes in Afghanistan

Balmedie is one of eight Aberdeenshire winners

Eight Aberdeenshire beaches scoop prestigious accolade

Bruce Springsteen on stage at Murrayfield

Bruce Springsteen at Murrayfield: The greatest gig I have ever seen

Lindores Distillery still

Lindores Bear Burning 2023: We experience this modern ritual

Swedish climate activist and author Greta Thunberg, who made rose to fame when she began skipping school as a 15-year-old to protest each week against inaction on climate targets outside Sweden's parliament. Picture: Kim Jakobsen To

Climate activist Greta Thunberg to star at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Rose Matafeo won the main Edinburgh Comedy Awards prize for best show in 2018.

Comics who owe their careers to the Fringe should help keep awards going

Rockall sits 200 miles west of the Outer Hebrides and is where adventurer Cam Cameron plans to spend the next 60 days. PIC: Óglaigh na hÉireann/CC.

Three men land on Rockall as 60-day survival challenge begins

Smoke from the wildfire at Cannich, near Loch Ness, can now be seen from space. Picture: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Smoke from massive wildfire visible from space

Edinburgh's Hidden Door festival, which has taken over the former Scottish Widows headquarters on Dalkeith Road, will be running until Sunday. Picture: Chris Scott

Hidden Door: Festival unveils transformation of former Scottish Widows HQ

The former Union Bar building has been transformed.

Peterhead project is united in helping men's mental health

Cécile McLorin Salvant.

Edinburgh International Festival: 14 highlights of the 2023 programme

Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone admitted that Police Scotland is 'institutionally racist'. Picture: PA

Police Scotland officers fear being labelled 'grass' if they call out misogyny, ...

The last time Bruce Springsteen played in Edinburgh was in 1981 - and his loyal fans were delighted to welcome The Boss back to the Capital.

Springsteen at Murrayfield: A collective emotional experience for 60,000 fans

Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in Lanarkshire

What is Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre and why is it so controversial?

Pamela Moffat and Chilli

From first rescue dog Sam, my life has been enriched immeasurably by dogs

More than 150 people turned out to mark Cookney Hall’s centenary.

Cookney Public Hall celebrates its centenary

The Kintore-Fiddes-Tealing 400kV consultation period will now end on June 23.

Substation project consultation period extended

These are the most popular dogs breeds according to the Kennel Club.

The 13 most popular breeds of dog in the UK

The Drouthy Laird in Inverurie.

Inverurie's The Drouthy Laird granted early hours extension

If approved, the restaurant would be built on land at the Balmacassie Industrial Estate.

Plans submitted for McDonald's drive-thru in Ellon

Eat on the Green has gone up for sale.

Eat on the Green goes on the market

A specialist inspects the damaged facade of a multi-storey apartment building after a reported drone attack in Moscow on Tuesday. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Why was Moscow attacked by drones and who was behind it?

Campers and walkers have been warned to avoid any naked flames to cut the risk of igniting 'tinder-dry' vegetation after a spring with very low rainfall

Wildfire warning as firefighters hurt in giant week-long blaze in the Highlands

Sam Heughan. Picture: John Devlin

Sam Heughan issues ‘call to action’ to young Scots on climate emergency

Mary-Ann Orr will share her stories from the Ukraine.

Acclaimed artist to host special talk at Milton Art Gallery

Grampian Transport Museum supported International Museums Day last month.

Making positive changes at Grampian Transport Museum

The Museum's Summer Fair takes place on June 4.

Alford Heritage Museum hosts Summer Fair

Stephen Fry is a past winner of the comedy award. Picture: Getty Images

Flagship Fringe comedy awards plunged into crisis over loss of sponsor

The emergency services are trying to recover the bat which capsized on Lake Maggiore at the weekend. Picture: Getty Images

Secret services agents among those killed in Italian boat disaster

Scots are set to bask in the UK's hottest spring day of 2023. with the mercury expected to hit 25C on Wednesday -- but there will be a geographical divide, with the west expected to be as much as 10C warmer than eastern coasts. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Why this weekend is set to be so warm in Scotland as hottest day forecast

Capital Theatres has released a flythrough digital animation giving an artist’s impression of the redevelopment of the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh

Succession star Brian Cox voices video flythrough of King's Theatre revamp

The wedding of Annmarie Maclean and Mathew Bodie took place on Friday. Pics: Scott Louden

Couple given gift of a wedding

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield this_morning_001.jpg

Schofield denies 'toxicity' at ITV programme and some had 'grudge'

Ranjit Kaur addressing a rally around 1990

Scotsman Obituaries: Ranjit Kaur, activist, magistrate and trade unionist

A 1989 3.0 litre V6 Alfa Romeo SZ by Zagato, nicknamed Il Mostro - the monster

Alfa Romeo: Why some prefer the Quadrifoglio to Ferrari's prancing horse

The proposed Dal Riata distillery

The ongoing whisky renaissance in Campbeltown

Nigel Ovens of McCaskie's Butchers in Wemyss Bay who has won the UK Butcher's Shop of the Year pictured with his mother Elizabeth and wife Helen (pic: Graeme Hart/Perthshire Picture Agency)

Scottish butchers shop crowned the best in the UK

Having given joy to generations, Portobello Bathing Pool and its gorgeous art deco surrounds met with the wrecking ball in 1988. The pool, which dated from 1936, closed for the final time in 1978.

17 incredible buildings we loved and lost

Smoke billows behind buildings in southern Khartoum. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Scot who led rescue of Britons fleeing Sudan war reveals ‘harrowing stories’

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The SNP are supporting a by-election after Margaret Ferrier was given a 30-day suspension.

Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier suspended for 30 days after vote

Ange Postecoglou has left Celtic to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Postecoglou Celtic exit confirmed as new Spurs boss delivers farewell speech

Minister for Transport Kevin Stewart has resigned from government.

Transport minister Kevin Stewart resigns citing 'bouts of poor mental health'