https://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/rss Visit now for the latest news direct from The Scotsman Scotland and updated throughout the day en-gb Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd Sun, 15 Nov 2026 11:10:40 GMT 2026-11-15T11:10:40Z en-gb Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026 https://www.scotsman.com/news/police-watchdog-warns-complaint-delays-are-impacting-public-trust-9347928 Police Investigations and Review Commissioner sounds alarm over unprecedented demand

]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2026 06:00:52 GMT 9347928 John Devlin/The Scotsman 2026-11-15T06:00:52+00:00 https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/why-uk-needs-rosebank-oil-field-for-far-more-than-just-fuel-9346662 Among other things, oil-derived products are used in road-building, medicines, mobile phones and components for electric vehicle batteries]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2026 06:00:35 GMT 9346662 Getty Images 2026-11-15T06:00:35+00:00 https://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland-could-raise-more-of-its-tax-take-from-highly-unequal-distribution-of-housing-wealth-9350257 Example of tax changes in Northern Ireland show new direction is ‘credible’

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