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A screenshot from one of the Red Ice videos uploaded to BitChute, in which white nationalist broadcadter Lana Lokteff describes Humza Yousaf and his family as "enjoying the fruits of a white society." Picture: BitChute

Police launch investigation into racist abuse and threats aimed at Humza Yousaf

Would Labour leader Keir Starmer be able to reform the UK in a way that Gordon Brown could not when he was Chancellor and then Prime Minister? (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Independent Scotland must be a good neighbour to UK – Stewart McDonald

An EU Flag flown by an anti-Brexit protester is seen with a Union Flag set on a flag pole in Parliament sq1uare in front of the Houses of Parliament in London. Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

Poll: Brexit has damaged economy, NHS and Britain's world standing, majority say

Humza Yousaf said he was not shocked by the racist abuse and threats made against him (Picture: Fraser Bremner/pool/Getty Images)

We must unite in opposition to racists hurling abuse and threats at Humza Yousaf

Life after high political office can be tough, as Nicola Sturgeon is perhaps discovering (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sturgeon can do more than talk about being a foster parent to help kids in care

Recycling schemes in other countries are not driven by a political desire to do things differently to England (Picture: Jonathan Pow/PA)

Deposit return scheme's fate is another fine mess, not a constitutional outrage

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham visits Alexander Dennis. Picture: Michael Gillen

Burnham says he understands SNP's claims UK Government 'destroying devolution'

Preston Lodge High School
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School could be forced to keep classrooms closed over concrete 'faults'

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

Andrew Miller admitted abducting a young girl, then sexually assaulting her (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Young girl abducted by Andrew Miller may have saved her life when she escaped

There was so much smoke from a wildfire at Cannich, near Loch Ness, this week that it could be seen from space (Picture: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service)

Greens’ macho critics are aged toddlers clinging to Big Oil's comfort blanket

Shipbuilding on the Clyde has a long and proud history (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Ferguson Marine shipyard should not be damaged by flak directed at SNP ministers

Geraint Davies MP has been suspended by the Labour party.

Analysis: Labour suspend Geraint Davies, but issues go far beyond one MP

An-uiridh, chaill 13 duine am beatha air an rathad. (Dealbh: John Devlin)

Bàs eile air an A9 – agus dàil air an obair a’ leantainn, le Murray MacLeòid

Criticism of the Scottish Government’s stewardship of NHS Scotland, or indeed any area of devolution, is often met with whataboutery from ministers who assure the Scottish public things are just as bad south of the border.

Analysis: Scottish Government can no longer indulge in whataboutery on NHS

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’

Humza Yousaf addresses the Scottish Parliament at First Minister's Questions

FMQs: SNP 'tone deaf' on LEZ as Yousaf accused of ignoring homeless charity

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...

Balmedie is one of eight Aberdeenshire winners

Eight Aberdeenshire beaches scoop prestigious accolade

Iain Livingstone, Chief Constable of Police Scotland, said that the force was 'institutionally racist' (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Claim that Police Scotland is 'institutionally racist' has damaged the force

Humza Yousaf and Finance Secretary Shona Robison need to find ways to improve productivity (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Struggling economy means we could face spending cuts and even higher taxes

The NHS is a loved and well-respected institution that is being brought to its knees (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP must act over two-year waits for NHS treatment – Scotsman comment

Air travel can be stressful but abuse or attacks on staff are unacceptable (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Attacks on airport check-in staff are a symptom of a growing violence problem

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

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

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, ...

Renowned for its academic excellence, Jordanhill School is Glasgow's only entry in this list, coming top of the pile. An impressive 89 per cent of pupils leave with at least five Highers.

The 18 best performing secondary schools in Scotland

The SNP has appointed new auditors

Who are the new SNP auditors?

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

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

First Minister Humza Yousaf during a visit to Castlebrae Community Campus in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Scottish Government misses huge target pledged by Yousaf as waiting times rise

The UK Internal Market Bill remains has caused a rift between the administrations.

What is the Internal Market Act, and how has it impacted Scottish Government?

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?

The cringeworthy Mike Kerr, lead singer of the band Royal Blood (Picture: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images)

Royal Blood, not the kids in the crowd, are supremely uncool – Euan McColm

The first deals struck by the UK post-Brexit will come into force on Wednesday. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Scotland’s producers deserve better than ‘rushed through’ UK trade deals

The dark-bordered beauty moth is just one of the invertebrate species at the centre of conservation work by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

How 'breed and release' is keeping Scotland's wee bugs and beasties alive

ScotRail's remaining diesel fleets such as its 40-year-old Inter7City trains are due to be scrapped by 2035. Picture: SNS Group

Are SNP's other transport pledges more achievable than the A9? – Alastair Dalton

The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games featured a celebration of the NHS (Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

As patients in pain go private, the health service is being lost

Police Scotland will continue responding to emergency mental health incidents. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

Police Scotland confirms officers will respond to mental health calls

Shona Robison, unlike previous Finance Secretaries, does not appear to have much grasp on her brief (Picture: Andrew Cowan/pool/Getty Images)

Shona Robison appears out of her depth as £1 billion budget black hole looms

Pro-independence MSPs have rallied round embattled Green minister Lorna Slater (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

UK Tories have played into hands of SNP and Lorna Slater over recycling scheme

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

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

Some of the spas that have been shortlisted to be crowned the best in Scotland.

The 8 luxurious spa hotels shortlisted to be crowned the best in Scotland

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

Scotland's problem is with London, not the rest of England, writes Gordon Brown. Picture: Tim Ireland/PA Wire

Why Scotland's problem isn’t with vast majority of English people - Gordon Brown

All police forces must focus on their core duties of keeping us safe and fighting crime (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Public services are being crushed by a lack of resources and high expectations

Child refugees in particular can experience a high level of stress that affects their education (Picture: Aref Karimi/AFP via Getty Images)

Ethnic minority children are more likely to internalise mental health problems

Bruce Springsteen, aka The Boss, will draw a crowd from across the country for his performance at Murrayfield stadium (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Tourist tax is just a backdoor way to fund basic services – John McLellan

A child at play. More than 8,000 nursery and childcare staff have been absent as a result of mental health issues over the past five years, figures from the Scottish Conservatives claim. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Thousands of nursery staff in Scotland off with mental health issues

Medics in the NHS have sounded the alarm on Scotland’s vacancy crisis - with GPs under “immense pressure”, patients in hospitals being ignored by overworked staff, and carers being asked to take blood samples.

Medics lift lid on 'immense pressure' on staff as patients left unattended

A person holding a shopping basket in a supermarket. The Government is facing a backlash from retailers over its plans to encourage supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on food staples to help with the cost of living. Picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire

Retailers hit out at UK Government plans for food price caps

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has written for The Scotsman

Scotland's problem is with London, not Britain, says Gordon Brown

We rely on the NHS to care for us. Now we need to look after it (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Labour won't just save the NHS from the SNP and Tories, we'll transform it

The derelict Ayr Station Hotel had been served with a dangerous buildings notice because of its poor condition. Picture: N Hackett

Two teenagers charged over fire at derelict Scottish rail station hotel

When it comes to schools in Aberdeen City, Cults Academy has the best exam results. 74 per cent gain at least five Highers.

The top performing schools in all 32 of Scotland's local authority areas

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

Researchers at Churchill Support Services have used data from the Scottish Government Statistics website to reveal the 10 most dangerous areas of Scotland for crime.

Top 10 most dangerous Scottish areas revealed in new research

Deadly cladding was identified in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Picture: PA

Minister must outline details of cladding deal with housebuilders in Holyrood

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A screenshot from one of the Red Ice videos uploaded to BitChute, in which white nationalist broadcadter Lana Lokteff describes Humza Yousaf and his family as "enjoying the fruits of a white society." Picture: BitChute

Police launch investigation into racist abuse and threats aimed at Humza Yousaf

Recycling schemes in other countries are not driven by a political desire to do things differently to England (Picture: Jonathan Pow/PA)

Deposit return scheme's fate is another fine mess, not a constitutional outrage

Analysis of the Scottish Government's consultation on the proposed Land Reform Bill have been released (Katharine Hay/The Scotsman)

Land Reform consultation highlights little trust in Scottish Government