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The move includes a new energy campus in Aberdeen

Civil service jobs moving to Scotland in UK Government shake-up

The famous Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall near Hexham in northern England before it was cut down in an act of mindless vandalism (Picture: Oli Scarff)

'Justice' for Sycamore Gap Two: Why they shouldn't be sent to prison Ian Johnston

A forensics officer with a dog is seen in Kentish Town, north London. Police are investigating a fire at Sir Keir Starmer's house in north London. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

Man arrested after three fires at property linked to Starmer

Keir Starmer is leading Labour into the same immigration trap that is destroying the Conservative party (Picture: Benjamin Cremel/WPA pool)

How Keir Starmer is playing into Nigel Farage's hands on immigration Scotsman comment

As Reform UK's popularity continues to rise, other parties are starting to sound like Nigel Farage (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe)

Reform UK is on the rise, but don't dismiss Starmer as one-term PM Brian Monteith

Donald Trump shakes hands with Peter Mandelson, the UK's ambassador to the US, during the announcement of a new trade deal between the two countries (Picture: Anna Moneymaker)

Starmer needs to rebuild relations with UK's biggest trading partner Christine Jardine

In Pictures: VE Day 80

The Bank of England have cut UK interest rates.

Bank of England cut interest rates to 4.25%

Women dressed in the flags of the USA, France, the UK and Soviet Union celebrate on VE Day in Paris (Picture: Keystone/Hulton Archive)

The Scotsman's editorial from VE Day on May 8, 1945 Scotsman comment

Donald Trump, pictured with Vladimir Putin in 2017, has been pressuring Ukraine to give up territory seized by Russian forces (Picture: Mikhail Klimentyev)

VE Day offers reminder of where Trump's appeasement of Putin may lead Scotsman comment

The oil refinery at Grangemouth has now closed amid the drive to achieve net-zero carbon emissions (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

After Blair's intervention, political tide is turning against net zero Paul Wilson

Why this VE Day story may be the happiest of all Scotsman comment

Nigel Farage, seen visiting a tattoo parlour while campaigning in Cambridgeshire ahead of the recent local elections, has made clear he wants to destroy the Conservative party (Picture: Joe Giddens)

How Tories can defeat Reform – if they change to this leader Ian Johnston

Bill de Ropp questions a Nazi printer in Austria in 1938 as Alfred Rosenberg, left, and two SS officers look on

1938 MI6 warning about UK's defences is as relevant now as it was then Tim Willasey-Wilsey

The Red Arrows thunder over Buckingham Palace

VE Day commemoration in pictures: From the Red Arrows to the royals

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's recent remarks about immigration were chilling, says Christine Jardine (Picture: Hugh Hastings)

How Farage made my blood run cold and made me think of WWII generation Christine Jardine

Reform of the firearms licensing system is necessary but the UK Government appears to be planning changes to the law that could have a serious effect on farmers, others in rural communities and sport shooters (Picture: Lars Baron)

How Labour is planning the most restrictive gun laws for 30 years Jake Swindells

Ireland has done very well out of European Union membership, but the UK looks increasingly insular and lonely (Picture: Paul Faith)

How Labour is trying to win over Reform voters not Scots Stephen Gethins

Nigel Farage celebrates with the newly elected Reform MP Sarah Pochin (Picture: Anthony Devlin)

Labour can beat Reform by exposing policies like migrant tent camps Brian Wilson

Getting a good table at a top restaurant has been an age-old struggle (Picture: Tunbridge/Tunbridge-Sedgwick Pictorial Press)

How to get a good table at a restaurant (without paying £35 for it) Stephen Jardine

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage visits The Big Club in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, after his party won a by-election and took hundreds of council seats (Picture: Owen Humphreys)

Labour faces huge wake-up call with Reform the coming political force Scotsman comment

Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has opened up about his relationship with his father, King Charles

Harry on King Charles: 'He won't speak to me'

Russell Brand accused of raping woman in hotel as she attended Labour conference

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

RUNCORN, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Nigel Farage (L) and Sarah Pochin of the Reform Party speak to members of the media as a vote recount is conducted during the Runcorn and Helsby by-election at the DCBL Stadium on May 2, 2025 in Runcorn, England. The Runcorn and Helsby seat is in contention after MP Mike Amesbury was prosecuted for a drunken assault on a constituent. Once one of Labour's safest seats with a 14696-vote majority, Nigel Farage's Reform Party is polling well. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Explainer Key facts in Runcorn by-election result as Reform claims victory

Reform UK's candidate Sarah Pochin (right) and party leader Nigel Farage speak to the media as they arrive ahead of the result of the Runcorn and Helsby by-election. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Reform beat Labour by six votes as party gains first Mayor

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (right) and chair Zia Yusuf (centre) celebrate for the media after Reform candidate Sarah Pochin won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election in Widnes, Cheshire. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Reform's Nigel Farage's party triumphs over Labour in 'big moment'

Actress Joanna Lumley has taken part in animal rights campaigns and showed her compassionate side when Philip Lymbery accidentally cut himself during one event (Picture: Etienne Ansotte)

Children's word of year is a reminder that humans were born to be kind Philip Lymbery

The Royal couple in Tobermory

Royal visit in pictures: A royal wedding anniversary on Mull

Supporters of trans rights hold a rally in Edinburgh following the Supreme Court ruling about the definition of a woman (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

If supporting trans rights makes me 'woke', at least that shows I care Christine Jardine

Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman has not apologised for her unjustified attack on the Supreme Court following its ruling about the definition of the word 'woman' (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

MSP's attack on Supreme Court was straight out of Trump's playbook Scotsman comment

Handout photo provided by The Vatican of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, lying in a wooden coffin dressed in red, with rosary beads draped across his hands

Prince of Wales and Prime Minister to attend funeral of Pope Francis

Presenter Gary Lineker, who has said he thinks the BBC wanted him to leave Match Of The Day. Picture : Ben Whitley/PA Wire

Gary Linker on BBC 'damage', leaving Match of the Day and regrets

The SNP has called for a unique Scottish visa

Exclusive SNP write to Anas Sarwar urging support for Scottish Visa Bill

Keir Starmer is getting ready to row back on Brexit, claims Brian Monteith (Picture: Sean Gallup)

How Keir Starmer is about to start unravelling Brexit Brian Monteith

In Pictures: Pope Francis

MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK.

The push to stop 'bizarre' Donald Trump addressing UK Parliament

Participants take part in the Corgi Derby at Musselburgh Racecourse

In pictures: Fur flies at annual Corgi Derby at Musselburgh Racecourse

Bruce the dog proved to be a fan of cultivated or lab-grown meat and we humans should be too

My dog tried UK’s first lab-grown meat – and his verdict was emphatic Philip Lymbery

For trans people, the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman is a real problem (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why Supreme Court gender ruling is a historic setback for trans rights Vic Valentine

Susan Smith, left, and Marion Calder, co-directors of gender-critical campaign group For Women Scotland, celebrate the UK Supreme Court's decision about the definition of a woman (Picture: Lucy North)

Supreme Court's gender ruling is a welcome injection of common sense Scotsman comment

Members of campaign group For Women Scotland which brought a case to the UK Supreme Court over whether trans women could be regarded as female for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act (Picture: Lucy North)

Gender ruling is victory for women dismissed as 'bigots' by Sturgeon Susan Dalgety

The BBC and other media need to be careful how they report on people like Andrew Tate (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid)

How BBC is inadvertently helping Tate brothers become more famous Tom Wood

The net-zero agenda is damaging the profitability of the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe (Picture: Ryan Jenkinson)

Why it's time to tame power of unelected climate campaigners Brian Monteith

Baby Amy Isabel, seen on her father Angus Davidson's shoulder, was born after her mother, Grace Davidson, had a womb transplant (Picture: Womb Transplant UK)

I know first-hand why critics of first womb transplant baby are wrong Christine Jardine

Hashem Abedi was sentenced to at least 55 years in prison for helping source, buy, stockpile and transport the bomb parts (Credit: PA)

Manchester bomb plotter stabs prison officers

King Charles tries a sheep's milk cheese called Love Ewe at Tebay Services on the southbound carriageway of the M6 (Picture: Arthur Edwards)

Why electric cars will mean more motorway services like amazing Tebay Stephen Jardine

The Scotsman Top Stories

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