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Katie Boulter celebrates during her match against Diana Shnaider on day four of the HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club, London. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

'It's horrible': Boulter on receiving death threats and toxic messages
Katie Boulter, Britain’s world no.2 tennis player, has opened up on the detail of toxic messages received online.

Israeli security forces inspect destroyed buildings that were hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv. Picture: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

Reeves: UK could 'potentially' support Israel, as more RAF jets sent

School girls arrive at Glenalmond College for the first day of term. A High Court challenge against the decision to charge VAT for private schools has failed. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Private schools lose High Court challenge to overturn VAT fees

Defence spending rises are outpacing other sectors such as health and social care. Rachel Reeves, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out aims for the UK to be a "defence industrial superpower" during the government's Spending Review.

Tax rises likely if economy shrinks further, IFS warn Rachel Reeves

The Princess Royal viewing the new bronze figurehead. Picture: Malcolm Ross

Princess Royal unveils bronze figurehead of late Queen in Edinburgh

Delegates at the Conservative party conference in 2023 pose for a photograph with Nigel Farage (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Why Tories must stop agreeing with Farage if they want to survive Scotsman comment

Zonal pricing generates a mixed response from MPs and energy groups

Zonal pricing - is it good for Scotland and will it actually happen?

'At Lunar House a woman interviewed me, and wrote down all my details' (Picture: Scott Barbour)

A Refugee's Tale as told to Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah Abdulrazak Gurnah

Michelle Mone shows off her OBE, awarded at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2010 (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/WPA pool)

How we all played a part in the creation of Michelle Mone Stephen Jardine

Members of the Royal Marines land on Juno beach, Normandy, on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (Picture: Hulton Archive)

D-Day: Why today's young generation will be just as brave if war comes Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Land craft, barrage balloons and ships at Omaha beach shortly after the invasion in June 1944 (Picture: Three Lions)

Why we should always be inspired by the heroes of D-Day Scotsman comment

Reform UK party chairman Zia Yusuf speaks during a press conference in Westminster.

Reform UK chairman resigns in blow for Nigel Farage

British soldiers storm an enemy position during Nato's 'Brilliant Jump' exercises in Poland last year (Picture: Sean Gallup)

Why SNP's 'no ammunition' defence policy is utterly indefensible Alistair Carmichael

As a former 'illegal' migrant, here's why current rhetoric is so toxic Catriona Stewart

US troops took part in Nato's Allied Spirit 25 military exercise in Germany in March this year (Picture: Sean Gallup)

Nato faces a make-or-break decision about how to protect Europe Professor Amelia Hadfield

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has given more detail about the UK government's plans for the winter fuel allowance

Rachel Reeves makes winter fuel payment commitment

Singer Jessie J has revealed that she has been diagnosed with "early breast cancer".

Jessie J opens up on cancer diagnosis and surgery plans

Dementia is a most cruel disease (Picture: Joe Giddens)

New Alzheimer's hope is reminder of importance of support for science Scotsman comment

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Beyond Bars Cargo Bike crafted by the inmates of HMP Barlinnie

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

Prince William rides in a Challenger 2 tank while visiting British forces at the Tapa army base in northern Estonia in March (Picture: Raigo Pajula)

Starmer must do more to put UK in state of 'war-fighting readiness' Scotsman comment

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks at a press conference in Aberdeen ahead of the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election (Picture: Peter Summers)

Why greater scrutiny of Reform UK will benefit Nigel Farage Brian Monteith

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party are confident of a good result in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Those in politics for right reasons must stand together against Reform Christine Jardine

Busy Ferry Road in Edinburgh was closed following the accident at 6.30pm on Friday,

Seven-year-old boy in hospital after being hit by car on city road

A protester communicates with people held inside the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre near Gatwick Airport (Picture: Niklas Halle'n)

Refugee Tales: Why indefinite detention in UK should shock us all David Herd

Keir Starmer criticised Nigel Farage over the doctored video

Starmer issues 'trust' declaration over Reform's manipulated Sarwar ad

Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill urged the Scottish Government to do more

UK minister slams SNP Government over lack of skills for young people

Frigate HMS Venturer emerged from Babcock's facility in Rosyth

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage is frequently attacking Labour

Analysis Labour allowed Farage to claim Reform are 'party of working people’

Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists, inspects a parade of supporters before calling off a march through London's East End in 1936 (Picture: Becker/Fox Photos)

Today's culture warriors are marching to same beat as 1930s fascists Ian Johnston

Police tents surrounded by debris at the scene in Water Street near the Liver Building in Liverpool city centre after a 53-year-old white British man was arrested when a car ploughed into a crowd of people during Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Four children among injured after car rams into Liverpool parade

Police and emergency personnel dealing with a road traffic incident on Water Street near the Liver Building in Liverpool after a car collided with pedestrians during the Premier League winners' parade

Man held after car hits pedestrians during Premier League parade

Michelle Mone is the subject of a new BBC documentary

Explainer Michelle Mone: The Tory peer who went from business success to scandal

Scotland's most expensive and cheapest coastal towns revealed

The Eurovision Song Contest is still going strong nearly seven decades after this example of international cooperation began (Picture: Keystone)

Starmer's EU deal barely makes dent in Brexit damage Stephen Gethins

A turbine on the Burradale wind farm near Lerwick in the Shetland Islands (Picture: William Edwards)

Why Scotland's sky-high energy bills should be among Europe's lowest Greg Jackson

Stopping most pensioners' winter fuel payments caused protests at the Labour party conference in September (Picture: Ian Forsyth)

Why Keir Starmer delayed too long in making winter fuel payment U-turn Scotsman comment

Pensioners are having fewer meals, turning down their heating and visiting libraries to keep warm because of cuts to their winter fuel allowance, a report issued two months ago said. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Starmer reveals policy U-turn on winter fuel payments cut

Boris Johnson decided to call Keir Starmer an 'orange ball-chewing manacled gimp of Brussels' after the recent UK-EU deal (Picture: Liam McBurney/pool)

Boris Johnson's 'gimp' outburst shows why Brexiteers need to move on William Deans

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after hosting a joint press conference during the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House in London

I voted Remain, but here's why Starmer is getting too close to the EU Paul Wilson

Can the Gallagher brothers, pictured in 1995, bring back 1990s-style optimism to Britain? (Picture: Dave Hogan)

Oasis's £1 billion UK tour can be spark that reignites Cool Britannia Scotsman comment

Palestinians struggle to get food rations outside a distribution centre in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip (Picture: Bashar Taleb)

Israel must come to its senses as Gaza babies face death by starvation Scotsman comment

Nigel Farage stands in front of a controversial campaign poster ahead of the 2016 Brexit referendum (Picture: Daniel Leal)

Why huge blunder by Labour will put Nigel Farage in Downing Street Ian Johnston

Keir Starmer and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen discuss the new UK-EU deal at a press conference in London (Picture: Carl Court)

After Labour's tentative step towards EU, business wants bolder action Scotsman comment

Keir Starmer, and UK Cabinet ministers, in talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other EU representatives in London (Picture: Kin Cheung/WPA pool)

Why Keir Starmer's EU deal may have doomed Labour to election defeat Brian Monteith

First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

John Swinney admits Reform surge blame after seeing first-hand support

Outgoing Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker is expected to announce his departure from the BBC earlier than previously thought.

Gary Lineker is leaving the BBC - here's why

Children need to be better protected from the horrors they can access on social media (Picture: Matt Cardy)

Children need to be given right tools to navigate social media dangers Scotsman comment

Elon Musk makes a gesture compared by some to a Nazi salute while speaking at the Capitol One Arena in Washington on the day of Donald Trump's inauguration as US President (Picture: Angeal Weiss)

How journalist who exposed grooming gangs called out Musk’s fake news Brian Wilson

Keir Starmer announced new measures to reduce immigration earlier this week (Picture: Ian Vogler/WPA pool)

Starmer's attack on immigration shows Scotland needs its own system Stephen Gethins

Children at a school on the outskirts of Lilongwe, Malawi, a country that become independent from the UK only 60 years ago (Picture: Amos Gumulira)

Labour is betraying the world's poorest people – and its core values Susan Dalgety

The UK's GDP figures for April to June should shed more light on whether Labour's policies are the right ones for the economy (Picture: Peter Cziborra/WPA pool)

Labour right to talk Britain up after some good news on the economy Scotsman comment

Farmers protest over Labour's changes to inheritance tax on the Edinburgh city bypass (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How Keir Starmer can escape damaging family farm tax row Alistair Carmichael

Rising early to hear the dawn chorus in full song is definitely worth it (Picture: Jane Barlow)

I got up early to experience dawn chorus. Here's why you should too Philip Lymbery

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the figures showed Labour’s plan was working

Analysis The UK economy's growth is great news for Labour - but there's a catch

Increasing our expertise in dealing with hackers should provide valuable insights into how the UK would defend itself from cyber attacks during a war (Picture: Sean Gallup)

UK must use war on hackers to prepare for online 'Battle of Britain' Scotsman comment

Traffic lights could be hacked by the Chinese state

Exclusive How China would be able to hack traffic lights

George Orwell’s dystopian visions of the future are becoming a reality (Picture: Aaron Tam)

‘No such thing as society’: How Thatcher’s dream is coming true Henry McLeish

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

Labor party leader Anthony Albanese, seen holding up his Medicare card, was successful because of a focus on issues that matter to people's lives, like healthcare (Picture: Asanka Ratnayake)

Four big lessons from Australian Labor party's surprise landslide Professor Ariadne Vromen

Lisa Nandy, now UK Culture Secretary, viewed models of wind turbines at the Orsted Visitor Centre in Grimsby in 2022 (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Scrapping of wind farm is warning about over-reliance on renewables Brian Wilson

As poverty has deepened for many people, foodbanks have become commonplace across the UK (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Why SNP and Labour need to take poverty much more seriously Satwat Rehman and Chris Birt

During the Second World War, Stephen Jardine's father witnessed Japanese Kamikaze pilots crashing into Allied ships, killing thousands of people (Picture: Keystone)

Why those who wish we'd stop remembering the war are plain wrong Stephen Jardine

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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

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