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A fisherman who drowned after becoming entangled in his own gear could have survived if he was wearing a life jacket, an investigation has found.

NHS Scotland has increased its fleet of greener vehicles with the addition of more than 100 electric cars.

It’s now been nearly four months since Scottish ­Mediation launched its expert group report, Bringing ­Mediation into the Mainstream in Scottish ­Civil Justice.

Who knew that great wealth brings with it great fear, writes Susan Morrison as the general election looms.

Lying around on the desktop of my computer is a document from May 2015 that I’ve never quite got round to deleting. It’s an LSE blog by Jan Eichhorn of Edinburgh University, published just after the SNP won 56 out of 59 Scottish seats in that year’s Westminster general election, titled: “There was no rise in Scottish nationalism: understanding the SNP victory.”

A libel case against Tommy Robinson over comments about a Syrian refugee who was filmed being attacked in a school playground has reached the High Court.

Old traditions, ‘culture’ and prejudices are failing as technology and cheap travel breaks down barriers in our increasingly globalised world, writes Jim Duffy.

The Queen has offered her support to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their decision to spend Christmas away from Sandringham.

Jeremy Corbyn's chances of winning a Commons majority are "close to zero", polling guru Sir John Curtice has warned.

The "manipulative" son of former government minister Nigel Waterson has been jailed for seven years and six months after he admitted crushing his girlfriend's young son to death with a car seat.

A school that banned kids from playing tig in the playground insisted that its new policy doesn't mean all touching is prohibited - because children can still CLAP.

Another Armistice Day has passed. But as well as remembering the war, it’s also important to remember the peace and not just our own suffering but those we fought against.

We should all remember the good work done by MPs in dealing with their constituents’ problems – as many of us would probably not want to get involved, writes Bill Jamieson.

Jeremy Corbyn was heckled over his opposition to another Scottish independence referendum as the Labour leader gave a speech to supporters.

Since First Minister ­Nicola Sturgeon declared a ‘climate emergency’ in April, the political agenda has been ­moving inexorably – albeit too slowly – towards a radical transformation of Scottish transport investment priorities. Last month, a collaboration of seven sustainable transport ­campaigns came together to make the case for a fundamental reprioritisation, “starting with an end to creating new trunk road capacity”.