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Nicola Sturgeon is trying to use the UK Supreme Court judgement against her plans for a Scottish independence referendum to foster resentment (Picture: David Cheskin-Pool/Getty Images)

Columnists Sturgeon's mis-leadership is no way to build a new nation – Murdo Fraser

Being kind to people online and in person can help counter the corrosive effect of the growing 'age of meanness' (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Columnists Are you well? How to use kindness to defeat ‘age of meanness’ – Joe Goldblatt

National Concerns grow despite National Grid cancelling emergency power scheme

Environment Why tackling nature and climate crises should be top goal in national parks

National The Scotsman Daily Bulletin

Columnists After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5C global warming limit

People Doddie Weir’s legacy is work to find MND cure, says ex-teammate

National Senior Catholic cleric accused of ‘deliberate financial mismanagment’

National First Minister claims independence movement 'galvanised' ahead of Glasgow rally

National Wife of missing bushcraft expert speaks of hopes of finding husband

National Scots killed in London nightclub fire remembered more than 40 years on

Columnists Right-wing myths about migration must not be allowed to damage the economy

Columnists Christine Jardine: Politicians must not turn my Trump nightmare into reality

Columnists How we used ancient coins to show a ‘fake’ Roman emperor was real

National Project to prove treasured Book of Kells was made by Pictish monks in Highlands

Columnists Whatever else about Hancock, he’s right to campaign on dyslexia  – Brian Wilson

Columnists Scotland deserves better than SNP's perpetual politics of charade – Brian Wilson

Columnists Sturgeon should resign over mishandling of Indyref2 push – Alastair Stewart

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Supreme Court seems to think Scotland can be treated like colony

Columnists Syria conflict shows UK must do more to reduce civilian casualties of war

Business Deals 2022 podcast: Doing deals in Scotland in turbulent times

Columnists Help for Foodbanks: Please support these vital charities if you can – Scotsman

Homes and Gardens New builds: Developer stages a sale in two cities

Columnists Supreme Court's ruling on SNP's independence referendum was democracy in action

Columnists Protests against Iran's fascist regime are turning into a full-scale revolution

Environment Weight-to-go: Scots firm goes global with gravity energy storage innovation

Columnists How Sturgeon scored two own goals that could haunt indy campaign for years

Columnists Independence issue must be resolved democratically and peacefully

National Metal detectorist's 'indescribable joy' after making second major discovery

Environment Countdown to rocket launch begins as Shetland spaceport takes shape

Columnists COP27's nature-based solutions are not as nice as they sound – Dr Richard Dixon

Columnists Scotland’s wind is an incredible, if reduced, natural bounty – Kenny MacAskill

Columnists Working from home can have beneficial effects on society – Scotsman

National More than 8,000 silver coins discovered in Scottish field

Environment 'Fragile' Highland community seeks investors with £500 for tourism business

Columnists The dinner party is dead? Here's why we must save it – Aidan Smith

Columnists Maya Forstater: New gender Bill must not change person’s sex under Equality Act

Columnists Manchester terrorist attack shows why emergency staff must be well trained

Columnists Annoyed by Americanisms? Wow is 16th-century Scots – Susie Dent

Columnists Amid risk of nuclear conflict, truth must not become a casualty of Ukraine War

World Scot Brian Glendinning freed from Iraqi prison returns home

Food and Drink King bans foie gras in all royal residences, according to Peta

Columnists The Conservatives are on their way out. And they know it – Christine Jardine

Columnists Octopus farming? This extraordinary animal should stay in ocean – Philip Lymbery

Environment Edinburgh EV super-hub with nearly 800 chargers will be Europe’s largest

Columnists All shades of Tory blue have contributed to unremitting failure – Brian Wilson

Columnists Hunt's economic plan will get us through the stormy waters ahead – Alister Jack

National A Scot's role in helping people back to the moon on a 'huge day for humanity'

Columnists UK's economic crisis reveals folly of Brexit. Scexit would be even worse

Columnists Unionists who call themselves democrats cannot deny SNP a referendum

National Scots businessman whose firm won Covid contract disqualified over unpaid taxes

National The woman who distilled the world's most expensive whisky

Columnists Hunt puts out fires but Brexit is still burning a hole in our economy – Scotsman

Columnists Joyce McMillan: UK faces depression and decline unless it adopts Green New Deal

Columnists Manchester terrorist attack shows why emergency staff must be well trained

Homes and Gardens First collection of three-bedroom family homes unveiled

Homes and Gardens New builds: Blackwood showhome makes stylish debut

Columnists We all have to pay the price for imported inflation – John McLaren

National Asda and Lidl limit egg sales amid supply disruption

Columnists Cost-of-living crisis is making existing health inequalities even worse

National Time finally called on Local Hero pub as owner revamps legendary film bar

Columnists Big Oil is working to stop COP27 interfering with $1 trillion expansion plans

Columnists Kenny MacAskill: Seminal WWI novel reminds us not to cheer Russian deaths

National Revealed: New designs for £6m clifftop St Kilda Centre

Columnists Martyn McLaughlin: Jeremy Hunt must deal with this massive tax dodge for wealthy

Columnists 8 billion people: why trying to control population is often futile – and harmful

National The Scots baron who changed sex and pioneered trans rights 60 years ago

Environment Fowl play: Avian flu impacts on wild birds, farmers and Christmas dinner

Columnists Aidan Smith: Peter Kay and David Walliams on cusp of fame were chalk and cheese

Columnists Vilifying oil firms will not help build greener future – John McLellan

Columnists Hunt must not leave rural communities out in the cold over energy price help

National Unknown Pictish Stone found in 'tomb raider' moment

Columnists As frustrated patients go private, the NHS will need to adapt to survive

Columnists Fifa is wrong. There were many 'better' nations than Qatar to host World Cup

National Multi-millionaire presses on with buying island castle amid row over sale

Columnists Christine Jardine: BBC has been a friend for 100 years. May it long continue