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Sandy Irvine disappeared with his climbing partner George Mallory while close to the summit of Mount Everest in June 1924

Why Everest pioneers Irvine and Mallory's place in history is eternal

Sandy Irvine's great-niece, Julie Summers, describes being ‘moved to tears’ by the news of the disco...

Scottish woman to spend 5 months counting penguins in Antarctica

Maggie Coll, originally from Edinburgh, will spend almost half a year in Antarctica counting penguin...

Children under leaders on both sides of the Middle East conflict are suffering in troubles that are certainly Britain's business, says reader (Picture: Getty Images)

'Like losing my soul': Family of those killed in Gaza speak of justice

They spoke at an event in central London

How Hawaii's half-Scottish princess was deposed as US annexed islandsSusan Morrison
Susan Morrison
Everest British explorer mystery 'solved' 100 years after disappearance

The exact details of the disappearance of Andrew "Sandy" Irvine have remained unknown – until now

Storm exposes left-wing inaction, right-wing denial of climate crisis

Centre-left paralysis in the face of climate change is in some ways even more dangerous to our futur...

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The capital of the Faroe Islands, Torshavn, where Russian fishing vessels are still allowed to dock despite Putin's invasion of Ukraine (Picture: Maja Hitij)

Faroes’ struggles over Russia show the danger of being a small nation

The Faroes’ economy depends heavily on its fishing fleet’s access to Russian waters. Hence why, despite Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian trawlers are still allowed to dock at its ports

Alistair Carmichael
Donald Trump's re-election as US President could have a devastating effect on Ukraine's ability to defend itself (Picture: Scott Olson)

How Donald Trump has become 'Lord Haw Haw' of anti-Ukraine propaganda Ian Johnston

Celtic can qualify for the Women's Champions League for the first time tonight. Cr: SNS Group.

Celtic vs Vorskla: How to watch Women's Champions League clash on TV

12 pictures of the devastation wrecked by Hurricane Milton in FloridaDavid Hepburn
Ukrainian civilians watch a demonstration of an anti-tank grenade launcher during military training in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine earlier this month (Picture: Sergey Bobok)

UK must urgently prepare for Trump selling out Ukraine to Putin Tim Willasey-Wilsey

Universities in Ukraine have been hit by Russian shelling during the conflict, putting academics at risk. Picture: Wikimedia Commons

How Scottish universities help academics find refuge amid unrest

How Putin's plan for 180,000 more army troops has war on knife edge

Protesters wave Scottish flags and hold placards as they march in support of Scottish independence in Glasgow earlier this year (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' letters: Any future referendum must have an 'undeniable' result

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Amina Ahmed and her family are now beginning a new life in Edinburgh, but she hopes to return to Gaza one day.

Academic begins new life in Scotland after escaping war-torn Gaza

A Donald Trump presidency would benefit America's billionaires, rather than his working-class supporters (Picture: Spencer Platt)

How Donald Trump is pursuing a ‘let them eat cake’ political strategy Henry McLeish

The couple travelled a collective 2,300 miles for their first date in Venice, Italy after talking online for a month. Picture: Nafis Delowar/SWNS

Scottish woman travels 2,300 miles for first date in Venice

The British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist, Professor Geoffrey Hinton, is known as the 'godfather of AI' (Picture: Geoff Robins)

Nobel Prize for physics shows value of research for research's sake Scotsman comment

The Scotsman archive: How we reported the death of Nicolae Ceausescu

A two-minute silence is held at the site of the Supernova music festival where many young people were killed or taken hostage by Palestinian militants on October 7 last year (Picture: Jack Guez)

For sake of Israelis and Palestinians, we need a two-state solution Christine Jardine

The University of Strathclyde received an historic £50m from Dr Huang’s foundation - the largest gift it has ever received.

Exclusive Alleged 'stolen profits' used for £50m Scottish university donation

Palestinian civilians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City in October last year (Picture: Mahmud Hams)

World must help all sides in Middle East conflict find Oasis of Peace Scotsman comment

Hawaii may seem like paradise but Archibald Cleghorn thought it was 'bleak' when he arrived as a teenager (Picture: Mark Boster)

How a 19thC Scottish gardener married into Hawaii's last royal family Susan Morrison

The Scotsman on April 17 1912 which carried the first full reports of the Titanic tragedy in the early hours of April 15. Poor telegram communication left the picture from The Atlantic far from clear.

The Scotsman archive: How we reported the sinking of the Titanic

On January 6, 2021, the day of the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters, Donald Trump waited until after 4pm to tell those inside the building to go home (Picture: Saul Loeb)

How Trump and his supporters are planning to steal the US election Henry McLeish

Public health authorities in Rwanda are currently tackling an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease.

Marburg Virus Disease: Travel warning as 10 die from incurable virus

Projectiles are intercepted by Israel above Tel Aviv as air raid sirens sound a day after the army launched ground operations into southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah positions.

Iran launches barrage of missiles at Israel as conflict escalates

Former first minister Humza Yousaf and wife Councillor Nadia El-Nakla.

Swinney rejects calls to probe Humza Yousaf over Gaza family help

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Picture: Leon Neal/PA Wire

'Opportunity to rib me': Starmer on why he said 'sausages' in speech

A young delegate heckles Keir Starmer during the Prime Minister's speech to the Labour party conference (Picture: Oli Scarff)

The sickening truth behind Starmer’s joke at Gaza heckler's expense Joyce McMillan

Plumes of smoke rise from the sites of Israeli airstrikes near the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin (Picture: Kawnat Haju)

As Lebanon fighting intensifies, both sides must step back from brink Scotsman comment

In a tight race, Vice-President Kamala Harris is on course to beat Donald Trump in the US election (Picture: Chris duMond)

As Trump tries to blame Jews for his defeat, I'm sure Harris will win Henry McLeish

Lebanon cannot afford to 'become another Gaza', UN chief warns

Unusually heavy snowfall caused major disruption on South Africa's roads on September 21.

Roads in South Africa reopen after weekend of unusually heavy snowfall

Andy Donaldson swimming in front of the Manhattan backdrop

Scot's gruelling 29-mile marathon world record swim in New York

Protesters blocked an immigration van amid a 'stand off' over Home Office raid in Glasgow earlier this month.

Exclusive The growing pressure to fix Scotland's 'hidden humanitarian crisis'

Gisele Pelicot acknowledges applause as she leaves the courtroom in Avignon during the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot, who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her (Picture: Christophe Simon)

Modest French woman, 72, is now global icon in fight against sex crime Susan Dalgety

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the border. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Israel strikes Lebanon as pager attacks a 'declaration of war'

Laying hens are among many farm animals that are still kept in cages in parts of the European Union (Picture: Paco Serinelli)

Biggest-ever animal welfare reform will free 300 million from cages Philip Lymbery

Doddie Weir set up the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Motor neurone disease treatment hope as Scottish study makes drugs breakthrough

Scots speakers experience 'threats and hate speech' over language use