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Scarves and hats for sale outside ahead of the Emirates FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium (Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire)

Scottish Manchester United fan’s £300 strike-hit trip to get to FA Cup Final

Coffee shops were places to do serious business in 17th and 18th century Britain (Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

How coffee helped build modern Scotland (after playing a part in its ruination)

Life after high political office can be tough, as Nicola Sturgeon is perhaps discovering (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sturgeon can do more than talk about being a foster parent to help kids in care

Tram line construction in Princes Street in September 2009. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Edinburgh Tram Inquiry: Why is it being held? What went wrong with the project?

Hibs' Rocky Bushiri clashes with Hearts players at full time of last weekend's derby.

Hearing date set as Hearts and Hibs slapped with derby notice of complaint

The Tinderbox Orchestra will be appearig at the Edinburgh Central Library during this year's Fringe. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Stand-out shows in the global cultural celebration

The two-level property has the enviable benefit of a private garden space

Property: Stylish two-bed colony flat offers city centre haven in Haymarket

I... Er... Me PIC: Anne Harbers

Theatre reviews: I... Er... Me | The Problem With Pink | Bully Bully

Of the many local artists mentioned in our ‘favourite musicians’ poll, none appeared as much as Andy Chung who our readers called talented, charming and overall iconic. The Edinburgh-based Scottish Folk singer songwriter was born in Kirkcaldy to a Hongkongese family who settled there in the early sixties.

Scotland's Best Buskers: 18 well-loved musicians starting with Andy Chung

The research looked at some of the stock market quoted businesses that Scots investors were putting their cash into.

AG Barr and SSE in demand as Scots investors 'stay local' with stock selection

Royal Highland Show highlights – learn to bake, milk a cow or watch muckle big coos!

Ad Feature 10 family-friendly Royal Highland Show highlights for 2023

There was so much smoke from a wildfire at Cannich, near Loch Ness, this week that it could be seen from space (Picture: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service)

Greens’ macho critics are aged toddlers clinging to Big Oil's comfort blanket

'We see our position in Scotland as being of real strategic long-term importance to us,' says Mr Durlacher. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Interview: Julius Baer International CEO David Durlacher's Scottish ambitions

One-stop shop for Edinburgh Fringe festival tickets: exclusive membership discounts - some seats from £5

Ad Feature One stop shop for discount tickets to Edinburgh Fringe shows

Anton Du Beke is the latest big name to be confirmed for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Strictly favourite Anton Du Beke to star this year

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Full list of the nominees in The Scotsman's first Scran Awards

Tickets on sale now: This unique dining experience in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee tells the story of Titanic’s final hours

Ad Feature Unique interactive Titanic dining experience comes to Scotland

Mara Huf and Cal MacAninch in rehearsals for Childminder

Cal MacAninch on starring in supernatural thriller ChildMinder

Rhona Bree, who joins Equity Gap from Scottish Enterprise as a senior investment and portfolio manager, with Fraser Lusty, who becomes managing director.

Edinburgh investment syndicate Equity Gap unveils shake-up at top

Interview: entrepreneur extending reach from security-focused foundations

File photo of a child playing. Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Construction delays limited childcare choices in Edinburgh and Midlothian

Scotland prop Rory Sutherland has left Ulster. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

16 Scottish rugby players on the lookout for a new club this summer

Vote for your favourite hidden gem in Scotland in The Scotsman Scran Awards

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd

Rental market in Scotland is going from strength to strength - David Alexander

Wardie Bay, which lies just off Lower Granton Road, Edinburgh, has been designated bathing status by the Scottish Government (pic: Katharine Hay/The Scotsman)

Wild swimming: New designated bathing spot announced for Scotland

Edinburgh's Hidden Door festival, which has taken over the former Scottish Widows headquarters on Dalkeith Road, will be running until Sunday. Picture: Chris Scott

Hidden Door: Festival unveils transformation of former Scottish Widows HQ

Bruce Springsteen, with the E Street Band on stage at Murrayfield PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Music review: Bruce Springsteen, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

'LiFi' is a mobile wireless technology that uses light rather than radio frequencies to transmit data. By harnessing the light spectrum, it is said to provide more reliable wireless communications with 'unparalleled security'. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane Photography

Edinburgh firm behind 'game-changing' light-transmitting tech in major US deal

Alex Turner and the Arctic Monkey's will play Glasgow in June. (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)

Arctic Monkeys Glasgow: Latest setlist and The Car Tour concert timings

Bruce Springsteen at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 30 May 2023.

13 pictures of Bruce Springsteen’s Edinburgh gig – and the full setlist

The photograph of the HMS Challenger research team who were based at 32 Queen Street, Edinburgh. The frame is made of wood taken from the ship's mast. PIC: NMS.

Rare photograph found in Edinburgh second-hand shop left to nation

Some of the spas that have been shortlisted to be crowned the best in Scotland.

The 8 luxurious spa hotels shortlisted to be crowned the best in Scotland

-Football at Eagle Heights in Sighthill, Glasgow. The tower block was demolished in 2008, around three years after this photograph was taken. PIC: Toby Binder.

'Timeless' photo collection of Scotland's bond with football emerges

Mango has announced plans to open more UK stores in 2023

Fashion retailer to open 13 new UK stores in 2023 - list of locations

Capital Theatres has released a flythrough digital animation giving an artist’s impression of the redevelopment of the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh

Succession star Brian Cox voices video flythrough of King's Theatre revamp

Sky internet users have been left frustrated this morning

Hundreds of customers frustrated as Sky broadband goes down across UK

SNP MP Joanna Cherry's position on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill is transphobic, reckons reader (Picture: Russell Cheyne/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Don't use 'feminist' label to legitimise transphobia

John Thom, left, and Alasdair Cummings.

Edinburgh legal firm takes partner count to almost 50 after completing merger

Bruce Springsteen, aka The Boss, will draw a crowd from across the country for his performance at Murrayfield stadium (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Tourist tax is just a backdoor way to fund basic services – John McLellan

Sky Sports failed to show seven Premiership games of their allocation. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Sky Sports fall short in showing Premiership allocation, manager criticism

Ranjit Kaur addressing a rally around 1990

Scotsman Obituaries: Ranjit Kaur, activist, magistrate and trade unionist

Vault City co-founder Steven Smith-Hay: 'I’m really proud to say that four in every five sour beers sold in the UK comes from Vault City.'

Edinburgh sour beer maker on a mission as turnover heads towards £5m

Harry Styles at Murrayfield PIC: Lloyd Wakefield

Music review: Harry Styles, Murrayfield, Edinburgh

The Cathedral was built to serve as the final resting place for the relics of Saint Magnus. Built from local yellow and red sandstone, construction commenced in 1137 making it one of Scotland’s oldest cathedrals and the most northerly one in the United Kingdom.

Best of Scottish Tourism: 25 Breathtaking places in Scotland for new tourists

This Catholic chapel can be found on Lamb Holm in the Orkney Islands. It was constructed in World War II by Italian prisoners of war who had been housed on the island while they built the Churchill Barriers.

Scotland’s Most Beautiful Churches: 21 Scottish Churches endorsed by our readers

Regular Italian cafe or genius marketing that serves as directions? Around the back of an Aldi in Airdrie you can find this Italian cafe called Bacchialdis ("back o' Aldi's!")

32 of Scotland’s Punniest Business Names starting with the iconic Bacchialdi's

Having given joy to generations, Portobello Bathing Pool and its gorgeous art deco surrounds met with the wrecking ball in 1988. The pool, which dated from 1936, closed for the final time in 1978.

17 incredible buildings we loved and lost

Will Fish hits the post for Hibs late on against Hearts as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Tynecastle.

Hearts-Hibs final word: Has Naismith done enough, derby chaos, Johnson actions

Shocking moment speeding motorist drives the wrong way up the A1

Hearts' Lawrence Shankland and Hibs' Allan Delferriere compete during the Edinburgh derby draw at Tynecastle. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

Hearts-Hibs reaction: Celtic nerves quip, Haring worry, repeat offender

Bee Asha

Under the Radar: Bee Asha

Edinburgh father Sam McCahon says he struggled to find somewhere to live because so many properties are now holiday lets.

Calls to overhaul the council tax system to free up more housing

Hibs manager Lee Johnson and Hearts interim coach Steven Naismith clash on the touchline after the final whistle.

Hibs' Johnson slams Naismith but could be in hot water for lashing out at end

Jack Whitehall will be appearing at Portsmouth Guildhall with tickets going on sale on April 21 at 10am.

Jack Whitehall adds extra UK tour dates for discounted price

The area around Loch Maree, near Ullapool, pictured in 2009, is not usually subject to concerns about water scarcity (Picture: Getty Images)

Scotland has too little rain? In May?! – Scotsman comment

What is it? A first-floor apartment in what was the country residence of advocate Lord Henry Cockburn during the 19th Century. The property has come onto the market for the first time in almost 50 years.

Three's a charm: A fair share of a Capital property

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A screenshot from one of the Red Ice videos uploaded to BitChute, in which white nationalist broadcadter Lana Lokteff describes Humza Yousaf and his family as "enjoying the fruits of a white society." Picture: BitChute

Police launch investigation into racist abuse and threats aimed at Humza Yousaf

First Minister Humza Yousaf (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Deposit Return Scheme in ’grave danger’ warning from Humza Yousaf

Analysis of the Scottish Government's consultation on the proposed Land Reform Bill have been released (Katharine Hay/The Scotsman)

Land Reform consultation highlights little trust in Scottish Government