Europe

Rangers could be in line to compete in the 2025 Club World Cup. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Rangers in line for lucrative Club World Cup spot - why Celtic will miss out

Douglas Jackson PIC: Ian Rutherford / The Scotsman

Book review: The Barbarian, by Douglas Jackson

Rebecca’s partner and their kid at Centre Parcs in Belgium.

Family save £600 holidaying at Center Parcs in Belgium instead of UK

A number of clubs are keen on Leighton Clarkson. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Aberdeen face competition for Clarkson as Premiership rivals 'interested'

The Midsummer Beer Happening has officially twinned with the Internationaal Streekbierenfestival Zwevegem in Flanders.

Midsummer Beer Happening twins with Belgium beer festival

D-Day falls on 6 June - Credit: Adobe

D-Day 2023: what were the Normandy Landings, when were they?

Water tap

Readers' Letters: We need more reservoirs against water shortages

Aberdeen are guaranteed group-stage football in Europe next season after Celtic's Scottish Cup triumph.

When Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs enter Europe and draw dates

David Gray is to be honoured with a Hibs testimonial next season. (Photo by Paul Devlin / SNS Group)

Hibs confirm David Gray testimonial as Cup hero set for Easter Road honour

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou insists his full focus is on Saturday's Scottish Cup final amid links to the Tottenham vacancy. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Postecoglou affronted over Celtic exit questioning as Spurs talk turns heated

Allie Warren, Global Head of Marketing and Communications at Distill Ventures

Women are making inroads into the ‘male’ drinks industry - Allie Warren

Leighton Clarkson has spoken about his future and a potential return to Aberdeen. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

What Leighton Clarkson said about proposed move to Aberdeen from Liverpool

Michael Beale will lead Rangers into the third qualifying round of the Champions League. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Rangers avoid big hitters in Champions League qualifying third round

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has confirmed the club will strengthen in the transfer window this summer. (Photo by Paul Devlin / SNS Group)

Celtic's interest in striker, Rangers link, price tag, 23-goal season

Hibs suffered their own 7-0 disaster against Malmo.

Aidan Smith: Call Farage, we need another Brexit to get our clubs out of Europe

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

Tourism is one of Scotland's most important economic sectors (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Planned tourist tax can deliver real benefits to local economies – Tom Arthur

Steven Fletcher is Dundee United's top scorer with nine. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

Steven Fletcher explains why Jim Goodwin is right for Dundee United job

Where are we at with protecting Scotland's biodiversity? (pic: Katharine Hay/The Scotsman)

World Biodiversity Day spotlights precarity over Scotland's plans for nature

Scottish Premiership attendance figures will hit a new record this season. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Premiership attendance record to be broken in 'hugely encouraging' figures

Jimmy Jeggo believes a club like HIbs should be in Europe. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Hibs star makes Europe admission as he gives 'difficult' view on Rangers

A general view of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. Picture: Andrey Borodulin/AFP via Getty Images

Europe's largest nuclear power plant forced to switch to emergency generators

Scottish seaweed supplement brand to cash in on global attention

Bob MacIntyre splashes out of a bunker during the second round of the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

MacIntyre 'disappointed but not angry' over first missed cut in major

Food-price inflation is an increasing problem for many people (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Supermarkets making excess profits should face a windfall tax – Stephen Jardine

SNP supporters celebrate as the 2015 general election results come in, with the party going on to receive a record 49.97 per cent of the vote (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

SNP must present a credible economic vision, rather than talk down our opponents

The event attracts about 200,000 people (pic: Lisa Ferguson/PA)

Royal Highland Show: What is it? Where is it? How can I get tickets?

La Rochelle and Leinster contested last season's Heineken Champions Cup final and will do so again this year.

Heineken Champions Cup final could be held in USA as rugby looks to grow

Craig McLachlan PIC: Lewis Arnold

Scottish surf champ Craig McLachlan is ready to take on Europe

Rangers will embark on work to improve disabled facilities at Ibrox this summer. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Rangers confirm Ibrox capacity increase as plans for stadium upgrades revealed

Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti go head-to-head when Manchester City host Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second leg. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Man City v Real Madrid TV channel: How to watch Champions League semi-final

A drought at Threipmuir Reservoir in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh, following a long, hot summer in 2018. This view is looking across part of the deeply-cracked reservoir bed which would normally be under water.

Why our hottest summer days could soon be much hotter

Ukrainian troops take part in exercises near Kyiv ahead of a planned counteroffensive (Picture: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukrainians are paying ultimate price for defence of democracy – Angus Robertson

Researchers found that intensification, measured by the high use of pesticides and fertilisers, has led to the decline of many populations. Birds that rely on invertebrates for food, including swift and spotted flycatcher, have been hardest hit (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Bird species decline across UK and Europe a result of pesticide increase

Shein has announced plans to open 30 new pop-up stores

Shein announces plans to open 30 new pop-up stores - all we know

Many overseas students choose the UK and Scotland

Wendy Alexander hails the British Council's role in promoting cultural relations

Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade, is to meet her Swiss counterpart to negotiate a new trade deal.

Negotiations begin on new free trade agreement with Switzerland

Ukraine Entry Tvorchi performs on stage during The Eurovision Song Contest.

Home city of Ukraine's Eurovision entry attacked by Russia ahead of performance

View of Oia, a beautiful village on the island Santorini in Greece.

Is the Mediterranean now getting too hot for Scots to summer holiday?

Eurovision inspired cocktails to celebrate Liverpool 2023 final

Lewis Stevenson says Hibs' ultimate aim is to finish third.

Stevenson reveals his fears over finally facing Hibs exit door

Retired wind turbine blades, which can be almost 120m long, are notoriously problematic to recycle due the materials used in their construction but a plan in Scotland is offering a solution

What can you do with retired wind turbine blades to keep them out of dumps?

Members of the public walk past the Bank of England in a window as a 0.25 per cent hike in interest rates was announced. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Bank of England hikes interest rates by 0.25% to 4.5%

Island that inspired Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries is for sale for £15 million

Buy the island that inspired Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries

Adam Norris surveys the damage at his home near Drayton, Alberta, this week, after a wildfire swept through the area (Picture: Walter Tychnowicz/AFP via Getty Images)

Warning signs across the world suggest climate change is now out of control

Minister for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Angus Robertson gave a statement to parliament on Tuesday.

UK Government expected to u-turn on bonfire of EU law 'as soon as tomorrow'

Carl Starfelt has impressed once more for Celtic. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

The Celtic star attracting interest from the Premier League and Europe

Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star in Netflix's Eurovision Song Contest: The Fire Saga Story. Cr: Netflix.

All the Scottish links in Netflix's Eurovision movie

A car hit by the remains of a Russian drone shot down over the Ukrainian capital Kyiv is loaded onto a truck (Picture: Sergei Chuzavkov/AFP via Getty Images)

Europe Day and Eurovision provide an eloquent response to Putin's 'Victory Day'

Tui boss said last-minute deals on ultra-cheap flights are no longer possible in 2023 due to increased demand exceeding supply (Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Tui warns ultra-cheap flights no longer possible

The report warned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is challenging Europe's commitment to openness, diversity, freedom, and solidarity.

Russian invasion is challenging Europe's ‘openness, diversity and freedom’

Celtic will return to the Champions League group stages. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic 1 of 8 confirmed for Champions League group stages, £25m windfall

United Kingdom's Eurovision entrant Mae Muller at the National Lottery's Big Eurovision Welcome Party at St George's Hall, Liverpool.

How Eurovision voting works and the new changes for this year

Marco Simone Golf Club has proved a tough test in two DS Automobiles Italian Opens over the last eight months. Picture: Naomi Baker/Getty Images.

Don't write off Europe just yet - why 2023 Ryder Cup could hinge on Marco Simone

Hibs boss Lee Johnson encourages his players during the Premiership clash with St Mirren at Easter Road. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Lee Johnson hails star Hibs player who 'drives you up the wall'

Rangers have been tipped to reach the Champions League group stage for the second season running. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Rangers predicted to reach Champions League group stage - higher pot than Celtic

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AirBnB locks outside a block of flats in Edinburgh in 2019.

Ministers must 'return to drawing board' on short-term lets policy

Peter Murrell

SNP hunt for new £95k-a-year chief executive after Peter Murrell's resignation

The RMT includes station staff and train conductors. Picture: John Devlin

Members of ScotRail’s largest union RMT accept 5 per cent pay deal