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The 15th Century gold ring Matthew Hepworth found buried in a farmer’s field.

Watch metal detectorist unearth find of a lifetime - a rare gold ring

Pilgrims celebrate Easter by carrying wooden crosses as they walk over the tidal causeway to Lindisfarne during the final leg of their annual Good Friday pilgrimage.

Good Friday - the meaning behind the Easter Bank Holiday explained

Easter Sunday (also known as Resurrection Sunday) will fall on April 9 this year.

When is Easter 2023 Scotland? When are the bank holidays? Dates and weather

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference during a European Union summit, at the EU headquarters in Brussels last month

Readers' letters: Brexit could turn out to be making of the EU

Should opposition parties join forces to defeat SNP candidates?

Readers' Letters: Tactical voting offer is worth taking seriously

Gavin Matthews of Solas

Friends of The Scotsman: Putin tramples Ukraine but judgment will come

Gavin Matthews, Solas

Are we all missing the point in drama of most prominent family in the land?

People traditionally take down Christmas decor on the 5th or 6th of January depending on which Christian calendar they follow.

When to take down Christmas Decorations: Exact date to take down Xmas tree

Praying, saying what is in your heart, could be a worthwhile thing to try (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields: In these hard times, prayer is worth trying

Various parts of Scotland were united, usually by marriage, to create the kingdom

Readers' letters:

The Menorah candlestick holds nine candles, eight of which are lit using the ninth throughout Hanukkah.

Hanukkah 2022: What is Hanukkah, when is it and why do people celebrate it?

The Menorah holds nine candles, eight of which are lit using the ninth throughout the festival. Photo: tomertu / Getty Images /Canva Pro

I am celebrating my first Hanukkah and can't wait to find out what that means

A time for reflection at The News' Christmas Carol Service & Christingle at St Mary's Church last year. Picture: Alex Shute

What is Christingle, the celebration involving oranges and candles?

Barbie, pictured with a companion, before her Margot Robbie makeover (Picture: Mark Lennihan/PA)

Aidan Smith: Christmas is losing its sparkle. Do we call the whole thing off?

Stuart Weir, national director of CARE for Scotland.

Time to restore civility to public debate and refuse to allow identity to define...

Sainsbury’s shoppers left stunned as box of fish fingers now costs £7

Michael Ots for Solas.

What actually is loneliness, and why do we find it so difficult? - asks Michael ...

Anne Witton, Solas

Who is going to be interested in our "digital footprint” in a century? - Anne Wi...

Why do we dread Friday 13th? (photo: Adobe)

Beware! Friday the 13th – Day of Doom… or just another day?

The unfinished Glen Sannox Caledonian Macbrayne ferry is seen in the Ferguson Marine shipyard (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Late ferries show nationalisation not answer

The story of Jesus's crucifixion has elements that can speak to people even if they are not Christians (Picture: World Youth Day via Getty Images)

Amid a perfect storm of hardship, more of us are acting like Simon the Cyrene

A woman leaves the Mykhailo Golden Domes Cathedral in Kyiv after a service for Ukrainians who have died as a result of the Russian invasion (Picture: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)

An Easter prayer for peace, but also justice, in Ukraine – Murdo Fraser MSP

Luke Rowe will be playing Jesus in this month's open-air production of the 'Easter Story' in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Edinburgh's 'Easter Play' to reflect impact of refugee crisis

Pancake day signifies the day before lent begins (Picture: Grahams Family Dairy)

When is Pancake Day 2022 and why do we eat them?

People mourn the deaths of those killed in a suicide bombing at the All Saints church in Peshawar in 2013 (Picture: A Majeed/AFP via Getty Images)

How I forgave the people who murdered my family and friends – Rev Aftab Gohar

Protestors hold placards up at a government detention centre where Serbia's tennis champion Novak Djokovic is reported to be staying in Melbourne. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

Djokovic family speak out as tennis star's plight compared to Jesus crucifixion

With the presents opened and the food eaten, it's time to take down your Christmas tree soon. Photo: Tom Merton / Photo Images / Canva Pro.

Here's when to take down your Christmas tree

St Andrew's Day 2021: Who is Saint Andrew? Why Scotland celebrates St Andrew - and what happened to his bones? (Image credit: Shutterstock/Getty Images via Canva Pro)

St Andrew's Day 2021: Who is Saint Andrew and why is he Scotland's patron saint?

Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon in Love Actually

You deserve better than Hugh Grant - Alexander Brown

A selection of this year's M&S Christmas cards

Readers' Letters: What did Jesus do to get ‘cancelled’ by M&S?

The National Library of Scotland is introducing advisory notices for material which may cause offence. Picture: Getty Images.

Scotland on Sunday letters: Library's living document to address discriminatory ...

Dr Andy Bannister, Solas

For those who trust in Jesus, tomorrow never dies - Dr Andy Bannister

St Rollox Church in Sighthill, Glasgow which has been adorned with 77 crosses fashioned out of concrete by prizewinning sculptor Michael Visocchi.

Concrete crosses artwork unveiled at Scottish church

Christianity has always had a deeply communal spirituality and is never a solo-pursuit. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Finding something of infinite value - Gavin Matthews

Gerry Rafferty PIC: Shutterstock

Album reviews: Gerry Rafferty | Kanye West | LOTOS

"Last Supper” Ceramic Heads Art at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh. PICS: Colin Hattersley

Last Supper busts of Jesus and Apostles made from broken china at cathedral

Do you consider Friday the 13th to be particularly unlucky? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky - and triskaidekaphobia explai...

Jeet Thayil PIC: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images

Book review: Names of the Women, by Jeet Thayil

Maundy Thursday is the fifth day of the Holy Week, the week in the Christian calendar leading up to Easter Sunday

Maundy Thursday 2021: what is the Christian holy day marking the end of Lent

Christians in Jerusalem carry their large wooden cross along the route tradition says Jesus carried the cross on, to mark Good Friday

This is when Good Friday is in 2021 - can you attend church to celebrate?

This is why we eat chocolate eggs at Easter time

When is Easter 2021 - and why do we eat chocolate eggs? (Pic: Shutterstock)

When is Easter 2021? Bank holiday dates, when schools are off - and egg ideas

The books of the Bibile express the moral standards of their time, not of ours

Will the Bible fall foul of hate crime legislation? - Readers' Letters

A priest will officiate Ash Wednesday by rubbing ashes in a cross-shape onto the head of church-goers, signifying the beginning of Lent (Picture: Getty Images)

This is why Christians observe Ash Wednesday - and what the ashes mean

Churches should reopen as soon as possible - Readers' Letters

Don't take down your Christmas decorations just yet (Shutterstock)

When is Twelfth Night? And what date you should you take your Christmas decorati...

Nuns, mask-clad due to the Covid-19 pandemic, enter the Church of the Nativity on Christmas Day

No peace on earth in little town of Bethlehem - Readers' Letters

Loneliness is as much a part of 21st century living as is digital connectivity, says Martin Fair

The Book of Genesis got it right: it’s not good for anyone to be alone - Rt Rev ...

The shortage of permanent residential accommodation is as acute this Christmas as it was a year ago, says Mr Alexander. Picture: Jon Savage.

When Christmas wishlist is an affordable home - David Alexander comment

Call the Midwife Christmas Special PIC: BBC / Gareth Gatrell / Nealstreet Productions

Paul Whitelaw's guide to the best Christmas TV

Justin Bieber has teamed up with an NHS choir on his new Christmas song

Police Scotland is facing cuts to the number of officers

The model of policing in Scotland is broken - Readers' Letters

John Lennon was shot four times by Mark Chapman, who was a Beatles fan (Getty)

Who is Mark Chapman, and why did he assassinate John Lennon?

The Castle is lit up blue this evening to celebrate St Andrew's Day. Picture credit: Allan Crow.

Edinburgh Castle lights up blue to celebrate Scotland's Patron Saint

Saint Andrew, one of the twelve apostles

Why is Saint Andrew the patron saint of Scotland and how Scots celebrate

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Here are 50 of the funniest Christmas jokes for 2020

The Scotsman Top Stories

Kinloch Castle, the Grade A Listed Building on the Isle of Rum, which the Scottish Government has been unable to sell and lies in a state of slow decay. PIC: NatureScot.

Castle at the heart of island's future as millionaire speaks out on failed sale

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

Charities say more affordable homes need to be built to help manage Scotland's housing crisis.

Over 300,000 people on social housing waiting lists in Scotland