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Creel fishermen say the government should listen to them when drafting up HPMAs. Image: Press Association.

Creel fishers urge government to listen to them when drafting up HPMAs

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

Children meeting working dogs during the Estate that Educate open days. Picture: Kirk Norbury

Estates teach children about foraging, plucking game and shooting

The rankings are based on the latest Higher exam results published by the Scottish Government.

The 13 best performing secondary schools in Glasgow

Renowned for its academic excellence, Jordanhill School is Glasgow's only entry in this list, coming top of the pile. An impressive 89 per cent of pupils leave with at least five Highers.

The 18 best performing secondary schools in Scotland

The Kintore-Fiddes-Tealing 400kV consultation period will now end on June 23.

Substation project consultation period extended

First Minister Humza Yousaf during a visit to Castlebrae Community Campus in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Scottish Government misses huge target pledged by Yousaf as waiting times rise

The UK Internal Market Bill remains has caused a rift between the administrations.

What is the Internal Market Act, and how has it impacted Scottish Government?

The first deals struck by the UK post-Brexit will come into force on Wednesday. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Scotland’s producers deserve better than ‘rushed through’ UK trade deals

ScotRail's remaining diesel fleets such as its 40-year-old Inter7City trains are due to be scrapped by 2035. Picture: SNS Group

Are SNP's other transport pledges more achievable than the A9? – Alastair Dalton

The introduction of a deposit return scheme has turned into a constitutional argument.

Deposit return scheme argument exposes 'broken union', says Lorna Slater

Shona Robison, unlike previous Finance Secretaries, does not appear to have much grasp on her brief (Picture: Andrew Cowan/pool/Getty Images)

Shona Robison appears out of her depth as £1 billion budget black hole looms

Grenfell Tower after the devastating fire in 2017. Image: Press Association.

Housing minister told to speed up programme to replace dangerous cladding

Scottish Conservative MSP Rachael Hamilton says Scottish local authorities should follow Cornwall Council's lead on source local motion (pic: Katharine Hay/The Scotsman)

Scottish councils should follow 'fantastic' Cornwall 'source local' model

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

Overflowing bins in the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh where cleansing workers from the City of Edinburgh Council took part in strike action last year over a pay dispute.

SNP council tax freeze saves owners of most valuable homes £600 a year

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

When it comes to schools in Aberdeen City, Cults Academy has the best exam results. 74 per cent gain at least five Highers.

The top performing schools in all 32 of Scotland's local authority areas

Deadly cladding was identified in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Picture: PA

Minister must outline details of cladding deal with housebuilders in Holyrood

First Minister Humza Yousaf tours the recently completed Clarice Pears building during a to visit to the University of Glasgow. Picture: Robert Perry/PA Wire

Labour blasts Humza Yousaf as more than 2,200 Scots wait two years for surgery

The Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Inverness will kick-off at 5.30pm at Hampden on Saturday. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Celtic v Inverness cup final set for BBC channel move if FA Cup final overruns

UK Government accused of 'sabotage' over Scotland's deposit return scheme

Where does Scotland's deposit return scheme go from here?

Labour reportedly want to block all new oil and gas developments in the North Sea

Labour would block any new North Sea oil and gas developments if in government

Former finance secretary Kate Forbes

Forbes seeks 'urgent' Kinloch Castle poll as millionaire condemns failed sale

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

UK Government accused of 'sabotage' over Scotland's deposit return scheme

UK Government accused of 'sabotage' over Scotland's deposit return scheme

Slater accuses UK Government of 'utter disregard for devolution' over DRS plan

CalMac is being punished for Scottish Government's own failings (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Ferries scandal gets worse with fines for CalMac and millions for consultants

Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Shona Robison speaks to the media in the Garden Lobby ahead of First Minster's Questions, at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture date: Thursday January 19, 2023.

Robison: Growing economy can help us achieve targets amid financial squeeze

East Renfrewshire Council tops the list of local authorities when it comes to high-performing schools - 86 per cent of them are in the top 50. St Ninian's High School in Giffnock is their top performer.

The 10 council areas with the best exam results in Scotland

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison samples coffee during a visit to sustainable coffee roaster Dear Green, in Glasgow, to highlight the Scottish Government's new financial and economic policy commitments

Cuts likely as ministers left with 'limited' options to narrow budget black hole

The City of Edinburgh has six schools in total ranking within the top 50 in Scotland based on exam results from 2022. Boroughmuir High School was the only one in Edinburgh to feature inside the top ten, based on the percentage of pupils who achieved five or more highers. Picture: John Devlin

The 10 best performing secondary schools in Edinburgh

The most improved school in Scotland when it comes to exam results is Bannockburn Academy in Stirling. It rose 208 places, from 294th to 86th, after the number of pupils gaining five or more Highers shot up from 21 per cent to 46 per cent between 2017 and 2022.

The 13 most improved secondary schools in Scotland

Teenage Students In Uniform Sitting Examination In School Hall

Scottish towns 'underperform' in new school league tables

Secondary schools ranked by percentage of pupils passing five or more Highers or equivalent qualifications in the 2021/22 academic year

Search our interactive Scottish secondary school league table

Visitors to the Edinburgh Fringe could soon be charged a tourist tax. Image: William Burdett-Coutts.

Visitors could soon be charged a tourist tax in Scotland

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

SNP ministers accused of 'riding roughshod' over Freedom of Information laws

Rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon says there will be "no cliff edges" when it comes to financial support for farmers in Scotland (pic: PA)

'There will not be cliff edges when it comes to support for farmers'

Liquefied Petroleum Gas is a lifeline for many Scots (Picture: Ishara S KodikaraI/AFP via Getty Images)

Reades' Letters: Fuel good deed goes unrewarded

Hebridean Isles should have returned from annual maintenance in February. Picture: Mn28/Wikimedia Commons

CalMac ferry disruption to continue under at least end of June

Education secretary Jenny Gilruth, seen with Humza Yousaf. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

Summit planned to tackle school violence as minister warned action must follow

MSPs are going to debate the use of AI technology in the Scottish Parliament.

MSPs need to trust AI before using it in Holyrood

Work continues on hull 802 at the Ferguson Marine shipyard (Picture: John Devlin)

Building second ferry to same design as Glen Sannox is a huge risk

Former leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon, speaking to the media outside her home in Uddingston, Glasgow, in April. Picture: PA

Nicola Sturgeon says SNP finances probe 'unexpected and unwelcome'

Figures, obtained by the British Medical Association (BMA) and given exclusively to The Scotsman, show Scotland has lost around 100 GP surgeries over the last decade. Pic: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

GP crisis laid bare as one in ten surgeries refusing to accept new patients

From May 29, orange lid bins will be delivered to some households from Banchory to Braemar

Creating orange-lid bins from recycled diamonds

The heavy rain that causes sewers to overflow is increasing because of climate change (Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

Why Scottish Water may struggle to stop sewage overflows – Dr Richard Dixon

Lorna Slater. Picture: PA

Deposit return scheme compensation dismissed as 'hypothetical' by Lorna Slater

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has had many confrontations with the Scottish Government.

Analysis: Why Alister Jack is scoring victories over the Scottish Government

Claiming problems are worse in England does not enhance the quality of Scottish Parliament debate (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP ministers need to start showing parliament more respect – Murdo Fraser

Surveys show number of pupils getting musical instrument lessons has dropped in recent years

SNP's free music policy fails to boost uptake with 92% missing out

Scotland's junior doctors have threatened strike action similar to that seen south of the border unless its pay restoration demands are met. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images

NHS medics keep strike threat despite 14.5% pay offer

Learning a musical instrument has many benefits (Picture: Chris Hondros/Newsmakers)

Slump in number of children learning a musical instrument is deeply worrying

Scottish secretary Alister Jack. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Jack rejects any suggestion UK Government could pay out DRS compensation

Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow is owned by the Scottish Government.

Ferguson Marine needs to be 'three times more productive', says secret report

Health secretary Michael Matheson. Picture: Getty Images

Analysis: Health secretary asks junior doctors to meet him halfway with offer

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The last time Bruce Springsteen played in Edinburgh was in 1981 - and his loyal fans were delighted to welcome The Boss back to the Capital.

Springsteen at Murrayfield: A collective emotional experience for 60,000 fans

Rockall sits 200 miles west of the Outer Hebrides and is where adventurer Cam Cameron plans to spend the next 60 days. PIC: Óglaigh na hÉireann/CC.

Three men land on Rockall as 60-day survival challenge begins