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Susan Morrison

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)

In the 18th century, dancing was a crucial part of the matchmaking process (Picture: Three Lions/Getty Images)

The 18th century Italian acrobat who taught Presbyterian Edinburgh how to dance

England's Ellen White celebrates their side's win over Sweden in the semi-final match in Sheffield (Picture: Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Anyone but England? Now it's Come on England as Lionesses win over Scots

Amid the 1976 heatwave Lord Nugent, then chair of the National Water Council, launches a new Save Water symbol (Picture: PA) Read less

Don’t let climate deniers fudge history of 1976 heatwave – Susan Morrison

Face masks and social distancing are still with us, so shouldn't we be in a Covid tier? (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

We should only shed tiers when Covid really is finally all over – Susan Morrison

A pitbull seized during a raid targeting 'dangerous dogs' (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Dangerous dogs? It's the owners we need to be wary of – Susan Morrison

Are deer starting to get a taste for city living?

Have Rudolph and co arrived to spring Santa from Barlinnie? – Susan Morrison

A demonstrator holds a placard showing Boris Johnson and his former special adviser Dominic Cummings outside the UK Parliament (Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)

Johnson vs Cummings: Who will save us from this nightmare? – Susan Morrison

The skeletons from Jason and the Argonauts have turned into tourists on The Royal Mile (Picture: National Galleries of Scotland)

Is city under attack from Skeletons, the Kraken and Medusa?! – Susan Morrison

Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World will not re-open following closure during the Covid pandemic (Picture: Cate Gillon)

Can't we save Butterfly World like we saved Gorgie City Farm? – Susan Morrison

A free pencil for every voter seemed to go down well. So what next? (Picture: Ian Johnston)

Has Scotland just discovered democracy's secret weapon? – Susan Morrison

The NHS's finest appear thrilled to be figuratively taking a massive rolled-up Edinburgh Evening News to squash the bug called Covid, says Susan Morrison (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

How Covid jag left me craving French Fancies – Susan Morrison

Are temperance bars serving herbal brews like dandelion and burdock set to make a comeback? (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Temperance fears have got me prepping bathtub for gin –  Susan Morrison

A person dressed as Donald Trump watches Joe Biden being sworn in as 46th President of the United States (Picture: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

How the Girl Guides could teach Donald Trump a thing or two – Susan Morrison

The Ceneri Base tunnel in Switzerland, which opened in September, is of a similar length to the Forth tunnel proposed by the Scottish Greens. (Picture: AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd)

Think a Forth tunnel is ridiculous? They built one in the 1960s – Susan Morrison

Meghan Markle emanates chic in a Parisian beret, says Susan Morrison (Picture: Jack Hill/The Times/PA)

Am I the only person who just cannot wear a hat? – Susan Morrison

James McFadden gives Scotland a shock victory over France in 2007 to the delight of the nation. Thirteen years later, Susan Morrison experiences a similar level of joy as Joe Biden beats Donald Trump in the US elections (Picture: SNS)

US election result was like a last-minute Scotland goal – Susan Morrison

Susan has a soft spot for George Clooney but the sight of scrubs now makes her roll up her sleeve and avert her eyes (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Queen's Surgeon may be doing my op. Any chance it's Clooney? – Susan Morrison

We flew to see Northern Lights and found something else utterly magical – Susan ...

I just experienced karma on the cancer ward – Susan Morrison

Boris Johnson does his best to make up for global clown shortage – Susan Morriso...

How germ-phobic TV adverts may be making us sick – Susan Morrison

Who keeps digging up Edinburgh’s pavements? Is the council looking for buried tr...

Fringe folk these days just don’t know how to have fun – Susan Morrison

Once the future was shiny and young, now tomorrow belongs to old folk – Susan Mo...

This side-effect of chemotherapy was a big surprise – Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison: Why I asked a beautiful French librarian if I could adopt her

Susan Morrison: I just joined Red Queen’s rebel alliance against Amazon’s evil e...

Brexit: Susan Morrison has found a solution to the crisis

How my bid to become Juliet Bravo fell short – Susan Morrison

Tom Devine: History is new star in culture constellation

Has the contribution of women to Scottish comedy been overlooked?

Rejected parents slam class ruling

Robert gave lifebelt to save others in Titanic disaster

Susan Morrison: Meeting gobbledegook really takes the biscuit

Tourist sites pull plug on whisky sales as licensing costs soar

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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 probing abuse aimed at Humza Yousaf by white supremacists

Recycling schemes in other countries are not driven by a political desire to do things differently to England (Picture: Jonathan Pow/PA)

Deposit return scheme's fate is another fine mess, not a constitutional outrage

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