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Bitumen, derived from crude oil, is used along with asphalt to build roads and fix potholes. Picture: Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon

Why UK needs Rosebank oil field for far more than just fuel
Among other things, oil-derived products are used in road-building, medicines, mobile phones and components for electric vehicle batteries
David Whitehouse

A passenger looks at a departures board showing delays and cancellations at LaGuardia airport on November 13, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City.

Travel disruption eases following US air traffic control problems

Journalists helped reveal allegations of sexual misconduct against comedian and author David Walliams. Picture: Lia Toby

The mainstream media exposés that show why we need a strong free Press John McLellan

A warning is displayed of disruption to online services on the homepage of the website for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Picture: Yui Mok

Microsoft outage shows need to make our fragile world more resilient Scotsman comment

Foo Fighters on stage at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

What we know about Foo Fighters’ 2027 tour - including Edinburgh gig

Integrated care award - The Killie Community, NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Scotland Health Awards 2026 - The Killie Community

Global citizenship award - Trustees of The Logie Legacy charity, NHS Borders

Scotland’s Health Awards 2026 - The Logie Legacy

David Bywater from the Scottish Ambulance Service won the leader of the year award.

Scotland Health Awards 2026 - David Bywater, Scottish Ambulance

Volunteer Award - Sandra Pairman
NHS Golden Jubilee

Scotland Health Awards 2026 - Sandra Pairman

Flow Navigation Centre Plus Lanarkshire from NHS Lanarkshire won the innovation award.

Scotland Health Awards 2026 - FNC Plus Lanarkshire

Support worker award - Kristal McDonald, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Scotland’s Health Awards 2026 - Kristal McDonald

Microsoft was continuing efforts to restore some of its most widely used services on Friday.

Microsoft works to restore services as outages continue worldwide

Protesters demonstrate in London against the proposed development of the Rosebank oil field. Picture: Henry Nicholls

As climate change hits our food, SNP and Labour backslide on net-zero Joyce McMillan

King Charles and Queen Camilla view a crocheted mailbox topper of a crown in Selkirk, following his coronation. Picture: Andrew Milligan/pool

Kindness is natural: Why humans evolved to want to help others Philip Lymbery

Queues of lorries at the Port of Dover. Brexit has created barriers to trade between the UK and EU. Picture: Dan Kitwood

Why Andy Burnham can’t come away from EU summit with nothing Alistair Carmichael

Andy Burnham speaks to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a meeting of the European Political Community in Dublin yesterday. Picture: Stefan Rousseau

Amid ‘strong’ UK growth, Burnham must temper his left-wing instincts Scotsman comment

Including headliners Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence, more than 100 acts have been confirmed for Download 2027 so far.

DLXXIV: 18 highlights from the Download 2027 line-up announcement

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Scotland's November 2026 photo gallery

Here's who left The Great British Bake Off tent after the quarter-final.

Who left Bake Off last night? What happened during the quarter-final

On the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, campaign group Led By Donkeys used a tractor and harrow to carve 'Brexit broke Britain' in giant letters in a field near Swindon. Picture: Led By Donkeys

Support for rejoining EU is a reason to get excited about UK's future Scotsman comment

Supporters of rejoining the European Union attend a rally to mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum in London in June this year. Picture: Brook Mitchell

The campaign to rejoin the European Union is gathering strength Jackie Baillie

Veterans march through Edinburgh on Remembrance Sunday. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Remembrance Day should also be about survivors like N Ireland veterans Murdo Fraser

David Walliams

Famous man in failed injunction bid named as David Walliams

Here's this week's Bake Off theme and what to expect from the quarter final.

What week is it on Bake Off? When it's on tonight and episode 8 theme

Andy Burnham sought to reassure people ahead of the Makerfield by-election that he was not another chancer from the Labour/Conservative uniparty who says one thing and does another. Picture: Christopher Furlong

Why Andy Burnham's EU policy fails his own 'Makerfield Test' Brian Monteith

Fall Out Boy have teased a possible Glasgow gig, with a series of cryptic social media clues.

What we know about Fall Out Boy's 2027 tour, including Glasgow gig

Donald Trump listens as Nigel Farage speaks during a Make America Great Again rally in Goodyear, Arizona, in 2020. Picture: Brendan Smialowski

Trump's midterm election disaster is bad news for Reform and Tories Christine Jardine

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas plays grandmother Gloria in a scene from John Lewis's Christmas TV advert

Dear John Lewis, grannies are worth more than a costly Christmas gift Susan Dalgety

The first wave of acts for Download 2027 will soon be announced.

When is the Download 2027 line-up announced?

Senator Jon Ossoff is being tipped as a future presidential candidate by many. Picture: Megan Varner

The lessons UK progressives should take from Trump’s election defeat Alistair Carmichael

Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assaults

Here's who left The Great British Bake Off tent after episode seven.

Who left Bake Off last night? What happened during Free From Week

A painting by William John Huggins depicting the capture of the Spanish slave vessel Dolores by HM brig Ferret in 1816. Picture: Print Collector

Slavery reparations? Why UK has paid its dues in blood and treasure Murdo Fraser

Chancellor John Healey holds out the famous red Budget Box in Downing Street, ahead of revealing its contents to the Commons. Picture: Henry Nicholls

SNP's reaction to Budget just exposed how foolish they really are Jackie Baillie

Last week's Star Baker Tom will be hoping to impress once again during Free From Week.

What week is it on Bake Off? When it's on tonight and week 7 theme

Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey aren't saying, but the signals about an early election were clear to see in last week's Budget. Picture: Ian Vogler/pool

Another general election! Labour looks set to go to the polls early Brian Monteith

Here's what happened during episode six of The Great British Bake Off on Tuesday, October 27.

Who left Bake Off last night? Here's what happened during Pastry Week

Moyin is one of the bakers attempting to create perfect pastry during episode six of Bake Off.

What time does Bake Off start? When it's on tonight and week 6 theme

Scotland's October 2026 photo gallery

Imports of liquefied natural gas from distant countries come at a much higher carbon cost. Picture: Yuichi Yamazaki

Jackdaw consent is right call but UK must work to cut demand for gas Alistair Carmichael

A notice on the National Cyber Security Centre website warning of a critical security issue affecting PHP

Expert warns of more cyber attacks as 'be ready' campaign launched

A car ablaze during demonstrations in Paris at the weekend

We should learn from the French rather than follow in their footsteps Paul Wilson

Experts worry that artificial intelligence is blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction, handing cybercriminals a cheap and effective technology to exploit. Picture: Chris Delmas

That desperate call from your daughter may have been AI cybercriminal Ronald Hepburn

People protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London over the UK government's decision to approve the Jackdaw gas field. Picture: Brook Mitchell

Why Labour's Jackdaw gas field decision is not climate vandalism Scotsman comment

The more electric cars in the UK, the lower the demand for petrol, and therefore the price, should be. Picture: Adrian Dennis

Why are drivers being paid £7.6 billion to buy petrol cars? Matt Galvin

Labour's approval of the Jackdaw gas field is a welcome step, but the North Sea energy industry needs John Healey and Andy Burnham to take a few more. Picture: Ian Forsyth

After Jackdaw approval, Labour must now seize £50bn North Sea prize David Whitehouse

Clara hard at work during Dessert Week in the Bake Off tent.

Who left Bake Off last night? Here's what happened during Dessert Week

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is arguably the individual most responsible for Brexit, but that's not the worst thing he has done, says Ian Johnston. Picture: Carl Court

How Farage is doubling-down on one of the worst things he's ever done Ian Johnston

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told ministers the UK needed to 'live within our means' during a pre-Budget speech at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London. Picture: Alishia Abodunde

Kemi Badenoch reminds Gen Z what politics is supposed to be about Scotsman comment

Is Google Down? Every website and app affected by Google Cloud outage

Suffragette leader Sylvia Pankhurst, seen in 1921 shortly after she had been released from prison, is toasted at a celebration breakfast in East London. Picture: Topical Press Agency

A century on, why Pankhurst's fight for women's rights is not over Christine Jardine

The European Court of Human Rights is not perfect but the principles enshrined in the Convention's articles are as strong and relevant now as they were when drafted after the Second World War. Picture: Frederick Florin

How European Court of Human Rights defends free speech in Scotland John McLellan

Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Romesh Ranganathan and Ross Kemp all survived their game of hide-and-seek - but will that help or hinder them?

What time is Celebrity Traitors on? When you can watch episode 6

In recent years, there have been attempts to cut Coastguard volunteer remuneration and reduce rescue helicopter readiness in island communities. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Fishing tragedy shows how wrong it is to undermine rescuers like RNLI Alistair Carmichael

Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content as Trump posts

Yannis showing Alison Hammond his showstopper.

Who left Bake Off? Everything that happened during Bread Week

Chancellor John Healey needs to retain the confidence of the markets, like his predecessor Rachel Reeves. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/pool

How Chancellor John Healey can avoid becoming the Labour Liz Truss Scotsman comment

Artist impression issued by University College London (UCL) of theropod dinosaur, Invictibellatrix amberina.

New species of dinosaur discovered from fossil ‘overlooked’ for over 100 years

Pro-EU demonstrators attend a rally in London in June this year to mark the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum (Picture: Brook Mitchell)

As Burnham works on Brexit's flaws, Europhiles must heed call to arms Scotsman comment

Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch inspects the 'Birmingham tapestry' at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham last week (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Why Tories' south of England focus is no way to beat Reform Brian Monteith

Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, which was created by the resignation of Keir Starmer, last week (Picture: Peter Nicholls)

Why defeat of Greens' golden boy Polanski is such good news for UK Christine Jardine

From left, Madalitso, Alefa, two-year-old Iana, and her mother Brenda, at the side of a road in Area Three, Lilongwe. Madalitso sells airtime vouchers for Airtel Malawi, while Alefa and Brenda have a stall selling the essentials of life: maize flour, tomatoes, greens and cooking oil.

What 90% cut in UK aid means for one of world's poorest countries Susan Dalgety

In Scotland, Ireland and Wales, it is accepted that 'single malt' means whisky that has been made, from start to finish, in one place (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Labour needs to wake up to threat to £5.36bn Scotch whisky industry Scotsman comment

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, with her husband, Hamish, leaves the stage to applause after delivering her keynote speech at the party's conference in Birmingham (Picture: Jacob King/WPA pool)

Why Kemi Badenoch has the same star quality as Ruth Davidson John McLellan

Ross Greer, of the Scottish Greens, likes to claim the moral high ground but his stance on the Middle East actually harms the Palestinian cause (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Why Greens' stance on Israel is dangerous for the Palestinian people Alistair Carmichael

Dr Imogen Brooks, believed to be the first person in the UK to get a bespoke artificial tongue, poses with her spare (Picture: Yui Mok)

'Like assembling the Avengers': How NHS rose to an unusual challenge Scotsman comment

A power cut this winter would likely result in the deaths of vulnerable people (Picture: Scott Campbell)

Lights out? Why Britain's grid would fail North Sea safety test Richard Lyon

Alison Hammond, Noel Fielding, Paul Hollywood and Nigella Lawson in the Bake Off tent for Audience Choice Week.

What week is it on Bake Off? When it's on tonight and new Week 3 theme

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries