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Here’s how to get presale for The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Psychedelic Furs on tour in Scotland next year.

The former MSP said she saw, during her time in government, how important the fishing sector is in Scotland.

The publicly-owned energy company will host a reception later today at its recently opened headquarters at Marischal Square.

Bake Off is back tonight, with week one - Cake Week - introducing us to this year’s contestants - as well as new judge Nigella Lawson.

The cottage has been empty for more than three years

Britain’s traditional energy economy is declining faster than the new one is being built

Beer cans, mouldy food and cigarette packets were among the rubbish left behind by visitors.

Edinburgh Airport has not been ‘delivering’ for passengers, it has been annoying far too many of them a great deal

The North Sea Transition Taskforce said oil and gas activity is declining faster than green industries are growing

Edinburgh Airport has come under fire for frustrating passenger experiences in recent months

The North East MSP has lodged an amendment calling for the Scottish Parliament to recommit to its target to keep relative child poverty should be below 10 per cent by 2030-31.

Dizzy is a rescue dog, akin to the stray she plays in the show

The sham elections that took place in Russia are a disgraceful parody of democracy

The former first minister warned against an ‘alpha-male mentality’ putting the UK on the verge of war - and she might have been spot on in the first part of Sky’s scenario-based drama, The Wargame.

The former first minister plays the deputy prime minister in the Sky docudrama.

National Air Traffic Services blamed a ‘connectivity issue’

A reader says universities must move past defensive cost-cutting and seize this moment of disruption

The latest PISA results – which measure educational performance across the world - should be a moment to reflect and have an honest conversation about the direction of Scottish education.

Some rather special elderly people are taking the time simply to listen to people in heightened states of distress

As Scotland prepares for its latest drug-deaths figures, Justina Murray calls for greater support for children whose parents are either struggling with addiction or dead

Funding our defence should come before paying to giving away control of our lawmaking to the European Union, writes Brian Monteith

The demolition of an infamous prison is the latest sign that Iran’s dictatorship is afraid it will be held to account for mass murder, rape and its many other crimes against humanity

Scotland’s 32 local councils could be replaced by between six and 10 mainland regional authorities.

Bride-to-be Barbara Ann Stoddart was due to be flying to Las Vegas with groom Andrew Lithgow, their three children, best man and a friend, and was hoping they still make it in time for the wedding.

The party has to be relevant, it has to be strategic, and it has to be policy focused

We asked headteachers: is there a teacher shortage in Scottish independent education, and what is your school doing to ensure you can keep teacher/pupil ratios high?

Getting pupils out of the classroom and into the great outdoors has never been more important to their future, experts have argued.

Dr Yvonne Davies says we are good at creating start-ups but could do more to help companies take the next big step

The four part docudrama follows a fictional Russian attack on UK soil in the near future.

Airports in Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester were registering delayed flights and urged passengers to check with their airlines.

Affected by the disruption at air traffic control in Scotland today?

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Nats said engineers had been called in to deal with the issue at the Prestwick centre which handles air traffic control across Scotland and the north of England.

The Scottish Government will lead a debate on Tuesday on ‘Scotland’s right to decide’.

We live in dangerous times which demand cool heads and leadership

If a looming by-election goes well for Labour, Andy Burnham could go for a snap general election before Nigel Farage has a chance to spend his party’s new wealth

Dept Q was filmed in Scotland

He said he was emotional and “stood greetin'” when he found out his time

Aberdeenshire Council introduced a 200 per cent premium on second homes

The former prime minister also warns about the potential increase in nuclear weapons and AI’s influence on global conflicts.

Yes, injustices exist.

The new Scottish Labour leader says Holyrood must break its ‘consensus of silence’ on education.

A former Labour MP laments the sorry state of the party north of the Border – and suggests the way forward

Pitch Perfect sees authors pitch their manuscripts to a panel

They are hunting three men

Michael Marra says he has a mandate to change the direction of Scottish Labour.

Joe Fagan has argued that Scottish Labour would become more relevant with voters if it could work more constructively with the Scottish government at Holyrood.

Community payback order imposed as an alternative to custody

Not only best in Scotland, St Andrews has been named as the UK’s best university overall in the Times Good University Guide 2027.

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was arrested in 2017 in connection with alleged terror offences.