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Harriet Cross warned that a UK Government decision to block the fossil fuel projects could drive energy firms out of the country.

Findings expected to be published in July 2027

There’s a £2bn gap hiding in plain sight, writes Andrew Noble.

Watch our video to find out what it takes to make it to the top in Irish Dancing

Conservatives vow to change the law to override SNP ban on new nuclear

The scheme will be rolled out in the new year

Christine Jardine explains why she wished she’d got the chance to thank Esther Rantzen for all she did for so many people

Calls for psychological care, bereavement pathways, and specialist programmes

Shadow energy secretary Andrew Bowie will announce today that a Tory Government would bring in a law to ensure “no part of Great Britain misses out on plans for new nuclear renewal.”

Owners of major asset decline to speculate on impact of strike action

We are living through the most profoundly misogynistic era in my lifetime

Scottish Green MSP Patrick Harvie has written to John Swinney urging him to open a public consultation on the issue.

Political efforts to tackle this need radical change

The decking, designed for outdoor seating, was built without council permission ahead of the opening of the pub in June

The Aberdeen South by-election has caused the Scottish Tories’ whole demeanour to change.

The Poverty in Scotland 2026 report calls for “radical change”

Education Secretary needs persuasion to fix Scotland’s suffering schools, says reader

The Scottish Tory leader launched his party’s Benefit Fraud Bill in a speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.

The festival begins this week

The former first minister said there was a “glaring contradiction” that the Prime Minister was re-opening the Brexit debate, but would not allow another Scottish independence referendum.

10k and half marathon events kick off

The 19th century glasshouses were closed in 2021 so that “substantial” restoration work could be carried out

Extensive road closures in place as 10k and half marathon events get underway

The painting will hang in Duff House

One of Mackintosh’s distinctive ‘ladderback’ chairs is also coming up for sale

Humza Yousaf branded the former deputy first minister ‘clumsy’ and of ‘alienating’ minority groups in his new book ‘Under Fire’.

After a shocking cliffhanger, here’s what time episode 2 of The Celebrity Traitors will arrive tonight.

‘Robust’ and ‘independent’ assurance needed

Health secretary says cases identified by The Scotsman are ‘deeply concerning’

After a five-year refurbishment, this crowning glory of Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden is back

One college principal warns that urgent and fundamental reform is necessary ‘if the sector is going to survive’

The Palm Houses have been closed for five years

The STUC says there has been ‘a concerning lack of engagement’ with workers on proposed legislation.

Phase two of the project will cost £65m

Areas in Scotland topped the list, with homes in Inverclyde and Aberdeen costing 3.5 times wages on average.

The finalists of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026 have been selected from over 10,000 entries from 112 countries

The first episode of Celebrity Traitors series two brought coffins, chaos and a shock confession

Here’s everything you need to know about Glasgow-born actress Sharon Rooney ahead of The Celebrity Traitors.

New family SUV has style and presence, and while not without faults, it offers drivers a lot of car for their money, writes Jim McGill

Iryna Rushetskaya explains how war and ordinary human life can exist simultaneously

When we learn to care for the vulnerable, whether human or not, we become better versions of ourselves

Internationally renowned geneticist who pioneered exploitation of gene mapping technology

Here is the full list of nominees from the 2026 Scottish BAFTAs.

A pub closure in John Swinney’s backyard shows SNP disdain for the hospitality industry, believes reader

Syngenta, which employs 370 people in Grangemouth, has put forward plans to cease its Scottish operations.

Jagtar Singh Johal had been granted bail last month, and has now been released from prison.

John Swinney says Scottish pensioners will be worse off if Andy Burnham’s end of the triple lock goes ahead

Alistair Carmichael’s party drove the introduction of the triple lock on state pensions.

The government’s changes will allow more employees to take time off work from ‘day one’, writes Dr Anne Sammon

Here is the exact time The Celebrity Traitors will return and where you can watch live.