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Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward (Pic: TSPL)

Dog walker badly injured in serious Scottish road crash involving Mercedes

Health Secretary Neil Gray has apologised to MSPs for using a Scottish Government car to attend football matches involving Aberdeen FC, the team he supports

Sarwar accuses SNP of ‘hypocrisy’ over football chauffeur row

Pollution issues at the loch were highlighted again on Monday when scores of dead fish were found. Picture: NatureScot

Hundreds of dead fish found at historic loch in 'shocking' discovery

Is the world ready for all-year-round Easter eggs? (Picture: Paul Faith)

Chreaster Eggs reveal supermarkets' brilliant plan to sell more stuff Stephen Jardine

Inverclyde Council leader Stephen McCabe is to step down from his role

Labour council leader stepping down after court appearance

Stephen McCabe has denied assault and threatening or abusive behaviour

Scottish bakers from previous seasons of The Great British Bake Off will enter the tent once more for the show's New Year special.

Every Scottish baker to have appeared on The Great British Bake Off

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow are being 'held back" by not having regional mayors

Prestigious Edinburgh restaurant to close its doors

Lib Dems win surprise victory in city council by-election

President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts for his second administration

15 key appointments as Donald Trump assembles his top team

Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond memorial service watch details announced

A ScotRail train on the Far North Line at Scotscalder, and US billionaire Elon Musk

UK News

An interactive 'Muck Map' reveals the areas of Scotland and the rest of the UK that are most at risk of nutrient pollution from manure used on farms

‘Muck Map’ reveals which parts of Scotland have a manure problem Philip Lymbery

With Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn set to headline Download Festival 2025, there are more than 90 acts which have been announced so far.

DLXXII: 25 highlights from the Download 2025 line-up announcement

A swathe of subsea power lines between Britain, Ireland and other European countries that will carry enough electricity to power millions of homes have been given the green light.

How subsea electric super cables will connect Scotland and Europe

An Elegance riverboat, one of Le Boat’s ‘Comfort’ range of self-drive motorised cruisers. Pic: Le Boat

I go up the Caledonian Canal without a paddle

Gary Linker is seen presenting for LaLigaTV prior to the LaLiga Santander match between RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona at RCDE Stadium on in May 2023. Picture: David Ramos/Getty Images

Gary Lineker's 5 most talked-about tweets

Pedestrian dies after collision involving car (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Pedestrian dies after collision involving car on Scottish road

World

Two Typhoons and a Tornado jet fly past RAF Lossiemouth. Picture: PA

Scottish RAF fighter jets scrambled to deal with Russian aircraft

US President-elect Donald Trump is the kind of politician who often talks the talk about freedom, but is only interested in his own (Picture: Allison Robbert)

How Trump's victory showed the power of sowing division Joyce McMillan

Joe Biden welcomed US President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in a traditional meeting to symbolise the peaceful transfer of power (Picture: Alex Wong)

How Biden's grace in defeat spotlights Trump's true character Scotsman comment

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev included oil and gas on a list of gifts from God at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan (Picture: Sean Gallup)

Oil and gas 'gift of God' remark a fitting epitaph for COP talks Scotsman comment

People enter the venue ahead of the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

UN climate talks start following deadly floods, record heat and Trump’s return

Sarah Malone, executive vice President of Trump International Scotland. Picture: PA

Trump's Scots executive hits out at MSP criticism of president-elect

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Weather

A yellow weather warning has been issued for snow and ice to hit much of the Central Belt, including Edinburgh

Snow and black ice to hit Scotland as yellow warning issued

It is "likely to snow" throughout the district next week, the Met Office has shared.

9 of the best weather apps to use as arctic blast set to hit

Politics

Donald Trump

Party leaders 'have gone too far to make peace with Trump'

Alex Cole-Hamilton accused opponents of sacrificing public concerns ‘on the altar of diplomatic prot...

National Care Service fiasco adds to long list of abject SNP failures

The SNP is facing massive opposition to its plans to create a National Care Service at a cost of £2....

John Swinney and Stephen Flynn share a lighter moment earlier this year (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How SNP MPs have just revealed they think politics is a game

Just months after winning a seat at Westminster in the general election, three SNP politicians are looking for another at Holyrood

SNP's income tax rate rises 'reduced' Scottish revenues - analysisKatrine Bussey

Chancellor should be eternally ashamed of what she’s done to hospices

As the NHS struggles to cope with large numbers of ailing, elderly people, Labour’s policies are jus...

Analysis Final whistle yet to blow on Neil Gray football chauffeur row

In politics, perception is everything - and Health Secretary Neil Gray was forced to recognise that

Transport

Two of Scotland's largest airports sold in £1.5 billion deal

CalMac announces cuts to sailings triggered by major ferry repairs

Taxi fares are rising across Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh Airport taxi drop-off charge rises to record level

Police have appealed for witnesses

Woman on mobility scooter suffers life-threatening injuries in crash

Education

A group of university students studying in a circle. Dundee University has announced it is facing a 30 million pound deficit for the next financial year

Job losses 'inevitable' at Scottish university as £30m deficit looms

Emma Steel is the head of Every Cherry, which creates and publishes more accessible books

Meet the woman behind ground-breaking new books for children with SEND

Rather than banning children from social media, governments should focus on more achievable targets (Picture: Justin Sullivan)

I'm an ex-headteacher and a social media ban for under-16s won't work Cameron Wyllie

A total of 150 applications have been made in Edinburgh

Exclusive Private school parents flood Edinburgh state schools over VAT charge

Environment

The project will help supply power generated by new offshore wind farm developments.

£3.4bn electricity 'superhighway' between Scotland and England to help cut bills

Edinburgh Zoo has blamed fireworks for the death of a baby red panda

Fireworks blamed for death of Edinburgh Zoo's baby red panda

Stone from Craigleith Quarry, which operated from 1615 to 1942, was used to build Edinburgh's New Town (Picture: The Print Collector)

Why drive to net zero could see rebirth of Scotland's disused quarries Katerina Brown

Health

Explore the Headspace app with 50% for Black Friday

Take some Headspace: Half price subscription deal on mindfulness app

Davina McCall arrives for the National Television Awards at the O2 Arena in London in September. Picture: PA

Davina McCall to undergo brain surgery for 'very rare' tumour

Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal flour.

Extra vitamin to be added to white bread to help protect babies

People have been warned that putting their vapes in water and then disposing them in household rubbish is a 'recipe for disaster'.

Vape users warned not to try this 'dangerous' viral trend

Crime

The arrests were made in Glenrothes (Pic: TSPL)

Three arrests after police find £5,000 of cocaine in car

CCTV images released as police seek man after city assault

Watch: Silent Crime - The Untold Story Of Victims documentary

Watch: Silent Crime - The Untold Story Of Victims documentary

Person using an Amazon Fire TV Stick. Photo: Anna Quelhas - stock.adobe.com

How using your Firestick could land you in prison

Officers were called to Peter Vardy BMW premises in the Seafield Road area of Edinburgh

Woman allegedly raped at car showroom in Edinburgh

Officers were called to an incident at a property on Grange Road in Fort William just before 10pm on Wednesday.

Family pay tribute to ‘much-loved’ son as teenager charged over death

Future Scotland

The Funding Accelerator programme is designed for start-ups looking to raise their first or second rounds of equity investment, in the £100,000 to £1 million range.

How more funding and more women could get Scotland's start-ups back on track

The early-stage funding accelerator comes as a separate initiative looks to attract more businesswomen into angel investing.

Scott Reid

The new Edinburgh-based Centre of Excellence will also use virtual reality to train in laboratory skills.

£4.5 million Edinburgh skills project will boost life sciences sector and NHS

Novosound CEO and co-founder Dave Hughes (pictured centre) with the firm's ultrasound blood pressure monitor. Picture by Stewart Attwood

Wearable blood pressure monitors could be revolutionised by Scots tech firm

Cimarron Thomas, 12, from West Virginia, US, took her own life while being blackmailed by paedophile Alexander McCartney

Social media must act after sexual abuse of thousands of girls online Scotsman comment

Angela McCann, Head of Growth at Hutcheon Mearns

Ad Feature Hutcheon Mearns unveils annual salary report

Obituaries

Niall McKillop pictured relaxing in Italy

Scotsman Obituaries: Niall McKillop, expert on the natural world

Bob Cuddihy won many friends during his years at the forefront of Scottish journalism

Scotsman Obituaries: Bob Cuddihy, USA-born journalist who made name in Scotland

Norman Wilson was ready for action at a moment's notice

Scotsman Obituaries: Norman Wilson, long-serving Scotsman photographer

General Sir Mike Jackson is best remembered for his crucial role in Kosovo in 1999 (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/AFP via Getty Images)

Obituaries: General Sir Mike Jackson, former Chief of the General Staff

Callum Ryan tries the 'UK's most expensive cookie'.

Sky Sports

Sky Sports for £10 in new 'cheapest ever' Black Friday TV package deal

40 per cent of Brits nationwide struggle to sleep during the night sky phenomenon

A third of Brits say that the moon’s phases affect their sleep quality

Replica of John Cadbury’s shop in Birmingham’s Bull Street at Cadbury World

Watch: We take a tour of Cadbury World featuring Beanmobile ride

The EcoFlow River series starts off with the compact River 3, which has plenty of power for camping trips

Ecoflow River 3 review: The compact power station is finally on sale

Here's 9 artists and albums from the 90s that influenced a wave of artists after them - including recent chart-toppers.

9 celebrated 90s musicians who helped influenced the charts today