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The dead whale was photographed at Newhaven, Edinburgh, on Sunday

Dead whale washes up near Edinburgh harbour

Gearrannan Blackhouse Village on the Isle Of Lewis (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)

Anger on Scottish island over government snub to major tourist site

Stac Pollaidh is widely recognised as one of the most popular hills to climb in Scotland with spectacular views down Loch Lurgainn and over to the Coigach peaks, the Assynt hills, and Beinn Dearg, a very special place for many hillwalkers and the local community.

NC500 carpark at foot of dramatic Scots mountain to quadruple in size

The crash occurred in Fife. Picture: John Devlin

Five people injured in horror head-on crash on Scotland country road

The boy died overnight having suffered injuries to his head and face

Boy, 8, killed after being shot in the head and face at farm

Alcohol is not permitted at Scottish football games

SNP health minister makes 'possibly' admission on football alcohol ban

Rosie Duffield has resigned the Labour whip, accusing the Prime Minister of "hypocrisy" and pursuing "cruel and unnecessary" policies. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Rosie Duffield attacks Labour 'sleaze' in resignation letter

Lesley McTear. Picture: Police Scotland

'Loving grandma' named after being killed in crash as four horses died

It's time for Swinney & Co. to intervene in gender ideology scandal Euan McColm

Health Secretary Neil Gray. Picture: PA

'In denial' SNP minister's plan to save faltering £2bn National Care Service

It took years to get hold of the documents, but when they arrived, they showed how the Secret Service was paying Donald Trump’s firm. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty

How I investigated the money flowing into Trump's Scottish businesses Martyn McLaughlin

UK News

'Free gear' Keir Starmer talks to journalists as he flies to Washington for talks with US President Joe Bide (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/WPA pool)

Dour, hypocritical Keir Starmer won’t last more than one term as PM Susan Dalgety

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' colleagues in the Treasury may like the savings made by means-testing winter fuel payments for pensioners, but the policy could end up costing the government more than it saves (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Chancellor ushering in new age of austerity just when UK must invest Stewart McDonald

A woman reacts at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in the town of Maisara, north of Beirut

Starmer warns Middle East 'on the brink' as UK troops deployed

Clocks 'fall back' in the autumn

Explainer When do the clocks change in the UK and why do we change them?

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey delivers his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Brighton (Picture: Carl Court)

Lib Dems no longer being ignored amid hopes we can be second UK party Christine Jardine

The Kelpies Half Marathon

In pictures: Some of the best images from the Kelpies Half Marathon 2024

World

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Picture: Leon Neal/PA Wire

'Opportunity to rib me': Starmer on why he said 'sausages' in speech

A young delegate heckles Keir Starmer during the Prime Minister's speech to the Labour party conference (Picture: Oli Scarff)

The sickening truth behind Starmer’s joke at Gaza heckler's expense Joyce McMillan

Plumes of smoke rise from the sites of Israeli airstrikes near the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin (Picture: Kawnat Haju)

As Lebanon fighting intensifies, both sides must step back from brink Scotsman comment

In a tight race, Vice-President Kamala Harris is on course to beat Donald Trump in the US election (Picture: Chris duMond)

As Trump tries to blame Jews for his defeat, I'm sure Harris will win Henry McLeish

Lebanon cannot afford to 'become another Gaza', UN chief warns

Ukrainian civilians watch a demonstration of an anti-tank grenade launcher during military training in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine earlier this month (Picture: Sergey Bobok)

UK must urgently prepare for Trump selling out Ukraine to Putin Tim Willasey-Wilsey

Weather

Amber weather warning for rain has been issued. Photo: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

9 of the best weather apps to use as amber warning issued

Temperatures will soar as high as 21C in parts of Scotland this week

Scotland to be hotter than Barcelona as temperatures soar

Politics

Robert Jenrick is the favourite for the Tory leadership

Analysis How the threat of Reform looms large over Tory party conference

Tory conference begins this weekend, and the UK leadership battle is far less clear than the emergen...

Inside what Scottish MPs really thought of Starmer's conference speech

Scottish Labour MPs have voiced their feelings following the conclusion of Labour party conference

The Metropolitan Police deploying the use of live facial recognition technology in Croydon, south London, earlier this year. Picture: PA

Police Scotland urged to scrap plans for 'unethical' Big Brother tech

Experts sound caution over Police Scotland’s push towards live facial recognition biometric software

Starmer has left Anas Sarwar with a mountain of work to do in ScotlandAlexander Brown

Alexander Brown

More than 16,000 children homeless in Scotland - we know how to fix it

Matt Downie, the chief executive of Crisis, writes on the homelessness epidemic that is gripping Sco...

Why Scotland's failure to protect its seas simply cannot continue

Scotland is seeing very few of the benefits that result from marine protected areas elsewhere in the...

Transport

The world's first undersea roundabout opened in the Faroe Islands in 2020

How Faroes' tunnels reveal solution to Scottish island depopulation Alistair Carmichael

Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station.

Scottish train stations hit by WiFi cyber attack

SNP ministers could introduce a tax on private jets in Scotland. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Why John Swinney backs introducing tax on private jets in Scotland

Edinburgh Trams have now made almost £55 million in losses.

Exclusive 'Astonishing' Edinburgh Tram losses soar to £55m

Education

Chef Jamie Oliver stages a protest outside 10 Downing Street in 2022 after the then Conservative government changed its mind about an anti-obesity strategy. (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Why Jamie Oliver is a national treasure who deserves a knighthood Stephen Jardine

Vaping has become popular among school pupils

Exclusive Scottish primary pupils among kids using vapes 'laced with cannabis'

Dr Samuel Johnson was clearly impressed by Thomas Braidwood's teaching of deaf pupils at a school in Edinburgh (Picture: Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector)

18thC teacher stunned Dr Johnson by teaching pupils to 'hear with eye' Susan Morrison

The EIS published a photo of a teacher's arms bruised after an attack (Pics: giovannacco/Pixabay & Fife EIS)

Teachers punched, kicked and struck in ‘alarming’ level of violence

Environment

Campaigners said the 4G mast is proposed for a site where it could disturb nesting golden eagles

'Deep concern' over 4G mast planned at munros where golden eagles nest

A local community in the Highlands has agreed to explore the purchase of some or all of the 513-acre Bunloit estate by Loch Ness.

Loch Ness community bid to save 513-acre Highlands estate

On the Trotternish Peninsula in the north of Skye lies the spectacular Kilt Rock (Creag an Fheilidh in Gaelic), a 90-metre-high wall of hexagonal rock.

8 incredible images of Scotland from the air

Health

Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes perform a life saving service, free of charge

The Scottish 'Blood Bikers' who are saving lives

Millions of Brits have found themselves continuing to work from home post-pandemic.

Analysis Why Amazon’s CEO is wrong to demand everybody gets back to the office

Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK.

Bowel Cancer: signs and symptoms to watch out for

Adult swaddling, is very similar to swaddling a baby.

What is adult swaddling? Benefits of social media trend explained

Crime

CCTV cameras can be used by police to search for people on a watchlist using AI-powered live facial recognition technology (Picture: Leon Neal)

Police must abide by historic principle when considering AI tech Scotsman comment

The plot of BBC thriller Nightsleeper may be far-fetched, but the threat posed by cybercriminals is not

Nightsleeper may be fiction but cybercriminals are a real threat Scotsman comment

People who move to the UK pay much higher fees and costs than those who migrate to countries like Germany and Australia (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Dealer caught smuggling £90k of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport

Parents pull children from school after man allegedly threatens pupils

200 people identified in DNA breakthrough over 1983 taxi driver murder

The attack occurred close to the junction of Beeches Road and Beeches Avenue in Clydebank, pictured here. Picture: Google Maps

Grandmother bitten by dog in 'horrendous' attack and taken to hospital

Future Scotland

Karen Meechan, the ScotlandIS chief executive, pictured at the ScotSoft conference in 2023. Picture: Greg Macvean

Scotland’s digital tech leader on how to grow a £7.5 billion industry

“Digital underpins everything so everybody is looking for these skills now” – Karen Meechan, ScotlandIS chief executive

Scott Reid

Some of the savings are huge

We've found some incredible power bank deals on Amazon

Amazon has just quietly launched the best TV deal of the year

HPE Technology Renewal Centres have helped customers refurbish or retire their IT assets securely, as well as enable them to unlock value in their legacy infrastructure, which can be invested in new technology.

Inside Scottish warehouse resurrecting millions of ghost computers

The large co-working space within 'thebeyond' hub at Skypark, Glasgow. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Huge new Scottish tech hub dubbed largest 'smart things' centre in Europe

Obituaries

JD Souther performs at a 2015 show in Nashville, Tennessee (Picture: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Americana Music)

Scotsman Obituaries: JD Souther, American singer-songwriter

As well as a valued member of The Scotsman staff, Jan Dignon was a talented singer

Scotsman Obituaries: Jan Dignon, Scotsman proofreader and entertainer

Euan MacDonald encouraged MND researchers to share information on the condition (Picture: Ian Potter)

Scotsman Obituaries: Euan MacDonald, activist who helped progress MND research

Kenneth Cope pictured in 2014 (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Kenneth Cope, star of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Dan and Kayleigh Cater won £100,000 on the National Lottery app.

Check your tickets: unclaimed National Lottery prizes could be waiting

11 out of 12 regions are reporting an increase in the illicit trade over the last year, with Scotland seeing a rise of more than 20 per cent

Black market sale of fake cigarettes is booming, study finds

The minke or fin whale washed up on Headland Beach, Hartlepool.

Watch: Massive whale washed up on British beach

Dame Maggie Smith has died aged 89 (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Legendary actress Dame Maggie Smith dies age 89

Ian Paton with his 1198.2kg British-record breaking pumpkin.

Watch: Monster pumpkin weighing over a tonne breaks British record

Legendary British rock band Iron Maiden will perform in Glasgow next year.

Iron Maiden tickets set to go on sale as Ticketmaster queue begins