Edinburgh Fringe display celebrates best of Scottish Twitter
Twitter is set to celebrate the success of #ScottishTwitter with an “immersive visitor centre” during the Edinburgh Fringe.
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Ten records chosen for Scottish Album of the Year Award shortlist
Ten records have been chosen for the shortlist of the 2019 Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award.
Sturgeon refuses to rule out options in bid to prevent no-deal Brexit
Nicola Sturgeon has said that she will not rule out any options in a bid to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
Duncan Taylor returns to Scotland squad after two-year absence
Duncan Taylor will make his first Scotland appearance for two years when he starts against France in Nice on Saturday.
Drones drafted in search for missing north-east man Ruairidh
Drones have been deployed as efforts to trace a missing north-east man were stepped up.
Nicola Sturgeon to interview Ian Rankin at crime writing festival
Scotland’s First Minister will interview crime writer Ian Rankin at a book festival next month.
Grouse shooting season: What are the arguments for and against?
Monday marks the start of the four-month-long grouse shooting season.
In Pictures: Grouse shooting season begins on Glorious Twelfth
Monday marks the Glorious Twelfth, the start of the annual grouse shooting season. The season runs for 16 weeks to December and sees game hunting enthusiasts visit the UK from Europe and North America.
Girl who lost arm to cancer wins competition with first left-handed artwork
A teenage girl who had an arm amputated to help cure her cancer has won a competition after learning to draw with her opposite hand.
Thousands of bugs discovered in cows stomachs ‘could improve meat and dairy’
Meat and dairy products could be improved by thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that have been found by scientists using special DNA technology.
Sadiq Khan’s plea to Boris Johnson: We need more police officers quickly
The Met Police is “under-resourced and over-stretched” and needs more police officers to deal with knife crime, Sadiq Khan has warned Boris Johnson.
Senior Scottish Labour figure quits amid independence row
A senior Scottish Labour official has quit amid divisions over the party’s position on a second independence referendum.
In Pictures: Enter the Burryman – traditional parade brings good luck
Residents of South Queensferry near Edinburgh have gathered for the traditional Burryman parade.
Sir John Curtice: ‘Too late for UK to leave EU with any kind of deal’
It is now too late for the UK to leave the EU with any sort of deal before the October 31 deadline, according to Professor Sir John Curtice.
No-deal Brexit better than not leaving EU, says former Scottish Secretary
Former Scottish Secretary David Mundell has said he will not stand in the way of a no-deal Brexit.
Scottish Labour MSPs hit out at national leadership’s position on independence
Scottish Labour MSPs have raised “serious concerns” about the national leadership’s position on independence after John McDonnell said he would not block a second referendum.
Glasgow Warriors’ Rennie backs Scotland World Cup bid on visit to Aberdeen
Knock over Ireland in game one and be in the box seat to progress.
Labour ‘stumbling block’ in achieving alliance to stop Tories, says Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said Labour is the “stumbling block” to forming a progressive alliance to halt the Conservatives.
Shadow chancellor rules out possibility of Labour pact with SNP
John McDonnell has ruled out the possibility of a Labour-SNP pact to keep the Tories out of Downing Street.
Queen at beloved Balmoral for annual summer retreat
Each year without fail, the Queen retreats to Balmoral in Aberdeenshire during the summer months.
#NoWrongPath: People share their success stories on Scottish results day
As students across Scotland open their Highers results, people have taken to Twitter to share their career stories and prove there is #NoWrongPath to success.
Passengers face disruption on West Highland Line for at least a week
Part of a rail route in the west of Scotland will be closed for at least a week after severe flooding swept away part of the track.
Education chiefs praise north-east pupils as exam results released
In Aberdeen, the council said there had been a “noticeable improvement in S4 pupils attaining five or more awards (A-C) at National 5”.
Secret lives of basking sharks caught on autonomous underwater camera
An autonomous “SharkCam” has been used in the UK for the first time as part of efforts to reveal the secret lives of basking sharks.
‘Growing sense of urgency’ for Scottish independence, says Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said she believes there is a growing sense of urgency for Scotland to become independent in order to avoid being dragged down a political path it does not want to go down.
Review finds UK post-study work offer compares ‘poorly’ internationally
The UK’s offer to enable overseas students to stay and work once their studies are over compares “poorly” with international competitors, according to a new report.
SNP calls for cross-party opposition leaders’ summit to stop no-deal Brexit
The SNP’s Westminster leader has urged his counterparts in the opposition parties to join him in a cross-party summit to stop a no-deal Brexit.
New PM could be ‘catalyst’ for break-up of UK, academic claims
Boris Johnson could be the prime minister who provides the “catalyst” for the break-up of the United Kingdom, an academic has claimed.
Dinosaur site on Skye given protection in law
Legal protection has been given to a site in Skye where dinosaur fossils and footprints from the Jurassic age have been discovered.
Union chief ‘would have backed Scottish independence in 2014 referendum’
Len McCluskey, the leader of the UK’s largest trade union, has revealed he would have voted for independence if he had lived in Scotland at the time of the 2014 referendum.