Dundee and Tayside

The couple travelled a collective 2,300 miles for their first date in Venice, Italy after talking online for a month. Picture: Nafis Delowar/SWNS

Scottish woman travels 2,300 miles for first date in Venice

The Scotsman's Transport Correspondent at one of the tiny hatches providing access to the inside of the Tay Road Bridge

Watch: I clambered through a tiny hatch into the Tay Road Bridge

Secrets of mother who left babies outside pub 113 years ago unlocked

Located in the Highland Perthshire village of Kinloch Rannoch, Dunalastair Hotel Suites is now on the market.

Picturesque Perthshire village hotel on the market for £3.25 million

A yellow weather warning is in place for thunderstorms in much of Scotland

Thunderstorm warning as up to 40mm of rain could fall in one hour

The Scottish Government has published a strategy to boost the aviation sector while meeting key net zero targets. Picture: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

Air travel discount scheme for 8 Scottish island areas to be made ‘fairer’

Inverclyde has been named as the cheapest council area in Scotland to purchase property.

The 12 cheapest council areas to buy property in Scotland

The rudder hasn’t been fully removed from the ship in this way for what is thought to be 100 years

Conservation 'milestone' as rudder of historic RSS Discovery removed

IAM RoadSmart policy adviser Neil Greig, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce director of policy Jo Davidson, The Scotsman transport correspondent Alastair Dalton, City of Edinburgh Council transport and environment convener Scott Arthur, and Living Streets Edinburgh volunteer Rachael Revesz at The Scotsman's Low Emission Zone Roundtable at The Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh.

The £1 million prediction made over Edinburgh's low emission zone

An aerial view of Dundee, showing the site of Eden Project's nature-based visitor attraction – overlooking the city's docks

Green light for ‘transformational’ Eden Project in Scotland

Exclusive First look inside Mission Impossible carriage now a Thai restaurant

Fort William has been named as one of the UK's worst towns to visit according to new research by consumer magazine Which? Image: Getty

Tourists reveal the 10 best and worst Scottish locations they visited

‘Concern’ as NHS racks up multimillion pound PR and consultancy bills

Calligraphy artist Tomoko Rowell has a close look at the exhibition Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, which will run at V&A Dundee from 4 May until 5 January. Picture: Michael McGurk

The V&A Dundee fashion show connecting Freddie Mercury, Björk and Star Wars

Dundee is aiming to host one of the world's most sustainable design showcases this year. Picture: Grant Anderson

Dundee has designs on hosting one of the world's most sustainable festivals

The Dundee Contemporary Arts centre has been open since 1999.

Dundee arts centre in running to be named the UK's 'Museum of the Year'

Despite boasting more than 25,500 lochs and 77,000 miles of rivers and streams – enough to run round the earth three times over – and a traditionally wet climate, Scotland faces a growing risk of water shortages, Scientists are warning

Taps aff: Could Scotland run dry due to climate change?

Dundee Sheriff Court.

Humza Yousaf's brother-in-law charged with abduction and extortion

The Speaking Clock emailed me, and he's Scottish Gaby Soutar

Isara, Fergus and Mia McCallum beside the carriage in the Pitlochry Station car park. (Photo by The Wee Choo-Choo)

Mission Impossible train carriage arrives to become Pitlochry restaurant

North Berwick has been named the best place to live in the UK, according to the Sunday Times.

Eight best places to live in Scotland revealed in new guide

Len Pennie

Scots poet Len Pennie reveals impact of domestic abuse and harassment

Eljamel's victims protested outside the Scottish Parliament. Image: Andrew Milligan/Press Association.

Sam Eljamel: Chair appointed to head inquiry into disgraced brain surgeon

The letter, written by the Queen Mother in 1923, was found tucked away in a book bought from a second-hand shop, likely in Aberdeen. PIC: Contributed.

The thank you letter from the Queen Mother found hidden in a second-hand book

Exclusive Rockstar North - producer of Grand Theft Auto games - claims £360m in tax relief

Exclusive Hundreds of drivers fined in first pavement and double parking crackdown

Thorntons' managing partner Lesley Larg: 'We have also invested substantially in our people.'

Scots legal firm on track for record £40m turnover after ‘incredibly busy year’

Exclusive Communication problems delayed alarm being raised before train crash

Exclusive Violence in Dundee secondary schools has more than doubled

Pavement parking ban has started - but will it be enforced?

Actor James Cosmo. Picture: John Phillips

Cosmo on new drama Nightsleeper and his verdict on Scotland's screen sector

Damage caused to the train cab in the collision. (Photo by RAIB)

Investigation: Was alarm raised over fallen tree before 84mph train collision?

Morgan Street in Dundee, where the man fell. Picture: Google Maps

Man who fell from flat dies following arrest of Humza Yousaf's brother-in-law

First Minister Humza Yousaf at the SNP's general election campaign. Picture: John Devlin

Humza Yousaf's brother-in-law released by police following second arrest

Alan Cumming is the host of the American version of The Traitors. Picture: Peacock

Alan Cumming set to play Brian Cox’s on-screen brother in distillery drama

Engineers Ronnie Land and Robin Brown, who worked on the A9 upgrade in the 1970s, in Glasgow on December 15. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

Huge A9 upgrade 50 years ago was completed faster than dualling scheme

Saoirse Ronan leads the cast of The Outrun, the film based on Amy Liptrot's acclaimed memoir, sees her play a woman returning to her native Orkney to try to leave her troubled life of drug and alcohol addiction in London behind her. Picture: Roy Imer

15 highlights of the year ahead in Scotland's arts and culture calendar

A member of the public is seen on the platform of Bowling station, which is shut by flooding. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Storm Gerrit Scotland: A9 among major roads blocked by snow and flooding

Perth-based Stagecoach employs more than 23,000 people across the UK. (Photo by Stagecoach)

New Stagecoach chief’s pledge to ‘embrace diversity’ after Souter controversies

National Library curator Ian Scott with its newly-acquired first edition of The Broons annual.

First ever ‘Broons annual’ secured for the nation – after 84 years

Steven Harper's brother, Dale, has travelled to Nice to find him.

Missing Scottish cyclist feared to have eaten potentially lethal mushroom

The A9 from Perth to Inverness is set to be all dual carriageway by 2035, according to the Scottish Government (Picture: John Devlin)

A9 dualling won’t be finished until 2035 – ten years late

Eight in ten Caledonian Sleeper passengers are travelling on the service for the first time. (Photo by Derek Thompson)

Caledonian Sleeper so popular 'it could fill some trains three times over'

The exhilaration of bikepacking, if you can travel light – Alastair Dalton

Every year, around 34,100 people are diagnosed with cancer in Scotland, with 16,300 Scots losing their lives to the disease annually. PA Photo : David Davies.

Scottish scientists make major discovery in battle to treat cancer

The V&A Dundee, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is the centrepiece of an ongoing regeneration of the city's waterfront.

'A great deal of emptiness' - Dundee's striking V&A leaves me feeling a bit sad

Exclusive A9 dualling: Three mega contracts to speed up completion considered

New stage play Same Team will be launching at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh on 8 December.

Scotland’s new play following the World Cup dream of homeless female footballers

Exclusive Attacks on Police Scotland could be ‘sign of things to come’

Dundee Design Festival wil be staged at the site of the former Michelin tyre factory next year.

Festival of design to be staged at home of former Michelin tyre factory

Freddie Mercury kimono worn at home to go on show in V&A Dundee exhibition

American hip-hop duo Silibil N' Brains turned out to be a couple of former Dundee College students who duped the music industry for three years.

James McAvoy to direct movie retelling story of Scotland’s hip-hop hoaxers

Dundee Eden Project: A planning application for the landmark is due to be lodged by the end of the year.

Dundee's stunning Eden Project takes step forward

A student walks on campus at Glasgow University. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Staff at five Scottish universities to strike this week

Leonie Bell is director of V&A Dundee.

V&A Dundee reveals ambitions to take tartan exhibition around the world

The V&A Dundee museum opened in September 2018.

V&A Dundee hailed as 'symbol of the city's ambitions' ahead of fifth birthday

The Dundee Contemporary Arts centre has been open since 1999.

Dundee’s international art centre issues closure warning over funding crisis

L to R Naomi Henderson, Megan Watt, Lucy Hennessy, Beth Simpson, Lauren White, Ross Faulds, Paige McGee, Kirsty Barron, Managing Partner Lesley Larg, Maria Akunna, Chair Colin Graham, Gary McPhail, Ian Sargison, Frankie Cusack, Donald Thomson, Jennifer Harris , Wiktoria Wisniewska, Lauren Pirouet and Georgia McNaughton. Picture by Chris Scott Photography

Scottish legal heavyweight welcomes single largest intake of trainee solicitors

The Emerald Princess on the Forth. Picture: Peter Devlin

Record-breaking Scottish cruise ports must improve transport, travel agents warn

A visualisation of the dualled Tomatin-Moy section of the A9. (Photo by Transport Scotland)

A9 dualling: Next section won't be complete until 2027

The injured cyclist being treated by mountain rescue teams before being airlifted to hospital. (Photo by Alastair Dalton/The Scotsman)

WATCH: Injured mountain biker airlifted by air ambulance in Glenshee

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries

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