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Kenny MacAskill is leader of the Alba Party (Picture: Andy Buchanan - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Alba's woes would sadden Salmond

Donald MacKinnon, right, with Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie during last year's lambing season

MSP hopeful passes up own fundraiser with Chancellor for his sheep

Scottish Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy

Labour MSP has whip removed over links to Scottish sex offender

The Pines

Dandara Scotland builds on sustainability commitments with tree-mendous initiati...

Dawn Davies of The Whisky Exchange said: "My absolute favourite to date are our Whisky Show Bottlings from 2024 which featured some of our fabulous staff on the label! We bottled these as part of our #WeAreWhisky campaign to hero the people that make whisky so special."

'Holy s**t you have to drink this': Inside independent whisky bottling

Fergus Ewing, pictured in the Scottish Parliament

Analysis Can Fergus Ewing beat the SNP and win as an independent?

Fergus Ewing

Fergus Ewing on the 'scunner' factor and going independent

Veteran SNP MSP Fergus Ewing has refused to be cowed by rules on speaking out in public against his party (Picture: John Devlin)

Ewing to stand as an independent in 2026 Scottish election

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Robertson Homes named Housebuilder of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Independent housebuilder wins top award for second year running

Why Scotland needs to keep a close eye on its quangos Scotsman comment

Celtic's Tomoki Iwata was incorrectly penalised for a handball which resulted in a Hearts penalty on March 3, according to an independent review panel. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Hearts and Celtic penalties wrongly awarded as review highlights VAR errors

Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

Rising numbers of homeless people are forcing Falkirk Council to use bed and breakfast accommodation for the first time in ten years. Pic: Contributed

Council using B&Bs for homeless

Breaking Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended

Calling all Del Boy wannabes, a car believed to have featured in Only Fools and Horses is up for auction.

Only Fools and Horses: Del Boy’s iconic three-wheeler up for auction

Many in Scotland owe their career success to Peter de Vink’s influence

Obituaries: Peter de Vink, 'Financial Engineer' with keen commercial instinct

Harry Potter Quidditch Champions video game in the works, Warner Bros confirm

New Harry Potter Quidditch video game in the works, says Warner Bros

Mikey Johnston is on loan in Portugal from Celtic. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

The Celtic star set to switch national allegiance from Scotland to Ireland

Elf Bar vapes removed from shelves - 50% over legal nicotine limit

Air India slapped with £30k fine after ‘inebriated’ passenger urinates on elderly woman

Airline slapped with £30k fine after man urinates on elderly woman

Girl wins lifetime payment of millions after hospital amputates all four of her limbs

Girl wins lifetime payment of millions after hospital amputates limbs

Warning to UK drivers as four new driving laws come into force

Warning to UK drivers as four new driving laws come into force

A photograph of Charles Wilson taken in 1985 when he was 50 and had been named as the new editor of The Times. Photo: PA Wire/PA Images

Newspaper legend Charles Wilson, who edited several titles, dies aged 87

New Profile Pic app: Is Russia collecting personal data from Facebook photos?

The firm says it produces more than 6,000 tonnes of salmon each year from its farms in Sutherland and the Outer Hebrides. Picture: contributed.

Salmon farm Loch Duart scaling up with new online offering

Rishi Suna with his wife Akshata Murthy

Calls for Rishi Sunak to explain wife’s non-dom tax status

The firm says the latest funding boost will widen the availability of its service including in new European territories (file image). Picture: contributed.

Ski instructor platform Maison Sport reaches new peak with funding boost

Thandiwe Newton's judgement of Sean Penn's remarks about men being 'feminised' was scathing (Picture: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

Thandiwe Newton was right to call Sean Penn a 'gibbering fool' – Laura Waddell

Prime minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to head to Parliament for Prime Minister’s Questions (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson told to come clean over ‘BYOB’ Downing Street garden party

Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: Tolga Akmen/PA Wire

Police watchdog to decide before Christmas whether to investigate over parties

Allan Leighton’s positions have included chief executive of Asda and Pandora, and non-executive chairman of the Co-operative Group, Royal Mail, Entertainment One, Element Materials Technology Group and Wagamama.

BrewDog appoints former Asda boss in wake of 'toxic' culture claims

As a result of the deal, Ascot Lloyd becomes one of the largest financial adviser firms in Aberdeen.

Ascot Lloyd becomes one of largest Aberdeen IFAs after Central Investment deal

Enable Scotland and other groups campaigned for adults with learning disabilities to be given greater priority in the Covid vaccine queue (Picture: Yui Mok/PA)

Independent living is a basic human right for everyone – Theresa Shearer

The 'Error 503 Service Unavailable' message appeared across a wide range of sites today as a content delivery network provider was hit with technical issues.

Major news and government sites hit by ‘Error 503’ outage

Numerous websites were unavailable after an apparent widespread outage at cloud service company Fastly.

Leading media and government websites giving error messages

Some of the UK's best selling cars are among those to underperform

New cars ‘up to 25% less economical than claimed'

Learners are advised to make sure they are properly prepared before booking their test

Five things for learners to consider before booking a driving test

The Sutherland-based business uses small-scale farming methods. Picture: contributed.

Salmon specialist Loch Duart reels in prestigious accolade

Wilson has worked on the likes of Sold, covering auctioneer Christie's. Picture: Guy Levy.

Alan Clements' TV firm Two Rivers premieres new deal
Independent production company Two Rivers has announced a co-production deal with a new factual venture led by “one of Scotland’s foremost factual producer/dire...

Scottish players have ruled out playing behind closed doors. Picture: SNS

Scottish footballers won't play behind closed door unless guidelines change, say...

Vans has launched a new range of sensory shoes for people living with autism

BrewDog is offering shares in exchange for empty cans - here's how it works

Among the recent openings was Sugo, an eagerly awaited new pasta restaurant on Mitchell Street. Picture: John Devlin

Independent restaurants step up pace of openings in Glasgow city centre

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Journalists walk out after Number 10 bars outlets from Brexit briefing

Deborah Orr

Book review: Motherwell, by Deborah Orr

The i newspaper was sold to DMGT by JPIMedia, the publishing group to which The Scotsman belongs to.

Competition watchdog investigates Daily Mail's takeover of i news

Mr Gyimah, who represents East Surrey, sat as an Independent after losing the Tory whip

Former Tory minister Sam Gyimah is latest to defect to Liberal Democrats

The names were scrawled into the rhino's back

Zoo hits out at 'stupid' visitors who scratched names into rhino's back

The string of tweets appeared on Sheffield MP Jared O'Mara's Twitter account.

Comms team member 'quits' in series of incendiary tweets from MP’s Twitter accou...

Using WhatsApp could be good for your health - here’s why

With Scottish exams having wrapped up, the SQA is looking to strike as the results come out (Photo: Shutterstock)

SQA strikes: planned dates and how it will affect students

Kevin Murchie (left) and Chris Hunter of Graham + Sibbald. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Graham + Sibbald reinforces residential team with latest hire

Liam Neeson has come under fire after admitting to walking the streets looking to kill a black person in revenge for the rape of someone he knew. Picture: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP

Liam Neeson under fire over racially-charged revenge rape comments

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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