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UK immigration minister Mike Tapp holding a gun

UK immigration minister criticised for 'distasteful' photo with gun

Lawtech investment in the UK hit nearly £140m in 2024 (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Scotland’s lawtech success must not leave small firms behind

Street performers on the Royal Mile at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: Scott Campbell/Getty Images

Exclusive Late transport could solve Edinburgh festival accommodation crisis

People on the walk

Scotland crowned UK's most active region

Aldi seeks public input to identify new store locations

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Scotland’s hidden toilet tax revealed: How much your bathroom breaks are worth (...

Joanna Morris, Novuna Business Finance

Scottish small businesses defy geo-politics market uncertainty

An estate agent's "sold" board stands outside a residential building.

Watch: Map shows the areas where house prices are rising the fastest

Three locations in Scotland have performed particularly poorly on overall household financial resilience

The 3 worst performing places in Scotland for financial resilience

Scottish Shoppers

Scotland records town centre footfall growth while England sees decline

Confusing financial terms have cost Brits an estimated £26 billion.

Confusing financial terms have cost Brits billions

The traditionally serene Edinburgh International Book Festival is at the centre of a sponsorship row (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Readers' Letters: Writers have a moral obligation to protest against injustice

London is Britain's 'smiliest' region

Why is Scotland relatively less attractive to migrants than England? John McLaren

The most competitive UK regions revealed

A person receiving a Covid-19 jab. Picture: PA

Covid infection levels rising, as one in 24 people in Scotland test positive

Chief Inspector Mark Hamilton
Local Area Commander, South West Edinburgh

Do have fun at Christmas but put your safety first - CI Mark Hamilton

A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for much of the south of England. Flood warnings are also in place in the area.

Picture: Habibur Rahman.

Breaking Flash floods hit the UK - and Storm Ciaran is also on the way

A woman reads a book on a bench in Green Park in central London on September 5, 2023 as the country experiences a late heatwave.

UK heat-health warning escalated as temperatures hit sweltering 32C

Jason Morris, regional market leader at PwC Scotland, says the ongoing productivity gap must be addressed. Picture: contributed.

Scots economy gains momentum, with UK set to avoid recession in 2023, says PwC

Breaking UK to have ‘soft’ heatwave in April and May

Hayfever sufferers have been warned their symptoms could be out in full force this week

Breaking Hayfever warning as first ‘pollen bomb’ of the year hits UK

DVLA reveals the most common driving offences in Britain

Men walk down a street amid rubble from destroyed buildings on February 20, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey

Two new earthquakes hit Turkey killing three people and injuring 200

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who will meet with business groups on Wednesday over government plans for help on energy bills amid fears the support will be halved after the current scheme ends.

Chancellor defends not cutting taxes calling Brexit a catalyst for bold choices

Picture: John Devlin

Scottish pupils to learn about green jobs through virtual Minecraft worlds

Snow could lead to tricky driving conditions.

Here’s where snow could cause disruption over the weekend and beyond

The PCS are timing its road workers’ strikes with the RMT. Credit: Getty

Road workers are set to strike in lead up to Christmas- here’s when

Foreign secretary and Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss during her visit to Twelve Oaks Farm in Newton Abbot, England. Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Truss promises 'war on Whitehall waste' as plans could hit Scotland jobs

The latest forecast for Scotland

Watch: The latest weekend forecast for Scotland

The UK may see “blood rain” this week as heavy thunderstorms mix with a dust cloud, forecasters say.

UK may be hit with ‘blood rain’ this week as thunderstorms move in

Why buying their own home is so much harder for women

Chichester in UK

UK’s happiest and unhappiest towns unveiled - and it’s all to do with the weathe...

Revealed: these are the top 20 property hotspots and coldspots of 2021

Edinburgh has also been named as the most likely to have a white Christmas by bookies. Photo: georgeclerk / Getty Images / Canva Pro.

When will it snow in Edinburgh?

Army tanker drivers are delivering supplies to petrol stations hit by the fuel crisis (Photo: NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Army tanker drivers to deliver supplies to petrol stations hit by shortage

The government confirmed it was putting troops on standby earlier this week (Photo: Getty Images)

Military drivers to deliver fuel from Monday amid warnings that crisis ‘getting ...

The Scottish pubs which have won at the National Pub and Bar Awards 2021 (photo: The Criterion and Getty Images)

The four Scottish pubs crowned among best in UK

Forecasters are warning of an “unsettled” September (Photo: Getty Images)

Heavy wind and rain forecast as UK braces for ‘unsettled’ September

England to enjoy brief sunny spell, as temperatures set to reach 26C in South Ea...

The UK has seen below freezing temperatures and heavy snow over the past few days, but will snow hit again this weekend? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is where snow will hit the UK this weekend - according to the Met Office

The new coronavirus variant may be more deadly, Boris Johnson has warned.

New coronavirus variant may be more deadly, Boris Johnson warns
The new UK coronavirus variant may be more deadly, Boris Johnson has warned.

Pfizer says vaccine protects against new Covid-19 mutant strains spreading acros...

More people are hospitalised with Covid in England than ever before

Travellers wait for trains on the concourse at King's Cross train station. Pic: Victoria Jone/PA Wire

France, Germany and Ireland among nations banning flights from UK

Boris Johnson is holding emergency talks with Cabinet ministers as scientists confirmed that the new variant coronavirus was spreading more rapidly. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Changes expected to the UK's Christmas plans as PM holds emergency talks

The most dangerous driving day of the year falls this weekend - how to stay safe

Scotland has consistently improved its life satisfaction score in relation to European peers, says EY. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Scotland proves increasingly appealing as financial services destination

Murrayfield Ice Rink will be closed for the foreseeable future.

Beloved Edinburgh ice rink has announced that it will be closing

38 Blue Badge holders battle for every parking space as applications soar

New study shows that one-in-five people infected with virus showed no symptoms

One-in-five infected with virus showed no symptoms

The weather in the UK this week is initially set to be a mixed bag, before temperatures should soar in some parts mid-week, potentially giving us the hottest day of the year
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Here’s when and where temperatures are expected to soar up to 27C across the UK ...

Saturday could be hottest day of the year with scorching 26c temperatures

Saturday could be hottest day of the year with scorching 26c temperatures

Tesco has seen a 30 per cent surge in sales.

Tesco recruit 45,000 staff in two weeks as sales soar due to 'panic-buying'

Pothole damage cost UK drivers £1.25bn in vehicle repairs last year

Temperatures this week have dropped, with parts of the UK already experiencing wintry conditions (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the chances of snow across the UK this week as temperatures drop

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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