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Donald Trump points to a stack of his trademark red baseball caps bearing the slogan, 'Trump was right about everything!' at a pre-election rally in Texas. Many voters appear to disagree. Picture: Kent Nishimura

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Henry McLeish

It's the way he tells them? Donald Trump's style of humour is being turned against him. Picture: Kent Nishimura

Five new reasons to laugh at Trump (and why that matters in Scotland) Ian Johnston

A sizeable crowd watch as a Scottish XI play English side Dick, Kerr Ladies FC in a fundraising match for former servicemen at Tynecastle in Edinburgh in 1921. Picture: Hulton Archive

Why a Scottish footballing world-first should inspire us all Scotsman comment

A painting by William John Huggins depicting the capture of the Spanish slave vessel Dolores by HM brig Ferret in 1816. Picture: Print Collector

Slavery reparations? Why UK has paid its dues in blood and treasure Murdo Fraser

Chancellor John Healey holds out the famous red Budget Box in Downing Street, ahead of revealing its contents to the Commons. Picture: Henry Nicholls

SNP's reaction to Budget just exposed how foolish they really are Jackie Baillie

Hospital emergency departments should be nowhere near the point of 'collapse'. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Why SNP should be terrified by NHS's latest 'normalised horror story' Scotsman comment

A silver and gilt watch made by David Ramsay for King James VI of Scotland, circa 1613, is to be auctioned with an estimate of £250,000-350,000

17thC Dom Joly's reaction to James VI's new watch not hard to imagine Scotsman comment

Campaigners have been highlighting Scotland’s high drug-death figures for years. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Survivors of Scotland drug deaths crisis are truly impressive people Karyn McCluskey

The ferry Glen Rosa, subject to controversial delays and cost increases, undergoes painting and maintenance work in dry dock at Dales Marine, Greenock Picture: Jane Barlow

Eight years late, and now a new convenient reason to delay Glen Rosa Alastair Dalton

Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey aren't saying, but the signals about an early election were clear to see in last week's Budget. Picture: Ian Vogler/pool

Another general election! Labour looks set to go to the polls early Brian Monteith

Oil industry expertise at the St Fergus gas plant and elsewhere in the North East makes it a good place to refine carbon capture and storage technology. Picture: Andy Buchanan

Scientists and oil industry agree: carbon capture is no 'fairytale' Scotsman comment

We must stop treating ‘life sciences’ as a single property requirement, Gillian Giles says (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Get property right to grow Glasgow's life sciences sector

Chancellor John Healey poses for photographs as he leaves 11 Downing Street, London, before delivering his first Budget. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/Press Association

The economic tanker is going to take time to turn around Christine Jardine

I visited a spooky and magical new shop in the heart of Edinburgh

Stock image: Getty

Our picture book view of farming is a long way from reality Philip Lymbery

A photograph of John Healey stood at the dispatch box of the House of Commons with MPs behind him

Why Labour Budget will be met with a shrug by rural Scotland Alistair Carmichael

America is changing: Here's why Scotland should care Donald Maynard

Alexis Graham is a Partner, Private Wealth and Tax, Shepherd and Wedderburn.

‘Testamentary freedom’ is not as ‘free’ as you might think in Scotland

Jackdaw

It is a contradiction but Jackdaw and Rosebank matter to net zero Ewan Aitken

The BBC is worth defending. Scotland has much to lose if we forget it Stephen Kerr

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey

Budget 2026: Healey looks into the storm - and steps back inside Alan Young

Scotland’s defence must deliver security, skills and jobs for young Jackie Baillie

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (right) meeting with Chancellor John Healey at No11 Downing Street. PIC: Alberto Pezzali/Press Association

Going all out for growth is the only option Alan Young

Rachel Reeves with John Healey

Healey’s Budget cannot repeat the mistakes of Rachel Reeves Murdo Fraser

The Lanark Blue cheese course at Inver in October 2026

I had a stunning dinner at Inver on Loch Fyne

Andy Burnham and John Healey

Why a do little budget puts our country in peril Brian Monteith

SNP must stop thin blue line getting thinner still Alan Young

Scotland needs community police back , and SNP must come up with cash Tom Wood

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey

Let's hope for a Budget which delivers real help - and no pasty tax Christine Jardine

Normal People author Sally Rooney will no longer be able to sell her books in the UK

Sally Rooney and the hypocrisy of the literary free speech brigade Jenny Lindsay

Douglas McConnell points to a movement away from the traditional emphasis on testing evidence in open court

Are the scales of justice still balanced in Scotland?

Here's why nothing should be off table with EU talks Alan Young

Scotland's oil has turned into John Swinney's embarrassment Euan McColm

Lady Shep-En-Hor's sarcophagus at The Hunterian Museum. Picture: Wikimedia Commons

Why the mummies should not be on show in the first place

How we must prepare Scottish farming for a hotter world Iain Boyd

Be careful what you wish for on proportional representation John McLellan

Burnham should seize the moment and approve Rosebank Brian Wilson

Experienced teachers are quitting or reducing their hours - here's why Moira Hulme

The students at Malomo CDSS supported by the McConnell International Foundation

The power of Malawi’s women is a force for the future Susan Dalgety

There should be extra jail time for those who refuse to face justice Stephen Jardine

Nami Surgical co-founders Nico Fenu and Rebecca Cleary at Clydebank’s Golden Jubilee Hospital (Picture: Stewart Attwood)

Scotland’s new healthcare innovators aim to go global

Scottish soldiers have played a part in some of history's most decisive moments. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Why Scotland has consistently punched above its weight in wars Iain MacGregor

I didn't expect to feel so spooked in my lovely new Edinburgh home

Imports of liquefied natural gas from distant countries come at a much higher carbon cost. Picture: Yuichi Yamazaki

Jackdaw consent is right call but UK must work to cut demand for gas Alistair Carmichael

This data centre in Texas shows how enormous they can be. Picture: Brandon Bell

Why Scotland shouldn't let data centres become a national pariah Scotsman comment

The Scottish government is working to build public trust and confidence in artificial intelligence. Picture: Hector Retamal

Scotland can't be so afraid of AI that it loses £23 billion GDP boost Alyn Smith

Inverurie has been named Scotland’s Town of the Year 2026

How Inverurie can spark a fightback against urban decline Scotsman comment

Crisps are among the food and drinks covered by the new restrictions in Scotland (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Retailers need to comply with new food restrictions

A car ablaze during demonstrations in Paris at the weekend

We should learn from the French rather than follow in their footsteps Paul Wilson

Experts worry that artificial intelligence is blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction, handing cybercriminals a cheap and effective technology to exploit. Picture: Chris Delmas

That desperate call from your daughter may have been AI cybercriminal Ronald Hepburn

People protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London over the UK government's decision to approve the Jackdaw gas field. Picture: Brook Mitchell

Why Labour's Jackdaw gas field decision is not climate vandalism Scotsman comment

The more electric cars in the UK, the lower the demand for petrol, and therefore the price, should be. Picture: Adrian Dennis

Why are drivers being paid £7.6 billion to buy petrol cars? Matt Galvin

Labour's approval of the Jackdaw gas field is a welcome step, but the North Sea energy industry needs John Healey and Andy Burnham to take a few more. Picture: Ian Forsyth

After Jackdaw approval, Labour must now seize £50bn North Sea prize David Whitehouse

The closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery was a blow to the economy, but new opportunities are emerging. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Why an industrial renaissance is within Scotland's grasp Professor Simon Best

John Healey’s first Budget will be a key indication of the Burnham premiership’s direction (Picture: Betty Laura Zapata/PA Wire)

John Healey needs to find some carrots for housing sector

Debate Night, hosted by Stephen Jardine, is moving to BBC One Scotland and will also be available online. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Why closure of BBC Scotland channel was sad but inevitable Stephen Jardine

The Beyond the Startup podcast will focus on how Scotland can build more globally successful tech companies (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

A podcast to match the ambition of our subjects

The Port of Aberdeen was transformed by the oil and gas industry. Now the potential to service floating offshore windfarms represents a substantial opportunity but only if the UK government makes the right choices

How UK energy plan could put thousands of North Sea jobs at risk Bob Sanguinetti

Nearly half of the deaths from Covid in Scotland happened in care homes. Picture: Hugh Hastings

Covid Inquiry's 'painful' finding about care homes should shock us all Scotsman comment

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is arguably the individual most responsible for Brexit, but that's not the worst thing he has done, says Ian Johnston. Picture: Carl Court

How Farage is doubling-down on one of the worst things he's ever done Ian Johnston

Andy Burnham speaks to a student during a visit to New College Lanarkshire's Motherwell Campus ahead of a speech focusing on the forming of closer ties with the Scottish government. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Why SNP needs to stop hoarding power and give it to the people Jackie Baillie

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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

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