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Some of today's civil servants in the Scottish Government appear to be just as farcical as The Office's David Brent, played by Ricky Gervais (Picture: Ian West)

Civil servants who object to bus travel show how out of touch they are Susan Dalgety

Skye's popularity as a tourist destination has priced many workers out of the housing market (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Skye experts dispute regular claims wind farms don't impact tourism

Keir Starmer's government has now provided three major opportunities, in relatively quick succession, for opposition parties to accuse him of performing a U-turn (Picture: Ben Stansall)

Labour's willingness to compromise is welcome but U-turns are mounting Scotsman comment

People who supported Brexit celebrate on the day the UK formally left the European Union. Few seem quite so enthusiastic today (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How ‘stupidest thing any country has ever done' is behind benefit cuts Stephen Gethins

Karli Whittle wont the Support Worker Award at last year's The Scotsman Health Awards 2024. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

'I was teary': Inspiring NHS support worker recalls shock awards win
Scotland’s Health Awards 2025 are now open for nominations.

Migrants abandon a people-smugglers' boat after it was punctured with a knife by French police to stop them attempting to cross the English Channel from a beach at Gravelines, near Dunkirk (Picture: Sameer Al-Doumy)

How a UK national ID card would 'stop the boats' Stephen Jardine

Lorraine Kelly abseils from the mast of the RRS Discovery at Discovery Point in Dundee (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Lorraine Kelly shows real courage in daredevil ascent of ship's mast Scotsman comment

Many people have a fondness for goats (Picture: Brian Lawless)

Silence of the Goats: Dead animals reveal how SNP squanders our taxes Brian Wilson

Protesters gather at a Protect The Right To Strike rally in Glasgow on Wednesday

Exclusive SNP blasted for deceitful strategy after 'grotesque' jobs cuts plan

Scroll through our gallery to see the total number of recorded crimes, per 10,000 population, in each of Scotland's 32 local authorities in 2024-25.

The official crime stats for all 32 of Scotland's local authorities

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UK News

Starmer accused of creating 'two-tier disability system' with U-turn

George Finch, 18, is now the interim leader of Warwickshire County Council (Picture: Warwickshire County Council)

Teenager in charge of council with £500m budget? It'll all be fine... Scotsman comment

From Joe Wicks to crowds, here are the best Glastonbury images

Some fear that African swine fever could be the death knell for the UK pig industry (Picture: Damien Meyer)

Death knell for pigs? How dangerous animal diseases pose real threat Alistair Carmichael

The sun rises over Stonehenge on the summer solstice, an event that attracted record crowds of druids, sun devotees, tourists and others (Picture: Finnbarr Webster)

Why Nigel Farage is the High Druid of our burgeoning Age of Unreason Ian Johnston

Increasing taxes is not the way to create a more prosperous future (Picture: Henry Nicholls)

Why targeting wealthy non-doms means we'll all pay higher taxes Brian Monteith

World

Keir Starmer speaks to US President Donald Trump at the Nato summit in The Hague (Picture: Kin Cheung/pool)

Why UK needs to pander to Trump but should not necessarily believe him Scotsman comment

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, right, and her husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a Belarusian opposition activist released from a Belarusian prison.

Despite happy ending for one family, human cost of dictators is clear Jane Bradley

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Starmer to pledge 5% defence spending as Israel-Iran ceasefire agreed

Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during the Second World War and later US President, understood the value of international law (Picture: Fox Photos)

West's leaders must be as committed to international law as Eisenhower Scotsman comment

Explainer How could Iran retaliate after US strikes its nuclear programme?

Starmer calls for negotiations after US attacks Iran’s nuclear sites

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Weather

Date Bootid meteor shower peaks and the best time to see it

Yellow weather warning for thunderstorms issued for Scotland

Politics

Almost a third of A-level students in Northern Ireland received a top A/A* grade.

Ex-teacher appointed to lead exams body months before it is scrapped

Nick Page will lead the Scottish Qualifications Authority following the former teacher’s appointment...

Lib Dems consider council control after winning Edinburgh by-election

The winner of the Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart by-election for Edinburgh City Council has been annou...

Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to pay a financial price for their failings, but they could pay a political one (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Swinney should beware calling for price to be paid for 'incompetence'

The parallels between Dundee University’s financial troubles and the Scottish Government’s are hard to ignore

Be part of the thousands gathering in Westminster for the Act Now, Change Forever mass lobby

Sara McCracken

Why 'first draft of history' has lots of bad news for SNP and Labour

Newspaper headlines provide a snapshot of our turbulent times as old certainties are being quickly s...

Swinney urges disgraced ex-university boss to hand back £150k

Professor Iain Gillespie was accused of ‘creating a mess and walking into the sunset’, leaving Dunde...

Jackery slashes price of Explorer 1000 V2 power station in Amazon deal
Jackery’s best mid-range solar generator has hit its lowest ever price in a new Amazon deal—perfect for summer getaways and off-grid power.
Gareth Butterfield

The Carpuride W903 Portable Wireless Carplay & Android Auto display has dropped to an amazing price

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