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After the worst week yet for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, we could be just months away from a government led by Ed Miliband, right. Picture: Jordan Pettitt - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Anas Sarwar’s criticism of Sir Keir Starmer rang true, says Euan McColm

Emergency services at the scene of the fire in Camelon.

In pictures: Roads closed as emergency services tackle blaze in former Falkirk c...

Ad Feature Staying connected when the grid fails in winter storms

Brewer Brewdog could be broken up as sale process begins

Timing of Murrell hearing is matter for the courts says Swinney
"This is a live legal case, and it has to take its course, and it requires no comment from me."

Weather warnings for snow and ice extended over the weekend

Exclusive SNP suing hundreds of dentists to reclaim bursary funds

Scotsman Obituaries: Jimmy Warnock MBE, farmer and former RHS chairman

Leader Nigel Farage at a Reform UK rally in Birmingham this week (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: It's rich that billionaires are so keen to knock UK

Rachel Reeves and Bridget Phillipson represent the ‘girl boss’ strand of feminism, says Susan Dalgety (Picture: Anthony Devlin)

Why Labour’s ‘girl bosses’ are as big a problem as their ‘boys' club’Susan Dalgety

Once a week, Alan Sugar gets to tell the kind of arrogant fools most of us must endure in silence that they are useless – and fired (Picture: Ian West)

I've finally worked out why The Apprentice is so remarkably satisfying Stephen Jardine

UK News

Keir Starmer's government has done little to help Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar since victory in the 2024 general election (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Starmer government's massive errors are overshadowing SNP incompetence Brian Wilson

The Houses of Parliament are in need of major repair work (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Why £40 billion repairs won't fix the real problem with Westminster Stephen Gethins

Amid the ongoing housing crisis, Labour should campaign for policies that make it easier to build new homes (Picture: Damian Gillie/Construction Photography/Avalon)

How Scottish Labour can recover after week of mayhem John McLellan

A matching pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers pause for a photo at Longnewton in the Scottish Borders

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

Scotland has world-leading universities but is failing to take advantage of their potential to boost the economy (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

How Scotland's huge soft-power advantages are being wasted Azeem Ibrahim

King Charles still has questions to answer in the wake of the decision to strip Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his titles over his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

Royal family must let daylight in on Epstein scandal Martyn McLaughlin

World

Donald Trump's approval ratings have slumped as Americans understand the true cost of populist politics (Picture: Leon Neal)

Why Trump's 'wrecking ball' politics are a recipe for global disaster Scotsman comment

Ukrainian troops toward Russian positions at a front line position in the Donetsk region (Picture: Genya Savilov)

Trump wants Ukraine to give up Donbas but that could be fatal for Kyiv Rod Thornton and Marina Miron

A statue of Alexander Hamilton stands in front of the US Treasury in Washington, DC (Picture: Chip Somodevilla)

How half-Scots US Founding Father helps explain half-Scots President Dr Marie Macklin

Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, amid the snow (Picture: Jeremie Richard)

Why joining the EU is looking increasingly attractive for Iceland Magnús Árni Skjöld Magnússon

Scotland fans can send a message to Donald Trump and Americans when they go to the World Cup (Picture: Mike Hewitt)

Seven new Tartan Army chants to help save America from Donald Trump Ian Johnston

Donald Trump shakes hands with Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Alaska in August last year (Picture: Andrew Harnik)

As Putin teases Ukraine 'ceasefire', we must remember what he truly is Scotsman comment

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Weather

'Sleet showers' have been forecasted in parts of the country later this week

New rain warning issued as snow and sleet forecast elsewhere

The north east saw one of its wettest Januarys on record

New Scottish weather warning issued after weeks of 'endless' rain

Politics

Houses under construction on a housing development. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Tories in homes pledge and vow to end immigration and green policies

The Scottish Tories have vowed to axe the SNP government’s housing policies on immigration and net z...

Antisemitic hate soars to record levels in Scotland

According to the charity’s figures, the number of antisemitic incidents recorded in Scotland has soa...

Finance Secretary Shona Robison and John Swinney eventually agreed to give the Liberal Democrats what they were looking for in the Scottish Budget, says Jamie Greene (Picture: Mike Boyd)

300 million reasons why Lib Dems were prepared to negotiate with SNP

Scotland needs politicians more concerned with getting things done than the cheap political point-scoring of his former party, writes Jamie Greene

Sarwar calls for ex-nursing chief to be investigated over Disney claim Rachel Amery

SNP budget 'increasingly detached from reality', top economist warns

The SNP has got its budget bill passed stage one - but economists are warning it is not fully funded...

Jim Ratcliffe should look at Man U team to learn value of immigrants

Eight of Manchester United’s starting 11 on Tuesday were immigrants, suggesting they are even more o...

Education

Environment

Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon this week urged her party to help rid politics of 'toxic' misogyny (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Health

The leadership of BMA Scotland’s junior doctor committee has confirmed it will put a new offer to its members

Scottish tech platform to support famous Burning Man festival in Nevada desert
“Burning Man is operationally demanding, and our appointment shows how seriously organisers are taking accreditation and workforce management” – Philip Shaw Stewart, Eventree
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