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Majority of ScotRail services axed as major disruption expected for RMT strikes

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Sturgeon hits out after Tory peer suggests devolution can 'evolve back'
NICOLA Sturgeon has warned the “Tories are coming for devolution” after a senior Conservative peer suggested devolved powers could be returned to Westminster.

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SNP ministers ditch £50,000 Islands Bond 'gimmick' after backlash from locals

Updated SNP ministers ditch £50,000 Islands Bond 'gimmick' after backlash from locals

Protesters outside the Tory leadership hustings in Perth on Tuesday August 16

Both Tory leadership hopefuls already hugely unpopular in Scotland, poll finds

BMA Scotland chair, Dr Lewis Morrison (inset), said doctors were angry and disillusioned after 4.5 per cent pay award

Doctors in Scotland could strike for first time in a decade over 'totally unacceptable' pay award

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RMT secretary-general Mick Lynch is one of the leaders of the Enough is Enough campaign

PREMIUM Andy Maciver: Beware, the Left’s velvet glove may well be covering an iron fist

Catriona Stewart: Chaps, learn when to shush and budge over, won't you?

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Liz Truss has for long been at the forefront of Tory actions which it is difficult to imagine do anything other than aggravate further the UK’s long-suffering European neighbours. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

PREMIUM Ian McConnell: Truss banal Brexit bluster threatens country in grip of crisis

Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater

PREMIUM Greens call for energy companies to be nationalised and price cap reversed

'Terrifying': Over one in three Scots households to be trapped in extreme fuel poverty by January

PREMIUM 'Terrifying': Over one in three Scots households to be trapped in extreme fuel poverty by January

Arbikie Distillery, by Andy Loudon.

PREMIUM Pioneering green hydrogen distillery project gets go-ahead

Experts predict the cap on energy bills will hit close to £3,600 per year from October

‘Humanitarian crisis’ in UK if action not taken on energy bills, say NHS bosses

The collision happened on the A82 near Achnabobane by Spean Bridge Pic: Google

Man, 25, and woman, 60, die following two-vehicle crash in Highlands

Salman Rushdie receives treatment after he was attacked during a lecture last Friday at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York

PREMIUM Struan Stevenson: Attack on Rushdie had the bloody fingerprints of Iran’s ayatollahs all over it

The planned development

Glasgow West End housing development plans submitted

Both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak took a hard line over the political situation north of the Border at their hustings in Perth on Tuesday

Letters: Now we know how out of touch Scottish Tories truly are

Yorkshire media firm wins CalMac contract to 'capitalise on assets'

business briefing Yorkshire media firm wins CalMac contract to 'capitalise on assets'

Eve Eunson, an architect on Shetland’s Mainland, learned how to make Orkney chairs, a skill which is in danger of dying out

Centuries old craft tradition now on 'critically endangered' list

The actor said Campbell Danesh had a heart ‘bigger and brighter than the sun and an energy so contagious he could light up a room in seconds

Gerard Butler ‘devastated’ after sudden death of ‘brother in arms’ Darius

Cor Hutton, who lost her hands and lower legs after getting pneumonia and sepsis, is to take on the scenic 500-mile route

Scots mum who had double hand transplant to take on North Coast 500

Columnists

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Iain Macwhirter

Iain Macwhirter: Crisis what crisis? Scots splash their cash on houses

Alison Rowat: Cursing idiots do not speak for Scotland. All agreed?

Lesley Riddoch: We must tackle the real problem in this crisis: privatisation

Brian Taylor: Stand by for an independence referendum. Eventually. Probably

Neil Mackay: The truth about the financial crisis... and how to fix it before millions of lives are ruined

Claire Taylor: The question-mark hanging over the future of farming and food production

Kevin McKenna: Outrage is one thing, condemning entire movements is another

Sport

Rangers contract latest as Van Bronckhorst braced for 'crazy' transfer window climax

Rangers contract latest as Van Bronckhorst braced for 'crazy' transfer window climax
RANGERS boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst has revealed talks with Ibrox stars in the final year of their contract are ongoing.

'You're a coach as well?' - Van Bronckhorst delivers one-liner over Rangers selection poser

'You're a coach as well?' - Van Bronckhorst delivers one-liner over Rangers selection poser

Haksabanovic was 'diamond' and Celtic move under Postecoglou would be 'ideal fit'

Haksabanovic was 'diamond' and Celtic move under Postecoglou would be 'ideal fit'

Inside 'emotional' Rangers Europa League nights as teary McCoist 'put host through wringer'

Inside 'emotional' Rangers Europa League nights as teary McCoist 'put host through wringer'

'You should see the training' - Kewell on Postecoglou's sky-high Celtic demands

'You should see the training' - Kewell on Postecoglou's sky-high Celtic demands

Graeme McGarry

Hibernian chairman Ron Gordon has been a driving force behind a review of the Scottish game.

Graeme McGarry Let’s hope the Deloitte review heralds a bright new dawn, and not a false one, for the SPFL

Hibernian player Joe Newell, left, with his Easter Road team mate Ryan Porteous

Why Rangers' test won't phase 'mature beyond his years' Ryan Porteous

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Business

Joules

Shares plunge in upmarket fashion retailer after profit warning

Yorkshire media firm wins CalMac contract to 'capitalise on assets'

Yorkshire media firm wins CalMac contract to 'capitalise on assets'

Liz Truss has for long been at the forefront of Tory actions which it is difficult to imagine do anything other than aggravate further the UK’s long-suffering European neighbours. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Ian McConnell: Truss banal Brexit bluster threatens country in grip of crisis

Opinion

Graeme McGarry

Hibernian chairman Ron Gordon has been a driving force behind a review of the Scottish game.

Graeme McGarry Let’s hope the Deloitte review heralds a bright new dawn, and not a false one, for the SPFL

Jason Grant

Catriona Stewart: Chaps, learn when to shush and budge over, won't you?

Jerry Sadowitz's new show was cancelled

Donald MacLeod: The backlash against Sadowitz is no laughing matter

Both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak took a hard line over the political situation north of the Border at their hustings in Perth on Tuesday

Letters: Now we know how out of touch Scottish Tories truly are

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi discusses Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine at a press conference in Vienna in March this year. The situation has worsened in recent days

Letters: We must never forget the risks nuclear stations pose to us all in conflict situations

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RMT secretary-general Mick Lynch is one of the leaders of the Enough is Enough campaign

PREMIUM Andy Maciver: Beware, the Left’s velvet glove may well be covering an iron fist

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Salman Rushdie receives treatment after he was attacked during a lecture last Friday at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York

PREMIUM Struan Stevenson: Attack on Rushdie had the bloody fingerprints of Iran’s ayatollahs all over it

A campaign has launched in Japan to encourage new ideas to boost alcohol intake in a country where an ageing population is impacting economic and social systems. Image: Xtra, Inc

Issue of the day: The bid to boost drinking alcohol in Japan

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Grounded. Is it time to restrict our killer cats to indoors?

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Arts, Entertainment, Life & Style

Jerry Sadowitz's new show was cancelled

Donald MacLeod: The backlash against Sadowitz is no laughing matter

Fisherman's Friends: One And All with Dave Johns as Leadville, Sam Swainsbury as Rowan and Richard Harrington as Morgan

Film view: A cockle-warming sequel from the shanty buoys

The actor said Campbell Danesh had a heart ‘bigger and brighter than the sun and an energy so contagious he could light up a room in seconds

Gerard Butler ‘devastated’ after sudden death of ‘brother in arms’ Darius

Framed. (Canva)

What is today's Framed? August 19 movie hints and answer

Apple issues major security warning to all iPhone, iPad and Mac users . (PA)

Urgent security warning issued to anybody who uses an Apple iPhone, iPad or Mac

A woman listening to music. Credit: Canva

What is today's Heardle? August 19 song hints and answer

Word game Weaver is an ideal alternative for Wordle and Quordle fans. Picture: Canva

Weaver word game: Cheats and answers for August 19 puzzler