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| In charts: What the latest figures reveal about Scotland's drug deaths crisis

Shamed former leader Jordan Linden and Nicola Sturgeon

Sex scandal sees SNP lose control of North Lanarkshire Council
FAILINGS within the office run by Nicola Sturgeon’s husband have resulted in the SNP losing control of one of Scotland’s largest councils.

Truss plans for cost of living crisis will 'leave millions destitute' warns Sunak

Truss plans for cost of living crisis will 'leave millions destitute' warns Sunak

UK government inaction on energy bills will lead to deaths warns Nicola Sturgeon

UK government inaction on energy bills will lead to deaths warns Nicola Sturgeon

Inset: John MacKinnon. Source: Facebook

Man charged in connection with Skye and Wester Ross shooting incidents as family pay tribute to dead father

Disappointment as rock icons cancel first Scots gig for 14 years

Disappointment as rock icons cancel first Scots gig for 14 years

Sturgeon facing strike action by Scottish Government's own staff

Sturgeon facing strike action by Scottish Government staff

Iain Macwhirter: Don't refuse to pay energy bills. They'll get you in the end

Iain Macwhirter: Don't refuse to pay energy bills. They'll get you in the end

Truss is 'fastest route to keeping Scotland in UK', says Cole-Hamilton

Truss is 'fastest route to keeping Scotland in UK', says Cole-Hamilton

John MacKinnon (Photo: Facebook)

Man killed during attacks around Skye is named by police

Thinktank warns SNP care shake-up could 'exacerbate differences' in quality

Thinktank warns SNP care shake-up could 'exacerbate differences' in quality

Boris Johnson crisis meeting with energy firms leads to no new measures

Boris Johnson crisis meeting with energy firms leads to no new measures

Cheryl Clark, Chief Midwife for NHS Lanarkshire, said staff had been left frightened to go to work due to a rise in abusive incidents

PREMIUM 'Midwives are frightened': Staff suffering 'daily' threats at Scots hospital

Emergency services rushed to Skye and the surrounding area, near Eilean Donan castle

‘It’s shocked the place to the core’: Highlands community reacts after attacks

Scots nurseries 'face going bust' over failures over council payments

Scots nurseries 'face going bust' over failures over council payments

Top Scottish curler Eve Muirhead announces retirement

Top Scottish curler Eve Muirhead announces retirement

Brown calls for voluntary energy cuts to prevent rationing as bills set to hit £5,000

Brown calls for voluntary energy cuts to prevent rationing as bills set to hit £5,000

Sir Donald Runnicles conducts this concert performance of Beethoven's only opera, telling a moving story of a wife's devotion and the resilience of human nature. Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Fidelio curtain call - credit Andrew Perry

PREMIUM At last, a proper-sized International Festival audience! Opera review, Fidelio, Usher Hall, four stars

1933: Hunger marchers on their way to a rally in Hyde park. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images).

PREMIUM Neil Mackay: Independence or the Union? The politician who challenges the economic system will decide Scotland’s fate

Energy bills could rise before expected October cap rise as 65,000 back Gordon Brown emergency budget call

Energy bills could rise before expected October cap rise as 65,000 back Gordon Brown emergency budget call

Columnists

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Iain Macwhirter

Iain Macwhirter: Don't refuse to pay energy bills. They'll get you in the end

Alison Rowat: So, First Minister, you asked to be judged on your results?

Lesley Riddoch: Are we about to see another non-payment campaign?

Brian Taylor: Will Westminster and Whitehall rule replace devolution under Liz Truss?

Neil Mackay: Independence or the Union? The politician who challenges the economic system will decide Scotland’s fate

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

Kevin McKenna: It’s not hatred of Britain that’s the problem, it’s hatred of the people

Sport

Rangers Euro hero Malik Tillman recommended to Celtic before Ibrox switch

Rangers Euro hero Malik Tillman recommended to Celtic before Ibrox switch
MALIK TILLMAN made himself a Rangers hero as he headed home the crucial winner against Union Saint-Gilloise in Champions League qualifying on Tuesday.

'Sore, sore night' - Ross apologises to Dundee United fans as pride dented by AZ Alkmaar loss

'Sore, sore night' - Ross apologises to Dundee United fans as pride dented by AZ Alkmaar loss

Zak Lovelace moved to Ibrox from Millwall last month

Zak Lovelace embraces 'monumental' Rangers as former Millwall striker settles into life at Ibrox

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PSV expert assesses five key issues ahead of Champions League clash with Rangers

PREMIUM PSV expert assesses five key issues ahead of Champions League clash with Rangers

Dundee United ripped to shreds as AZ Alkmaar loss equals record Scottish European loss

Dundee United ripped to shreds as AZ Alkmaar loss equals record Scottish European loss

3 reasons for Dundee United disaster as AZ Alkmaar hit Terrors for seven

3 reasons for Dundee United disaster as AZ Alkmaar hit Terrors for seven

Hearts learn Europa League play-off opponents as FC Zurich thrash Linfield

Hearts learn Europa League play-off opponents as FC Zurich thrash Linfield

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Business

Disappointment as rock icons cancel first Scots gig for 14 years

Disappointment as rock icons cancel first Scots gig for 14 years

Scottish freight firm hits one million deliveries in a year for first time

Scottish freight firm hits one million deliveries in a year for first time

Profitable 'turnkey' Perthshire hotel opportunity brought to market

Profitable 'turnkey' Perthshire hotel opportunity brought to market

Opinion

Pupils have put years of disruption behind them and returned to the examination hall

Alison Rowat: So, First Minister, you asked to be judged on your results?

Mark Smith: Another “Action Plan” from the Scottish Government. But is it good enough?

Mark Smith: Another “Action Plan” from the Scottish Government. But is it good enough?

Iain Macwhirter: Don't refuse to pay energy bills. They'll get you in the end

Iain Macwhirter: Don't refuse to pay energy bills. They'll get you in the end

Students at Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes, Fife, open their exam results. Photo: PA

Letters: The last-century thinking that shapes our approach to school exams

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, pictured by Gordon Terris in 2019

Letters: Can the Kirk still claim to be the country’s national church?

Thousands of Canadians rally in Montreal 27 October 1995 in a bid to persuade citizens of Quebec not to secede from Canada. Picture: Andre Pichette/AFP/Getty Images)

What Quebec can teach us about Scotland’s future if SNP’s independence gambit fails

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Devastation in Ukraine

PREMIUM David Pratt in Ukraine: It’s hard to comprehend this level of destruction

Alan McIntosh

Agenda: Beware planned changes in debt recovery rules

Poet Lennie Pennie has the popularised the Scots language online with her Scots Word of the Day on Twitter @Lenniesaurus

Lennie Pennie: I didn't understand the power of these survivors until I met them

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Arts, Entertainment, Life & Style

Framed. (Canva)

What is today's Framed? August 12 movie hints and answer

A boy listening to music on his heaphones. Credit: Canva

What is today's Heardle? August 12 song hints and answer

What is today's Wordle? August 12 hints and answer (PA)

What is today's Wordle? August 12 hints and answer

A man thinking. Credit: Canva

What is today's Quordle? August 12 word puzzle hints and answer

Weaver clues: Hints and answers for August 12 word game

Weaver clues: Hints and answers for August 12 word game

Disappointment as rock icons cancel first Scots gig for 14 years

Disappointment as rock icons cancel first Scots gig for 14 years

Paul plays Ross Raymond, the man who curates the interviews and stories to piece together the story of the local heroes and the legends of the time

BEST OF SCOTLAND Rare reflections on the post-punk era