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Scotland 'needs a visible, properly funded police force'. Image: PA

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Letters: The start of the demise of Scotland's once-proud police force

WE learn of a pilot scheme in the north of Scotland, whereby police officers cherry-picked which crime they deemed was worthy of further investigation. And now this scheme, which was proved to be a great success, is going to be rolled out throughout Scotland.

70 elections will be held in countries in 2024

70 elections will be held in countries in 2024

Herald View: Looking for signs of optimism in the year ahead

Dorothy Bain, KC, Scotland's Lord Advocate

Dorothy Bain, KC, Scotland's Lord Advocate

Herald View: Ruling on distress in rape cases will aid justice for women and girls

Laurence Fox's remarks to Dan Wootton about Ava Evans have provoked a storm of protest

Laurence Fox's remarks to Dan Wootton about Ava Evans have provoked a storm of protest

Herald View: Women and girls deserve more support in the online ‘Wild West’

Wilko is the latest name to disappear from the high street

Wilko is the latest name to disappear from the high street

Welcome signs of change in drive to avoid a nation of ghost towns

Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Herald View: Time we were all put out of our misery, including the Tories

Scotland has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe

Scotland has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe

Scotland now needs a drug death reduction unit

Part of the historic, 143-acre Rouken Glen Park

Part of the historic, 143-acre Rouken Glen Park

Herald View: Park events could help cash-squeezed Scots councils find extra revenue

Flames rise during a forest fire on the Greek island of Rhodes last month

Flames rise during a forest fire on the Greek island of Rhodes last month

Scottish Greens need to step up their game as the planet burns

The opening ceremony at the UCI cycling championships

The opening ceremony at the UCI cycling championships

Herald View: Edinburgh arts and Glasgow cycle festivals deserve our support

Parts of Sauchiehall Street have seen much better days

Parts of Sauchiehall Street have seen much better days

Herald View: It's time to unleash Glasgow's considerable potential

Police remove protesters (in yellow helmets) from This Is Rigged as they sit on top of an oil tanker at the Ineos refinery in Grangemouth

Police remove protesters (in yellow helmets) from This Is Rigged as they sit on top of an oil tanker at the Ineos refinery in Grangemouth

Climate protesters cause disruption but there is no doubting urgency of the cause

Humza Yousaf has marked his 100th day in office after taking over from Nicola Sturgeon

Humza Yousaf has marked his 100th day in office after taking over from Nicola Sturgeon

Herald View: Yousaf's grasp of realism is a welcome move

Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury last Saturday

Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury last Saturday

Herald View: The invaluable honesty of Lewis Capaldi has done us all a service

Vaping liquid products on a shop shelf

Vaping liquid products on a shop shelf

Vaping: We cannot afford to set up a new generation for addiction

A CalMac ferry under construction at Ferguson Marine

A CalMac ferry under construction at Ferguson Marine

Herald View: Yousaf should restore Transport post to its full Cabinet status

Glasgow's Low Emission Zone s proved controversial

Glasgow's Low Emission Zone s proved controversial

Herald View: Glasgow can breathe more easily after the full roll-out of the LEZ

Tourists throng Edinburgh's Royal Mile

Tourists throng Edinburgh's Royal Mile

Herald View: On balance, the new tourist levy makes good sense

Glasgow and its surrounding region is not currently punching its weight

Glasgow and its surrounding region is not currently punching its weight

Herald View: Time for Glasgow to get its act together and punch its weight

King Charles meets guests after a ceremony at Buckingham Palace

King Charles meets guests after a ceremony at Buckingham Palace

Coronation of King Charles III

Herald View: What can we expect from King Charles now that he has been crowned?

Interior of Barlinnie Prison

Interior of Barlinnie Prison

Herald View: Barlinnie overspend is just the latest in a long line of failures

Herald View: Westminster Tories cannot be allowed to roll back devolution

Vehicles board the CalMac ferry MV Bute at Wemyss Bay for Rothesay (Colin Mearns)

Vehicles board the CalMac ferry MV Bute at Wemyss Bay for Rothesay (Colin Mearns)

Herald View: The ferries fiasco cannot be allowed to continue

Police officers outside the home shared by Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell this week (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Police officers outside the home shared by Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell this week (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Herald View: This week’s events raise too many uncomfortable questions for the SNP

Sunak and Sturgeon both have much to do to reassure the electorates in 2023

Sunak and Sturgeon both have much to do to reassure the electorates in 2023

Herald View: Looking for signs of hope as we await 2023 with trepidation

Railway cleaners outside the Transport Department (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Railway cleaners outside the Transport Department (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Herald View: Sunak’s regrettable intransigence over the public sector strikes

The World Cup kicks off in Qatar tomorrow Picture: Adam Davy/PA

The World Cup kicks off in Qatar tomorrow Picture: Adam Davy/PA

Herald View: The World Cup is a real coup for Qatar - but it has been so divisive

Nicola Sturgeon launches the Scottish Migrant Visa scheme paper in 2020

Nicola Sturgeon launches the Scottish Migrant Visa scheme paper in 2020

Herald View: As migrants debate turns nasty, SNP’s tailored approach to visas makes sense

Rishi Sunak has blended calm authority with a blunt admission of tough times ahead

Rishi Sunak has blended calm authority with a blunt admission of tough times ahead

Herald View: Sunak didn’t get every call right but he’s the safest pair of hands we have

Liz Truss addressing yesterday’s Downing Street briefing (Photo: Daniel Leal/PA Wire)

Liz Truss addressing yesterday’s Downing Street briefing (Photo: Daniel Leal/PA Wire)

Herald View: Truss’s inept display is further proof that the Tories have run out of ideas

(Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

(Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

Letters: Truss’s indyref voting plan is an affront to democracy - and Scotland

Liz Truss agreed to an interview with the BBC’s Nick Robinson, but then said she couldn’t do it because she
was ‘too busy’

Liz Truss agreed to an interview with the BBC’s Nick Robinson, but then said she couldn’t do it because she
was ‘too busy’

Herald View: Truss’s fear of robust TV interviews hinders our ability to assess her leadership qualities

Boris Johnson's Week: Enjoy the final tour? Never fear, it’s not goodbye

Boris Johnson's Week: Enjoy the final tour? Never fear, it’s not goodbye

Boris Johnson's Week: Enjoy the final tour? Never fear, it’s not goodbye

Herald View: Johnson has lost interest and is taking the hard-pressed voters for granted

Herald View: Aid to Scots families struggling with fuel poverty can’t wait until new PM moves into No10

Herald View: Aid to Scots families struggling with fuel poverty can’t wait until new PM moves into No10

Herald View: Aid to Scots families struggling with fuel poverty can’t wait until new PM moves into No10

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

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

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?

Humza Yousaf at the Eye Centre, NHS Golden Jubilee National Hospital, in Clydebank

Humza Yousaf at the Eye Centre, NHS Golden Jubilee National Hospital, in Clydebank

Letters: The NHS still functions well when needed

Accessing medical appointments on the phone can be difficult

Accessing medical appointments on the phone can be difficult

Letters: Elderly NHS patients who can’t use new technology risk ‘being abandoned’

Herald View: The NHS situation is grim but changes can be made if the political will is there

Herald View: The NHS situation is grim but changes can be made if the political will is there

Herald View: The NHS situation is grim but changes can be made if the political will is there

Letters: Truss is tactless when it comes to Sturgeon and Scotland

Letters: Truss is tactless when it comes to Sturgeon and Scotland

Letters: Truss is tactless when it comes to Sturgeon and Scotland

‘The reality is that the ferry crisis poses no political threat to the SNP, unless it becomes a national issue’

‘The reality is that the ferry crisis poses no political threat to the SNP, unless it becomes a national issue’

Brian Wilson: The cynical calculations that shape ministers’ views of the ferry fiasco

Judging by the First Minister’s language, the two years before the next General Election seem likely to be wasted on posturing and insults

Judging by the First Minister’s language, the two years before the next General Election seem likely to be wasted on posturing and insults

Brian Wilson: The petty dishonesty that now passes for leadership in Scotland

Caleb Landry Jones won Best Actor accolade at the Cannes Film Festival

Caleb Landry Jones won Best Actor accolade at the Cannes Film Festival

David Wilson: Would we watch a film about Thomas Hamilton? I don't think we would

Nicola Sturgeon has signalled that a second referendum or a general election fought on constitutional lines may perhaps soon loom larger in our lives

Nicola Sturgeon has signalled that a second referendum or a general election fought on constitutional lines may perhaps soon loom larger in our lives

Martin Roche: Creating a lasting force for good in an independent Scotland

Truss and Sunak are competing to find some distance from Boris Johnson, their continuing boss; and both candidates have alluded to Margaret Thatcher

Truss and Sunak are competing to find some distance from Boris Johnson, their continuing boss; and both candidates have alluded to Margaret Thatcher

Will this leadership contest bring a Tory revival? Don’t bet on it

Photograph: Colin Mearns

Photograph: Colin Mearns

David Leask: Why we need to rethink our attitude towards Gaelic and its speakers

Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

My Week, by Liz Truss: To strive to be a leader, drop your principles – fast

James Watt was hooked on boats from an early age

James Watt was hooked on boats from an early age

Obituary: James Watt, superb marine artist who chronicled the Clyde and co-founded the Glasgow Group

President Biden fist-bumps Prince Mohammed bin Salman at their meeting in Jeddah this week

President Biden fist-bumps Prince Mohammed bin Salman at their meeting in Jeddah this week

Andy Maciver: The absence of strong, clear global leadership in these unstable times

Sunak’s trump card might be that he has a greater chance than Truss has of winning the next election

Sunak’s trump card might be that he has a greater chance than Truss has of winning the next election

Michael Settle: Time is of the essence for Rishi Sunak

Rose Ayling-Ellis, pictured with her professional partner Giovanni Pernice, was the first deaf contestant to win Strictly Come Dancing (photo: BBC)

Rose Ayling-Ellis, pictured with her professional partner Giovanni Pernice, was the first deaf contestant to win Strictly Come Dancing (photo: BBC)

Philip Gerrard: The new, long-awaited Edinburgh festival that will advance deaf culture

Supporters of Starmer and of Corbyn have had different reactions to the conclusions reached by Martin Forde QC

Supporters of Starmer and of Corbyn have had different reactions to the conclusions reached by Martin Forde QC

Iain Macwhirter: Why is no-one talking about the report into Labour's culture of racism and sexism?

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyenhas much to deal with

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyenhas much to deal with

Kirsty Hughes: The EU has no shortage of crises but is rising to the huge challenge