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The Nancy Glen fishing boat sank in Loch Fyne, with two bodies thought to be on board

Salmond tells 'heartless' UK Government to raise boat wreck

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The research could help up to 100 million African farmers. Photograph: Getty

£118m funding boost for life-saving research

New public transport projects – such as the Borders Railway – are to be welcomed

Transport? Let the people decide what to build next

Carles Puigdemont remains in self-imposed exile in Belgium. Photograph: Getty

Spain in legal bid to halt Puigdemont

There is an increased risk of collisions as we send more objects into orbit

Exclusive

Safety warning as Scottish satellite revolution continues to soar

Nicola Sturgeon defended the decision to close the children’s ward at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley

First Minister slams Rennie for claim she 'lied' on ward closure

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss refused to appear before MSPs

Senior UK minister slammed for snubbing Holyrood committee

The Act aims in part to tackle bigotry at Scottish football matches

Football Act suffers Holyrood defeat as repeal bid continues

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From left: Theresa May, Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, National Security Adviser HR McMaster, and White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn

Brexit rebels turn up the heat as May attends talks

Brexit Secretary David Davis and Scotland Secretary David Mundell have acted poorly

Scottish Tories have had a Brexit Bill change of heart – but why?

From right to left: Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Giancarlo Esposito, Dexter Darden and Rosa Salazar star. Photograph: PA

Final instalment of fantasy series goes viral

The event was held at Restaurant Semproniana

Trolls fail to spoil Burns lunch in Barcelona

The wreckage of the Super Puma L2 helicopter which went down in the North Sea with the loss of four lives. Photograph: PA

Call for inquiry into helicopter crash that left four dead

ACC Wayne Mawson welcomed the new Act

Legal aid fears remain as arrest law changes

Phil Gormley was initially told he could return to work. Photograph: Gordon Terris

Labour want Matheson to resign

Ciaran Williamson died after a headstone fell on him

Death of boy, 8, killed by gravestone was ‘avoidable’

The Medal Course at Montrose Golf Links has already lost some of its tees due to erosion. Photograph: Getty

Famous golf course faces threat of erosion

There is a downward trend in seal shooting at present

Fears for seals as Scottish fish farming industry grows

Willie Rennie branded a 'pathetic attention seeker' in stormy FMQs

Willie Rennie branded a 'pathetic attention seeker' in stormy FMQs

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Willie Rennie and a sausage moustache

Nine times Willie Rennie was definitely NOT a 'pathetic attention seeker'

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A Pakistani girl lights a candle during a memorial for Zainab Ansari, an 8-year-old girl who was kidnapped, raped and killed last week in Kasur, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, in Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistani girls' suspected killer probed for 'link’ to abuse ring

Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson quit the international board on the Rohingya crisis

Diplomat quits Rohingya post as Suu Kyi ‘lacks moral leadership’

Scottish Government tells newspapers: You have 28 days to apologise over union flag 'nonsense'

Scottish Government tells newspapers: You have 28 days to apologise over Union flag 'nonsense'

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Do our southern neighbours learn about Burns in school?

Letters: It's puzzling that diaries omit reference to our Bard

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EU membership and single market membership are not the same thing, despite what Jeremy Corbyn says

Letters: Not all Leave voters want out of the single market

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The limited Crabbie eight-year-old single malt whisky, with a single cask release of 336 bottles, is available from February 1

Historic Scotch whisky brand announces its return

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Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse, left, with Michael Milne, managing director of Dales Marine

Scottish decommissioning projects receive £1.5m funding boost

Anna Leach, head of economic intelligence at the CBI

Post-Christmas blues as retailers see weakest sales for four years

Shaheen Unis, owner of Mrs Unis, left, and Asda’s regional buying manager for Scotland Heather Turnbull

Hybrid haggis products on the up for Burns Suppers

The Rangers board is planning to hold a share issue

Club 1872 hope to raise £1m

Guests received taster portions of vegetarian haggis at the Glasgow Afghan United Burns supper at the Petershill complex, Glasgow. Photograph: Colin Mearns

PICTURES: Burns and Rumi celebrated by Scotland's Afghan community

Moussa Dembele has been linked with Roma, Crystal Palace and Brighton

'He is fully committed to Celtic'

McHugh was signed by Andy Murray's management agency in November

Andy Murray protégé into Australian Open last four

Brendan Rodgers questioned the amount of rest currently afforded to players

Rodgers hits out at SFA

Hiary Bikers Si King, left, and Dave Myers, right, meet vinegar producers Nathalie Lefort and her son Adrien

Tonight's TV: Big Cats, The Hairy Bikers, and Transformation Street

Scots have proven they are more than capable of running their own affairs

Letters: When will the SNP concentrate on bringing about indy?

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Here are some of the most popular anti-Scottish comments on the Mail's Union flag story

These horrible anti-Scottish comments are very popular on the Mail's Union flag story

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Secret plans to change the formula to Scotch whisky will likely face resistance

Secret plans to change the formula to Scotch whisky will likely face resistance

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The European Union has its own red lines on trade

UK's Brexit trade talks may become impossible – and here's why

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It wisnae er 1928 that the vote wis extendit tae aw wimmen, no jist the weel educatit or the weel aff anes

A vote’s a vote for a’ that

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It has been falsely claimed that the Scottish Government will now no longer fly the Union flag on certain occasions

Letters: British nationalist obsession with flags is getting tedious

Jamaica's loss was Scotland's gain

Letters: Were Burns’s plans to emigrate merely a flight of fancy?

The clothes have an eastern influence with the folds in the fabric inspired by origami

Martin Scroggie of menswear label MG Gabriel on finding inspiration in origami

Ruth Davidson and Murdo Fraser ridiculed the use of the Lion Rampant at royal occasions

Tories create 'fake news' with claims over Scotland's Union flag policy

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Norway brought payments into its health system to deter patients with trivial complaints turning up at A&E — but in some areas like the city of Tromso (above) this didn’t work due to political party pettiness

How tough love on healthcare pays off for Norwegians

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The Union flag is flown in Scotland on Merchant Navy Day and Armed Forces Day

This pathetic peddling of Union flag piffle is the worst example of ‘Union Jackery’

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The speaker of the Catalan parliament, Roger Torrent, has set himself on a legal collision course with the Spanish government. Photograph: Getty

Torrent pledges to defend exiled and jailed Catalan MPs ahead of big day

A mural of Robert Burns on the sea wall at Ardeer beach, near to his birthplace of Alloway in Ayrshire. Photograph: PA

Profile: All about the Burns Supper

The 1944 Bretton Woods Conference

How do we design our new economic system?

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Access to Boris Johnson was a prize at the Presidents Club’s charity dinner

Boris Johnson 'didn't know' about Presidents Club auction

Jacob Rees-Mogg clashed with the Brexit Secretary

Tory tensions high as Jacob Rees-Mogg and David Davis clash on Brexit

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Alex Salmond's RT chat show will join in with the Burns celebrations

Burns special for The Alex Salmond Show

Nicola Sturgeon said she found it remarkable that the most celebrated Scot was a writer

First Minister wishes everyone a ‘fantastic’ Burns Night

30/09/17 LADBROKES PREMIERSHIP CELTIC v HIBERNIAN CELTIC PARK - GLASGOW Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (left) and Hibernian manager Neil Lennon

Brendan Rodgers backs Neil Lennon to become Scotland manager

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The Bhangra Beetles will help entertain 'Scotland’s only Asian Burns charity gala'

How Scotland's diverse cultures are celebrating Burns Night

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Business Minister Paul Wheelhouse. Photograph: Gordon Terris

Experts warn Carillion collapse set to cause 'domino effect'

We have previously reported that British branding has been used on Scottish produce

Shoppers to learn about Scotland the Brand with new leaflets

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The .scot email service helps firms highlight their Scottish connection

.scot email service to branch out this year following domain success

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The study found that detonating the mines could be a better way. Photograph: Getty

Scottish research finds landmines could clear soil of toxic chemicals

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New research says polar bear numbers could fall due to the possible impact of alterations in the production of the algae that underpin the food chain

Algae study adds to 'bleak' future for polar bears

Council Leader Douglas Reid

New multi-million pound academy will honour the Bard

Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Liam Kerr had told MSPs it was 'time to pause' the merger

Tories defeated in bid to delay British Transport Police merger

Larry Nassar admitted sexually assaulting athletes under the guise of medical treatment when he was employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics

US sports doctor jailed for up to 175 years for sex abuse

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Marshall Poulton said the responsibilities of his role were underestimated

Edinburgh tram project was 'stalled' deliberately, inquiry hears

Two newly identified letters will go on display for the first time at National Records of Scotland

Newly identified letters reveal how Burns was viewed by others

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson

Tories demand investigation into Police Scotland row

Rescue teams help passenger out of a derailed train at the station of Pioltello Limito, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018

Three killed in Italian train derailment

Presidential candidate Jiri Drahos accompanied by his wife Eva arrives to address media after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential elections in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. Czech President Milos Zeman failed to w

Czech presidential candidate Jiri Drahos ‘smeared’ as poll approaches

French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet leaves after visiting the prison in Vendin le Vieil, northern France, Tuesday, Jan 16, 2018. Protesting prison guards have pushed back against riot police and shouted down the justice minister amid demonstrations a

Unions in talks with French government to end mass prison strike

Clackmannanshire Council has been told it must make substantial savings

Watchdog issues ‘wake-up call’ to council over finances

There has been a sharp rise in the number of Scots registered with dentists

Scotland launches new dental plan for the elderly

Maree Todd, Minister for Childcare and Early Years, visited Stewarton Academy in Ayrshire

Drive to boost childcare in Scotland heads to schools

Pupils from Netherthird Primary School helped celebrate the new status

Education gardens celebrate 'organic' status with Burns Supper

David Mundell

David Mundell faces calls to resign after breaking promise to protect Scotland from post-Brexit 'power grab'

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Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov

Russia accuses US of disrupting Syria peace talks with gas attack claim

Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square yesterday

Pope Francis says Adam and Eve fell victim to fake news

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Post Offices could facilitate cash handling in areas where a bank branch would be unprofitable

Letters: Does it really make sense to keep bank branches open?

4

The pre-oil north-east was not a 'laggard region'

Letters: Aberdeen was prosperous before the oil boom

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Kezia Dugdale took an 'unauthorised leave of absence' to appear on a reality TV show

Kezia Dugdale's Twitter attack on Nicola Sturgeon backfires hilariously

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Granton Primary school pupils with Simon Gage of Generation Science and Minister for Science Shirley-Anne Somerville

Pupils showcase robots as part of Generation Science scheme

Dr Kate Smith has been appointed as environment manager at the new office

Scottish tidal group Nova branches out into Wales

Did the Pope just weigh in to Scotland's Union flag 'fake news' debate?

Did the Pope just weigh in to Scotland's Union flag 'fake news' debate?

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Dr Stephen Breslin, chief executive of Glasgow Science Centre

Glasgow Science Centre exhibition to highlight Scottish innovation

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The building of the former Smyllum Park orphanage in Lanark. Photograph: Getty

Nun gives 'deepest and most sincere apologies' to abuse victims

Robert The Bruce statue in Bannockburn

Scotland has just been added to this video game ... and it's awesome

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Tonight's TV: The story behind the greatest art heist of the 21st century and more

Tonight's TV: The story behind the greatest art heist of the 21st century and more

What made the SFA think Michael O’Neill would forsake his own nation to manage another?

Letters: It seems Scottish football's top job is no longer attractive

No everyone wants a statue of Margaret Thatcher

Letters: Capital tribute to woman author is easy to miss

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Community

Do our southern neighbours learn about Burns in school?

Letters: It's puzzling that diaries omit reference to our Bard

3

EU membership and single market membership are not the same thing, despite what Jeremy Corbyn says

Letters: Not all Leave voters want out of the single market

5

Scots have proven they are more than capable of running their own affairs

Letters: When will the SNP concentrate on bringing about indy?

10

It has been falsely claimed that the Scottish Government will now no longer fly the Union flag on certain occasions

Letters: British nationalist obsession with flags is getting tedious

Jamaica's loss was Scotland's gain

Letters: Were Burns’s plans to emigrate merely a flight of fancy?

Post Offices could facilitate cash handling in areas where a bank branch would be unprofitable

Letters: Does it really make sense to keep bank branches open?

4

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Sport

Hannah Rankin is a classical musician as well as a pro boxer

Hannah Rankin's mix of classical music and boxing is paying dividends

Olympic champion Elaine Thompson will run in Glasgow next month. Picture: Getty

Olympic sprint champion headed for Glasgow

The Rangers board is planning to hold a share issue

Club 1872 hope to raise £1m

Moussa Dembele has been linked with Roma, Crystal Palace and Brighton

'He is fully committed to Celtic'

McHugh was signed by Andy Murray's management agency in November

Andy Murray protégé into Australian Open last four

Brendan Rodgers questioned the amount of rest currently afforded to players

Rodgers hits out at SFA

06/01/18 LADBROKES CHAMPIONSHIP. ST MIRREN v INVERNESS CT (1-0). PAISLEY 2021 STADIUM. St Mirren manager Jack Ross (right) with assistant James Fowler.

James Fowler confident St Mirren have what it takes to bounce back from Scottish Cup woe

30/09/17 LADBROKES PREMIERSHIP CELTIC v HIBERNIAN CELTIC PARK - GLASGOW Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (left) and Hibernian manager Neil Lennon

Brendan Rodgers backs Neil Lennon to become Scotland manager

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Alamy Live News. M0R3GN Melbourne, Australia. 24th Jan, 2018. Number one seed Simona Halep of Romania in action in a Quarterfinals match against number six seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic on day ten of the 2018 Australian Open Grand Slam tenn

Simona Halep sets up semi-final with Angelique Kerber

Leigh Griffiths showed his value to Celtic as he came off the bench to turn their game against Partick Thistle around.

Leigh Griffiths wants to stay at Celtic, and sets sights on joining centurions

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