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Brian McCardie, actor. Born: 22 January 1965 in Bellshill. Died: 28 April 2024 in Glasgow, aged 59

GPs’ appeal to dissatisfied NHS patients to contact their MSPs is the latest sign of how bad the NHS crisis has become

Morgan Spurlock’s documentary prompted many people to look at fast food in a different way

On Thursday, the Colonial Country Club renovation gave the players a tough time. In the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, with a tough afternoon of blustery conditions, even the No. 1 player, Scottie Scheffler, failed to go…

Stephen Molloy will be running the Edinburgh Marathon this weekend and hopes to crush a three hour time.

John Walker, music teacher. Born: 6 August 1934 in Morningside. Died: 13 March 2024 in Perth, aged 89​

As Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says, ‘it's not the actions of a committee that should be judged, it's the actions of a member who attempted to wrongly claim £11,000 of public money’

Rishi Sunak’s criticism of Labour for having ‘no plan’ has more than a grain of truth and is likely to be repeated often over the next few weeks

Scotland, players and fans alike, should approach the coming tournament with a bit of swagger

Welcome to the Scotsman Sessions, a series of short video performances from artists all around the country introduced by our critics. This week, singer-songwriter Siobhan Wilson performs Sunflowers Again from her new EP Flowercore Vol.2

Singapore Airlines’ flight passenger tells of people being thrown into the ceiling as the plane dropped suddenly and dramatically during severe turbulence

There is still a need for moral guidance that churches have provided to a mass-market audience for centuries

Independence and immigration are blinding the SNP and Tories, respectively, to a serious funding crisis in universities

Being open and honest about difficult problems should be the first response of organisations like the National Health Service

Practical steps like upgrading port infrastructure show Labour is serious about modernising the economy

The name of a Scottish island has come to define the philosophy of the community of people who live and work there

Historic paddle steamer is a reminder of how romantic and special sea travel can be

Fostering economic growth, encouraging investment, working with business and even ‘making things happen’ – our new First Minister's speech was littered with statements of the obvious about what good government involves

Justice Secretary Angela Constance reveals that urgent action is necessary if prisons ‘are to remain functional and able to house the most dangerous offenders’

Oxford Bar and other haunts of novelist Ian Rankin’s detective can expect to be busy as new BBC adaptation of the books begins