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  • Saturday, 23 January, 2021
    Scottish independence
    SNP announces plans for second independence referendum

    Nationalists will attempt to legislate for a plebiscite if they win a majority in May elections

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    UK fishing
    UK ports demand help for British fish exporters

    Operators call on London and Paris to sort out Brexit-related bureaucracy

  • Saturday, 16 January, 2021
    Scottish independence
    SNP divided over path to independence

    Nationalists to consider ‘alternative routes’ if second referendum vote is blocked

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    UK fishing
    Scotland fishing lobby derides ‘desperately poor’ EU trade deal

    SFF says Brexit agreement has left industry worse off in half its key stocks

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    Scottish Labour leader steps down four months before Holyrood elections

    Richard Leonard has struggled to make significant impact on voters

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Scotland’s first citizens’ assembly calls for more powers for Edinburgh

    Report from 100-strong group makes 60 recommendations, including rent caps and tax evasion crackdown

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    Scottish National Party
    Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon nears moment of truth

    Inquiry into handling of allegations against former mentor could have far-reaching impact — even on unity of UK

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    Scottish National Party
    Sturgeon rejects Salmond claims over sexual misconduct complaints

    First minister accuses predecessor of ‘spinning false conspiracy theories’

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    Brexit
    EU shipment disruption hits Scottish seafood sector

    Industry warns of risk of business collapses and asks for government help

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  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Johnson orders third lockdown for England

    PM shuts schools until mid-February amid fears hospitals are becoming overwhelmed

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    Scottish MP arrested over breach of coronavirus rules

    Margaret Ferrier suspended by SNP after admitting to train journey following positive Covid test

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    Boris Johnson set to announce stricter Covid restrictions for England

    UK prime minister expected to close schools in national address as Scots ordered to stay at home until end of January

  • Sunday, 3 January, 2021
    Scottish independence
    Prime minister rebuffs fresh calls for Scottish referendum

    Johnson insists 2014 vote on independence was ‘once in a generation’ event

  • Saturday, 2 January, 2021
    Winds of change are blowing across Scotland’s ancestral moorlands

    The Buccleuch Estate is selling up thousands of acres in the country’s largest ever community buyout

  • Friday, 1 January, 2021
    Brexit
    Boris Johnson hails ‘amazing moment’ as Brexit transition ends

    Twitter post from Scotland’s first minister hints at how departure from EU may place UK union under strain

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
    Philip Stephens
    Brexit’s second act may break the UK union

    Scottish independence is not inevitable, but the only alternative is a new, federal settlement

  • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
    Brexit
    Brexit paperwork threatens Scotland’s luxury seafood business

    Deal agreed avoids tariffs, but food exporters fear effects of costly health certificates

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Sturgeon apologises for breaking Covid rules and not wearing mask

    ‘I was in the wrong . . . and I’m sorry,’ says Scotland’s leader as Edinburgh debates tighter crackdown

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    Interview
    Scotland’s financial sector ready for Brexit, says trade body

    Industry urged to focus on post-pandemic recovery and climate change

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    Terrorism
    US charges new suspect over 1988 Lockerbie bombing

    Justice department unseals indictment accusing Libyan man of building explosive device

  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    Brexit
    Salmon farmers tell Boris Johnson to seal Brexit deal

    Scottish industry group says PM needs to decide whether he is on the side of business or politics

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    UK prime property
    The islands and idylls of rural Scotland lure the lockdown-weary

    Its dramatic vistas are drawing homebuyers from all over — but young locals are losing out

  • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    UK should ‘learn lessons’ from second Scottish Covid wave

    Research suggests travel restrictions should have been tougher and earlier, says Sturgeon

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    Scottish National Party
    SNP boss dismisses suggestions he plotted against Alex Salmond

    Peter Murrell, husband of Nicola Sturgeon, said he regretted text about former leader

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    Scotland’s grouse shooting licence scheme fuels fears of wider curbs

    Hunting enthusiasts say initiative will threaten economy while critics hail it as crucial to protect the environment

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