Lockdown

Lockdown drills are common in US schools

Exclusive Rise of US-style lockdown drills in Scots schools

Jamie Muscato as Dexter and Sharon Rose as Emma in One Day: The Musical

Arts diary: The One Day fan who saw the show 14 times

Faranak

Ad Feature Persian café brings something unique to the Edinburgh dining scene

Top Scots chefs on the elevation of bread and butter in restaurants

Lambing time has arrived.

Border lockdown as Scotland fights to stay UK’s bluetongue-free nation

The best fish and chip shop in Scotland celebrates its 20th birthday

Dougal Stonebridge and Brynn Faulk at Courie Courie bakery

The ‘fantastic’ Aberdeenshire bakery home to best bread in Scotland

Two injured after knifeman sparks major police incident

The Edinburgh cookery queen who's saying goodbye to her school

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One in five Scottish distilleries in distress amid 'perfect storm'

Susan Morrison winning the Hall of Fame Award

'I’ve always been struck by the resilience of Scotch whisky'

Bird flu deaths

Exclusive Almost one million hens culled as bird flu sweeps south of Scotland

Fergus McCoss outside Hinba Ziques, which his business bought in 2024.

How a Scottish coffee shop turned into a restaurant group

School children's fates should not depend on the financial circumstances of their parents (Picture: Anthony Devlin)

Analysis What will a review into soaring number of ASN pupils show us?

An Teallach in Wester Ross, considered one of the great Munros, above a cloud inversion. Just under two miles of path have been repaired here in a project led by Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland. PIC: James Roddie.

Mountain lovers called to help save 250 miles of path through Scotland

Gregg outside the Edinburgh venue for Auld Hag

Auld Hag Scottish shop and takeaway to open in Edinburgh

Inside the rugged and romantic East Lothian holiday retreat

I found my most beloved new houseplant in this Edinburgh shop and cafe Gaby Soutar

The book festival says it has increased captioning this year.

Festivals diary: Author's garlic-Gaelic AI fail for deaf audiences

Luciano Rosso in Apocalipsync

Edinburgh Fringe Dance reviews: Apocalipsync | Candlelight

The sheriff described their actions as an "egregious breach of trust"

Doctor and husband jailed for selling stolen PPE during lockdown

I've got loads of money, but nobody in Scotland will take my cash Gaby Soutar

I already love this Edinburgh restaurant, but now it's more special Gaby Soutar

Betty is the first dog to climb all of the UK's highest peaks.

Scottish dog first to complete all of UK's highest peaks

13 photos show empty streets during first lockdown

Dogs and staff shortages - how dining out has changed since lockdown

Home brewing coffee has become more popular in the last five years

How Millennials and Gen-Z have changed your morning coffee

Five years since the first Covid lockdown in the UK, the impact of the pandemic is still being felt

Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life

People hugging at the National Covid Memorial Wall in London

'Hundreds more will die': Fears Scots not ready for next pandemic

The Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art wears a face mask.

15 era-defining moments from Covid lockdown, five years later

Greyfriars Bobby joins in with the mask wearing.

Remembering Lockdown: 25 pictures of Scotland in the pandemic

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon and Jay Bhattacharya, who is set to become the new director of the National Institutes of Health in the US

Covid shows we should be wary of politicians 'following the science' Paul Wilson

Emma Roddick MSP opens up on the death of her mother Sue to Covid-19

Lord Carloway

Scotland's senior judges reveal fears over dwindling lawyers number

Working from home

The M&S boss, who says home working isn't 'proper work', is wrong

A forgotten photograph, matches, bullets and a shotgun cartridge left behind at an abandoned crofthouse at Benacheilt in Caithness. Photographer Angus Mackay said finding the image” put the hairs up on the back of my neck".

Inside the abandoned homes across the Highlands

Dr Catherine Calderwood previously said she was "truly sorry" for not adhering to coronavirus guidelines by visiting her second home

Catherine Calderwood hoped to 'ride out' lockdown breach, texts show

David Lyons heading south towards Eyemouth on his Slow Waves hike

Slow Waves: A 42km hike celebrating the surfers of south-east Scotland

Children returning to school after Covid lockdown in 2020.

Analysis Child neglect case shows grim reality behind falling attendance rates

Wunderhorse before making their Boardmasters main stage debut

Boardmasters 2024: Wunderhorse chat main stage debut and second album

Charlene Boyd in June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music, and Me

Edinburgh Fringe Theatre reviews: June Carter Cash... and more

Alan Bissett is Falkirk's hardest granny, Moira Bell, who returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022

Falkirk's hardest granny returns to make it a Festival hat-trick

Sunseekers in Kelvingrove Park, where the atmosphere seems tamer than it once was, writes Laura Waddell. PIC: John Devlin.

I'm looking at Gen-Z and see them just vibing in a crazy world - Laura Waddell

A view of Glasgow's Buchanan Street in March 2020, shortly after the first strict lockdown was announced (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

'Still Life' captures Glasgow in lockdown making the most of what it has

Joe Wicks

The Body Coach, Joe Wicks, announces Edinburgh date for his Feel Good Food tour

Mark Cousins

"It’s like a tasting menu" - Mark Cousins on The Story of Film: A New Generation

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Lockdown loneliness linked to rise in suicides among single people in 2020

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries