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Scotland's October 2026 photo gallery

A lovely view of the Wallace Monument

Scotland's September 2026 photo gallery

Could Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, benefit from more parking spaces?

Readers Letters: It's time to make more parking spaces at our hospitals

Scotland's August 2026 photo gallery

Beautiful North Berwick

Scotland's July 2026 photo gallery

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, who is responsible for UK defence spend, poses at RAF Northolt in Ruislip, west of London (Picture: Dan Kitwood / Pool / AFP)

Readers' Letters: Surely most can afford to pay a little more for defence?

A family of Canadian Geese out on Lanark Loch

Scotland's June 2026 photo gallery

Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Russell Findlay speaks during an inquiry into SNP finances at the Scottish Parliament Building on 10 June 2026 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Scotsman Letters: Why didn't Opposition look into Murrell plea delay?

John Swinney's line has been that a Holyrood committee could add nothing to what Police Scotland have found in the Peter Murrell affair (Picture: Robert Perry - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Why Swinney might be wise to order inquiry into SNP finances

Angela Constance has suggested party members would donate more money if another independence referendum was held after the fighting fund was spent by the SNP (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Readers Letters: Is Angela Constance having a laugh at donors' expense?

Bathgate and Linlithgow's Kirsteen Sullivan is one of 23 Labour MPs urging the Scottish government to reinstate the role of women's health minister

Readers' Letters: Women are no longer a priority for Scottish government

All 8 Exmoor ponies enjoying the sunrise from North Berwick Law

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

Gavin Bell

138 Main Street by Gavin Bell review: 'thrilling'

First Minister John Swinney launches the SNP Manifesto in Glasgow yesterday (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: SNP vow to peg food costs just another daft idea

Sunset on Nairn Beach

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

Reform UK MSP for Central Scotland Graham Simpson wants a mechanism allowing voters to get rid of members outside of election time (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers Letters: Are MSPs scared voters will turn on them?

An activist holding a placard with portraits of US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a rally condemning the US-Israeli strikes on Iran at a park in Quezon City, suburban Manila on March 2, 2026. (Picture: Ted ALJIBE / AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: So is it now OK for any country to attack another?

A matching pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers pause for a photo at Longnewton in the Scottish Borders

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

Inverness Castle

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

Tantallon Castle in East Lothian in the early morning light

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes.

Readers' Letters: Expect disaster if SNP tries for a Scottish currency

Beautiful dramatic skies over Craigendoran Pier, closed in 1972 and once a departure point for Clyde steamers like The Waverley

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

A tranquil late summers day in Glen Etive in Argyll from reader, Colin Riddell

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

Enough rural windfarms to supply Scotland's energy needs have been built or consented to, says reader

Readers' Letters: Why ruin land for power we don't need?

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

Wind turbines at the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Montrose, Angus in the North Sea. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Reader's Letters: Surely wind farms would come under any definition of 'ecocide'

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

The young Nicola Sturgeon and the seasoned politician - will Scotland see her like again?

Reader's Letters: Sturgeon's career was a case of ambition overruling ability

Beautiful Mute Swan

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

A view of Oban from McCaigs Tower

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

The challenges to democracy from populism, nationalism and authoritarianism are real, said Henry McLeish in Monday's Scotsman (Picture: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Democracy wasn't all it's cracked up to be

Ad Feature See Baxters new range of food hampers – you could win a £1,200 prize

Energy giants at SSE have announced the completion of what is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK (Picture: SSE/PA Wire)

Readers' Letters: Shetland wind farm is an unspeakable environmental tragedy

Eddi Reader at Celtic Connections PIC: Kris Kesiak

Celtic Connections review: Eddi Reader, Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow

Passions: Bring on the Christmas aisle as early as possible - I love it

Passions: Bring on the Christmas aisle as early as possible - I love it

WhatsApp users have been told to look out for the scam.

WhatsApp ‘Guinness’ scam warning - why it’s too good to be true

Alexander Brown has come round to the idea of his friends having children. Picture: Getty Images

It used to make me panic but I’ve learned to love my friends are having children
For the longest time, the news that my friends were having children would give me a deep sense of dread.

Nicola Sturgeon's successor as First Minister must work to end child poverty in Scotland (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Sturgeon’s anti-poverty legacy must continue

Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf at the Cumbernauld hustings (Picture: Andy Buchanan/Getty Images)

Reader's Letters: Is SNP finally getting real on independence?

Children on World Book Day.

Teachers strikes fall on same day as World Book Day

Singer-songwriter Eddi Reader. Picture: Sean Purser

Eddi Reader warns BBC cuts risk driving young musicians out of Scotland

A loaf of bread with butter was just the post-festival ticket. Picture: Getty Images.

Glastonbury was good but having a nice loaf after was better - Alexander Brown

Eddi Reader has become a new guide to Glasgow's musical heritage.

Eddi Reader to become new bus guide to Glasgow's musical history

Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland should judge her on Education

Reader' Letters: Who says Scottish education is terrible?

Eddi Reader has been one of Scotland's leading singer-songwriters for more than 30 years.

Eddi Reader urges fans to lobby Spotify for better deal for musicians

Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon were cinema's Odd Couple

Reader's Letters: Let's all agree to disagree

Tyre and road noise is subdued in the Ford Kuga. One passenger asked if it was an electric car, a tribute to its quiet manners. Photo: James Lipman

Review: Ford Kuga

Readers have recommended their favourite stores for camping and ski gear.

Reader Recommends: Five of the best Edinburgh skiing and camping gear stores

Reader Recommends: The 5 best places in Edinburgh and the Lothians to hire a kil...

SEEDS FOR THE SOUL

Seeds for The Soul
167 Bruntsfield Pl, Edinburgh EH10 4DG
www.seedsforthesoul.co.uk

Reader Recommends: The best places to enjoy pancakes

The Statue of Former First Minister Donald Dewar on Glasgow's Buchanan Street. Picture: TSPL

Donald Dewar: Scotland's first First Minister

The Scotsman Top Stories

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