A widower takes a nostalgic journey from John o’Groats to Land’s End using his free bus pass in a well-acted but overly sentimental filmTry as I might, I couldn’t make friends with this weirdly unreal and sentimental Britmovie in the last-journey-with-…
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder obituary
Celebrated artist admired for her paintings of flowers and the first woman to be elected to both the Royal and Royal Scottish academiesIn 1994, the year that Damien Hirst made his first vitrined sheep, Away from the Flock, pickled in formaldehyde, the …
A Scottish Green-SNP alliance could transform the country, and the climate | Caroline Lucas
It’s not enough for Greens to have bold ideas, to deliver them we need to be in power. This deal could be a turning pointCaroline Lucas is the Green MP for Brighton PavilionNo one gets into politics to be in opposition for ever, especially people in a …
Scottish minister’s wife pursues legal action against Dundee nursery
Nadia El-Nakla and health secretary Humza Yousaf allege Little Scholars refused children with Muslim namesCourt action is proceeding against a Dundee nursery over claims it discriminated against the wife and daughter of the Scottish government’s health…
Trees should be planted without plastic guards, says UK study
Woodland Trust and National Trust trial sustainable alternatives to plastic protection for millions of saplingsPlanting trees without plastic tree guards should be standard practice, a UK study has found, as leading conservation charities and landowner…
Sturgeon urges Raab to assist Scottish Sikh man allegedly tortured in India
First minister raises ‘deep concerns’ about case of Jagtar Singh Johal, who has been imprisoned for four years awaiting trialNicola Sturgeon has written to the embattled foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, urging him to intervene in the case of a Scottish…
UK weather warning as thunderstorms to bring risk of flooding
Met Office issues yellow alert for almost all of England and most of Wales and Northern IrelandAlmost all of England and most of Wales and Northern Ireland are likely to be hit by thunderstorms on Saturday, forecasters have said.The Met Office has issu…
SNP and Scottish Greens confirm power-sharing deal in historic moment for Greens
Agreement means Greens will be in power for first time in UK with two ministerial roles for partyThe Scottish National party and the Scottish Greens have confirmed a power-sharing agreement, ushering the Green party into government for the first time i…
Scottish government launches country’s first women’s health plan
Initiative described as ‘first stage of a long-term commitment to reducing health inequalities for women’Commitments to reduce waiting times for diagnosing endometriosis from over eight years to less than 12 months, offer individual care plans after a …
Homes for sale with a loft conversion – in pictures
From a groundbreaking house with claims to fame, to a converted coach house on the site of an old mill Continue reading…