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Bono has finally admitted his love for Abba. He didn't have the 'courage' to do this before (Picture: Olle Lindeborg/AFP via Getty Images)

Bono must get Boris to state Abba can't be blamed for Partygate – Aidan Smith

Humza Yousaf, seen at a community cafe in Dalkeith, claims there was a cock-up, not a conspiracy, over the SNP's membership figures (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP party membership scandal raises questions about Yousaf’s judgment

Floods in low-lying Bangladesh are getting worse as sea levels rise because of global warming (Picture: Mamun Hossain/AFP via Getty Images)

Climate change is a disease of the here and now – Scotsman comment

Archbishop Leo Cushley

Crisis of faith in Scotland's most senior Catholic

The Culduthel Woods Group is a charity, run entirely by volunteers, which works to protect and improve the woodland (Picture: The Culduthel Woods Group)

Want to help Scotland prepare for its new climate? Here's what to do

The SNP misled its own supporters over the party's membership figures (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

SNP 'clusterburach' means multiple crises will slide further down party's agenda

Whoever succeeds Nicola Sturgeon needs to face up to the economic problems that Scottish independence would cause (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Using figures accepted by SNP, the economic cost of independence is shocking

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivers his Budget to the Commons (Picture: UK Parliament/Andy Bailey/PA)

Another Tory Budget, another missed chance to reverse the UK's economic decline

Fraser Scott is a Partner, Murray Beith Murray

Scottish independence would prompt many to reflect on succession planning - Fras...

Ali Tyler is Legal Director at Clyde & Co

Will serious injury claims remain more expensive in Scotland and Northern Irelan...

Nicola Sturgeon, pictured holding a campaign rally in 2017, will step down as First Minister and SNP leader later this month. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The SNP must now do the soul-searching it has been putting off since 2014

Happy mother's day! Beautiful young woman and her mother with flowers and gift box at home. Pic: Adobe

This Mother's Day, take some life advice from Mrs Soutar - Gaby Soutar

The leadership candidates

Whoever wins SNP leadership, the race has done profound damage to the party

Peter Murrell is under mounting pressure

Euan McColm: SNP took its supporters for granted, and the rest of us for fools

John Swinney told MSPs not to shout at him during testy exchanges in the Scottish Parliament over two delayed and over-budget ferries being built for Calmac (Picture: Fraser Bremner/Scottish Daily Mail/pool/PA)

There's still a lot to shout about over ferry scandal, Mr Swinney – Brian Wilson

Almost all service providers in the mobile phone sector are considering mid-contract increases to bills of around 14 per cent or more

April doesn't have to be the cruellest month if you take a tip from me - Martyn ...

Scotland can look to Singapore for a business community that is part of nation-building

Scotland needs a Singapore-style reset - Jeremy Grant

Mum's the Word: Larry the Downing Street Cat will not be presenting Match of the Day. Pic: Susannah Ireland/AFP via Getty Images

Janet Christie’s Mum’s the Word - Why Lineker and language matter

BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker refused to retract his tweet criticising the UK Government's immigration policies (Picture: Ian Walton/PA)

BBC licence fee lies at heart of Lineker impartiality row – Alastair GJ Stewart

US President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes the biggest package of climate change measures in US history, in August last year (Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

The UK is falling behind in the green industrial revolution – Stewart McDonald

Peter Murrell is under mounting pressure

Scotsman comment: Peter Murrell should follow SNP media chief out of the door

Heavy rain and flooding has caused serious damage to roads and other vital infrastructure in Malawi (Picture: Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images)

Deadly cyclone sees Malawi pay high price for our fossil fuel habit

Tom Kitchin's cookery books, like Carina Contini's, provide a real sense of commitment to ingredients and quality

The best cookbooks aren't always the ones I use in the kitchen – Stephen Jardine

Are SNP leadership candidates Kate Forbes and Ash Regn trying to counter a conspiracy or create one? (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP candidates 'putting a smell' on the whole party operation – Brian Wilson

The two ferries being built for CalMac at the Scottish Government-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard have been delayed, again (Picture: John Devlin)

Scotland's continually delayed ferries are a complete joke – Scotsman comment

Whatever happens in the SNP leadership contest, Humza Yousaf seems unlikely to continue as Health Secretary (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Who would want the 'poison chalice' of Health Secretary? – Joseph Anderson

Archippus Sturrock and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the Franco-British Summit at the Élysée Palace in Paris (Picture: Helene Ba)

Auld Alliance with France can help rebuild the good relations damaged by Brexit

Laura Gillespie, Partner and cyber crime specialist at Pinsent Masons

Ransomware attacks are increasing, so you better be ‘cyber ready’ - Laura Gilles...

SNP leadership candidates Ash Regan, standing, Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf at a hustings event (Picture: Andy Buchanan/pool via Getty Images)

SNP voting row adds fuel to fire of conspiracy theorists – Joyce McMillan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's increase in government spending on childcare means the Scottish Government will get extra funding (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Budget shows UK's unwavering commitment to tackling cost-of-living crisis

Nathan Evans' TikTok hit Wellerman showed how wonderful the social media app can be (Picture: Jo Hanley)

Ministerial TikTok ban shows how democratic world is turning away from China

Cuiridh na molaidhean às dha ge bith dè a tha air fhàgail de ghnìomhachais an iasgaich. (Dealbh: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Cò idir a tha seasamh còraichean nan eilean?

Tram testing in Leith Walk on the extension to Newhaven earlier this week (Picture: Neil Johnstone)

Prepare for more battles as Edinburgh's tram network expands – Alastair Dalton

Signs of spring amid the snow flurries are a welcome sight (Picture: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa/AFP via Getty Images)

A room with a view can be as mentally soothing as meditation – Laura Waddell

Lesley Smith, Projects Officer, Scottish Recovery Network

You can’t overstate the sheer power of peer support for recovery - Lesley Smith

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd

Inevitable increase in evictions shows need for a new approach - David Alexander

Mhairi Donaghy, Associate Director working in the Housing team at the Scottish Futures Trust

Don’t turn away from town centres - Mhairi Donaghy

Gemma Jones, Director of Operations, Venture Trust

Time to appreciate our ‘Natural Health Service’ - Gemma Jones

Irene Oldfather is Director at the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) and was formerly a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Getting human rights right for all - Irene Oldfather

The SNP is now flying a different flag to those raised by independence supporters in 2014 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP has raised the white flag and given up on independence – Kenny MacAskill

Jeremy Hunt announced plans for new investment zones that he said could be as successful as Canary Wharf in London (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Hunt's Budget optimism can't hide the harsh economic reality faced by many

Small tasting glasses with aged Scotch whisky. Picture: Shutterstock

Why the 'political bubble' is out of touch over whisky blow

Moldovan MP Marina Tauber attends a protest she organised on behalf of the pro-Moscow opposition Shor party in the country's capital Chisinau on Sunday (Picture: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)

Moldova could be first domino in Russian plan for neighbourhood destabilisation

The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is being built in Bridgwater, Somerset (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/PA)

Why Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is dead wrong about nuclear power – Dr Richard Dixon

SNP leadership candidates were asked in a TV debate whether they thought JK Rowling, seen with her Companion of Honour medal, was a 'national treasure' (Picture: Andrew Matthews/WPA pool/Getty Images)

A democratic outrage reduced to culture war clickbait about JK Rowling

An employee works on a wind turbine blade bearing at the Siemens Gamesa factory – in Germany (Picture: Focke Strangmann/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotland is being left behind in the green industrial revolution

SNP leadership candidates Ash Regan, Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf seem to agree Nicola Sturgeon's legacy is both golden and trash (Picture: Peter Devlin For Sky News via Getty Images)

Three SNP candidates are simultaneously praising and trashing Sturgeon's legacy

Michael Veitch, Parliamentary Officer, CARE for Scotland

Christians will pray that God provides Scotland with wise leadership - Michael V...

Ellie Wagstaff is Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Marie Curie

Palliative care strategy is a crucial opportunity to better support patients - E...

Parliamentary reception for Change Mental Health on Tuesday, 21st February

We know change can help save lives - Nick Ward

Lucille and Cecilia promote their Sea Lion Play on the Royal Mile during the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

UK Government funding for Edinburgh Festival should be welcomed with open arms

John Forster is Chairman of Forster Group

Installing modern solar power can pay for itself in two years

Gary Lineker is set to return to the BBC's Match of the Day (Picture: Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

It’s Gary Lineker 1, BBC 0 (and a red card for 'stop the boats') – Aidan Smith

BBC chairman Richard Sharp (left) and director-general Tim Davie (Picture: House of Commons/PA)

BBC chair and director-general are now hopelessly compromised – Scotsman comment

Some in the independence movement 'reasonably question if Scotland is ready, yet, to transition to full statehood', according to SNP MSP Ben Macpherson

If SNP ditch confrontation for cooperation, Scotland will be better for it

The Earth is so large that it distorts spacetime (Picture: Nasa/Newsmakers via Getty Images)

How 19th-century science could help measure Earth's effect on spacetime

Once divided among themselves, the Labour party has a new unity of purpose under Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yousaf is right about one thing, Scotland needs a snap election – Jackie Baillie

Gary Lineker outside his home in London

The BBC is facing up to a problem of its own making - Brian Monteith

No one is responsible for offering confidential support or counselling to young people who have lost a parent (Picture, posed by model: John Devlin)

Bereaved children need help and, right now, many are not getting it

Brenda Page was murdered in 1978 by her ex-husband

Conviction of killer after 45 years is another great result for police

Brent Haywood is a Partner, Lindsays

A little humility goes a long way for the best litigators - Brent Haywood

Journalist Isabel Oakeshott has admitted breaching an NDA by leaking more than 100,000 messages from Matt Hancock and government ministers

Full disclosure: be careful with NDAs - Colin Hulme

The Scotsman Top Stories

Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in deaths from alcohol consumption, according to a study. Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

MUP led to 150 fewer alcohol deaths a year, researchers claim

The sale of Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum has fallen through after a multi-millionaire businessman withdrew his interest. PIC: Creative Commons.

Millionaire pulls out of buying island castle - and blames government minister

SNP candidate Ash Regan. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

SNP rejects call to allow members to change their vote in leadership race