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The first use of 'rizz' to mean 'charisma' is credited to Kai Cenat, seen accepting the YouTube Streamer of the Year award (Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions)

Got rizz? Oxford University Press's word of the year may be refudiated soon

Cleverly's immigration crackdown is about politics, not the national interest Scotsman comment

Aberdeen University King's College building

Scottish Government tells Aberdeen University to 'carefully consider' cuts

Tory education spokesman Liam Kerr MSP

SNP urged to end uncertainty over £10m fund used to train thousands of workers

Concern is growing about the failure of the international COP climate change summits to stop the rise of greenhouse gas emissions (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

COP28 must end three decades of failure to tackle carbon emissions

Controlling short-term lets and growing tourism economy is a balancing act Scotsman comment

Artist and playwright John Byrne talks to the press to preview the Curtain Up: 40 Years Of Scottish Theatre exhibition at the National Library of Scotland in 2009 (Picture: John Cheskin/PA)

John Byrne was a cultural icon who appeared effortlessly stylish

The 21 best Scottish movies voted by Scotsman readers

Alistair Darling, the epitome of a democrat, helped save economy and Union Scotsman comment

Exclusive SNP MPs thinks Michael Matheson should have resigned and warn ‘damage is done’

Even SNP supporters realise Michael Matheson must resign Scotsman comment

Global warming has led to a dramatic increase in wildfires in places like California (Picture: David McNew/Getty Images)

COP28 climate summit risks a descent into farcical greenwashing

First Minister Humza Yousaf. Image: Lesley Martin/Press Association.

What is Humza Yousaf doing at COP28?

Rishi Sunak meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 Summit last year (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak goes all Alan Partridge over 'Elgin Marbles'

Humza Yousaf visits Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS in July (Picture: Lesley Martin/pool/Getty Images)

Time to face reality as the NHS crisis deepens

Police warnings about budget freeze must be taken seriously Scotsman comment

Floods, droughts and wildfires are a growing problem for many parts of the world (Picture: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images)

Is COP28 climate change summit turning into an oil industry trade fair?

Edward Kane and the Supernal Sisters begins in The Scotsman tomorrow. Illustrations by Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Our continuing  fascination with the after life - Ross Macfarlane KC

Plans to close the Grangemouth oil refinery, possibly by spring 2025, demonstrate how difficult the transition to net zero could be for Scotland's economy (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

With SNP-Green coalition in charge, net zero may not be in safe hands

Violence and aggression have no place in our schools (Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Violence and aggression in Scotland's schools is now a national crisis

Trying to sleep in an ordinary train carriage is a challenge for many people (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Airline-style train seats that convert into a bed can't come soon enough

Trying to sleep in an ordinary train carriage is a challenge for many people (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Airline-style train seats that convert into a bed can't come soon enough

It is vital that children become skilled in using computers (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Voters now have a new reason to be sceptical about SNP promises

James Cleverly's talk about the benefits of immigration could help change the tenor of the debate (Picture: Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Home Secretary's praise for benefits of immigration is important change of tone

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Grangemouth oil refinery closure plan is a wake-up call Scotsman comment

Jacket Baked potato with tomato beans, cheddar cheese. Pic: Adobe

I adore the humble baked potato - Gaby Soutar

Jeremy Hunt’s claim that the UK has ‘turned a corner’ is at odds with the polls Scotsman comment

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Alexander Fleming. (Photos by BBC/Parliament/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Sir Alexander Fleming: UK Government to fund new centre in famous Scot's name

Making a house cosy isn’t the whole story. Picture - Sarah Lewis

Ad Feature Property Podcast: Reaching net zero

Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff, seen at The Oval ground in September, was seriously injured in a crash while filming an episode of Top Gear (Picture: Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images)

End of Top Gear for 'foreseeable future' is a real blow to its legions of fans

Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a serious business that provides entertainment for millions (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ministers must get serious about the economics of the arts

Health Secretary Michael Matheson remains under severe pressure (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Readers' letters: Losing Michael Matheson now would be counter-productive

Devastating evidence about 'bamboozled' Johnson may benefit 'boring' Starmer Scotsman comment

Pumping sewage onto beaches is bad for bathers' health, as these protesters attempt to point out (Picture: Sion Touhig/Getty Images)

Shocking level of sewage overflows into rivers and seas is unacceptable

Babies provide precious glimmer of hope in Gaza Scotsman comment

Hunt must resist calls for big tax cuts and focus on economy's long-term health Scotsman comment

Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar visited the St Fergus Gas Terminal in Aberdeenshire yesterday (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/PA)

Starmer's message to oil industry about net-zero is the right one

The Station Hotel building in Ayr was severely damaged by a fire in September (Picture: John Devlin)

Every effort must be made to save Ayr's Station Hotel from wrecking ball

The principle of trust is at stake and Michael Matheson must now resign Scotsman comment

James Cleverly will hopefully be an improvement on his predecessors as Home Secretary (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

Cleverly's appointment as Home Secretary may be far from 'batshit'

Tories tearing themselves apart over immigration as they once did over EU Scotsman comment

A film school called the Sean Connery Talent Lab is to be created in Leith (Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI)

Renewed hope for Scottish screen industry

Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin revolutionised medicine. The world must act to ensure antibiotics remain effective (Picture: Davies/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Threat of antibiotic resistance must be taken more seriously

Humans have several reasons to beware artificial intelligence, including AI 'hallucinations' (Picture: Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Even AI is warning about ‘perilous repercussions’ of rogue AI

Sunak has just tacitly admitted that the country needs a general election Scotsman comment

School pupils. David Jones/PA Wire

Scottish schools focussed on boosting attendance in wake of post-pandemic slump

Cuture secretary Angus Robertson visits filming of The Rig at Bath Road studios in Leith to meet with stars Martin Compston and Emily Hampshire

Creative Scotland casts doubt on Scottish Government's 'gold-plated' pledges

Meghan Gallacher, deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives. Image: Lisa Ferguson/National World.

Meet Meghan Gallacher, the Scottish Conservatives’ deputy leader

Cop28 provides an opportunity to underline Scotland’s commitment to being a good global citizen, says First Minister Humza Yousaf (Picture: Andy Buchanana/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotsman Letters: Yousaf has no reason to jet off to Dubai climate summit

Here are the 25 best Scottish bands, singers and artists ever

Climate action cannot be left until tomorrow - Scotsman leader comment

Music writer Sue Wilson passed away in September. Picture: Sean Purser

New award created in memory of Scotsman trad music critic Sue Wilson

Rangers fans light up the Bob Shankly stand with pyro during Wednesday's match against Dundee at Dens Park (Picture: Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Readers' letters: Dock points to stamp out football fans' pyro craze

Governmental use of WhatsApp messaging continues to be controversial on both sides of the Border (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Readers' letters: Sturgeon’s Covid debacles surpassed only by Johnson

The RMT expects conductors to be replaced with ticket examiners on the class 380 electric trains due to take over the Glasgow-Barrhead line in December. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

RMT calls ScotRail strike ballot in dispute over who controls trains

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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