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Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon on Sunday, October 6. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon more vital than ever - Lorna Slater

Francesca Hegyi, Edinburgh International Festival chief executive officer

Expanding our global reach – Angus Robertson

Foresight makes successful exit from industry-leading research and market data benchmarking FinTech

Foresight makes successful exit from industry-leading research and market data b...

Eye Pavilion patients face journey to Livingston during closure

International Assembly

Culture & Business Scotland Fund Supports Five New Innovative Partnerships

Theatre reopening delayed until 2026 as cost soars

The Art Works complex is due to be created in Granton by the National Galleries of Scotland.

Question at Holyrood over deliberate fire at National Galleries site

Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion. Picture: Greg Macvean

Waiting times set to soar when Eye Pavilion closes for 6 months

Craig Hoy MSP visiting the Haven

Local MSP impressed with Haven in Tranent

Turning the thermostat down a couple of degrees could make a difference.

Energy saving advice as households see bills rise

The public consultation on Edinburgh's visitor levy is now live

Help us shape how the visitor levy will support your city - Cammy Day

ScotRail to bring back full timetable next week

MSPs Daniel Johnson, Sarah Boyack and Miles Briggs outside the Eye Pavilion

Doctor's blunt warning for Health Secretary on Eye Pavilion closure

Scottish Government’s Housing Minister Paul McLellan and Council’s Housing Convener Councillor Jane Meagher take a look at the recently refurbished houses in Murrayburn

City’s housing crisis won’t be solved by a lame duck Scottish  Government - Susa...

Peak fare restrictions will return to Scotland's railway network from Monday morning. (Pic: John Devlin)

Off-peak rail fares rise after Government trial scrapped

Friday is the last day ScotRail commuters can enjoy off-peak fares as a Government trial scrapping peak-time prices comes to an end after almost a year.

Neil Pooran

The Chair of the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Commission, Professor Jim Skea, was elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the authoritative UN body on climate change science.

Vote of confidence in climate ambition - Angus Robertson

The current Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion was declared not fit for purpose in 2014.

Call for statement to Scottish Parliament on Eye Pavilion closure

Edinburgh’s Eye Pavilion Picture: Greg Macvean.

MSPs call for guarantee that hospital will reopen after 6 months

The current Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion is officially not fit for purpose.

John Swinney challenged over 6-month hospital closure

Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion Picture: Greg Macvean.

Eye Pavilion to close for six months for urgent plumbing repairs

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey arriving on stage to give his keynote speech at the party's autumn conference at the Brighton Centre in Brighton. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Road ahead is brighter than ever for the Lib Dems - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Building Relations PR team walk the Water of Leith in aid of Cyrenians.

Edinburgh property PR company partners with Cyrenians to tackle homelessness in ...

Scottish Enterprise head Adrian Gillespie

Scotland’s economy resilient and growing - Angus Robertson

Mridul Wadhwa has stepped down as chief executive of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

Learning the lessons from Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre damage - Susan Dalgety

Pensioner forced to go private and paid £3,000 for hearing aids

Waste left by travellers at the site at Granton Park Avenue.

Residents left fuming at mess left by travellers

Edinburgh residents are angry at the “apocalyptic landscape” left on Scottish Government land by a group of travellers that left the site earlier this summer.

Kevin Quinn

​Changes are being made to the Winter Fuel Payment policy (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Fuel payment cuts are a major blow to pensioners​​​​​​​ - Miles Briggs

Critical academic report highlights SNP health shortfalls - Sue Webber

Closure of Grangemouth oil refinery set to go ahead

Sir Keir Starmer is confronting a huge financial deficit

Our country is broken and we must fix it - Ian Murray

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and some of the new Scottish Labour MPs. Image: Getty Images.

Lip reading is not Labour’s speciality on austerity politics- Angus Robertson

Edinburgh City Council leader Cammy Day at the City Chambers

​​Seeking fair funding for our Festivals - Cammy Day

John Swinney unveils his inaugural Programme for Government at Scottish Parliament. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Programme for Government of continuing failure - Sue Webber

Foysol Choudhury MSP

We must make arts careers more accessible - Foysol Choudhury

An artist's impression of the Seafield masterplan which includes housing, a waterfront park and continuous promenade.

Funky beachfront plan is non-starter - John McLellan

Finance Secretary Shona Robison gives a Scottish Government Pre-Budget Fiscal Update at Holyrood on Tuesday, September 3. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

Chickens come home to roost for the SNP - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Scotland, due to its proximity to growing centres of demand, benefits from lower potential transport costs than many other potential hydrogen producing nations (Picture: Etienne Balmer/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotland on the right path to reach renewable energy potential - Angus Robertson

First Minister John Swinney delivers his address at the SNP annual national conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Blame game as MSPs return from recess to bleak financial outlook

Care Support Scotland service user

Care Support Scotland calls on government for more funding in social care sector

- John McLellan

First Minister John Swinney and Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to Glasgow yesterday. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Ian Murray: Tough choices ahead – people deserve honesty

TV presenter and comedian Sue Perkins hands out flyers for her stand-up show 'Sue Perkins: A Piece of Work in Progress' outside the Pleasance

SNP's culture cuts risk damaging so much - Alex Cole-Hamilton

National World

Local MSP slams Scottish Government on rail price hikes

Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater

Rail fare hikes are bad news for people and planet - Lorna Slater

Trainspotting portrays a group of friends - including Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud as they navigate through life and battle heroin addiction

We need a properly funded drug rehabilitation programme - Susan Dalgety

The Niddrie area of Edinburgh was locked down after a serious disturbance on Bonfire Night

4 areas designated Firework Control Zones where fireworks are banned

There is no point simply saying the answer is more public investment in housing when neither the UK nor Scottish Governments have money to invest

Proposed Housing Bill rent controls are a barrier to building - John McLellan

The peak fares suspension on ScotRail services has been axed. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

Cheaper train fares hit the buffers - John McLellan

Scotland still has the worst drugs death record in the UK and Europe

We must end Scotland’s drug death record - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Edinburgh City Council leader Cammy Day

​Visitor levy will raise millions to reinvest in the city - Cammy Day

Commuters and travellers at Edinburgh's Waverley Station.

All-day off-peak train fares pilot to end

Cancer Card Scotland founder Jen Hardy.

Partnership urges people living with cancer to check benefit eligibility

Finance secretary Shona Robison. Picture: Andrew Cowan - Pool/Getty Images

We know who to blame for public spending freeze - Sue Webber

First Minister John Swinney and finance secretary Shona Robison. Picture: Lisa Ferguson/National World

Spending figures show Scottish Government is running on empty - John McLellan