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Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

L to R Naomi Henderson, Megan Watt, Lucy Hennessy, Beth Simpson, Lauren White, Ross Faulds, Paige McGee, Kirsty Barron, Managing Partner Lesley Larg, Maria Akunna, Chair Colin Graham, Gary McPhail, Ian Sargison, Frankie Cusack, Donald Thomson, Jennifer Harris , Wiktoria Wisniewska, Lauren Pirouet and Georgia McNaughton. Picture by Chris Scott Photography

Scottish legal heavyweight welcomes single largest intake of trainee solicitors

GB&I captain Stuart Wilson, right, chats to England's John Gough dueing a practice round for the 49th Walker Cup at St Andrews. Picture: Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A via Getty Images.

GB&I captain Wilson's Walker Cup debt to Lothians star Mackenzie

Flat overlooking 18th hole where Tiger Woods took historic win goes on the market for £2.3m

Inside £2.3m flat overlooking historic St Andrews Golf Course

'Perhaps Ermintrude and her pals would have liked to have been witnesses to a very happy wedding after all,' says Susan Morrison

‘Plumb in some toilets. I’ll put up some fairy lights – we’ve just got ourselves...

Before taking to the stage at BT Murrayfield Stadium on Friday night, Harry Styles enjoyed a game of the home at the Old Course In St Andrews.

Watch Harry Styles playing golf before Edinburgh gig

David Alexander, chief executive of DJ Alexander, and who heads up Lomond’s pan-Scotland operations: 'We believe there are excellent opportunities across all areas across the UK.' Picture: Laurence Winram Photography

Lomond snaps up Purplebricks' entire Scottish rental portfolio in landmark deal

The Old Course at St Andrews, seen here in 1927, may be old, but Leith Links is the true birthplace of golf (Picture: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Republic of Leith, not posh St Andrews, is the real home of golf

Chris Burdon (right) won an Oscar for best sound for Top Gun: Maverick (Picture: Doug Peters/PA Wire)

Scotland can look forward to many more good nights at Oscars – Angus Robertson

Crowds gathered to watch traditional dances as Edinburgh marked Chinese New year in the city centre

Edinburgh's Chinese New Year celebrations, in photos

Colin Hay with a 13lb cod from near Crail.

Fishing: 200 anglers to chase the massive £1,250 top award

Workers dig a tunnel in October 1949 as part of the hydroelectric power station that is still producing power in Pitlochry (Picture: Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Johnston, Bevan and Dewar, why can’t all politicians be like them?

Golf in Scotland dates back as far as late Middle Ages and these are 10 of the historic courses you can still play.

The 10 oldest golf courses in Scotland you can still play

Lauren Lyle stars at DS Karen Pirie in ITV's adaptation of Val McDermid's The Distant Echo, the first of her Karen Pirie detective series. Pic: ITV/Patrick Smith

ITV Karen Pirie: Everything you need to know

Edinburgh University moved up to second place in Scotland and 10th in the UK in the latest university rankings. Picture: Scott Louden.

Scotland's universities ranked in league table

Dean Banks outside The Pompadour in Edinburgh

Edinburgh chef urges Scottish Government to put cap on electricity bills
Chef Dean Banks, who runs two restaurants in Edinburgh, has urged the Scottish Government to take action over rising electricity costs.

Neil Fenwick has been forced to pull out of this week's Challenge Tour event in Germany after his clubs were lost in transit. Picture: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images.

Edinburgh Airport golf club chaos forces Neil Fenwick to pull out of event in Ge...

Xander Schauffele poses with the Genesis Scottish Open Trophy after his victory at The Renaissance Club in East Lothian. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

How in-form Schauffele won highest-scoring Scottish Open for more than 20 years

Lifeboat crews rescue the stricken rower (Pic: Dunbar RNLI)

Lifeboat crew rescue ‘unconscious casualty’ off Dunbar

ScotRail has operated a reduced timetable since May 23. Picture: John Devlin

Crunch time for ScotRail passengers next week with two crucial union decisions

Collin Morikawa speaks in a press conference ahead of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

'Let it go' says Collin Morikawa of LIV Golf heading into Scottish double-header

World number one Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays a shot during a practice round prior to the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club.

Everything you need to know about the Scottish Open Golf 2022

Thousands of golf fans will descend on St Andrews next week for the 150th Open, but getting there by rail is not advised. (Photo: Michael Gillen)

Golf fans told not to travel to The Open in St Andrews by train

Stunning settings like The Renaissance Club in East Lothian, where the Rolex Series event will be staged for the fourth year in a row, being in golf tourists
Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Golf tourism boosts Scotland's economy by £300 million

1999 winner Paul Lawrie with the Claret Jug on its visit to The Royal Yacht Britannia as part of a tour of UK. Picture: HSBC

Claret Jug arrives in Edinburgh on tour ahead of 150th Open

The Renaissance Club in East Lothian gets an exciting run of events in Scotland underway when it stages the Genesis Scottish Open. Picture: The Renaissance Club

Scotland set for best-ever stretch of golf events, starting in East Lothian

The Philip brothers form Giddy Gannet

The best new Fife restaurants and cafes to visit this summer
This selection of venues have all been open for under a year

Oliver Mukherjee won the The Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s Local Clubs’ Gold Medal Competition on the Old Course. Picture: St Andrews Links

Oliver Mukherjee lands St Andrews success on Old Course

Meadow Court is one of the key student accommodation deals recently concluded in Edinburgh.

Bright future for Scotland's student flats sector amid continued lack of supply

New St Andrews United manager Robbie Raeside

Robbie Raeside appointed new St Andrews manager

The group, which encompasses the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, is launching 14 new sites north of the Border this year.

Barratt Developments to create more than 2,300 homes across Scotland in 2022

People enjoying the sunshine at Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland.
Pic: Owen Humphreys

Only four Scottish towns named in list of top seaside resorts

Collin Morikawa speaks at a press conference prior to his debut in last year's abrdn Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in East Lothian. Picture: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images.

Collin Morikawa says he 'owes a lot' to Scottish Open in East Lothian

There's no need to break the bank if you want to enjoy a few holes of golf.

11 golf courses in and around Edinburgh offering discount tee times this weekend

North Berwick has previously been named as one of the best places to live in Scotland

North Berwick named as Scotland's most expensive seaside town

KT Tunstall says seeing her dead father in the funeral home was like waking up from The Matrix.

KT Tunstall says father’s death was like waking up from The Matrix

Musselburgh Old Course Golf Club member James Bonthron is joined in commemorating the 350th anniversary of the town's Old Course by youngsters Brodie Irving, Ellie Robertson, Neena Irving and Freya Robertson. Picture: Alan Rennie

How Musselburgh Old Course celebrated its 350th anniversary

The Hardyng Map of Scotland

English spy's ancient map of Scotland goes on public display

Alan Cumming portrays one of Scotland's most notorious 'pupils' in the new drama-documentary My Old School.

Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews line-up revealed

Nick Price, Tom Weiskopf, Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods pictured during the Champion Golfers' Challenge ahead of the Millenium Open in 2000. Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images.

150th Open: Women major winners and amateurs to take part in champions' event

Archie McDairmid, Luvians

Flavour Profile Q&A: Archie McDiarmid, manager of Luvians

The hotel represents Valor Hospitality's first property in the Scottish capital. Picture: Liam Anderstrem/www.airbornemedia.uk.

Hotel management company takes on Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh

Savills said key deals to have taken place in Scotland last year include the sale of the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh. Picture: Catriona Thomson.

Scottish hotel sector checks in major jump in investment

Incredible holiday ideas for Scotland, from Glencoe to St Andrews, Edingburgh, Glasgow, and The Outer Hebrides (Isle of Lewis pictured)

10 amazing holiday ideas in Scotland

Fraser Hamilton

Michelin-trained chef launches Burns Night Box

The brewer says all profits from the new offering will be donated to the charity. Picture: contributed.

Fife brewer serves up new beer raising funds for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation

Edinburgh Sketcher's year

Edinburgh Sketcher’s Top Ten Sketches of 2021

Collin Morikawa will be defending the Claret Jug in the 150th Open after his win at Royal St George's in July. Picture: Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images.

Genesis Scottish Open 2022: Three 150th Open spots on offer in East Lothian

Collin Morikawa will be defending the Claret Jug in the 150th Open after his win at Royal St George's in July. Picture: Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images.

Three 150th Open spots to be on offer in 2022 Genesis Scottish Open

Author Scott Coull with his family in St Andrews.

Sweet memories of family holidays to Scottish town inspires children's book

Rory McIlroy in action during this year's abrdn Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

McIlroy: I probably won't play in Scottish Open in 2022

Covid Scotland: Hotel party featuring Take That tribute band linked to coronavirus outbreak

Hotel party featuring Take That tribute band linked to coronavirus outbreak

Paul Johnson has been missing from St Andrews since September

Paul Johnson: Fresh appeal to trace St Andrews man, 74, who vanished three month...

The study found more drivers were complying with the 20mph limits. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Popular backing for Edinburgh’s 20mph limits increases

Grant Forrest, right, and caddie John McClure are hoping for a strong finish to the season in this week's DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Picture: Bounce Sport

Haddington golfer Grant Forrest has Open spot in his sights at end of 'good seas...