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The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry will have specific lessons about what went wrong, but also wider ones about how to handle major projects (Picture: PA)

Tram Inquiry’s critics are wrong, its late report will be far from 'meaningless' Donald Anderson

Huge changes are coming to WhatsApp messenger app

WhatsApp now allows users to hide intimate chats - how it works Chloe Clarke

Members of the public watch the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on a big screen in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. Picture: Steve Welsh/PA Wire

Rare Ross Bandstand reopening for Coronation highlights its shameful neglect Brian Ferguson

The South Bridge Resource Centre is the 'ideal location' for the Fringe community hub, but it will need major refurbishment.

Plans for Fringe community hub move step closer Donald Turvill

The new Fringe HQ is earmarked for a Victorian primary school building used by venue operator Greenside in recent years.

Scottish Government demands advance notice of Westminster arts funding Brian Ferguson

Former UK Brexit negotiator Lord Frost has called for devolution to be rolled back

Angus Robertson: Make no mistake, Tories are out to undermine Scottish democracy Angus Robertson

Rishi Sunak has declared his wife’s shares in a childcare agency set to benefit from budget amid investigation

Rishi Sunak declares wife’s shares in firm amid investigation Chelsie Sewell

First Minister Humza Yousaf believes failing to challenge the UK Government's veto would open the door to more laws being blocked in future (Picture: Robert Perry/PA Wire)

Yousaf has picked the wrong ground for a fight with Westminster – Ian Swanson Ian Swanson

Humza Yousaf's government will challenge the UK Government's block of gender reform in Scotland (Photo: Andrew Milligan, PA)

Legal challenge to UK veto of gender law Ian Swanson

Coaches wait late into the evening to enter the Port of Dover (Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA)

After Brexit, a UK passport doesn't open doors like it used to – Angus Robertson Angus Robertson

Foysol Choudhury MSP for Lothian Region

Time for Scotland to support our asylum seekers - Foysol Choudhury Foysol Choudhury

SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes taking part in a SNP leadership debate, at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

Forbes says Scotland football fans ‘get raw deal’ Ian Swanson

People land on a beach at Dungeness after being picked up by an RNLI lifeboat (Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Illegal' migration isn't UK's top priority, Mr Sunak – Tommy Sheppard Tommy Sheppard

Nicola Anderson, boss of FinTech Scotland, cheered the UK Government supporting the 'high-growth potential of fintech innovation in Glasgow. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Innovation in Scots fintech boosted as UK bankrolls pioneering Glasgow project Emma Newlands

Crowds throng the Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Questions are stacking up for Fringe Society over government-funded HQ Brian Ferguson

Home Secretary Suella Braverman laughs as she tours a building site on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda, where deported migrants are planned to be housed (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Braverman's laughter at Rwandan 'internment' camp was shocking – Angus Robertson Angus Robertson

We should always remember how Labour drove UK into illegal Iraq War Angus Robertson

Suella Braverman listens on as prime minister Rishi Sunak announces the Illegal Migration Bill

Deportation flights to Rwanda could be started “by the summer” Patrick Hollis

Fringe Society chief excutive Shona McCarthy. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe set to share £8.6m Budget boost Brian Ferguson

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Hunt’s grown up budget is a lesson for SNP - Sue Webber Sue Webber

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever Ethan Evans

Ukrainian and Czech circus artists performed at the McEwan Hall during last year's Fringe (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Chancellor's £8.6m festivals boost likely to prompt Scottish Government reaction Brian Ferguson

Assembly is one of the biggest venue operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: William Burdett-Coutts

Chancellor to hand Edinburgh's festivals £8.6m funding boost in Spring Budget Brian Ferguson

The next phase of Edinburgh's trams, a line from Granton to the Infirmary, will open by 2035, says transport convener Scott Arthur. Picture: Andy OBrien.

Readers' letters: Tram network has gone far enough By The Newsroom

Scotland's employment rate was the highest of the four UK nations, and was above the 75.6 per cent recorded for the UK as a whole, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. Photo: PA.

More Scots in work than ever before PA

Should we turn off the lights illuminating the Forth bridges?

Readers' letters: Turn out the lights to enhance wellbeing By The Newsroom

Issues to be considered will include what area the charge would cover, when it would operate and how to make it work for businesses. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Congestion charge under consideration ‘by end of year’ Ian Swanson

The 'world's first' self-driving bus is launching in Edinburgh this year

Self-driving bus service to launch in 'world first' Ginny Sanderson

Alister Jack used a section 35 order to block gender legislation

Readdrs' letters: Alister Jack’s section 35 nuclear option unjustifiable By The Newsroom

UK anti-strike legislation will affect some workers in Scotland (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

How Brexit's 'opportunities' are being used by Tories to attack devolution Tommy Sheppard

Robin Hood, played by Patrick Troughton in 1953, may not have been as generous as the UK Government (Picture: Ron Case/Keystone/Getty Images)

SNP lambast UK's 'reverse Robin Hoods' despite billions sent to Scotland John McLellan

Readers' letters: Lord Hope’s veto defence assaults devolution By The Newsroom

The revitalisation of Inch Park was one of the projects which missed out on funding. Picture: Greg Macvean

SNP hit out after Capital misses out on Levelling Up cash Ian Swanson

Nicola Sturgeon should realise the sector 25 order over the Gender Recognition Reform Bill is part of the devolution process (Picture: Lesley Martin)

SNP looks set to start stairhead rammy over gender Bill – Jo Mowat Jo Mowat

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack claimed he wanted a "constructive way forward".

Alister Jack insists UK Government 'respects' devolution as it blocks GRR Alexander Brown

Readers' letters: UK veto on Scots law is unacceptable By The Newsroom

Keir Starmer has decided his views on Scottish politics should take precedence over Scottish Labour's (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Both Tories and Labour are out to deny democracy in Scotland – Angus Robertson Angus Robertson

The UK Government is set to block the bill which would make it easier for Trans people to change their legally recognised gender.

UK Government to block Scottish Parliament’s Gender Recognition Reform Alexander Brown

Energy bills are on the rise still across the country

Energy boss gives warning that higher bills are here to stay Patrick Hollis

The firm's Scottish developments include the Craibstone Estate in Aberdeen. Picture: contributed.

Housebuilder Cala cheers profit reaching record level in 2022 Emma Newlands

A general view of the port and dockside area in Dundee, Scotland. The UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced sites of England's Freeports yesterday with Scotland's sites still to be decided. The Scottish government plans to adapt UK proposals for the establishment of Freeports making them Green Ports. In the running are Rosyth, Dundee, Hunterston, Orkney, Cromarty Firth and Aberdeen. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

All you need to know about freeports in Scotland Hannah Brown

Foreign Office issues Peru travel warning amid political protests Beth Franklin

An Edinburgh mum whose daughter died by suicide has called for tech companies to be held legally responsible for stopping children being harmed by social media

Edinburgh mum speaks out against social media after daughter's suicide Rachel Mackie