Having trouble seeing this email? View it as a web page instead.

The Scotsman
24 Jan, 2019
Twitter Twitter
Alex Salmond arrested by Police Scotland and due in court
Former First Minister Alex Salmond has been arrested and is due in court, it emerged today.
Latest News
Scotland’s weather: Ice warnings as temperatures plunge to -8.5C

Temperatures plunged as low as minus 8.5C overnight as the cold snap brought wintry and potentially-hazardous conditions to many parts of the country.

Life-saving cancer treatment fund for Scottish mother given weeks to live over halfway to target

A mother-of-two aiming to raise £500,000 for potential life-saving cancer treatment in the United States has passed the halfway point with her fund standing at over £290,000 after just 15 days.

Is a good retirement still affordable?

We may be working longer, but most of us are counting down to retirement. But planning for the golden years is crucial.

Promoted by Age Partnership

‘Better than any award’: Outlander stars’ joy at Simpsons reference

OUTLANDER stars Catriona Balfe and Sam Heughan expressed their delight after finding out the hit TV show had been referenced in an episode of The Simpsons.

‘Millennial-focused’ Moxy Edinburgh Airport hotel opens doors

An “experiential” hotel brand that is part of global giant Marriott yesterday opened its doors at what is Scotland’s busiest airport.

Sport Update
Scots skater qualifies for free programme at European championships

Dundee-based figure skater Natasha McKay has made it through to the free dance section of the European Championships after a successful performance in the first round of the ladies's solo competition.

Which players have attempted the most shots in the 2018/19 Scottish Premiership?

You score zero per cent of the shots you don’t take. If you don’t buy a ticket you can’t win the raffle. Reach for the stars etc etc. These are the players from this season’s Scottish Premiership who back themselves to hit the target and are not afraid to shoot for goal.

Bryson DeChambeau: I’d keep pin in for six-foot putt to win major

World No 5 Bryson DeChambeau will have no hesitation putting from six feet with the pin in to win a major, insisting that would be an “easy one” for him after embracing that rule change.

And finally...
Celtic Connections review: Hamish Napier, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Hamish Napier’s 2018 album The Railway was commissioned to memorialise the long-gone Speyside Line on behalf of Grantown East Heritage and Cultural Centre, a converted train station outside Grantown-on-Spey, and for multi-instrumentalist Napier, who plays keyboards in his own band, the project is replete with a sense of nostalgia and of common feeling, dealing with the heritage of the part of Speyside where he grew up and recently returned to after nearly two decades in Glasgow.

See all the day's news here