An Edinburgh woman is calling for assisted dying to be introduced in Scotland after the experience of her late husband’s battle with cancer.

From the moment the EU referendum result came in, pitching the UK into a dystopian nightmare, Nicola Sturgeon has shone. It may not be difficult to shine when you are surrounded by the kind of pantomime villains that have stalked the political stage for the past three and a half years. Nevertheless – in a morass of self-interest and lies – she has been the sole statesmanlike presence, prompting Remainers in England to gaze wistfully north.

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

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Families of prisoners who die in Scotland’s jails are waiting up to four years to be given an official determination on the cause of death, it has emerged.

Alfredo Morelos has been sent off for the fifth time this season after receiving a straight red card in the Old Firm derby.

Sunday’s Scottish football news and gossip.

Up-and-coming squash player Georgia Adderley had only just been born the last time the Scottish Open was played 18 years ago, but fast forward to the present day and she cannot wait to take on some of the big names in the revamped event.