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The Holocaust did not begin in Nazi concentration camps but when ordinary people started turning a blind eye to what was happening and so, with antisemitism once again rearing its head, it is incumbent on all of us to challenge hatred and division wherever we find it, writes First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Two-thirds of Scots believe that a second Brexit referendum will result in the UK staying in the EU as a new campaign launches north of the border today calling for a fresh vote on the issue.

The SNP has appointed a woman to chair the party for the first time.

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Christmas has arrived in Edinburgh even before Remembrance Day is held, notes Stephen Jardine.

Pauline Knowles, actress. Born: 16 December, 1967 in Edinburgh. Died: 17 October, 2018 in Glasgow, aged 50

A probe is underway at a high school into claims a 30-year-old asylum seeker is posing as a teenage pupil after lying to UK authorities about his age.

The NASUWT is currently supporting a group of teachers at Kaimes School in Edinburgh who have had their pay stopped and have been barred from their classrooms and forced to leave the premises after engaging in a lawful trade dispute to refuse to teach or supervise a group of pupils who they believe pose a risk to their health and safety, writes Chris Keates, general secretary of the union.

Employees of a Scottish council have been banned from lighting up during the working day under a new anti-smoking strategy.