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Scotland is on course to become the first part of the UK to create a legally-recognised third gender for people who do not identify as either male or female, after the plans were backed by the public.

Nicola Sturgeon always seems to enjoy her visits to Westminster despite her differences with most party leaders but has the latest attempt to co-ordinate anti-Brexit opposition come too late, asks Joyce McMillan

Scottish teachers must be prepared to accept a “fair” and “realistic” pay deal, not the unaffordable 10 per cent rise unions are demanding, the First Minister has said.

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Scottish Secretary David Mundell must resign if he is to retain a “scrap of principle or credibility” after details emerged of the post-Brexit fishing deal.

A new shop selling cannabis products has opened in Edinburgh’s West End - inside a former police box.

Nicola Sturgeon is the only party leader who has displayed a degree of political maturity during the Brexit process, a Scotsman reader writes.

GPs don’t have time to see patients for more than a few minutes, but group consultations, in which a doctor talks to several people with the same condition, give them more time and can result in better treatment, writes Dr Punam Krishan.

Nine in ten bridges on Scotland’s main roads have defects which need repairs, transport secretary Michael Matheson has admitted.