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First Minister John Swinney during First Minister's Questions for party leaders at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, September 10, 2026
Scotland / 10 September 2026
10 September 2026
A firearms officer during a taser demonstration at the British Transport Police building in central London, October 2, 2025
Britain / 9 September 2026
9 September 2026
Scottish Education Secretary Mairi McAllan with students at Broughton High School in Edinburgh, August 4, 2026
Scotland / 9 September 2026
9 September 2026
A household energy bill displayed on a mobile phone held next to a gas hob
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 9 September 2026
9 September 2026
Tunnock’s Teacakes headquarters in Uddingston
Industrial / 9 September 2026
9 September 2026
Earth from space
Militarism / 8 September 2026
8 September 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney, August 28, 2026
Scotland / 7 September 2026
7 September 2026
Scottish Parliament building, Holyrood, Edinburgh
Scotland / 7 September 2026
7 September 2026
Scotland / 7 September 2026
7 September 2026
Newspaper printing press
Scotland / 5 September 2026
5 September 2026

After months of uncertainty over printing and distribution, the first Scottish-printed edition of the Morning Star is soon to roll off the presses

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth during a visit to NHS Fife's Hospital at Home hub for Central and West Fife in Kirkcaldy, September 2, 2026
Scotland / 3 September 2026
3 September 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney speaking at Bute House, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, August 28, 2026
Scotland / 3 September 2026
3 September 2026
Trade unions protest against cuts in council jobs and services outside the City Chambers in George Square, Glasgow, February 14, 2024
Scotland / 3 September 2026
3 September 2026
SOCIAL JUSTICE CALL: Brian Leishman
Scotland / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney during a visit to biotech company Ingenza, at the inGenius Building, Edinburgh Technopole, in Milton Bridge, Edinburgh, August 31, 2026
Austerity / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
Tributes, flowers and photographs laid by a plaque during the Covid-19 Day of Reflection memorial event at Glasgow Green, marking the fifth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, March 9, 2025
Pandemic / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
Scotland's Scott McTominay reacts after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C match at Miami Stadium, Florida, June 24, 2026
Men's Football / 1 September 2026
1 September 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney at Bute House, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, August 28, 2026
Scotland / 1 September 2026
1 September 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
NHS Crisis / 1 September 2026
1 September 2026
First Minister John Swinney with medical staff during a visit to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for the announcement of additional funding for Scotland's National Health Service, November 3, 2025
Scotland / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026
Weavers
Voices of Scotland / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Glasgow will remember the martyrs of the 1787 strike this weekend in speech and song, their spirit is sorely needed today, writes JIM LISTER

Brrr by Hayley Earlam / Pic Brian Hartley
Follow the Movement / 24 August 2026
24 August 2026

MATTHEW HAWKINS looks at some of the Edinburgh Festival dance offerings

Deputy First Minister of Scotland Jenny Gilruth during a visit to Glasgow Central railway station following the fire in Union Street, July 17, 2026
Crime / 23 August 2026
23 August 2026
Climate activists from Greenpeace and Uplift during a demonstration outside the Scottish Court of Session, Edinburgh, on the first day of the Rosebank and Jackdaw judicial review hearing, November 12, 2024
Climate Crisis / 21 August 2026
21 August 2026
walfrid
Book Review / 20 August 2026
20 August 2026

DAVID McKINSTRY welcomes the republication of a meticulous portrait of Brother Walfrid, the founder of Celtic FC

dance
Follow the Movement / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance

Palestinians walk amid the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, in Gaza City, August 17, 2026
Voices of Scotland / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

The evolution of the Scottish nationalist leadership into cheerleaders for Nato has led the party to betray its pledges on Palestine and social spending, writes COLL McCAIL

A view of the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood
Scotland / 17 August 2026
17 August 2026
Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson before the Premiership match at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, March 21, 2026
Men's Football / 14 August 2026
14 August 2026
Scottish Labour MSP Joe Fagan arriving at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, May 11, 2026
Scottish Labour / 14 August 2026
14 August 2026
PUTTING A GOOD FACE: Anas Sarwar (when still Scottish Labour leader) and Jackie Baillie MSP surrounded by party supporters at the launch of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election campaign, March 2026
Aw That / 15 August 2026
15 August 2026

While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics

Scottish Labour's Michael Marra with then party leader Anas Sarwar, August 27, 2024
Politics / 13 August 2026
13 August 2026
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Mental Health / 13 August 2026
13 August 2026
A vet holds a Bluetongue vaccine at Bixley Farms, Norfolk, May 2008
Animal Welfare / 13 August 2026
13 August 2026
Labour MSP Monica Lennon at the Protect The Right To Strike rally organised by the STUC, at the Donald Dewar Steps on Buchanan Street, Glasgow, February 1, 2023
Scotland / 12 August 2026
12 August 2026
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, March 5, 2026
Scotland / 12 August 2026
12 August 2026
A ballot box arrives as polls close and counting begins at Rochdale Leisure Centre
Voices of Scotland / 11 August 2026
11 August 2026

Edinburgh’s upcoming by-elections offer tenants a chance to put politicians under pressure over soaring rents and a council that has repeatedly sided with landlords and developers, says ADITI JEHANGIR

Scottish Green Party MSP Q Manivannan during the first sitting day of the new Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh, May 14, 2026
Scotland / 10 August 2026
10 August 2026
First Minister of Scotland and SNP Leader John Swinney arrives on the CalMac ferry MV Loch Seaforth into Stornoway Harbour, on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, April 8, 2026
SNP / 10 August 2026
10 August 2026
the Falcon Safety Platen Press which has been restored to full working order in time for the 160th anniversary of the UK's oldest working commercial letterpress printing works. The machine at Robert Smail's Printing Works in the Scottish Borders is now operational again for the first time in 10 years after undergoing restoration
Victorian press / 10 August 2026
10 August 2026
Lawyer Aamer Anwar speaks to the media outside the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, November 13, 2025
Scotland / 30 July 2026
30 July 2026

‘Ah the irony:’ Aamer Anwar says he doubts Reform has handed over the names of the far-right thugs who went on the rampage in Glasgow last weekend to the Police

One of the cells at HMP Millsike during it's official opening - the new Category C jail in Yorkshire will deliver 1,500 prison places, March 27, 2025
Scottish Human Rights Commission / 30 July 2026
30 July 2026
Ambulances waiting at an Emergency Department (A&E) at the R
NHS Crisis / 30 July 2026
30 July 2026
Scottish Labour's Michael Marra (right) with then party leader Anas Sarwar during a media briefing at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, August 27, 2024
Scotland / 28 July 2026
28 July 2026
Activists from Friends of the Earth during a demonstration calling for an end to all new oil and gas projects in the North Sea outside the UK Government's Cop26 hub during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, November 7, 2021
Scotland / 29 July 2026
29 July 2026

Is the Scottish government in favour of drilling or not? Evasiveness and incoherence are the order of the day, argues KENNY MacASKILL

Voices of Scotland / 28 July 2026
28 July 2026

Unless ministers match reform with investment, the profession and the people it serves will continue to bear the cost, says KATE RAMSDEN

A group of demonstrators from the anti-immigration protest, organised by Unite the Clans Scotland, break away from the rally and march towards Glasgow city centre, July 25, 2026
Far Right / 26 July 2026
26 July 2026
Spanish Civil War / 26 July 2026
26 July 2026
Douglas Alexander leaving number 10 Downing Street, London, July 20, 2026
Scottish Labour / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney during a bilateral meeting at the Cabinet Office in Atlantic Square, Glasgow, July 23, 2026
Scotland / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
A view of the Edinburgh skyline showing the Balmoral Clock and Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, February 2022
Tourism / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney with Chief Executive Officer Susan Morrison during a visit to the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh, November 6, 2024
International Trade / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
(Left to right) Actor Brian Cox, First Minister John Swinney co-leaders of the Scottish Greens Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay at a rally for independence organised by Believe in Scotland, which aims to celebrate Scotland's potential, its culture and its people in Edinburgh, March 28, 2026
Britain / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon in the count hall at the South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters in Hamilton for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. Picture date: Thursday October 5, 2023
Scotland / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, speaking during an eve of poll rally at Adelaide Place Baptist Church in Glasgow, May 6, 2026
Scottish Labour / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026
An Accident and Emergency sign, May 21, 2013
NHS Crisis / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026
Houses under construction on a housing development in Basingstoke
Southside/Newington By-election / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
First Minister John Swinney (centre) at a rally for independence organised by Believe in Scotland, which aims to celebrate Scotland's potential, its culture and its people in Edinburgh, March 28, 2026
Scottish Independence / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Douglas Alexander leaving number 10 Downing Street, London, July 20, 2026
Westminster / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at Glasgow International Arena for the 2026 Holyrood elections, May 8, 2026
Voices of Scotland / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026

Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER

A fire burning at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, July 19, 2026
Wildfires / 20 July 2026
20 July 2026
Peter Olech (left) and Richard Shillcock are standing
Edinburgh City Council by-election / 17 July 2026
17 July 2026

by Andrew Murray, Political reporter 

Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde
Workers' Rights / 16 July 2026
16 July 2026
A homeowner turns down the temperature of a central heating
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026
[Pic: Robina Weermeijer / Creative Commons]
Healthcare / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026
Dungavel Detention Centre, just outside the small village of Strathaven in Scotland, August 2003
Asylum Seekers / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a reception at number 10 Downing Street, Westminster, to thank NHS staff for the extraordinary work they do every day to care for patients and support the health of the nation, July 6, 2026
Voices of Scotland / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP

Participants at the Indyref 2020 rally, hosted by the Nation
Scotland / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
google AI centre
Scotland / 6 July 2026
6 July 2026
Health Service / 6 July 2026
6 July 2026
Bishops, among the leaders of a peaceful anti-apartheid demo
Voices of Scotland / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026

ARTHUR WEST surveys the achievements of the Scottish campaign against South African apartheid and how we can draw on them to fight a rising far right

RESOLUTE RESISTANCE: Stop the War Coalition and CND No War on Iran demonstration in central Glasgow, April 11 2026
Aw That / 4 July 2026
4 July 2026

The present drive to war is a cynical and deliberate diversion from deteriorating living standards, argues MATT KERR

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke reacts after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C match at Miami Stadium, Florida, June 24, 2026
Men's Football / 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
Workers' Rights / 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
Shoplifting / 28 June 2026
28 June 2026
Steve clarke
Men’s football / 28 June 2026
28 June 2026
Lecturers and other university staff take part in a rally on
Workers' Rights / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, speaking during an eve of poll rally at Adelaide Place Baptist Church in Glasgow, on the last day of campaigning ahead of the Holyrood elections, May 6, 2026
Voices of Scotland / 23 June 2026
23 June 2026

Rebuilding Labour’s working-class roots and organising power is essential if the party is to recover, says MERCEDES VILLALBA

 Handout file photo dated 19/06/26 by Edward Hughes of a man being arrested in Edinburg
Islamophobia / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026

Scotland's trade unions challenge politicians to tackle growth of the far right at its roots

Pro-EU campaigners during a 'Missing EU Already' rally outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, ahead of the UK leaving the European Union at 11pm on Friday
Scotland / 22 June 2026
22 June 2026
Palestinians clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026
Palestine Solidarity / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Teachers from the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union take part in a rally outside the constituency office of Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville in Dunfermline, Fife, during their strike action in dispute over pay, February 22, 2023
Workers' Rights / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (left) with party candidate Heather Doran (right) whilst campaigning for the upcoming Arbroath and Broughty Ferry UK Parliamentary by-election in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, June 10, 2026
Aw That / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

MATT KERR takes stock of a night of by-elections, where the long repeated warnings for Labour and the political class remain stubbornly unheeded