The Scotsman - 29 Nov 2025
A good impression
Inside: Scottish Books of 2025 24-page guide
Sturgeon: No female leader ‘anytime soon’
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Safety fears at police college
EXCLUSIVE
Malala Yousafzai in her own words
Unpicking the Budget
Under the hammer
Cryptic Crossword
A bumper edition brings gift ideas
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
‘Politics better with more women put in charge’
‘Politics better with more women put in charge’
Mcallan ‘not considering’ future SNP leadership bid
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Watchdog orders release of withheld Sturgeon evidence
British cruise passenger falls overboard
Dumfries House ready for Christmas
Sir Chris says he is ‘extremely disappointed’ by recommendation on prostate cancer screening
Scot jailed in India transferred to prison ‘among the very worst’
‘Failure highlights widespread underinvestment’
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Shopping centre revamp to begin as masterplan approved
List reveals who has made its Hot 100
Pressure mounts for inquiry into crisis-hit culture quango
GPS ‘somewhat dismayed’ by walk-in clinics plans
SNP accused of two decades of ‘decay’ over dental figures
Show is looming...
Nutcracker theft remains a mystery
Swinney backs more regional powers
Fewer than 100 still without power
Lambhill raid nets £250,000 of drugs
‘Human material’ found in church
Warning of loss to fishing as salmon farm given go-ahead
Flight disruption likely after Airbus concerns
Shell fined after hydrocarbon release linked to corroded pipework
High Court bid to overturn oil and gas licences lost
£560k
Achorusof memories… Paris, Rome andasimple woodenbox
Great new look, same great taste
Easter Road and Hampden in UK Women’s World Cup bid
Eight arrested over deadly Hong Kong fire
Louvre museum to increase ticket price for visitors from outside EU
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Zelensky’s chief of staff resigns after he is targeted by anti-corruption raids
Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145
Guard shooting suspect facing a first-degree murder charge
Human Rights Watch banned
Delivery giant’s aircraft fleet grounded
Israeli troops kill Syrian villagers
Duterte freedom bid denied
Sumatra floods death toll hits 164
Labour must make clear that North Sea is open for business
Self-appointed Scottish culturalguardianshave powertowreckcareers
Self-appointed Scottish culturalguardianshave powertowreckcareers
The life of a Scots chef to the stars has lessons for us all
Hearts’ desire
Matthew Elder on Martin O’neill’s impact
Hearts need to rediscover rhythm after skipping a beat
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Hearts need to rediscover rhythm after skipping a beat
Dad-to-be, student and footballer Magnusson reflects on ‘crazy’ year
Askou warns against complacency as Well target capital double
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Barron clinging to the positives as
Devlin reckons Dons are too busy to sulk as games come thick and fast – starting with the trip to Livi
Pressley talks up Dees’ St Mirren showdown
Kettlewell calm despite poor run
Devlin reckons Dons are too busy to sulk as games come thick and fast – starting with the trip to Livi
Celtic needed O’neill Midas touch
Bullish Gray is hoping that his Hibs team find form and spoil farewell party
Box clever?
A deep dive into fine details of the Budget now dust begins to settle
A deep dive into fine details of the Budget now dust begins to settle
No rabbit, no hat, no more kite-flying
Reducing unhelpful noise around finance
Reeves’ big freeze receives frostyreception
Greater clarity will bring certainty
Passing on: a bit of clarity
Tailored Budget response vital
Focus on the bigger picture
Spelling out refinements to ISAS
Five pillars of sound financial planning
Slot denies struggling Liverpool players have stopped listening to him
Super-sub debutant Mcaneny rescues Scotland with last-gasp strike
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Everitt has perfect blend for Edinburgh
Breakaway R360 league pushed back
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Glasgow put their faith in youngster Johnston
Wales missing several players but Lake can’t wait to take on Springboks
Aspiring pros could do with a return to the ‘good old days’
Aspiring pros could do with a return to the ‘good old days’
Verstappen: The title race would ‘easily’ be over if I had Norris’ car
Sprint mistake by Norris opens door for Piastri
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Fiscal drag
Child poverty
The latest sign of SNP
mismanagement
A goal to excite us all
Standrew’sday
Cheap renewables
Vote of censure
‘Taxed to death’
Picture Gallery
Going for growth
Ignored again
Manifesto pledges
Road ahead
We’ve remembered Jane Haining – now it’s time for Scotland to ban the swastika
Badenochprovesshecanleadfightback
The Hives deliver their familiar sting with a righteous riot of garage rock
An evening of warmth and wonder
New addition to panto pantheon makes waves
Factfinder’s Crossword
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Don’t miss Scottishlife,
Ayrshire hotel with bar and beer garden hits market at just £300,000
Pay-per-mile ‘will hit Scots sales of EVS’
£160m plan for Glasgow’s little-known Chinatown
3p
How to deal with delivery disasters
Scots scaleups are sound but must find more vision
Stocks end winning week up despite hit for Premier Inn owner
David Donald
Now & Then
Prague, Vienna & Budapest
Hidden Portugal
Tour Highlights & Inclusions
Tour Highlights & Inclusions
Scots beaten by Swedes but bounce back to land bronze
Constitution Hill to edge The New Lion and Anzadam in Newcastle blockbuster
Broad warns England about pink-ball ‘lottery’ at Gabba and insists: ‘Win the toss and bat’
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The teenage activist who grew up
Lounging around
Roger Cox
Arts
Features
Lifestyle
Travel
Ifeellikei was living my teenage years in my 20s
Season’s eating
Season’s eating
Digging into complexity at DCA
Digging into complexity at DCA
Craig keeps the faith
The Wizard of Oz backstory is mined in Wicked ways
Norse myths get a ‘feminist tweak’
‘Your group will fall in love with the central characters’
Poem of the week
The Dark Side Of The Earth: How The Soviet Union Collapsed But Remained
The Wax Child
Everyman pop star
‘We write about things that more people can get into’
Everyman pop star
Walton: Cello Concerto | Symphony No 1 | Scapino
Martyn Joseph: Troubled Horses Pipe Records
‘It’s always about the audience’
Pure dead brilliant hit of nostalgia for City Lights
City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant
COMEDY Mammoth
DOCUMENTARY Dating Apps: The Inside Story
Scottish Books 2025
Looking in depth at Scotland’s best writers
Reviewer biographies
The Predicament by William Boyd
Idle Grounds by Krystelle Bamford
Donald and His Seven Cows
The Show Woman by Emma Cowing
The Hallmarked Man
To The Shades Descend
The Transcendent Tide
Poor Creatures by Mairi Kidd
Whispers in the Glen by Sue Lawrence
Benbecula
by Graeme Macrae Burnet
The Private Side of Friendship
by Alexander Mccall Smith
Love & Other Poisons
by Lesley Mcdowell
The Good Father
by Liam Mcilvanney
Silent Bones by Val Mcdermid
The Good Liar by Denise Mina
Hermit by Chris Mcqueer
For Emma by Ewan Morrison
Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year
Only Here, Only Now
by Tom Newlands
The Death Of Shame
by Ambrose Parry
Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen
Drayton and Mackenzie by Alexander Starritt
Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare
by Michelle Sloan
Men in Love
by Irvine Welsh
Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Uncharted Island
by Olga Wojtas
Summer Hours
by Alessandra Thom
By Gordon Buchanan
The Shetland Way
The Edge of Silence
Upland: A Journey Through Time and the Hills
by Ian Crofton
Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
by Sam Dalrymple
Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self
by Alexander Douglas
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh
Uncommon Ground: Rethinking Our Relationship With The Countryside
Exile: The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots
by Rosemary Goring
Last Words by Richard Holloway
The Mirror of Great Britain
by Clare Jackson
Red Pockets by Alice Mah
On Friendship by Andrew O’hagan
To See Ourselves: A Personal History of Scotland Since 1950
by Alistair Moffat
Clearing the Air by Hannah Ritchie
Upon A White Horse
Queen James by Gareth Russell
How To Think About AI
by Richard Susskind
Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark
by Frances Wilson
Dante’s Paradiso
by DM Black
Fower Pessoas The Oasis by Charles Lang Small Pointed Things by Erica Mcalpine
The Empire of Forgetting by John Burnside
Poyums annaw by Len Pennie
Virgin
by Hollie Mcnish
Wellwater
by Karen Solie Glasgoscopy by Vicki Husband
Ciao St Andrew
Cracking party fizz, from £10.50 to £40
Ciao St Andrew
A good time in need of a crowd
Anthropologie’s gladrags and handbags for Glasgow
Don’t be retiring in your golden years
Contemplate the beauty
Bow to market forces in London
Bow to market forces in London
Like the Cheshire Cat ale that got the cream
Gifts to help them grow their skills
Gifts to help them grow their skills
Bounty for the birds
Farewell Marsha, you ruled the roost in style
Sub-aquatic life lessons from Scotland’s first ‘Hope Spot’
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