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WITH a roaring fire in the background the Queen gently smiles as she places a hand on her walking stick to steady herself in the drawing room at Balmoral.

Scotland has been ranked among the most productive nations and regions in the UK but remains below the national average as the economy heads towards a difficult winter.

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People will be able to pay their respects to the Queen as the monarch’s coffin is expected to lie in rest for 24 hours at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.

NICOLA Sturgeon has said the death of the Queen is a “profoundly sad moment” for the country and the world.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed the Queen has died aged 96.

NICOLA Sturgeon will be hauled in front of MSPs to give evidence over the Scottish Government’s ferries fiasco.

A SCOTTISH mail distribution hub has been put up for auction.

NICOLA Sturgeon has welcomed “very belated” energy bills proposals by Liz Truss but has criticised the “utter incompetence” of the UK Government allowing costs to spiral out of control.

NICOLA Sturgeon has said there will be no fracking in Scotland, despite Liz Truss’s decision to end the ban in England.

The Prime Minister’s energy freeze plan was described as a "huge relief" for families and businesses, but charities warned that households still faced eyewatering bills.

SHAMED former minister Derek Mackay has insisted he takes his “share of responsibility” for the SNP’s ferries fiasco in his return to Holyrood since being sacked.

SHARES in AssetCo, Martin Gilbert’s expanding fund management company, leapt nearly 14 per cent this morning as it emerged the company could be in line for a windfall in excess of £100 million.

LIZ Truss has confirmed plans to freeze energy bills at £2,500 for the next two years.

THE disgraced former SNP finance secretary Derek Mackay has refused to justify his receipt of more than £130,000 in public money after vanishing from Holyrood.

TORY ministers have rowed back on plans for a referendum act which would require at least half of Scotland’s entire electorate to vote for independence before negotiations would start.

LIZ Truss is expected to reverse England’s three-year moratorium on fracking today, in a bid to increase the UK’s energy security.

A SCOTTISH space marketing company has announced plans to take on a raft of new staff.

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WHEN lockdowns were in force and people were unable to travel beyond their local authority boundaries, it would have been difficult to imagine how conditions could have become any worse for hospitality and tourism businesses in Scotland.

BARRATT Developments said UK reservations were lower than a year earlier amid the impact of “significant macroeconomic uncertainty”, but it believes market fundamentals remain strong on supply and demand.

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It is one of the smallest islands on the Orkney archipelago at just four miles long and a mile wide and with an estimated population of 75 people.

THE screaming eagles around Loch Skeen in Dumfries and Galloway were immortalised in Sir Walter Scott's poem Marmion - but remained silent for some centuries.

RAPE Crisis Scotland is moving to try and make safe a controversial Scottish Government plan to make victims of complex abuse hear apologies from their attackers.

A SERIES of images have been released showing how a regenerated part of Glasgow could evolve with the demolition of a flagship shopping mall.

THE disgraced former SNP finance secretary Derek Mackay will return to Holyrood for the first time in two-and-a-half years today to give evidence on the CalMac ferries scandal.

A SCOTTISH drone inspection software specialist has announced a major link-up with Australia-based Azure Integrity.

PLANS to introduce assisted dying legislation will be pushed forward today after being overwhelmingly backed by a public consultation.

Ministers have been accused of presiding over “insider dealing” after documents revealed that key groups tasked with managing education reform are dominated by agencies facing the axe.

The Queen has died and the Prince of Wales is now King.