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A Dunfermline DJ has announced a family rave day to be held in the city centre next year.

It’s a night set to go down in history, with Labour predicted to form a majority government after 14 years of Conservative rule. But where is the best place to watch the results roll in?

Rutherglen is predicted to be the first constituency declared in Scotland - and one of the first in the UK - in the early hours of Friday

All eyes were on John Swinney at First Minister’s Questions - but just how did he perform under the spotlight?

Visitors will flock to Ingliston this week to mark the 240th anniversary of the Royal Highland Show. From Thursday to Sunday, more than 200,000 attendees overall are set to enjoy live music, livestock competitions and parades. But what is the weather outlook across the event’s four days, and will Wellies be a must-bring as thousands of Scotland and the UK’s best livestock goes on show. Thursday, June 20 Forecasts issued by the Met Office suggests there will be no soggy llamas on the opening day…

A popular Scotland music festival has unveiled its programme of events just months after being saved from the axe. Lammermuir Festival will take place in East Lothian in September after Creative Scotland stepped in to provide last-minute funding to allow a programme to go ahead. And festival organisers confirmed the full line-up on Tuesday, with Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles to be performed in the Concorde Hangar at the National Museum of Flight in one of the event’s major highlights. A total o…

Sir Keir Starmer has said that if elected, Labour will lower the voting age to 16. He argues those who can work and serve in the armed forces should have a say over how their taxes are spent. The policy plan comes nine years after the Scottish Parliament passed legislation allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in Holyrood elections. The Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act received unanimous backing from MSPs in June 2015, and 16-year-olds voted in the May 2016 Holyrood election. Howe…

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater says she fears another policy U-turn by the Scottish Government - this time over over conversion therapy - as she criticised the SNP’s independence strategy. Speaking exclusively to The Scotsman from the election campaign trail in Leith, Ms Slater said people were “worried” about the prospect of more policy climbdowns under newly elected leader John Swinney. The ban on conversion therapy was a central part of the Bute House Agreement, which brought the Scot…

The Scottish Government introduced legislation on Tuesday to tackle injustices caused by the Horizon Post Office scandal. The purpose of the legislation is to overturn convictions relating to the period when the Post Office was using the Horizon IT system. Post Office workers across the UK were wrongly convicted of crimes such as fraud and embezzlement due to the faulty IT system horizon. This included many victims in Scotland. Hundreds of victims in other parts of the UK had convictions quashed…

Scotland supporters are set to flock to Germany in their thousands, as the team prepares to take on the host nation in the opening match of Euro 2024. But for those who cannot make it all the way to Germany, there are options to still soak in the atmosphere at one of Scotland’s many fan zones. Here is a detailed list of designated fan zones from across the country. All of Scotland’s group stage fixtures will be shown at The Taproom bar, with special guests, DJs and pyrotechnics to feature in ce…

John Swinney is set to become Scotland’s seventh first minister in a vote on Tuesday afternoon, following the resignation of Humza Yousaf. Here The Scotsman takes a look at his various predecessors, including Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond, including how they were appointed, their time in the top role, and the circumstances under which they resigned. Donald Dewar, May 13, 1999 – October 11, 2000 Glasgow-born Donald Dewar made history by becoming first minister in 1999 as the Scottish Parliamen…