Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse

The tragedy changed everything for the songwriter, whose new instrumental album is a celebration of Ian’s life

Ancient venerated slab is linked to monarchs from Edward ‘Longshanks’ to real-life Scottish king Macbeth, also subject of a new exhibition

Sturgeon’s ex-husband Peter Murrell granted bail after appearing in court on embezzlement charge

‘Gaza Is Not For Sale’ painted in three-metre high letters on the lawn

Gloriously unruly compendium of Scottish writer’s profiles, appreciation pieces, interviews and reviews is a rare whale of a book

Scottish artist was self-taught, reaching international acclaim with works such as The Singing Butler

Seán O’Reilly (49) was hit twice after two masked men fired shots through the window of his taxi

Labour’s Anas Sarwar once seemed certain to be Scotland’s next first minister but SNP leader John Swinney may yet hang on

Time spent quietly allows us to unpack the contents of our mind and sort through them with greater clarity

SNP may be back on top of the polls but it can’t escape the internal squabbles of recent years

Scottish striker was part of United’s ‘Holy Trinity’

Look up at the screen in Dublin Airport and marvel at all those destinations and what they mean. Think of all the people coming and going. Consider all the ideas, schemes and plans, the commerce, the deals and the dreams

Met Éireann forecaster Gerry Murphy described conditions as ‘quite unusual’ but we have seen similar in recent years

Deal will help boost revenue while strengthening Irish group’s presence in Britain

Angeline King and Ciarán Ó Maitiú on the background to her novel, The Secret Diary of Stephanie Agnew

Succession star Cox, who recently found out he’s 88% Irish, is often betrayed as grumpy, but he may be one of life’s great enthusiasts

Miriam Lord: Scotland shows off its crown jewels to an Irish contingency, putting haggis, rather than government formation, on the menu

Scottish government pledges to abolish in Scotland the two-child benefit cap that the UK Labour government has so far resisted scrapping

He was a man of ideas, an effective communicator and had built a good relationship with Scottish business