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The former royal burgh of Dunfermline is being granted city status as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

THE best Scottish city for graduates has been named in a major survey.

LAST week saw an earthquake in Irish political history when Sinn Fein became the largest political party in the Northern Irish Assembly, the first time an Irish nationalist party has done so since Northern Ireland’s creation in 1921.

HOLYROOD’S Presiding Officer has warned MSPs they must be courteous to each other, as the Scottish Parliament prepares to debate contentious legislation on Scottish independence.

AN Argentine dancer has travelled more than 7000 miles to the north-east of Scotland to attend the launch of a book of dances inspired by the land of his birth.

THE transformative power of costume and make-up is to be the focus of a new V&A Dundee event which has been co-curated with legendary Glaswegian fashion designer Charles Jeffrey.

BORIS Johnson said the UK “will not hesitate” to act after signing historic security agreements with Sweden and Finland to defend against any threat from “21st century tyrant” Vladimir Putin.

THE first of 30 new convenience stores, Eddy’s Food Station, opened yesterday creating 14 new jobs in Alloa, with a further 500 roles across central Scotland, over the next five years.

A SIGNIFICANT day in the field of Scottish foreign policy took place last month with the launch at Edinburgh Castle of the Scottish Council for Global Affairs, a new non-partisan research institute focused on international and security issues.

A SCOTTISH museum has been nominated for a prestigious award at the 2022 Museums and Heritage Awards.