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Gaming gran from Aberdeen who plays Fortnite every day is Guinness World Records title holder

Cath Bowie came across Fortnite by accident in 2017 now - aged 78 - she has more than 24,000 followers and a Guinness World record.

The Scotsman · 35 min ago

The tiny moss that could help save peatlands from drought

‘We need these mosses to underpin effective peatland function and aid with their restoration.’

The Scotsman · 36 min ago

Why Shetland tunnel plan offers fresh hope to all Scotland's islanders

A four-mile tunnel between the Shetland mainland and Yell could end up costing about the same as two ferries

The Scotsman · 36 min ago

Party politics has no place in tackling Scotland's shameful and growing drug-deaths crisis

As new synthetic drugs cause ‘death and destruction’, Scotland’s political parties must work together to try to save lives

The Scotsman · 36 min ago

Single helicopter to be on standby in Scotland to tackle wildfires, fire chief confirms

Critics have said one helicopter is not enough to reassure communities.

The Scotsman · 36 min ago

Why so many men are being killed by Scotland's drug deaths crisis as synthetic substances take hold

Professor Catriona Matheson says “back street operations trying to divvy up” drugs are adding too much potent synthetic opioids that are killing people, particularly men in their…

The Scotsman · 36 min ago

The Sustainable Shepherdess: How livestock and peatland recovery can go hand in hand

‘We are never going to maximise output if it’s not sustainable’

The Scotsman · 4 hrs ago

Sandie Peggie: 'RCN union sided with trans doctor rather than back me'

Sandie Peggie gave evidence against her union of 30 years, saying she was discriminated against and unsupported

The Scotsman · 11 hrs ago

Readers' Letters: Mess in Ben Nevis bothy is the height of ignorance

A reader says yobs leaving rubbish behind are showing disrespect to the mountain and civilised climbers

The Scotsman · 11 hrs ago

Gender row nurse Sandie Peggie has just weeks before NHS Fife stops her pay

Sandie Peggie has been off work with stress since March 2025 and NHS Fife will stop her pay in January 2027

The Scotsman · 12 hrs ago

Last chance saloon? Why Britain might be heading for a 1970s-style debt crisis – Paul Wilson

Too many of our politicians have for too long subscribed to the ostrich school of macroeconomics

The Scotsman · 14 hrs ago

Historic pilgrimage through Scottish Borders named as one of 2027's hottest travel experiences

The route - which begins in Melrose, where St Cuthbert started his religious life in 650AD and ends on Holy Island, his eventual resting place and his original pilgrimage shrine -…

The Scotsman · 14 hrs ago

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