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• Scottish election 2021: Scotland awaits results

  07-05-2021 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ballots will be counted over two days with the final result for 129 seats at Holyrood expected on Saturday.
  
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• Scottish election results 2021: Will my result be Friday or Saturday?

  06-05-2021 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pandemic rules mean results will come in over two days. Here is a best guess on when you might know yours.
  
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• Bradley Welsh murder accused 'committed outrageous, cowardly act'

  06-05-2021 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sean Orman denies killing T2 Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh outside his Edinburgh flat.
  
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• Killer ate bowl of cereal while Fife stab victim lay dying

  05-05-2021 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old was jailed for 10 years for fatally stabbing his victim with broken mirror glass in Fife.
  
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• Huge fire rips through Lanark Road Nursery in Edinburgh

  05-05-2021 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The blaze started just after 07:00 at in the roof of Lanark Road Nursery in Edinburgh.
  
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• Stock cubes help runner smash record on 212-mile route

  04-05-2021 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anna Rutherford beat the Southern Upland Way record by 17 hours, just nine months after giving birth.
  
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• Man in court after three injured in Edinburgh rickshaw crash

  03-05-2021 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mathew Mackay, 25, is charged with road traffic offences after the incident in Edinburgh on Saturday.
  
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• Fisherman dies after being pulled from sea near Torness

  03-05-2021 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A major search for the 64-year-old was launched after his boat was found unmanned near Torness.
  
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• Doune dog had 5cm stick embedded in eye socket

  03-05-2021 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The collie's owners feared she would lose her sight but specialist vets managed to save her eye.
  
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• Children's memorial vandalised in Dunfermline cemetery

  01-05-2021 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Offensive slogans were painted on the baby memorial and other graves in Dunfermline cemetery.
  
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• Firefighters called to dramatic bus fire in Dunfermline

  01-05-2021 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No-one was injured in the fire that broke out on a bus outside a Tesco store in Dunfermline.
  
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• Scottish election 2021: What first-time voters need to know

  01-05-2021 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Political correspondent Rajdeep Sandhu answers some of the big questions about the election.
  
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• Former BiFab yard in Burntisland secures first tenant

  01-05-2021 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Aberdeen-based dive systems specialist has set up a new operations facility at the Burntisland site.
  
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• Bradley Welsh trial: Accused's trousers had gun residue in pocket

  30-04-2021 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The residue matched that found on the body of T2 Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh, a court hears.
  
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• Covid in Scotland: Most councils on track for level 2 restrictions

  30-04-2021 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All but one Scottish council area - Moray - now have fewer than 50 Covid cases per 100,000.
  
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• Covid in Scotland: Nightclubs launch legal bid over restrictions

  30-04-2021 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of bar and nightclub bosses have launched a bid to end limits on venue capacity and opening hours.
  
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• Scottish cyclist Josh Quigley forced to pull out of Guinness World Record bid

  30-04-2021 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Quigley suffered a knee injury during his bid to beat the record for the greatest distance cycled in a week.
  
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• Jobs saved as law firm rescued from administration

  30-04-2021 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  McClure Solicitors is bought by legal practice Jones Whyte following its collapse, saving 84 jobs.
  
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• Kirsty Maxwell: Balcony fall family call for Scot's coroner

  29-04-2021 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kirsty Maxwell's parents say if she had been from England they would have received far more help.
  
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• 'My doctor prescribed rambling for lockdown anxiety'

  29-04-2021 09:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 84-year-old widower expected to receive medication after he felt isolated during the pandemic.
  
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• 'We nearly lost Ava - our hearts break for Azaylia'

  29-04-2021 00:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ava Stark was saved by a bone marrow transplant, her family reflect on the death of nine-month-old Azaylia Cain.
  
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• Bradley Welsh murder trial: Accused told friend 'it's going to kick off'

  28-04-2021 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sean Orman is alleged to have shot the T2 Trainspotting actor outside his Edinburgh home in 2019.
  
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• Empty gallery gives space to restore monumental painting

  28-04-2021 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A painting by Edinburgh-born artist Robert Scott Lauder is the focus of a major conservation project.
  
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• Glasgow student is youngest Mastermind champion at 24

  26-04-2021 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Gibson from Glasgow won the final of the long-running BBC quiz show by four points.
  
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• Covid in Scotland: Shops, gyms, pools and pubs reopen after lockdown

  26-04-2021 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Travel restrictions are also eased, allowing people to travel between Scotland and other parts of the UK.
  
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• Car crashes through garden wall into Edinburgh house

  26-04-2021 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No-one was in the house in Edinburgh at the time of the smash, which left the driver with minor injuries.
  
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• Bradley Welsh accused 'not my attacker', claims friend

  26-04-2021 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sean Orman is alleged to have shot Bradley Welsh outside his Edinburgh home two years ago.
  
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• Linlithgow fire crew attacked while tackling deliberate blaze

  24-04-2021 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police were called after youths threw bottles, bricks and rocks at the firefighters in West Lothian.
  
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• Magnet fishing allowed on Scotland's canals

  24-04-2021 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It will be officially sanctioned on Edinburgh canals first, with plans to extend permissions further.
  
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• Police 'failed to act on death threat' to T2 Trainspotting actor

  23-04-2021 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sean Orman is alleged to have shot Bradley Welsh outside his Edinburgh home two years ago.
  
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• Fox cub named 'Sticky' rescued from Edinburgh glue trap

  23-04-2021 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An animal welfare charity says the cub is lucky to be alive, and calls for glue traps to be banned.
  
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• Bomb disposal unit destroys item found at Seafield recycling centre

  22-04-2021 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police said the item was found to pose "no risk" to the public, but had been destroyed.
  
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• Scottish election 2021: Who should I vote for? Compare party policies

  22-04-2021 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Covid-19 and the NHS to education and the environment.
  
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• Sports Direct's Mike Ashley told to reinstate Jenners signs in Edinburgh

  22-04-2021 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The billionaire has three months from when an enforcement notice comes into effect to reinstate the sign.
  
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• Man was 'alone' when T2 Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh was murdered

  21-04-2021 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sean Orman is alleged to have shot Bradley Welsh outside his Edinburgh home two years ago.
  
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• Gravitricity battery generates first power at Edinburgh site

  21-04-2021 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Gravitricity system acts like a giant battery to balance the electricity coming from renewables.
  
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• Crash cyclist Josh Quigley to make Guinness World Record bid

  19-04-2021 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Quigley is aiming to break Jack Thompson's record of cycling 2,177 miles in a week.
  
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• Covid in Scotland: FM expected to confirm further lockdown easing

  19-04-2021 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon is likely to say that hospitality, gyms and non-essential shops will be able to open from Monday.
  
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• Fire crews tackle blaze at former Debenhams store in Edinburgh

  19-04-2021 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were alerted to flames on the ground floor of the Edinburgh building shortly before 13:30.
  
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• Covid in Scotland: New draft hospitality guidance a 'bombshell'

  19-04-2021 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The guidance says people from different households have to observe 1m social distancing at pub and restaurant tables.
  
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• Scottish election 2021: The voters the parties are vying to win over

  19-04-2021 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We speak to five voters who have yet to make up their minds in the Scottish election.
  
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• Corrie Mckeague: Missing RAF airman inquest 'will not review police search'

  16-04-2021 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police believe the missing RAF gunner Corrie Mckeague died after climbing into a waste bin in 2016.
  
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• 'No mystery' over removal of Edinburgh's Jenners sign

  16-04-2021 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The team who removed the Princes Street store's sign say it was taken down over two days.
  
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• Three charged after illegal funeral wake in Edinburgh

  16-04-2021 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twelve people were also fined after police broke up the gathering in Edinburgh's Shandwick Place.
  
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• Former BiFab yard in Fife to reopen with wind turbine contract

  16-04-2021 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A contract for eight wind turbine platforms is set to create 290 jobs based around the Methil yard.
  
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• Fife physiotherapist jailed for sex attacks on women

  15-04-2021 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 59-year-old carried out a series of attacks over 20 years in West Lothian, Fife, and Glasgow.
  
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• Edinburgh commuter road to reopen after 12-month closure

  14-04-2021 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edinburgh's Braid Road was closed to facilitate social distancing but will now reopen southbound
  
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• Edinburgh's International Festival to be outdoors with shorter shows

  13-04-2021 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three temporary pavilions will be erected in Edinburgh Park and the University of Edinburgh's Old College Quad.
  
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• Covid in Scotland: Schools begin full-time classroom return

  12-04-2021 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Secondary pupils in six councils are among those returning for full-time, in-class lessons for the first time in months.
  
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• Brewdog reveals plans for beer-themed hotel in Edinburgh

  12-04-2021 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish firm says the Doghouse-branded boutique hotel will be in a former school in Market Street.
  
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