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• Couple finally get married after 60 years together

  24-05-2022 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alex and Jane Hamilton have been together since 1962 but only recently decided to "make it official".
  
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• ScotRail's scaled-back timetable comes into force

  23-05-2022 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Almost 700 services are temporarily removed after a pay row triggered a wave of driver shortages.
  
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• Reston gets its station back after 58 years

  23-05-2022 10:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passenger services stop at Reston in the Scottish Borders for the first time since 1964.
  
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• Cost of living: ‘I have to ration my ADHD medication’

  23-05-2022 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicole Nadler struggles to pay her medicine bills while she waits for the NHS to recognise her diagnosis.
  
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• Cancer screening led me to invent dissolving wet wipes

  23-05-2022 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brian McCormack created dissolvable products after struggling to undertake a regular cancer check.
  
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• Breakout music festival cancelled due to poor ticket sales

  21-05-2022 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inaugural Kirkcaldy Breakout Festival was due to take place on the Esplanade from 27 -29 May.
  
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• Kirk assembly gathers ahead of gay marriage vote

  21-05-2022 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will vote next week on ministers conducting same-sex marriage.
  
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• Sheku Bayoh: Officer broke rib in resuscitation bid

  20-05-2022 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police officer involved in the arrest gives evidence to the public inquiry into Mr Bayoh's death.
  
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• Dunfermline to become Scotland's eighth city

  20-05-2022 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Fife town was once Scotland's capital - and was the birthplace of King Charles I and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
  
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• Two-thirds of under-22s not signed up for free bus travel scheme

  20-05-2022 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The scheme, which launched in January, gives free bus travel to five to 21 year olds in Scotland.
  
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• I learned to sing using YouTube - and now it's my career

  19-05-2022 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A holiday rep who was unable to sing teaches himself then scoops two music awards.
  
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• I learned to sing using YouTube - and now it's my job

  19-05-2022 00:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A holiday rep who was unable to sing teaches himself then scoops two music awards.
  
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• Left-behind Ukrainian orphans reunited in Scotland

  19-05-2022 00:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four more children have made it out of Ukraine two months after the Dnipro kids arrived in Scotland.
  
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• Nurse saw Sheku Bayoh carrying knife, inquiry told

  17-05-2022 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old died after being restrained by police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife.
  
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• I may not have long to live but I want three children

  17-05-2022 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ewan Bowlby, 27, was diagnosed with a brain tumour but plans to get married and start a family.
  
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• Hospitals inquiry: NHS Lothian 'kept in dark' over private finance

  17-05-2022 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NHS Lothian said they were not told of plans to privately finance Edinburgh's children's hospital.
  
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• Family heartbroken over death of man in Fife crash

  16-05-2022 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old driver's Ford Focus caught fire after smashing into a wall on the B914 in Fife.
  
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• Teenager arrested after man stabbed in car in Edinburgh

  16-05-2022 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old was charged in connection with the alleged attempted murder in Edinburgh.
  
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• ScotRail train driver shortage triggers wave of cancellations

  16-05-2022 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Train services remain disrupted after about 300 were cancelled on Sunday in an ongoing pay dispute.
  
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• Rosyth yard wins Royal Navy £30m maintenance deal

  16-05-2022 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Babcock International win a contract to maintain two aircraft carriers, securing 300 jobs.
  
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• Businessman Sir Angus Grossart dies aged 85

  15-05-2022 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon describes him as a "titan of Scotland's business community".
  
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• Sheku Bayoh's sister says Scotland is a racist country

  15-05-2022 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kadi Johnson says she no longer feels safe in the country where her brother died in police custody.
  
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• Man, 22, killed after car crashes into wall in Fife

  15-05-2022 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The accident happened in Fife, on the B914 between Kelty and Saline, at about 19:30 on Saturday.
  
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• Former firearms officers says £1m payout will not make up for pain

  14-05-2022 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former officer who was victimised while working for Police Scotland says she was failed by the force.
  
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• Neighbour says he saw Sheku Bayoh with a knife

  13-05-2022 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Bayoh was spotted with an eight-inch blade on the morning he died, an inquiry hears.
  
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• Police Scotland pay out almost £1m over sexism case

  13-05-2022 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former firearms officer Rhona Malone complained after being told two women should not be deployed together.
  
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• Man who raped 84-year-old Fife woman jailed for 11 years

  13-05-2022 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kyle McKenzie broke into the disabled woman's house in Glenrothes as she slept.
  
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• Rail passengers face Sunday disruption in pay dispute

  12-05-2022 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drivers' union Aslef has balloted its members in an ongoing wages dispute with operator ScotRail.
  
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• Three-day Scottish flood forecast system goes on trial

  12-05-2022 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Community feedback is sought on the system aimed at cutting the risk of damage and disruption.
  
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• Lower Largo and Barassie beaches given official bathing status

  12-05-2022 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish beaches had previously been badly polluted by sewage and found to endanger health.
  
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• Motorway driver caught eating cereal at the wheel

  12-05-2022 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 23-year-old woman was fined after police used an unmarked HGV cab to monitor driving on the M90.
  
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• Sheku Bayoh: Chief constable says Police Scotland must be anti-racist

  11-05-2022 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief constable Iain Livingstone tells the Sheku Bayoh death inquiry that policing must change.
  
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• Aimee Cannon: Man charged with murder of 26-year-old woman

  11-05-2022 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aimee Cannon, 26, was found seriously injured at a property in West Lothian on Saturday.
  
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• Council elections: The stories behind some of Scotland's new councillors

  11-05-2022 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From Lord Steel's granddaughter to a blind teenager - meet some of Scotland's new councillors.
  
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• Crowded A&Es mean Scottish paramedics play the waiting game

  11-05-2022 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paramedics say it can take hours to get people out of ambulances and into a hospital bed.
  
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• Woman killed by car in Edinburgh was 'sweetest' mother

  10-05-2022 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The daughter of a 62-year-old knocked down in Edinburgh on Friday pays tribute to her mother.
  
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• Call to cap number of waste-to-energy incinerators in Scotland

  10-05-2022 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six sites currently operate in Scotland with a further 10 going through the planning process.
  
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• Rugby hero Scott Hastings treated for cancer

  09-05-2022 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 65-times capped Scotland player says he has been inundated with support.
  
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• Scottish Hospitals Inquiry to focus on ventilation

  09-05-2022 09:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inquiry into safety at two Scottish hospitals will hear from infection and ventilation experts.
  
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• Scottish hospitals inquiry: What is being investigated?

  09-05-2022 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The public inquiry into safety and wellbeing issues at two Scottish hospitals is due to resume.
  
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• Ncuti Gatwa: BBC names actor as next Doctor Who star

  08-05-2022 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The star of Netflix's Sex Education will replace Jodie Whittaker in the BBC science fiction show.
  
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• Edinburgh murder inquiry launched over 'targeted' death

  08-05-2022 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man died in hospital on Saturday after the targeted attack in Edinburgh on Thursday.
  
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• Woman dies in hospital after being hit by car in Edinburgh

  07-05-2022 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 62-year-old was struck by a silver Vauxhall Zafira in Edinburgh on Friday night and died on Saturday.
  
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• Rail disruption warning after train derailment at Coatbridge

  07-05-2022 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The train, which was not in service, derailed at Coatbridge Sunnyside, at about 21:30 on Friday.
  
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• Sky walkway proposal for Edinburgh's Radical Road

  07-05-2022 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is one of the options being considered to tackle rock falls at the historic path in Edinburgh.
  
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• Record busy year for Scottish mountain rescue teams

  07-05-2022 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scottish Mountain Rescue says its member teams attended 660 incidents in 2021.
  
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• Election 2022: What are the election results in my area?

  06-05-2022 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Find out who won in the national elections in Northern Ireland and local elections in the rest of the UK.
  
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• Council elections 2022: SNP looks to create coalition in Edinburgh

  06-05-2022 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edinburgh Council leader Adam McVey's SNP party held at 19 councillors.
  
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• Hepatitis in children mystery still being investigated as cases rise

  06-05-2022 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cases are being detected worldwide but UK scientists are no clearer on what's behind the rise.
  
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• Man accused of throwing cup at Hearts' Barrie McKay appears in court

  06-05-2022 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 24-year-old allegedly threw a cup at Barrie McKay during a match with Celtic in December.
  
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