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• Racist pair jailed for Glasgow city centre 'rampage' attacks on strangers

  08-09-2026 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are sentenced for series of violent attacks, including racially aggravated assaults on Chinese students in Glasgow city centre.
  
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• Victims' anger after 'house of horrors' foster carer released

  09-09-2026 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barbara Daniel and her husband Douglas were found guilty in January of abusing six foster children between 1986 and 1991.
  
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• Valve failure on CalMac ferry saw uncontrolled escape of flammable gas

  09-09-2026 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "significant incident" happened last summer on a crossing from Arran with 82 passengers on board.
  
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• Cycling club 'devastated' at death of rider in Port Glasgow crash

  09-09-2026 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Iain McTavish was killed and two other cyclists were taken to hospital after they were in a collision with a car on the A8.
  
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• Police sniffer dogs search high school after 'bomb threat'

  09-09-2026 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police said they had swept Calderglen High School with specialist resources but nothing of concern was found.
  
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• 'My new job as a tour guide turned out to be fake'

  09-09-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ella was given the role after going to a job fair, but the group's "head office" is an empty property and claims on its website are false.
  
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• FM warns police will pursue anyone spreading lies about fire-hit flats

  08-09-2026 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Housing association NG Homes said rumours that the flats would be used to house asylum seekers were false.
  
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• Six arrested over separate assaults on police officers in Glasgow

  08-09-2026 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland said five men and a teenager were arrested and charged in connection with police assault over the weekend.
  
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• Rangers lose Shankland for up to four months

  08-09-2026 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland will be out for up to four months because of a hamstring tear and the Scotland forward may have surgery.
  
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• Royal Regiment of Scotland given freedom of Inverclyde

  08-09-2026 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people turned out to watch the regiment march from the Esplanade to Battery Park in Greenock.
  
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• Car drives on pedestrian bridge over M8 in Glasgow

  08-09-2026 09:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The car was seen driving over the Anderston Footbridge, which crosses over the busy M8 motorway linking the city centre with the west end.
  
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• Primary teachers hired to teach Glasgow secondary pupils to read

  08-09-2026 00:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Intensive catch-up classes are being held for pupils who are starting at high school without basic literacy skills.
  
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• Charity buys Third Eye centre and CCA archive

  07-09-2026 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exhibition records, photographs, films, posters, flyers and artists' letters chart the story of two organisations that were central to Glasgow's art scene.
  
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• Charity buys archive of Third Eye centre and CCA

  07-09-2026 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exhibition records, photographs, films, posters, flyers and artists' letters chart the story of two organisations that were central to Glasgow's art scene.
  
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• Evacuated Giffnock park reopens after engineers fix gas leak

  07-09-2026 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Buildings were closed and leisure activities suspended after a gas main leak on Monday.
  
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• Police probe deliberate tenement fire amid asylum seeker 'disinformation'

  07-09-2026 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The building in Stonyhurst Street, Possilpark - which has been derelict for 20 years - had received £3m to be renovated as affordable homes.
  
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• Man charged with assaults during Glasgow Green protests disorder

  07-09-2026 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seventeen people have now been charged over trouble that flared up on 25 July after anti-racism and anti-immigration held rival demos.
  
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• New stone skimming champions battle strong gusts for glory

  07-09-2026 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Toss Master Kyle Mathews said the wind shortened skim distances which "only made it more competitive than previous years".
  
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• Major towns set for 20mph speed limits under new roads programme

  07-09-2026 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ayr, Troon and Prestwick have been identified for a future phase of the Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) programme
  
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• How much will Celtic miss Asian Games-bound Yang?

  06-09-2026 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yang Hyun-jun illustrated his importance to Celtic with a vital goal against St Mirren before heading off for the Asian Games.
  
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• Rock stars gather on tiny Scottish island for world stone skimming championships

  05-09-2026 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some 400 challengers and 2,000 spectators are expected at the world stone skimming championships.
  
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• Glasgow's George Square partially reopens after major revamp

  04-09-2026 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fencing on the western section of the landmark was removed on Friday, with work expected to be completed by the end of October.
  
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• Brother of Kriss Donald killers in gang who duped pensioners out of £600,000

  04-09-2026 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahsan Shahid - brother of Imran and Zeeshan Shahid - was part of a gang who posed as police officers and bank investigators to carry out the fraud.
  
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• No away fans for SPFL Old Firm matches this season

  04-09-2026 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There will be no away supporters for Celtic and Rangers derbies in the Scottish Premiership or Premier Sports Cup this season.
  
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• How Oasis fans cracked the Celtic Park gigs code in chip shop video

  04-09-2026 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Internet sleuths spotted sets of numbers in posters suggesting the map co-ordinates for Celtic's Parkhead stadium in Glasgow.
  
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• Man to stand trial for murder of police station janitor 27 years ago

  04-09-2026 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Allan Humphrey, 68, allegedly killed Michael McManus, then 46, in the Riddrie area of Glasgow on 13 July 1999.
  
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• West Highland railway line to close in November for £13m upgrade

  04-09-2026 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The scenic railway line, linking Glasgow to destinations including Oban and Mallaig, features the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct seen in the Harry Potter films.
  
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• 'Miracle' eagle with broken wing spotted back above Scottish coast

  04-09-2026 02:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sea eagle that confounded experts by surviving with a broken wing has been spotted back above Scotland's west coast.
  
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• Two charged with human trafficking in shoplifting crackdown

  03-09-2026 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland said vulnerable young people were being targeted to steal alcohol from shops across the west of Scotland.
  
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• Call to ease 'burden' of housing refugees on Glasgow City Council

  03-09-2026 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The frontrunner to be the next leader of Glasgow City Council said it needed more help to tackle the issue.
  
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