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• Ross apologises after refusing to leave Holyrood chamber

  25-02-2026 12:51 via bbc.com
  The presiding officer called in security in a bid to remove the Tory MSP after he questioned her impartiality.
  
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• Tourette's campaigner says BBC 'should have worked harder' to stop slur being aired

  25-02-2026 12:18 via bbc.com
  John Davidson, who tics due to his condition, shouted a racial slur while two black actors were on stage.
  
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• Scotland fans secure Fifa approval to wear sporrans at World Cup

  25-02-2026 12:18 via bbc.com
  Thousands of supporters are expected to travel to the US for Scotland's first appearance in the tournament since 1998.
  
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• Moray Council votes in favour of 10% tax rise

  25-02-2026 12:04 via bbc.com
  Council tax payers face the double-digit increase after the local authority agreed its budget.
  
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• Injuries to Findlay, Ageu & Gordon hit Hearts

  25-02-2026 12:02 via bbc.com
  Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts will be without defender Stuart Findlay for six weeks while record signing Eduardo Ageu will miss the rest of the season.
  
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• Glasgow City Chambers to begin charging fees for visitors

  25-02-2026 11:21 via bbc.com
  The council budget passed on Tuesday has proposed people pay a fee to visit the building for the first time.
  
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• Aberdeen University strike dates announced in row over cuts

  25-02-2026 11:09 via bbc.com
  The university says it is "disappointing" that industrial action has been scheduled for four days in March.
  
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• Household energy bills to fall in April after charges shake-up

  25-02-2026 10:49 via bbc.com
  Changes announced in the Budget mean all energy bills will see some kind of reduction, but it will vary.
  
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• Eco-village with crofts and affordable homes planned at loch

  25-02-2026 09:47 via bbc.com
  A community trust has bought land for affordable homes and woodland crofts at Loch Duich.
  
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• Nygren attracts Premier League interest - gossip

  25-02-2026 09:21 via bbc.com
  Premier League clubs are interested in Celtic's top scorer Benjamin Nygren while Hearts wait for injury updates on five players.
  
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• Scotland's papers: FM's Murrell 'tip-off' and Mandelson 'flight-risk' claims

  25-02-2026 08:05 via bbc.com
  A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
  
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• Why did the lord advocate brief Swinney on Murrell charge?

  25-02-2026 07:48 via bbc.com
  It was the most politically sensitive out of 30 cases that the Crown Office has informed first ministers about over the last 22 years.
  
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• Scotland's plan to install heat pumps 'too slow' - climate advisers

  25-02-2026 07:29 via bbc.com
  Independent climate change advisors say the Scottish government needs to ramp up the rollout of heat pumps immediately.
  
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• Company says turbine transport will only cause 'short delays'

  25-02-2026 07:19 via bbc.com
  Components for a wind farm in the Borders will be transported through Moffat starting next month.
  
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• Will walk-in GP clinics deliver one million extra appointments?

  25-02-2026 07:18 via bbc.com
  The first of 16 new walk-in clinics across Scotland is now open but it is not clear when a target of them delivering one million appointments will be hit.
  
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• Celtic want VAR use 'reviewed' after Trusty red card appeal fails

  24-02-2026 20:43 via bbc.com
  Celtic are unsuccessful in their appeal against Auston Trusty's red card but St Mirren's Richard King has his weekend dismissal overturned.
  
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• MSPs reject plan to allow voters to remove them

  24-02-2026 20:29 via bbc.com
  The legislation was voted down by the SNP and the Greens, while the Scottish Conservatives abstained.
  
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• Sturgeon accused Salmond of 'revenge mission' against her government

  24-02-2026 19:04 via bbc.com
  Sturgeon made the remark during an interview when she was being investigated over claims she misled parliament.
  
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• Scotland's attainment gap wider than before the pandemic

  24-02-2026 18:12 via bbc.com
  Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the government had already invested £1.75bn but admitted that the new data showed there was more to do.
  
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• Ruth Davidson and the fight on the right

  24-02-2026 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-Scottish Conservative leader on Farage, Badenoch and leadership.
  
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• Weir 'more determined than ever' to make World Cup

  24-02-2026 17:51 via bbc.com
  Caroline Weir is "more determined that ever" to reach a World Cup after being installed as Melissa Andreatta's captain.
  
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• Village water 'safe to drink' after diesel spilled into river

  24-02-2026 16:31 via bbc.com
  The water supply to households in Killin was disrupted after an incident at a petrol station on Friday.
  
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• Killer who pushed man in front of ambulance on 999 call jailed

  24-02-2026 15:44 via bbc.com
  Lewis Budge attacked Robert Bromell on the Corran Esplanade in Oban, Argyll and Bute, in September 2023.
  
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• Man who killed a father by pushing him into path of ambulance jailed for six years

  24-02-2026 15:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man who killed a father after shoving him in front of a moving ambulance rushing to an emergency call has been locked up for six years.
  
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• Plans for Flamingo Land resort at Loch Lomond rejected

  24-02-2026 14:54 via bbc.com
  The decision comes after years of often bitter debate over the plans for a £40m holiday park on the banks of the loch.
  
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• Domestic abuse and indecent messages on the rise in Scotland

  24-02-2026 14:49 via bbc.com
  Crimes reported to police in Scotland rose by 3% between 2024 and 2025, according to new government data.
  
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• Bain reveals when she previously communicated to FM on Murrell case

  24-02-2026 14:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC previously sent a note to the First Minister on the Peter Murrell case, she has told Holyrood's Presiding Officer.
  
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• Two US-inspired food and drink brands open at Glasgow shopping centre

  24-02-2026 14:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Two US-inspired brands have opened at a Glasgow shopping centre, bringing an American food menu and custom soda experience to the city.
  
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• Scottish attainment gap 'widened' in past year as pupil pass results released

  24-02-2026 13:59 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Figures show that the difference in the proportion of school leavers from the most and least deprived areas obtained passes continued to widen.
  
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• Everything you need to know as Glasgow Film Festival 2026 kicks off

  24-02-2026 13:55 via heraldscotland.com
  
  From world premieres and political retrospectives to domestic storytelling and international cinema, the Glasgow Film Festival returns on 25 February - 8 March to celebrate visual storytelling in all its forms.
  
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• Edinburgh stands in solidarity with Ukraine four years on

  24-02-2026 13:55 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Political leaders and community groups in Edinburgh marked four years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a wreath-laying ceremony at the City Chambers.
  
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• I met a depraved killer at a party - he burned down my house

  24-02-2026 13:54 via bbc.com
  Less than a fortnight after the fire Dylan Brister drugged, raped and killed father-of-four Calum Simpson.
  
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• 50ft mural tribute to Billy Connolly lost to Glasgow student housing

  24-02-2026 13:54 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Billy Connolly mural 75 BC in Glasgow city centre has been fully obscured by a new £40m student accommodation development on Osborne Street.
  
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• Aid organisations launch legal challenge as they face being barred by Israel

  24-02-2026 13:51 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A group of 37 international aid organisations are petitioning the High Court of Israel as they face being expelled from Gaza and the West Bank
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after serious assault at Glasgow football match

  24-02-2026 13:32 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police say the 22-year-old was attacked as a brawl broke out around 2.05 pm on Saturday at the Glasgow Club Crownpoint sports centre n the East End.
  
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• Measles vaccination call as first case recorded by NHS Grampian in over a decade

  24-02-2026 13:28 via heraldscotland.com
  
  NHS Grampian is urging everyone – adults and children alike – to ensure they are vaccinated against measles, as the board records its first confirmed case of the illness in more than a decade.
  
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• Scottish Government rejects controversial Flamingo Land resort on Loch Lomond

  24-02-2026 13:14 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The plans resulted in widespread public backlash, with more than 150,000 people signing a  Scottish Greens-organised petition against the resort.
  
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• Old Bank of Scotland vault to be used to store and display whisky

  24-02-2026 13:13 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The vault of a former Fife bank is set to be used to store and display whisky after a planning application was approved.
  
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• Liquidators appointed to Scottish city pub operator

  24-02-2026 13:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Liquidators have been appointed to a Scottish pub company
  
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• Martin Lewis explains how to increase tax-free HMRC Personal Allowance to £18,570

  24-02-2026 13:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Millions of savers may be missing out on valuable tax allowances that could legally shield thousands of pounds in interest from tax.
  
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• Scotland's state-funded bank hails £1 billion investment 'milestone'

  24-02-2026 12:58 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Bank's £10m deal to back Inverness-based Aurora means it has now invested more than £1bn
  
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• Everything you need to know about Scotland’s latest museum opening

  24-02-2026 12:55 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Construction work is officially completed on the project which is now around £24 million over budget and about four years overdue. So what can we expect from the new cultural flagship?
  
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• Fewer women attending cervical cancer checks in Scotland, figures show

  24-02-2026 12:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Almost three out of five women do not attend for vital tests for cervical cancer within six months of being invited, figures have revealed.
  
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• Sex crimes in Scotland increase by 10 per cent in just one year

  24-02-2026 12:39 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The most recent figures are about 50 per cent higher than the number of sex crimes recorded a decade ago, when 10,273 crimes were recorded in 2015/16.
  
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• Councillors asked to object to windfarm amid golden eagle concerns

  24-02-2026 12:32 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Councillors are being recommended to object to a proposed Borders wind farm amid concerns over its impact on golden eagle numbers in southern Scotland.
  
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• NHS Grampian confirms first case of measles since 2014

  24-02-2026 12:26 via bbc.com
  The health board says everyone should ensure they are vaccinated after confirming its first recorded case in more than a decade.
  
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• 'It all got muddled': Roadworks cause school bus route mix-up as pupils left behind

  24-02-2026 12:17 via heraldscotland.com
  
  TWO children had to be taken into school by a parent after a supposed mix-up with the local authority bus service.
  
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• Fears as 20-year-old radio station at risk of permanent closure

  24-02-2026 12:11 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Celtic Music Radio in Renfrew has launched a GoFundMe amid fears of permanent closure.
  
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• Twelve new GP walk-in centres announced - Where in Scotland are they located?

  24-02-2026 12:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  First Minister John Swinney brought forward plans for the flagship project last autumn in a bid to cut down on the “8 am rush” for appointments.
  
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• Loch Lomond viewpoint dismantled due to severe timber rot

  24-02-2026 12:06 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The An Ceann Mor viewpoint at Loch Lomond has been dismantled due to severe timber rot. Structural flaws and poor drainage led to its removal in 2024.
  
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