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• Top 100 Tunes from Scotland in 2025 Part 1 (100-76): Django Django to Deacon Blue

  25-12-2025 07:25 via heraldscotland.com
  
  2025 saw new releases from some of the best known names in Scottish pop culture from Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris, Young Fathers and Franz Ferdinand to good old Deacon Blue, Idlewild, Mogwai and Garbage.
  
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• Police investigate rape in Glasgow's Queen's Park

  24-12-2025 22:22 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police are investigating a reported rape at a park in Glasgow.
  
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• Two men appear in court accused of being involved in serious organised crime

  24-12-2025 21:45 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Two men today appeared in court accused of being involved in serious organised crime.
  
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• Ex-SNP Chief Peter Murrell expected in court again ahead of Holyrood election

  24-12-2025 18:47 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The former chief executive of the SNP is expected to appear in court for a second hearing on embezzlement allegations ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May, according to a recent report.
  
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• Walking football tournament in memory of Pat Rall for Prostate Scotland charity - Largs and Millport News

  24-12-2025 17:06 via news.google.com
  Walking football tournament in memory of Pat Rall for Prostate Scotland charity  Largs and Millport News
  
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• Here is when you can legally buy alcohol from the shop in Scotland - The Impartial Reporter

  24-12-2025 17:06 via news.google.com
  Here is when you can legally buy alcohol from the shop in Scotland  The Impartial Reporter
  
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• Flu cases in Scotland down for second week in a row, figures show - Yahoo News UK

  24-12-2025 16:47 via news.google.com
  Flu cases in Scotland down for second week in a row, figures show  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Flu cases in Scotland down for second week in a row, figures show

  24-12-2025 16:47 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Flu activity in Scotland has decreased for the second consecutive week, though the Health Secretary has warned the virus will continue to spread over the festive season and into February and March
  
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• Flu cases drop in Scotland for second week in a row amid warning virus will continue to spread - Aberdeen Live

  24-12-2025 16:45 via news.google.com
  Flu cases drop in Scotland for second week in a row amid warning virus will continue to spread  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Flu cases in Scotland down for second week in a row - STV News

  24-12-2025 16:31 via news.google.com
  Flu cases in Scotland down for second week in a row  STV News
  
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• Watch: Indian Man Takes "Proud" Parents On Office Visit In Scotland, Internet Says "You Won In Life" - NDTV

  24-12-2025 16:08 via news.google.com
  Watch: Indian Man Takes "Proud" Parents On Office Visit In Scotland, Internet Says "You Won In Life"  NDTV
  
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• Glasgow bar to serve free Christmas dinner for homeless and vulnerable

  24-12-2025 15:34 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Glasgow bar will open its doors to homeless and vulnerable people in the city for a free Christmas dinner
  
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• A83 LOCHNELL STREET LOCHGILPHEAD TO REOPEN - BEAR Scotland

  24-12-2025 15:18 via news.google.com
  A83 LOCHNELL STREET LOCHGILPHEAD TO REOPEN  BEAR Scotland
  
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• North Sea jobs saved as takeover deal reached for Aberdeen-based company

  24-12-2025 15:12 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Around 3,000 North Sea jobs have been saved after a rescue deal was agreed for Petrofac
  
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• Flu cases in Scotland drop by more than a third - BBC

  24-12-2025 14:50 via news.google.com
  Flu cases in Scotland drop by more than a third  BBC
  
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• Air Charter Scotland wins PSO for maiden scheduled route - ch-aviation

  24-12-2025 14:32 via news.google.com
  Air Charter Scotland wins PSO for maiden scheduled route  ch-aviation
  
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• The full list of bank opening times in Scotland over Christmas - Alloa Advertiser

  24-12-2025 14:25 via news.google.com
  The full list of bank opening times in Scotland over Christmas  Alloa Advertiser
  
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• These are the 42 best gigs and concerts coming to Scotland in 2026 - Dunfermline Press

  24-12-2025 14:17 via news.google.com
  These are the 42 best gigs and concerts coming to Scotland in 2026  Dunfermline Press
  
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• A83 at Lochgilphead reopens after 10-day closure due to fatal house fire

  24-12-2025 14:12 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The A83 at Lochnell Street in Lochgilphead is reopening today (Wednesday) around 1:00pm under traffic signal control.
  
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• Caledonia Screaming: Scotland’s punk did not fail to exist. It existed differently - TheNational.scot

  24-12-2025 14:01 via news.google.com
  Caledonia Screaming: Scotland’s punk did not fail to exist. It existed differently  TheNational.scot
  
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• Man and dog die after fire breaks out in block of flats

  24-12-2025 13:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man and a dog have died after a fire broke out at a block of flats in Fife early on Christmas Eve.
  
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• LIVE: A9 closed to traffic in both directions due to crash

  24-12-2025 13:36 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The A9 is currently closed in both directions Drivers are being told to use alternative routes and expect delays
  
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• Scottish adventurer spending Christmas and New Year in the middle of Atlantic

  24-12-2025 13:12 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Scottish adventurer and World Record holder is to spend Christmas and New Year's Eve in the midst of Atlantic, in a challenge to increase climate action.
  
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• Five Herald Unspun newsletters you might have missed in 2025

  24-12-2025 12:53 via heraldscotland.com
  
  There were over 250 editions of Unspun published in 2025, our newsletter where The Herald analyses, dissects and discusses the political happenings of Scotland and beyond
  
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• United Airlines captain returns to Scottish roots for final roundtrip before retiring

  24-12-2025 12:46 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Just days before Christmas, United Airlines Captain Dave Calder brought his distinguished flying career as a United pilot full circle, choosing Edinburgh as the destination for his final roundtrip before retirement.
  
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• Stay Fresh long-listed for Scotland’s festival of the year - Dunoon Observer and Isle of Bute News

  24-12-2025 12:34 via news.google.com
  Stay Fresh long-listed for Scotland’s festival of the year  Dunoon Observer and Isle of Bute News
  
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• Man charged over fire-raising incidents in suspected gang feud probe

  24-12-2025 12:23 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man has been arrested and charged in connection with three fire-raising incidents in Edinburgh, as part of a police investigation into a suspected gang feud.
  
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• Matrix Renewables taps Tesla for Scotland BESS EPC - Solar Power Portal

  24-12-2025 12:18 via news.google.com
  Matrix Renewables taps Tesla for Scotland BESS EPC  Solar Power Portal
  
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• How to see 'Santa's sleigh' flying across the skies over the UK this Christmas - TheNational.scot

  24-12-2025 11:53 via news.google.com
  How to see 'Santa's sleigh' flying across the skies over the UK this Christmas  TheNational.scot
  
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• Mobile masts upgraded to boost 4G in rural Scotland - Yahoo News Singapore

  24-12-2025 11:48 via news.google.com
  Mobile masts upgraded to boost 4G in rural Scotland  Yahoo News Singapore
  
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• News - Major house builder signs Scotland’s developer remediation contract - Inside Housing

  24-12-2025 11:45 via news.google.com
  News - Major house builder signs Scotland’s developer remediation contract  Inside Housing
  
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• R.M. Williams to open first Scotland store in Edinburgh - Retail Sector

  24-12-2025 11:40 via news.google.com
  R.M. Williams to open first Scotland store in Edinburgh  Retail Sector
  
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• Hillwalker trampled by herd of cattle says it is a miracle she made it out alive

  24-12-2025 11:40 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Peebles hillwalker who was left needing various surgeries after being trampled by a herd of cattle says it is a miracle she is alive.
  
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• Scotland set to face fellow World Cup side in Hampden send-off - The Herald

  24-12-2025 11:36 via news.google.com
  Scotland set to face fellow World Cup side in Hampden send-off  The Herald
  
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• 'Heartbreaking for community': Historic train vandalised days after restoration

  24-12-2025 11:29 via heraldscotland.com
  
  It took less than a week for a historic mining train to be vandalised following its return to Lochore Meadows.
  
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• Electrification highs and lows discussed at Fleet Scotland meeting - Fleet News

  24-12-2025 11:28 via news.google.com
  Electrification highs and lows discussed at Fleet Scotland meeting  Fleet News
  
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• Popular chippy chain expanding into Ayrshire seaside town

  24-12-2025 11:25 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Signage plans have been lodged for the expansion of the Blue Lagoon chippy chain into Prestwick.
  
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• Christine Grahame MSP: Scotland should be free from Westminster - Border Telegraph

  24-12-2025 11:05 via news.google.com
  Christine Grahame MSP: Scotland should be free from Westminster  Border Telegraph
  
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• Company insolvencies in Scotland fall 14 per cent year on year in November - Insider Media Ltd

  24-12-2025 10:58 via news.google.com
  Company insolvencies in Scotland fall 14 per cent year on year in November  Insider Media Ltd
  
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• Watchdog rules that 'cheapest tickets’ claims on ScotRail website were misleading

  24-12-2025 10:55 via heraldscotland.com
  
  An advert on ScotRail’s website which claimed customers could “get the cheapest tickets” and would be “unbeatable on price” was misleading, a watchdog has ruled.
  
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• All the Christmas Day TV to look forward to on BBC, ITV and Channel 4

  24-12-2025 10:45 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Nothing has the ability to get you in the festive spirit like cuddling up on the couch and indulging in some Christmas telly.
  
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• Scot Gov 'not yet paid legal costs owed to For Women Scotland' - The Herald

  24-12-2025 10:32 via news.google.com
  Scot Gov 'not yet paid legal costs owed to For Women Scotland'  The Herald
  
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• For Women Scotland: Scot Gov not yet paid legal costs owed after Supreme Court win

  24-12-2025 10:32 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A campaign group which won a landmark Supreme Court fight against the Scottish Government fears ministers are “trying to run us out of cash” ahead of a second high-profile legal action.
  
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• Scotland’s 43 Wetherspoons pubs open for Christmas Day drinks - full list confirmed - GlasgowWorld

  24-12-2025 10:00 via news.google.com
  Scotland’s 43 Wetherspoons pubs open for Christmas Day drinks - full list confirmed  GlasgowWorld
  
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• Hearts target praised after using same transfer trick as Scotland duo with 'classic example' proving one thing - Edinburgh News

  24-12-2025 10:00 via news.google.com
  Hearts target praised after using same transfer trick as Scotland duo with 'classic example' proving one thing  Edinburgh News
  
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• Family of missing Perth man 'all have same Christmas wish that he returns home'

  24-12-2025 09:45 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Declyn Cunningham was last seen at Smeaton’s Bridge in Perth at 4.45am on Thursday December 18.
  
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• BP sells Castrol stake for $10bn - TheBusinessDesk.com

  24-12-2025 09:43 via news.google.com
  BP sells Castrol stake for $10bn  TheBusinessDesk.com
  
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• Photographs of Christmas in Scotland over the years that will take you back in time - Daily Record

  24-12-2025 09:42 via news.google.com
  Photographs of Christmas in Scotland over the years that will take you back in time  Daily Record
  
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• Linlithgow Academy pupil Darcey McArthur joins Scotland's top-level sailing team - Falkirk Herald

  24-12-2025 09:30 via news.google.com
  Linlithgow Academy pupil Darcey McArthur joins Scotland's top-level sailing team  Falkirk Herald
  
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• '1872 Cup - It's personal' - BBC

  24-12-2025 09:26 via news.google.com
  '1872 Cup - It's personal'  BBC
  
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