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• Scots mothers urge Police Scotland to investigate Israeli company for war crimes

  26-12-2025 19:26 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A group of mothers have urged Police Scotland to launch an investigation into an Israeli company for alleged war crimes
  
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• Russian president Vladimir Putin appeared in a festive kids cartoon

  26-12-2025 17:14 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Russian president Vladimir Putin appeared in a festive children's cartoon described by the studio which made it as a "soft power" tool
  
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• Discover Krzysztof Augustyn, an artist in full creative flow with 'Rivers' exhibition

  26-12-2025 16:56 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Exhibited in Glasgow and Edinburgh, artist Krzysztof Augustyn’s Rivers is a multimedia journey exploring how waterways shape cities, communities and human emotion
  
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• Tesla to build huge battery in Scotland with enough storage for a million homes

  26-12-2025 15:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Tesla will construct a huge battery storage system in Scotland, allowing for better storage of electricity produced by wind turbines
  
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• Man arrested in connection with reported rape in Glasgow park

  26-12-2025 15:04 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged 'rape' in a park in Glasgow.
  
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• Hundreds brave the cold to make a splash for charity

  26-12-2025 14:32 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Ayrshire Cancer Support’s Big Boxing Day Dip. Around 200 people went for a dip into the Firth of Clyde at Ayr beach this morning.
  
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• Two dead in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel

  26-12-2025 14:25 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A car-ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man left two people dead in northern Israel on Friday, police said
  
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• Five reasons political junkies should subscribe to The Herald

  26-12-2025 13:54 via heraldscotland.com
  
  If you live for Holyrood intrigue, Westminster drama, and the stories behind the spin, subscribing to The Herald is essential reading
  
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• Flights divert away from Aberdeen Airport due to aircraft incident

  26-12-2025 13:08 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Planes are being diverted away from Aberdeen Airport due to a major incident.
  
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• Man dies after being found injured on street on Christmas Day

  26-12-2025 12:52 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police were called to a report of an injured man in Glasgow's Napiershall Street at around 11.40pm last night.
  
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• Driver flees scene after car stolen from property involved in crash in Aberdeen

  26-12-2025 12:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police are appealing for information following a two-vehicle crash in Aberdeen.
  
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• Christmas Day arrival for lighthouse authority's new vessel after three-day journey

  26-12-2025 12:08 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Northern Lighthouse Board’s new ship POLESTAR arrived in Oban on Christmas Day, after a three-day journey sailing from Spain.
  
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• Rapist who fled the country while facing trial jailed for four-and-a-half years

  26-12-2025 11:26 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Connadh McGregor attacked a woman at his flat in Glasgow's Dennistoun in late July 2022
  
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• How cattle grazing in a 'stunning' glen is a win for nature and farming

  26-12-2025 11:08 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is boosting biodiversity while supporting rural livelihoods and sustainable farming in a glen on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park
  
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• 'The Ramones were a band of brothers - and sometimes brothers fight'

  26-12-2025 11:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Marky Ramone, the Ramones longest-serving drummer, tells The Herald about Glasgow, punk and touring with Joey and Johnny
  
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• Loch Ness cruise firm expects to welcome over 320k visitors in 50th year

  26-12-2025 10:37 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Loch Ness cruise firm said it expects to welcome over 320,000 visitors in its 50th anniversary year.
  
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• 'It's getting worse': Glasgow shopkeepers 'overrun' by shoplifters at Christmas

  26-12-2025 10:16 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Shopkeepers in Glasgow's "Golden Z" say they're plagued by shoplifters and claim "it's getting worse every day".
  
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• Edinburgh ice cream shop teases reopening 14 months after closure

  26-12-2025 09:56 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A dessert and ice cream shop in Edinburgh has announced plans to reopen - 14 months after it closed its doors.
  
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• Beer garden approved for Galashiels pub in makeover

  26-12-2025 09:32 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Hearts-supporting councillor has pledged to return to a Galashiels sports bar for a pint after learning it no longer housed a Celtic Supporters Club.
  
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• Leisure centre remains shut 11 months after Storm Eowyn ripped off the roof

  26-12-2025 09:22 via heraldscotland.com
  
  An update on the ongoing repair works to Helensburgh Leisure Centre has been provided.
  
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• Tributes paid after death of 'popular and valued member' of Dunbar RNLI

  26-12-2025 09:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  STAFF and volunteers at Dunbar RNLI have been left “deeply shocked and saddened” by the death of crew member Kerry Gentle.
  
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• Seafood and steak restaurant expands reach with second venue in Scotland

  26-12-2025 09:06 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Skip’s Steak and Seafood Bar has officially opened its doors in Largs, expanding its reach with a second venue.
  
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• Three-kilometre protection zone in place after bird flu confirmed at premises

  26-12-2025 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A three-kilometre ‘protection zone’ is in place after bird flu was confirmed at a premises in the Borders.
  
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• 'Illegal gain' in Scotland’s child care system sparks ScotGov action demand

  26-12-2025 07:33 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Ministers are under pressure to intervene in Scotland's publicly funded foster care system amid fears of illegal profits sparked by an official business regulator, it can be revealed.
  
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• Top 100 Tunes from Scotland in 2025 Pt 2 (76-51): Jimmy Somerville to Taahliah

  26-12-2025 07:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  This is the second part of our playlist of the essential 100 (or so) tunes to come out of Scotland.
  
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• The highs and lows of Scottish golf in 2025

  26-12-2025 07:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Bring out the leftovers and tuck into our review of the most notable developments in Scottish golf during 2025
  
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• Top Glasgow lawyer on making history three times in her multi-national firm

  26-12-2025 06:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Laura Cameron says there are still far too few women in senior roles in the legal profession.
  
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• Visit to 'St Andrews of American golf' firms up ties with Highland town and golf club

  26-12-2025 05:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Closer ties between Dornoch and the “St Andrews of American golf” could deliver a 2026 boost to tourism in the Highlands.
  
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• The Jacobite's dark secret: The kidnapping and death of Lady Grange

  26-12-2025 01:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Was Lady Grange silenced by powerful men for daring to betray the Jacobites?
  
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• 'Where is the outrage?' Rape or attempted rape takes place in Glasgow every 18 hours

  26-12-2025 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Glasgow Rape Crisis centre supports more than 2,800 women and girls each year, and it says demand for its services has grown year-on-year for the last four years
  
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• The Tartan Army are ‘great advocates’ for Scotland, says John Swinney

  26-12-2025 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Tartan Army are “great advocates” for Scotland, the First Minister has said, as he looks to capitalise on the team making the World Cup.
  
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• Scots soldiers continue wartime tradition with blanket design competition

  26-12-2025 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish soldiers have kept a wartime tradition going as they continued their annual blanket-decorating competition while deployed abroad.
  
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• Data centres planned for Scotland would require 'mindblowing' amount of energy

  26-12-2025 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Data centres planned for Scotland would require a “mindblowing” amount of energy that would be sufficient to power several trips in the famous time-travelling DeLorean from the Back To The Future films, campaigners have calculated.
  
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• 'Kirsty Wark DJed at our club - but we couldn't get Nicola Sturgeon'

  25-12-2025 22:58 via bbc.com
  Cult Glasgow club night Pretty Ugly is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
  
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• Can an old nuclear power plant have a green future?

  25-12-2025 22:54 via bbc.com
  It is 70 years since work started on the Chapelcross site which now hopes to become a green energy hub.
  
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• Rise in unwanted exotic pets due to energy costs, says charity

  25-12-2025 22:52 via bbc.com
  Scottish Exotic Animal Rescue says some people are struggling to keep their pets warm and healthy.
  
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• Police appeal to help trace woman, 29, reported missing in Ayrshire

  25-12-2025 21:40 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace a woman who has been reported missing in Ayrshire.
  
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• King praises Second World War values in Christmas message

  25-12-2025 16:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The King has used his Christmas message to urge the nation to “never lose sight” in a divisive world of the Second World War values of “courage and sacrifice” and community spirit.
  
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• Forest fulcrum Robertson - 'a talented, highly skilled, unbelievable outside-left'

  25-12-2025 16:03 via bbc.com
  John Robertson, who has died aged 72, was dubbed "the Picasso of football" and made Brian Clough's great Nottingham Forest side tick, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
  
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• Thousands of jobs set to be saved at oil and gas firm

  25-12-2025 15:48 via bbc.com
  A deal to take part of energy services firm Petrofac, which employs 2,000 people in Aberdeen, out of administration has been agreed.
  
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• 'The scruffy fat lad who conquered Europe twice'

  25-12-2025 15:19 via bbc.com
  Those who know him best look back on the illustrious career of John Robertson, Nottingham Forest's double European Cup winner.
  
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• 'Picasso' of football Robertson dies aged 72

  25-12-2025 14:53 via bbc.com
  Former Scotland, Nottingham Forest and Derby County winger John Robertson - once described by manager Brian Clough as "a Picasso of our game" - dies at the age of 72.
  
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• Former Scotland winger John Robertson dies aged 72

  25-12-2025 14:53 via bbc.com
  Former Scotland, Nottingham Forest and Derby County winger John Robertson - once described by manager Brian Clough as "a Picasso of our game" - dies at the age of 72.
  
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• Pope Leo XIV remembers Gaza’s suffering in first Christmas homily

  25-12-2025 13:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV has delivered his first Christmas Day homily, remembering the people of Gaza being “exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold” and saying the world’s conflicts can only be silenced through dialogue.
  
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• Festive baby joy for Scottish families

  25-12-2025 13:04 via bbc.com
  Mothers and fathers across the country have received special festive presents as they welcome newborns.
  
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• Royal family walks to traditional church service on King’s Sandringham Estate

  25-12-2025 12:36 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The royal family has marked Christmas Day by attending their traditional church service as the nation celebrated the festive season’s highpoint.
  
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• Work on over 100 new homes 'in breach of planning control' and must stop

  25-12-2025 11:45 via heraldscotland.com
  
  WORK which has already started on more than 100 new homes in Elphinstone is “in breach of planning control” and must cease.
  
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• Scottish gran to sell huge Betty Boop collection after 50 years

  25-12-2025 11:42 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A woman who has amassed a huge collection of Betty Boop memorabilia is preparing to sell the lot after five decades.
  
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• Cancer treatment ended my last pregnancy - this baby is my Christmas miracle

  25-12-2025 11:31 via bbc.com
  When Lucy Turner was diagnosed with an aggressive mouth cancer she was told she would have to terminate her pregnancy.
  
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• Proposed changes to flight paths over the Borders met with concern

  25-12-2025 11:18 via heraldscotland.com
  
  PROPOSED changes to flight paths over the Borders have been meet with concern.
  
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