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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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• John Robertson: Ex-Nottingham Forest and Scotland winger dies aged 72 - Sky Sports

  25-12-2025 17:52 via news.google.com
  John Robertson: Ex-Nottingham Forest and Scotland winger dies aged 72  Sky Sports
  
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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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• Scotland and Nottingham Forest legend John Robertson dies at 72 as tributes paid to ex-Celtic coach - The Scotsman

  25-12-2025 15:26 via news.google.com
  Scotland and Nottingham Forest legend John Robertson dies at 72 as tributes paid to ex-Celtic coach  The Scotsman
  
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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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• First Christmas Day babies in Scotland as families welcome festive bundles of joy - Daily Record

  25-12-2025 15:19 via news.google.com
  First Christmas Day babies in Scotland as families welcome festive bundles of joy  Daily Record
  
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• 'Picasso' of football Robertson dies aged 72 - BBC

  25-12-2025 14:53 via news.google.com
  'Picasso' of football Robertson dies aged 72  BBC
  
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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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• 42 of the best gigs coming to Scotland in 2026

  25-12-2025 11:11 via heraldscotland.com
  
  These are 42 of the best gigs taking place in Scotland throughout 2026.
  
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• Four players who could make their Scotland debuts in 2026 and stake World Cup claim - Scotland Rugby News

  25-12-2025 10:35 via news.google.com
  Four players who could make their Scotland debuts in 2026 and stake World Cup claim  Scotland Rugby News
  
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• No one in the UK is waking up to snow on Christmas Day, according to the Met Office

  25-12-2025 10:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  No-one in the UK is waking up to snow on Christmas Day, according to the Met Office, but warnings for cold and windy weather are set to come into force.
  
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• Can boozy Christmas food put you over the limit? Driving expert explains

  25-12-2025 09:53 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The drink driving limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, in Scotland this limit is 22 micrograms
  
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• The 7 famous celebrities born on Christmas Day - some of these are well suited

  25-12-2025 09:51 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Here are 7 of the most famous celebrities born on Christmas Day.
  
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• BBC Strictly Christmas special 2025 - all to know for Tess and Claudia's final show

  25-12-2025 09:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  This is all you need to know about the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2025 - see full cast, dance routines, songs and when it's on TV
  
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• The exact time the King's Speech will begin and how to watch

  25-12-2025 09:48 via heraldscotland.com
  
  King Charles' pre-recorded speech will air on BBC, ITV and Sky News on Christmas Day
  
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• Owners of popular Finnieston eatery to open new 'bistro type facility' in Govan

  25-12-2025 09:36 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A new restaurant is set to open in Govan as part of the ongoing regeneration of Water Row.
  
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• 42 of the best gigs coming to Scotland in 2026 - The Herald

  25-12-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  42 of the best gigs coming to Scotland in 2026  The Herald
  
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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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