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• Andy Burnham to pledge honest conversation on social care and tough issues

  28-09-2026 23:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Andy Burnham will pledge a clear direction at Labour conference, unveiling plans for social care, youth unemployment and public control of utilities.
  
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• Rare snow leopard cub with incurable bone condition put to sleep

  28-09-2026 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Indra and his twin sister Tama were born at the Highland Wildlife Park in June.
  
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• 'Surplus' CalMac ferries to be sold off by London-based broker as £200k deal agreed

  28-09-2026 19:08 via heraldscotland.com
  
  CMAL appoints Clarksons on a £196,069 contract to sell surplus CalMac RoPax ferries as Scotland’s fleet renewal brings 17 new vessels into service.
  
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• 'Under siege' bus service halted after four attacks in two hours

  28-09-2026 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First Bus removed the 240 service from an area of North Lanarkshire on Friday night after vehicles were pelted with missiles.
  
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• Faslane dry docks and research ship to be built in UK, says chancellor

  28-09-2026 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Healey says orders worth £6bn will be placed with a UK-based shipbuilder as part of a "new age of industrialisation".
  
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• Dundee suspected near-fatal overdoses rise by nearly 70% in a year

  28-09-2026 18:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Dundee recorded 350 suspected near-fatal drug overdoses in three months, up nearly 70% year on year, as drug deaths also rose, prompting concern among health chiefs.
  
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• Scotland’s first non-alcoholic distillery secures nationwide M&S listing

  28-09-2026 18:18 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland’s first non-alcoholic distillery has secured a nationwide listing with Marks & Spencer for its 0.0% ABV spirit.
  
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• Scotland's Donaldson stuns Zhao at Shenzhen Open

  28-09-2026 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scott Donaldson stuns 2025 world champion Zhao Xintong by winning a final-frame decider on the opening day of the Shenzhen Open.
  
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• Scotcast: Glasgow City Council vs the unions - what now?

  28-09-2026 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Glasgow City Council has agreed to pause plans to fire and rehire some members of staff.
  
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• Inside Labour conference: How Andy Burnham's absence overshadowed Scot Night

  28-09-2026 17:39 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish Labour delegates waited for Andy Burnham at Scot Night, but the Prime Minister never arrived. Inside a frustrating night in Liverpool.
  
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• Paisley library to honour Dolly Parton with plaque in tribute

  28-09-2026 17:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A commemorative plaque will be installed at Paisley Central Library to pay tribute to Dolly Parton and the work of her Imagination Library.
  
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• Ferguson retains Rangers dream but Bologna exit was not 'close'

  28-09-2026 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Ferguson reveals "nothing was ever that close" on a move away from Bologna this summer amid reports of interest from Rangers but he does harbour ambitions of a return to his boyhood club.
  
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• Arts campaigners demand funding rethink as Creative Scotland rejections are revealed

  28-09-2026 17:17 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Scottish Government's arts agency turned down 3,566 applications worth more than £74m over the last three years.
  
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• Inquiry into woman's ectopic pregnancy death set for next year

  28-09-2026 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hannah McInally, 24, died in hospital five years ago following an undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy which ruptured.
  
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• £1.6m CalMac ferry walkway to be torn down without ever carrying a passenger

  28-09-2026 16:57 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A storm-damaged covered walkway at Skye's upgraded Uig ferry terminal is to be dismantled without ever carrying a single passenger, despite being funded as part of a £38 million publicly funded harbour redevelopment.
  
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• Fife councillor 'still representing his constituents' despite living in Merseyside

  28-09-2026 16:54 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A FIFE councillor has insisted he is still representing his constituents “on the issues that matter most” despite living more than 200 miles from his ward.
  
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• Scotland won't leave the UK if I become PM, says Nigel Farage

  28-09-2026 16:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Nigel Farage has brushed off a Norstat poll showing independence support would reach 65% if he became Prime Minister, insisting Reform is now a genuine Scottish party.
  
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• Rolls-Royce to invest in Glasgow as Chancellor promises 'industrial revival'

  28-09-2026 16:25 via heraldscotland.com
  
  John Healey pledges to reindustrialise Britain at Labour conference, with £100m for new apprenticeships, £300m Rolls-Royce investment and shipbuilding support.
  
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• Rapist taxi driver's appeal against conviction and sentence refused

  28-09-2026 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Brown was jailed in May for attacking an 18-year-old passenger who had been on a night out.
  
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• Scottish crime writer Peter May dies aged 74

  28-09-2026 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  May was one of Scotland's most prolific television and crime writers and sold 15 million books around the world.
  
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• Council dropped initial investigation into sex abuse teacher

  28-09-2026 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martin Gallacher was convicted last week of sexually abusing a dozen youngsters at a Paisley school over an 11-year period.
  
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• Swinney says ‘progress has been made’ over NHS board’s critical incident

  28-09-2026 16:16 via heraldscotland.com
  
  John Swinney says NHS Grampian A&E pressure is easing after a critical incident was stood down, but Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin retains a critical incident.
  
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• Scottish firm behind viral chronic illness clothing brand at risk of closure

  28-09-2026 16:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A small Scottish business helping disabled and chronically ill people reclaim their experiences through clothing has launched an urgent fundraiser to prevent its closure.
  
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• Scottish school pays tribute to former pupil killed fighting in Ukraine

  28-09-2026 15:57 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Kirkcudbright Academy pays tribute to former pupil Arkadii Petrov, aged 21, who returned to Ukraine and was killed fighting Russian invasion forces.
  
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• Swinney calls violence against women a 'national emergency' as new advert launched

  28-09-2026 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland has launched its latest 'That Guy' campaign, which aims to challenge misogyny and encourage men to be positive role models.
  
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• ‘Sad to see’: All jobs lost as Scottish company collapses into administration

  28-09-2026 15:47 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A heavily-backed Scottish company has been placed into administration with all jobs lost
  
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• Scottish Episcopal priest Jane MacLaren appointed next Dean of Edinburgh Diocese

  28-09-2026 15:39 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Reverend Jane MacLaren, priest-in-charge at St Philip’s and St James’ Church in the Goldenacre area of the city, will take up the senior position from November 1.
  
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• University of Stirling appoints new Principal and Vice-Chancellor

  28-09-2026 15:28 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The University of Stirling has appointed Professor Josie Fraser as its new Principal and Vice-Chancellor.
  
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• Beloved Borders cafe closes its doors after 101 years

  28-09-2026 15:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Macari's Café in Galashiels closed at the weekend, marking the end to a century-old institution in the tow
  
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• 79-year-old charged over fatal supermarket car park crash

  28-09-2026 15:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Edinburgh fatal crash: 79-year-old man charged after pedestrian Bill Hepburn, 66, died in a supermarket car park on Meadow Place Road on February 18.
  
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• Avanti West Coast services to be nationalised from March

  28-09-2026 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move is part of a plan to improve rail infrastructure, cut train delays and improve experiences for passengers.
  
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• Man, 79, charged over fatal crash outside supermarket

  28-09-2026 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bill Hepburn was struck by a car in the car park of Tesco Extra on Meadow Place Road, Corstorphine, on 18 February and died at the scene.
  
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• Mother jailed for killing baby with hairdryer abandons appeal

  28-09-2026 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject three-month-old Dahlia-Rose to significant heat.
  
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• Offshore wind plant to bring jobs boost to Montrose

  28-09-2026 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new facility will manufacture parts for offshore wind farms in Scottish waters and for overseas markets.
  
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• Preston appoint former Scotland player Alexander

  28-09-2026 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston North End appoint Bradford City boss Graham Alexander as their new manager.
  
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• Herald Business LIVE: Today's top stories - September 28

  28-09-2026 11:11 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Welcome to The Herald's Business live blog, where we’ll be bringing you the latest developments from across Scotland’s business industry.
  
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• Carer at home investigated by BBC struck off for threatening elderly man

  28-09-2026 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amina Sani, who is Nigerian, was found to have threatened the 81-year-old with police and threatened to hit him.
  
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• My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die

  28-09-2026 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?
  
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