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• Dutch woman crowned World Porridge Making Champion

  03-10-2026 21:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Dutch porridge champion used water she brought from the Netherlands in her recipe to claim the World Porridge Making Champion title in Scotland.
  
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• Teenager charged after 'disturbance' inside Glasgow shopping centre

  03-10-2026 16:53 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A teenager has been charged after a 19-year-old was taken to hospital following a "disturbance" inside a shopping centre
  
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• Work due to start on former Glasgow Meat Market site 'imminently'

  03-10-2026 16:14 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Work is due to start on the former Glasgow Meat Market site “imminently,” a meeting heard.
  
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• Woman seriously injured after being hit by Range Rover on A70

  03-10-2026 15:51 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police are appealing for information following a serious crash on the A70 near Cumnock.
  
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• Royal Navy’s newest submarine HMS Agamemnon arrives at Clyde home port

  03-10-2026 15:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s newest Astute-class attack submarine, arrives at HM Naval Base Clyde for sea trials after leaving Barrow on September 25.
  
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• Council may have to resort to compulsory purchases to create active travel route

  03-10-2026 15:19 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Aberdeenshire Council may have to resort to compulsory purchases in order to create an active travel route between Inverurie and Oldmeldrum.
  
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• Landslide closes scenic Skye road and sparks 40-mile diversion

  03-10-2026 12:53 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A scenic road on the Isle of Skye has been closed to traffic due to a landslide - forcing drivers to undertake a 40-mile diversion.
  
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• Labour is 'becoming Scotland’s party of hope again', Marra insists

  03-10-2026 11:26 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Labour is “becoming Scotland’s party of hope again”, Michael Marra has insisted as he kickstarted his first campaign weekend since he took over as Scottish leader.
  
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• 23 senior Glasgow council staff see pay hikes as 11 per cent of workers face pay cuts

  03-10-2026 11:04 via heraldscotland.com
  
  More than 20 members of senior City Council staff benefited from a pay increase between 2023 and 2026 while 11% of employees now face detriment, new figures reveal.
  
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• ‘Otherwise, we would not be here’: The forgotten stories of Scotland’s working people

  03-10-2026 11:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Award-winning historian James Hunter retraces his family's journey from a ruined Highland cottage to Glasgow's slums, revealing how the lives of ordinary Scots shaped the nation over three centuries.
  
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• Council set to buy more long-term empty homes for use as social housing

  03-10-2026 10:54 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Three more long-term empty homes in Glasgow are set to be bought by the council for use as social housing.
  
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• Former Yoker Primary School site set for 33-home social housing scheme

  03-10-2026 09:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A former primary school site is set to be sold to a housing association with plans for over 30 homes.
  
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• Scottish Government urged to fund RAAC repairs at cash-strapped Edinburgh Napier

  03-10-2026 07:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Edinburgh North Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton called on ministers to commission a study of buildings containing the substance.
  
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• Glasgow Caledonian staff facing employment 'Hunger Games' despite uni making profit

  03-10-2026 07:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Staff at a Scottish university who face the prospect of losing their jobs despite a healthy surplus say they feel they're being put through 'The Hunger Games' while executives enjoy a 'golden payday'
  
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• Christine Jardine on ageism, diversity and the political dominance of middle-aged men

  03-10-2026 07:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  I ask the Edinburgh West MP if the obsession over her age — 65 — and the decision taken by her local party’s executive committee, upsets her.
  
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• UK and Scots ministers clash over Holyrood broadcasting power grab

  03-10-2026 07:27 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish and UK ministers clash over Gaelic broadcasting and the BBC Charter as Holyrood demands devolved broadcasting powers.
  
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• Scotland's £586m Gupta guarantee tied to secretive Jersey offshore vehicle

  03-10-2026 06:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland's £586m taxpayer guarantee underpinning Sanjeev Gupta's Highland metals empire has been quietly moved to a secretive offshore company registered in Jersey.
  
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• No compulsory redundancy policy never banned compulsory redundancies says government

  03-10-2026 06:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Ivan McKee's admission to MSPs that compulsory redundancies remain possible has left unions furious and exposed a stark contradiction with John Swinney's repeated public pledges to Scotland's 553,000 public sector workers.
  
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• NHS Scotland faces 'retirement timebomb' as quarter of workforce now aged 55 or over

  03-10-2026 06:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  More than a quarter of NHS Scotland staff are now aged 55 or over as new figures reveal a widening recruitment gap, rising vacancies, and thousands of experienced nurses nearing retirement with too few trained to replace them.
  
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• 'Bully boy tactics': Council under fire as thousands 'in dark' about pay awards

  03-10-2026 06:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Glasgow council pay row: Unison says one in five workers lack new pay details with some staff facing cuts of up to £11,000.
  
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• Scottish company collapses and all staff made redundant

  03-10-2026 05:40 via heraldscotland.com
  
  All staff were made redundant after collapse of Scottish technology company understood to have raised more than £35m
  
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• Bus firm owned by billionaire brothers unveils fivefold rise in operating profit

  03-10-2026 05:40 via heraldscotland.com
  
  McGill's Group has unveiled a fivefold rise in operating profit in newly published annual accounts
  
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• Scottish family-owned business builds 'thriving destination' on the farm

  03-10-2026 05:37 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish family-owned business builds 'thriving destination' that 'benefits local community while championing Scottish producers'
  
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• Why a new pensions test could transform retirement savings for us all

  03-10-2026 05:33 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A new Value for Money Framework will help compare workplace pensions and drive better retirement outcomes for millions of UK savers
  
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