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• 'Four points is nothing' - O'Neill stays cool after statement win

  18-10-2026 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amid supporter discontent, a recent protest against the major shareholder and a veteran manager deciding now is not the time to 'wrap things up', as Martin O'Neill put it, you'd be forgiven for scratching your head when examining Celtic's current domestic situation.
  
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• Hearts roll out red carpet ... and Celtic walk all over it

  18-10-2026 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hearts thought attack was the best form of defence at Celtic Park. They were badly wrong, writes Tom English.
  
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• Man, 80, who died in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond named

  18-10-2026 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The flying instructor has been described as "a gentleman and an experienced aviator" by former students.
  
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• Burst main interrupts water supplies in Ayrshire town for two days

  18-10-2026 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scottish Water said it was not possible to say when supplies would fully resume in Kilwinning.
  
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• Reform UK admits ‘errors’ as police assess Holyrood election spending

  18-10-2026 15:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police Scotland is assessing whether Reform UK Holyrood candidates broke Holyrood election spending rules.
  
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• McGill's accuse Swinney of behaving like dictator over bus plans

  18-10-2026 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first minister outlined plans to bring buses under public control during his speech at the SNP conference.
  
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• Flying instructor who died in Drymen plane crash named

  18-10-2026 14:12 via heraldscotland.com
  
  An 80-year-old man who died in a light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond alongside a 16-year-old boy has been named locally as Ian Haggis
  
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• What golfers don't see behind the scenes at Carnoustie

  18-10-2026 14:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Carnoustie Golf Links is lifting the lid on the skill, technology and hard work required to maintain one of Scotland's most famous golfing venues
  
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• Probe into death of man killed by neighbour on bail

  18-10-2026 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Henry hit Daniel Greer with a shovel and stabbed him nine times in his own front garden in Airdrie in 2020.
  
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• Edinburgh programme closures have staff asking about the purpose of university

  18-10-2026 12:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The University of Edinburgh's announcement that 90 specialist degree programmes will close has raised questions about the purpose of university.
  
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• John Swinney compared to dictator as bus plans branded ‘business confiscation’

  18-10-2026 12:20 via heraldscotland.com
  
  John Swinney has been compared to dictators as McGill's Group threatens legal action over plans to bring buses in Scotland under public control.
  
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• Manhunt after teenage girl struck by Range Rover in hit and run incident

  18-10-2026 12:16 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A manhunt has been launched after a teenager was injured in a hit and run incident in Midlothian
  
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• Man convicted after killing woman over claims of stolen watch

  18-10-2026 11:41 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A convicted criminal killed a woman amid claims his treasured watch had been stolen
  
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• Search for man who went missing from Falkirk area two weeks ago

  18-10-2026 11:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  An appeal has been launched to trace a man, James Booth, missing from Falkirk who has not been seen for two weeks
  
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• Turning the tides: Could hidden sea power energise our coastal towns?

  18-10-2026 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineer David Mummery has developed a tidal energy generator that he says can change lives for people living in coastal communities.
  
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• 'I took a chance on the whisky industry and I haven't looked back'

  18-10-2026 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoey Darnbrough had no idea there was a distillery near her home - now she has a top tourism role there.
  
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• The playground murder: Trauma, loss and a love that endured

  18-10-2026 10:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Diane Watson's best friend Pauline recalls a shocking school murder and its lasting legacy.
  
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• Gravestone mystery leads to identity of Scottish sailor lost for two centuries

  18-10-2026 10:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An unknown Scottish sailor who died 212 years ago was identified by Connecticut locals and given a memorial day.
  
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• Search narrowed for missing men and boat which failed to arrive in Lewis

  18-10-2026 09:53 via heraldscotland.com
  
  An 'area of interest' has been identified in the search for two missing men and their boat, which failed to arrive in Lewis on Tuesday night
  
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• 'I feel for them': Summerhall developer says some artists may be priced out of venue

  18-10-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  In a wide-ranging interview with The Herald, Dr Ali Afshar, managing director of AMA (New Town) Limited, outlined his vision for the venue.
  
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• 'Trump is watching closely' Is tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’?

  18-10-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Amid claims of US meddling, oil-rich Alberta will vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines what’s at stake
  
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• The late Lena Martell was a star who studied under Streisand ... yet loved the Barras

  18-10-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  THIS week’s Scottish Icon was a Broadway star and understudy to Barbra Streisand. She was also a secret habitué of the Barras.
  
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• Listen John, taking Andy Burnham's olive branch may actually grant you indyref2

  18-10-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Labour government in Westminster should always have been a problem for the SNP, especially a deflated, too-long-in-government SNP which had failed to deliver on many of the left-wing policies it had promised. But Keir Starmer was so deeply unpopular north of the border he failed to lay a blow
  
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• I watched BBC Scotland for a night and all I got was this lousy sense of doom

  18-10-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Seven years after the BBC Scotland channel launched with big ambitions, its audience is shrinking and its future is in doubt. I spent an evening watching it to find out what has gone wrong.
  
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• Death of Scotland’s seas? Fury at SNP stewardship of country's once-bountiful waters

  18-10-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Campaigners are outraged at the SNP’s stewardship of the sea. Our Writer at Large hears from them, and their fishing lobby opponents who have just hired an SNP minister as CEO
  
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• 'There has to be financial value': Meet the men shaping the future of Summerhall

  18-10-2026 07:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Property developer Dr Ali Afshar and award-winning architect Tony Kettle have joined forces to craft an ambitious vision for the arts and culture hub.
  
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• Rangers 'pop balloon' as Neil gift wastes chance to go top

  18-10-2026 00:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rangers were full of positive energy as they made the trip to Dundee on the back of seven straight wins. However, a Dan Neil error felt "like a balloon popping", says Derek McInnes.
  
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