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• Bulgarian siblings who assaulted girls in Dundee to appeal against sentences

  20-10-2026 21:08 via The Herald | News
  
  Two Bulgarian siblings who assaulted young girls during an incident in Dundee last year, which led to a widely shared video on social media, are to appeal against their sentences.
  
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• Year-long ban for former teacher for inappropriate remarks and classroom incidents

  20-10-2026 20:42 via The Herald | News
  
  A teacher at a school in the Borders has been removed from the register after being found unfit to teach following a series of inappropriate comments and classroom incidents.
  
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• Number of Edinburgh smokers drops by 49 per cent in a decade

  20-10-2026 19:40 via The Herald | News
  
  The number of people who smoke in Edinburgh has almost halved in the last decade, according to new figures.
  
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• Items thrown at officers and police vehicles vandalised in Annan disturbance

  20-10-2026 18:59 via The Herald | News
  
  Police are appealing for information following a disturbance in Annan.
  
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• UK Government set to approve controversial Jackdaw gas field off coast of Aberdeen

  20-10-2026 18:44 via The Herald | News
  
  The UK Government is expected to approve the controversial Jackdaw gas field off the coast of Aberdeen on Wednesday.
  
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• Ryanair announces winter 2026 schedule for Edinburgh with three new routes

  20-10-2026 18:38 via The Herald | News
  
  Ryanair has announced its Winter 2026 schedule for Edinburgh Airport with 46 routes, including three new routes to Milan, Tirana and Warsaw.
  
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• More programmes to close at Edinburgh University in latest wave of cuts

  20-10-2026 18:16 via The Herald | News
  
  A source told The Herald that affected staff were informed about the closures on Tuesday, and that a public announcement is expected on Wednesday or Thursday.
  
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• Scottish couple lose 12-year legal battle against Diageo over whisky fungus

  20-10-2026 17:50 via The Herald | News
  
  Court of Session rules for Diageo in Bonnybridge whisky fungus case, accepting ethanol emissions caused Baudoinia growth but not an actionable nuisance.
  
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• BBC closure means Scotland’s voice is quieter and we are easier to ignore

  20-10-2026 17:45 via The Herald | News
  
  What does the closure of the BBC Scotland channel means for viewers and journalism
  
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• Motherwell-based firms set to close with over 200 jobs at risk

  20-10-2026 17:32 via The Herald | News
  
  More than 200 jobs are at risk after two Motherwell-based firms announced plans to move their production from Scotland.
  
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• UK Covid inquiry: Scotland first on care home isolation but sector was 'afterthought'

  20-10-2026 17:11 via The Herald | News
  
  The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has found Scotland acted earlier than the rest of the UK to isolate hospital discharges into care homes, but still entered the pandemic unprepared, with 4,272 residents dying and 82% of discharges untested.
  
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• Woman, 20, involved in ambush of three students jailed for two years

  20-10-2026 16:32 via The Herald | News
  
  A woman involved in an ambush of three university students was jailed today for 24 months.
  
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• Who is BBC Scotland director at centre of TV cuts?

  20-10-2026 16:10 via The Herald | News
  
  Alison Rowat profiles the woman at the centre of the BBC Scotland channel closure. Who is she? what drives her? What's her next move?
  
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• Summerhall developers must 'guarantee' future arts space, councillor demands

  20-10-2026 15:51 via The Herald | News
  
  AMA managing director Dr Ali Afshar has been asked to outline how much of the site’s “arts and creative floorspace” would be retained.
  
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• More than £6,000 raised for families affected by Lewis boat tragedy

  20-10-2026 15:34 via The Herald | News
  
  More than £6,000 has been raised to help the families of a man who died and two others missing following the disappearance of a fishing boat off the coast of a Scottish island.
  
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• Person who fell overboard from ferry may have been missing man, police say

  20-10-2026 15:05 via The Herald | News
  
  Police have issued an update on a missing man from Johnstone.
  
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• BBC Scotland TV channel to close within months as job cuts are revealed

  20-10-2026 15:00 via The Herald | News
  
  The dedicated BBC Scotland TV channel is to be shut down in the spring - just eight years after its launch.
  
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• Almost 70 per cent of capital's licensed short-term lets lack planning permission

  20-10-2026 15:00 via The Herald | News
  
  A review revealed that 1,225 (69 per cent) of Edinburgh’s 1,754 licensed short-term lets (STLs) do not have secondary letting planning permission.
  
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• Scottish cheesemaker increases turnover to £293m despite ‘heightened price war’

  20-10-2026 14:59 via The Herald | News
  
  Galloway cheesemaker's earnings squeezed by higher costs and profit drops
  
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• Tributes paid to father who died in Fife crash

  20-10-2026 14:50 via The Herald | News
  
  A family has paid tribute to a "much-loved father, son and brother" who died in a crash in Fife.
  
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• Reform calls for MSP to go show a very convenient lack of political insight

  20-10-2026 13:59 via The Herald | News
  
  It certainly didn't take long for Amanda Bland to fall out with her party - the former Reform MSP announced on Monday she was quitting to sit as an Indepedent MSP.
  
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• Malcolm Offord: Losing MSP will not ‘derail’ Reform UK Scotland’s plans

  20-10-2026 13:41 via The Herald | News
  
  The defection upsets the math at Holyrood - with Labour now second biggest party
  
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• Community group explores buyout of capital's A-listed Reid Memorial Church

  20-10-2026 13:34 via The Herald | News
  
  The former Reid Memorial Church in Edinburgh could be purchased from the Church of Scotland in a community buyout.
  
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• Glasgow bin hub roll-out set to resume after 'pause for evaluation'

  20-10-2026 13:30 via The Herald | News
  
  More bin hubs, designed to improve recycling rates across Glasgow, are expected to be installed from next April, a new report has suggested.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport passengers affected as Greek island airport to close for 4 months

  20-10-2026 13:26 via The Herald | News
  
  Chios Airport on Chios, Greece’s fifth-biggest island, is scheduled to close for four months for major works.
  
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• Man accused of murdering woman more than 30 years ago faces trial

  20-10-2026 13:06 via The Herald | News
  
  A man accused of murdering a woman more than 30 years ago is to go on trial in January 2028.
  
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• Who's backing The Herald's campaign to reform Scotland's business rates?

  20-10-2026 13:00 via The Herald | News
  
  Business leaders, trade bodies and hospitality operators have joined The Herald's Reset The Rates campaign calling for major reform of Scotland's business rates system.
  
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• 'Postcode lottery' leaves Scottish firms lost in business rates maze

  20-10-2026 13:00 via The Herald | News
  
  New research has revealed major inconsistencies in how business rates reliefs are applied, leaving firms facing a postcode lottery across Scotland
  
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• 'Falls on us as a nation to restore building to its glory': MP's Mack cash plea

  20-10-2026 12:31 via The Herald | News
  
  Labour MP Torcuil Crichton has called for a state-backed, Notre-Dame-style rescue of the fire-ravaged Mackintosh Building, but the UK Government says it cannot promise new money for the £265m restoration.
  
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• Latest data: Almost 1,000 people aged more than 100 living in Scotland

  20-10-2026 11:53 via The Herald | News
  
  The figures raise questions about the impact on social care and health services from the aging population
  
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• Herald Business LIVE: Today's top stories - October 20

  20-10-2026 11:16 via The Herald | News
  
  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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• Reset the Rates: The Herald's campaign for fairer business rates - all stories here

  20-10-2026 11:00 via The Herald | News
  
  The Herald’s Reset the Rates campaign investigates Scotland’s business rates crisis and calls for six major reforms to protect businesses, jobs and high streets. Read all of our coverage here.
  
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• Fire crews tackle blaze in Scottish town as road closed and cordon put in place

  20-10-2026 10:14 via The Herald | News
  
  Fire crews were called out during the early hours of the morning to tackle a blaze that broke out on a Scottish town's main street.
  
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• Scotland unemployment falls to 4.3 per cent, below UK average

  20-10-2026 09:29 via The Herald | News
  
  The latest job figures for Scotland revealed in this month's data
  
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• Inside Scotland's business rates: Who pays and how are bills calculated?

  20-10-2026 09:01 via The Herald | News
  
  They are one of the biggest bills facing businesses in Scotland. But just how are business rates worked out?
  
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• The £32m East Lothian question lurking behind Edinburgh's business rates win

  20-10-2026 09:00 via The Herald | News
  
  Edinburgh has overtaken Glasgow as Scotland's biggest source of business-rates income, but a dramatic rise in East Lothian raises fresh questions
  
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• 'Emergency incident' leads to rail disruption on busy commuter route

  20-10-2026 08:47 via The Herald | News
  
  Train services are returning to normal after the incident
  
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• Face of man who died in Roman Scotland 2,000 years ago revealed

  20-10-2026 08:15 via The Herald | News
  
  The man's bones provided a grisly eye into his life - and death
  
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• Motorway crash sparks long delays for commuters

  20-10-2026 08:00 via The Herald | News
  
  Drivers face 28-minute delays on the motorway this morning
  
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• Warning as backlash grows over leaked NHS orthopaedic care plans

  20-10-2026 07:30 via The Herald | News
  
  Arthritis UK warns Scotland’s leaked NHS orthopaedic plan could mean longer waits and travel for surgery, as unions and surgeons demand meaningful consultation.
  
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• Reset The Rates: The six asks of The Herald's campaign explained

  20-10-2026 07:00 via The Herald | News
  
  The Herald is calling for major change to the business rates regime in Scotland - here's the detail
  
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• Reset the Rates: Six reforms to fix Scotland's broken business rates system

  20-10-2026 07:00 via The Herald | News
  
  Business leaders across Scotland have joined The Herald's Reset the Rates campaign, backing six reforms to create a fairer, simpler and more predictable business rates system
  
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• Seven of UK's 10 worst areas for dying before 60 are in Scotland, figures reveal

  20-10-2026 06:00 via The Herald | News
  
  Seven of the UK's 10 worst areas for deaths before 60 are in Scotland, with Glasgow recording the second-highest estimated rate, new analysis reveals.
  
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• Reform comms chief wears Meta smart glasses at Holyrood as Lib Dems demand ban

  20-10-2026 06:00 via The Herald | News
  
  Reform UK’s communications chief in Scotland says he wears Meta smart glasses at Holyrood as Lib Dems call for a ban over privacy and security fears.
  
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• NHS told bereaved family Herald maternity death figures 'wrong' - but data was right

  20-10-2026 06:00 via The Herald | News
  
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde apologises after a bereaved family was told maternity death figures revealed by The Herald were wrong, despite coming from the board's own data.
  
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• Courts, police and prosecutors told not to destroy sex crimes files as appeals loom

  20-10-2026 06:00 via The Herald | News
  
  Scotland’s SCCRC tells courts, police and lawyers to preserve sex offence files as rape shield ruling prompts possible appeals over convictions since 2013.
  
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• Scottish city restaurant company placed into liquidation

  20-10-2026 05:41 via The Herald | News
  
  Edinburgh restaurant company said it had 'taken the difficult decision' to close its doors.
  
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• John Swinney hails ‘golden opportunity’ for Scottish businesses in India

  20-10-2026 01:01 via The Herald | News
  
  John Swinney hails India as a “golden opportunity” for Scottish food and drink as his trade mission promotes salmon exports, tourism and investment.
  
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