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• Both Scottish Labour leadership candidates back North Sea drilling

  30-08-2026 18:18 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Both candidates in the Scottish Labour leadership race have backed new drilling in the North Sea, calling for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields to be approved “as soon as possible”.
  
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• Scottish-built MOONS instrument starts mapping stars and galaxies from Chile

  03-09-2026 01:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Scottish-built astronomy instrument has captured its first observations from Chile, beginning a mission to study millions of stars and galaxies.
  
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• Scottish Government urged to action one year after vote to boycott Israel

  03-09-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Scottish Government has been urged to ensure a boycott of Israeli goods and services one year ago does not apply "in name only"
  
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• Glasgow City Council records worst overspend in years as auditors rate finances red

  03-09-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Glasgow City Council has recorded a £45.7m overspend as auditors rate its finances red, warn of a £110m funding gap, and reveal its emergency savings fund will be exhausted within months.
  
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• Woman, 71, dies after being found injured on Inverness street

  02-09-2026 23:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A road closure is in place in Inverness following concern for an injured person.
  
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• Police appeal after boy, 9, struck by minibus in Castlemilk

  02-09-2026 21:54 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police are appealing for information after a child was struck by a minibus in Castlemilk.
  
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• Man charged in connection with death of man in West Lothian

  02-09-2026 21:45 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A 60-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 64-year-old man in West Lothian.
  
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• Four charged following £300k drugs recovery in Aberdeen

  02-09-2026 21:22 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police have arrested and charged four people in connection with alleged drugs offences in Aberdeen. 
  
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• Woman admits ammonia attack on friend during Glasgow shopping trip

  02-09-2026 20:21 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A woman soaked her friend in ammonia after a dispute over money on a shopping trip. Gwen Dempster, 52, doused Lee McCluskey in Glasgow city centre on November 9, 2025
  
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• Ardrossan Harbour work set to begin with no sailings for over a month

  02-09-2026 20:07 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Ardrossan Harbour will close for more than a month from Monday, September 7 as new owners CMAL carry out essential repairs.
  
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• Motorcyclist who died in crash on A70 at Lanark named

  02-09-2026 19:50 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A motorcyclist who died following a crash on the A70 at Lanark has been named.
  
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• CalMac praised for helping to get 'problematic' visitors off Scottish island

  02-09-2026 19:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police have praised CalMac port staff on Cumbrae for helping to remove potentially disruptive people.
  
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• Sexual offences court ‘difficult to deliver’, Justice Secretary admits

  02-09-2026 19:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Neil Gray told MSPs that implementation work is not expected to begin until the next financial year, after the Crown Office said it had received no additional funding for the sizeable reform.
  
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• New £1m bunkhouse at historic site almost ready to welcome guests

  02-09-2026 18:25 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A new £1m bunkhouse at an historic site being regenerated in the Scottish Borders will soon be ready to welcome its first guests.
  
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• Major Glasgow bus operators back £2 fare cap despite 'astonishing' timescale

  02-09-2026 18:24 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The voluntary £2 cap on bus fares in Glasgow and the west of Scotland has been backed by three major operators.
  
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• Màiri McAllan pledges 'keen interest' in bids for CCA building over cultural 'legacy'

  02-09-2026 18:12 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland’s culture secretary says she will be taking a 'keen interest' in proposals for the future of the Sauchiehall Street building in Glasgow.
  
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• Feasibility study into ambitious South Sub tram-train plan to wrap up by spring 2027

  02-09-2026 18:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  According to a report submitted to the council’s Transport and Environment Committee, the study “is expected to be concluded within nine months".
  
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• Why Dundee University has backed away from one of its most controversial plans

  02-09-2026 18:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  After warnings of "academic vandalism", Dundee University has dramatically changed course on one of its most controversial proposals. Here's what happens next
  
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• Mothballed hospital to close for good after being declared 'no longer suitable'

  02-09-2026 18:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Insch War Memorial Hospital will be closed for good as health chiefs agreed it was 'unsuitable' for modern healthcare, despite passionate pleas from locals to save it.
  
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• New markets give Calnex confidence despite subdued telecoms demand

  02-09-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Calnex says trading is in line with expectations as the Scottish technology firm deepens its push into digital infrastructure, defence and data centre markets
  
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• Excrement smeared on prison walls not cleaned for three days, MSPs told

  02-09-2026 17:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Prisoners in segregation units are being left with “human excrement” smeared across the walls of their cell for three days at a time, MSPs have heard.
  
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• Island flights at risk: Should Holyrood treat air links like ferries?

  02-09-2026 17:26 via heraldscotland.com
  
  There is an awkward question sitting underneath the Scottish Government's planned summit on the future of lifeline island flights
  
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• Meet the 'pragmatic' SNP activist fighting progressive foes to retain council seat

  02-09-2026 17:23 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Silas McGilvray will stand in the Portobello/Craigmillar ward following Kate Campbell’s resignation from City of Edinburgh Council earlier this year.
  
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• Mercedes driver mowed down woman after row over dropped litter

  02-09-2026 17:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Lee Holmes sent Theresa Easton sprawling on the road while behind the wheel of a Mercedes A Class in December 2024
  
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• Police make seven arrests as part of 'proactive action' in Glasgow city centre

  02-09-2026 16:48 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police have arrested seven people in Glasgow city centre over a 12-hour period as part of "proactive action" to tackle violence, disorder and anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Highland estate at centre of battle with Russian billionaire is sold

  02-09-2026 16:44 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Scottish estate which was at the centre of a war between farmers and a Russian billionaire has been sold.
  
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• Tiger Woods fined and banned from driving for five years

  02-09-2026 16:37 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Tiger Woods has entered a plea agreement on a reckless driving charge after a car crash near his Florida home in March, according to reports.
  
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• Michael Marra: My biggest concern about Labour leadership is impact on family

  02-09-2026 16:22 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Michael Marra speaks to The Herald about why he wants to succeed Anas Sarwar and what Scottish Labour needs to do to win.
  
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• Council using drone and lasers to scare off nuisance seagulls

  02-09-2026 16:17 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Environmental health teams from Dumfries and Galloway Council have been brandishing their beams to scare off the birds
  
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• Glasgow bar named pub of the year at prestigious awards

  02-09-2026 15:59 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A bar in Glasgow has been named pub of the year in a prestigious award ceremony
  
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