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• Celtic v Dunfermline: All you need to know about Scottish Cup final

  22-05-2026 18:29 via bbc.com
  Martin O'Neill's Celtic and Neil Lennon's Dunfermline Athletic go head-to-head in Saturday's Scottish Cup final. Here are all the key details.
  
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• New York bank chief: AI is 'race we need to be in' amid Scots expansion drive

  23-05-2026 13:39 via heraldscotland.com
  
  JP Morgan and Nationwide chiefs dismiss job fears as investment in AI ramps up
  
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• Watch moment humpback whale is spotted swimming in Beauly Firth

  23-05-2026 12:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A humpback whale has been spotted off the north-east of Scotland
  
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• Greenock man jailed for 'vindictive' attack on former partner

  23-05-2026 11:44 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Greenock man who wiped blood from his former partner’s face after assaulting her in an ‘vindictive’ attack has been jailed for more than a year
  
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• Morrisons makes 'difficult decision' to close 100 stores across UK in coming months

  23-05-2026 11:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  It has been revealed that Morrisons is preparing to close 100 stores across the UK in the coming months.
  
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• How this Royal Highland Show equestrian became a BAFTA-winning TV star

  23-05-2026 11:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A champion weightlifter and BAFTA Scotland award winner for her role on Gladiators, Ms McCoy began her career in the spotlight as a young equestrian.
  
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• Edinburgh's Rutland gets into the swing of city centre golf breaks

  23-05-2026 11:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Venue director Mike Lewis is a keen player himself and his understanding of golfers clearly shines through in what’s on offer
  
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• Andy Murray hotel teases reopening with new social media post

  23-05-2026 10:34 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A hotel which was bought by tennis star Andy Murray has teased its reopening
  
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• Scottish Government urged to offer 'full-throated' support for North Sea oil

  23-05-2026 09:41 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The oil and gas industry has demanded the 'full-throated support' of the Scottish Government ahead of two by-elections in the north-east
  
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• ScotGov seeks motoring curfews over young driver crash concerns

  23-05-2026 07:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scots ministers are seeking powers to bring in sweeping new restrictions on newly qualified drivers including motoring 'curfews' after it has been revealed young motorists in Scotland are involved in injury crashes at around twice the rate of drivers...
  
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• Fury over 'unacceptable' closures of 'highly-regarded' med school programmes

  23-05-2026 07:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The closure of the Science Communication and Public Engagement programme has drawn particular ire, with 130 offers rescinded.
  
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• Hundreds of jobs lost as 15 branches axed at firm founded 106 years ago

  23-05-2026 05:39 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Hundreds of jobs have been lost with the closure of a housebuilding supply giant's branches across the UK
  
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• Scottish company announces acquisition of Glasgow firm

  23-05-2026 05:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish consultancy acquires fellow Glasgow-based firm
  
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• How to avoid the quiet drain on your financial well-being

  23-05-2026 05:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  When it comes to financial planning for the long term, standing still is rarely a neutral choice
  
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• Anger after Outlander star Balfe dubs Shotts 'an armpit'

  22-05-2026 20:15 via bbc.com
  The actress said Shotts in North Lanarkshire would win the award for "worst location shoot" in the programme's history.
  
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• SPFL investigate Celtic games, Inverness title clincher and play-off fixtures

  22-05-2026 20:11 via bbc.com
  SPFL disciplinary investigations are launched into two Celtic games, a League 1 fixture and two lower league play-off matches.
  
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• SPFL investigate Celtic games and play-off fixtures

  22-05-2026 20:11 via bbc.com
  SPFL disciplinary investigations are launched into two Celtic games, a League 1 fixture and two lower league play-off matches.
  
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• Partner of Gaza flotilla Scot tells of relief knowing he is alive

  22-05-2026 19:59 via bbc.com
  Hughie Stirling, from Ullapool, was on a boat attempted to reach Gaza with aid.
  
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• Man guilty of sending threatening letter to lord advocate

  22-05-2026 19:24 via bbc.com
  Matthew Sylvestre sent threatening handwritten notes to Dorothy Bain KC and emails to Nadia El-Nakla, wife of former first minister Humza Yousaf.
  
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• Man arrested and charged following 'attempted murder' in Stirling

  22-05-2026 19:07 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with alleged attempted murder following an incident in Stirling
  
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• Candidates for by-elections to replace former MPs announced

  22-05-2026 18:57 via bbc.com
  Stephen Flynn and Stephen Gethins stood down as MPs after being elected to Holyrood earlier this month.
  
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• Man jailed after raping teenager he groomed on Snapchat

  22-05-2026 18:52 via bbc.com
  Scott Ijomanta carried out the attack in Maryhill in August 2024 while on bail for grooming two other youngsters online.
  
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• Dumbarton refugee among seven charged with child sex offences

  22-05-2026 18:38 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man from Dumbarton is one of seven Afghan refugees who have been accused of being part of a grooming gang and charged with rape and child sex abuse offences
  
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• Train driver seriously injured during shunting operation at Scottish station

  22-05-2026 18:22 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A train driver has suffered serious injuries during a shunting operation at Carstairs station in South Lanarkshire.
  
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• Figures reveal over 300 sets of roadworks were in place across Fife last month

  22-05-2026 17:41 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A TOTAL of 318 different sets of roadworks were in place across Fife in April.
  
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• Afghan man living in Dumbarton charged over child sexual exploitation

  22-05-2026 17:33 via bbc.com
  The man is one of seven charged with 40 offences as part of an investigation into group-based child exploitation in Norwich.
  
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• North Sea player hails 'real standout' deal

  22-05-2026 17:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The North Sea player hailed it as a 'real standout' deal amid high oil prices
  
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• 'My future is here' - Yang signs new Celtic deal

  22-05-2026 17:23 via bbc.com
  Yang Hyun-jun signs a new contract with Celtic, tying him to the club until 2030.
  
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• M&S launches recruitment drive ahead of new Scottish town store opening

  22-05-2026 17:18 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The famous UK retailer is seeking customer assistants to join its food team, specifically for early morning shifts, as part of the new food hall store opening in the town this summer
  
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• 'Unprecedented revelations' in hunt for suspect wrongly believed to be in Glasgow

  22-05-2026 17:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A television channel is promising 'unprecedented revelations' in the hunt for a man who was mistakenly thought to be in Scotland in 2019
  
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