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• Data centres planned for Scotland would require 'mindblowing' amount of energy

  26-12-2025 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Data centres planned for Scotland would require a “mindblowing” amount of energy that would be sufficient to power several trips in the famous time-travelling DeLorean from the Back To The Future films, campaigners have calculated.
  
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• 'I’m healing and grateful': Star Glasgow TV doctor announces cancer diagnosis

  04-01-2026 21:08 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Punam Krishan, known for her appearances on BBC Morning Live, said on Instagram that she had received the news five months ago.
  
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• Glasgow installs hundreds of storage spaces in big boost for cyclists

  04-01-2026 20:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Glasgow City Council plans to install as many as 3,000 cycle storage spaces across five years.
  
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• Tributes paid to Scots dad and singer who died on Hogmanay while hillwalking

  04-01-2026 20:12 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Andrew Ure was the lead singer of Falkirk’s The Ray Summers, who have supported Paolo Nutini and Dove, and was also a director of the Wee Whisky Shop in Linlithgow.
  
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• Lead singer of classic Scottish rock band gives update on Parkinson's fight

  04-01-2026 19:37 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The 61-year-old, of ‘Nothing Ever Happens’ and ‘Roll to Me’ fame, announced he had been diagnosed with the progressive neurological illness in March 2024.
  
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• Ski resort car park used as 'dumping ground' by 'disrespectful' campervan owners

  04-01-2026 18:29 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Glencoe Mountain Resort in Ballachulish allows campervans to park in their car park in exchange for a £5 donation per night.
  
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• John Swinney: Indy supporters must back SNP, not 'muck about' with other parties

  04-01-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The First Minister has said that a SNP majority at Holyrood would serve as the impetus for another vote on the constitutional question.
  
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• Devastating house fire on A90 near Scottish town kills six beloved dogs

  04-01-2026 17:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Emergency crews rushed to the scene of the blaze, near the A90 south of Laurencekirk, around 7.40 pm on Saturday evening.
  
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• 'Pivotal': Family celebrates acquisition of historic Scottish hotel

  04-01-2026 17:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Scottish family-owned hotel company has reported a rise in earnings during a year that saw it make significant additions to its portfolio
  
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• Rangers player arrested and charged over crash at 1am after beating Celtic

  04-01-2026 16:41 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Rangers player Dujon Sterling has been charged with driving offences after allegedly crashing a car hours after his team defeated Celtic
  
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• 66-year-old woman dies in Glasgow car crash on New Year's Eve

  04-01-2026 16:34 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Around 4.10 pm on 31 January, police were called to a report of a crash on Mansionhouse Drive, near Croftspar Place. 
  
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• Dozens of planes snowed in at Scottish airport amid severe winter storm

  04-01-2026 16:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A British Airways flight heading from London Heathrow to Aberdeen this morning was forced to divert to Edinburgh.
  
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• Anti-war protestors to swarm Glasgow city centre over Venezuela strikes

  04-01-2026 15:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  According to an unnamed Venezuelan official quoted in the New York Times, at least 40 people, including civilians, were killed during the attack.
  
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• Women, 85, dies after being struck by white van in Scottish town

  04-01-2026 14:23 via heraldscotland.com
  
  According to police, the incident took place around 10.20 am on Sheuchan Street near Park Lane in the town of 10,000.
  
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• School and road closures in north Scotland as Met Office issues warning

  04-01-2026 14:03 via heraldscotland.com
  
  An amber weather warning is in place for Sunday night in north and north-east Scotland, with roads expected to be dangerous and schools to be closed or disrupted.
  
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• Keir Starmer insists Holyrood 2026 election is not a verdict on his government

  04-01-2026 13:06 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has said the 2026 Holyrood election will not be a referendum on his Labour government as he insists he will remain as Prime Minister come this time next year.
  
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• Why Taylor Swift and King Charles love this 200 year old Scottish textile mill

  04-01-2026 12:50 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A textile mill whose tweeds have been worn by Taylor Swift, Madonna, and King Charles III will mark the 200th anniversary of the Scottish fabric with the release of a new collection
  
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• Scotland’s ski resorts prepare for winter – even if the snow doesn’t come

  04-01-2026 11:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  From snowmaking to year-round attractions, Scotland’s ski resorts adapt as climate change brings shorter, less reliable winters.
  
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• 1,600 newborn babies born dependent on drugs in Scotland since 2017

  04-01-2026 10:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  More than 1,600 babies have been born dependent on drugs since 2017, according to figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats
  
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• Anas Sarwar says Holyrood election is 'straight choice' between SNP and Labour

  04-01-2026 09:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Anas Sarwar insists the forthcoming Holyrood election will be a 'straight choice' between him and John Swinney
  
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• They’ve skied Scotland for 60 years – and refuse to stop despite vanishing snow

  04-01-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland’s veteran skiers reflect on shrinking snow seasons, climate change and why they still return to the slopes year after year.
  
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• The incredible mystery of the four Highlands lynx and what we know a year on

  04-01-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  When four lynx were illegally released in the Highlands, they triggered a hunt and investigation. This is their story, a year on
  
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• Inside the making of new BBC Scotland legal drama hoped to run for the next 10 years

  04-01-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  New show will be turn the spotlight on Glasgow and its legal landscape.
  
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• A 'rare' Art Deco landmark is crumbling. Is this Edinburgh’s last chance to save it?

  04-01-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Heritage experts have called it a "rare survival in Scotland" for retaining its original Art Deco features. But could it soon be gone?
  
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• 'National disgrace': The spiralling £260m repair costs of Scotland's ferries

  04-01-2026 07:32 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland’s state-controlled ferry operator has burned through more than £260 million just keeping its ageing fleet afloat, as repair and maintenance bills spiral to record levels.
  
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• Capturing Maduro speaks volumes about Trump’s disregard for the rules-based order

  04-01-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Forcing Venezuela’s leader out at gunpoint has echoes of the past and speaks volumes about Washington’s disregard for the rules-based order, writes Foreign Editor David Pratt
  
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• 'I still spit on the ground at scabs' Bitterness runs deep in Dundee over Timex

  04-01-2026 07:14 via heraldscotland.com
  
  AT this time, we devote time to time. We muse upon the past. Take strikes. They used to be ten-a-penny. Now you rarely hear of one.
  
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• Half of all our MSPs could be replaced in May — but how much will change?

  04-01-2026 06:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  With record numbers of MSPs standing down and opposition votes splintering, Scotland’s 2026 Holyrood election could transform the Parliament — while leaving power largely unchanged.
  
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• Sportscene: Scottish Premiership highlights

  03-01-2026 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Highlights from a full line-up of fixtures in the Scottish Premiership.
  
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• Major update as Orkney roads are blocked by snow with public urged not to travel

  03-01-2026 20:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Severe snow disrupts Orkney roads as A964 closes and A965, A967 are heavily affected. Public urged not to travel; road closures may last until 4 January.
  
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