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• Fabled Cairngorms beauty spot reopens after fire closes path

  05-10-2026 15:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The route takes hikers to one of Scotland's natural treasures
  
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• Most Scottish firms say Government does not understand business, survey finds

  06-10-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish Business Monitor: 69% of firms say ministers do not understand business, as companies call for business rates reform amid economic uncertainty.
  
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• Four-year plan to transform 'fragile' Scottish music industry revealed

  06-10-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish music industry leaders want the country to become a 'better place' to build and sustain a music career or business.
  
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• Children caught with stolen goods almost double as police warn of exploitation

  06-10-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Scottish Police Federation has said there are concerns children are “routinely exploited” for the purposes of criminality as the number being caught with stolen goods rises.
  
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• Wunderbar owners seek flats on Glasgow site previously approved for beer garden

  05-10-2026 21:48 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The owners of Wunderbar in Glasgow’s west end could buy council-owned land next to the venue to build flats.
  
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• Outlander star Sam Heughan hails Scottish area as officials predict visitor surge

  05-10-2026 21:40 via heraldscotland.com
  
  An Outlander star has hailed the south of Scotland as landmark events organisers predict a rise in visitors and ticket sales.
  
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• Loch Ness could suffer damage ‘beyond comprehension’ if scheme gets go-ahead

  05-10-2026 21:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Ness District Salmon Fishery Board warns Glen Earrach pumped hydro scheme could damage Loch Ness, salmon, tourism and ecology as councillors consider plans October 7.
  
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• George Square to host Remembrance events despite ongoing works

  05-10-2026 21:23 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Armistice commemorations will still take place in George Square this year, despite concerns its south side will remain closed until the end of November.
  
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• 131 former Grangemouth refinery workers secure new jobs after closure

  05-10-2026 19:29 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Grangemouth refinery closure: 131 of 272 redundant Petroineos workers have found jobs through a skills scheme, Economy Secretary Stephen Flynn confirms.
  
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• I opened a restaurant before Instagram existed - here's what's changed since then

  05-10-2026 19:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Nowadays, it's difficult to imagine a restaurant opening without some level of social media buzz.
  
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• Woman, 24, dies in three-vehicle crash as road closed for 12 hours

  05-10-2026 18:45 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A 24-year-old woman has died after a three-vehicle crash on the A92 near Luthrie Junction, Fife. Police Scotland appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage.
  
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• The SNP's no compulsory redundancy policy doesn't mean no compulsory redundancies

  05-10-2026 18:26 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Ivan McKee's Holyrood committee remarks prompted a press office complaint — but with a £4.7bn deficit, a missed workforce target and the IFS urging ministers to consider compulsory job cuts, the SNP's long-standing pledge deserves far more scrutiny.
  
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• Twin Atlantic cancel UK tour as Scots band give no indication of when they'll return

  05-10-2026 18:21 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish rock band Twin Atlantic have announced the cancellation of their upcoming UK tour due to personal issues
  
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• A £600,000 vote of confidence, but questions still hang over female founders

  05-10-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Edinburgh company's latest funding round is a major milestone, but female-led businesses still receive only a small share of equity investment
  
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• Bird flu found on Lewis as special measures introduced by Scottish Government

  05-10-2026 17:47 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Special measures have been put in place after a case of bird flu was discovered in the Outer Hebrides
  
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• Beleaguered Edinburgh University chief Sir Peter Mathieson to leave institution

  05-10-2026 17:36 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Sir Peter Mathieson, 67, told members of the university’s Court today that he will leave the university when his current term expires in early 2028.
  
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• Woman sexually assaulted by man on ScotRail train

  05-10-2026 17:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police are seeking witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted on a train from Glasgow to Kilmarnock.
  
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• Wings Over Scotland raises £30k for SNP indyref fund court challenge

  05-10-2026 17:29 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Wings Over Scotland has raised more than £30,000 to pursue a judicial review over how police and prosecutors handled the SNP referendum fund investigation.
  
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• Scottish Labour leader urges Swinney to publish long-delayed energy strategy

  05-10-2026 16:55 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra urges John Swinney to publish the delayed energy strategy, with plans for North Sea oil and gas, renewables and nuclear.
  
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• Swinney stands by claim Scots will 'lose our pensions' because of triple lock change

  05-10-2026 16:41 via heraldscotland.com
  
  John Swinney has stood by his claim that Scots face their losing pension after Labour scrapped the earnings element of the triple lock.
  
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• Glasgow city centre TGI Fridays to close after 33 years

  05-10-2026 16:11 via heraldscotland.com
  
  TGI Fridays' Glasgow Buchanan Street restaurant will close on October 19 after its landlord ended the tenancy. Glasgow Fort and Silverburn remain open.
  
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• 21-year-old man dies after serious assault in Glasgow city centre

  05-10-2026 15:59 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A 21-year-old man has died after a serious assault in Glasgow’s Royal Exchange Square. Police Scotland are investigating the October 4 incident.
  
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• Glasgow Council fire and rehire threat lifted as all three unions to ballot staff

  05-10-2026 15:55 via heraldscotland.com
  
  All three unions at Glasgow City Council will ballot non-teaching staff on a new pay and grading deal after Unison ended its holdout, lifting the threat of mass fire-and-rehire dismissals that had loomed over more than 23,000 employees.
  
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• Inside the rescue deal that saved a 50-Year-Old Scottish retailer from administration

  05-10-2026 15:48 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op is rescued in a management buyout, preserving 35 jobs and four stores, but closing Aberdeen branch and Newbridge distribution centre.
  
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• Woman sexually assaulted in Arbroath and police release description of suspect

  05-10-2026 15:44 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A woman in Arbroath was sexually assaulted in the early hours of Monday morning, with police releasing a description of the suspect
  
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• 'Defining milestone': Scotland's largest shopping centre sold

  05-10-2026 15:34 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland's largest indoor shopping centre has been sold
  
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• Manhunt after 12-year-old boy knocked off bike in hit-and-run

  05-10-2026 15:33 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police launch a manhunt after a 12-year-old boy was hit by a black Citroën Berlingo in a hit-and-run on Dundee’s A90 Kingsway East at a crossing on October 1.
  
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• Scottish police set to spend £6m on office furniture under new contract

  05-10-2026 15:12 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Scottish police force is set to spend up to £6 million on office furniture over the next four years.
  
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• 'I'm an executive chef at Ottolenghi now, but I could have been an F1 driver'

  05-10-2026 15:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Neil Campbell, executive head chef at the newly opened Ottolenghi restaurant in Edinburgh, takes on this week's Q&A.
  
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• Campaign urges ScotRail to drop controversial tender bid

  05-10-2026 14:50 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A petition has been launched urging ScotRail to remove a Spanish company which operates in the Occupied Palestinian Territories from the tender process for new trains
  
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