Scotland news

• Fire crews spend night at grass fire near Moray campsite

  26-08-2026 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lossiemouth Community Council said there were believed to have been some power cuts as a result of the fire.
  
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• Serial sex offender jailed for 17 years for catalogue of abuse

  26-08-2026 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Colquhoun, from Caithness, went to carry out other sex crimes, including rape, over a 14-year period.
  
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• Fatal crash driver handed community payback order

  26-08-2026 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cameron Benson is also banned from driving following the crash on the A75 last year which claimed the life of Mary Reeves.
  
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• Man charged over van murder bid on two police officers

  26-08-2026 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two police officers were left with serious injuries after a van was deliberately driven at them in July.
  
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• Household energy bills to hit three-year high as Ofgem announces 4% rise from October

  26-08-2026 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £60 a year more, regulator Ofgem says.
  
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• Shell to relocate some Aberdeen jobs to London

  26-08-2026 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company says the move will not affect workers on its North Sea operations.
  
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• Farmers seek help with 'significant burden' of bluetongue restrictions

  26-08-2026 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A control zone covering most of Dumfries and Galloway and parts of Ayrshire has been put in place.
  
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• 'No major damage' for Forfar player after game abandoned for neck injury

  26-08-2026 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Forfar Athletic say Adam Livingstone has not suffered any major damage afterTuesday's Challenge Cup match against Formartine United was abandoned because of a neck injury suffered by the defender.
  
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• Pedestrian, 45, dies after being struck by car

  26-08-2026 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of a crash involving a blue Audi and a pedestrian on Varnsdorf Wayon Tuesday.
  
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• Libyan who was cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70

  26-08-2026 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Facebook post by Libyan Airlines announced the death of Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah and expressed the company's condolences to his family.
  
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• Major gangland figure Steven Daniel arrested in organised crime raid

  26-08-2026 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel was arrested on Wednesday at his home in the north of Glasgow.
  
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• Celtic deficiencies laid bare on another night of Champions League pain

  26-08-2026 08:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When Callum McGregor eviscerated his own team-mates in the wake of Celtic's stupefying Champions League collapse against LASK, he delivered their one coherent moment of a spineless night, writes Tom English.
  
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• Scotland's papers: 'We will always love you Dolly' and Putin warnings

  26-08-2026 08:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
  
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• Sculpted stone study could shed new light on lost kingdoms

  26-08-2026 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some artefacts are considered "at risk" as they are in, or near, churches earmarked for closure and sale.
  
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• I was in so much pain I could barely feed my cats - now I'm back as a pro wrestler

  26-08-2026 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The AEW star Jamie Hayter is set for two big shows in Glasgow and at Wembley Stadium in London this week.
  
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• 'It's a big step up': Behind the scenes as Netflix hit Dept Q returns to Edinburgh

  26-08-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The second season began filming in the Scottish capital in June and is due to continue until October.
  
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• Fires still burn in charred landscape as focus turns to wildfire prevention

  26-08-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RSPB is considering measures it can take to improve resilience in the wake of a five-week long fire in the Cairngorms.
  
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• Calls for GPS monitoring of domestic abuse suspects after murder

  26-08-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An online petition calls for greater use of technology to protect women from abusive partners following the killing of Stacy Hunter in Renfrewshire.
  
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• Darren McGarvey: How men can combat the manosphere

  26-08-2026 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Poverty Safari author on MeToo, class and how to be a better man.
  
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• Dundee University confirms reduction in proposed job losses

  25-08-2026 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The university said 154 roles were now at risk following a 10-week consultation process
  
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• Police probe after shopkeeper fends off machete-wielding robber

  25-08-2026 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage captured the incident at the Day Today store in East Kilbride in broad daylight.
  
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• Jolene singer Dolly Parton has died aged 80, her family has confirmed

  25-08-2026 20:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Country singer Dolly Parton has passed away aged 80.
  
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• Players threatened, official headbutted and 72 red cards in week of youth football

  25-08-2026 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Central Scotland Football association said conduct at matches had hit an "all-time low" in the first week of the season.
  
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• Edinburgh to 'recoup' King's revamp funding from visitor levy pot for 30 years

  25-08-2026 19:14 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A decision to allocate an additional £5m to the refurbishment was taken behind closed doors.
  
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• Scottish bathroom firm promotes Anne Scullion to head of commercial

  25-08-2026 18:37 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish bathroom specialist Wholesale Domestic has promoted Anne Scullion to head of commercial, overseeing sales, marketing, ecommerce and showrooms in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
  
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• Portobello pupil calls for inclusive work experience for visually impaired people

  25-08-2026 18:27 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Portobello High School pupil is calling for more inclusive work experience opportunities for visually impaired young people after completing an internship with Sight Scotland.
  
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• Fears that university's staff-student policy has scope for 'predatory behaviour'

  25-08-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Academics were recently informed of the new rules, which ‘strongly discourage’, but do not prohibit, relationships with students over 18.
  
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• What is the SNP free school bag policy, and why has it been criticised?

  25-08-2026 17:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Work has begun to deliver on this key manifesto commitment, but what does it involve and what is the government trying to achieve?
  
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• 'Skyscanner for Scotch whisky' to offer rare access for dram lovers

  25-08-2026 17:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Sip Seekers founder says special series will create 'special moments that bring whisky lovers closer to the people'
  
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• Worth 'heehaw' but priceless: the tiny nugget that's unlocked a town's forgotten past

  25-08-2026 17:02 via heraldscotland.com
  
  It is smaller than a pinkie nail, weighs just three grams, cost a small fortune and took 220 years to produce but in monetary terms is said to be worth “heehaw”.
  
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