Scotland news

• How have Scottish students performed on PISA tests since 2000?

  07-09-2026 18:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  With the latest PISA results due to be published tomorrow, education writer James McEnaney takes a look at Scotland's performance over the years.
  
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• Government sets out £7.8 billion funding for defence against 'threats from space'

  08-09-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The UK Government says its new strategy will invest millions in strengthening the country’s defences against threats from space
  
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• 86 per cent of businesses in Leith and Newhaven report losses due to trams disruption

  08-09-2026 00:26 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A survey of 66 businesses in Leith, Newhaven and Ocean Terminal found that 57 had been affected by the transport disruption.
  
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• Police officers drop off meals after seizing illegal e-bikes from delivery riders

  07-09-2026 22:03 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police officers completed two food deliveries after riders were stopped during patrols targeting illegal e-bike use and immigration offences committed by the riders.
  
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• Walker rescued after suffering head injuries on West Highland Way

  07-09-2026 21:50 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A female walker was rescued after sustaining head and facial injuries in a fall on the West Highland Way near Loch Lomond.
  
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• Manhunt after driver dies in hit-and-run crash near Edinburgh Airport

  07-09-2026 21:22 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A manhunt has been launched for two women and a man after the driver of a car was killed in a fatal hit-and-run crash near Edinburgh Airport.
  
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• School, council HQ and leisure centre evacuated amid burst gas main

  07-09-2026 19:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A school and other buildings near Glasgow have been evacuated after a gas main burst.
  
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• GTA VI developer Rockstar faces employment tribunal over alleged 'union-busting'

  07-09-2026 19:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Rockstar Games is due to appear before an employment tribunal in Glasgow this week as a final hearing begins into claims it unlawfully dismissed 31 workers involved in developing Grand Theft Auto VI
  
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• Edinburgh locals frustrated as another main road closes for works

  07-09-2026 18:25 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Locals have expressed their frustration at the closure of another of Edinburgh’s main roads for works expected to last 10 weeks, with one saying “it’s one thing after another”.
  
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• Three Holyrood committees reject call for further scrutiny of party finances

  07-09-2026 18:13 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Three Holyrood committees have declined to work jointly with a UK Parliament committee on further scrutiny of party finances.
  
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• The French connection that's drawing investors to an unexpected Scottish market

  07-09-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Aberdeen has become a magnet for French property funds, which have invested more than £100m in commercial assets during the past 18 months
  
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• CCA archives 'saved for the city' after £75,000 funding deal agreed

  07-09-2026 17:29 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The complete archives of the Third Eye Centre and Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) have been handed over to Glasgow Life after funding of £75,000 was approved by Creative Scotland.
  
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• Glasgow tenement fire to be investigated as wilful amid asylum housing disinformation

  07-09-2026 17:18 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Detectives are investigating a fire within a tenement in Glasgow, subject to "online disinformation" claiming it would be used to house asylum seekers, as wilful.
  
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• 'Only recording' of Oasis’s 1996 Loch Lomond concert to be sold in £1.6m auction

  07-09-2026 16:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The "only recording" of Oasis's landmark 1996 concert on the banks of Loch Lomond will be sold as part of a collection which is estimated to fetch up to £1.6 million at auction.
  
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• The by-election that could redraw the British left for a generation

  07-09-2026 16:21 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Keir Starmer's decision to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras has set the stage for a pivotal by-election. With Green leader Zack Polanski confirmed to run, Labour's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces an early and uncomfortable test.
  
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• This piece of Waverley merchandise is Glasgow’s latest must-have accessory

  07-09-2026 15:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The PS Waverley holds a unique place in Glasgow's history as the world's last operational seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer, and now a piece of its merchandise is all the rage.
  
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• Scottish house prices rise as UK values fall for first time since 2023

  07-09-2026 15:43 via heraldscotland.com
  
  House prices in Scotland have risen, while the average UK house price has fallen annually for the first time since 2023.
  
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• Damaged panels from Glasgow toilets expected to go on display after being repaired

  07-09-2026 15:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Damaged ornate panels from public toilets at St Vincent Place are expected to go on display once they have been repaired, after a new contractor was brought in to complete the project.
  
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• Businesses invited to bid for share of capital's visitor levy cash scheme

  07-09-2026 15:23 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Grants between £1,000 and £15,000 are available through the Edinburgh Visitor Economy Improvement Fund (EVEIF).
  
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• UK brickwork company falls into administration after 15 years in business

  07-09-2026 15:19 via heraldscotland.com
  
  UK brickwork company Harlequin Brickwork has entered administration, after being founded in 2011
  
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• Scottish department store celebrates 170th year in business

  07-09-2026 15:08 via heraldscotland.com
  
  In an age when traditional department stores are becoming an increasingly rare sight on Britain's high streets, one Dumfries institution is preparing to celebrate an extraordinary milestone.
  
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• Council seeks £485k to fix five-year annual accounts failure amid 'serious concerns'

  07-09-2026 14:58 via heraldscotland.com
  
  COUNCILLORS will be asked to approve up to £485,000 of funding to help Clackmannanshire Council resolve its backlog in meeting its statutory accounting deadlines
  
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• Former Celtic star opens Hoops-themed pub in Thailand

  07-09-2026 14:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A former Celtic star has opened a Hoops-themed pub in Thailand. Didier Agathe officially opened The Irish House in the seaside resort city in Pattaya on Saturday, September 5.
  
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• Police release images of men wanted over Edinburgh assault

  07-09-2026 13:59 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Officers have appealed for anyone who saw the pair to come forward
  
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• New glamping pods on Islay approved despite objections

  07-09-2026 13:56 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Plans for four new glamping pods on Islay have been approved by council officers despite seven objections from the public.
  
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• One of Skye’s most celebrated hotels changes hands after more than 50 years

  07-09-2026 13:32 via heraldscotland.com
  
  One of the Isle of Skye's most celebrated hotels is entering a 'new chapter' after more than half a century under the same family ownership.
  
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• All the force of the law to be used if Glasgow tenement fire was deliberate - Swinney

  07-09-2026 13:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  John Swinney has vowed “all the force of the law” will be applied if a Glasgow tenement fire was deliberate.
  
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• Members of Edinburgh cycle group back trams on Roseburn Path or Dean Bridge

  07-09-2026 13:28 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A majority of surveyed members accept the tram extension in principle, their endorsement is conditional on the preservation of safe active travel corridors.
  
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• Three in hospital after serious crash blocks access to Edinburgh Airport

  07-09-2026 13:08 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Three people have been taken to hospital after a “serious” crash which blocked access to Edinburgh Airport on Monday morning.
  
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• 'Serious concerns': Heritage group rejects trams plan for capital's Bridges corridor

  07-09-2026 12:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Edinburgh World Heritage says that running trams along South Bridge could lead to “potentially serious implications and damage” to the Category A strategy.
  
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