Scotland news

• Murder investigation launched after man dies in close

  26-07-2026 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland said a man had been found with serious injuries in the close of a block of flats on Burgher Street.
  
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• Man jailed for abduction and rape of girl, 15, in Edinburgh basement

  27-07-2026 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aaron Strachan was told he may never be released from prison after abducting and raping the girl in Edinburgh last year.
  
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• Minister defends decision to reject UK military help to fight wildfire

  27-07-2026 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Neil Gray said the military was unable to fulfil a "specific request" to send waterbombing helicopters to the Cairngorms.
  
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• Businessman and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood dies aged 84

  27-07-2026 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Aberdeen-based businessman turned his family's boat repair firm into an oil and gas engineering giant.
  
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• Podcast: League Cup Shocks, Celtic movement & St Johnstone concerns

  27-07-2026 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dunfermline impress, St Johnstone struggle and Celtic get moving.
  
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• Paderborn turn down Celtic's £4m bid for Baur - gossip

  27-07-2026 08:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Celtic bid for midfielder turned down amid conflicting reports over winger's proposed move to Scottish champions.
  
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• How many midfielders do Rangers need after busy summer?

  27-07-2026 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rangers have a team full of central midfielders, but are they good enough to provide enough ammunition for their strikers?
  
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• Scotland's papers: Accused killer dead in jail and 'Europe in flames'

  27-07-2026 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
  
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• The remarkable survival story of a Langholm Moor hen harrier

  27-07-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sorrel - tagged in 2016 - has survived when most of her peers have died, been killed or gone missing.
  
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• D-Day veteran who died aged 100 to be laid to rest

  27-07-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jim Glennie's family described the veteran, from Turriff in Aberdeenshire, as a "hero".
  
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• I have cerebral palsy - photography helps keep joy in my life

  27-07-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jake Smith, 21, uses a wheelchair and says he wants to inspire other people with his images.
  
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• Evans steps out of shadows into spotlight with Scotland's fourth gold

  26-07-2026 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Angharad Evans was overlooked before these Commonwealth Games. But now the Scotland swimmer is a gold medallist.
  
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• Man charged with murdering ex-partner found dead in jail

  26-07-2026 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lee Greenan was accused of killing Vikki Soloman at a house in Edinburgh on Monday evening.
  
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• Lennon launches Scottish Labour leadership bid

  26-07-2026 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The incoming West of Scotland MSP said her party was in the "last chance saloon" and needed "radical and fast change".
  
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• Gymnast Ward goes from Glasgow dreamer to gold medallist

  26-07-2026 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twelve years ago, a young Reuben Ward watched wide-eyed as Dan Keatings won gymnastics gold for Scotland in Glasgow. Now he celebrates achieving the same feat in the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Giant Mackintosh-inspired artwork unveiled on Finnieston Crane

  26-07-2026 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Commonwealth Games organisers say the artwork - which has a diameter of 10m - will serve as a tribute to Glasgow's artistic heritage.
  
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• Police investigating attempted murder of two officers

  26-07-2026 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers were carrying out enquiries at a property in Larkhall when a white Renault Traffic van was driven at them.
  
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• Police Scotland investigating Al Fayed abuse claims

  26-07-2026 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Harrods owner, who died in August 2023, is alleged to have sexually abused hundreds of women and girls at various locations.
  
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• Monks punished after consecrating bishop without Pope's approval

  26-07-2026 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The diocese of Aberdeen said the monks had clearly broken with the church and were now removed from it.
  
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• 'Cherished' mother and grandmother killed in crash

  26-07-2026 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elaine McCulloch, 63, died following a crash involving a grey Ford Focus and a black Mercedes GLA near Shotts, North Lanarkshire.
  
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• Planes, vanes and automobiles - the history of Scotland's hottest spot

  26-07-2026 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charterhall weather station recorded 34.8C in 2022 - but the area has seen a variety of previous uses.
  
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• In pictures: Shetland, its people and culture at turn of 20th Century

  26-07-2026 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The work of pioneering photographer John D Ratter features in a new exhibition in Shetland.
  
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• Glasgow 2014 doctor on the legacy of Commonwealth Games

  26-07-2026 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prof Gordon Mackay says young athletes and children should not be "hothoused" into just one sport.
  
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• Dead firefighter's sons launch book to help children cope with bereavement

  25-07-2026 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barry Martin died four days after being seriously injured while fighting a fire in Jenners Department store in Edinburgh in 2023.
  
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• Exhibition painting a portrait of Edinburgh's housing schemes

  25-07-2026 11:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new exhibition of photographer Sandra George's work shows life on Edinburgh's streets in the 1980s and 1990s.
  
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• Why chef Gary Maclean's new restaurant was always 'when, not if'

  25-07-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  When it came to opening his new restaurant, Gary Maclean says it was a question of “when, not if”.
  
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• What are the yellow structures dwarfing Edinburgh? And how will they work?

  25-07-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  What exactly are Edinburgh's giant yellow structures? We know they are wind turbine parts, but how do they fit together and what do they do?
  
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• ¡Ay! Papi: The gay Mexican American comic tackling fatherhood at the Fringe

  25-07-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A first-generation Mexican American comic, Mr Soto is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after a near-decade long hiatus.
  
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• UK restaurant chain to shut all 106 sites in weeks with over 3,500 jobs lost

  25-07-2026 08:12 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Beefeater has confirmed the closing date of all its restaurants across the UK, with the mass closures part of owner Whitbread’s major restructuring plan.
  
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• Families slam council for pushing ahead with closure of 'vital' support service

  25-07-2026 07:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Local Area Coordination (LAC) service in East Renfrewshire Council is being defunded as of the end of August.
  
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