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• Petition launched to restore flights between Scotland and Italian destination

  09-10-2026 11:44 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A petition has been launched calling for direct flights between Edinburgh and Cagliari to be restored
  
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• Bulgarian siblings sentenced after assaulting girls in Dundee

  09-10-2026 13:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Ilia Belov, 23, assaulted a 12-year-old girl during the incident
  
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• Green MSP Manivannan allowed to continue working in UK after visa extended

  09-10-2026 13:13 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The 30-year-old, originally from India, was elected to Holyrood in May
  
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• Five-star documentary about tragic Scottish singer Bel is now on BBC

  09-10-2026 12:51 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A powerful new BBC iPlayer documentary explores the life, music and legacy of Glasgow artist Beldina Odenyo, known as Heir Of The Cursed.
  
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• Lawyer Barry Berlow-Jackson achieves balance between AI and human expertise

  09-10-2026 12:36 via heraldscotland.com
  
  AI is transforming legal practice, offering both efficiency and opportunity while also creating risks around accuracy, confidentiality and professional responsibility that solicitors can’t delegate
  
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• Helensburgh supermarket could go ahead despite 95 per cent opposition

  09-10-2026 12:26 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Controversial proposals to build a supermarket on Common Good land have been overwhelmingly opposed by residents - but may go ahead regardless
  
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• Man arrested after 'disturbance' near Clydebank primary school

  09-10-2026 12:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man has been arrested following a 'disturbance' near a primary school in Clydebank
  
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• Man jailed for attempted murder after 'sex party' went wrong

  09-10-2026 12:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The five-year sentence follows a brutal attack that left a man needing lifesaving surgery
  
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• Hamilton MSP visits optometry practice to discuss future of Scottish eye care

  09-10-2026 11:29 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Hamilton MSP Alex Kerr visits The Optical Factor to discuss Scotland’s eye care future, community optometry, new schemes, technology and MOptom training.
  
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• A9 closed in both directions after crash leaves bridge inaccessible

  09-10-2026 10:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Motorists have been told to avoid the area
  
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• Edinburgh Greens accuse Labour of delay as artists face St Margaret’s House eviction

  09-10-2026 10:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Councillor Heap’s motion asked officials to clarify what level of “employment support and social security” could be offered to tenants of St Margaret’s House.
  
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• £1m pledged to create ‘areas of linguistic significance’ to help Gaelic thrive

  09-10-2026 09:23 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Could this help Gaelic thrive? More than £1 million is being allocated
  
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• Bulgarian siblings who assaulted girls in Dundee due to be sentenced

  09-10-2026 09:11 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Two Bulgarian siblings who assaulted girls during an incident in Dundee last year are due to be sentenced on Friday.
  
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• Who’s in the mix for The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2026?

  09-10-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The finalists of The Herald Law Awards for Scotland 2026 in association with 123 Medical Services have just been announced with national firms, local offices and specialist teams amongst those who have made it through this stage of the judging...
  
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• Police hunt man over indecent exposure on park bench

  09-10-2026 08:58 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police are hunting a man who carried out an act of indecent exposure on a bench.
  
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• 'Brilliant' UK drinks company to close after 6 years as it collapses into liquidation

  09-10-2026 08:26 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Straight and Narrow Drinks, a UK maker of low-calorie alcohol-free beverages, is set to close after entering liquidation.
  
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• Scots free speech U-turn - ethics watchdog backs ban it said was ‘not justified’

  09-10-2026 07:34 via heraldscotland.com
  
  An ethics watchdog concluded that restricting a councillor’s freedom of speech was “not justified” – only to reverse its position at his disciplinary hearing and support a decision that ended with him being suspended for two months, The Herald can...
  
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• Sex crime cases in Scotland take nearly three years to conclude, auditors warn

  09-10-2026 07:33 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Sexual crimes in Scotland hit a record high as victims face a median two-year 11-month wait for cases to conclude amid growing High Court delays.
  
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• Today's cartoon is on the NHS preparing for winter

  09-10-2026 07:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald cartoon today is on the NHS preparing for winter
  
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• Three years after headline-grabbing takeover, Scottish golf club is up for sale again

  09-10-2026 07:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Spey Bay Golf Club has been put up for sale at offers over £1.5m for the historic Moray links and its associated facilities
  
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• The historic buildings earmarked for demolition under Summerhall redevelopment plans

  09-10-2026 07:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Could new proposals to turn some of the arts and culture hub into a hotel and student accommodation scupper the creative future of the complex?
  
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• ‘No red lines, nothing off the table’ in university transformation talks

  09-10-2026 07:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Sally Mapstone leads Scotland’s university reform, with mergers, collaboration and shared services on the table amid a £200m sector sustainability gap.
  
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• Leader announced for ‘radical’ next phase in university project

  09-10-2026 07:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  University of St Andrews Principal Professor Sally Mapstone will lead the "radical" second phase of Scotland's university reform project.
  
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• Scotland handing out 23,000 antidepressants a day — 20 years after vow to halt rise

  09-10-2026 06:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  New Public Health Scotland data shows 8.6 million antidepressant items were dispensed in 2025/26 — up nearly 10% since 2021 and 15% since 2020, despite a Scottish Government pledge dating to 2007 to bring annual rises to zero.
  
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• Scottish family-owned civil engineering company rescued from brink of collapse

  09-10-2026 05:41 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Fife-based civil engineering business Logan Bruce Limited secures creditor backing, safeguarding jobs
  
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• Scots groups among those calling Gaza 'ceasefire in name only'

  09-10-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  More than 100 humanitarian, human rights, and other civil society organisations have signed an open letter stating that a ceasefire in Gaza exists 'in name only'
  
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• Hidden wheat fungus offers hope against one of farming's biggest threats

  09-10-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  New study finds Chaetomium globosum fungus in wheat seeds reduces Septoria tritici blotch, offering a potential alternative to chemical fungicides.
  
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• 'Record-breaking' Mòd returns to Glasgow for Gaelic celebration

  09-10-2026 00:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people will gather this week in Glasgow for the annual celebration of Gaelic culture
  
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• Football fans asked to help solve notorious Aberdeen murder 43 years on

  09-10-2026 00:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taxi driver George Murdoch was found dead in Aberdeen with the garrotte lying nearby.
  
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• Head of maternity review says 'we will listen to parents'

  09-10-2026 00:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The woman leading a national review into maternity services in Scotland promises her work will consider parents' experiences.
  
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