Scotland news

• Restored 'only surviving' competition's posters to go on display after 134 years

  30-08-2026 15:38 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Two rare posters advertising the first Royal National Mòds are to return to public display after undergoing a major restoration project.
  
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• Man, 41, taken to hospital after early-morning assault

  30-08-2026 20:51 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man has been taken to hospital following an assault in Glasgow's southside.
  
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• Scottish seas dubbed 'cetacean soup' as whale and dolphin sightings surge

  30-08-2026 20:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish seas are being dubbed "cetacean soup" after a surge in whale and dolphin sightings.
  
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• All the changes after Glasgow Subway's 'major transition'

  30-08-2026 19:16 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Glasgow’s Subway has undergone a “major transition” over the past few weeks, with commuters told to expect several changes when it reopens tomorrow.
  
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• Both Scottish Labour leadership candidates back North Sea drilling

  30-08-2026 18:18 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Both candidates in the Scottish Labour leadership race have backed new drilling in the North Sea, calling for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields to be approved “as soon as possible”.
  
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• Body found on beach in search for missing woman

  30-08-2026 17:27 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A body has been found on a beach in the North of Scotland in the search for a missing woman.
  
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• Terminally-ill Scots expected to receive energy bills support

  30-08-2026 17:11 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The programme will set out a roadmap of the Government’s priorities for the rest of the parliamentary term until
  
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• M8 in Glasgow reopens after man dies in fall from bridge

  30-08-2026 16:46 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Part of a major motorway through Glasgow has reopened after it was closed when a man fell to his death from a bridge.
  
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• At least eight dead as ferry with nearly 270 on board capsizes

  30-08-2026 16:46 via heraldscotland.com
  
  At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reports.
  
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• Manhunt underway after teenager 'stabbed' on Glasgow street

  30-08-2026 15:58 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A manhunt is underway after a teenager was 'stabbed' on a street in Glasgow’s East End.
  
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• As renewal season looms, not all golf club members are equal

  30-08-2026 14:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Overall membership is holding up at many Scottish golf clubs, but the full-fee golfers who underpin finances are a much smaller group
  
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• Restrictions lifted at popular beach following sewage scare

  30-08-2026 13:21 via heraldscotland.com
  
  SEPA have said the water is safe
  
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• Man dies after being struck by car on main street of Scottish town

  30-08-2026 12:37 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man has died after he was struck by a car in a Scottish town.
  
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• Law Society: Sentencing must remain a matter for judiciary

  30-08-2026 12:22 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Ministers have said the problem of prison overcrowding is growing rapidly
  
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• Swinney considering cutting the number of health boards in bid to save public money

  30-08-2026 12:13 via heraldscotland.com
  
  First Minister John Swinney Minister may reduce the number of health boards in Scotland in public service reforms and a bid to save money and protect frontline services, it is being reported.
  
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• Drunken sailors, mutiny and stowaways: the CalMac summer jobs that changed lives

  30-08-2026 11:02 via heraldscotland.com
  
  From mishaps involving Princess Grace’s sports car to ferry mutinies and lifelong friendships, former CalMac crew members share remarkable stories from their summers working on Clyde ferries in the 1960s and 1970s
  
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• Met Office issues thunderstorm warning for Central Belt

  30-08-2026 10:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Forecasters have issued a warning for thunderstorms covering the whole of the Central belt on Sunday.
  
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• No longer for nerds. This is the second-fastest growing hobby for Gen Z

  30-08-2026 09:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Earlier this year it was revealed that the second fastest-growing hobby among 16-29 year olds, after jewellery-making, is bird watching. Why?
  
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• My hours fell from 32 to 8 overnight': Glasgow mum's zero-hours reality

  30-08-2026 07:38 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Glasgow care worker Catriona describes the financial strain of zero-hours work after seeing her weekly hours suddenly fall from 32 to just eight.
  
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• Scots 'exploitation' jobs soar 20% despite Labour ban pledge

  30-08-2026 07:29 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The number of Scots on zero-hours contracts has risen by more than 20 per cent to 95,000, prompting demands for Labour to deliver promised employment reforms.
  
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• Surviving Loretto: I was tortured and abused - now hold boarding schools to account

  30-08-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  In 2023, Angus Bell broke his silence on these pages. Today, he’s bringing out a memoir and wants the public to understand just how deep the damage goes in our society
  
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• Seriously, when will SNP members wake up to the big John Swinney 'Yes' swindle?

  30-08-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  It’s difficult to state with any degree of certainty that the SNP’s core supporters are among the most gullible groups on the planet. To paraphrase the great English football manager Brian Clough though, they’re probably in the top one.
  
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• Scots 'Hendrix of acoustic guitar' Bert Jansch was actually never one for showing off

  30-08-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Dubbed by Neil Young the Jimi Hendrix of acoustic guitar, this week’s Icon influenced a host of rockers and popsters including Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Johnny Marr, Paul Simon, Donovan, Pete Townsend, Devendra Banhart, Pete Doherty, Bernard Butler and Beth Orton.
  
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• Disturbing Nepal floods expose the ‘perfect storm’ of climate change and aid cuts

  30-08-2026 07:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Nepal’s disaster is a harbinger of what happens when the political will is lacking to tackle climate change while cutting vital aid that builds resilience, writes Foreign Editor David Pratt
  
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• Tragic story behind a spiking campaign championed by school pupils

  30-08-2026 07:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Young people taking part in the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) develop new skills and confidence while helping local people.
  
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• 'Outrage': Is pumped hydro power set to be used for data centre 100 miles away?

  30-08-2026 07:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Campaigners have expressed outrage over emails suggesting pumped storage hydro energy could be used in a data centre 100 miles away
  
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• Curriculum for Wales study recommends 'consistent understanding' of the model

  30-08-2026 07:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A study on the implementation of the new Curriculum for Wales highlighted the need to give schools clear, coherent descriptions of curriculum goals.
  
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• Should Peter Murrell really be in prison for SNP embezzlement?

  30-08-2026 06:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Peter Murrell would not be in prison if he had committed his crimes and been convicted in Norway, according to a leading criminologist Professor David Wilson.
  
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• Man fighting for his life after being airlifted to hospital amid horror crash

  29-08-2026 18:11 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A 56-year-old man is in a critical condition after his car collided with a police vehicle and another car on the A76 near Mauchline.
  
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• Urgent hunt for missing Glasgow man launched as concerns grow

  29-08-2026 17:58 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Police are appealing for information after Adam Beattie was reported missing from the Drumchapel area of Glasgow.
  
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