Scotland news

• SNP should set up KC led inquiry into Murrell scandal, says former justice secretary

  05-06-2026 17:18 via heraldscotland.com
  
  SNP leader John Swinney should set up an independent inquiry led by a senior advocate to establish how Peter Murrell was able to embezzle more than £400,000 from the party over a 12 year period, according to a former justice secretary.
  
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• Inside the fairytale journey of Scotland captain Robertson

  08-06-2026 09:18 via bbc.com
  
  Andy Robertson has come a long way since playing amateur football. Now he is edging towards become Scotland's most capped men's player.
  
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• Widow 'distressed' by firm's nine-month delay to husband's pension

  08-06-2026 09:01 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Scotland has heard testimony from people affected by delays in pensions managed by outsourcing firm Capita.
  
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• Listen: How have Scotland become a goal machine?

  08-06-2026 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How have Scotland become a goal machine? Plus we talk John McGinn and Ben Gannon-Doak?
  
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• Scotland's papers: Murrell probe row and watchdog to cap FOI appeals

  08-06-2026 07:48 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
  
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• From France to Naples: Scotland's last World Cup changed my life

  08-06-2026 07:35 via bbc.com
  
  Scotland crashed out but the experience of being at the World Cup inspired Alan Weir to make some big decisions.
  
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• Scotland has more disabled MSPs than ever but challenges remain

  08-06-2026 07:28 via bbc.com
  
  About 24% of the Scottish population identify as disabled, while only 7% of MSPs do - an increase on the previous parliamentary term.
  
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• Inspectors will not attend mass cattle cull after threatening phone calls

  08-06-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  The Scottish government said people had been trying to get the names and addresses of inspectors who were due to attend a slaughtering of 271 cattle.
  
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• O'Neill a 'no-brainer' for Celtic - now major rebuild awaits

  07-06-2026 19:19 via bbc.com
  
  With Martin O'Neill poised to be confirmed as Celtic manager after two interim spells last season, how big is the summer rebuild he is tasked with?
  
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• Minister would consider 'knife amnesty' after teenagers guilty of murders

  07-06-2026 15:40 via bbc.com
  
  Neil Gray said the government was committed to a "preventative" approach, following the murders of Kayden Moy and John McNab.
  
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• Driver dies and two seriously injured after car and van crash

  07-06-2026 13:32 via bbc.com
  
  Police closed the A709 between Dumfries and Lockerbie for more than seven hours after the crash on Saturday evening.
  
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• Why the Tartan Army in the US can't buy haggis during World Cup

  07-06-2026 10:09 via bbc.com
  
  Haggis has been banned in the USA since the early 1970s due to the fact it contains sheep's lungs.
  
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• Sinkhole outside chip shop has 'cut trade in half' - owner

  07-06-2026 10:09 via bbc.com
  
  Rudi Miroli has seen trade plunge after the emergency closure of the road in front of his shop.
  
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• Clarke has 'some decisions to make' - but what are they?

  07-06-2026 09:33 via bbc.com
  
  Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has "some decisions to make" when it comes to his starting XI for their World Cup opener against Haiti on Sunday, but what are they?
  
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• Three Brits admit killing restaurant owner in Canada after 'unpaid bill' row

  06-06-2026 17:12 via bbc.com
  
  Canadian police confirmed Robert Evans Jr pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Sharif Rahman, while his father and uncle admitted being accessories to the crime.
  
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• People warned frozen food products may be unsafe

  06-06-2026 14:15 via bbc.com
  
  The Food Standards Agency says the wide range by Inarah’s Frozen Foods Ltd should not be eaten.
  
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• Sturgeon looked 'broken' in Murrell interview, says Yousaf

  06-06-2026 12:52 via bbc.com
  
  The former first minister said his predecessor was a "person of integrity" and that he believes she had no knowledge of her estranged husband's crimes.
  
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• Boy charged over fire that shut Peterhead primary school

  06-06-2026 11:27 via bbc.com
  
  Pupils from Dales Park Primary were relocated after the fire last month.
  
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• How your World Cup viewing could cause rare late night power surges

  06-06-2026 10:57 via bbc.com
  
  Scotland and England's group games kick off at times when the UK's energy demand is usually at its quietest.
  
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• 'Reversing a cycle of decline': What does the future hold for Glasgow's buses?

  06-06-2026 10:13 via bbc.com
  
  An action plan published last year by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) favoured returning services to public ownership.
  
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• The Peter Manuel murders: Reviving the story of a psychopath killer

  06-06-2026 10:12 via bbc.com
  
  Denise Mina's The Long Drop returns to the stage as the closing show of the revamped Citizens Theatre programme.
  
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• Our mum survived cancer misdiagnosis - but dad then took his own life

  06-06-2026 10:12 via bbc.com
  
  Mary Crowley was wrongly diagnosed with terminal cancer - and husband David could not cope with their ordeal.
  
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• Skipper admits failure to provide food and rest for foreign seamen

  05-06-2026 21:57 via bbc.com
  
  The boat skipper Tom Nicholson Jr pled guilty at Hamilton Sheriff Court to an offence under maritime health and safety regulations.
  
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• Coalsnaughton residents: 'We were uprooted in an instant'

  05-06-2026 19:00 via bbc.com
  
  Residents of a former mining village evacuated after ground movement call for 'proper national level support'
  
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• Tory group leader welcomes decision over single-sex toilets in village school

  05-06-2026 18:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Conservative group leader on West Lothian Council has welcomed a judge’s decision over single sex toilets in a newly-built village school.
  
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• Sir Chris Hoy unveils ‘surprise’ mural in Glasgow ahead of Commonwealth Games

  05-06-2026 18:03 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A mural of Sir Chris Hoy has been unveiled in Glasgow ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games this summer.
  
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• Shares tumble in Glasgow television giant despite Scotland World Cup lift

  05-06-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish television company says advertisers are showing strong demand around World Cup
  
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• Tight fiscal conditions are elephant in the room with new SNP government

  05-06-2026 17:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  By João Sousa, Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow and Deputy Director at the Fraser of Allander Institute
  
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• Don’t allow legal obligations to become a barrier to Scottish business success

  05-06-2026 17:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  It’s vital your business has a full understanding of insurance, asbestos laws and other regulatory requirements for premises
  
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• People of Aberdeen have asked me to save ‘dying’ city, says Kemi Badenoch

  05-06-2026 17:24 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch visited an oil and gas firm in Aberdeen on Friday alongside her party’s leader in Scotland, Russell Findlay, and Douglas Lumsden, the MSP and Tory candidate in the upcoming Aberdeen South Westminster by-election
  
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