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• Watt Institution to reopen after accessibility upgrades and months-long closure

  25-09-2026 17:45 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Watt Institution in Inverclyde reopens on September 30 after accessibility upgrades, with new exhibitions, Watt Library and galleries returning to the public.
  
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• Scottish Greens demand answers over police deployment at Drumcree parade

  27-09-2026 20:18 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish police supported an Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road, Northern Ireland, Scottish Greens to call for a review of the deployment agreement.
  
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• Work begins on £7.5 million Wallyford development delivering 36 council homes

  27-09-2026 20:03 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Work starts on 36 new council homes for social rent in Wallyford, East Lothian. Built by McTaggart Construction, the development is due to complete in 2028.
  
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• Building fire above Ladbrokes closes Springburn Way near Glasgow shopping centre

  27-09-2026 19:26 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Firefighters tackle a building fire on Springburn Way, Glasgow, near Springburn Shopping Centre, on Sunday, September 27. Road closed; centre unaffected.
  
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• Dozens attend anti-immigration protest and counter-demo in Aberdeen

  27-09-2026 18:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Anti-immigration and counter-protests drew around 30 people each to Aberdeen on September 27 over plans to house up to 149 asylum seekers, with police present.
  
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• Theatre Review: Wallace - A Musical, The Pavilion, Glasgow.

  27-09-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Theatre Review: Wallace - A Musical, The Pavilion, Glasgow. Four stars
  
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• Theatre Review: Remember you are beauty full, Perth Theatre. Four stars

  27-09-2026 17:46 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Theatre Review: Remember you are beauty full, Perth Theatre. Four stars
  
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• Cancer 28 per cent more likely in Scotland’s most deprived areas, study finds

  27-09-2026 17:39 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Cancer Research UK says Scotland’s most deprived areas face 28% higher cancer rates, with 4,100 cases linked to deprivation each year, mainly lung cancer.
  
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• Man charged after boat disturbed a pod of dolphins off Moray Coast in June

  27-09-2026 17:23 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Man charged after dolphins were disturbed off Portknockie on June 27. Police Scotland will report the case to the Procurator Fiscal, as investigation continues.
  
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• NHS Grampian declares critical incident amid 'extreme pressure' on A&E departments

  27-09-2026 16:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  NHS Grampian declares critical incident as extreme pressure hits A&E at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Dr Gray’s Hospital, with ambulance diversions possible.
  
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• 'Largest fire and rehire in history': Marra urges Labour to condemn Glasgow Council

  27-09-2026 16:11 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra used his debut UK Labour conference speech to urge delegates back an emergency motion condemning Glasgow City Council's bid to fire and rehire up to 25,000 non-teaching staff over a collapsed equal pay deal.
  
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• Scottish Greens call for £3.54 million Dolly Parton library fund for primary schools

  27-09-2026 15:44 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish Greens call for a £3.54m Dolly Parton library fund to provide books and unstaffed libraries in primary schools and tackle declining literacy.
  
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• Theatre review: Two Doors Down, OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Five stars

  27-09-2026 15:32 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Review: Two Doors Down, OVO Hydro Even if you are only visiting, you will quickly learn about haggis and square sausage.
  
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• 'Shameful attack on free speech' as protestors arrested outside Labour conference

  27-09-2026 15:24 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Arrests have taken place outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool after protestors held up signs referencing Palestine Action, in what Amnesty International called a 'shameful' attack on free speech
  
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• Nine Scots awarded international fellowships to pursue studying abroad

  27-09-2026 15:08 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Nine Scots receive Scottish International Education Trust fellowships in Autumn 2026 awards, supporting study and internships in Geneva, Boston and Sarajevo.
  
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• Four taken to hospital after A1 crash, with one passenger in serious condition

  27-09-2026 14:54 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Four people were taken to hospital after an A1 crash at Innerwick on September 26, with one passenger seriously injured. Police Scotland seeks witnesses and dashcam footage.
  
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• SNP could hold balance of power as new MRP projects hung parliament

  27-09-2026 14:06 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A new MRP from More in Common projects the SNP would win 27 Scottish seats at a general election, with Labour taking 18. Nationally, the model points to a hung parliament, with Andy Burnham's party the largest on 250 seats.
  
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• The next growth play for St Andrews isn't more golf. It's the brand

  27-09-2026 14:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  St Andrews Links is increasingly focusing on licensing, partnerships and brand development as it seeks new sources of growth beyond visitor golf
  
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• US Navy warship hit by missile and sunk off Scotland in military exercise

  27-09-2026 13:25 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A U.S Navy warship has been hit by a missile and sunk off the coast of Scotland as part of a joint military operation
  
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• Scottish Government asked Glasgow City Council to halt fire and rehire of all staff

  27-09-2026 13:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth has confirmed she personally told Glasgow City Council to pause fire and rehire plans affecting 23,000 staff — contradicting earlier claims from Justice Secretary Neil Gray that the crisis was a matter for local government alone.
  
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• Romance and fantasy are having a moment. People are seeking escape from bleak world

  27-09-2026 13:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Edinburgh Bookshop's Marie Moser tells us why Scottish reading habits are changing - and why romance and fantasy are having a moment
  
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• Iran says it has captured an American underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz

  27-09-2026 12:57 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Iran says it has seized a U.S underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz, after Donald Trump rejected a peace proposal
  
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• 65-year-old Scottish Lib Dem MP told she's 'too old' to stand for re-election

  27-09-2026 12:47 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Christine Jardine, MP for Edinburgh West since 2017, says she was told she was too old to stand again and calls the attitude 'quite sexist'. Sources say she was forced out by an ally of Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton.
  
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• Pensioner airlifted to hospital following crash on the A74

  27-09-2026 12:41 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A pensioner was airlifted to hospital after crashing on the A74 near Lockerbie
  
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• Jenny Gilruth refuses to say how many council jobs could be lost in shake-up

  27-09-2026 12:04 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland is on course for its biggest shake-up of local government in a generation — but the Deputy First Minister won't say how many council jobs could go.
  
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• 'Glasgow University has given me unconditional offer - but I can't get out of Gaza'

  27-09-2026 11:49 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A student from Palestine is looking to find a sponsor as he risks losing out on his place at a Scottish university
  
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• Top neurosurgeon faces jail after predatory sex attack on woman in Glasgow club

  27-09-2026 11:38 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A shamed top neurosurgeon faces jail after he committed a 'predatory' sex attack on a woman at a nightclub
  
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• Domestic abuse workers in Glasgow outline huge wage cuts in council pay plans

  27-09-2026 11:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  New pay plans from Glasgow City Council could see domestic abuse workers have their salaries cut by £11,000 per year, with Assist staff warning of the impact
  
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• Burnham warns masked immigration protests creating 'fear and intimidation' on streets

  27-09-2026 10:58 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Andy Burnham has branded masked immigration protests 'unacceptable' and warned they are creating fear on British streets.
  
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• Villagers evacuated near RAF Fairford after men arrested over explosives offences

  27-09-2026 10:15 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Villagers have been evacuated from their homes near RAF Fairford following the arrest of several men on suspicion of explosives offences, police said
  
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