Scotland news

• White-tailed eagle disappearance 'deeply shocking'

  17-12-2025 15:44 via bbc.com
  The bird's satellite tag stopped working in suspicious circumstances in the Southern Uplands.
  
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• Hearts 'underdogs by long shot' but still setting Premiership pace

  15-01-2026 01:23 via bbc.com
  If it seemed Hearts made a statement by winning with 10 men at Dundee on Sunday, they upped the ante against St Mirren four days later.
  
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• 'Cut me a little bit of slack' - O'Neill calls for patience on Celtic transfers

  15-01-2026 01:04 via bbc.com
  The Celtic manager Martin O'Neill says "cut me a little bit of slack" as the club work on bringing in new faces this month.
  
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• 'Most magnificent barn in the Borders' set for upgrade

  15-01-2026 00:08 via bbc.com
  Torwoodlee House sits on an estate which has been home to the Pringle family since the 1500s.
  
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• Campaigners 'delighted' at promise of Campbeltown ferry return

  15-01-2026 00:03 via bbc.com
  The Scottish government said it was committed to a return of the ferry next year and provision of some services this year.
  
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• Teaching unions set to reveal strike ballot results

  14-01-2026 23:58 via bbc.com
  National strike action by the EIS union over teachers' workloads could potentially close almost every school in Scotland.
  
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• The full list of River Island stores closing across Scotland in the coming weeks

  14-01-2026 23:20 via heraldscotland.com
  
  These Scottish River Island stores are among the 33 closing down across the UK in January 2026.
  
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• Scotland manager Steve Clarke to kick off new salmon fishing season on River Tay

  14-01-2026 23:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The official opening ceremony for the River Tay salmon fishing season is to take place at Meikleour on Thursday.
  
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• Frozen tax bands mean more Scots paying 42p - even without a pay rise

  14-01-2026 22:25 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Thousands of Scots on average wages could be pushed into the 42p tax band through frozen thresholds, despite no real-terms pay rise.
  
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• Hunger strikers claim 'victory' after Israeli firm's army training contract denied

  14-01-2026 22:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  They have declared victory after the UK Government rejected an Israeli arms company’s bid for an multi-billion pound army training contract. 
  
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• Scottish Government set to cut 11,000 public sector jobs in £1.5bn savings bid

  14-01-2026 21:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Finance Secretary Shona Robison has said that £1.5 billion would need to be trimmed from Scotland's budget to “protect investment in frontline services”.
  
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• Scotland's highest-paid university principal announces retirement after sixteen years

  14-01-2026 20:36 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Professor Sir Gerry McCormac, who has helmed Stirling University since 2010, has told staff and students at the institution he will retire once his successor is appointed. 
  
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• Government accused of 'eroding' Scottish culture after 'inexplicable' funding blow

  14-01-2026 19:37 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish arts industry leaders raise concerns over 'knock-on effect' of surprise snub for national arts companies.
  
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• Delayed hospital project to cost three times more than expected

  14-01-2026 19:34 via bbc.com
  The Baird Family Hospital and Anchor Cancer Centre in Aberdeen were first estimated to cost up to £134m.
  
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• Finance secretary corrects Budget after missing out A96 plans

  14-01-2026 19:24 via bbc.com
  Fergus Ewing said a commitment to dual the entire route was missing from a key Budget document.
  
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• Serial rapist jailed for catalogue of offences over 43 years

  14-01-2026 19:19 via bbc.com
  Philip Berry, 60, carried out multiple rapes, attempted rapes and serious assaults from 1980 to 2023.
  
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• Scottish man jailed for 'vicious' assault and theft at railway station

  14-01-2026 19:18 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Craig Richardson, 41, pled guilty to robbery and assault at Hamilton Sheriff Court on New Year’s Eve. 
  
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• 'Deeply discriminationary': Scots council apologises for notorious social experiment

  14-01-2026 18:52 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Perth and Kinross Council participated in the forcible assimilation of Scottish Gypsy/Travellers between the 1940s and 1980s.
  
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• Senior judge appointed new chair of Sheku Bayoh inquiry

  14-01-2026 18:42 via bbc.com
  Lord Colbeck will succeed Lord Bracadale as chair of the inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh in Kirkcaldy in May 2015.
  
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• Fire crews tackling blaze at St Andrews University tech lab

  14-01-2026 18:35 via bbc.com
  Four fire engines and a height appliance were called to the North Haugh campus on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Killer jailed for fatal stabbing caught on camera

  14-01-2026 18:30 via bbc.com
  The 45-year-old stabbed Brian Ramsay, who had put his arms up showing there was nothing in his hands.
  
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• New chair appointed to lead Sheku Bayoh death inquiry after bias row

  14-01-2026 18:19 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Bayoh, 31, died after being restrained by six police officers called to Hayfield Road in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015.
  
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• 'Well-developed' fire at top Scottish university sparks major emergency response

  14-01-2026 18:10 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokesperson said: “We initially mobilised two appliances, and then made up to four appliances."
  
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• ‘She spent £16,000 a year on childcare’

  14-01-2026 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Pregnant Then Screwed on our 'hugely expensive' system.
  
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• Funding competition for start-up firms returns to regions throughout Scotland

  14-01-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland's largest competitive funding programme for start-ups and early-stage businesses is returning for a second round of regional events
  
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• Scottish actress reveals heartbreak over brother's loss to cancer

  14-01-2026 17:53 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Scottish actress is encouraging people to “make every moment count” following the death of her younger brother from cancer.
  
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• 'Be vigilant': Jewellery and cash stolen in Highland housebreakings

  14-01-2026 17:46 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The first burglary took place sometime between Saturday, 3 January and Friday, 9 January, 2026, at two adjoining properties at Letterfinlay.
  
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• Protest outside Scottish Labour HQ in Glasgow following overnight graffiti

  14-01-2026 17:33 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Protestors gathered outside Scottish Labour's Glasgow HQ in support of imprisoned hunger strikers, telling Anas Sarwar and Keir Starmer they are 'supporting genocide'
  
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• Donald Shaw on why Celtic Connections is now more than just a music festival

  14-01-2026 17:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Theatre, dance, storytelling, film and spoken word all feature in the 2026 programme.
  
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• The hidden obstacles in the Scottish Budget

  14-01-2026 17:25 via bbc.com
  As the dust settles on the Scottish Budget announcement, what are we left with? A tight squeeze, and some hidden obstacles.
  
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