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Scotland BBC

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:04:08 GMT
Swinney backs Flynn in ferry gas leak row and says 'nobody's perfect'
The first minister says he has confidence in his transport secretary, who denies being briefed about the ferry incident.

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:03 GMT
Firefighters spend night tackling Glasgow scrap yard blaze
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the alarm was raised at the business in the Scotstoun area of the city on Friday night.

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:04:46 GMT
Scotland's papers: 'Why was maniac freed to kill?' and ferry repair bill row
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:01:45 GMT
'Holy grail of whisky' sells for £2.1m at auction
The Macallan 1926 was bottled after maturing for 60 years, with just 40 bottles drawn from a single sherry seasoned oak cask.

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:31:24 GMT
Woman charged after car crashes into Edinburgh basement
Video footage of the incident showed a tow truck lifting the car up into the air from the basement of the building.

Scotland Herald

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100
Scottish Lib Dems call for free exam access for home educated pupils
Scottish Liberal Democrats will debate free, barrier-free exam access for home-educated pupils as numbers in Scotland rise by 79%, calling for a new framework.

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100
'Harsh immigration rules' blamed for lack of Catholic priests as churches to close
The Catholic Church has cited harsher rules on immigration as one of the reasons for its shock plans to close 24 churches in Glasgow.

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100
University's arts closures will disproportionately affect women, warns craft body
Ms Kernan questioned whether Edinburgh University management had carried out an equality impact assessment prior to making the decision to close the programmes.

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100
The unanswered questions surrounding the Scottish Government's hybrid working change
The Herald's Out of Office campaign helped force a change in policy. The next challenge is whether ministers can prove civil servants are meeting attendance targets.

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100
Scotland to develop 'War Book' with UK as military chiefs warn of conflict by 2030
Scotland is to develop a 'War Book' with the UK as military leaders warn of a growing prospect of a large-scale conflict by 2030.

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