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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:58:42 GMT
Belgian Pocognoli is frontrunner to become Scotland boss
Former Monaco head coach Sebastien Pocognoli is identified by the Scottish FA as their prime candidate to replace Steve Clarke.

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:46:40 GMT
Pole position? These women are set to scale a 25ft greasy pole - to win a prize ham
The five women will try to scale a 25ft wooden pole covered in grease and claim the prize at the top - a ham.

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:15:54 GMT
Scotland's papers: New jail bill to rise and call to deport foreign prisoners
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:24:28 GMT
Demonstrations held a year after first protests at asylum seekers hotel
Pro and anti-immingration protesters held demonstrations in Falkirk to mark a year since the sides clashed over an asylum hotel.

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:52:53 GMT
Six charged after man abducted in Edinburgh
The 22-year-old was later traced to the Longniddry area following the alleged abduction in the Canonmills area.

Scotland Herald

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0100
Edinburgh visitor levy cash must be spent in city centre, New Town chief demands
The local authority’s estimated £50m windfall from the tax must make a tangible difference in the places tourists frequent, Mr Smith went on to suggest.

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:43:09 +0100
Scots charity opens its first operating theatre for West Bank children
A Scottish charity has opened its first paediatric operating theatres in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0100
'I don't buy overtourism debate': Business chief on future of Edinburgh city centre
It is the second week of the festivals and Roddy Smith is holding court in Essential Edinburgh’s office on the third floor of a building on George Street.

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:31:00 +0100
Rates crisis threatens to sink Scottish hydro energy
Scotland’s small hydro operators, which helped put the country at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution, are being put at risk by a business rates and payments regime which could also threaten billions of pounds of investment in the next...

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0100
Concerns raised after false alarm prompts evacuation of Edinburgh's Usher Hall
The alarm is understood to have been triggered accidentally when a performer came into contact with an alarm while leaving the stage, prompting an emergency evacuation.

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