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Edinburgh Festival Chorus This Shining Night

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Haissem Hassan joined Celtic from Real Oviedo this week.

Haissem Hassan joined Celtic from Real Oviedo this week.

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Ian Rankin published his first novel in 1986.

Ian Rankin published his first novel in 1986.

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Ian Rankin: Retirement from writing is ‘just over the horizon’

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A Gotham vehicle parked up in Glasgow near the filming location for The Batman: Part II

Gotham City vehicles spotted in Glasgow ahead of The Batman: Part II filming

The Faroe Island tunnels are held up as an example for Shetland

The Faroe Island tunnels are held up as an example for Shetland

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Chatelherault Country Park, near Hamilton

Five peaceful Scottish woodland walks easily reached by train

Henderson's makes a confident Glasgow debut

Henderson's makes a confident Glasgow debut

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The bar in St Andrews will be named The Red Gown

The bar in St Andrews will be named The Red Gown

English pub chain takes over Scottish university bar

Pictured are the winners of the CFO Awards 2025

Pictured are the winners of the CFO Awards 2025

Top talent across Scottish finance sector shortlisted for CFO Awards

The handcrafted leather ball from 1907 was used in a version of the historic Kirkwall Ba’ game

The handcrafted leather ball from 1907 was used in a version of the historic Kirkwall Ba’ game

Ball used in mass street game played annually in Orkney heading to auction

Anas Sarwar vowed to spend the final week of the election campaign persuading Scots to vote Labour (Jane Barlow/PA)

Anas Sarwar vowed to spend the final week of the election campaign persuading Scots to vote Labour (Jane Barlow/PA)

Scottish Labour lost access to campaign tools after Sarwar called for Starmer to quit

Residents will be asked to review Trowbridge Town Council's new website to ensure it is user-friendly

Residents will be asked to review Trowbridge Town Council's new website to ensure it is user-friendly

Scottish Government insists no data breach despite dozens of devices lost or stolen

This an intelligent and wilfully provocative production

This an intelligent and wilfully provocative production

Edinburgh Festivals 2026

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Three new appointments strengthen SOSE board

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Office take-up in Aberdeen surged in the second quarter, Knight Frank found (Photo by Andy Buchanan / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Major boost for city of Aberdeen amid BP exit fall-out

Bluetongue has been detected on a third farm in South West Scotland, involving a single sheep

Bluetongue has been detected on a third farm in South West Scotland, involving a single sheep

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Bluetongue detected on third farm in South West Scotland

Exterior GV of Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Photograph by Colin Mearns
17 November 2022

Exterior GV of Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Photograph by Colin Mearns
17 November 2022

Glasgow sheriff court

Man who posted intimate video of woman on social media locked up

Twinverclyde twins 2026. Interim education director Michael Roach and Councillor Jim Clocherty, convener of education, with the class of 2026.

Twinverclyde twins 2026. Interim education director Michael Roach and Councillor Jim Clocherty, convener of education, with the class of 2026.

Nine sets of twins preparing to start school in ‘Twinverclyde’

Unite the Union flags

Unite the Union flags

Glasgow factory strike action averted after pay deal agreed

Cumbernauld primary school

Cumbernauld primary school

£4m Ravenswood Primary revamp completed after RAAC roof crisis forced pupils away

The Forth Bridge

The Forth Bridge

Hopes of better illuminating Forth Bridge raised by Fife councillors

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Asda Convenience

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