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Live and breaking news from The Herald
Live and breaking news from The Herald

The cruise will search for giant whales

The cruise will search for giant whales

Cruise to Scotland's forgotten whaling grounds sells out in ten mins

George Greer, the founder of Project Harmless, and Noah

George Greer, the founder of Project Harmless, and Noah

Eco start-up looks to tackle fashion industry greenwashing

Conservationists are warning of a

Conservationists are warning of a

The Big Butterfly Count

Nature experts warn of ‘butterfly emergency’ with record lows in annual count

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Flamingo Land Loch Lomond

Parks and job creation: Lessons from Flamingo Land and Grangemouth

Campaigners celebrate after the result was announced

Campaigners celebrate after the result was announced

Flamingo Land Loch Lomond

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Quiet confidence, elation and a plan for the future as locals overcome Flamingo Land

Protestors share their views on the project

Protestors share their views on the project

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Flamingo Land's Lomond Banks: Is the fight over and what happens next?

Figures show the UK oil and gas industry met its 2027 target for reducing overall ‘upstream’ emissions four years ahead of schedule

Figures show the UK oil and gas industry met its 2027 target for reducing overall ‘upstream’ emissions four years ahead of schedule

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Oil and gas sector has made ‘significant progress’ on emissions

Today's cartoon from Steven Camley

Today's cartoon from Steven Camley

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Steven Camley on .... Calmac Ferry whale-watching

Campaigners celebrate outside Lomond Parish church following decision

Campaigners celebrate outside Lomond Parish church following decision

Flamingo Land Loch Lomond

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Flamingo Land rejected. 'The developer had a chance to scale down. They didn't.'

Campaigners against the Flamingo Land Lomond Banks project celebrate

Campaigners against the Flamingo Land Lomond Banks project celebrate

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Ross Greer offers Flamingo Land olive branch as emotional campaigners celebrate win

Flamingo Land development on Loch Lomond banks thrown out by authority

Flamingo Land development on Loch Lomond banks thrown out by authority

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Flamingo Land development on Loch Lomond banks unanimously rejected by board

Do bees think like people?

Do bees think like people?

Study finds bumblebees 'guilty of fuzzy thinking' — Just like people

A humpback whale

A humpback whale

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CalMac passengers 'have best seat' to see Scotland's visiting whales

Ian McConnell: Nothing to raise hopes in grim Grangemouth revelations

Ian McConnell: Nothing to raise hopes in grim Grangemouth revelations

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Ian McConnell: Nothing to raise hopes in grim latest Grangemouth revelations

Why we need to get smarter to reduce food waste

A ruin at Stronmacnair, Loch Ard

A ruin at Stronmacnair, Loch Ard

Forestry and Land Scotland

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Ruination in the woods: the haunting evidence of Scotland's 'ultimate clearances'

Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Sunset.

Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Sunset.

Flamingo Land Loch Lomond

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Flamingo Land decision day: What will happen and can you watch it?

The proposed development has won approval

The proposed development has won approval

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Go-ahead for largest battery energy storage system in Scotland near town

An artist's impression of the proposed Lomond Banks development

An artist's impression of the proposed Lomond Banks development

Flamingo Land Loch Lomond

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End Flamingo Land deal for Loch Lomond if plans rejected - Scottish Greens

Robert Aitken flanked by Stuart McLeod and Steve Gray

Robert Aitken flanked by Stuart McLeod and Steve Gray

North Sea deals veteran joins new Aberdeen investment house

NatureScot reprofile peat hags at Beinn Dhuand Mid Hill at Luss Estates, Loch Lomond National Park

NatureScot reprofile peat hags at Beinn Dhuand Mid Hill at Luss Estates, Loch Lomond National Park

Prestigious Aviemore gathering aims to break new ground on peatland preservation

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Scottish green freeport hails 'key' milestone

Honey bees are reportedly doing well globally

Honey bees are reportedly doing well globally

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Letters: Shame on the fearmongers who cause economic and social harm for no reason

Were voters deceived by false promises during the independence referendum campaign?

Were voters deceived by false promises during the independence referendum campaign?

Scottish independence referendum

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Letters: The Better Together empty promises robbed us of hope

A worker outside the Petroineos oil refinery in Grangemouth, which is to close next summer

A worker outside the Petroineos oil refinery in Grangemouth, which is to close next summer

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Letters: Green balloons will pop at the funeral of Scotland's industry

Research sheds new light on migration routes of Scotland’s 'seabird pirates'

Shireen Davies, chief executive of Solasta Bio

Shireen Davies, chief executive of Solasta Bio

Business Briefing

Glasgow firm secures £10.7m for nature-inspired crop protection

ScottishPower developed the Hagshaw Hill windfarm in Lanarkshire

ScottishPower developed the Hagshaw Hill windfarm in Lanarkshire

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Scotland can become ‘global clean energy superpower’ reckon business leaders

The rare and illusive One-flowered Wintergreen

The rare and illusive One-flowered Wintergreen

Hope for rare Scottish flower after success of first-ever conservation project

Is the current exams system fundamentally flawed?

Is the current exams system fundamentally flawed?

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Letters: It will be a happy day when we do away with the SQA monopoly

Harris is the park's third macaque baby to be born this year

Harris is the park's third macaque baby to be born this year

Safari park celebrates arrival of third baby macaque of the year

Ministers want to capitalise on Scotland's wind power

Ministers want to capitalise on Scotland's wind power

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Hot air or solid foundation? Scotland's Green Industrial Strategy explained

The bee swarm at Edinburgh Airport car park

The bee swarm at Edinburgh Airport car park

Edinburgh Airport

Swarm of bees makes ‘unauthorised landing’ at Edinburgh Airport

The snails have been marked with UV reflective paint

The snails have been marked with UV reflective paint

Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Edinburgh-bred 'glowing' snails sent to Polynesia to restore population

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Just Transition

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Heat pump job losses and green fund raids. What happened to a just transition?

Galloway National Park Campaign,

Galloway National Park Campaign,

Dumfries and Galloway

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Information blitz for Galloway over national park plan

First Minister John Swinney announcing the SNP administration's Programme for Government at Holyrood

First Minister John Swinney announcing the SNP administration's Programme for Government at Holyrood

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Mark Williamson: ‘Desperately weak’ SNP Government fails on oil and renewables

New economic pressures are affecting corporate goals such as net-zero production and recycling of material

New economic pressures are affecting corporate goals such as net-zero production and recycling of material

Is sustainability going out of fashion in Scotland?

The Great Yellow bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus)

The Great Yellow bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus)

Why road verges in Caithness may hold key to survival of rare bumblebee

Joanne Holley pours a cup of her own home brew at the Scottish Tea House

Joanne Holley pours a cup of her own home brew at the Scottish Tea House

Support Local Businesses

The Scots town serving up 'home brew' and sanctuary

A proliferation of campervans on the NC500

A proliferation of campervans on the NC500

North Coast 500

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Letters: NC500 the worst thing to happen to the Highlands since the Cheviot sheep

Wildlife photographer Karen Miller quit her city based job to photograph mountain hares

Wildlife photographer Karen Miller quit her city based job to photograph mountain hares

Looking for Bo: the touching search for one of Scotland's precious few mountain hares

The fund has now reached £2million

The fund has now reached £2million

Fallago Windfarm hits £2m milestone in money raised for community projects

A golden Eagle at the projects Moffat Golden eagle festival

A golden Eagle at the projects Moffat Golden eagle festival

Golden eagle project seeks to keep flying high after funding ends

Margaret Thatcher was accused of frittering away oil boom cash

Margaret Thatcher was accused of frittering away oil boom cash

Margaret Thatcher

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Poll: Is using Scotwind cash marked for energy transition the SNP's Thatcher moment?

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Ian McConnell: North Sea alarm bells ring as Brexit woe drags on

Edinburgh researchers aim to seal 100,000 methane wells in next decade

Would a Galloway National Park prose a threat to dairy farming jobs in the area?

Would a Galloway National Park prose a threat to dairy farming jobs in the area?

Dumfries and Galloway

Letters: Galloway does not need this vanity hangover from disastrous Greens deal

Union compares Robison to Thatcher over £460m ScotWind cash raid

Union compares Robison to Thatcher over £460m ScotWind cash raid

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Union compares Robison to Thatcher over £460m ScotWind cash raid

Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Sunset.

Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Sunset.

Flamingo Land Loch Lomond

Flamingo Land Lomond Banks - Read the series in full here

Glasgow's Brutalist buildings are featured in a new exhibition

Glasgow's Brutalist buildings are featured in a new exhibition

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A monstrous design: The beauty of Glasgow's Brutalist buildings

Malcolm McMaster of Tricapital Angels (left), HonuWorx chief executive Lee Wilson, and Alexander Leigh, investment director at UKI2S

Malcolm McMaster of Tricapital Angels (left), HonuWorx chief executive Lee Wilson, and Alexander Leigh, investment director at UKI2S

Cash injection for underwater robotics specialist HonuWorx

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