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News / Laura Piper

Laura Piper

  • laura.piper@stv.tv

Laura is the climate correspondent for STV News. She covers a wide range of environmental stories, most recently around COP26 in Glasgow. Laura has worked at STV for more than a decade and has won numerous awards for her reporting.

Milked dry: Scottish dairy farmers slam UK Government glass bottle levy
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Milked dry: Dairy farmers slam UK Government glass bottle levy 

Edinburgh doubles firework ban zones for Bonfire Night
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Edinburgh doubles firework ban zones for Bonfire Night

MicroCarb satellite to track climate change from space with help from Edinburgh University
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Satellite to track climate change from space with help from Scots scientists

Berwick Bank: Offshore wind farm poses ‘devastating’ threat to seabirds, conservationists warn
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Offshore wind farm project poses 'devastating' threat to seabirds, experts warn

Outlander fans flock to historic sites ahead of final season
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Outlander fans flock to historic sites ahead of final season

Ikea launches first UK textile exhibition showcasing 60 years of designs in Edinburgh
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Ikea launches first UK textile exhibition showcasing 60 years of design

Robot dogs could soon roam fields in 5G-powered farming future
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Robot dogs could soon roam fields in 5G-powered farming future

Murrayfield Ice Arena to auction rare vinyl records from New Order and Joy Division
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Ice rink to auction off 'gold dust' vinyl records found in old DJ booth

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Man and woman charged over Dundee incident involving girl ‘wielding knife and axe’
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Man and woman charged over incident involving girl 'wielding knife and axe'

Council suspends flag removals after staff threatened
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Council suspends flag removals after staff threatened

Celtic Boys Club abuse court case ends with more than £1m paid out
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Celtic Boys Club abuse court case ends with more than £1m paid out

Encrochat: Crime kingpin Conor McGregor jailed for six years after extradition from Morocco
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Crime kingpin jailed for six years after extradition from Morocco

Man, 72, who died after coming off bike near Inverness named
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Man, 72, who died after coming off bike named

‘Monster’ domestic abuser swerved on Edinburgh bypass while attacking girlfriend
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'Monster' domestic abuser swerved on city bypass while attacking girlfriend

Farmer ‘heartbroken’ amid claims sea eagles stealing Shetland pony foals from South Uist farm
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Farmer 'heartbroken' amid claims eagles are stealing Shetland pony foals

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Rare white deer stuns visitors at Scottish beauty spot 
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'Like a fairytale': Rare white deer stuns visitors at Scottish beauty spot

Scottish Government halts cash for arms companies supplying Israel and flies Palestinian flag
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Scottish Government halts cash for arms companies supplying Israel and flies Palestinian flag

Visitor boom pushes Scotland’s tourist hotspots to breaking point 
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Visitor boom pushes tourist hotspots to breaking point 

Teenager Mitchell Lawrie aiming to emulate Scottish greats by becoming darts world champion
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Teen darts sensation aims to emulate Scottish greats by becoming world champ

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Work under way to remove free bus travel for poor behaviour
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Work under way to remove free bus travel for poor behaviour

Water restrictions expanded as ten areas in Scotland reach ‘significant scarcity’
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Water restrictions expanded as ten areas reach 'significant scarcity'

Council staff threatened as they remove flags from lampposts
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Council staff threatened as they remove flags from lampposts

MSP proposes Bill with ten-year maximum sentence for desecrating war memorials
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MSP proposes Bill with ten-year maximum sentence for desecrating war memorials

Scots urged to use less water as reservoir levels remain low despite heavy rain
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Scots urged to use less water as reservoir levels remain low despite heavy rain

New generation of Scots deserve fresh vote on independence, says Swinney
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New generation of Scots deserve fresh vote on independence, says Swinney

Top things to check in your car to prepare vehicle for winter months
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Giorgio Armani legendary fashion designer dies aged 91
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Legendary fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies aged 91

Funicular derails in Lisbon killing 15 people, emergency services say
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Funicular derails in Lisbon killing 15 people, emergency services say

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