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Scotland Tonight: Frontline workers warn sector on verge of collapse amid soaring costs and staff shortages
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Social Care Crisis

Frontline workers warn sector on verge of collapse amid soaring costs and staff shortages

Sheku Bayoh Inquiry to consider application for recusal of chairman
Edinburgh & East

Sheku Bayoh Inquiry to consider application for recusal of chairman

Scotland set for sizzling temperatures and thundery downpours in the coming days
Insight

Scotland set for sizzling temperatures and thundery downpours in the coming days

Sean Batty
Sean Batty
Body found on An Ruadh Stac amid search for missing 70-year-old hillwalker in the Highlands
Highlands & Islands

Body discovered on mountain amid search for missing hillwalker

Youth workers call for urgent action ahead of knife crime summit at Holyrood
Scotland

Youth workers call for urgent action ahead of knife crime summit

Mum launches café to create jobs for young people with additional support needs in West Dunbartonshire
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Glasgow & West

Mum launches café to create jobs for young people with additional support needs

Jobs lost as Inverurie Scotbeef abattoir in Aberdeenshire closes its doors
North East & Tayside

All jobs lost as abattoir closes its doors

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Homeowners call for urgent reforms to Scotland’s green energy support schemes
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Glasgow & West

'I thought green energy scheme was a no-brainer - but the system is impossible'

Fife community fundraise for memorial 150 years on from 19th-century fishing disaster
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North East & Tayside

Community fundraiser for memorial 150 years on from fishing disaster

Cyclist sets off on 25,000km journey from Scotland to Australia for mental health charity Ewen’s Room
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Highlands & Islands

Cyclist sets off on 25,000km journey from Scotland to Australia for mental health charity

Aberdeen University: ‘Ground-breaking’ discovery brings hope for chronic pain sufferers
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North East & Tayside

University makes 'ground-breaking' discovery offering hope for chronic pain sufferers

Glenlivet distillery uses hill dams to boost whisky water supply amid growing dry spells
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North East & Tayside

Distillery turns to science to protect whisky water supply amid dry spells

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Everton manager David Moyes learned of OBE at grandson’s nativity play
Football

Everton manager David Moyes learned of OBE at grandson’s nativity play

Breastfeeding support group Breastfeeding Buddies shuts down in Glasgow and Lothian amid funding cuts
Scotland

Breastfeeding support groups shut down amid 'detrimental' cuts

Company linked to Baroness Mone must pay back £121m for ‘faulty’ PPE, court told
Scotland

Company linked to Baroness Mone must pay back £121m for ‘faulty’ PPE, court told

Punctuation joke wins Beano competition
Scotland

Punctuation joke wins Beano competition

Scottish Government under fire over ‘swelling’ queues in A&E
Politics

Scottish Government under fire over ‘swelling’ queues in A&E

Scottish Government demands clarity from UK Government over ‘shambolic’ winter fuel payment U-turn
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Politics

Scottish Government demands details on 'shambolic' winter fuel U-turn

Scottish Government urged to investigate as chronic pain waiting list increases
Scotland

Scottish Government urged to investigate as chronic pain waiting list increases

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‘Do not eat’: Jolly Rancher sweets ‘unsafe’ amid increased risk of cancer
UK & International

'Do not eat': Jolly Rancher sweets 'unsafe' amid increased risk of cancer  

Deacon Blue founding member ‘seriously ill’ in hospital
Glasgow & West

Deacon Blue founding member 'seriously ill' in hospital

Strawberry Moon 2025: Will the full moon be visible in Scotland and when is best to see it?
Scotland

Will the Strawberry Moon be visible in Scotland?