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A collection of stories as featured on the STV News at Six across Scotland

A collection of stories as featured on the STV News at Six across Scotland

Chancellor defends cutting aid budget to increase defence spending

Rachel Reeves also announced £2bn to help defence companies which export overseas.

14th March 2025

Parents racing against time to find treatment for son’s rare disease

Parents racing against time to find treatment for son’s rare disease

Lewis Michie

Community forest faces closure due to pylon plans

Community forest faces closure due to pylon plans

Iain Ramage

Adults feel ‘abandoned’ as autism and ADHD services to be cut

Adults feel ‘abandoned’ as autism and ADHD services to be cut

Grainne NiGhreachain

13th March 2025

Prison service head commits to change after death of young people

Prison service head commits to change after death of young people

Sharon Frew

Scottie dog numbers dwindling as lowest births on record last year

Scottie dog numbers dwindling as lowest births on record last year

Vidushi Tiwari

Tories call on Scottish Government to step in on universities crisis

Tories call on Scottish Government to step in on universities crisis

Callum Clark

Campaigners ‘left in tears’ over ‘monster’ pylon plans

Campaigners ‘left in tears’ over ‘monster’ pylon plans

Finlay Jack

12th March 2025

Sturgeon to step down as MSP at next Holyrood election

Sturgeon to step down as MSP at next Holyrood election

Colin Mackay

‘Mental torture’ says mum living in temporary housing for five years

‘Mental torture’ says mum living in temporary housing for five years

Vanessa Kennedy

Locals plan to save Glasgow’s former Tusk nightclub

Locals plan to save Glasgow’s former Tusk nightclub

Tara Fitzpatrick

Retro tech goes under the hammer at environmental charity auction

Retro tech goes under the hammer at environmental charity auction

Laura Piper

Campaigners working to preserve Harley Davidson cottage

Campaigners working to preserve Harley Davidson cottage

Callum Clark

Calls for Scottish Government to step in and save Dundee University jobs

Calls for Scottish Government to step in and save Dundee University jobs

Lynne Rankin

First residential rehabilitation centre in the North East opens

First residential rehabilitation centre in the North East opens

Grainne NiGhreachain

Aberdeen’s annual jazz festival prepares to get into full swing

Aberdeen’s annual jazz festival prepares to get into full swing

Anne Smith

11th March 2025

Scotland’s drugs deaths dropped 11% last year, new figures show

Scotland’s drugs deaths dropped 11% last year, new figures show

Amie Flett

Police used wrong grenade before shooting asylum seeker, inquiry hears

Police used wrong grenade before shooting asylum seeker, inquiry hears

Olly Dickinson

Health board’s decision to axe autism assessment unit criticised

Health board’s decision to axe autism assessment unit criticised

Tara Fitzpatrick

Living kidney donors raise awareness after saving friend’s life

Living kidney donors raise awareness after saving friend’s life

Rahim Cham

National education drive teaching CPR and how to use a defibrillator

National education drive teaching CPR and how to use a defibrillator

Fraser Nicoll

Dundee University to cut 600 jobs amid £75m in cuts

Dundee University to cut 600 jobs amid £75m in cuts

Lynne Rankin

Local community fights to save harbour night watch service

Local community fights to save harbour night watch service

Haley Bouma

Highland Clearances site to become home of new forest

Highland Clearances site to become home of new forest

Oliver Wright

10th March 2025

Vigil held as boy due in court after death of teenager

Vigil held as boy due in court after death of teenager

Sharon Frew

Mum calls for more NHS scans after baby daughter stillborn

Mum calls for more NHS scans after baby daughter stillborn

Caitlin Hutchison

Argyll and Bute to receive £70m boost from UK and Scottish governments

Argyll and Bute to receive £70m boost from UK and Scottish governments

Rahim Cham

Fire leaves 700 gymnasts without training facilities

Fire leaves 700 gymnasts without training facilities

Amie Flett

Locals push back against ‘devastating’ quarry plans

Locals push back against ‘devastating’ quarry plans

Oliver Wright

Investigation continues after retail units destroyed by fire

Investigation continues after retail units destroyed by fire

Nicola McAlley

23rd July 2024

Youngsters take part in taster sessions for Tall Ships race

Youngsters take part in taster sessions for Tall Ships race

Haley Bouma

Aberdeen flats first to have flammable cladding removed

Aberdeen flats first to have flammable cladding removed

Oliver Wright