STV News at Six

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

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Cocaine use ‘skyrockets’ as addiction services see surge in numbers

One recovering addict told STV News the drug can be delivered easier than a pizza.

Laura Alderman
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18th August 2025

Cost of living crisis continuing to bite across Scotland
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Cost of living crisis continuing to bite across Scotland

Olly Dickinson
Woman who ‘destroyed’ teenager’s life in bottle attack jailed
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Woman who ‘destroyed’ teenager’s life in bottle attack jailed

Caitlin Hutchison
Comedian calling on men to get checked for prostate cancer
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Comedian calling on men to get checked for prostate cancer

Vanessa Kennedy
Allotments helping bring down bill and forge new friendships
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Allotments helping bring down bill and forge new friendships

Lynne Rankin
‘I’ve been hit, pushed, scratched,’ classroom violence surge
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‘I’ve been hit, pushed, scratched,’ classroom violence surge

Grainne NiGhreachain
Scottish Government commits to dualling A9 by 2035
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Scottish Government commits to dualling A9 by 2035

Nicola McAlley
Scotland has given us our dream back, say female Afghan students
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Scotland has given us our dream back, say female Afghan students

Gordon Chree

15th August 2025

Fear as weight-loss jab manufacturer to hike prices
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Fear as weight-loss jab manufacturer to hike prices

Gordon Chree
We’re being asked to perform medical procedures, say classroom assistants
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We’re being asked to perform medical procedures, say classroom assistants

Lewis Michie
Call for ‘urgent action’ to support women-led businesses
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Call for ‘urgent action’ to support women-led businesses

Vanessa Kennedy
Pupils facing ‘terrifying’ walk to school after buses axed
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Pupils facing ‘terrifying’ walk to school after buses axed

Rahim Cham
Search continues after man gets into difficulty in River Tay
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Search continues after man gets into difficulty in River Tay

Callum Clark
Eastern Scotland facing water scarcity despite storms and flooding
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Eastern Scotland facing water scarcity despite storms and flooding

Saul Sievwright
Warning Scotland is ‘sleepwalking’ into a dementia care crisis
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Warning Scotland is ‘sleepwalking’ into a dementia care crisis

Oliver Wright

14th August 2025

American fugitive who fled to Scotland convicted of rape
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American fugitive who fled to Scotland convicted of rape

Sharon Frew
Sharon Frew
Passengers stranded on Gigha after CalMac ferry breaks down
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Passengers stranded on Gigha after CalMac ferry breaks down

Laura Piper
Families brand cuts to sheltered housing ‘soul-destroying’
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Families brand cuts to sheltered housing ‘soul-destroying’

Vanessa Kennedy
Milestone for girl who contracted Covid at three months old
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Milestone for girl who contracted Covid at three months old

Fergus Matheson
NHS Grampian boss ‘confident’ of meeting savings target
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NHS Grampian boss ‘confident’ of meeting savings target

Steven Brown
Residential rehab centre expands support following £2.4m investment
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Residential rehab centre expands support following £2.4m investment

Nicola McAlley

13th August 2025

Police federation threatens legal action against Bayoh inquiry chair
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Police federation threatens legal action against Bayoh inquiry chair

Vanessa Taaffe
Vanessa Taaffe
Former Holyrood presiding officer Sir George Reid dies aged 86
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Former Holyrood presiding officer Sir George Reid dies aged 86

John MacKay
Warning landscape at risk of being ‘engulfed’ by invasive plants
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Warning landscape at risk of being ‘engulfed’ by invasive plants

Saul Sievwright
Tenth wildfire warning issued as temperatures soar in Scotland
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Tenth wildfire warning issued as temperatures soar in Scotland

Iain Ramage
Charity issues warning over supply of housing for the disabled
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Charity issues warning over supply of housing for the disabled

Grainne NiGhreachain
Community ‘worried and stressed’ over battery facility plans
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Community ‘worried and stressed’ over battery facility plans

Finlay Jack

12th August 2025

Stroke survivors ‘failed’ as care standards missed for seventh year
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Stroke survivors ‘failed’ as care standards missed for seventh year

Laura Alderman
US fugitive on trial following extradition from Scotland
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US fugitive on trial following extradition from Scotland

Sharon Frew
Sharon Frew
FM urges ‘respectful’ debate after Sturgeon gender comment
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FM urges ‘respectful’ debate after Sturgeon gender comment

Ewan Petrie
Ewan Petrie
Glasgow hits pollution targets for first time since LEZ introduced
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Glasgow hits pollution targets for first time since LEZ introduced

Vidushi Tiwari
Vidushi Tiwari
‘Twinverclyde’: Ten sets of twins set to start primary one
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‘Twinverclyde’: Ten sets of twins set to start primary one

Iona Brownlie
Boost for local campaign as ministers step in to stop hotel demolition
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Boost for local campaign as ministers step in to stop hotel demolition

Lewis Michie
‘Glorious Twelfth’: Grouse shooting season gets under way
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‘Glorious Twelfth’: Grouse shooting season gets under way

Saul Sievwright
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