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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

22nd May 2025

Swinney urged to tackle knife crime after death of schoolboy

Swinney urged to tackle knife crime after death of schoolboy

Ewan Petrie

Mother’s plea after teenage son missing for two weeks

Mother’s plea after teenage son missing for two weeks

Vanessa Taaffe

Countdown begins for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election

Countdown begins for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election

Colin Mackay

Family call for life-changing treatment to be made available on NHS

Family call for life-changing treatment to be made available on NHS

Vanessa Kennedy

Community sharing experience of drugs gangs in new film

Community sharing experience of drugs gangs in new film

Laura Piper

Dundee Transport Museum secures over £1m in funding

Dundee Transport Museum secures over £1m in funding

Felicity Clifford

Scotland on course for ‘unjust transition’ warns oil sector

Scotland on course for ‘unjust transition’ warns oil sector

Steven Brown

Family criticise council care costs after bill goes up £1,500

Family criticise council care costs after bill goes up £1,500

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21st May 2025

Starmer U-turns on winter fuel payment means testing

Starmer U-turns on winter fuel payment means testing

Paris Gourtsoyannis

Scotland needs to take ‘immediate action’ warns climate watchdog

Scotland needs to take ‘immediate action’ warns climate watchdog

Laura Piper

Plumbers and heating engineers warn industry ‘at breaking point’

Plumbers and heating engineers warn industry ‘at breaking point’

Vanessa Taaffe

Community looks to future after ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire on Isle of Bute

Community looks to future after ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire on Isle of Bute

Caitlin Hutchison

University of Edinburgh staff vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for industrial action

University of Edinburgh staff vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for industrial action

Lewis Michie

Schoolboy walking around town harbour to raise money for RNLI

Schoolboy walking around town harbour to raise money for RNLI

Fraser Nicoll

Robert the Bruce’s criminal great-grandson remembered in new steel statue

Robert the Bruce’s criminal great-grandson remembered in new steel statue

Iain Ramage

Number of families using foodbanks ‘more than doubled in past decade’

Number of families using foodbanks ‘more than doubled in past decade’

Felicity Clifford

Council accused of ‘ripping apart’ communities with disability cuts

Council accused of ‘ripping apart’ communities with disability cuts

Finlay Jack

20th May 2025

Investigations begin ahead of £470m Rest and Be Thankful works

Investigations begin ahead of £470m Rest and Be Thankful works

Tara Fitzpatrick

New legislation introduced to criminalise buying sex

New legislation introduced to criminalise buying sex

Laura Alderman

UK-EU deal welcomed by some but other sectors ‘angrier than ever’

UK-EU deal welcomed by some but other sectors ‘angrier than ever’

Haley Bouma

Programme launched to help support dementia carers

Programme launched to help support dementia carers

Finlay Jack

19th May 2025

UK-EU deal a ‘horror show’, say Scottish fishing leaders

UK-EU deal a ‘horror show’, say Scottish fishing leaders

Paris Gourtsoyannis

Plans for £43m Flamingo Land resort dividing local community

Plans for £43m Flamingo Land resort dividing local community

Caitlin Hutchison

Airline donates eye masks to help train staff at blind school

Airline donates eye masks to help train staff at blind school

Vanessa Kennedy

16th May 2025

Extreme wildfire warning issued across Scotland as dry weather continues

Extreme wildfire warning issued across Scotland as dry weather continues

Laura Piper

Mum campaigning for bowel cancer screening change after daughter’s death

Mum campaigning for bowel cancer screening change after daughter’s death

Tara Fitzpatrick

Paisley breastfeeding rates on the rise thanks to local project

Paisley breastfeeding rates on the rise thanks to local project

Vanessa Taaffe

Fundraising appeal launched to help save National Mining Museum

Fundraising appeal launched to help save National Mining Museum

Vanessa Kennedy

‘This can’t continue’: College say they have lost £30m in funding

‘This can’t continue’: College say they have lost £30m in funding

Grainne NiGhreachain

Crop yields to drop if dry weather continues, warn farmers

Crop yields to drop if dry weather continues, warn farmers

Haley Bouma

Charity to open second dementia outdoor centre after success

Charity to open second dementia outdoor centre after success

Amie Flett