The Herald

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Scottish, UK, and world news, politics, business, health, education, and public affairs from The Herald.

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Homepage: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news

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Britain's productivity puzzle may not be as bad as we thought #Economy #UK #News
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Oct 12, 2026
Sold in 30 countries: inside Nairn's plans for the next chapter of growth #Business #Growth #Scotland
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Oct 12, 2026
£35m Heriot-Watt brewing hub could create 1,570 jobs and boost economy by £53m a year #Scotland #Economy #Jobs
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Oct 11, 2026
Scottish Government accused of 'lack of will' to implement BDS vote #Politics #Scotland #News
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Oct 11, 2026
Michael Marra accuses SNP ministers of shortchanging councils by £2bn #Politics #Scotland #News
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Oct 11, 2026
Majority of Scots say country is heading in the wrong direction, poll finds #Scotland #Politics #News
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Oct 11, 2026
'The excuse has gone': Tories pile pressure on Burnham over North Sea oil and gas #Politics #Energy #UKNews
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Oct 11, 2026
Northern Lights could return across the UK in the coming nights #Science #Space #Weather
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Oct 11, 2026
Glasgow spends more than £36m on cycle routes as compensation claims top £110,000 #Glasgow #Cycling #Infrastructure
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Oct 11, 2026
B&M to open 8 new stores before the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations #Retail #Business #Expansion
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Oct 11, 2026
Health Secretary says corridor care is 'not acceptable' ahead of winter pressures #Health #Politics #Scotland
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Oct 11, 2026
Over 1,000 jobs created as 110 old Beefeater, Brewers and Cookhouse sites to reopen #Business #Jobs #Economy
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Oct 11, 2026
What the rush for winter tee times reveals about Scottish golf's economy #Golf #Scotland #Economy
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Oct 11, 2026
55 jobs lost as UK engineering company enters administration after 20 years #Business #Economy #Jobs
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Oct 11, 2026
Man on expired visa held elderly woman, 83, at gunpoint in her home #Crime #News #Scotland
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Oct 11, 2026
86-year-old man dies in A9 crash as van driver taken to hospital #News #Scotland #Accident
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Oct 11, 2026
Scottish universities warned of espionage risk after MI5 alert on Chinese institute #Scotland #Universities #Security
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Oct 11, 2026
Scottish Greens urged to suspend MSP over 'vile antisemitic' social media post #Politics #Scotland #News
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Oct 11, 2026
Firefighters spend second night tackling Glasgow scrapyard blaze #Fire #Scotland #News
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Oct 11, 2026
Major disruption to ScotRail Glasgow Central trains due to 'fault' #Scotland #Transport #News
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Oct 11, 2026
'We are still friends, but...': Swinney responds to Sturgeon's SNP criticism #Politics #Scotland #News
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Oct 11, 2026
Labour claims Glasgow council was underfunded by £357m last year #Politics #Scotland #LocalGovernment
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Oct 11, 2026
I drove Scotland's most famous road trip in a luxury EV. One problem kept ruining it #Travel #EV #Scotland
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Oct 11, 2026
Northern Lights visible in UK again tonight as rare spectacle dazzles skies #Astronomy #Science #UKNews
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Oct 11, 2026
Flawed wind farm penalty scheme puts billions in Scottish investment at risk #Scotland #Energy #Investment
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Oct 11, 2026
Taxpayer money went to doomed community distillery despite it being closed #News #Scotland #Politics
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Oct 11, 2026
Posh boy Gavin Maxwell encapsulated the 'dark side of nature writing' #Nature #Writing #Culture
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Oct 11, 2026
'Constellation of conflicts' Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war #WorldNews #Africa #Politics
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Oct 11, 2026
For Heaven's sake, no wonder our parishioners are appalled at treatment by the Church #Religion #News #Scotland
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Oct 11, 2026
'Ed Sheeran could have said f**k Kraft' Scots professor on why pop's gone pedestrian #Music #Culture #Opinion
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Oct 11, 2026
'Every good thing that's happened in my life is because of university' #Education #University #Scotland
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Oct 11, 2026
Inside the Edinburgh security gathering as Scotland prepares for war #Scotland #News #Security
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Oct 11, 2026
Scotland maternity triage findings expected as taskforce prepares to reconvene #Scotland #Health #News
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Oct 11, 2026
Rail disruption due to trespassers on line at Glasgow Central #News #Transport #Scotland
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Oct 10, 2026
Man dies in crash involving four vehicles on A9 #News #Scotland #Traffic
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Oct 10, 2026
Thousands take part in pro-Palestine march through Edinburgh #Scotland #News #Politics
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Oct 10, 2026
Scenic island route reopens in just five days after 300-tonne landslip #Scotland #News #Travel
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Oct 10, 2026
Glasgow opens 2026 Royal National Mòd celebrating 40 years of Gaelic education #Scotland #Gaelic #Culture
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Oct 10, 2026
Review urged of Scotland's fire service after 'devastating' Cairngorms blaze #Scotland #News #FireSafety
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Oct 10, 2026
Edinburgh MSP urges Lib Dems to be 'bolder and braver' on climate change #ClimateChange #Politics #Scotland
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Oct 10, 2026