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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:01:57 GMT
Ferguson shipyard to cut a quarter of its workforce
The state-owned yard on the Clyde will lose 70 of its 283 staff through a voluntary redundancy process.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:18:21 GMT
'I feel guilty': The farmer whose lamb had Scotland's first case of bluetongue
Fiona Johnson moved her family to Creetown earlier this year, hoping to start afresh with animals bought from the local area - but "bad luck" intervened.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:18:26 GMT
Erin survived cancer aged 21 - now it's a race against time for a chance of a baby
Having life-saving cancer treatment at 21 would be hard enough for anyone, but Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to have children too.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:18:49 GMT
Second data centre planned for Lanarkshire as regulations tightened
Tech company DataVita intend to expand their current site in Airdrie and construct a second centre in the area, previously designated as an AI growth zone.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:16:49 GMT
Police appeal after biker dies in Highlands crash
The 59-year-old man died in a crash with a car on the A862 near Ardullie on Monday.

Scotland Herald

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:26:31 +0100
State-owned shipyard Ferguson Marine to axe dozens of jobs amid workload gap
The yard announced the cuts as work on the Glen Rosa ferry nears its end

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:33:32 +0100
John Swinney: 'Hatred and extremism have no place in Scotland'
John Swinney was speaking ahead of an anti-racism summit

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:55:33 +0100
Long delays on busy motorway outside Glasgow as crash closes lanes
Emergency services are at the scene

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:15 +0100
Central Belt town revealed as UK's fastest-moving property hotspot
Scotland takes all spots in the quickest-selling table - Here's why things different up here

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:33:00 +0100
‘Free’ childcare postcode lottery in Scotland as nursery rates vary by 62 per cent
Scotland’s “free” childcare scheme has become a stark postcode lottery, with taxpayers funding rates for the same place that vary by 62 per cent between council areas.

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