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Hunterston B power station declared 'nuclear free'
Three years after shutting down, all spent fuel has now been removed from the site for long-term storage.
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Scotland's exams will test pupils - and ministers
Last year Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the results were "not good enough".
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Scotland's papers: University job cuts and Emma Caldwell inquiry
Hundreds of job losses at Edinburgh University and the public inquiry into Emma Caldwell's murder lead the papers.
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Grande dame hangs up her ballet shoes aged 89
Some of Sheena Gough's students travelled hundreds of miles for her classes in Edinburgh.
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Sighting of convicted murderer missing from open prison
Raymond McCourt was given a life sentence in 1993 for killing a shopkeeper and wounding two other people.
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Concerns for Cairngorms eagles over 4G mast plan
The telecommunications mast would be part of a UK project to tackle areas with poor mobile coverage.
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Parents 'elated' by ruling over single-sex toilets in schools
Sean Stratford and Leigh Hurley complained about a council installing only gender neutral toilets at a new primary school.
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Hundreds take voluntary redundancy at University of Edinburgh
The university in the midst of a huge package of cost-cutting measures designed save £140m.
News Headlines
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Why the Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system
Not owning crucial code has meant it has been unable to replace the system that led to a scandal.
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Ukraine may have to give up land for peace - Kyiv Mayor Klitschko
Vitaliy Klitschko tells the BBC that although unfair, it could be a temporary solution to end the fighting.
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Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground
Climate activists may be going deeper underground.
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Reeves working 'flat out' to get US trade deal
The chancellor is set to meet her US counterpart to make the case for a bilateral trade deal.
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China shares rare Moon rocks with US despite trade war
Two US institutions have been granted access to samples collected by the Chang'e-5 mission in 2020.
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'My father thinks I'm a disgrace' - Eubank reveals pain
Chris Eubank Jr opens up on the pain of his estranged relationship with his father at a news conference.
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Clothing and DIY sales boosted by sunny weather
Retail sales rose for the third month in a row in March as warmer weather helped to boost trade.
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King and Queen to host VE Day tea party for war veterans
National commemorations and events will begin on 5 May with a military procession of 1,300 members of the armed forces.
Entertainment News
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Yungblud on keeping fans safe, and his 'shirt off era'
The star says he is 'reclaiming sexiness' after poor self-esteem led to an eating disorder.
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Paltrow eating bread and pasta after 'hardcore' food regime
The actress-turned-health guru says she got a "little bit sick" of her strict diet after many years.
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Flintoff 'thought he had died' in Top Gear crash
Cricketer-turned-TV host Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff opens up about his car crash for the first time.
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Kirsty Wark to receive prestigious Bafta fellowship
The former Newsnight presenter will collect the award at the TV Baftas in May.
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Grande dame hangs up her ballet shoes aged 89
Some of Sheena Gough's students travelled hundreds of miles for her classes in Edinburgh.
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River City stars protest against cancellation at Holyrood
BBC Scotland last month announced the decision to axe the soap, citing changes in audience behaviour away from long-running series.
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Tom Hardy Netflix thriller 'puts Wales on world map'
Although Havoc set in an unnamed US city, all of it was filmed in Wales.
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Race Across the World strengthens sisterly bond
Two sisters from West Sussex are among five teams competing in the BBC reality show.