National News
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Crews remain at scene of Glasgow hotel fire
At its height, eight crews battled the "well-developed fire" but no-one is understood to have been injured.
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Will 'guest beer' rules support small Scottish breweries ?
New rules mean that tenant pubs owned by bigger breweries can now sell a guest beer made by a small independent producer.
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Family cremates wrong body after hospital mistake
The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow has apologised and launched an investigation.
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Fireworks and first-footing: Your guide to Hogmanay in Edinburgh
Thousands of people are expected to travel to the city for three days of celebrations.
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Why Celtic fans must 'strap themselves in' for Nancy's 'chaotic' football
Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy said after Saturday's 4-2 Scottish Premiership win at Livingston that he wanted "a chaotic game" and that's certainly what he got.
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Scotland's papers: Courts face 'breakdown' and army drugs probe
A review of Scotland's newspaper front pages.
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Your pictures of Scotland
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
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Glasgow beat Edinburgh again to win 1872 Cup
Glasgow Warriors make it back-to-back wins over Edinburgh with victory in a largely drab affair at Murrayfield to win the 1872 Cup for the fourth successive season.
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Police issue fresh appeal over tower block murder
Jordan Gray's body was found in a flat in Shields Court in Motherwell on 15 December.
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Island Baptist church destroyed in overnight fire
The building at Baugh, on the southern coast of Tiree, caught fire at around 03:00 on Boxing Day
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New railway bridge rolls into position during line closure
The £5.9m bridge, being built in Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, was moved into position on Boxing Day.
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The cafe that started a climate movement over a cup of tea
Jess Pepper started the first Climate Café in Dunkeld a decade ago and now it's a global concern.
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Man dies after being found injured on street on Christmas Day
Police Scotland says officers were called to Napiershall Street in the city's West End shortly before midnight.
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'Deep time' geological trail planned for Highland village
Gairloch Museum hopes the new coastal route might be available next year.
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'Kirsty Wark was DJ at our club - but we couldn't get Nicola Sturgeon'
Cult Glasgow club night Pretty Ugly is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
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Can an old nuclear power plant have a green future?
It is 70 years since work started on the Chapelcross site which now hopes to become a green energy hub.
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The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland
The fossil was so complete experts could see remains of the last meal it ate, 330 million years after it died.
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I'm watching brain surgery to see if Alzheimer's can ever be cured
BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher finds out if it is scientifically possible to ever cure Alzheimer's.
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Can an old nuclear power plant have a green future?
It is 70 years since work started on the Chapelcross site which now hopes to become a green energy hub.
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Forest fulcrum Robertson - 'a talented, highly skilled, unbelievable outside-left'
John Robertson, who has died aged 72, was dubbed "the Picasso of football" and made Brian Clough's great Nottingham Forest side tick, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
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Cancer treatment ended my last pregnancy - this baby is my Christmas miracle
When Lucy Turner was diagnosed with an aggressive mouth cancer she was told she would have to terminate her pregnancy.
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Late writer 'would have approved' of Two Doors Down Christmas special
The future of the sitcom was in doubt after the death of one of its writers, age just 48.
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Susan Boyle receives 'hero' jacket from superstar fan Timothée Chalamet
The Scottish singer has been gifted a jacket by the US actor after he hailed her one of his biggest British heroes.
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Hillwalker crushed by cows feared for her life
Mary-Jane Parker, from Peebles, suffered 10 broken ribs and multiple other injuries in the Highlands.
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Which trains will be operating over Christmas and New Year?
ScotRail has announced its Christmas and New Year timetable which includes the last Christmas Eve and Hogmanay trains departing earlier than usual.
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New year, new job? Ranger wanted for uninhabited Scottish island
The job comes with a few challenges - including weekly boat trips to mainland for washing and shopping.
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'We won't be able to use our phones if we have a power cut'
Eskdalemuir villagers fear a downgrade of service despite an upgrade to digital phone technology.
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Why I light up my garden for more than half the year
Sandra Lee Myles' garden has become a landmark in Drumchapel as she lost count of how many decorations she owns.
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Fireworks and first-footing: Your guide to Hogmanay in Edinburgh
Thousands of people are expected to travel to the city for three days of celebrations.
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'Deep time' geological trail planned for Highland village
Gairloch Museum hopes the new coastal route might be available next year.
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Fire crews attend runway incident at Aberdeen Airport
Emergency teams hosed down a burst tyre on the Loganair ATR 72 aircraft that was due to fly to Dublin,
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Can an old nuclear power plant have a green future?
It is 70 years since work started on the Chapelcross site which now hopes to become a green energy hub.
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The cafe that started a climate movement over a cup of tea
Jess Pepper started the first Climate Café in Dunkeld a decade ago and now it's a global concern.
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Why Celtic fans must 'strap themselves in' for Nancy's 'chaotic' football
Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy said after Saturday's 4-2 Scottish Premiership win at Livingston that he wanted "a chaotic game" and that's certainly what he got.
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Rohl's Rangers in race - but 'brave & bold' backing needed
Danny Rohl has asked for backing in the January transfer window from the Rangers board.
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'We're not Barcelona' - but McInnes knows how Hearts can respond
Derek McInnes knows his Hearts side are not Barcelona, but he knows what his team need to be if they are to sustain a Scottish Premiership title challenge.
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Where are Edinburgh going under Everitt?
After consecutive defeats by rivals Glasgow Warriors, the questions around Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt have come back to the fore.
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Rangers' Curtis could leave on loan - gossip
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has urged the club to be "bold" in the transfer window, Findlay Curtis could leave Ibrox on loan, and Jimmy Thelin addresses Jesper Karlsson's future.

