National News
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Years after coming out as Scotland's only gay footballer, I'm so much happier
The former striker now devotes his time to championing others as a public speaker and activist.
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'A lot of people felt ownership over my mum - my grief didn't feel my own'
Ashley Storrie's popular BBC sitcom Dinosaur is returning for a second season.
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'My life was transformed when I got rare sheep disease on holiday'
Caithness famer Sally Crowe was left bedbound for almost two years and struggled with the after-effects of Q fever for more than a decade.
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The Scottish rugby player so good a match was named after him
Arthur Smith from Castle Douglas combined his rugby exploits with academic and business success.
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Grandparents of Andy Murray die weeks apart
Roy and Shirley Erskine, parents of Judy Murray, and grandparents to tennis stars Andy and Jamie, died in January.
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Must-win for Scots - as alternative doesn't bear thinking about
Tom English previews a must-win match for Scotland, as the alternative does not bear thinking about.
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Man jailed for trying to rape woman on flight to Edinburgh
Nicola Cristiano repeatedly grabbed the woman by the hand and neck during a late evening flight last year.
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Dog walker's gunshot death initially deemed non-suspicious
A murder trial has been shown graphic photos Brian Low's body at the scene of his death near Aberfeldy.
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Lewis Capaldi joins star cast of Taylor Swift's new video
The video for Opalite was inspired by Norton's chat show, after Swift appeared on the sofa last year.
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Scotland's only African elephant dies aged 54
Mondula was put to sleep at Blair Drummond Safari Park after a recent spell of ill-health
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Scotland fans left in limbo over World Cup tickets hold-up
Scotland fans who applied for tickets were told to expect a confirmation email on Thursday - but some are still waiting.
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NHS budget plans rely on ambitious efficiency savings, warns think tank
Spending strategy assumes hospitals and the ambulance service can make efficiency savings, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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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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Snoop Dogg, selfies and a clean sweep for GB curlers
Team GB maintain their 100% record in the Winter Olympics mixed doubles with victories over Sweden and South Korea.
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Blizzards, thaw, then relentless rain. Why is the north east getting such a soaking?
The first 10 days of the year brought heavy snow to the north east of Scotland, and it has barely stopped raining since then.
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Politics Show: Starmer drama and trans prisoners
Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Paris Gourtsoyannis on the week’s political news.
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Our family put an ice rink in a hotel - it has bred some of the world's finest curlers
Three members of Team Mouat are from Stranraer - home to an ice rink built in a hotel.
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Artist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones: This is my best work yet
For years he was overlooked by the art world - now he's been approached to create a piece for a new art prize.
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'We're in hell': Mum faces two-year wait for answers about her daughter's LA death
Jill Bunyan wants to know what happened to her daughter June, whose dismembered body was found in her flat in California last year.
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What happened to the baby born in an army truck in the 1996 big snow?
The Roper family will never forget the heaviest February snowfall on record in south-west Scotland.
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'Our daughter's cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was a child'
Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.
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Man jailed for trying to rape woman on flight to Edinburgh
Nicola Cristiano repeatedly grabbed the woman by the hand and neck during a late evening flight last year.
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'My life was transformed when I got rare sheep disease on holiday'
Caithness famer Sally Crowe was left bedbound for almost two years and struggled with the after-effects of Q fever for more than a decade.
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Aberdeen v Motherwell postponed after heavy rain
Aberdeen's Scottish Cup fifth-round tie with Motherwell on Saturday evening has been postponed after heavy rain in the north-east.
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The Scottish rugby player so good a match was named after him
Arthur Smith from Castle Douglas combined his rugby exploits with academic and business success.
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Dog walker's gunshot death initially deemed non-suspicious
A murder trial has been shown graphic photos Brian Low's body at the scene of his death near Aberfeldy.
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Must-win for Scots - as alternative doesn't bear thinking about
Tom English previews a must-win match for Scotland, as the alternative does not bear thinking about.
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Oxlade-Chamberlain ready for short-term Celtic move
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will have a medical on Saturday before signing with Celtic for the remainder of the season, says manager Martin O'Neill.
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Snoop Dogg, selfies and a clean sweep for GB curlers
Team GB maintain their 100% record in the Winter Olympics mixed doubles with victories over Sweden and South Korea.
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Aberdeen v Motherwell postponed after further heavy rain in north east
Aberdeen's Scottish Cup fifth-round tie with Motherwell on Saturday evening has been postponed after heavy rain in the north-east.

