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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 12m

The Big Yin is to be honoured for his contribution to cinema

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 26m

Several productions are regularly filming in parts of the city at the same time after a surge in demand from producers, studios and streamers over the last five years

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · 45m

We’ve now published 12 exclusive reads since Monday morning and we’re not done yet!

Check them out and feel free to spread the word to anyone you know working in Scottish film and TV, or thinking about a career in the industry.

The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 4h

Catch up with every article from the first three days of our in-depth series on the future of Scotland's film and television industry

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 59m

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Rare monkey born at Edinburgh Zoo - here's how to see it

A rare monkey has been born at Edinburgh Zoo and will be named in the coming weeks

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Brian Donnelly @brianpdonnelly.bsky.social · 1h

Business Briefing 📈

🔸Aircraft giant set for approval on Scottish base sale deal

🔸Approval granted for new South Lanarkshire substation

🔸Acclaimed Glasgow restaurant opens new city centre location

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 2h

An aircraft giant is poised for approval for the acquisition of a manufacturer with a base in Scotland.

@brianpdonnelly.bsky.social has more in today's Business Briefing: www.heraldscotland.com/news...

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 1h

A rare monkey has been born at Edinburgh Zoo.

L'Hoest's monkey, also known as the mountain monkey, is found in the eastern Congo Basin and is named after François L'Hoëst, former director of the Antwerp Zoo 👇

𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘙𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 2h

An aircraft giant is poised for approval for the acquisition of a manufacturer with a base in Scotland.

@brianpdonnelly.bsky.social has more in today's Business Briefing: www.heraldscotland.com/news...

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 3h

Colleagues and friends of Dr Ili Suhaimi are 'profoundly worried for her safety and wellbeing'

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 3h

Graphics and figures that tell the story of two years that have left Gaza in ruins

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𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘜𝘚𝘈 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺

The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 3h

Pop superstar Katy Perry flies around Glasgow's OVO Hydro on a giant butterfly while singing her 2013 hit Roar.

Read our review: www.heraldscotland.com/life...

𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵

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Martin Williams @martin1williams.bsky.social · 4h

EXC - A crack in its hull. A vibrating propeller. A global search for answers. The sidelined Glen Sannox — once hailed as a lifeline ferry — has become a costly cautionary tale. #FerryFiasco #GlenSannox
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‘Should not have been accepted’: Sidelined fiasco ferry in global bid to fix flaw

The ship at the heart of Scotland's ferry fiasco is at the centre of an international scramble to fix a serious engine system fault — piling yet…

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 4h

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Ed Davey predicts Lib Dem revival ahead of Scotland’s 2026 election

Davey says many lifelong Conservatives are turning to the Liberal Democrats as he predicts his party could more than double its seats in Holyrood…

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 4h

UK Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey fixes a roof at Edinburgh College's Granton Campus

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Calum Steele @calumsteele.bsky.social · 4h

With announcements to further restrict the ability to protests Labour deserves to pay a heavy price for its demo ban. My thoughts in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

'There has never been a more pressing time for cool heads and dialogue'

Labour is trampling over the rights of us all with its move to ban repeat protests, argues columnist Calum Steele

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 4h

Catch up with every article from the first three days of our in-depth series on the future of Scotland's film and television industry

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 4h

A NHS consultant at Vale of Leven hospital has reportedly been detained by Israeli forces overnight after attempting to deliver aid to Gaza as a part of a second flotilla.

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'Profound worry' as NHS Scotland doctor detained in Israel

Dr Suhaimi was aboard the Conscience, one of nine ships which were intercepted by Israeli forces overnight.

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 19h

Strikes are 'likely' at a Scottish university after UCU members there voted to back industrial action over a jobs dispute.

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Strikes 'likely' at Scottish university in job cuts row

The dispute comes after university managers announced plans to cut 16 jobs in a bid as part of “proactive measures”.

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gregorgall.bsky.social @gregorgall.bsky.social · 8h

@heraldscotland.bsky.social My Herald piece today on why the Greens in England and Wales are powering ahead under Zack Polanski, leaving the Scottish Greens in the slow lane. It's called 'Where's Scotland's Jack Polanski? Scottish Greens are going nowhere'
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'The Scottish Greens are somewhat in the doldrums'

As membership and polling numbers climb for the Greens in England and Wales, Scotland’s party faces muted enthusiasm and dwindling support.…

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Ian McConnell @mrianmcconnell.bsky.social · 8h

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So why all the gloom as Scottish forecast upgraded?

So why on earth all the gloom, even as this key Scottish forecast is upgraded?

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 9h

'Any other city in Europe would be celebrating these lanes, would be using them as facilities, we would be bringing them to life with bars and cafes...'

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 11h

One of the projects is named the 'meatbox challenge' and will ask the class to buy a lamb at the market and work with a local butcher to sell the meat

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 17h

Rico Quitongo opens up on his fight to prove Airdrie race discrimination

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 19h

Scotland’s screen agency is calling for the doubling of its 'war chest' to help realise ambitions for the film and TV industry to be worth £1 billion within five years

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 19h

"All the headlines called her a 'tycoon', but a closer look at her company accounts revealed only her ego was supersized"

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 20h

2025 has been one of the most successful years for BBC ALBA since the channel was launched by the partnership of MG ALBA and the BBC in 2008

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