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Editorial chiefs from across local publishers have sent a strong message to the BBC about its expansion

Analysis BBC must abandon the plan to elbow its way into local journalism

Madness PIC: Perou

Music review: Madness, Hydro, Glasgow

Artist and playwright John Byrne talks to the press to preview the Curtain Up: 40 Years Of Scottish Theatre exhibition at the National Library of Scotland in 2009 (Picture: John Cheskin/PA)

John Byrne was a cultural icon who appeared effortlessly stylish

After 30 years in the anchor's chair, Kirsty Wark is leaving Newsnight after the next election

BBC's Newsnight cut to 30 minutes under £500m savings plan

Check out our list of the best TV shows arriving in 2024.

Top 9 TV shows to look out for at the start of 2024

Floods, droughts and wildfires are a growing problem for many parts of the world (Picture: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images)

Is COP28 climate change summit turning into an oil industry trade fair?

Here are 80 of the Billy Connolly's best jokes to give you a laugh

Eilish McColgan speaks about the influence of her mother and fellow athlete Liz on her career

Eilish McColgan on following in her mother’s footsteps

Alan Tait of Scotland forces his way over to score against England in the Calcutta Cup Five Nations match at Twickenham in 1999.

Six Nations: Don't flutter eyelashes- this is crown jewel and must stay free

David Tennant portrayed the Tenth Doctor. Image: BBC

18 Scottish actors who have appeared in Doctor Who

Mary Berry visited The Enchanted Forest in Perthshire filming her festive special Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas.

Mary Berry to reflect on Scottish roots in Christmas special

Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff, seen at The Oval ground in September, was seriously injured in a crash while filming an episode of Top Gear (Picture: Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images)

End of Top Gear for 'foreseeable future' is a real blow to its legions of fans

Comedian Geoff Norcott is right. We need to take men's health seriously Euan McColm

The captains pose with the trophy at the 2023 Guinness Six Nations launch in London. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

BBC issues Six Nations free-to-air TV warning

As Top Gear is 'put to rest', for me Jeremy Clarkson was and still is the tops

Top Gear presenters (left to right) Freddie Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris on a first-look teaser for series 27. Picture: Lee Brimble / BBC Studios/PA Wire

BBC to ‘rest’ Top Gear for ‘foreseeable future’ after Andrew Flintoff crash

Many Scots have been involved in Doctor Who over the years.

13 Scots who have made a mark on Doctor Who over the years

The presenting team for this year's Children in Need.

Children in Need 2023 presenters and highlights - including Doctor Who

Benjamin Grosvenor PIC: Andrej Grilc

Benjamin Grosvenor: ‘I always feel perfectly at home with the SCO’

Chefs such as Yotam Ottolenghi are inspiring for ambitious home cooks. Picture: Getty

Passions: I want to see you eat something extraordinary

Shailene Woodley with an elephant in Chad. Picture: BBC Studios/PA.

Travel: Hollywood's Shailene Woodley on Planet Earth III - Scotland on Sunday

David Fennessy PIC: Thomas Butler

Music review: BBC SSO: Conquest of the Useless, City Halls, Glasgow

Photographer Lieve Peten appears in the new documentary Loch Ness: They Created a Monster.

New movie turns the lens onto the Loch Ness Monster hunters

Volunteers cleared the whole area of bracken, weeds and small trees and then overturned all the stones to reveal the landmark once again. PIC: Douglas Simpson/ Mormond Hill Stag Group

White Stag built on hillside 150 years ago emerges once again

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon joins Scottish political party leaders as they take part in a motion of condolence for The Duke of Edinburgh amid the Covid pandemic in 2021. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell - Pool/Getty Images

Bereaved families faith 'shaken' by reports Sturgeon WhatsApp messages deleted

Beldon Haigh

Under the Radar: Beldon Haigh

Scotland's clinical director Professor Jason Leitch. Image: Press Association.

NHS 'as ready as we can be' for winter

Beavers are nature's tree-felling, dam-building experts (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Scotland's 'Asbo beavers' will hopefully enjoy new life in leafy London suburb

The one-year-old became unwell at Haven's Craig Tara caravan park on Sunday. Photo: Google

Baby girl dies after becoming unwell at Scottish holiday park

Israel Palestine coverage shows what we've lost in Elon Musk's Twitter takeover Alexander Brown

Dave's technical challenge was knocked onto the ground. Image: C4/Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon/PA Wire

10 of the biggest Great British Bake Off blunders

KC's report into 'rigged' ferry contract at Ferguson Marine clears CMAL of fraud

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff suffered horror injuries after his Top Gear crash and has now received a huge pay-out from the BBC

Freddie Flintoff: BBC reaches ‘£9m’ settlement after horror Top Gear crash

Nadia El-Nakla has told of her fears for her family trapped in Gaza (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

First Minister's wife's fears for family

Steve Coogan as Jimmy Savile. Photo: PA Wire

Steve Coogan on playing Jimmy Savile in harrowing drama The Reckoning

Vineyards on Mount Etna, Sicily

A visit to see friends in Sicily was an offer I couldn’t refuse - Fiona Duff

BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is retiring after 47 years.

‘Awful’ BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell retires

The festival is filled with live music, workshops and more.

Braemar set for biggest Folk Festival yet

Sylvia Rich with her sons Stephen and Rory, when he was a toddler. Picture: Rory Cellan-Jones

Rory Cellan-Jones: 'My mother’s life, revealed one letter at a time'

The 2023 Ryder Cup starts on Friday.

How to watch the Ryder Cup in the UK

Actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

BBC introduces new rules for flagship presenters after Lineker row

Scots meet the Grim Reaper three years earlier than people in England, according to new figures (Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotsman Letters: Scots are progressively dying under the SNP

ITV schedule chaos sees Coronation Street & Emmerdale impacted

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Betfair reveals latest odds

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks to the media after himself and Scottish Labour candidate for Rutherglen and Hamilton West Michael Shanks unveiled a billboard on their party's plan to make work pay in Cambuslang.

Anas Sarwar's home heating proposals will 'dramatically increase fuel poverty'

From Ruchill Park to Costa Rica, the beauty of nature can lift your spirits Philip Lymbery

Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow.

Legal probe results into 'rigged' ferry contract due 'fairly soon'

Callum will star in the next episode on Wednesday, September 28.

Peterhead junior doctor stars in BBC show

Russell Brand: Number of YouTube subscribers & what he’s worth

A new free TV service called Freely that combines live schedules from public service broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 into one platform has been announced. Photo by Adobe Photos.

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 announce smart TV platform - Freely

A new free TV service called Freely that combines live schedules from public service broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 into one platform has been announced. Photo by Adobe Photos.

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 announce smart TV platform, Freely

BBC's surrender to SNP over satire suggests Scotland is becoming like Belarus Brian Wilson

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet contestant Nikita Kanda

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet contestant Angela Rippon

Meet Strictly contestant Krishnan Guru-Murthy - reveals why he joined

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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