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Islanders demand return of historic treasure trove from Edinburgh to Shetland
Shetland
Schoolboy Douglas Coutts found the haul back in 1958 during an excavation of an old church.
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Work at taxpayer funded Scots space port grinds to halt as bills go unpaid
Sunday Mail
SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: The site in Shetland owes around £1m to a contractor and a rocket launch has been cancelled.
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Climate activists storm energy conference over Scots oil field approval
Climate change
Furious speeches and chants of “Stop Rosebank” were made before the activists were dragged out by security, the climate campaign group Fossil Free London has said.
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New DWP plans to improve current PIP assessments for people with fluctuating health conditions
Personal Independence Payments
Functional assessments are set for an overhaul under the Health Transformation Programme.
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Outlander's roots in Celtic mythology from witches to the Loch Ness monster
Outlander
Iconic moments and locations in Outlander are linked to real places and ancient myths in Celtic mythology.
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Northern Lights to be visible across Scotland tonight as Met Office issues update
Universities and Colleges
The natural phenomenon will be visible at different parts of the country, depending on cloud coverage.
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Northern Lights illuminate the skies across Scotland and UK in dazzling display
Weather
The Met Office said sightings of the phenomenon were visible across Scotland, and were from webcams on Shetland.
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Pensioner dies after horror quad bike incident on Shetland Isles
Police Scotland
Emergency services raced to the scene near Sand Voe after the alarm was raised at around 1.15pm on Friday.
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BBC Shetland's Ashley Jensen 'appreciates Scotland's culture more' after travelling world
Shetland
Ashley Jensen appeared on This Morning on Wednesday morning ahead of her debut on crime drama Shetland.
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New petition calls for Council Tax bills to be cut in half for people living on their own
Council Tax
More than 4,200 people have signed the online petition calling for an increased single person’s discount.
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Remote Scots island cottage with 20-seat private cinema and spa on market for £85k
Homes and property
The detached three-bedroom property on the Shetland island of Skerries has a bargain asking price of offers over just £85,000.
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Shetland star Alison O'Donnell speaks out on 'risky' season eight choice
Shetland
Shetland will return to screens next week for its highly anticipated eighth season.
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BBC Shetland star Ashley Jensen 'privileged' and 'speechless' after Douglas Henshall departure
BBC
Ashley Jensen plays new detective DI Ruth Calder, a native Shetlander who returns to the Isles after 20 years working for the Met in London, in the eighth series of the award-winning BBC show.
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Storm Babet passes but lengthy clean-up in store for worst-hit areas of Scotland
Bad Weather
It comes after the Scottish Government’s Resilience Room met to discuss the “exceptional” levels of rain that had fallen in parts of Scotland during the weekend.
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Half of North Sea oil rig staff airlifted off platform after battering from Storm Babet
North Sea oil
Coastguard helicopters were called upon to move 45 non-essential workers from the Stena Spey to neighbouring platforms.
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Rare opportunity to live on 'extraordinary' Scots island as 'dream job' opens up
Shetland
A listing has appeared which would require the successful applicant to move to Fair Isle - and the job even comes with a home on the island.
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I've done the time, now I'm doing the 'Crime' - West Lothian actress speaks of clinching role in Irvine Welsh drama
West Lothian
Local star Kim Chapman tells of her acting journey from West Lothian youth theatre to a role in Irvine Welsh’s hit TV show
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Scots charity using the power of music to support people living with dementia
Charity
Playlist for Life has rekindled lost memories for Charles, whose successful and hugely rewarding career with the Prudential spanned more than 30 years, the organisation has also been instrumental in introducing him to Norrie Douglas – another man living with dementia who has become a firm friend.
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Plans for Scotland to become 'Europe's leading space nation' outlined at California conference
Shetland
Figures show that from 2019-20, a fifth of all UK space sector jobs are north of the border.
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Major investor in Scotland’s spaceport banned from being company director
Sunday Mail
SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Michael Haston was lauded when his private equity firm took a multi-million pound stake in the government-backed rocket launch centre on Shetland in 2020.
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Lanarkshire author Damian Barr back on TV screens later this month
BBC
The first of two special editions of The Big Scottish Book Club, going out this month, will air on the BBC Scotland channel and BBC iPlayer on Tuesday, October 17, at 10.30pm.
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Oil giant getting £2.8bn tax relief for controversial Rosebank project is wrong
Energy
Record View says many Scots will struggle to understand why profiteering oil companies require billions in Tory tax breaks to set up new offshore schemes.
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Rosebank oil field's '£2.8billion tax break enough to give 250K Scots a heat pump'
North Sea oil
EXCLUSIVE: Friends of the Earth Scotland say tax relief that Rosebank developers Equinor will receive would cover the cost of insulating every home in the north-east.
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Check for Council Tax discount of up to £750 before winter to help cut households costs
Council Tax
Council Tax reductions or exemptions available for older people, low income households, carers and students.
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