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Perth Museum is a dynamic new home for the Stone of Destiny

Perth and Kinross

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The Stone of Destiny at new Perth Museum is a triumph for Scotland's history

Humza Yousaf will tell SNP members in Perth that they have the opportunity to wipe out the Scottish Tories at the upcoming General Election

Humza Yousaf will tell SNP members in Perth that they have the opportunity to wipe out the Scottish Tories at the upcoming General Election

General Election

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Humza Yousaf urges SNP to 'make Scotland Tory free' as election looms

The Health and Safety Executive said the incident could have been prevented

The Health and Safety Executive said the incident could have been prevented

Health and Safety Executive

Scottish engineering firm fined after worker loses two fingers

The ancient symbol of the unicorn is a unique feature in Scottish history

The ancient symbol of the unicorn is a unique feature in Scottish history

Perth and Kinross

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Scotland's unicorn to take centre stage as Perth Museum's opening exhibition

Scotland's curling legends have all passed through Dewars rink in Perth

Scotland's curling legends have all passed through Dewars rink in Perth

'It is the home of curling': Scotland’s curling community reels amid closure threat

Police have suspended their search for the man due to safety reasons

Police have suspended their search for the man due to safety reasons

'The current dragged him away': Wife saw man fall into river during floods

Flooding at the South Inch in Perth after heavy rainfall over the weekend

Flooding at the South Inch in Perth after heavy rainfall over the weekend

Search continues for elderly man feared missing in River Tay after flooding

Police say the person was spotted in the water near the North Inch in Perth

Police say the person was spotted in the water near the North Inch in Perth

Police Scotland

Search operation under way after sighting of person in River Tay

A Perth primary school had to be locked down on Wednesday morning due to a police incident

A Perth primary school had to be locked down on Wednesday morning due to a police incident

Police Scotland

Primary school locked down amid police incident as nearby shop shut

Kilgraston School in Perthshire

Kilgraston School in Perthshire

Perth and Kinross

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Campaign to save Scotland's only Catholic boarding school raises £1.2m

Programme manager for Tampon Taxi Alexandra Effinger

Programme manager for Tampon Taxi Alexandra Effinger

The tampon dispatch - Perth's solution to menstrual equity

Keith Jack, left, and Connor Going during the 2022 run

Keith Jack, left, and Connor Going during the 2022 run

The Proclaimers

Hit Scottish musical to return to the stage this year

Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing

Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing

Police Scotland

Two teenagers arrested in connection with death of man in Perth

Perth Swimming Pool is facing the threat of closure in part due to high energy costs

Perth Swimming Pool is facing the threat of closure in part due to high energy costs

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Popular swimming pool and leisure centre facing closure due to high energy costs

Rewilding Denmarkfield is being surrounded by development projects

Rewilding Denmarkfield is being surrounded by development projects

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The rewilding project preparing to be swallowed by a Scottish city

Nando's has been given the go-ahead to open a new restaurant in Perth

Nando's has been given the go-ahead to open a new restaurant in Perth

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Nando's given green light to open new restaurant in Scotland

Residents had to be evacuated from the Royal George Hotel after a fire broke out in the laundry room

Residents had to be evacuated from the Royal George Hotel after a fire broke out in the laundry room

Scottish Fire & Rescue Service

Guests evacuated from Perth hotel after fire breaks out

Loch Dunmore is one of Perthshire's most stunning sites

Loch Dunmore is one of Perthshire's most stunning sites

Perth and Kinross

New poetry collection celebrates the best Perthshire has to offer

The investigation into a fire at a Perth hotel which killed three people remains ongoing

The investigation into a fire at a Perth hotel which killed three people remains ongoing

Nicola Sturgeon

Tragic fire was second to hit Perth hotel in six years

Pete Wishart and John Swinney were among those to pay tribute to those who died in a hotel fire on Monday

Pete Wishart and John Swinney were among those to pay tribute to those who died in a hotel fire on Monday

Conservative Party

Perthshire politicians express condolences after three die in hotel fire

The New County Hotel was evacuated

The New County Hotel was evacuated

Police Scotland

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Three people and dog dead following major hotel blaze

Alex Salmond said Alba's plans could help propel the independence movement

Alex Salmond said Alba's plans could help propel the independence movement

Alba conference

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Alba back ‘Holyrood plebiscite’ to get over 'referendum roadblocks'

John Rebbeck has been criticised for liking an anti-Union image on social media

John Rebbeck has been criticised for liking an anti-Union image on social media

Conservative Party

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Tories attack SNP councillor for liking 'inappropriate' anti-Union tweet

Nicola Sturgeon laid a wreath at today's Remembrance Sunday event in Edinburgh

Nicola Sturgeon laid a wreath at today's Remembrance Sunday event in Edinburgh

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First Minister lays wreath at 'particularly poignant' Remembrance Sunday event

From left: the exterior of the combustion chamber at Norbord Europe Limited and the exterior of the wood drier

From left: the exterior of the combustion chamber at Norbord Europe Limited and the exterior of the wood drier

Company fined £2m after death of worker in hot ash

A farm in Blairgowrie has donated a blueberry crop usually worth £3 million to charity

A farm in Blairgowrie has donated a blueberry crop usually worth £3 million to charity

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Brexit to blame for £3 million blueberry crop being donated to charity, says SNP MP

12-year-old Seonaidh Forrest won the Mod’s junior Piobaireachd competition.

12-year-old Seonaidh Forrest won the Mod’s junior Piobaireachd competition.

Royal National Mòd

Shinty fans pipe up as sport makes return to Perth

Dundee has overtaken Glasgow as Scotland's violent crime capital

Dundee has overtaken Glasgow as Scotland's violent crime capital

Police Scotland

Dundee replaces Glasgow as Scotland's violent crime capital

The busses were first introduced in Perth

The busses were first introduced in Perth

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UK first as Scotland welcomes plans for all-electric city bus networks

Liz Truss cloaks herself in Thatcherism but is not quizzed on the unrest it resulted in

Liz Truss cloaks herself in Thatcherism but is not quizzed on the unrest it resulted in

Conservative Party

Stuart Cosgrove: Terror of two-word phrases as Tory hopefuls pitch up in Fair City

James Cook was called a 'scumbag rat' and a 'traitor' at the Tory leadership hustings in Perth on Tuesday

James Cook was called a 'scumbag rat' and a 'traitor' at the Tory leadership hustings in Perth on Tuesday

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BBC journalist James Cook speaks out over abuse at Tory hustings

Nicola Sturgeon said the abuse James Cook received was 'disgraceful'

Nicola Sturgeon said the abuse James Cook received was 'disgraceful'

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Nicola Sturgeon says abuse received by BBC's James Cook was 'disgraceful'

One Scot made it clear that he wouldn't vote for Liz Truss

One Scot made it clear that he wouldn't vote for Liz Truss

Good Morning Britain

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Watch Paisley man's hilarious response to Liz Truss's Scotland visit

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head to head in Perth tonight

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head to head in Perth tonight

Conservative Party

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How and when to watch as Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss go head to head in Perth

Thousands are expected to travel to Scone Palace after a music festival was given the go-ahead

Thousands are expected to travel to Scone Palace after a music festival was given the go-ahead

Perth music festival could bring £1m to city after given green light

The collection comprises more than 500 books on the Jacobite era

The collection comprises more than 500 books on the Jacobite era

Date set for launch of 'one-stop shop' Jacobite collection

Chloe Grant is hoping to turn professional one day

Chloe Grant is hoping to turn professional one day

'As long as I'm driving I'm happy': Meet the Scots racing star tipped for big things

Events have been organised across Scotland to celebrate the Queen's jubilee... but the people have yet to come

Events have been organised across Scotland to celebrate the Queen's jubilee... but the people have yet to come

Platinum Jubilee

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Platinum Jubilee embarrassment as images reveal dismal turnouts

St Johnstone's Shaun Rooney rises highest to equalise against Dundee at the Kilmac Stadium

St Johnstone's Shaun Rooney rises highest to equalise against Dundee at the Kilmac Stadium

Dundee 1 St Johnstone 1: Rooney nets vital goal to maintain gap over Dundee

Eddi Reader will be among the artists at the concert

Eddi Reader will be among the artists at the concert

Dougie MacLean and Eddi Reader lead concert for Ukraine line-up

Gordon Duncan was an influential and innovative piper

Gordon Duncan was an influential and innovative piper

Powerful play to honour bagpiping binman who ‘pushed back barriers’

Duncan Spinner urged the Home Office to open the doors to let desperate Ukrainians into the UK. Picture of Spinner: Iain Struthers photography

Duncan Spinner urged the Home Office to open the doors to let desperate Ukrainians into the UK. Picture of Spinner: Iain Struthers photography

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'Lviv is my home': Scottish veteran airlifted from Ukraine desperate for UK to open its doors

The owner of the Schiehallion Hotel is among those who are offering to sponsor Ukrainian refugees

The owner of the Schiehallion Hotel is among those who are offering to sponsor Ukrainian refugees

Conservative Party

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More than 20 Highland businesses pledge to sponsor 60 Ukrainian refugees

The owner of the Schiehallion Hotel is among those who are offering to sponsor Ukrainian refugees

The owner of the Schiehallion Hotel is among those who are offering to sponsor Ukrainian refugees

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Fresh pressure on Home Office as 20 Highland businesses pledge to sponsor Ukrainian refugees

Pete Wishart urged the UK Government to do more for Ukrainian refugees - and cut red tape

Pete Wishart urged the UK Government to do more for Ukrainian refugees - and cut red tape

Conservative Party

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Pete Wishart heaps pressure on UK to speed up Perthshire man's Ukraine visa offer

The Schiehallion Hotel owner is offering to pay for Ukrainians to come to Scotland

The Schiehallion Hotel owner is offering to pay for Ukrainians to come to Scotland

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Scot pleads with Home Office amid difficulty bringing Ukraine refugees to Perthshire

Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton play Roger Wakefield and Brianna Fraser in the hit TV show Outlander

Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton play Roger Wakefield and Brianna Fraser in the hit TV show Outlander

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Outlander stars reveal their favourite location in Scotland to film

Friends of the Earth Scotland analysed data on two pollutants associated with vehicles

Friends of the Earth Scotland analysed data on two pollutants associated with vehicles

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Scotland's most polluted streets - and one that breaches air quality limits

Scottish shooting estate sanctioned after police find evidence of wildlife crime

Scottish shooting estate sanctioned after police find evidence of wildlife crime

Police Scotland

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Scottish shooting estate sanctioned after police find evidence of wildlife crime

The Competitions and Markets Authority has put the brakes on Stagecoach's merger with National Express

The Competitions and Markets Authority has put the brakes on Stagecoach's merger with National Express

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Stagecoach-National Express merger investigated by competition watchdog

Alan Cumming is set to create and star in a dance show all about the life of Scotland's national bard

Alan Cumming is set to create and star in a dance show all about the life of Scotland's national bard

Angus Robertson

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Alan Cumming to star in 'must-see' one-man show about Robert Burns

The best cycling routes in Scotland: Black Wood of Rannoch, Perthshire

The best cycling routes in Scotland: Black Wood of Rannoch, Perthshire

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The best cycling routes in Scotland: Black Wood of Rannoch, Perthshire

Hearts' Josh Ginnelly opens the scoring for Hearts versus St Johnstone

Hearts' Josh Ginnelly opens the scoring for Hearts versus St Johnstone

Hearts 2 St Johnstone 0: Ginnelly at the double as Tynecastle defender booed by own support

Crail in fife placed number nine on the list of Scots beauty spots to watch out for in 2022

Crail in fife placed number nine on the list of Scots beauty spots to watch out for in 2022

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Scotland's most exciting holiday destinations for 2022 revealed

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