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A group of survivors are using public art to highlight cases of childhood sexual abuse

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University of Glasgow reported to ombudsman over moving of child abuse exhibition
The organisers of an exhibition showcasing the stories of survivors of child sexual abuse have reported the University of Glasgow to the Scottish Public Service Ombudsman.

RoMaya Jey and Kyle Gardiner in rehearsals for Oor Wullie

RoMaya Jey and Kyle Gardiner in rehearsals for Oor Wullie

New stage show aims to give Oor Wullie the Barbie treatment

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah

The incredible life of Mohamed Salah - the world’s best-known Muslim player

Aberdeenshire council warned library closures will 'deepen inequality'

Aberdeenshire council warned library closures will 'deepen inequality'

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Aberdeenshire council warned library closures will 'deepen inequality'

Glenn Campbell, BBC Scotland's political editor and the subject of the documentary, My Brain Tumour and Me. Picture: BBC

Glenn Campbell, BBC Scotland's political editor and the subject of the documentary, My Brain Tumour and Me. Picture: BBC

Unforgettable reporting from the front line of BBC man's cancer battle

Anas Sarwar has said Scottish Labour will bring back the winter fuel payment if it wins the Scottish Parliament election in 2026

Anas Sarwar has said Scottish Labour will bring back the winter fuel payment if it wins the Scottish Parliament election in 2026

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Letters: Why wait, Anas Sarwar? Stand up to Keir Starmer now

Tasty fish and chips: but what about the vinegar?

Tasty fish and chips: but what about the vinegar?

Herald Diary: So does Glasgow's West End have the poshest fish and chips?

Glasgow Film Theatre

Glasgow Film Theatre

What's on at Glasgow Film Theatre as it announces much-loved Christmas programme?

Author Douglas Skelton

Author Douglas Skelton

Danger lurks around every corner in Scottish author's immersive historical thriller

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EIF ascends under Benedetti – meanwhile, BBC Scotland are stuck relying on London

Zoe Ball and fellow DJ Sara Cox at an awards event in 1999.

Zoe Ball and fellow DJ Sara Cox at an awards event in 1999.

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So what now for Radio 2 as star presenter steps down from Breakfast Show?

Glasgow Style Mile Christmas Carnival

Glasgow Style Mile Christmas Carnival

Style Mile Christmas Carnival to transform Glasgow streets

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke and captain Andy Robertson celebrate after the final whistle of Monday night's Poland v Scotland tie

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke and captain Andy Robertson celebrate after the final whistle of Monday night's Poland v Scotland tie

Herald Diary: Thanks, Andy Robertson & co: mission accomplished in this household

Janey Godley hands the award over to Susie McCabe

Janey Godley hands the award over to Susie McCabe

Search for 2025 Sir Billy Connolly Glasgow comedy award launched ahead of festival

Award-winning Scottish documentary maker Duncan Cowles with his parents

Award-winning Scottish documentary maker Duncan Cowles with his parents

'It's been a moving experience' - Why can't men tell their dads they love them?

Diane Buffet-Mogel, George Capell, Amol Rajan, Frederick Skerrett, Tom Rosas, University of St Andrews with Amol Rajan, ITV Studios - Lifted Entertainment, Rik Lowe

Diane Buffet-Mogel, George Capell, Amol Rajan, Frederick Skerrett, Tom Rosas, University of St Andrews with Amol Rajan, ITV Studios - Lifted Entertainment, Rik Lowe

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University Challenge: Scots fight for last spot on helicopter out of Loserville

'John Lennon' oil on canvas by Craig Campbell

'John Lennon' oil on canvas by Craig Campbell

Unmissable 'Studio Two Six One: Winter Exhibition 2024' opens in Newton Mearns

Health Secretary Neil Gray has been embroiled in a row over using ministerial cars to attend football matches, most of which involved the team he supports

Health Secretary Neil Gray has been embroiled in a row over using ministerial cars to attend football matches, most of which involved the team he supports

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Letters: Why can't SNP MSPs just own up and apologise when they've done wrong?

Elon Musk isn't held accountable for what he publishes

Elon Musk isn't held accountable for what he publishes

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Neil Mackay: I know what fighting for free speech means. This isn't it

Taking a hike, all in fun ... or is it?

Taking a hike, all in fun ... or is it?

Herald Diary: On the wrong path: the man who became a 'national' disgrace

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Letters: BBC Scotland doesn't speak for us. Here's what the SNP must now do

Rebecca Hall leads the cast of The Listeners on the BBC

Rebecca Hall leads the cast of The Listeners on the BBC

Everything to know on new BBC drama The Listeners starring Rebecca Hall

Kevin says some of those leaving X are 'among the most ghastly and insufferably sanctimonious people I’ve ever encountered in journalism and politics'

Kevin says some of those leaving X are 'among the most ghastly and insufferably sanctimonious people I’ve ever encountered in journalism and politics'

KEVIN MCKENNA'S DIARY

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To all Scotland's 'liberals', no-one gives a Friar Tuck if you flounce away from X

'Gripping listening': Scottish Chamber Orchestra at Glasgow City Halls review

Nicola Benedetti:

Nicola Benedetti:

Edinburgh International Festival

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'The world is always polarised' Nicola Benedetti on EIF 2025 and seeking truth in art

Gone and probably forgotten: BBC's Doctors

Gone and probably forgotten: BBC's Doctors

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Soap opera Doctors has been taken off life support

Greg McHugh and Gregor Fisher in Only Child

Greg McHugh and Gregor Fisher in Only Child

NEW SCOTTISH COMEDY

Greg McHugh's guide to his new Scots comedy Only Child with his 'hero' Gregor Fisher

Myra McFadyen as Clara in the 2017 Citizens Theatre Glasgow and Royal Lyceum Edinburgh production of Hay Fever. Image by Mihaela Bodlovic care of Citizens Theatre.

Myra McFadyen as Clara in the 2017 Citizens Theatre Glasgow and Royal Lyceum Edinburgh production of Hay Fever. Image by Mihaela Bodlovic care of Citizens Theatre.

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‘She could change a room with a blink’: Scots star of original Mamma Mia! dies

Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light, with Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis

Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light, with Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis

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New Wolf Hall is like being at a very expensive, if gloomy, wedding reception

The Supernaturals

The Supernaturals

Smile! The supernatural return of Scotland's great Britpop survivors

Around the Greens: The business of Scotland's iconic sporting industry

Around the Greens: The business of Scotland's iconic sporting industry

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Around the Greens: The business of Scotland's iconic sporting industry

Paul Paris beside a memorial to Janet Horne in Dornoch

Paul Paris beside a memorial to Janet Horne in Dornoch

Tragic death of Scotland's last witch is Scottish Book of the Year

Skerryvore will perform at Floors Castle

Skerryvore will perform at Floors Castle

Skerryvore announce biggest show yet as part of 20th anniversary celebration plans

The musical is due to run for five days

The musical is due to run for five days

Theatre fans disappointed as hit show suddenly axed

Matthew Zajac in The Tailor of Inverness

Matthew Zajac in The Tailor of Inverness

Ben Harrison’s The Tailor of Inverness 'has gained a vital currency'

Stephen Lewis, Reg Varney and Bob Grant in On the Buses

Stephen Lewis, Reg Varney and Bob Grant in On the Buses

Herald Diary: It wasn't like this On the Buses for Stan and Blakey

Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan return to star in Moonflower Murders on the BBC

Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan return to star in Moonflower Murders on the BBC

Everything to know on BBC Magpie Murders sequel series Moonflower Murders

Donald Trump's win in 2016 was supposed to unleash an artistic renaissance – where is that sentiment now?

Donald Trump's win in 2016 was supposed to unleash an artistic renaissance – where is that sentiment now?

‘Think of all the great art we’ll get from a Trump win…’

Through the Shortbread Tin will be performed next year

Through the Shortbread Tin will be performed next year

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New show performed in Scots and Gaelic exploring 'history and myths' to go on tour

The 2025 festival will include the world premier of Scottish Ballet’s Mary, Queen of Scots

The 2025 festival will include the world premier of Scottish Ballet’s Mary, Queen of Scots

Edinburgh International Festival

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First details of 2025 Edinburgh International Festival line-up announced

Linford Johnson as Pongo, Samuel Thomas as Tom, Jessie Elland as Danielle and Emma Thornett as Perdi in 101 Dalmatians

Linford Johnson as Pongo, Samuel Thomas as Tom, Jessie Elland as Danielle and Emma Thornett as Perdi in 101 Dalmatians

Faye Tozer vamps it up as Cruella as the puppets steal the show in 101 Dalmatians

Glasgow artists John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, known as Metaphrog

Glasgow artists John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, known as Metaphrog

10 Scottish comic book creators who changed my world

The cast of the Pavilion panto

The cast of the Pavilion panto

'I love the excitement' - Bromance of Scotland's two best panto dafties

Gary Lineker, whose departure from Match of the Day at the end of the season has been announced

Gary Lineker, whose departure from Match of the Day at the end of the season has been announced

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Herald Diary: So who will read the autocue now on Match of the Day?

Una Noche con los Rolling Stones / A Night with the Rolling Stones

Una Noche con los Rolling Stones / A Night with the Rolling Stones

Havana Glasgow Film Festival returns to city for latest edition

The award was handed out at the Ivor Novellos award

The award was handed out at the Ivor Novellos award

Ivor Novello Awards

Easterhouse children's project wins top classical music award

Dürer to Van Dyck: Drawings from Chatsworth House

Dürer to Van Dyck: Drawings from Chatsworth House

I was entranced by new Scottish exhibition of Rembrandt, Rubens, Dürer and Van Dyck

Thank goodness for music and football (and Our Price records) in these dark days

Herald Diary: Farewell then, Tam Shepherds, you will be sadly missed

John Rebus (RICHARD RANKIN)

John Rebus (RICHARD RANKIN)

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Are we getting value from BBC Scotland? We asked an arts writer. He wasn't impressed

Donald Trump's landslide victory is a reminder that ordinary people's everyday concerns cannot be ignored

Donald Trump's landslide victory is a reminder that ordinary people's everyday concerns cannot be ignored

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Letters: Scotland's left-wing progressives must learn from Trump's crushing victory

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The Day of the Jackal is ruined by this one major problem

Both founders are football fans supporting opposite sides of the Glasgow divide, and this gave birth to the Celtic & Rangers Legends Chess Sets

Both founders are football fans supporting opposite sides of the Glasgow divide, and this gave birth to the Celtic & Rangers Legends Chess Sets

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Stunning Rangers and Celtic 3D chess sets are pitch perfect for Christmas

Uncover the darker side of Christmas with our ancestors’ scariest seasonal traditions