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Housebuilders forge ahead with £2.5bn merger despite competition concerns
![Zi Pollock and their fellow students at City of Glasgow College have deep-rooted sympathies for striking lecturers, but they say they cannot afford to sacrifice their futures to someone else's cause.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18436736.jpg)
![Zi Pollock and their fellow students at City of Glasgow College have deep-rooted sympathies for striking lecturers, but they say they cannot afford to sacrifice their futures to someone else's cause.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18436736.jpg)
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![Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Sunset.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18433849.jpg)
![Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Sunset.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18433849.jpg)
![Lynne Somerville is one of the campaigners](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18433499.jpg)
![Lynne Somerville is one of the campaigners](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18433499.jpg)
Kevin McKenna at Large
![Alannah Maurer, founder of Save Loch Lomond pictured in Balloch. Photograph by Colin Mearns](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18430368.jpg)
![Alannah Maurer, founder of Save Loch Lomond pictured in Balloch. Photograph by Colin Mearns](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18430368.jpg)
![Glasgow Cathedral](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12508475.jpg)
![Glasgow Cathedral](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12508475.jpg)
![Has Elon Musk flown too close to the sun? Illustration by Damian Shields](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18421790.jpg)
![Has Elon Musk flown too close to the sun? Illustration by Damian Shields](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18421790.jpg)
Spotlight
![Clashes in Hull as police try to halt protests and riots](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18389189.jpg)
![Clashes in Hull as police try to halt protests and riots](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18389189.jpg)
![An earthquake caused devastation in Afghanistan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18403998.jpg)
![An earthquake caused devastation in Afghanistan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18403998.jpg)
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![Dr John Rae's childhood Orkney home is to set to be restored](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18393455.jpg)
![Dr John Rae's childhood Orkney home is to set to be restored](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18393455.jpg)
![From drug busts to cyber crime, the Scottish Crime Campus behind operations](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18396339.jpg)
![From drug busts to cyber crime, the Scottish Crime Campus behind operations](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18396339.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a Persimmon Homes development in York while on the General Election campaign trail](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18219101.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a Persimmon Homes development in York while on the General Election campaign trail](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18219101.jpg)
![There have been recent calls for changes in the way Scottish Universities are funded, but no solution has proven straightforward.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18381201.jpg)
![There have been recent calls for changes in the way Scottish Universities are funded, but no solution has proven straightforward.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18381201.jpg)
![Far Ralia, Cairngorms National Park](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18356632.jpg)
![Far Ralia, Cairngorms National Park](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18356632.jpg)
![Next's performance in the second quarter exceeded its own expectations](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10859654.jpg)
![Next's performance in the second quarter exceeded its own expectations](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10859654.jpg)
![Apprenticeships under the microscope amid Scottish Government consultation](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18369991.jpg)
![Apprenticeships under the microscope amid Scottish Government consultation](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18369991.jpg)
Business HQ Monthly
![Brewing giant Heineken saw operating profit increase in the first half](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18362578.jpg)
![Brewing giant Heineken saw operating profit increase in the first half](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18362578.jpg)
![The Cashel Estate is on the east shore of the loch](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18245570.jpg)
![The Cashel Estate is on the east shore of the loch](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18245570.jpg)
![Stephen McCarron of 9CCG at the Barony A-Frame near Auchinleck](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18302930.jpg)
![Stephen McCarron of 9CCG at the Barony A-Frame near Auchinleck](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18302930.jpg)
![Invinity VS3s on the assembly floor at the new Motherwell manufacturing facility](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18353142.jpg)
![Invinity VS3s on the assembly floor at the new Motherwell manufacturing facility](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18353142.jpg)
![Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary took aim at European air traffic controllers](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17788025.jpg)
![Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary took aim at European air traffic controllers](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17788025.jpg)
![AC/DC have never forgotten their Glasgow roots](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18335454.jpg)
![AC/DC have never forgotten their Glasgow roots](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18335454.jpg)
![Andrew Dane, chief executive of the Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17014941.jpg)
![Andrew Dane, chief executive of the Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17014941.jpg)
![What are the 'industries of the future' that could save Grangemouth?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17761553.jpg)
![What are the 'industries of the future' that could save Grangemouth?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17761553.jpg)
![Scottish author Chris Brookmyre: “Self-immolation is a spectacular form of protest, but what do you do for an encore?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18304208.jpg)
![Scottish author Chris Brookmyre: “Self-immolation is a spectacular form of protest, but what do you do for an encore?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18304208.jpg)
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![The Highlands and Islands is in the grip of a construction crisis](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18293699.jpg)
![The Highlands and Islands is in the grip of a construction crisis](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18293699.jpg)
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![Professor Weber says the new film’s account of the relationship between Hitler and his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, be intercut with testimony from survivors of the Holocaust to show what happens when voters succumb to dictators](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18253290.jpg)
![Professor Weber says the new film’s account of the relationship between Hitler and his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, be intercut with testimony from survivors of the Holocaust to show what happens when voters succumb to dictators](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18253290.jpg)
NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ
![Patrick Grant:](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18247196.jpg)
![Patrick Grant:](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18247196.jpg)
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![Anna Makhlay, programme manager for the leadership course, came on a fellowship from Ukraine in 2010.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18222635.jpg)
![Anna Makhlay, programme manager for the leadership course, came on a fellowship from Ukraine in 2010.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18222635.jpg)
![Baroness Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale poses for a photograph in the offices of The Herald in Glasgow. Photograph by Colin Mearns](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18226426.jpg)
![Baroness Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale poses for a photograph in the offices of The Herald in Glasgow. Photograph by Colin Mearns](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18226426.jpg)
NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ
![Scotland fans dancing in the streets of Frankfurt](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18223041.jpg)
![Scotland fans dancing in the streets of Frankfurt](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18223041.jpg)
![Terry the European Wolf at Longleat](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18222971.jpg)
![Terry the European Wolf at Longleat](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18222971.jpg)
REWILDING
![Terry and Meg the European Wolf at Longleat Image: Tom Anders](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17205113.jpg)
![Terry and Meg the European Wolf at Longleat Image: Tom Anders](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17205113.jpg)
REWILDING
!['A lot of ideas about our tourist industry are based on people from cities coming to a slower pace of life'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18139799.jpg)
!['A lot of ideas about our tourist industry are based on people from cities coming to a slower pace of life'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18139799.jpg)
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![The City of Glasgow College reports that the use of its trade union education centre has declined drastically, making the institution no longer viable.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18134223.jpg)
![The City of Glasgow College reports that the use of its trade union education centre has declined drastically, making the institution no longer viable.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18134223.jpg)
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![Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, an offshore wind test and demonstration facility](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17927737.jpg)
![Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, an offshore wind test and demonstration facility](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17927737.jpg)
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![Campaign trail with Joanna Cherry. Photo Duncan McGlynn.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18148618.jpg)
![Campaign trail with Joanna Cherry. Photo Duncan McGlynn.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18148618.jpg)
Kevin McKenna At Large
![Vicky Allan tries out VR training equipment at Mitsubishi heat pump training centre](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18141351.jpg)
![Vicky Allan tries out VR training equipment at Mitsubishi heat pump training centre](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18141351.jpg)
![Can the national grid take heat pump Scotland? Or will the lights go out?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18141512.jpg)
![Can the national grid take heat pump Scotland? Or will the lights go out?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18141512.jpg)
![Retired physics teacher Pat Hackett from Portobello with his heat pump](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18126773.jpg)
![Retired physics teacher Pat Hackett from Portobello with his heat pump](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18126773.jpg)
![Ann Quinton of Elvanfoot with her wood burning stove](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18126768.jpg)
![Ann Quinton of Elvanfoot with her wood burning stove](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18126768.jpg)
![Measuring sound levels on a kettle](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18124839.jpg)
![Measuring sound levels on a kettle](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18124839.jpg)
![Douglas Ross](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18124946.jpg)
![Douglas Ross](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18124946.jpg)
![“The linguistic imperialism that was the case through the history of these islands has to stop.”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18095685.jpg)
![“The linguistic imperialism that was the case through the history of these islands has to stop.”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18095685.jpg)
![Former pilot, John Hoyte, founded the Aerotoxic Association after steadily deteriorating health led him to quit flying in 2005 - but 20 years on says the problem is still being ignored](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18094772.jpg)
![Former pilot, John Hoyte, founded the Aerotoxic Association after steadily deteriorating health led him to quit flying in 2005 - but 20 years on says the problem is still being ignored](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18094772.jpg)
SPECIAL REPORT
![The West Highland Way: Data shows more walkers than ever are taking on the 96-mile route that runs from Milngavie to Fort William.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18091711.jpg)
![The West Highland Way: Data shows more walkers than ever are taking on the 96-mile route that runs from Milngavie to Fort William.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18091711.jpg)
![Artificial intelligence could be used to help healthcare workers, Daron Acemoglu said](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18089090.jpg)
![Artificial intelligence could be used to help healthcare workers, Daron Acemoglu said](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18089090.jpg)
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![The travel giant flagged strong demand for holidays](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18084005.jpg)
![The travel giant flagged strong demand for holidays](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18084005.jpg)
![The Last Keeper: Gamekeeper Scott Mackenzie and his daughters on Skye](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18039662.jpg)
![The Last Keeper: Gamekeeper Scott Mackenzie and his daughters on Skye](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18039662.jpg)
![First Minister John Swinney and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes speaking to reporters outside Bute House](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18067774.jpg)
![First Minister John Swinney and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes speaking to reporters outside Bute House](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18067774.jpg)
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!['We’d be losing part of ourselves': ambitious plans to save stained glass in Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18064528.jpg)
!['We’d be losing part of ourselves': ambitious plans to save stained glass in Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18064528.jpg)
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![BBC HQ in 1964](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18057550.jpg)
![BBC HQ in 1964](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18057550.jpg)
![Billy Connolly, with Brian Wilson on the right, and “super-roadie”, Billy Johnstone, on the left](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18051900.jpg)
![Billy Connolly, with Brian Wilson on the right, and “super-roadie”, Billy Johnstone, on the left](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18051900.jpg)
I WAS THERE
![Status Quo. Picture: Robert Sutton](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17468297.jpg)
![Status Quo. Picture: Robert Sutton](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17468297.jpg)
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