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Sep 3, 2026
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Jul 24, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Benjamin Russell

    Call to ease 'burden' of housing refugees on Glasgow City Council (opens the original)

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    The frontrunner to be the next leader of Glasgow City Council has said it is unfair Glasgow council tax payers are "carrying the burden" of housing refugees for the "whole of Scotland". Ricky Bell, currently deputy leader, said the council needed more funding or a change in the law that would see more people housed outside of the city. Almost half of the 3,895 homelessness applications in Glasgow between April and September 2025 were from people with refugee status or leave to remain. Bell told

  2. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Benjamin Russell

    Glasgow university to review its hiring of plagiarism row professor Jason Arday (opens the original)

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    The University of Glasgow is to hold a review into the appointment of a former professor after he resigned from his current role at Cambridge amidst allegations of plagiarism. Jason Arday quit his high-profile role on Wednesday after the university launched a probe into his academic qualifications and honorary appointments. He has defended himself and his work. The Jesus College fellow was professor of sociology of education at Glasgow from January 2022 to March 2023 before he became Cambridge's

  3. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Benjamin Russell

    Lumo train services between London and Stirling running with no toilets (opens the original)

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    A train operator is running services lasting more than five-and-a-half hours despite having no toilets available on board. The Lumo trains run on the West Coast Main Line, covering the new 417-mile (671km) route between Stirling and London Euston. Lumo, which is owned by FirstGroup, first warned about a "fault" with the toilets on a service from Stirling to Crewe on Saturday. Some services have since been stopping for longer at stations such as Preston to allow passengers to get off and use toil

  4. Article · Jul 26, 2026 · Benjamin Russell

    'Welcome progress' made in tackling Cairngorms wildfire (opens the original)

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    'Welcome progress' has been made in tackling a wildfire in the Cairngorms, the first minister has confirmed. John Swinney was speaking after a meeting of the Scottish government's resilience committee on Sunday. Swinney said: "Ministers will continue to be updated on the fire and resources and services will remain until the fire is out. "This wildfire is being treated with the utmost seriousness and necessary resources will be in place until the last flames are out." He added that the fire servi

  5. Article · Jul 25, 2026 · Benjamin Russell

    Cairngorm residents say wildfire response 'too slow' (opens the original)

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    People living in the Cairngorms have criticised the handling of a wildfire that has been burning for 10 days. Residents were evacuated on Friday night after a change in weather sparked fears the blaze was moving towards the village of Nethy Bridge and a major incident was declared. But locals said the move came too late, and that the Scottish government had been slow in scaling up the response to the incident. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Neil Gray, said: "Throughout this significant incid

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