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• Why Scottish TV is held back by 'English wife syndrome' and reluctance to take risks
  Decision-makers are accused of 'diluting the Scottishness' of made-in-Scotland dramas
• Highland craft brewer to bring rare red lager to Scottish market
  A Highland craft brewer is retracing centuries of history to bring a rare red lager to the Scottish market.
• Internet blackout on small Scottish island after Storm Amy damage
  Work to repair a damaged subsea cable is underway after Storm Amy cut off internet access to the Isle of Tiree.
• On gardening leave... there's a weed amongst the greenery
  A man working in the black economy gets sacked and decides to seek revenge on his boss.
• Revealed: Scotland’s toxic damp and mould crisis set to cost hundreds of millions
  Ministers have been warned that Scotland faces a repair bill running into hundreds of millions of pounds over a failure to tackle the growing public health crisis of damp and mould in its homes — a problem campaigners say could cost lives if ignored
• Scottish fashion brand to launch first store in England
  A Scottish fashion brand is to open its first store south of the Border.
• Shares leap in UK pubs giant amid 'step change'
  Shares lift in Marston's as pub giant raises profit expecations
• Shares plunge as North Sea heavyweight suffers big production setback
  An acquisitive North Sea oil firm has seen its shares plunge after suffering renewed production challenges on a key asset.
• What do revelations about failed Glasgow firm say about Scotland's investment bank?
  Scottish National Investment Bank under scrutiny again after collapse of M Squared Lasers
• Car sales heavyweight highlights pressure on prices amid Budget fears
  Car sales heavyweight Vertu Motors has said new vehicle prices are under pressure but the second hand market is in better shape.
• Public trust in Scottish Government at record low, survey finds
  Public trust in the Scottish Government has dropped to its lowest level since devolution, according to a landmark survey charting 25 years of changing attitudes.
• Boost for Aberdeen as investor appetite declared at its 'highest in years'
  Portfolio of seven office buildings in Aberdeen sold for £10.8m
• We tried Google's £999 new phone - here is what we thought
  Google Pixel 10 Pro integrates Google’s Gemini AI seamlessly which is a nice break from the normal convention of companies just throwing these intelligence systems into any device
• Fashion and homeware brand to open new outlet in Silverburn
  A popular lifestyle store known for rangers of women’s fashion, gifts and homeware is to open in Silverburn.
• Electric coach firm launches Glasgow to Inverness service
  Ember launched in 2020 and operates routes between Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, with stops at multiple towns and villages in between. 
• Key takeaways from Scottish Government's latest independence blueprint
  The Scottish Government’s new paper, A Fresh Start with independence sets out why the SNP administration believes Scotland should leave the UK, and “what an independent Scotland could look like”.
• US aircraft giant set for green light over Scottish base sale deal
  Aircraft giant poised for approval for major acquisition of manufacturer with base in Scotland
• The 'joy' of living and working on some of Scotland's lesser known islands
  The isle of Gigha is one of the most beautiful of the Inner Hebridean Islands, famed for its turquoise seas and white sandy beaches.
• ‘Should not have been accepted’: Sidelined fiasco ferry in global bid to fix flaw
  The ship at the heart of Scotland's ferry fiasco is at the centre of an international scramble to fix a serious engine system fault — piling yet more cost onto an already spiralling multi-million-pound scandal, the Herald can reveal.
• Approval granted for electricity substation near former South Lanarkshire hotel
  Approval has been granted for a new electricity substation in South Lanarkshire