News
Roadworks & Road Closures
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Roadworks & Road Closures | 24.02 - 02.03
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Road closure at Crieff's North Bridge Street
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Further closures between Blairgowrie and Alyth for essential repairs
The A926 from Blairgowrie to Alyth road will be closed between Pictfield and the Half Way House junction for six weeks to allow for essential repairs.
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Roadworks & Road Closures | 17.02 - 23.02
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10 weeks of overnight lane closures at Broxden Roundabout
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Roadworks & Road Closures | 10.02 - 16.02
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Roadworks & Road Closures | 03.02 - 09.02
National News
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Family unlawfully killed in head-on motorway crash
A coroner rules on the deaths on the M6 near Tebay of two children, their father and his partner.
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Sally Magnusson: I need the stimulation of work but it has always been family first
Sally Magnusson on juggling her career and being a mum-of-five as she steps down from presenting Reporting Scotland after 27 years.
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How long is this good weather going to last?
The first week of April has brought the warmest day of the year - but how long can it last?
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Watch: Scotland's oldest electricity pylons pulled down
Ageing steel towers are being replaced by smaller wooden pylons in parts of the west of Scotland.
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Premature baby leave 'transformative' for parents
From Sunday, parents of premature or sick babies will be entitled to 12 weeks' paid leave.
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Lockerbie bombing whistleblower arrested in Libya
Samir Shegwara was arrested after the BBC reported the existence of evidence linking Libya with the bombing.
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Deaths of British couple in France treated as murder-suicide
The bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who previously lived in East Lothian, were found at their home near Toulouse.
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Plane wheel fell off from Edinburgh-Belfast flight
An overheated bearing caused the axle to fractured and detach the right nose wheel during take off in Edinburgh
News Headlines
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Trump tariffs trigger steepest US stocks drop since 2020 as China, EU vow to hit back
Nike and Apple were among brands worst hit, but Trump maintained the US economy would ultimately "boom".
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Why Trump's tariffs aren't really reciprocal
BBC Verify's Ben Chu takes a look at the wide range of different tariffs being imposed on countries.
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'I could live 30 years - but want to die': Has assisted dying in Canada gone too far?
BBC News reports on assisted dying in Canada, where some say it's now easier to choose to die than get support to live
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Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says
Palestinian authorities say children were among the dead, while Israel says it hit a Hamas command-and-control centre.
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Luton airport expansion approved by government
Annual passenger numbers are due to almost double to 32 million, despite environmental concerns.
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'Grateful and honoured': Tom Cruise pays tribute to Val Kilmer
At CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Cruise led the crowd in a moment of silence to honour Kilmer.
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Lush and Kwik Fit warn tax rise will push up prices
The brands are warning of the impact of employer National Insurance Contribution rises which kick in on Sunday.
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Parts of UK set to be hotter than Algarve on Friday
Warm, bright conditions are expected but come with a warning about wildfires.
Entertainment News
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Bruce Springsteen to release seven 'lost' albums
The star has uncovered more than 80 archive tracks, most of which have never been heard before.
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Amazon plans 'fresh' James Bond but will respect 007 legacy
Producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman were recently hired to oversee the hugely popular spy franchise.
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Bafta-winning actor Lee Montague dies aged 97
Michael Palin leads the tributes to the star of stage and screen, known for featuring in Bergerac.
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Tate receives 'transformational' gift from US donors
A painting by the US modern artist Joan Mitchell is "one of the most important" Tate has received.
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Court gives Drake access to Kendrick Lamar's recording contracts
The star requested access to the sensitive documents in his defamation lawsuit over Not Like Us.
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'We need to speak up': Authors protest against Meta training AI on their work
Authors say their books have been taken without permission and used to train Meta's AI systems.
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I played the £75 Mario Kart World on Switch 2 - was it worth it?
The BBC gets hands-on with the hotly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, launching in June.
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Look back at Val Kilmer's best-known roles
The actor was known for roles in Heat, True Romance, Top Gun, Batman Forever, Willow and Deja Vu.