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Biggest ever exhibition examining crimes of Burke and Hare set to open
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Members of slave trade legacy group 'fear for safety' if identities made public
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V&A Dundee turns spotlight on colonial past of city's jute industry
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Queen hopes to travel to Scotland for Holyrood Week
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Tourism industry given fresh hope by North Sea ferry plan – Scotsman comment
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When does summer start in 2022?
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Many of Scotland's ancient sites will be open to the public this summer
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Great Scottish books to get Scots translation
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Leith Festival: Edinburgh's port’s people’s pageant, were you there on a float?
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Hearts FC: Eric Milligan’s Buckfast toast to Hearts’ Scottish Cup win
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Historic Queen Mary steamer to make surprise return to Clyde cruising
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Why it's the right time to invest in Scotland's historic buildings
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Edinburgh to honour little-known refugee who founded its first music festival
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Scotland urged to create new national museum confronting its slave trade history
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Sale deal almost clinched for Hebridean island castle admired by Prince Charles
Heritage
All you need to know about the next full moon
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New life to be breathed into Tron Kirk after trust takes over
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Iconic Scotland castle reopens following a year of closure
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Underbelly set to lose Edinburgh's Hogmanay and Christmas contracts
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10 of the most mispronounced Scottish places names and how to say them
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When is Father's Day 2022, and why do we celebrate Father's Day in the UK?
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Waller-Bridge heralds 'new dawn' in major Festival Fringe shake-up
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Royal warship’s wreckage found off coast of Norfolk 325 years after sinking
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Remains of Europe's largest dinosaur found on Isle of Wight
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Writer and artist Alasdair Gray's famous mural could get listed status
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