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News / Vanessa Kennedy

Vanessa Kennedy

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Vanessa is a reporter with STV News based in Edinburgh. She covers a broad range of stories from hard-hitting reports to features.

Families fight ‘soul-destroying’ council plan to cut care at Tygetshaugh sheltered housing
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Families fight 'soul-destroying' council plan to cut care at sheltered housing complex

Comedian Fred MacAulay: ‘Thousands of men will unknowingly have a tumour in their prostate’
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Fred MacAulay: 'Thousands of men will unknowingly have a tumour in their prostate'

‘Absolutely crucial’: Edinburgh Pregnancy and Parent Centre facing closure after 40 years
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'Absolutely crucial': Pregnancy and parents centre facing closure after 40 years

Edinburgh businesses brace for impact on trade ahead of sold-out Oasis shows
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Businesses brace for impact on trade ahead of sold-out Oasis shows

Portobello residents threaten legal action over Edinburgh Council’s parking charges plan
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Portobello residents threaten legal action over parking charge plan

Visually-impaired girl learning to surf at Scotland’s first wave pool
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Visually-impaired girl learning to surf at Scotland's first wave pool

‘It’s changed my life completely’: Innovative drugs offering hope for ulcerative colitis patients
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'It's changed my life': Advanced treatments offering hope for colitis patients

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse: Pioneering allergy trial launched in memory of teen who died from severe reaction
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Pioneering allergy trial launched in memory of teen who died from severe reaction

First Scottish couple married in humanist ceremony celebrates 20th anniversary
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First Scottish couple married in humanist ceremony celebrates 20th anniversary

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Celtic Boys Club abuse court case ends with more than £1m paid out
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Celtic Boys Club abuse court case ends with more than £1m paid out

Encrochat: Crime kingpin Conor McGregor jailed for six years after extradition from Morocco
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Crime kingpin jailed for six years after extradition from Morocco

Darrell Currie opens up about health battle that forced him off TV
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Darrell Currie: 'I knew the doctors had no idea what was wrong with me'

New generation of Scots deserve fresh vote on independence, says Swinney
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New generation of Scots deserve fresh vote on independence, says Swinney

‘Monster’ domestic abuser swerved on Edinburgh bypass while attacking girlfriend
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'Monster' domestic abuser swerved on city bypass while attacking girlfriend

Can Glasgow afford to continue welcoming refugees?
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Can Glasgow afford to continue welcoming refugees?

Woman, 21, dies at scene of two-car crash on A98 near Banff
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Woman, 21, dies at scene of two-car crash on A98

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Rare white deer stuns visitors at Scottish beauty spot 
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'Like a fairytale': Rare white deer stuns visitors at Scottish beauty spot

Scottish Government halts cash for arms companies supplying Israel and flies Palestinian flag
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Scottish Government halts cash for arms companies supplying Israel and flies Palestinian flag

Visitor boom pushes Scotland’s tourist hotspots to breaking point 
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Visitor boom pushes tourist hotspots to breaking point 

Teenager Mitchell Lawrie aiming to emulate Scottish greats by becoming darts world champion
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Teen darts sensation aims to emulate Scottish greats by becoming world champ

Tighnabruaich residents demand action over sewage and E. coli risks polluting sea at Kyles of Bute
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'People don't want to swim in the sea when it's filled with jobbies'

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Man who died after being found injured in Edinburgh named as teen charged
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Man who died after being found injured named as teen charged

West Lothian Christmas lights display cancelled over storm damage and surging costs
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Christmas lights display cancelled over storm damage and surging costs

Homeowner appeals against order to tear down garden fence
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Homeowner appeals against order to tear down garden fence

Man removed from train after girl, 15, sexually assaulted
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Man removed from train after girl, 15, sexually assaulted 

NHS Borders apologises to widow after cancer patient left in ‘unnecessary pain’ for almost four months
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NHS apologises to widow after cancer patient left in 'unnecessary pain'

Teen boy arrested after man, 22, dies on Edinburgh street
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Teen boy arrested after man, 22, dies on city street

Public thanked as missing man from Edinburgh traced
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Public thanked as missing man traced

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Funicular derails in Lisbon killing 15 people, emergency services say
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Funicular derails in Lisbon killing 15 people, emergency services say

M&S hackers ‘claim to be behind Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack’
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M&S hackers ‘claim to be behind Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack’

Royal Mail issues quacking collection of stamps celebrating duck species
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Royal Mail issues quacking collection of stamps celebrating duck species

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