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A collection of stories as featured on the STV News at Six across Scotland

A collection of stories as featured on the STV News at Six across Scotland

27th May 2025

Serial domestic abuser jailed for 22 years after murdering partner

Serial domestic abuser jailed for 22 years after murdering partner

Olly Dickinson

Health board to look at takeaway portion sizes in obesity drive

Health board to look at takeaway portion sizes in obesity drive

Gordon Chree

Nursery programme hoping to prevent violence and crime

Nursery programme hoping to prevent violence and crime

Rahim Cham

Edinburgh winter festivals to look at adverse weather measures

Edinburgh winter festivals to look at adverse weather measures

Vanessa Kennedy

Angus boy with genetic disease first to receive ‘game-changing’ drug

Angus boy with genetic disease first to receive ‘game-changing’ drug

Lewis Michie

‘We won’t be left paying the bill’ say RAAC affected homeowners

‘We won’t be left paying the bill’ say RAAC affected homeowners

Grainne NiGhreachain

Vulnerable people protest amid fear for future of community hubs

Vulnerable people protest amid fear for future of community hubs

Nicola McAlley

People waiting two years on NHS lists hits record high

People waiting two years on NHS lists hits record high

Oliver Wright

23rd May 2025

Cyber attacks one of biggest risks to Scotland, say experts

Cyber attacks one of biggest risks to Scotland, say experts

Gordon Chree

Energy price cap cut with average bill to go down £129

Energy price cap cut with average bill to go down £129

Vanessa Taaffe

Food shortages hit rural community after cyber attack

Food shortages hit rural community after cyber attack

Hannah Carmichael

Virtual reality helping grow medicine manufacturing skills

Virtual reality helping grow medicine manufacturing skills

Amie Flett

Cruise ship passenger tax proposed to help local communities

Cruise ship passenger tax proposed to help local communities

Rahim Cham

Man living with cancer highlights healthcare ‘postcode lottery’

Man living with cancer highlights healthcare ‘postcode lottery’

Nicola McAlley

Homelessness: ‘I don’t feel safe in temporary accommodation’

Homelessness: ‘I don’t feel safe in temporary accommodation’

Grainne NiGhreachain

22nd May 2025

Swinney urged to tackle knife crime after death of schoolboy

Swinney urged to tackle knife crime after death of schoolboy

Ewan Petrie

Mother’s plea after teenage son missing for two weeks

Mother’s plea after teenage son missing for two weeks

Vanessa Taaffe

Countdown begins for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election

Countdown begins for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election

Colin Mackay

Family call for life-changing treatment to be made available on NHS

Family call for life-changing treatment to be made available on NHS

Vanessa Kennedy

Community sharing experience of drugs gangs in new film

Community sharing experience of drugs gangs in new film

Laura Piper

Dundee Transport Museum secures over £1m in funding

Dundee Transport Museum secures over £1m in funding

Felicity Clifford

Scotland on course for ‘unjust transition’ warns oil sector

Scotland on course for ‘unjust transition’ warns oil sector

Steven Brown

Family criticise council care costs after bill goes up £1,500

Family criticise council care costs after bill goes up £1,500

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21st May 2025

Starmer U-turns on winter fuel payment means testing

Starmer U-turns on winter fuel payment means testing

Paris Gourtsoyannis

Scotland needs to take ‘immediate action’ warns climate watchdog

Scotland needs to take ‘immediate action’ warns climate watchdog

Laura Piper

Plumbers and heating engineers warn industry ‘at breaking point’

Plumbers and heating engineers warn industry ‘at breaking point’

Vanessa Taaffe

Community looks to future after ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire on Isle of Bute

Community looks to future after ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire on Isle of Bute

Caitlin Hutchison

University of Edinburgh staff vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for industrial action

University of Edinburgh staff vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for industrial action

Lewis Michie

Schoolboy walking around town harbour to raise money for RNLI

Schoolboy walking around town harbour to raise money for RNLI

Fraser Nicoll

Robert the Bruce’s criminal great-grandson remembered in new steel statue

Robert the Bruce’s criminal great-grandson remembered in new steel statue

Iain Ramage

Number of families using foodbanks ‘more than doubled in past decade’

Number of families using foodbanks ‘more than doubled in past decade’

Felicity Clifford

Council accused of ‘ripping apart’ communities with disability cuts

Council accused of ‘ripping apart’ communities with disability cuts

Finlay Jack