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Reporter Ross Hunter revealed that new analysis has shown that a fossil fuel firm with links to an Israeli company supplying fuel to the IDF is set to make millions from the Rosebank oil field.
READ HERE: IDF-linked firm to receive millions from Rosebank field in North Sea
Lucy Jackson spoke to Edinburgh councillors ahead of a meeting of nations and regions which did not include any local leaders from Scotland.
READ HERE: Edinburgh councillors speak out ahead of nations and regions meeting
Xander Elliards revealed that more than £100 million has been added to UK customers’ energy bills since Labour came to power to pay Scottish wind farms to stop producing power, according to new analysis.
READ HERE: £100m added to UK energy bills to pay Scottish wind farms to shut down
And Alasdair Ferguson brought the latest on a firm accused of “burying dead fish”, as they admitted it was disposing of salmon mortalities over the summer despite previously saying it was “not happening at all”.
READ HERE: Firm admits 'burying tonnes of dead fish' on Scottish beach
Steph Brawn gathered tributes from leading figures from the Yes Scotland campaign to former first minister Alex Salmond following his sudden death aged 69.
READ HERE: Yes Scotland leaders pay tribute to 'courageous' Alex Salmond
Brawn also spoke to an expert who said the Scottish Tories will slip into third place at Holyrood after the 2026 election unless Russell Findlay can “find some charisma” to distance himself from the UK party.
READ HERE: Expert issues warning to new Scottish Tory leader over Holyrood election
And Laura Pollock brought readers the latest on the repatriation process of Salmond's body from North Macedonia, with calls for the RAF to bring him home.
READ HERE: Calls for RAF to fly Alex Salmond's body back to Scotland
James Walker shared the latest in his Diaries from Gaza series, telling the story of Fatima AlQolaq who is terrified about what might happen to her family trapped in northern Gaza.
READ HERE: Gaza civilian shares fear for family trapped in Jabalia refugee camp
Walker also reported that the SNP have called on the Labour Government to scrap the Internal Market Act as the party suggested that Boris Johnson acknowledged in his new book "Unleashed" that the legislation was designed to "undermine devolution".
READ HERE: Boris Johnson's devolution admission prompts call for rethink of major act
Richard Baynes spoke to conservation bosses who have made a plea for people to stop putting memorials up in Glen Coe after revealing they have had to take down dozens of the markers despite their importance to grieving families.
READ HERE: National Trust plead with people to stop Glencoe memorials
And finally, Nan Spowart revealed that a local authority’s refusal of a phone mast in a designated Wild Land Area has been overturned in a planning appeal.
READ HERE: Decision on phone mast ruling spells bad news for wild land
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