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Eat the Town

Dazza and Natalie head to Galashiels for some low-carbon footprint fun.




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Antiques Roadshow at Thirlestane

The roadshow pays a visit to Thirlestane Castle in the Scottish Borders.




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Flower farming in Galloway

Landward takes a trip to Galloway to see the efforts to farm flowers.




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Ashley Jensen on The One Show

Ashley Jensen and JK Simmons join Alex Jones and Vernon Kay on the sofa.




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What became of Britain's 'loneliest' sheep Fiona?

A year has passed since Fiona hit the headlines and was rescued, how is she finding her new life?




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The village that a religious sect helped to found

The arrival of a "fanatical" group in the late 18th Century was a key moment in Crocketford's history.




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Could a new 113-mile trail spark a tourism boom in the south of Scotland?

Dozens of new tourist businesses are opening in the South of Scotland as visitors escape to the great outdoors.




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We've collected 6,000 bricks - now we need to find them a new home

Two Scots who own the biggest brick collection in the UK are looking for a museum to house all 6,000 of them.




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How Peebles is becoming a hotbed of pizza making

The Italian food is at the heart of a project to give young people "focus and a bit of purpose".




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Do you have a story to share with BBC News?

Get in touch with BBC News journalists in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.




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Your pictures

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.




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Hidden message in a bottle found in lighthouse wall after 132 years

Engineers were shocked to find the message deep inside the wall of a lighthouse in the south of Scotland.




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The building hoping to help revive a high street

A community ownership project in Dumfries is being watched to see if it could be repeated elsewhere.




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Queens fight out Palmerston draw with Alloa

Watch again as the Doonhamers lose three players to injury and still secure a point at home.




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Church organist celebrates 75 years of service

Rita Purves was just 13 when she first took a seat at the organ in Morebattle in the Borders.




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Scotland remembers the fallen on Armistice Day

Scotland fell silent at 11:00 to commemorate those who died in conflicts around the world.




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Bidders hold talks over fate of Peter Pan house

Offers have been made for a site which inspired JM Barrie but a timeline for any sale is uncertain.




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Three-vehicle crash leaves two men in hospital

A car, a van and a lorry were involved in the accident on the A7 north of Langholm.




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Brother killer stabbed neighbour to death - court

Brian Whitelock told neighbours he did not know why he stabbed Wendy Buckney, a court hears.




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Sculptor strives for fitting Monty Python statue

A fundraising drive for a Terry Jones memorial statue in Colwyn Bay nears its £100,000 target.




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'Hour of hell' as dog gets fishhook stuck in nose

A dog owner warns other beach users after her terrier got a three-pronged hook stuck in her nose.




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Campaign helps ambulance staff deal with attacks

The States of Jersey Ambulance Service campaign calls for greater respect and support for workers.




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Jersey schools record 164 exclusions in a year

A total of 152 secondary school students were excluded during the 2023/24 academic year.




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Jersey signs agreement with Caribbean islands

Jersey aims to "strengthen ties within education, sport and culture" with Antigua and Barbuda.




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Jersey deputy wins award at global conference

Deputy Raluca Kovacs is recognised for her "contribution to promoting parliamentary democracy".




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Charities launch child digital safety campaign

The move aims to improve online safety for children with more education for parents.




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Use law to prevent domestic violence, police urge

The initiative is named after Clare Wood who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2009 in England.




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Driver jailed after death crash

A seven-year sentence is handed out to a man whose four-wheel drive car ploughed into a group of friends.




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Sammy Wilson admits meetings with Sinn Féin

The secret meetings were revealed by Rev Harold Good in a new book, In Good Time.




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Shadow secretary says he hasn't visited NI due to lack of funds

Conservative MP Alex Burghart has defended not visiting Northern Ireland during his time as shadow secretary.




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'We need to have the protection of the protocol,' says O'Toole

Northern Ireland needs to have "the protections that are in the protocol" says SDLP MLA.




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No additional Treasury funds for PSNI data breach

NI is not currently in line to get one-off funding to cover the costs of the PSNI data breach.




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'Third of NI farms' hit by inheritance tax change

Andrew Muir says Labour's first budget in 14 years is "bad" for farmers.




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Stormont's £800k flags report 'still on shelf' three years on

An academic who co-chaired the flags commission says he is "disappointed" by the lack of progress.




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Lyons says he is 'not a magician' on Casement funds

The sports minister said his department does “not have the budget” to increase the amount of funding.




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Parental leave MLAs can pick colleague to vote for them

The new procedure will allow members to vote in the NI Assembly without physically being there.




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Sinn Féin councillor suspended over alleged inappropriate messages

JJ Magee is suspended from the party after an allegation that inappropriate online messages were exchanged between him and a minor.




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MP calls for 'urgent review' of flight connections

A DUP MP said flight cancellations between Belfast and London were "fast becoming a norm".




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Trump tariffs would be bad for NI economy, says Murphy

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has said he hopes Trump will not bring "uncertainty" to US/Irish business relations.




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NI leaders congratulate Trump on US election win

Politicians at Stormont and across the island of Ireland react to the US election result.




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UK's first Chinese parliamentarian dies at 74

Alliance pays tribute to its "ground-breaking" and "trailblazing" former assembly member, Anna Lo.




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Health staff pay deals cannot be matched, says Nesbitt

The health minister predicts difficult conversations with unions over pay due to budget problems.




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Health minister aims to introduce duty of candour

The law could force health staff to be open with patients and their families when mistakes are made.




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'Traitors' banner put up at Michelle O'Neill's office

O'Neill was the first senior Sinn Féin figure to take part in an official Remembrance Sunday ceremony.




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Stormont co-options remove democratic choice - report

Under co-option, parties can fill vacancies in the assembly and councils without holding a by-election.




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States trial to help visually impaired islanders

The technology allows people to scan a code and get information on navigating buildings.




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Condor Ferries rejects contract extension

Deputy Kirsten Morel informed the States about the company's decision on Tuesday.




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Accommodation cost 'could be deterring teachers'

Teachers are leaving Guernsey after the end of a rental allowance, a scrutiny meeting hears.




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Campaign to protect postal staff from dog attacks

Guernsey Post issues customers with cards aimed at protecting their staff from dog attacks.