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            <title><![CDATA[Tiree 'almost out of petrol' due to ferry problems]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Petrol purchases are being capped at £25 as fuel levels are running low. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Archaeologists reveal wooden secret beneath ancient stone island]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Neolithic island in Loch Bhorgastail appears to be made of stone, but researchers have used new techniques to investigate the site.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA['High value' koi carp stolen from secure garden pond]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Police have launched an appeal for information after the fish were stolen in two separate raids on the garden pond.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Highlander stars bring Hollywood buzz to Scotland]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inverness win title & champions East Kilbride make history]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Inverness Caledonian Thistle secure the Scottish League 1 title as East Kilbride create history by winning League 2.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:35:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Star-studded line-up announced for Celebrity Traitors series two]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Miranda Hart, Maya Jama, and Eastenders legend Ross Kemp are among the stars who will go head-to-head in the second series of The Celebrity Traitors.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 10:53:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Body found in search for teenager in Highland loch]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Emergency services were called to Lochindorb, near Grantown-on-Spey, on Thursday evening.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:43:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Your pictures of Scotland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:52:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump to remove whisky tariffs after King's visit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US president said he would lift restrictions on Scotland's ability to work with the state of Kentucky on whisky and bourbon.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:52:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank holiday flights set for disruption due to 'staffing issues']]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:48:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wandering walrus makes a new stop on tour of Scotland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The young male - who has been named Magnus - pops up in the waters of Hopeman Harbour in Moray.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['I know what I saw' - Scotland's history of big cat sightings]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sightings of a panther-like cat in the Cairngorms are the latest in a long line of reported feline encounters.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How the changing face of farming is reflected in Scotland's election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The rural vote is a significant, but often overlooked, constituency in the Scottish Parliament election.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What's the score with Scotland's World Cup holiday - and will schools be off?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Which Scottish councils are taking the day off in June - and will it mean closing schools?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Your Voice: Tell us about the local issues affecting you ahead of the Scottish election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[What stories would you like BBC News to cover in the Highlands and Islands? ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[In pictures: Record entry for cycling's Etape Loch Ness]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The event follows a 66-mile (106 km) route, which starts and finishes in Inverness. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Historic Inverness market's model railway back on track]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A model railway was a feature of the city's Victorian Market for many years before  a revamp of the site.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Landward visits the Black Isle]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Dougie visits a dairy farm in Dumfriesshire for spring calving on a grand scale.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Immigration Tracks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European flavour of Quebec City, and Anne follows the St Lawrence River to Montreal.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canna]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[About Britain: Isle of Skye]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An insight into life on the Isle of Skye from 1954, with Richard Dimbleby.]]></description>
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