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Coronavirus: Crown Estate funding announced for Scots coastal communities
COASTAL communities are sharing in £9.7 million generated by the second year of devolved management of Crown Estate assets to help them respond to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The revenue, generated by the Scottish Crown Estate's marine
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Srebrenica: PM must 'urgently apologise' for 'insult' to victims, MPs say
PROMINENT Scottish MPs are among the signatories to an open letter sent to Boris Johnson demanding he "urgently apologise" for past comments in which he said the people murdered at Srebrenica in 1995 "weren't exactly angels". Alyn Smith, Kenny
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The Matterhorn: Scot becomes youngest to ever climb deadly peak
An 11-year-old Scot has become the youngest person ever to climb the Matterhorn, one of the world's deadliest summits. Jules Molyneaux, from Perthshire, scaled the Swiss mountain in around four hours, having spent much of the lockdown preparing
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St Andrews students to be given 'consent lessons' after rape allegations emerge
ALL students at St Andrews University will be given mandatory lessons on consent after allegations of rape and sexual assault emerged. Allegations were made on an Instagram account called St Andrews Survivors, which shared anonymous accounts of
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Manifesto from 1997 shows a clear path for the SNP
I HAVE never thought the depth of someone’s contribution to the independence cause had to be points-based, but if Alyn Smith MP wishes to rather patronisingly imply that his view on tactics and strategy is clearly correct due to his 20 years of commitment
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Warning to motorists as drivers flock to Loch Lomond, filling car parks
TRAFFIC Scotland has issued a warning to motorists planning to visit Loch Lomond and The Trossachs today after people flocked to the beauty spot. Car parks at Rowardennan, Balmaha, Arrochar and Ben Venue filled up as drivers headed to the area
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Covid-19 in Scotland: No virus deaths reported for three days
THERE have been no reported Covid-19 deaths in Scotland for three days in a row, Scottish Government figures show. Today seven new coronavirus cases were recorded, but no deaths. The number of people who have died after receiving a positive coronavirus
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Brexit campaigners vow to cause 'mayhem' by targeting New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern
LEAVE.EU campaigners are planning to work with New Zealand’s First Party in the country’s election later this year, according to reports. Arron Banks’s Leave.EU campaign want to assist the party whose leader is like a “more seasoned version of
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Three quarters of Scots say Nicola Sturgeon has done a good job during pandemic
VOTERS in Scotland and England approve of Nicola Sturgeon’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic more than Boris Johnson’s, a new poll has shown. A Panelbase survey, commissioned by Business for Scotland, asked 1026 respondents how well the First
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Srebrenica massacre still buries its slain 25 years on
WHAT’S THE STORY? IT was 25 years ago today that the Srebrenica massacre began. In what was legally deemed an act of genocide, more than 8000 civilian Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed by soldiers of the Bosnian Serb Army during the Bosnian
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More of our history and geography must be scrutinised and put right
THE removal, officially or otherwise, of statues of men who accrued great wealth from the exploitation of slaves in their overseas plantations has been put on the unofficial agenda of the average fair-minded Scot. Get rid of them, pull them down
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Why the Higgins report falls short of what Scotland really needs
THE tragic and stark realities of Covid-19 form a core argument for Scotland’s handling of this terrible pandemic as an independent country. Michael Gove’s “Privilege of Public Service” Ditchley Lecture on Saturday, June 27, called for “The re-orientation
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Caution regarding potential pitfalls of renaming Scottish town
WHILE I mostly agree with Iain Ramsay’s views on statues and place names (Letters, July 10), to be constructive I need to highlight a few potential pitfalls in his suggestion to rename Fort William. He advises that the proper Gaelic name is Inverlochy
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Tories' £30bn economy boost is a drop in the ocean in dealing with this crisis
THE Chancellor’s pledge of an additional £30 billion of measures to support the economy is of course to be welcomed and brings the direct cost of Covid-19 interventions to over £311 billion. While a seemingly large sum, when one looks at the potential
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Sell-off of our country was decided by just 0.01% of the people
SCOTLAND cannot change the past but it can and should avoid future repetition of its worst features. We are where we are, but it is vital we know why and how we got here. Our population in 1707 was less than one million, and at most 1% could vote
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Today's TV: The Inspiration Games and Casualty
Athletics: The Inspiration Games (BBC 1, 1.15pm) HIGHLIGHTS of the Inspiration Games, as 30 track and field superstars compete simultaneously across eight disciplines in different venues across the globe. The innovative three-team event sees
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Nicola Sturgeon pays tribute to victims and survivors of Srebrenica genocide
SCOTLAND’S First Minister has paid tribute to the victims and survivors of the Srebrenica genocide 25 years on. On July 11 1995, Bosnian Serb units captured the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In less than two weeks the forces murdered
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Two councillors quit Glasgow’s SNP group after criminal charges row
TWO SNP councillors in Glasgow quit the party on Thursday in a row over a sexual assault allegation. Councillor Michael Cullen is accused of wasting police resources after allegedly telling officers he had been a victim of sexual assault. He
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Local lockdown fears as Carlisle sees rise in Covid-19 cases
A LOCAL lockdown may be necessary in Carlisle after public health chiefs found a “small but concerning” rise in the number of Covid-19 infections there. The increase in infections comes a week after England reopened its pubs and restaurants – with
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Jack Charlton: World Cup winner dies aged 85
JACK Charlton, a World Cup winner and former Ireland boss, has passed away at the age of 85. Charlton was a member of the team that won the World Cup for England in 1966 alongside his brother Bobby. He also spent 10 years in charge of the Republic
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Trump commutes sentence of former adviser, claiming he was victim of a 'hoax'
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of his former adviser Roger Stone. The move came just days before Stone was due to report to prison to serve 40 months for crimes related to the Russia investigation. The White House confirmed
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Jet2 suspends all flights from Scotland to Spain due to quarantine rules
AIRLINE Jet2 has suspended flights from Scotland to Spain after the First Minister refused to relax quarantine rules for people entering from the country. Nicola Sturgeon confirmed there are 57 countries Scots can return from without needing to
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Scotland is a bright spot in coronavirus-ravaged UK, New York Times piece says
THE eyes of the global media are on Scotland as we attempt to adjust to a new normal following months of lockdown. Earlier this week Al Jazeera produced a story focused on why calls for Scottish independence are growing amid the pandemic –
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Tommy Sheppard backs independence within next the Holyrood term
A SECOND referendum should be held sufficiently early in the next Holyrood term to allow ministers to create a new independent Scotland after a Yes result, according to a leading SNP MP. Tommy Sheppard, the party’s shadow leader of the House of
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Wear a mask for yourself and others, says Nicola Sturgeon
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a plea for people to abide by the new law making face coverings mandatory in shops and on public transport, appealing for Scots to do so “in solidarity” to protect both themselves and others. Everyone over
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The Unionists are scared stiff – it’s all falling apart for them
IT has been just over six months since the winter General Election. In this time, we have been hit square in the face by the biggest issue facing human beings in modern history, with the Covid-19 pandemic. During this six-month period we have also
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Elon Musk: Is he our interplanetary visionary or just another mogul?
IF, like me, you’re half propeller-head, half social-justice warrior, it can be hard to get a handle on the various works of Elon Musk. The Tesla and SpaceX founder can display equally as idiot plutocrat, and civilisation visionary, across any
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V&A appoints Leonie Bell as new chief to lead its ‘awakening’
LEONIE Bell has been unveiled as the new director of the renowned V&A Dundee to lead its “awakening” from lockdown into a new era. Bell said the attraction is an “emblem” of the city’s heritage and culture and was “honoured” to be appointed
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SNP hit out at 'concerning' BBC plan to axe Politics Live
PLANS to scrap the BBC’s daily Politics Live programme have been criticised by MPs, with broadcast chiefs told they should be expanding political programming rather than scrapping it. One suggestion is that the show should occasionally come from
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'I’d have called the men in white coats if you’d told me I’d become a Yesser'
I WAS not predisposed to voting Yes. I was brought up in Greenock, where the shipyard community suffered badly in the hands of the 1980s Thatcher government. Despite this my father was an ardent Thatcher supporter and to this day sings her praises.
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Andy Murray fears his days of competing in Wimbledon are numbered
ANDY Murray has said it is a “shame” to be missing out on the chance to play at Wimbledon this year, and suggested that as an ageing player, his days of competing in Grand Slams are numbered. But in advice to young players, the Scottish tennis
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This latest power grab is going to sink Scots Tories
IN just a few weeks, the UK Government will publish proposed legislation which is expected to drive a coach and horses through the devolution settlement. Tory ministers hope to rush the UK Internal Market Bill through Westminster in the autumn,
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Here's what the Anti-Apartheid Movement can teach us about historical statues
BLACK Lives Matter protesters in Bristol made global headlines when they toppled the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and cast it dramatically into the harbour. Amid worldwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, campaigners
