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Prince Charles visits Philip in hospital amid rumours of dire health
THERE is growing speculation that the Duke of Edinburgh is undergoing end-of-life care in hospital. Charles arrived at King Edward VII's hospital in London a little after 3pm on Saturday February 20 to visit his father, aged 99, who had been admitted
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What will it take for UK media to report on Tory Government law breaking?
IF your main source of news bulletins is the electronic media you may be surprised to learn that Health Secretary Matt Hancock got a bit of a rocket from a High Court judge this week. This is because a quite remarkable number of outlets seem to
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Labour peer slammed for 'arrogant and misogynistic' attack on SNP minister
AN SNP minister has hit out after a Labour peer suggested that Alex Cole-Hamilton was justified in swearing at her during an Holyrood committee meeting. Cole-Hamilton, one of the Scottish LibDems five MSPs, was embroiled in controversy last week
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Tonight's TV: The Jonathan Ross Show: Special Guests and The Cure: Live in Hyde Park
The Cure: Live in Hyde Park (Sky Arts, 9pm) IN July 2018, English rock band The Cure celebrated the 40-year anniversary of their first ever gig with a live concert at London’s Hyde Park. “This really was the perfect way to celebrate 40 years of
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Scotland records 29 Covid deaths as vaccination figures pass 1.4 million
A FURTHER 29 people have died in Scotland after having tested positive for Covid-19, the latest Government statistics show. The newly released figures also say that 803 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the last 24 hours.
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WATCH: American teacher can't believe the names of Scotland's famous gritters
A TEXAN teacher trapped at home by the state’s severe snow storm has been sharing the names of Scotland’s gritters on TikTok. The US has seen deadly freezing winds, ice and snow lead to widespread power cuts in Texas, with Joe Biden approving
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Can’t the Unionists come up with a new argument against independence?
I WAS thoroughly unconvinced by Daniel Harris’s opinions regarding Scotland’s likelihood of being turned down for membership of the EU due to Spain’s worries about Catalonia (Letters, February 18). Can’t the Unionists think of anything new? Opinions
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No parliament can bind its successor on future votes because of what someone said
DICTIONARY definitions of a generation generally agree that it means about 25 to 30 years. However, in the real world of politics, for someone to claim any authority to bind an electorate, or even worse, an entire population for a generation on any
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Call for inquiry into Carrie Symonds's 'unelected power' in Number 10
A CONSERVATIVE group is calling for an inquiry into the influence of Boris Johnson’s fiancé Carrie Symonds. The Bow Group, which includes Tory peers Norman Tebbit and Norman Lamont among its patrons, is concerned about the behind-the-scenes power
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'Very worrying': Brazil beef warning after UK Government signs trade 'understanding'
DEFENDERS of home-produced Scottish food this week expressed concern over the newly signed "memorandum of understanding" between the United Kingdom and agricultural powerhouse Brazil. Campaigners are warning that the scene is being set for the
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Care home visiting in Scotland to resume next month, Government confirms
REGULAR visiting will resume in Scottish care homes from early March, with residents allowed to have two designated visitors each. Each designated visitor will be able to see their relative once a week, the Scottish Government says, due to the
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Higher percentage of Scottish population vaccinated than in England or Northern Ireland
A HIGHER proportion of the Scottish population has now been vaccinated against Covid-19 than either England or Northern Ireland, official figures show. The latest figures from UK Government on vaccination data for the four nations show that 25.4%
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IN PICTURES: Pro-independence billboards rival Unionist attack ad in Inverclyde
A PRO-INDEPENDENCE billboard campaign is running in Inverclyde during the same week a Unionist attack ad made headlines in the area. The anti-independence Scotland Matters group put up an ad criticising the Government’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
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Chelsea Clinton praises Scotland's period poverty work as New Zealand brings in policy
CHELSEA Clinton reached out to Scotland last night after it was announced that New Zealand would be making sanitary products free to all school pupils. Last year Scotland became the first country in the world to pass legislation making period products
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Major student loans change means thousands of Scots will be £42 a month better off
Major changes are set to be made to how student loans are paid back in Scotland. Under the Scottish Government's new plan for student loans, thousands of Scots will benefit from a reduction in their repayments of around £42 per month. This
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This week's top 500 Covid hotspot neighbourhoods in Scotland revealed
The latest weekly coronavirus figures have been released, highlighting hotspots of Covid-19 per 100,000 of the population and the risk in each neighbourhood. Scotland had 5,686 positive cases between February 10 and February 16, which was 104.1
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Appeal on Section 30 case over indyref2 will be held in first week of April
AN appeal in the People’s Action on Section 30 will be heard on April 6, before the Scottish Parliamentary election after Lord Malcolm yesterday granted a motion of urgent disposal to speed up the process at the Court of Session. Indy campaigner
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'No point' vaccinating one country but not world, Boris Johnson tells G7
BORIS Johnson told global leaders there is “no point” in vaccinating national populations if efforts are not made to ensure the “whole world” receives jags. In the lead-up to yesterday’s virtual G7 meeting, the Prime Minister pledged to donate the
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Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge becomes first president of Edinburgh Fringe
FLEABAG star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been announced as the inaugural president of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. The position, which is the first of its kind, will see the actress represent and advocate for the organisation. Waller-Bridge
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Mhairi Black: Why Tories’ voter ID plans remind me of bedroom tax
DURING the Queen’s Speech in 2019, it was announced that the Tories planned to bring forward a bill to introduce mandatory photo ID requirements to vote in elections in the UK. The reason being that they wanted to crack down on electoral fraud.
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Scottish city begins asymptomatic mass testing in bid to further suppress Covid
ASYMPTOMATIC testing is to be rolled out at pop-up sites in Scotland’s biggest city to identify more cases of Covid-19. The programme, funded by the Scottish Government, will offer testing to people in Glasgow without symptoms, in a bid to identify
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Scottish firm announces £17.5 million investment in electric buses
SCOTTISH bus firm McGill’s has announced a £17.5 million investment in all-electric vehicles. A total of 35 buses have been ordered by the company. The is made up of 23 fully electric single deck buses for McGill’s Johnstone to Glasgow route as
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Scottish town is Britain’s top property hotspot, new figures reveal
A SCOTTISH town has been identified as the top property hotspot in Britain, with asking prices there surging by 15% over the past year. Paisley is joined in the top three by Lancaster and Wigan in northern England in the list, compiled by Rightmove
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Owen Thompson: Scots firms could take off if UK sets out space sector plan
IMAGINE, if you will, an industry of the future which can quite literally determine the fate of the world. Imagine that this industry is already here in the UK, trebling in size since 2010, creating many thousands of high-skilled jobs. Imagine
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Covid: Scottish Tories demand 'certainty' over timing of lockdown exit
THE Tories are calling on the Scottish Government to give people more "certainty" on when Covid restrictions will ease. Nicola Sturgeon is set to publish her routemap out of lockdown next week, but she has already warned that the scope for change
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Pledge to battle drug deaths as total rehab beds in Scotland revealed
A SURVEY of treatment services has found Scotland has a total of 418 rehabilitation beds available for both drug and alcohol addiction. The Scottish Government published the survey in response to an expert group’s recommendations last year to get
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Spain may crack down as Catalan protests at rapper's imprisonment continue
STUDENTS gathered in the Catalan capital Barcelona and other cities yesterday after a third night of demonstrations over the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel, amid signs the Spanish government could crack down on their protests. The students demanded
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Angus Robertson: Why postal votes are the way to go for May’s Holyrood election
POLLING day is approaching in Scotland in arguably the most important Scottish Parliament election since the introduction of devolution. There are now 76 days until May 6, however a significant proportion of ballots will be cast weeks before that
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Dundee company celebrates playing crucial role in mission to Mars
A SCOTS firm has played a vital part in the successful landing of the $2 billion (£1.42bn) Mars 2020 mission’s Perseverance rover on the Red Planet. Cables and wiring assembled by W L Gore & Associates in Dundee played a key role in data communications
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Scottish reverend broadcasting sermons says 'amazing' to reach wider audience
A CLERGYMAN using lockdown to broadcast services in remote locations said it has been “amazing” to reach a worldwide audience. Rev Neil Glover is the minister at Aberfeldy Church in Perthshire, which is linked with the nearby towns of Dull and Weem
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Should kids catch up on their work or engage in more play this summer?
IT’S like a forest of waving hands at the moment, as every Covid-puggled sector seeks the saving attention of government, whether Scottish or British. Yet one arm that shot aloft this week particularly caught my own attention, and heart. Two notable
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Charity accuse BBC of 'false pretext and fake propaganda' in damning letter
THE BBC’s director-general has been urged to launch a “full editorial investigation” into how the corporation “broadcast conspiracy theories” around the ongoing farmers protest in India. Charandeep Singh, on behalf of the charity Sikhs in Scotland