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The Scotsman
1 Aug, 2019
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Caledonian Sleeper train overshoots station and causes major disruption in Edinburgh
Major commuter rail disruption was caused today by a Caledonian Sleeper train breaking down after failing to stop at Waverley Station.
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Scottish Tories doomed by Boris Johnson’s ‘New English Conservative Party’ – Kenny MacAskill

Will the Scottish Conservatives supinely suck up the snubs from Westminster or stand up for Scotland? If they do the former, they’re doomed while the latter means they’ll cease to be a unionist party, writes Kenny MacAskill.

No-deal Brexit poses ‘immediate’ threat to Scottish economy

A no-deal Brexit could have “immediate, real and adverse impacts” on trade in Scotland, a new report has warned.

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Public’s help sought in bid to find ‘extremely violent’ Scottish fugitives

Fugitives from Glasgow who are on the run from police are among the UK’s most-wanted men.

Brexit will leave a weakened UK at the mercy of Donald Trump – Christine Grahame

Scotland’s wishes on Brexit count for nowt to Boris Johnson or his new ‘no deal’ voting millionaire, huntin’ shootin’ Scottish Secretary, writes Christine Grahame.

Sport Update
Fort William, UK’s ‘worst football team’, end 73-game winless streak with emphatic victory

The UK's "worst professional football team" has finally ended their long-running winless streak in emphatic fashion.

Former Ryder Cup player Gordon Brand Jnr dies aged 60

Two-time Ryder Cup player Gordon Brand Jnr has died at the age of 60 - a fortnight after he was working at The Open at Royal Portrush in a broadcasting role.

Celtic face competition for international defender, one more in at Rangers, Aberdeen braced for McKenna bids – Scottish Premiership Rumour Mill

The latest Scottish football news, transfer rumours and gossip...

And finally...
Book review: The Sound of the Hours, by Karen Campbell

The Sound of the Hours is a rich and thoroughly enjoyable novel: a love story, a war story, a story of divided loyalties, of Scottish-Italian relationships, of racial discrimination and racist fears, of the strength and tenacity and warmth of families. It is a work of considerable complexity with a powerful narrative drive.

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