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The Scotsman
25 Aug, 2019
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Hundreds of ScotRail passengers caught up in Edinburgh Waverley ‘shambles’
Hundreds of passengers faced "shambolic" major disruption at Waverley station in Edinburgh tonight after a series of train cancellations and a breakdown.
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Tributes to British father who died protecting his family at luxury Thai hotel

Tributes have been paid to a "hero" British father who is said to have died protecting his family when a hotel guest barged into their room and attacked him.

Expert insists on indyref3 to avoid repeat of Brexit chaos

Scotland must be ready to stage two referendums on independence in any future bid to leave the UK or face the “acrimony and gridlock” of Brexit, MSPs have been warned.

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Edinburgh’s tourist season crowd control likened to ‘auction mart’

Edinburgh’s historic Old Town has been turned into an unsightly “auction mart” and a “construction site” this month thanks to new road closures and crowd control barriers, heritage experts and business leaders have complained.

Dani Garavelli: We need to start treating journalism as a quest for truth

The timing of last week’s MacTaggart Lecture could not have been more serendipitous. As Channel 4 head of news and current affairs, and newly-crowned Queen of the Sisterhood, Dorothy Byrne, picked up a sling-shot and hit a succession of media Goliaths, including James Murdoch, squarely between the eyes, a squad of broadcast and print journalists appeared to have embarked on a mission to demonstrate the acuity of her take-down and the urgency of her message.

Sport Update
Scotland 17 – 14 France: Scots come from behind to stun Les Bleus in World Cup warm-up

Scotland came from behind to defeat France at Murrayfield thanks to a Chris Harris try as Gregor Townsend's men continued their World Cup preparations.

Refusal to raise the white flag is paying off for Hearts’ Aidy White

At the end of their last league match, Hearts walked off the pitch to boos from the Tynecastle stands.

Rangers boss drops transfer bombshell, reason for Celtic target’s absence, Hibs boss explains Scott Allan substitution, Celtic may have ‘made a mistake’ selling striker

Sunday's Scottish football news and gossip.

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Edinburgh and Glasgow heritage groups hit back over claims of racism

Online groups promoting historical images of some of Scotland’s most iconic cities say they have tightened moderation on the sites after accusations that they had become a “mausoleum for racist language”.

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