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The Scotsman
5 Feb, 2019
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Nicola Sturgeon: Holyrood has seen Scotland diverge from the UK
The Scottish Parliament has seen Scotland "chart a different course from the rest of the UK", Nicola Sturgeon has told a US audience.
Latest News
UK ‘increasingly unlikely’ to leave the EU on time, senior minister admits

The UK is increasingly unlikely to leave the EU on 29 March, a senior Cabinet source has admitted, despite Theresa May’s insistence that Brexit will go ahead on schedule.

Nicola Sturgeon: Real and growing risk of no-deal Brexit

There is a “real and growing risk” that the UK will leave the EU with no deal in less than two months’ time, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

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Scots scientists to lead £5 million project in bowel cancer research

Scottish scientists are to lead a £5 million joint UK and European bowel cancer project to establish a network of clinicians to develop more targeted treatment for patients.

Princes Street is facing an ‘exodus of shops’

IT was once the most prestigious shopping destination in Scotland.

Sport Update
Ex-ref Steve Conroy slams Andrew Dallas, SFA and says there are more Rangers-supporting referees than Celtic

Ex-referee Steve Conroy has stated that there are more Rangers-supporting officials than Celtic in the Scottish game.

Matthew Farnham: Low scoring, but Brady masterclass was absorbing

New England Patriots are the champions after a hard-fought and enthralling game with a stunted offensive performance to ride on one of the greatest defensive performances from a team in the NFL era.

Ex-Celtic captain Tom Boyd calls for Scotland to import referees

Former Celtic captain Tom Boyd has launched a withering attack on Scottish referees and called for ‘neutral’ match officials to be imported in order to improve standards he believes are at an ‘all-time low’.

And finally...
Critics say Edinburgh Fringe Society chief is ‘talking rubbish’ over wage threat claims

Organisers of hundreds of free shows at the Edinburgh Festival have accused the figurehead of the Fringe Society of “talking utter rubbish” for suggesting they would not exist if a Living Wage is imposed on the event.

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