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Good morning Voornaam,

 

Welcome to your morning news update from The Scotsman. We bring you the best of our exclusive journalism, directly to your inbox.

 

 

Five big stories of the morning so far

- School attendance rates fail to recover from covid-19 disruption

- Rock superstar gives Scottish Local Hero festival his blessing

- Police hunt for man in country park after 'suspicious' death of Scottish teacher

- Neil Lennon reveals three Celtic players broke covid rules during pandemic

- What is pale gold, smells of peat smoke and tastes like heaven?

 

Before you go... Nicola Benedetti will give a one-off Q&A exclusively for Scotsman subscribers after revealing her first Edinburgh International Festival programme.

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Finally... The Scotsman are delighted to launch the inaugural Scotsman Scran Awards with 16 category awards to recognise Scotland’s flourishing dining, drinking and hospitality sector. Find out more.

 

 

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Joshua King

  
     
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