🔴 Scotland's economic growth 'weaker' than rest of UK

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A report from the respected Fraser of Allander institute has downgraded their forecasts for growth in Scotland, as Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes demands “decisive action” from the UK government to counter business uncertainty.

Full details of the report are available here.

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There is more uplifting news elsewhere in our coverage. In the final part of our exclusive Clans & ancestry series, our Arts and Culture Correspondent Jane Bradley reports on a bottle with messages inside found in the wall of Edinburgh's King's Theatre. The discovery has revealed previously unknown secrets from the past for one family.