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The Scotsman
18 Aug, 2019
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Top stories of the week

A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

Urgent appeal to find missing 15-year-old girl last seen in Livingston

Police are appealing to the public for help to trace a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen in Livingston on Thursday night.

Donald Trump’s plan to buy Greenland shows he doesn’t understand democracy – leader comment

Donald Trump reportedly wants the US to buy Greenland from Denmark. Here’s why that’s an undemocratic idea unworthy of the holder of an office once occupied by Woodrow Wilson.

Scotland ‘decades behind in attitudes to race’ warns national poet

Scotland’s attitudes to race is decades behind England’s, our national poet has warned.

Edinburgh’s ‘ultimate tourist trap’ defends decision to sell £10 bag of crisps

A sweet shop which came under fire earlier this week are defending their decision to sell a bag of crisps for £9.99 and cans of energy drink for £3.99.

Police officer killed while attending burglary only married four weeks ago

Pc Andrew Harper, 28, who was killed while responding to a burglary in Berkshire, had only been married for four weeks.

Thousands join pro-independence march in Aberdeen

Thousands of people have taken part in a pro-independence march in Aberdeen.

Andy Murray: ‘My gran stopped speaking to me over on-court swearing’

Sir Andy Murray has revealed his gran once never spoke to him for three months because of his swearing on court.

The shocking life-expectancy gap between rich and poor is Scotland’s shame – Brian Wilson

Babies born in the poorest parts of Scotland can expect to die 13 years before those in the richest areas if they are male and 9.6 years earlier if they are female. But with political courage, it does not have to be like this, writes Brian Wilson.

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