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The Scotsman
20 Jan, 2019
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Two patients dead after pigeon poo infection outbreak at Glasgow hospital
Two patients have died after contracting a fungal infection caused by pigeon droppings at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
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Scotland’s last all-girls state school faces scrutiny over policy

It is Scotland’s last remaining all-girls state school, with a history stretching back more than a century.

SNP warns May must ‘fundamentally change position’ to solve Brexit

Theresa May must “fundamentally change her position” to end the Brexit deadlock, the SNP’s Westminster leader has warned.

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Duke of Edinburgh ‘pictured driving new Land Rover’ two days after crash

The Duke of Edinburgh has apparently been pictured driving a new Land Rover just 48 hours after his dramatic crash with a car carrying two women and a baby.

Pitchup predicts boom year for Scots bookings

A website specialising in booking campsites, “glamping” sites and caravan parks is expecting its biggest year yet in Scotland, where growth is outpacing that of the rest of its business as a whole.

Sport Update
Judy Murray wants ‘bricks and mortar’ legacy for sons’ success

A tale of two vans – it is the story of Judy Murray’s life. Twenty years ago, she was hurtling up and down the motorways taking a van full of talented Scottish kids across the Border to try to beat the English kids in her role as the national coach of Scotland.

Saving Mata’s penalties gave Hearts’ Colin Doyle great cup memories

Colin Doyle is hoping Hearts can book their place in the next round of the Scottish Cup with victory over Livingston today but if the tie goes all the way to a replay and penalties, the Gorgie goalkeeper will take inspiration from his head-to-heads with the likes of Juan Mata.

Glasgow Hawks 15 – 14 Edinburgh Accies: Hosts defy late fightback

This basement battle was always going to be tight, and thus it proved, with a patched-up Hawks side just holding off a late Accies fightback to take the points. With Hawick losing heavily at home, Hawks also leap-frogged the Greens.

And finally...
Robbie Marsland: Licence won’t stop fox hunting in its tracks

Fox hunting is horribly simple – a pack of hounds is encouraged to chase and cruelly kill a wild mammal. Fox hunting legislation, on the other hand, is horrendously complicated and never fails to surprise.

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