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Day: April 12, 2021

ELECTION: SNP MINISTER MET BUSINESSMAN AT CENTRE OF £360 MILLION CASH LOAN ROW

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Not the kind of publicity one would wish for a few weeks prior to an election. In this week’s Sunday Mail: SNP minister Fergus Ewing

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Crown Office has no licence to ‘police a free press in a free country’, say senior lawyers

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The Court of Session in Parliament Square and advocates taking part in an event there (below). By Kapil Summan Prosecutors have no licence to “police

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POLICE: Appeal following wilful fire raising in Duntocher

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By Democrat reporter Police officers are appealing for information following a wilful fire raising involving two cars in Duntocher. The incident happened around 2.50am on

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THE FERRET: Investigation reveals ‘sleekit’ increase in Trident nuclear warheads on Clyde

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  By Bill Heaney and Rob Edwards at The Ferret The Ferret investigative journalism bureau has revealed that UK Government has secretly boosted the number

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BRIAN WILSON’S COLUMN

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WHILE FREEMAN ADMITS FAILURES, STURGEON EXPLOITS THE PANDEMIC To err is human and so is forgiveness. Errors come in all sizes with those made by

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  • Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament
  • Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church
  • Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres
  • Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

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Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

There were no Rangers fans at Sunday’s Scottish Premiership game at Celtic Park by LUCY ASHTON Celtic and Rangers have appealed against the Scottish FA

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No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

The 34-year-old had been arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, in March. by LUCY ASHTON No action is to be taken against an

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Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

by BILL HEANEY Dumbarton’s Reform Party MSP David Smith has asked the Scottish Government, “in light of its commitment to a 16 per cent increase

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Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

by BILL HEANEY The dramatic scale of the vocations crisis which faces the Catholic Church in the coming years has been revealed in a new

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Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Health and social care chiefs in Glasgow are aiming to save £20m by April 2027 due to ‘increasingly challenging’ funding pressures. Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy

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Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba   Glasgow City Council

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ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice We were honoured to attend a special Civic Reception hosted by the Right Hon. Lord Provost of Glasgow, alongside renowned

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The Wee Coaching Company in Helensburgh: Dyslexia Awareness Week.

The Wee Coaching Company in Helensburgh: Dyslexia Awareness Week.

The Wee Coaching Company OK, the tea is most definitely spilling now… Over the last week, we have been able to share quite a few

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