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Scottish NHS planning medicine stockpile for no-deal Brexit

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Scottish Labour Richard Leonard hold a photocall with Labour's early selected candidates in target Westminster constituencies in New Lanark, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Corbyn slams ‘discredited’ system as he prepares to meet asylum seekers

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BT Murrayfield staged football last season when it provided Hearts with a temporary home. Picture: Rob Casey/SNS

SRU offers SFA £2m lure to switch from Hampden to Murrayfield

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An Edinburgh Festival Fringe entertainer performs on the Royal Mile Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Edinburgh Festival looks to expand street theatre shows into New Town

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Parents could be encouraged to take refresher classes in key subjects such as maths to help their children learn at home, according to a new Scottish Government blueprint.

Parents face going back to class in bid to help children

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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon meets with the President of Catalonia Quim Torra at Bute House. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon accused of ‘playing to the gallery’ over Catalan visit

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Comedian Adam Rowe, winner of the Dave Joke of the Fringe 2018 award, responded with polite scorn when asked if there was a formula for being funny (Picture: UKTV Dave/Martina Salvi)

Martyn Mclaughlin: The problem with an award for best Edinburgh Fringe joke

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Former Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell says the people of Britain must decide on the final outcome of Brexit

Menzies Campbell: Democracy demands a second Brexit referendum

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Stars to help Still Game favourites take final bow

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Rumour Mill: No Celtic move for Brazil starlet | Arsenal legend eyes Livingston job | Scots clubs eye EPL veteran

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Jimmy Dunne sees the move to Hearts as a great opportunity to progress his career.

Hearts sign Burnley defender Jimmy Dunne on six-month loan

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BT Murrayfield staged football last season when it provided Hearts with a temporary home. Picture: Rob Casey/SNS

SRU offers SFA £2m lure to switch from Hampden to Murrayfield

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Henry McLeish at Hampden. Picture: Mark Runnacles/Getty

Henry McLeish: ‘Emasculated’ SFA now has very little power

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Hampden is the traditional 'home' of Scottish football. Picture: Bill Murray/SNS

Rugby will always have first dibs on Murrayfield, says SRU boss

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New Edinburgh captain Stuart McInally with the Guinness Pro14 trophy at Celtic Park where this season's final will be played. Picture: Alan Harvey/SNS

‘World class’ Stuart McInally is ready to lead Edinburgh

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Alan Pattullo: Barely time to make a fair assessment of Kenny Miller
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Kenny Miller has parted company with Livingston.

Alan Pattullo: Barely time to make a fair assessment of Kenny Miller

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Henrik Larsson netted a first-half hat-trick when Celtic met Suduva in 2002. Picture: SNS

Everything Celtic fans need to know about Europa League opponents Suduva

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Players of FC Ufa ahead of a Russian Premier League match against Lokomotiv Moscow. Picture: Epsilon/Getty

Everything Rangers fans need to know about Europa League opponents FC Ufa

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Alfredo Morelos had a Sunday to remember as his hat-trick sent Rangers into the Betfred Cup quarter finals. Picture: PA

Winners and losers from the last 16 of the Betfred Cup

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Comedian Adam Rowe, winner of the Dave Joke of the Fringe 2018 award, responded with polite scorn when asked if there was a formula for being funny (Picture: UKTV Dave/Martina Salvi)

Martyn Mclaughlin: The problem with an award for best Edinburgh Fringe joke

Opinion

Former Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell says the people of Britain must decide on the final outcome of Brexit

Menzies Campbell: Democracy demands a second Brexit referendum

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Jonny Lee Miller, Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner, as 'Sick Boy', Renton and Spud, visit Scotland's great outdoors

Ross Stebbing: How Trainspotting’s tragedy became a marketing ploy

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Rory Stewart has pledged to resign as Prisons Minister if he does not sort out the problems in England's prisons Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty)

Sandy McCall Smith: Private prisons have no place in a civilized state

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Edinburgh Fringe 2018: The 5-star shows you must see before the Festival ends

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BrewDog offer fans chance to have a bespoke beer bar built in their home

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Scotland’s best fish and chip shops announced by UK competition

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Scottish chippy goes viral after offering monster 'crunchy box' for a tenner

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Wood revenues rise thanks to market rebound

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Brewster Bros has invested �3.8 million to transform the plant. Picture: Contributed

Livingston family firm opens ‘game-changing’ recycling centre

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Housebuilder Persimmon hails consumer confidence but analysts remain bearish. Picture: Andy Laithwaite/pictures365

Persimmon builds up interim profits

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Bank warns over AI job losses

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Wood boss Robin Watson praised the contract win

Wood expands in Asia with Shell contract

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There is no set formula for becoming an employer of choice, but there are always areas to improve upon, says Marion Forbes. Picture: Contributed

Comment: Four ways to become an employer of choice

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Wood revenues rise thanks to market rebound

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A statue of Sir John A Macdonald, the Glasgow-born first prime minister of Canada, was taken down in Victoria this week given controversy over his treatment of indigenous people. PIC: Pixabay.

Holyrood review support of Canada’s Scottish founding father over indigenous controversy

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There were around 200 Cold War monitoring posts in Scotland between the mid-1960s and mid-1990s. PIC: Andy Fairgrieve.

How Scotland prepared for a nuclear attack

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Chris Bambery: How Scotland’s own ‘Occupy’ movement took over Edinburgh 80 years ago

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