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Social care merger lacks funds and nurses, audit reveals

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Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to his private 'golf resort at Bedminster in New Jersey. Picture: AP

Calls for ‘fraud’ probe of Trump trip to Scotland

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Jamie Docherty by the Bridgeton bandstand. Picture: John Devlin

Insight: Bridgeton fears yet another ‘poverty porn’ TV show

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Private schools including Kilgraston are in the council area of Murray Lyle, who said financing rates relief for them would squeeze other budgets.

Private schools tax relief ‘could hit state pupils’

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Campaigners at the People's Vote rally in Festival Square, Edinburgh. Photograph: Ian Georgeson

Lib Dem veteran Ming Campbell urges SNP to back EUref2

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A diesel train at Cadder Yard in 1962. Picture: contributed

Story of construction of Edinburgh-Glasgow rail line sounds familiar

Transport

Karen Koren with daughter Katy, with whom she runs Gilded Balloon. Photograph: Steve Ullathorne

Fringe comedy queen Karen Koren reveals she has been battling cancer

Lifestyle

John Swinney was meant to be Nicola Sturgeon's safe pair of hands for the education brief. Picture: John Devlin

Dani Garavelli: Is he bovvered? John Swinney must try harder

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's views are not all shared by his party's 'Centrist Dad' faction, which includes Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. Picture: Getty

Euan McColm: Cometh the hour, cometh the Centrist Dads – and Mums too

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Dunfermline 0 - 1 Hearts: Olly Lee on target in narrow Hearts win

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Celtic's Moussa Dembele celebrates his goal with his teammates. Pic: SNS/Craig Foy

Partick Thistle 1 - 3 Celtic: Dembele and Rogic see off spirited Thistle

Partick Thistle 8

Ayr's Lawrence Shankland celebrates. Pic: SNS/Paul Devlin

Dundee 0 - 3 Ayr United: Lawrence Shankland double dumps Dundee out

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Aberdeen's Stevie May celebrates his goal. Pic: SNS/Alan Harvey

Aberdeen 4 - 0 St Mirren: First half blitz sees Dons through

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St Johnstone's Tony Watt celebrates scoring his first goal. Pic: SNS/Roddy Scott

Queen of the South 2 - 4 St Johnstone: Watt double helps Saints edge to victory

Queen of the South

Motherwell's Danny Johnston celebrates his goal. Pic: SNS/Rob Casey

Livingston 0 - 1 Motherwell: Danny Johnson scores only goal as Well progress

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Allan Massie: Credit SRU for giving Scottish rugby a real lift
Allan Massie

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It is sad that injuries took such a heavy toll on Alasdair Dickinson. Picture: Getty.

Allan Massie: Credit SRU for giving Scottish rugby a real lift

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It is sad that injuries took such a heavy toll on Alasdair Dickinson. Picture: Getty.

Allan Massie: Credit SRU for giving Scottish rugby a real lift

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Allan McGregor in action for Rangers. Picture: SNS/Rob Casey

Why Rangers’ best summer business was a surprise upgrade

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Moussa Dembele and Alfredo Morelos. Picture: SNS

How much are Alfredo Morelos and Moussa Dembele worth?

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's views are not all shared by his party's 'Centrist Dad' faction, which includes Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. Picture: Getty

Euan McColm: Cometh the hour, cometh the Centrist Dads – and Mums too

Opinion

John Swinney was meant to be Nicola Sturgeon's safe pair of hands for the education brief. Picture: John Devlin

Dani Garavelli: Is he bovvered? John Swinney must try harder

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The capital will be hosting the global TEDSummit next year. Picture: Steven Scott Taylor

Amanda Ferguson: Rely on Edinburgh’s powers of attraction

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Greece's problems were created by years of political irresponsibility. Picture: AFP/Getty

Brian Wilson: No Deal Brexit optimists should look to Greece

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Edinburgh Fringe: Last chance saloon for seeing these shows

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Glasgow baker makes amazing cake recreation of Celtic Park

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The 10 best restaurants in Edinburgh according to TripAdvisor

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Scottish drinks company launches fun canal cruise event for Edinburgh Festival

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RBS finance chief to step down at end of September

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Royal London CEO Phil Loney is concerned Brexit is drawing focus from vital insurance legislation issues. Picture: Contributed

Royal London CEO urges Brexit action as H1 profits jump

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Graham Stewart, chief executive of Faroe Petroleum

Investor calls for seats on board of Faroe

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Cruden Homes West's plans include new properties at the King's View development in Glasgow

Cruden lays out plans to add homes in west Scotland

Companies

Royal London CEO Phil Loney is concerned Brexit is drawing focus from vital insurance legislation issues. Picture: Contributed

Royal London CEO urges Brexit action as H1 profits jump

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LiFi can unlock 'unprecedented' data and bandwidth, says PureLiFi CEO Alistair Banham. Picture: Contributed

PureLiFi lights the way in O2’s 5G trials

Tech

RBS finance chief to step down at end of September

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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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