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'Critical incident' near station

Burger chain's spicy favourite is back

Renowned musician dies

Boxer's baby dies

Chain closes family pubs

Vape poison warning

The Scotsman cartoon 23/03/2012

Our cartoonist draws on George Osborne’s ‘Granny tax’ for today’s cartoon...

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Mar 2012, 04:17 BST

Illustration by Iain Green

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