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              <title><![CDATA[Source of Tory disinformation does not deserve anonymity – Brian Wilson]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[A claim that a Conservative aide was assaulted outside the Leeds hospital where a sick boy was forced to lie on the floor was untrue, but the source of this disinformation is still not known, writes Brian Wilson.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election: Three big mistakes that handed victory to Boris Johnson – Brian Wilson]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/general-election-three-big-mistakes-that-handed-victory-to-boris-johnson-brian-wilson-1-5062346</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson&#8217;s general election win was precipitated by a series of mistakes by people who refused to compromise and are now about to discover the consequences, writes Brian Wilson.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Strictly’s Anton Du Beke ‘not bothered’ about dancing with men]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/strictly-s-anton-du-beke-not-bothered-about-dancing-with-men-1-5062404</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Anton Du Beke has said it makes no difference to him whether he dances with a man or a woman.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Television</category>
                                  <category>Human Interest</category>
                                  <category>National</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Brexit deal before MPs by end of week as EU issues trade warning]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/brexit-deal-before-mps-by-end-of-week-as-eu-issues-trade-warning-1-5062402</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Brexit legislation will be reintroduced in parliament within a week after Boris Johnson won a thumping majority and pledged to deliver Brexit by 31 January.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Labour heads for civil war as moderates turn on hard left Momentum]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/labour-heads-for-civil-war-as-moderates-turn-on-hard-left-momentum-1-5062398</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Labour faces civil war over the soul of the party as moderates blamed Jeremy Corbyn and the hard-left Momentum group that backed him for its catastrophic defeat.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Politics full of flags and spin, fake climate action and a war of feminism – Susan Dalgety]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/politics-full-of-flags-and-spin-fake-climate-action-and-a-war-of-feminism-susan-dalgety-1-5062213</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Hope is hard to find amid misogyny of some on the left, a lack of effective action on global warming,  and the rebranding of Boris Johnson as &#8216;the People&#8217;s Prime Minister&#8217;, writes Susan Dalgety.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA['Not my Prime Minister' - protesters descend on Westminster and clash with police]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/not-my-prime-minister-protesters-descend-on-westminster-and-clash-with-police-1-5062394</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of protesters have descended on the capital in the wake of Boris Johnson's election victory.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 20:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Colin Firth has split from his wife Livia]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/colin-firth-has-split-from-his-wife-livia-1-5062392</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Colin Firth has split from his wife, the Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli, after 22 years of marriage.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Human Interest</category>
                                  <category>National</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 20:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General Election 2019: research shows how results could have looked under proportional representation]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-research-shows-how-results-could-have-looked-under-proportional-representation-1-5062379</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Researchers have created a model of how the General Election results could have looked under proportional representation.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Calls for Corbyn Road name change after local seat swings to Tories for first time ever]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/calls-for-corbyn-road-name-change-after-local-seat-swings-to-tories-for-first-time-ever-1-5062358</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[People living on Corbyn Road have launched a bid to change the street name after the seat swung to the Tories for the first time ever.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Human Interest</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Mothercare products to be sold through Boots stores from next summer]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/mothercare-products-to-be-sold-through-boots-stores-from-next-summer-1-5062209</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Mothercare has signed an exclusive deal with Boots to make sure that its mother and baby clothes and products will still be sold in the UK after all its stores close down.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Business</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[TV presenter Caroline Flack has been charged with assault]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/tv-presenter-caroline-flack-has-been-charged-with-assault-1-5062162</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[TV presenter Caroline Flack has been charged with assault after reports of a man being attacked, the Metropolitan Police said.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Crime</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Scottish actor John Hannah: Like it or not we are a country of racists]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-actor-john-hannah-like-it-or-not-we-are-a-country-of-racists-1-5062144</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Scottish actor John Hannah has vented his fury following the general election results.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Piers Morgan: Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan helped Boris Johnson's landslide victory]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/piers-morgan-hugh-grant-and-steve-coogan-helped-boris-johnson-s-landslide-victory-1-5062031</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Piers Morgan accused Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan of "helping" Boris Johnson achieve a "landslide" after their calls for tactical voting appeared to have backfired.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Be of SOUND mind with this Christmas checklist – Lesley McLeod]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/health/be-of-sound-mind-with-this-christmas-checklist-lesley-mcleod-1-5061290</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Holidays can be a difficult time. When everyone else seems to be &#173;merry and bright, it&#8217;s tough to be alone or facing up to a festive season after bereavement or break up, redundancy or illness. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Health</category>
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                                  <category>National</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 05:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Samaritans will talk to 10,000 lonely and troubled people on Christmas Day – Natalie Stevenson]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/health/samaritans-will-talk-to-10-000-lonely-and-troubled-people-on-christmas-day-natalie-stevenson-1-5061317</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no mistaking it &#8211; we are in the thick of the &#173;festive season. Whether it&#8217;s the Christmas classics playing on repeat or the increasingly frantic reminders of how many shopping days there are to go, the anticipation is palpable. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Health</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 05:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[SNP makes clean sweep of Glasgow seats as Labour loses last city MP]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/snp-makes-clean-sweep-of-glasgow-seats-as-labour-loses-last-city-mp-1-5061861</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The SNP capped another historic general election result last night by winning all seven constituencies in Glasgow, a city that less than a decade ago was viewed as an impregnable Labour fortress.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>National</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 05:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General Election 2019: Stories of the night in ten pictures]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-stories-of-the-night-in-ten-pictures-1-5061808</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Following an eventful night, all the votes have been counted and the results are in. Here are the best pictures telling the biggest stories of the night so far.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 03:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019 results: Boris Johnson’s election gamble pays off]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-boris-johnson-s-election-gamble-pays-off-1-5061763</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson&#8217;s election gamble has paid off with his party set for a majority in Westminster and a pledge to pursue a &#8220;ferocious acceleration&#8221; of Brexit legislation.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Brexit: Why Gibraltar’s border issue is most likely flashpoint for violence – Alastair Stewart]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/brexit-why-gibraltar-s-border-issue-is-most-likely-flashpoint-for-violence-alastair-stewart-1-5061571</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[With hard-right politicians in Spain talking about fighting to reclaim Gibraltar, the UK needs to adopt a pragmatic, not an emotional, stance on the issue and work with the Spanish government, writes Alastair Stewart.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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