A child has died after getting into difficulty in water at a park in South Lanarkshire
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  Child dies in drowning tragedy at Scottish park  
     
  A child has died after getting into difficulty in water at a park in South Lanarkshire  
     
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‘You were one in a million’ – tributes are pouring in for teenager who drown in Loch Lomond this weekend
 
The brother of Connor Markward, a school boy who drowned in Loch Lomond on Friday, has led tributes to his “baby bro” saying that the horrible news has caused his world to “come crashing down”.
 
     
     
 
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Best fans 2021: electric standing fans for cooling you down this summer from Currys, B&Q and Dyson
 
We’ve found the best electric standing fans for cooling you down this summer, from high street brands

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Islanders know what to do about SNP’s complacency on ferries – Readers’ Letters
 
The SNP believe they have the Highlands and Islands vote in their pockets, come what may; recent election results may suggest their confidence is justified.
 
     
 
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M74 between junction 10 and 11 closed after collision between two motorcycles and a car
 
The M74 was closed today after reports of a collision involving two motorbikes and a car.
 
     
 
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Obituaries: Kenneth Vernon CBE, man who brought power to Scots islands
 
Kenneth Vernon CBE, electrical engineer. Born: 15 March 1923 in Dumfries. Died: 2 May, 2021 in Edinburgh, aged 98.
 
     
 
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Obituaries: Kenneth Vernon CBE, man who brought power to Scots islands
 
Kenneth Vernon CBE, electrical engineer. Born: 15 March 1923 in Dumfries. Died: 2 May, 2021 in Edinburgh, aged 98.
 
     
 
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Police Scotland has launched an appeal after a bird of prey was shot dead in ‘cruel and callous act’ near Inverness
 
Police officers are appealing for information after a bird of prey was found dead in the Loch Farr area of Inverness-shire in what has been described as a “cruel and callous act which won’t be tolerated.”
 
     
 
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Here’s what SNP’s row with LNER over social distancing was really about – Brian Wilson
 
Last week, I wondered if the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Michael Matheson, still existed in the light of his anonymity over urgent matters for which he is paid to take responsibility.
 
     
 
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Is Boris Johnson a modern-day Reg from the People’s Front of Judea? – Scotsman comment
 
The best satire says something about human nature that is both important and true.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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