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The Scotsman
28 Apr, 2019
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Dog track opponents seek life ban for drug test failure
Scottish animal rights campaigners want greyhound trainers whose dogs test positive for drugs to be banned from the racetrack for life.
Latest News
Man goes missing after night out in Edinburgh

Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a man who went missing after a night out in Edinburgh.

Indyref campaigner criticised for ‘England out of Scotland’ banner in Edinburgh

A Scottish independence campaigner has been criticised for holding a banner which reads ‘England out of Scotland’ as he demonstrated in Edinburgh.

Fabulous Edinburgh cocktail festival set to cause a stir

Secret gardens, future drinking lounges and tasting flights will be the new additions to the UK’s leading cocktail festival as Edinburgh’s best bars battle it out in a contest of cocktail creativity next month

Promoted by Cocktails in the City

Majority of Scots back independence in event of no-deal Brexit – poll

A majority of people in Scotland would vote for independence if there was a no-deal Brexit, polling has suggested.

Mystery over guinea pig which showed up on ninth hole of Royal Musselburgh Golf Club

When you go to the golf course with your friends on a Saturday afternoon, the last thing you expect to turn up is a lost guinea pig.

Sport Update
Andy Murray gives fitness update as he hints at Wimbledon return

Andy Murray has revealed he is pain-free and could return to action in time for a possible appearance at Wimbledon in July.

Grant Forrest moves into contention for maiden win in Morocco

Grant Forrest has a maiden European Tour win in his sights – and the third Scottish success of the 2019 season – after moving into contention in the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco.

We want to win the Rugby World Cup, says Japan captain Michael Leitch

You may have missed it but Michael Leitch, captain of the Japanese national rugby team (aka the Brave Blossoms), gave an intriguing interview recently in which he declared that his side intended to win the World Cup that they are hosting later this year. Despite the fact that Japan have never progressed beyond the pool stages of any RWC and once conceded a whopping 100 points (including 15 tries) to Scotland in a 2004 international in Perth.

And finally...
Review: Kia ProCeed

Kia must be fed up with puny puns on its car names. It has itself to blame, having given Europe the cee’d in 2006. The word was to do with the car’s European community development. It was joined by a racier model called the pro_cee’d, a three-door coupe with GT aspirations. These spellcheck nightmares became the Ceed and ProCeed last year in a new generation of the Slovakian-built cars.

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