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The Scotsman
2 Apr, 2019
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‘Eat chocolate and drink whisky’ – Scottish woman becomes oldest person in Australia
A Scottish woman has become the oldest person in Australia after celebrating her 110th birthday.
Latest News
Calls for children to be screened for ‘psychopathic traits’ in wake of Alesha MacPhail murder

A forensic psychologist who assessed the teenage murderer of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has said children as young as four should be screened for psychopathic behaviour.

Brexit: SNP’s Ian Blackford makes fresh independence threat after latest votes

SNP Westminster leader has warned that the chances of Scotland becoming independent increased after a series of motions to soften the UK’s departure from the EU were voted down in the House of Commons late last night.

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Why the SNP did a handbrake U-turn on a soft Brexit – it’s all about migration

The SNP have enjoyed being in the position of having a relatively clear and united position on Brexit while the two main parties have bickered.

Scots allergy app LiberEat signs up 1,000 restaurants

An Aberdeen-based start-up that has developed an app which filters food and menus by ingredients for allergy sufferers and vegetarians has 1,000 restaurants on its books.

Sport Update
Celtic and Rangers face SFA fine for Old Firm bust-up

Celtic and Rangers could both be fined by the Scottish FA for failing to control their players at the end of Sunday’s Old Firm clash.

Stephen Gallacher ‘worked like a lunatic’ for fourth title

Stephen Gallacher “worked like a lunatic” to get his golf game back into winning shape, according to the man who helped him claim a fourth European Tour title with his victory in the Hero Indian Open.

Martin Dempster: Mixed event will showcase talent in women’s golf

Forget GolfSixes, which is a fun event but not necessarily a game changer. Neither, for that matter, will the sport’s newest innovative tournament be, but it looks more appealing in terms of what the face of golf might be in 20 or so years.

And finally...
Theatre review: Dear Europe, SWG3, Glasgow

ON FRIDAY night – in the hours leading up to 11pm – an audience of several hundred gathered at the SWG3 warehouse nightclub in Glasgow to take part in the National Theatre of Scotland’s Dear Europe, an evening designed to mark the moment when Britain was to have left the European Union.

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