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The Scotsman
13 Feb, 2019
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Edinburgh Science Festival to probe Donald Trump’s sanity – thanks to his tweets
Donald Trump's sanity is to be explored on stage at an Edinburgh festival - using his notorious Twitter feed.
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Scottish independence would strip Churchill of his ‘Britishness’ – Alastair Stewart

If Scotland left the United Kingdom, it would lose some of its British national heroes as Winston Churchill, William Shakespeare and others were boxed in to a smaller political territory, writes Alastair Stewart.

Acting Tory leader claims Ruth Davidson is ‘likely’ to be next First Minister

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson is “likely” to be Scotland’s next first minister, her deputy has said.

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Government clears way to rush through a last-minute Brexit deal

The Prime Minister has paved the way for a last-minute dash to push through her Brexit deal in the final days before the UK leaves the EU by getting around parliamentary rules on the scrutiny of international agreements.

Scottish businesses ‘would prefer UK-wide immigration system’

Businesses in Scotland have indicated a preference for a single UK-wide immigration system rather than adopting a devolved Scottish one, according to industry advisers.

Sport Update
St Andrews hosting first ‘Caddie School for Soldiers’

Swapping war zones for the sanctuary of a golf course may not appear to be a seamless switch, but it’s giving a new lease of life to six battle-hardened veterans currently taking part in the ground-breaking ‘Caddie School for Soldiers’ in Fife.

European Tour finale to boast richest prize in golf

The largest first prize in the history of golf will be up for grabs in this season’s DP World Tour Championship, the European Tour’s season-ending event in Dubai.

Armenian international offered to SPFL clubs with eye on summer move

Armenian international goalkeeper Henri Avagyan has been offered to Scottish clubs as a prospective summer transfer target.

And finally...
New Scotland Street Chapter 52: An Albanian story

‘Is it really true that everybody meets on line?” asked Katie. “I wonder. George and I didn’t. We met when …”

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