A Conservative councillor in Edinburgh has apologised for a trip to the Canaries during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  Edinburgh Tory councillor apologises for bending lockdown rules with trip to Canaries  
     
  A Conservative councillor in Edinburgh has apologised for a trip to the Canaries during the Covid-19 pandemic.  
     
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UK to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars five years earlier that planned, FT reports
 
An official ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars in the UK is expected to be announced by the UK Government next week, the Financial Times reports .
 
     
     
 
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Forgotten Heroes
 
Since the end of World War Two, thousands of British men and women have died in conflicts involving the UK - but their sacrifices are all-too often forgotten. This is the story of those conflicts - and the stories of those who fought in them.

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71-year-old pensioner dies in multi-vehicle collision on M8 near Glasgow
 
A 71-year-old man has died in a crash on Scotland's busiest motorway.
 
     
 
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The Crown: Maggie Thatcher and Princess Diana take centre stage in new season
 
Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana will take centre stage in the new season of The Crown, which airs tomorrow (Sunday).
 
     
 
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From age of slavery to the present day, it’s the power of money that decides Scotland’s land ownership
 
Community Land Scotland published an interesting report this week on links between the slave trade and land ownership in the Highlands and Islands.
 
     
 
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Officers called after conductor assaulted on board Edinburgh-bound train
 
Enquiries are ongoing following the assault of a conductor on board an Edinburgh-bound train.
 
     
 
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90-year-old man using three-wheel walker to cross road in Scottish town fighting for his life after being hit by a car
 
A 90-year-old man is fighting for his life after being struck by a car while he was crossing the road.
 
     
 
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Readers’ Letters: Don’t rewrite history, explain it
 
Any public committee set up to examine aspects of our history and the statues, monuments and street names associated with it is bound to attract controversy.
 
     
 
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Why pessimism in the Age of Covid will not serve us as well as hope – Kirsty Strickland
 
It is a grim milestone that we hoped we would never reach. According to the government’s official figures, the UK has now seen more than 50,000 deaths linked to Covid-19.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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