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The Scotsman
6 Nov, 2018
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Girl, 9, forced to change school after five-year bullying hell
A FAMILY say they have been “completely failed” by their local authority after being forced to change their daughters’ school over a harrowing five-year campaign of bullying by another student – because social services prevented them removing the child from the class.
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Rape victims launch bid to overhaul law which ‘failed’ them

A group of women have launched a campaign to reform Scotland’s legal system after it “failed” them by allowing their alleged rapists avoid prosecution.
SNP claim Brexit ‘chaos’ will result in Scottish independence majority

The SNP has said the “chaos and despair” of Brexit would result in a narrow majority of Scots voting for independence.
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Police Scotland officer numbers drop to lowest level in a decade

The number of police officers in Scotland has fallen to the lowest level in almost a decade.
JW Filshill visits China to craft new exports deals for Scots drinks

Craft beer and spirits exporter JW Filshill International has launched a two-week-long export mission to China.
Sport Update
Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson still hopeful of reclaiming 100m gold medal

Ben Johnson has revealed he still harbours hopes that he will get back the 100 metres gold medal he won at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 but subsequently lost when he failed a drugs test in one of sport’s biggest doping controversies.
Rumour Mill: Injury blow for Celtic | Rangers chief reveals big plans

Celtic winger out until next season, Rangers chief reveals Ibrox plans and Celtic should sell Dedryck Boyata if they get a £7m bid for him says ex-Hoops ace
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Rangers finances: The disparity with Celtic revealed

Rangers announced annual losses of more than £14million last week as they released their financial results for the period of June 2017 to June 2018.
And finally...
Music review: The RSNO & Elim Chan, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

In her first concert as the RSNO’s principal guest conductor, Elim Chan sprinkled some magic over a disparate programme of French, Polish and Russian music. For anyone brought up on Disney’s Fantasia, the image of Mickey Mouse and those self-replicating broomsticks will forever be associated with The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Dukas. Chan kept the swirling percussive textures light in this piece as the puttering bassoons played the familiar tune with character and panache.
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