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The Scotsman
22 Apr, 2018
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Police in Fife are attending to an incident in Kirkcaldy.
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James Walker: Things to watch for a holiday without a hitch

I don’t know about you but I’m in fantasy holiday mode. If you too are looking up bargains online before you book, here are a few tips from Team Resolver, based on some of the most common complaints we see.

Jackie Baillie: Don’t let the SNP lose grip on GDP growth

I remember the scenes in Portugal and Greece during the financial crisis. The queues of workers on the streets of Athens, desperate to withdraw their money from collapsing banks. The young men and women marching through the streets of Lisbon, demanding the chance to do even the most basic of jobs. The boarded-up shops, the bankrupt businesses, the political inertia.

A referendum Sturgeon should find hard to refuse

For the majority of people in Scotland the Brexit referendum was a bit of a mystery.

US sub-prime deal set to upstage first RBS profits

The banks’ first-quarter reporting season strides centre-stage this week, with Royal Bank of Scotland set to post flat underlying profits after striking a bottom-line annual profit in 2017 for the first time in a decade.

Sport Update
Leinster 38 – 16 Scarlets: Dubliners power to fourth European final

In the end it wasn’t even close. Leinster showed why they started this match as favourites – playing with a pace, physicality and intensity that few clubs could live with on the day; far too hot for the Scarlets to handle.

Dumbarton 2 – 5 Falkirk: Bairns run riot in stunning second half

Falkirk eased to victory with a powerful second-half display as Dumbarton ran out of steam in their final home league fixture of the season, though they will be back at the Rock as they seek to retain their Championship status via the play-offs.

Watsonians beat Heriot’s to clinch Hawick Sevens

Watsonians made it two from two on successive Saturdays by winning the Hawick Sevens yesterday, a week after they triumphed at Melrose. They defeated Heriot’s in the final at Mansfield Park, extending their lead in the Kings of the Sevens competition in the process.

And finally...
Youth bands and orchestras at mercy of council cuts

Parents fear the postcode lottery in musical instrument tuition will stifle the promise of a generation.

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