Emma and her family have been stuck in Hurghada for 50 days.
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  May 6, 2020  
     
     
  Scottish family reach day 50 of lockdown ‘hell’ and remain stranded in Egypt  
     
  Emma and her family have been stuck in Hurghada for 50 days.  
     
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‘It would be nonsense’: Former First Minister Lord McConnell criticises idea of using different tracing app in Scotland
 
An automatic contact-tracing smartphone app being developed by the UK government will only be used in Scotland if the First Minister is “confident it works”.
 
     
 
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‘We just want to make sure you are safe’: Police issue urgent public appeal after two children, 9 and 14, go missing
 
The girls are thought to have boarded a train to Edinburgh together.
 
     
 
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Forth Road Bridge closes temporarily with diversions in place
 
The Forth Road Bridge is temporarily closing today.
 
     
     
 
 
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Here’s when you can see May’s ‘Super Flower Moon’ in the UK, and what it means
 
Flower moon 2020: May supermoon meaning and when to see it from the UK
 
 
     
     
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  Future’s bright for Prestonfield GC as sell-off plan voted down  
     
  A bright future is being predicted at one of Edinburgh’s top golf clubs once it reopens following the coronavirus closure after members responded positively to it running into financial difficulties.Prestonfield Golf Club, which is celebrating its centenary, had been considering a proposal to sell off part of its course to be turned into a retirement village due to a situation over a loan and losses.That proposition has now been rejected by members of the club – in the heart of the capital with views of Arthur’s Seat. And a levy on members has so far raised over £50,000.Graeme Ballantyne, Prestonfield’s marketing convener, said: “We’ve had a superb response from members following our AGM in January.“Our overdraft will be wiped out within a week as subscriptions due are paid. Last week we were only £5,500 overdrawn. “A terrific result considering the Covid-19 problems,” added Ballantyne, who rejoined the club’s council in MarchShortly before the coronavirus lockdown led to golf courses closing across the UK for the first time since the Second World War, the plan to buy land from the club for a luxury retirement complex was revealed.Tabled by Inspired Villages, the offer involved the first, second and 18th holes, as well as the clubhouse, a separate cottage house and the car park.The plan included a new clubhouse to be built elsewhere on the land, with the course itself re-designed to provide three new holes.On that proposal, Ballantyne said: “A recent EGM was held electronically and achieved the highest levels of participation ever as over 72 per cent of members voted.“Over 90 per cent voted in favour of the proposals that included rejecting selling any of the course to a retirement village. “We will look to redevelop a parcel of land at Peffermill, but that is longer term.“I’m absolutely delighted with the positivity around the club. Members have been fantastic in the way they have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude. We have terrific volunteers supporting the council and  
     
     
 
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No rugby until a vaccine is found, say Scottish club
 
Close contact would make playing unsafe
 
 
Dave Lewis
 
Rangers gave U21 players the fewest minutes in 19/20 season – How the Ibrox side compare to Celtic and Scottish Premiership rivals
 
Which clubs have given most minutes to U21 players.
 
 
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Defender who helped Hibs win title dies from coronavirus
 
John Ogilvie played with Famous Five and fought back from double leg-break fracture
 
 
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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