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The Scotsman
23 Apr, 2020
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Scottish family ‘worried sick’ for missing relative who hasn’t been seen since Sunday
Ethan Daly has not been seen since Sunday.
Latest News
Social distancing expected to last all year in blow to sport, festivals

The British public has been told it is “realistic” to expect some form of disruptive social measures for at least the rest of the year, raising new fears over the impact on wider public health and the economy.

Nicola Sturgeon backs plan to hold minute’s silence for NHS workers

Nicola Sturgeon has lent her support to a plan to hold a minute’s silence for NHS staff who have died fighting coronavirus.

Rise in over-55s releasing cash from homes

The current economic climate has led to a surge in the volume of homeowners aged 55 and over looking to release tax-free cash from their homes.

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A third of Covid-19 deaths in Scotland taking place in care homes, figures reveal

Nicola Sturgeon has said further coronavirus-related deaths in care homes are not inevitable, despite new figures revealing they make up a third of all Covid-19 fatalities in Scotland.

How emergency coronavirus laws pose a threat to democracy in Scotland – Conor Matchett

The Covid-19 lockdown is necessary but could help the Scottish Government and others in positions of power avoid public scrutiny, writes Conor Matchett.

Sport Update
Comment: Scottish Golf faces rebellion unless Eleanor Cannon quits

Chair has lost the confidence of the club members

Karin Sharp takes over Scottish Golf reins with support from Iain Forsyth

Karin Sharp, the chief operating officer, has been handed the Scottish Golf reins following Andrew McKinlay's swift and shock departure as chief executive.

Weekend Bigots podcast: Ex-managers Terry Christie and Tom Hendrie give a unique insight into the game

Playing football, managing professional teams and teaching the nation's youth is a unique combination.

And finally...
Book review: Native – Life in a Vanishing Landscape, by Patrick Laurie

In these days of lockdown – with gardens at a premium and car journeys into the countryside increasingly frowned upon, while spring explodes around us – people in urban Britain are probably more conscious of their living relationship with the natural world than they have been for half a century or more. You never know what you’ve got till it’s gone, so they say; and there’s certainly no better time than this strange spring to read Patrick Laurie’s Native, an account of how he and his wife took on a small farm near Dalbeattie in Galloway, and began to run it not according to the rules of modern commercial farming, but in the traditional way that was already disappearing when Laurie was a young boy there in the 1980s.

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