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The Scotsman
21 Jul, 2019
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Top stories of the week

A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

Devastated Scottish widower tells of heartbreaking moment he discovered passing ambulance was for his dying wife

A DEVASTATED widower spoke of his agony at sitting on a bus and seeing an ambulance race past – only to learn an hour later it was responding to his jogger wife who was killed by a teen driver.

Strike action set to close six Scottish airports

Six airports are to shut at various times over three days as air traffic controllers strike in a dispute over pay.

Clyde shipyard could be nationalised amid row over ferries

Ministers are considering taking over a Clyde shipyard to ensure the completion of two desperately-needed CalMac ferries which have hit problems.

Why lower league Scottish fitba’ is the best sport in the world – Kevan Christie

What an ‘amazing’ summer of sport, says Kevan Christie as he impatiently awaits kick-off in the Central Taxis league.

‘Battle for eyeballs’ as BBC and ITV launch new BritBox subscription service

It’s long been the gold standard of television broadcasting with its beautifully-filmed period dramas such as Gentleman Jack, crime thrillers like Line of Duty, comedies and Sir David Attenborough’s Blue Planet nature documentaries which area snapped up by television companies globally.

Tesco hike prices of everyday items such as bananas, cheese and pasta

Tesco has increased prices on more than 1,000 products in the past two weeks, including staples such as bananas, cheese, pasta and jam, new internal documents seen by PA show.

Why lower league Scottish fitba’ is the best sport in the world – Kevan Christie

What an ‘amazing’ summer of sport, says Kevan Christie as he impatiently awaits kick-off in the Central Taxis league.

MP welcomes plans to boost support for parents of premature babies

An MP whose two children were born prematurely has welcomed the announcement of plans to increase family leave for parents of sick and premature babies.

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