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The Scotsman
29 Apr, 2018
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A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

In Pictures: 16 sweets you’ll remember if you grew up in Scotland

A trip to get the messages with your granny or granda as a kid always meant you had the opportunity to cajole them into partaking in a visit to the local sweetie shop.

Home Office ditches targets for removing immigrants from UK

Amber Rudd has said the Home Office will abandon ­targets for removing people in the UK illegally from the ­country, less than 24 hours after she told MPs that the ­targets didn’t exist.

Pregnant Ruth Davidson ‘can’t keep the smile off her face’

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson admits she cannot stop smiling as she revealed she is pregnant with her first child.

Shahid Khan, Fulham owner, makes £500m bid for Wembley Stadium

Fulham and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan has made an offer to buy Wembley Stadium from the Football Association, saying it would be a “victory for everyone”.

Abandoned pony found with severe burns from ‘chemical attack’

WARNING: This article contains images that some may find distressing.

Alfie Evans’ parents pledge to work with doctors to give him ‘dignity’

The parents of Alfie Evans have pledged to work alongside doctors to give him “the dignity and comfort he needs”.

Thousands sign petition demanding raven cull plan is scrapped

Nearly 35,000 people have signed an online petition calling on Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to scrap a "mass cull" of ravens.

Donald Trump’s ‘working visit’ to UK confirmed for July

US President Donald Trump will visit the UK in July - on Friday the 13th.

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