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The Scotsman
12 Mar, 2019
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Two premature babies died in Scotland after killer infection found in UK for first time
A killer infection strain detected for the first time in the UK has only been seen in China and Germany before - and has caused the deaths of two premature babies in Scotland.
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Two premature babies die in Scotland after killer infection found in UK for first time

A killer infection strain detected for the first time in the UK has only been seen in China and Germany before - and has caused the deaths of two premature babies in Scotland.

‘Suspicious packages’ found in Glasgow and London claim to be sent by ‘IRA’

Police investigating the discovery of devices in London and Glasgow last week say a claim of responsibility has been received from “the IRA”.

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Theresa May has not shifted on Scottish independence demands

The Prime Minister’s spokesman has said the UK government’s position has not “changed one bit” on demands for a second Scottish independence referendum.

Glasgow marketing tech firms join forces

Two Glasgow firms have struck a partnership deal that promises to enable businesses to “maximise interactions” with customers using social media.

Sport Update
The win percentage of all 42 SPFL managers – ranked in order

Which SPFL manager has the best win ratio?

Hearts boss Craig Levein: ‘We’ve moved a long way in dealing with violence’

Craig Levein believes the outrage following recent incidents of lone fans intruding on the pitch and in some cases attacking players underlines how far the game has progressed in the last 40 years.

Celtic eye deal for Red Star Belgrade defender – reports

Celtic are keen on Red Star Belgrade defender Srdjan Babic, according to reports in Turkey.

And finally...
Prepare to be “poleaxed” by Scottish Opera’s Kátya Kabanová

With two well-received productions of Leoš Janáček’s late opera masterpiece, Kátya Kabanová, already doing the rounds at Opera North and London’s Royal Opera House in recent weeks, was Stephen Lawless, who is directing this week’s brand new production for Scottish Opera, ever tempted to check out the opposition? “No, I’ve deliberately kept away from all that,” he says wisely. It’s his favourite 20th century opera, and as such his thoughts on how he should stage it have long been gestating in his mind. Now is not the time to be averting that focus.

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