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Good morning - here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning:
Salmond call to Murdoch after backing (Herald)
Scottish independence: Bank of England role ‘for politicians to decide’ (BBC Scotland)
Top Tory tells England to lay off Scots (Herald)
Remaining North Sea oil ‘worth £1trillion’ (Press & Journal)
Single police force ‘at risk of political bias’ (Scotsman)
Trump takes feud with Salmond to Holyrood (Press & Journal)
Rangers owner Craig Whyte admits using £24m season ticket cash to fund takeover (STV News)
Stewart Regan: SFA will do everything in their power to ‘flush out’ truth in Rangers cash probe (Daily Record)
Call for government intervention to reduce energy bills (STV News)
Goodwin spared indignity of Royal Society blackball (Herald)
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Good morning - here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning: Independent Scotland 'may need passport controls at the English border' (Daily Telegraph) North rail 'not fit for purpose' (BBC Scotland) Scottish independence: Rupert Murdoch tweets 'Let Scotland go and compete' (BBC Scotland) Call to switch off CCTV (Herald) Scottish pupils face losing out on grades under new shake-up, says union (Scotsman) Ryanair boss jets in to slash capital routes (Scotsman) Irvine Royal Academy in Glasgow University partnership (BBC Scotland) £30m plan to prevent 300 Scots dying from cancer (Herald) Beluga whale sightings ...
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Good morning - here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning: Scottish independence: Alistair Darling backs further devolution (BBC Scotland) 'No threat' of court over referendum (Herald) Scottish independence: No vote for under 18s, says Michael Moore (Scotsman) David Cameron is playing into the SNP’s hands, says Michael Forsyth (Herald) Downturn hitting Scottish economic figures (BBC Scotland) Construction sector confidence continues to slump (STV News) Plain packets ‘won’t stub out cigarette sales’ (Scotsman) Energy giant handed unprecedented fine over emissions report (STV News) New demand to scr...
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[caption id="flickrImage_2" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="Alcohol © by William Christiansen"][/caption] Measures to address alcohol misuse, such as minimum pricing, may fall short if negative social attitudes towards alcoholism aren’t also tackled, a Glasgow academic has warned. Dr Laura Williamson, a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at Glasgow Caledonian University’s Institute for Applied Health Research, argues that a radical transformation in attitudes is required, as she calls for alcohol dependence to be destigmatised and for everyone in society to accept greater responsibility for those who are addicted to alcohol. ...
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Good morning - here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning: David Cameron promises more powers for Scotland (Daily Telegraph) Salmond demands details on extra Holyrood powers (Herald) Scottish independence choice should be put to whole of UK, say peers (Guardian) David Cameron: Scottish independence 'deeply sad' (Daily Telegraph) Concern over rural medical cover in Scotland (BBC Scotland) ‘Just 2.5% of Forth contracts go to Scots’ claims Labour (Scotsman) Warning of risk to lives if rural fire stations closed (Herald) £24m loan for Rangers season ticket sales went to Craig Whyte's company (STV News) S...
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