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DEA agents who hunted down Pablo Escobar on route to Scotland

IT’S the TV show that has the world hooked on its high-octane mix of ultra-violence, sex and drugs. Now the two American undercover...

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A tale of alpacas going to uni, Michael Martin’s underpants, and Florist Gump

BORN TO RUN – AND RUN . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207852.A_tale_of_alpacas_going_to_uni__Michael_Martin__39_s_underpants__and_Florist_Gump/?ref=rss

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TUC leader praises young Scots campaigners Better Than Zero for battling zero-hours contracts and poor work conditions

THE leader of the UK’s trade union movement has praised “brilliant” campaigns against zero-hours contracts by young Scottish workers. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207853.TUC_leader_praises_young_Scots_campaigners_Better_Than_Zero_for_battling_zero-hours_contracts_and_poor_work_conditions/?ref=rss

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Burlesque and the new sexual revolution

“ONE of my key feelings,” says Lou Safire (Lucifer, get it?) – a, tattooed bear-like figure who does burlesque dance acts, sometimes on...

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Mum forced to move school and home over transphobic bullying as teachers warn more needs to be done to tackle it

ENDEMIC bullying against transgender pupils in schools is forcing young people to the brink of suicide, teachers have warned. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207857.Mum_forced_to_move_school_and_home_over_transphobic_bullying_as_teachers_warn_more_needs_to_be_done_to_tackle_it/?ref=rss

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Call to strip liquor licences from bad employers

BARS and restaurants employing workers on zero hour contracts should be banned from serving alcohol, campaigners say. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207856.Call_to_strip_liquor_licences_from_bad_employers/?ref=rss

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Top SNP deputy contender: I’ve sympathy for EUref2 vote

An SNP Cabinet Secretary who is standing to be his party’s depute leader has said he has a “degree of sympathy” for a...

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Gentle Johnny … the forgotten Scots safe-cracker who became Churchill’s secret weapon against the Nazis

He was a notorious Scots safe-cracker who became a secret weapon in the war against Hitler. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207861.Gentle_Johnny_____the_forgotten_Scots_safe-cracker_who_became_Churchill__39_s_secret_weapon_against_the_Nazis/?ref=rss

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SNP Brexiteers warn Sturgeon: do not back EUref2

LEADING SNP Brexiteers have warned the party against backing a second referendum on leaving the European Union. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207863.SNP_Brexiteers_warn_Sturgeon__do_not_back_EUref2/?ref=rss

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Transport minister offers to intervene in sexist bullying allegations row

TRANSPORT minister Humza Yousaf is poised to intervene in a bitter rail industry row over accusations of sexist bullying. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207862.Transport_minister_offers_to_intervene_in_sexist_bullying_allegations_row/?ref=rss