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Ken Smith’s Diary: Wake-up call; In the hunt; News to Ann

Tuesday musings from The Diaryhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16132800.Ken_Smith_s_Diary__Wake_up_call__In_the_hunt__News_to_Ann/?ref=rss

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Rushing plans to give headteachers more power “could be disastrous”

GIVING more power to headteachers could be “disastrous" if the scheme is rushed without proper planning, an academic has warned.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16133028.Rushing_plans_to_give_headteachers_more_power__quot_could_be_disastrous_quot_/?ref=rss

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Celebrating 70 NHS Heroes for 70 Years: Day Two

THIS week the Herald is paying tribute to just a few of the remarkable NHS staff who have made a contribution to Scotland’s...

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Clydesdale Bank sees off Chinese ‘cybersquatter’

CLYDESDALE Bank has won a legal battle against a ‘cybersquatter’ who demanded almost £100,000 to sell them a website branded with their own...

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Conservationists launch biggest study of its kind to find out why Scotland’s wild salmon have declined so much

CONSERVATIONISTS have launched the largest every study into the migrating habits of wild salmon to try to discover why numbers in Scotland have...

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Passengers warned of chaos over CalMac’s ageing fleet

Ferry operator predicting breakdowns and delays to hit busy summer seasonhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16132702.Passengers_warned_of_chaos_over_CalMac___s_ageing_fleet/?ref=rss

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Construction defects found at schools, libraries and community centres across Edinburgh

A SLEW of building defects have been discovered at public buildings across Edinburgh in the wake of the dramatic closure of 17 schools...

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Handing every 25-year-old £10k ‘would not be enough to tackle inequality’

RADICAL proposals to sell off the Royal Bank of Scotland and hand £10,000 to everyone in the country when they turn 25 would...

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Stolen Buddha replaced with new 550lb statue

THAI craftsman have come to the rescue of a Buddhist temple in Edinburgh after discovering that a cherished statue was stolen by thieves.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16132161.Stolen_Buddha_replaced_with_new_550lb_statue/?ref=rss

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Chris Deerin: Why the BBC does not deserve to be everybody’s Aunt Sally

IN his final decade, I was lucky enough to be one of Terry Wogan’s occasional lunching companions.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16132802.Chris_Deerin__Why_the_BBC_does_not_deserve_to_be_everybody___s_Aunt_Sally/?ref=rss