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Tributes paid after death of former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to...

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New developments are not enough to transform the Glasgow’s riverside, say experts

SOON we’ll be building along the Clyde again – at least if the flurry of current proposals all go ahead. Last week, a...

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New transport minister slammed by union over ‘silence’ on public sector bid to take over trains

The leader of a trade union which represents railway workers has launched a stinging attack on Scotland’s transport minister Michael Matheson, accusing him...

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The Last Dance: thousands say farewell to Runrig

It was the night that thousands of fans had been looking forward to – and dreading – and only the Bonnie Banks of...

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Funerals held for victims of Genoa bridge collapse

Mourners filled a fairground pavilion in Genoa, Italy, for a state funeral for those killed when a section of the Morandi Bridge crashed...

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Meet the businesses breathing life back into remote communities

What motivates a French woman from Venezuela to move to Scotland’s most remote inhabited island, and save a dying traditional art? . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16584920.meet-the-businesses-breathing-life-back-into-remote-communities/

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The £200m NHS merry-go-round: thousands of patients sent around Scotland to reduce waiting lists and plug skills gaps

Tens of thousands of Scottish NHS patients are being sent to hospitals far from their homes at a cost of more than £200...

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Stornoway pupils offered counselling after body found in search for missing pupil Hannah Mackenzie

Students at a school in the Outer Hebrides are being offered counselling and grief support this weekend after a body was found by...

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Thousands gather for Dundee All Under One Banner march

Thousands of independence supporters marched through Dundee yesterday afternoon, in the latest organised by the All Under One Banner campaign. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16584923.thousands-gather-for-dundee-all-under-one-banner-march/

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‘Like dirty sex on a stick’ to men and women alike – rock legend Jimmy Page

ON YouTube there is BBC footage from 1957 or 1958 – the exact year has been disputed – showing a fresh-faced young musician,...