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How did a headless woman’s body end up in a Jacobite supporter’s grave?

SHE was around 25-years-old when she died, a young woman living in turbulent times when violence and disease stole many lives long before...

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‘It was an exciting time. We all realised the importance of this great medical and social experiment’

THE National Health Service was just a year old when Dr David Boyd took up his first job as a House Physician at...

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NHS 70: Today’s major health challenges – and the science that might cure them

CANCER . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16338766.nhs-70-todays-major-health-challenges-and-the-science-that-might-cure-them/

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NHS 70: Highlands and Islands were the cradle of the NHS – so why do so many rural GPs feel sidelined today?

IT is said that the very blueprint for the NHS emerged from the dilemma of providing a medical service to the Highlands and...

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Kevin McKenna: Britishness has been annexed by the English political classes

THOSE of us Scots who like to see England do well at World Cups have had an easier time of it these last...

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Derek Mackay: Growth Commission will be key to my economic strategy

IN June, the Scottish Parliament unanimously agreed to the new National Performance Framework. It is a document that sets out ambitions for the...

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Trump to put full energy behind US-UK trade deal, says ambassador

America’s ambassador in London has said President Donald Trump will put his “full energy" behind a US-UK trade deal. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16339589.donald-trump-to-put-full-energy-behind-us-uk-trade-deal-says-ambassador/

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Massive surge in dogs being left in hot cars across Scotland

Scotland’s animal welfare charity has reported an 80% increase in calls about dogs being left in hot cars. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16339591.massive-surge-in-dogs-being-left-in-hot-cars-across-scotland/

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It was an accident, says Sinn Fein MEP who liked rude tweet about DUP leader

The DUP has called on Ms Boylan to apologise. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16339575.it-was-an-accident-says-sinn-fein-mep-who-liked-rude-tweet-about-dup-leader/

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WATCH: ‘Drunk’ seagulls have been confusing the RSPCA in Somerset

The animal charity thinks waste from a brewery or alcohol producer may be to blame. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16339578.drunk-seagulls-have-been-confusing-the-rspca-in-somerset/