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Justin Webb turns air blue with Jeremy Hunt name blunder

A presenter on BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme blundered by pronouncing the surname of Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt as “C***". . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16312377.justin-webb-turns-air-blue-with-jeremy-hunt-name-blunder/

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Speaker Bercow tells his critics: I will not quit

A defiant John Bercow has faced down his critics by insisting that he has “no intention of going anywhere". . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16312472.speaker-john-bercow-tells-his-critics-i-have-got-absolutely-no-intention-of-going-anywhere/

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Johnson defends missing Heathrow vote: ‘My resignation would have achieved absolutely nothing’

BORIS Johnson has defended his decision not to resign over his opposition to the UK Government’s plan for a third runway at Heathrow...

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NHS staff to be offered minimum 9% pay rise

Nurses, midwives and paramedics are to be offered a minimum 9% pay rise over the next three years. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16311845.nhs-staff-to-be-offered-minimum-9-pay-rise/

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Travel: Northern Portugal – An unsung region that will have all the family howling at the moon

Christmas is far enough in the past to make another family get together seem like a delightful idea and the hunt begins for...

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Cycle paths plan to bust Highland tourist route jams

AN off-road network of cycle paths is to be built across the Highlands “to ease the ever-increasing visitor pressure” on tourist routes such...

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Charity steps up debate on rewilding

They were once the great predators of Scotland – before their habitats were destroyed and they were hunted to extinction in the UK....

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Laird questions government tactics during Ulva buyout

The former owner of Ulva has claimed he was “kept in the dark” and “stonewalled” during the community buyout of the island. ....

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Journalist claims council ‘Googled’ her before cutting benefits

A RESPECTED journalist claims she was left homeless after council staff cut her benefits when they Googled her name and saw she had...

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15,000 FREE TICKETS FOR EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OPENING EVENT

Organisers have announced that 15,000 free tickets will be available for the opening event of the Edinburgh International Festival. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16310916.15_000_FREE_TICKETS_FOR_EDINBURGH_INTERNATIONAL_FESTIVAL_OPENING_EVENT/