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Flooding from Laos hydroelectric dam leaves hundreds missing

Some reports claimed that the facility in south-eastern Attapeu province had overflowed, rather than collapsed. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16375596.flooding-from-laos-hydroelectric-dam-leaves-hundreds-missing/

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New tourist route for Scotland’s most southerly tip

SWEEPING clifftop scenery and centuries-old Christian sites are to help form a new coastal tourist path along Scotland’s most southern tip. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16374361.new-tourist-route-for-scotlands-most-southerly-tip/

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VIDEO: Scores dead as wildfires tear through tourist resorts near Greek capital

Holidaymakers fled after blazes broke out near Kineta, west of Athens, and the port of Rafina. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16375597.video-scores-dead-as-wildfires-tear-through-tourist-resorts-near-greek-capital/

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Senior Scots diplomat says terrorist death penalty move is a ‘step too far’

A former senior diplomat has warned that Britain has gone a “step too far" by lifting a block on the death penalty of...

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Scottish poet Robin Robertson is running for the Man Booker Prize

THE Scottish poet Robin Robertson is in the running for one of the most prestigious literary awards, the Man Booker Prize. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16375568.scottish-poet-robin-robertson-is-running-for-the-man-booker-prize/

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MOT tests are unnecessary and should be scrapped, think tank argues

OUTDATED MOT tests should be scrapped as they do little to boost vehicle safety, a think tank has argued. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16375574.mot-tests-are-unnecessary-and-should-be-scrapped-think-tank-argues/

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Former Scotrail boss in unfair dismissal and discrimination claim

A FORMER Scotrail boss is suing the train firm for unfair dismissal after she turned up at her appraisal and was suddenly told...

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Estate agents ‘latest casualties on the high street’

THEY were once stalwarts of the high street, standing proud alongside the butcher, the bank and the local grocery shop. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16374743.estate-agents-latest-casualties-on-the-high-street/

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Hundreds of Chinese tourists on bespoke tour to immerse themselves in all things Scottish

THEY are viewed as the most lucrative tourists in the world, the growing numbers of young middle class Chinese with higher than average...

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Mel Gibson fails in legal bid to block film about Scots dictionary pioneer

When he last appeared on screen as a Scot, he famously overcame Edward Longshanks to win the Battle of Stirling Bridge as William...