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How to beat the stress epidemic

ARE you stressed? If so, you’re in good company. It’s been argued we are in the grip of a stress epidemic – one...

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Cross-party taskforce at Holyrood set up to to tackle sectarianism

NEW laws to crack down on sectarian hatred in Scotland are set to be examined by a cross party group at Holyrood following...

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‘I lost £100,000 in just three months on the puggies’ … why gambling in Scotland is spinning out of control

IT’S lunchtime in a bookmaker’s in Glasgow’s Saracen Street but none of the punters are taking a break to eat. Television screens are...

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DEA agents who hunted down Pablo Escobar on route to Scotland

IT’S the TV show that has the world hooked on its high-octane mix of ultra-violence, sex and drugs. Now the two American undercover...

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A tale of alpacas going to uni, Michael Martin’s underpants, and Florist Gump

BORN TO RUN – AND RUN . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207852.A_tale_of_alpacas_going_to_uni__Michael_Martin__39_s_underpants__and_Florist_Gump/?ref=rss

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TUC leader praises young Scots campaigners Better Than Zero for battling zero-hours contracts and poor work conditions

THE leader of the UK’s trade union movement has praised “brilliant” campaigns against zero-hours contracts by young Scottish workers. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207853.TUC_leader_praises_young_Scots_campaigners_Better_Than_Zero_for_battling_zero-hours_contracts_and_poor_work_conditions/?ref=rss

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Burlesque and the new sexual revolution

“ONE of my key feelings,” says Lou Safire (Lucifer, get it?) – a, tattooed bear-like figure who does burlesque dance acts, sometimes on...

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Mum forced to move school and home over transphobic bullying as teachers warn more needs to be done to tackle it

ENDEMIC bullying against transgender pupils in schools is forcing young people to the brink of suicide, teachers have warned. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207857.Mum_forced_to_move_school_and_home_over_transphobic_bullying_as_teachers_warn_more_needs_to_be_done_to_tackle_it/?ref=rss

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Call to strip liquor licences from bad employers

BARS and restaurants employing workers on zero hour contracts should be banned from serving alcohol, campaigners say. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207856.Call_to_strip_liquor_licences_from_bad_employers/?ref=rss

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Top SNP deputy contender: I’ve sympathy for EUref2 vote

An SNP Cabinet Secretary who is standing to be his party’s depute leader has said he has a “degree of sympathy” for a...