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Women cyclists ‘overcame barriers’ with convertible skirts

VICTORIAN female cyclists developed convertible skirts to tackle social barriers, according to an academic. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160852.Women_cyclists__overcame_barriers__with_convertible_skirts/?ref=rss

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New bid launched at UN to probe use of chemical weapons

THE United States, France and Britain have launched a new bid at the United Nations to investigate chemical weapons use in Syria that...

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Ken Smith’s Diary: Taking your time; Dodgy driver; Gift of the gab

Monday musings from The Diary . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16161210.Ken_Smith_s_Diary__Taking_your_time__Dodgy_driver__Gift_of_the_gab/?ref=rss

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Camley’s Cartoon on Monday, April 16

Framed prints of Steven Camley’s cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16161215.Camley_s_Cartoon_on_Monday__April_16/?ref=rss

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Study suggests taking painkillers during pregnancy can harm baby

PREGNANT women could be putting the fertility of future generations at risk by taking every day painkillers such as paracetamol. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160836.Study_suggests_taking_painkillers_during_pregnancy_can_harm_baby/?ref=rss

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Scots academics held back by sexism, book claims

A new book has warned women in Scottish Universities are being held back by an old boys network and claims leading institutions are...

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“Social life on Uist is so much better than in Glasgow,” say young residents

PUBS may be few and far between, nightclubs even rarer. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16160786.___Social_life_on_Uist_is_so_much_better_than_in_Glasgow_____say_young_residents/?ref=rss

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Young ‘returners’ helping to reverse the depopulation trend on islands

They sit almost as far west as you can go without hitting America; a cluster of islands with white sandy beaches, tiny crofts...

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Fearful politicians told to speak up or UK faces ‘cliff edge’ Brexit

Some of Scotland’s leading thinkers have warned a failure by the political class to speak out against Brexit is send the country hurtling...

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Syrian refugee Munir Emkidah: “When the regime is killing civilians like this, the whole world is responsible”

Munir Emkidah is a Syrian refugee and former human rights activist who fled to the UK after war broke out in 2012. ....