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The Scotsman
27 Sep, 2018
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BP ‘targeting 30 million barrels’ from new oil field in North Sea
BP has been granted approval to develop the Vorlich Field in the North Sea, targeting 30 million barrels of oil equivalent.
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Refusal to grant Holyrood Park use to independence rally is ‘unlawful’ say organisers

Independence supporters have accused a Scottish government quango of acting unlawfully by denying the use of a park in Edinburgh for what they are calling “the biggest independence rally yet”.

Private firms axed from new Scottish welfare tests for benefit claimants

Scotland’s new social security agency will carry out its own assessments of benefit claims in a move that confirms an end to the controversial involvement of private sector firms in the process.

Early age drinking in spotlight

As a major international conference is taking shape, we consider how a global perspective can find ways to tackle issues around alcohol

Promoted by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP)

Edinburgh set for first high-tech Scottish Water Top up Taps

Edinburgh has been selected as the first location for a new high-tech public water refill point from Scottish Water.

Brewdog cancels tie up with US brewery over plans to offer free beer to “Trump supporters”

Scottish craft brewery Brewdog has pulled plans for a series of events with US brand Scofflaw this weekend - after the American beer makers apparently sent out a release saying that UK-based Donald Trump supporters would be given free beer.

Sport Update
Murrayfield ‘could host Betfred Cup semi final’ as Celtic and Rangers kept apart

BT Murrayfield could host one of the Betfred Cup semi finals after Celtic and Rangers avoided each other in the draw for the last four.

SPFL to meet with Aberdeen, Celtic, Hearts and Rangers over semi final dilemma

The Scottish Professional Football League are expected to meet with the four Betfred Cup semi-finalists on Thursday to thrash out a solution to their scheduling problem.

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Why Celtic’s Dedryck Boyata was sent off against St Johnstone

“Idiotic” and “stupid” were just two of the terms used to describe Dedryck Boyata and the red card he picked up towards the end of Celtic’s 1-0 Betfred Cup win over St Johnstone on Wednesday night.

And finally...
Joyce McMillan: Pylon is part of the rich tradition of Scottish protest theatre

All good theatre has a message of sorts; as an act of communication, a show always says something, even if it’s only that life is short, and we might as well tap dance and be merry. Sometimes, though, a piece of theatre emerges with a theme and intention so specific that no-one could mistake it; a particular story that could have been – sometimes has been – pursued through news stories, pamphlets, online campaigns, television or film documentaries, but that somehow needs to be told again, in the shared space of a theatre or hall.

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