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The Scotsman
13 Apr, 2019
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Father-of-three seeks bone marrow donor with Scots-Italian heritage
A father-of-three from Australia with a rare form of leukaemia is seeking a lifesaving bone marrow transplant from a donor with Scottish-Italian heritage.
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Squatters take over Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party website

Anti-Brexit campaigners have squatted on Nigel Farage’s new party website.

Expert reconstructs face of Neolithic dog after Orkney tomb discovery

The face of a dog discovered in a tomb in Orkney has been revealed for the first time in more than 4,000 years.

Is a good retirement still affordable?

We may be working longer, but most of us are counting down to retirement. But planning for the golden years is crucial.

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Scotland’s ‘old banger’ police cars breaking down daily

Police Scotland cars are breaking down at the rate of almost one a day whilst on patrol, new figures reveal.

Nicola Sturgeon top choice for Prime Minister among Scottish SMEs

Nicola Sturgeon is the preferred candidate for the next UK prime minister, according to a new poll of Scottish smaller businesses.

Sport Update
Aberdeen icon Eric Black on why he walked away from football

There is little chance of Eric Black forgetting Aberdeen’s last Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Celtic. It came via a 1-0 win in April 1983, a month before the then fresh-faced striker netted the opening goal in the fabled Cup-Winners’ Cup triumph over Real Madrid, and only two months after Black netted a hat-trick for Alex Ferguson’s men at Celtic Park – the last visiting player to do so at the arena.

Memories of Gretna final ensure Hearts captain is braced for tough test

In 2006 Christophe Berra had to settle for a supporting role, as one of the unused subs as Hearts defeated Gretna in the Scottish Cup final. Thirteen years on and he is hoping he will be cast as one of the leading men.

Derek McInnes: Aberdeen are past the stage of turning up and enjoying being at Hampden

Derek McInnes does not believe he needs another trophy to validate the improvement in the club’s fortunes, but the time has long since gone when Aberdeen would consider visiting Hampden as success.

And finally...
Theatre review: Rebellion

IT SEEMS more than timely that Phil Mac Giolla Bhain’s 2016 play Rebellion should reappear in Glasgow in the week that marks the 20th anniversary of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement. Written to mark the centenary of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising, Rebellion is not about the peace process; but offers a reminder of the processes of war behind that conflict and how easily they could be reignited.

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