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The Scotsman
8 Oct, 2019
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Losses more than double to £10m at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort
Losses at Donald Trump’s flagship Scottish golf resort have more than doubled to £10m, marking the fifth consecutive year under his ownership it has failed to turn a profit, newly published accounts show.
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ScotRail: Guess what happened when Labour, SNP and Tory MSPs caught same train – Richard Leonard

Three politicians, Labour, Tory and SNP, catch a delayed train, overcrowded after an earlier cancellation. Two fail to get the message that an average of 47 cancellatios a day demands a fundamental change to the way Scotland’s railways are run, writes Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard.

Glasgow Lord Provost urged to resign after John Lewis expenses spree

Glasgow's SNP Lord Provost should resign and pay back the expenses she has claimed, opposition politicians have demanded, after it was revealed today the city's ceremonial leader had spent £8000 on clothing and beauty products.

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Losses more than double to £10m at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort

Losses at Donald Trump’s flagship Scottish golf resort have more than doubled to £10m, marking the fifth consecutive year under his ownership it has failed to turn a profit, newly published accounts show.

Tory attack on Edinburgh Castle one of the worst in 1,100 years – Angus Robertson

Conservative MP Andrew Bowie’s criticism of giving Scotland control of Edinburgh Castle was one of the least effective and ill-judged attempts to retake the most beseiged place in Britain, writes Angus Robertson.

Sport Update
Tottenham Stadium earns its Spurs as an NFL venue of the future

The fifth week of the NFL season saw the start of the International Series and the first of four games here in the UK this month.

Scottish Football LIVE: Morelos tipped for Premier League move, Rangers set to battle Celtic for forward, Hibs loanee from Premiership rivals sparks speculation over future, starlet set for new Ibrox deal

Rangers and Celtic are battling it out at the top of the Scottish Premiership table with the Ibrox side holding a two-point advantage.

Alfredo Morelos – a ‘relaxed child’ who started as a midfielder before becoming Rangers star

Alfredo Morelos was a "a very quiet boy, he had the personality of a relaxed child" according to former coach Jose Vicente Fernandez who revealed the Rangers striker played as a midfielder for his youth team.

And finally...
Festival review: Eastern Promise, Platform, Glasgow

The Ukrainian composer Lubomyr Melnyk plays “continuous music”, he told us, which he described as “the greatest thing in the history of the piano... it’s the true voice of this instrument”. As he spoke, he gestured towards the piano alongside him, which he appeared to view less as a tool and more as a collaborator. It took him ten years to become a capable concert pianist, he elaborated, and 40 more to become proficient in continuous music; yet now he can do the one thing with a piano which can’t be replicated by any other instrument.

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