Ginny Sanderson Engagement journalist

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Here are today's top headlines

• Year-and-half wait and Nike conference 'cover up' among worst SNP transparency breaches
• Keir Starmer abuse: Conservatives demand apology from Boris Johnson over Jimmy Savile smear towards Labour leader
• NHS 'barely coping' as pandemic enters calmer phase, says BMA
• Kirstie Allsopp's 'move somewhere cheaper to buy a house' comments blasted by Edinburgh body
• Schools urged to allow children to wear warm clothing as classroom temperatures drop due to ventilation rules
• Bronze Age women drove mass immigration wave for Orkney, research reveals

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