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First UK Part-Time Medical Graduates Qualify at Edinburgh

Twenty healthcare professionals became the first to graduate from the University of Edinburgh's part-time HCP-Med medical degree program in 2023, launched in 2018 to address healthcare workforce shortages and improve access for experienced professionals while providing full funding from the Scottish...

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Glasgow Airport Strike Threat Looms During Peak Season

Around 100 Glasgow Airport workers voted to strike on July 18th over a rejected 4% pay offer, potentially disrupting the airport's busy summer season and impacting the Scottish economy; a further 350 workers in separate disputes are also involved.

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Nessie Sightings Debunk Three-Humped Myth

A new study reveals that only 1.5% of the over 1,000 Loch Ness Monster sightings since 1996 described humps, contradicting its popular three-humped image and suggesting eyewitness accounts are more rooted in reality than previously believed.

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Football Coaching Boosts School Attendance in Peterhead

Buchanhaven Primary School in Peterhead, Scotland, improved student attendance by 45% with zero exclusions using a football coaching program that includes a community coach working with students both on and off the field, addressing post-pandemic attendance challenges.

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Former Teacher Jailed for 21-Year Abuse of 11 Boys at Scottish Private Schools

A former Scottish physics teacher, William Bain, 72, was jailed for nine years after admitting to sexually abusing 11 boys aged 11-14 at three private schools between 1978 and 1999; his abuse included incidents in classrooms, a teacher's flat, and during extracurricular activities.

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Teenager Jailed for Six-and-a-Half Years for Culpable Homicide

A 15-year-old boy in Scotland was jailed for six-and-a-half years for the culpable homicide of Scott Mitchell, 48, whom he punched and kicked to death in Alness on June 17, 2023, after wrongly believing Mr. Mitchell was assaulting a woman.

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Double Funeral for Gangland Figures Shot Dead in Spain

Two major Scottish crime figures, Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan, were shot dead in a Spanish bar on May 31st, prompting a joint funeral attended by hundreds and raising concerns about escalating gang violence.

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Ferguson Shipyard Needs £25 Million to Survive

The Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow urgently needs £25 million to secure its future, facing a lack of work after next year despite possessing high-quality shipbuilding skills, owing to decades of underinvestment and recent governance issues.

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King Charles Samples Whisky, Meets Community During Campbeltown Visit

King Charles visited Campbeltown, Scotland, on July [date not specified], during Holyrood week, sampling Glen Scotia whisky, interacting with local businesses, and meeting community members. Over a thousand people lined the streets to see him.

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Murrell Granted Legal Aid in SNP Finance Probe

Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive, received legal aid on April 30th after being charged with embezzlement in April 2023, stemming from a police investigation into £660,000 in party donations; payments haven't been issued yet.

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Lille Signs Rangers' Igamane

Lille will acquire Rangers' Moroccan forward Hamza Igamane in a deal which will see AS FAR receive nearly 30% of the fee. Everton and West Ham deemed the 22-year-old Igamane to not be ready for the Premier League.

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Private Spies Surveilled Scottish Salmon Farm Activists

Former British army veteran Damian Ozenbrook's private intelligence firm, Blue Square Global, conducted surveillance on wildlife activists Corin Smith and Don Staniford after they exposed horrific conditions at Scottish salmon farms owned by investors with ties to Russia, including Yuriy Lopatynskyy...

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