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thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
Emergency services attended and the teenager who was taken to hospital, where her condition is described as 'critical' (Image: Getty Images) A 17-year-old girl is in a “critical” condition in hospital following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian near Edinburgh. Police were called to reports of a crash involving a black MG HS car on Haddington Road in Musselburgh at around 4.15pm on Friday.
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5 days ago | 
thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
The company says they are discussing the project with the governments of both the UK and the Republic of Ireland (Image: Unsplash) THE company behind plans to build an electricity interconnector between Scotland and Northern Ireland has been taken over by an Abu Dhabi state firm.
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5 days ago | 
thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
Organisers say the new woodland would be planted along the banks of a small stream called Allt na Ciste PLANS to plant tens of thousands of trees to create a new woodland in the Cairngorms have been unveiled by a charity. Led by the Spey Catchment Initiative (SCI), the scheme, called Coire na Ciste Montane Woodland Project, aims to plant around 30,000 trees on the Cairn Gorm mountain.
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5 days ago | 
thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
Police were called to a property on Balunie Terrace at 5.30pm on Friday to reports of an injured man (Image: Police Scotland) A TEENAGER has been arrested following the death of a man in Dundee. Police were called to a property on Balunie Terrace at 5.30pm on Friday to reports of an injured man. A 36-year-old was taken to Ninewells Hospital, where he died a short time later. Police Scotland said on Saturday that a 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the death.
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5 days ago | 
thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
John Swinney said his party stands against Nigel Farage’s ‘divisive politics’ in a statement (Image: Martini) FIRSTMinister John Swinney has said there will be no deals “under any circumstances” between his party and Reform UK, after Nigel Farage backed the SNP over Labour in next year's elections.
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5 days ago | 
thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
Achmelvich Beach is a popular destination for water sports enthusiasts, including windsurfers and kayakers WORK to install a new car park and public amenities at a beach in the Highlands, which has been listed as one of the best in the world, has been completed. Achmelvich Beach, located three miles north west of Lochinver in the north west of Scotland, is a popular destination for water sports enthusiasts, including windsurfers and kayakers.
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5 days ago | 
thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
Joe Buchanan was found fatally injured on Springhill Street in the village of Douglas on Sunday at around 8.35pm (Image: Newsquest) THREE men have been charged over the death of a 35-year-old man in South Lanarkshire. Joe Buchanan was found fatally injured on Springhill Street in the village of Douglas on Sunday at around 8.35pm. Police said he died at the scene. Detectives launched a murder inquiry and said they believed the attack was a “targeted incident”.
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5 days ago | 
thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
The settlers and security forces only backed off when they found out the pair were UK parliamentarians TWO MPs were confronted by armed Israeli settlers when visiting during a six-day visit to the occupied Palestinian territories, it has been reported.
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5 days ago | 
thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
Previously, it had been reported that Holyrood’s unionist parties would back Anas Sarwar to become first minister over John Swinney (Image: PA) REFORM UK would rather have the SNP in power at Holyrood next year than back Anas Sarwar’s Labour, Nigel Farage has said. Farage’s comments contradict his deputy Richard Tice, who said last November that “anything is preferable to the SNP”, as the Reform leader said there would be no deal with Sarwar after next year’s Holyrood election.
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5 days ago | 
thenational.scot | Alasdair Ferguson
The National can now reveal that Alba has confirmed that Chris McEleny has been suspended from the party (Image: Colin Mearns) CHRIS McEleny has been suspended from Alba after he was “dismissed” from his role for “gross misconduct”, the party has confirmed. In February, it was announced that McEleny, who served as Alba’s general secretary for the entirety of Alex Salmond’s leadership, had been fired from his paid party position and that his membership was being reviewed.
