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NewsBorders Railway breaks million passenger mark
More than one million passengers have used the Borders Railway since it was officially opened by the Queen. The figure was announced by Transport Minister Humza Yousaf and ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster at Edinburgh’s Waverley station. The first services ran on the route from Tweedbank to Edinburgh on ...
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NewsGlasgow Boys exhibition to open at Kelvingrove Museum
The biggest-ever exhibition of work by the artists known as the Glasgow Boys is to open this week.
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NewsGlasgow Games volunteers to be called Clyde-siders
The army of volunteers enlisted to help during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be known as Clyde-siders. Organiser Glasgow 2014 said the title would be given to 15,000 people who had been chosen to help out from a total of 50,811 who had offered their services. Successful applicants ...
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NewsCampaign to track numbers of threatened juniper plants
Walkers in the Scottish countryside are being urged to record sightings of juniper bushes which may be affected by a deadly fungal disease. Charity Plantlife Scotland wants walkers to complete a survey form every time they see juniper. The group said this would help track juniper numbers and the spread ...
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NewsDog ‘learns Gaelic’ in three weeks
A dog who joined his owner at language classes has impressed by learning a set of Gaelic commands in just three weeks. Neil Smith took his four-year-old hearing dog Ginger along to the weekly session at a church near Dunoon. Mr Smith said he was amazed to see how quickly ...
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NewsJoseph Lee: Dundee's forgotten war poet
Joseph Lee’s poetry was once ranked alongside those of famous World War One poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon but the Dundee writer and artist has fallen out of the public consciousness.
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NewsThings to do in Edinburgh
The Homecoming 2009 and the Edinburgh Fringe FestivalThis is the year to travel to Scotland! This year Scotland is hosting its first Homecoming. The Homecoming is taking place to honor the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth. Don’t know you Robert Burns is? That’s okay because ...
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NewsWetlands trust tags geese to monitor wind farm impact
Barnacle geese have been tagged with satellite trackers amid concern planned offshore wind farms could affect their migration to the Arctic.
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NewsSkimo racing first for Scotland
Ski mountaineering racing is to be introduced to the UK for the first time later this year. Skimo combines skiing with mountaineering skills. The sport is established in the Alps and North America, but organisation Skimo Scotland said it had not spread to the UK. Four races will be held ...
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NewsSalmon tagged in order to test 'fish pass'
Salmon tagging has been carried on a tributary of the River Tweed in order to test the efficiency of a new “fish pass”.
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NewsHouse sparrows rule roost in Scotland's gardens
House sparrows were the most commonly spotted bird in gardens in Scotland, according to an RSPB survey. More than 43,000 people across Scotland took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch held on 24-25 January. Starlings were the second most seen bird followed by chaffinches. Tree sparrows were ranked 16 - ...
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NewsYuletide snow starts to land
Rising temperatures will lead to a slight thaw for many parts of the UK although travel in some places remains hazardous due to ice.Over the next few day’s, temperatures across the UK will rise to BBC above freezing, however they will fall back below freezing by night. With a slight ...
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NewsMourne Mountains get dedicated weather service
Enjoying the splendour of Northern Ireland’s Mourne Mountains is a year-round activity. On a fine day, even in wintertime, the mountains can be an exhilarating place to be. However, even on a good day, a sense of jeopardy remains as the weather can change within a few steps. But now ...
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News‘Puffarazzi’ pictures may help seabird survive
INTRO - The RSPB’s Puffin Project asked the public to take pictures of the
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NewsChristmas lights adorn entire Hampshire street
Adam Beach An entire road of homes has been decorated with festive lights by a man who really loves Christmas. Ged Hollyoake, of New Milton in Hampshire, started the tradition of working with his neighbours to decorate their homes 13 years ago. This year, hundreds of people ...
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NewsDerby-based experts to help make commerical electric plane
Experts from Derby-based manufacturer Rolls-Royce are to be part of an “exciting” collaborative project to develop an electric-hybrid plane.
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News£70m cable car for Swansea's Kilvey Hill
A £70m scheme for a cable car with toboggan slide, zip wire and restaurant overlooking Swansea Bay could be up and running by 2020.
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NewsSony, Ikiru Films, 4Cats partner on horror 'El Pacto'
Screendaily Spanish director to watch begins shoot on horror tale.
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NewsSpectacular pylon will top Champlain Bridge mark 2
Champlain Bridge is among Montreal’s main road links and Canada’s busiest bridge, with an average 136,000 crossings per day. Due to extreme climate conditions and the use of road salt on the pavement, it is suffering progressive deterioration that maintenance and repair processes have not been able to stop.
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Spanish external sector and competitiveness: facts and figures
In the year to September 2017, exports advanced by 9.1% compared to the same period of 2016 to €205.6 bn and imports expanded by 11.1% to €224.1 bn. In real terms, exports grew by 8.6% y/y, and imports grew by 5.6% y/y. Spain’s trade deficit increased to €18.6 bn compared to the same period of 2016 (deficit of €13.2 bn). The export/import coverage ratio reached 91.7%, 1.7 pp lower than in the same period of 2016 (93.4%, provisional data). The attached updated document provides additional key facts and figures of Spain’s external sector.
