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6 August 2018

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'I'd rather die than live on the street'

One of the asylum seekers facing eviction in Glasgow says he wants the opportunity to "work his way out" of poverty.

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Sturgeon challenges May over Brexit plan

Mrs May faced questions from the Scottish first minister about her Brexit plans while in Edinburgh.

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UKIP suspensions after bookshop protest

The party suspends three members after reports of a protest at a left-wing bookshop.

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Scottish exam pass rate 'stable'

The number of entries for Highers and the proportion of students receiving a pass mark falls slightly.

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Drunken Facebook message aids man's battle

David Evans' father had not written a will before he died in Germany, leaving his son in debt.

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Heatwave water bill hike fears cooled

Welsh Water says months of early planning had helped avoid the need for a hosepipe ban.

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Taxpayer left £1m short on timber deals

New details emerge of repeated failures to properly tender timber grown on publicly-owned woodland.

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How Pope Francis became a movie star

The director of a documentary about the Pope says he hopes it won't just preach to the converted.

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Skeletal 'beests' walk the shoreline

Theo Jansen creates "strandbeests", sculptures that move using the power of the wind.

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