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“Confusion over the indyref SNP elections,” says the headline of the i. The newspaper says John Swinney, Scotland’s deputy prime minister, has issued a correction after causing confusion over the Scottish government’s claims that it could win a mandate for independence in the next general election. On Wednesday morning, Swinney told the BBC that the SNP only needed to win a majority of Scotland’s Westminster seats in the next election to have a mandate to negotiate independence with the UK government. However, speaking to BBC Breakfast on Wednesday morning, shortly after Swinney’s interview, Nicola Sturgeon said the SNP needed a majority of all votes cast in Scotland to secure that mandate.
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The Scotsman reports that a new poll suggests that Nicola Sturgeon’s planned date for a second independence referendum does not have the support of the majority of Scots. The newspaper says 53% of Scots said there should be no poll, with only 40% supporting Sturgeon’s chronology.
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The SNP leader in Westminster has said “there is no case for the Union” as he has insisted that a referendum will be held next year, says The National. The newspaper says Ian Blackford told the Commons: “Scotland has already paid the price for not being independent. The governments of Westminster did not vote to impose policies we do not support. Breaking international law, dragging Scotland through the harmful Brexit we did not vote in favor and offer deep austerity cuts. In contrast to our European neighbors, who have higher income equality, lower poverty rates and higher productivity. Why not Scotland? “
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Scottish police officers will withdraw “all goodwill” after being offered a “ridiculous” salary increase of £ 565, Metro reports. The document says the Scottish Police Federation said members would claim payment for any overtime they were ordered to work.
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The Courier reports that the 150th St Andrews Open Championship will be affected by a police protest over pay. The newspaper says the president of the Scottish Police Federation has said the deployment of police at the Open and other major events will not be as it has been for the past 10 years as police officers will not start their shifts early nor will they take the radio equipment home when their homework is over.
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The Times leads a “troop increase” of NATO in the former Soviet Union nations bordering Russia. The document says member nations have agreed on a “new strategic concept” as a model for setting the goals of the defensive alliance for the next decade, which it describes as the “most notable development” of the NATO summit in Madrid.
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In a story about the royal family, the Scottish Daily Express says the Prince of Wales will “never again” take large cash donations to his charities. A leading royal source tells the newspaper that “times have changed” after it emerged that Prince Charles had accepted £ 2.58 million from the former Qatari prime minister.
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The Scottish Daily Mail also tells a story from Buckingham Palace, reporting that the findings of an investigation into whether the Duchess of Sussex intimidated staff members have been “effectively buried”. The newspaper says royal aides have admitted that their findings on claims that Meghan Markle “expelled” two “traumatized” attendees will never be made public.
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Scotland’s largest health council is facing a £ 1bn compensation bill for bankruptcy in maternity wards, reports The Herald. The document says NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said 80 per cent of the £ 280 million set aside for new claims was related to 14 ‘high value’ cases filed for ‘adverse events in childbirth’, which they caused harm to the mother or baby. The health council said 100 additional claims were resolved last year with £ 27 million in payments.
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Nurses say hospital wards in Scotland have become “hell on earth” due to the rising number of staff making Covid sick, according to the Daily Record. The document says NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Scotland’s largest health board, has 749 staff absences with Covid as infection rates across the country increase, and on at least three occasions, a single nurse has been in charge of an entire room.
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At number 10 he worries that the prime minister will face a “kangaroo court” over the investigation into whether he deceived Parliament about the parties on Downing Street, the Daily Telegraph says. The document reports that Boris Johnson’s allies have accused the House of Commons Privileges Committee of relying on “hearing evidence” by allowing people to testify anonymously, creating the possibility that the prime minister will refuse to resign if he is found to have deceived deputies.
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Dame’s friends Deborah James have urged the public to push their BowelBabe fund above £ 10m as a definitive “thank you”, reports The Scottish Sun. This comes after the campaigner, blogger, announcer and 40-year-old former teacher died after receiving end-of-life care for bowel cancer at home.
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The Press and Journal reports that a court has heard that a police officer lost his memory for six months after being hit in the head on the street. The newspaper says the officer was assaulted in Inverness by Thomas Stewart, 27, after being called to deal with a disorder that had been causing Mr Stewart. The officer has been discharged twice since then and continues to do light work.
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Edinburgh Trams boss Lea Harrison is at the center of another paycheck after receiving a 16% increase in her £ 150,000 salary, plus a £ 16,000 bonus, according to Edinburgh Evening News. The newspaper reports that union leaders called the wage deal “creepy” at a time when it says some tram workers are being forced to use food banks because of low wages. Tram workers are voting for an industrial action on pay that could see staff strike during the strip.
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Aberdeen City Council’s leading group has been accused of “sabotaging the city’s recovery” after ruling out Union Street pedestrian plans, the Evening Express reports.
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Dundee families are furious at Dundee City Council’s decision to eliminate their public fireworks, the Evening Telegraph says. The document says all public fireworks shows at Bundter and Lochee Parks in Dundee have been canceled in the foreseeable future after a study by emergency services revealed the venues are no longer fit for large gatherings. . The free events attract a crowd of about 25,000 to each exhibition.
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The Daily Star says NASA scientists have been “baffled” by the craters that have appeared on the moon. Under the headline “You can’t park this there, mate!”, The “extraterrestrial affairs correspondent” of the newspaper Michael Moran reports that the mysterious impact craters were left after the crash of a rocket.
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