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Murray wins 3rd title in a row

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37816687 RELATED LINKS: ATP TOUR WEBSITE >> www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/vienna/337/overview ANDY MURRAY WEBSITE: >> www.andymurray.com Andy Murray moved one step closer to becoming world number one by beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 7-6 (8-6) to win the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. The Scot, 29, asserted his dominance in the first set against Frenchman Tsonga in his 78th singles match of the year. But he faced a revived Tsonga in the second, needing a tie-break to win it. The Briton will replace Novak Djokovic as number one by winning next…

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Laura Muir is Scottish athlete of the year for 2016

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/37815568 RELATED LINKS: TWITTER >> twitter.com/lauramuiruns LAURA MUIR WIKIPEDIA: >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Muir Laura Muir is Scotland’s athlete of the year, making it back-to-back awards for the British 1500m record holder. The 23-year-old won the Diamond League title and finished seventh in the Olympic final. She broke the 12-year-old UK record set by Dame Kelly Holmes in July, then broke it again by more than two seconds in August. Her time of three minutes 55.22 seconds in Paris beat Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon into second place. Muir, a veterinary…

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Support for single market – First Minister urges all-Scotland coalition

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> news.scotland.gov.uk/news/strong-support-for-single-market RELATED LINKS: SCOT GOV WEBSITE >> www.scotland.gov.uk SNP WEBSITE: >> www.snp.org FM NICOLA STURGEON “We will work constructively with all relevant parties to achieve the goal of retaining our place in Europe and Single Market membership.” 26/10/16 – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will today say the Scottish Government will work constructively to build an all-Scotland coalition to protect the country’s place in the European Single Market. The First Minister will open the annual National Economic Forum in Edinburgh later today (Wednesday, 26 October), which will discuss…

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Russell: ‘no UKGov Brexit plan’

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> news.scotland.gov.uk/news/russell-no-ukg-brexit-plan RELATED LINKS: SCOT GOV WEBSITE >> www.scotland.gov.uk SNP WEBSITE: >> www.snp.org Dedicated JMC sub-committee to meet for first time next month. (Article by Scot Govt. 26/10/16) The Scottish Government will continue to seek answers from the UK Government and fight for the best outcome for Scotland and those who choose to live here, Minister for UK Negotiations for Scotland’s Place in Europe Michael Russell told Parliament today. With only 18 weeks to go until Article 50 is triggered by the UK Government, Mr Russell updated Parliament…

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Euro Cycling Champs: Katie Archibald wins omnium for second title

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/37742452 RELATED LINKS: KATIE ARCHIBALD TWITTER: >> twitter.com/_katiearchibald KATIE ARCHIBALD WIKIPEDIA: >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Archibald British Olympic champion Katie Archibald won omnium gold at the European Track Championships, her second title in two nights in Paris. Archibald, 22, dominated the event, with Dutch rider Kirsten Wild second and Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky third. That came 24 hours after she won her third consecutive women’s individual pursuit title, having gained silver in Thursday’s elimination race. The Scottish cyclist won gold in the pursuit quartet at the Olympics in Rio. 21/10/16: European…

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Scotland Set to Lose 6 MP’s in Boundary Changes

(Article by BBC Scotland) ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-37667282 RELATED LINKS: SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT WEBSITE >> www.parliament.scot SCOT GOV WEBSITE: >> www.gov.scot The Boundary Commission for Scotland is to outline its plans to reduce the number of Scottish MPs from 59 to 53 on Thursday. Here, BBC Scotland’s Andrew Kerr looks at the reasons for the changes – and what they could mean for Scottish MPs. This is a story as old as our parliaments, as old as representative democracy. Where do we get our officials from to represent us and how…

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Andy Murray wins Shanghai Masters

(Article by BBC Scotland) ARTICLE SOURCE: >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37670781 RELATED LINKS: www.andymurray.com ATP TOUR WEBSITE: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/shanghai/5014/overview Britain’s Andy Murray beat Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters and edge closer to Novak Djokovic in the world rankings. The Scot recovered from a stutter in the first set to win 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 against the Spanish world number 19. Bautista Agut beat Djokovic in the semi-finals, but Murray ultimately eased to his sixth title of the year. Murray, 29, is 915 points behind the Serb for 2016, increasing…

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Indy Ref 2 “highly likely” Before 2020

(Article by The National) ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.thenational.scot/news/sturgeon-indyref2-now-highly-likely-before-2020.23655 RELATED LINKS: THE NATIONAL WEBSITE >> www.thenational.scot Sturgeon: Indyref2 now ‘highly likely’ before 2020 IT IS “highly likely” Scotland will be asked to vote on independence before 2020, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking on ITV’s Peston show, the First Minister challenged Theresa May to stop the breakup of the UK by listening to the Scottish Government’s demands to remain in the European single market. During last week’s SNP conference Sturgeon said she would soon publish a package of proposals for new powers…

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Nicola Sturgeon: SNP 16 Conference

“The time is coming to put Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands” @NicolaSturgeon concludes #SNP16 ARTICLE SOURCE: >> twitter.com/ScoPoliticsNews/status/787333465670836224 RELATED LINKS: SNP WEBSITE >> www.snp.org "The time is coming to put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands" @NicolaSturgeon concludes #SNP16 https://t.co/3sqVhCCRS3 — ScottishPoliticsNews (@ScoPoliticsNews) 15 October 2016

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Nicola Sturgeon warns on leaving Single Market

Sky News 16/10/16 VIEW POST ON TWITTER: >> twitter.com/ScoPoliticsNews/status/787608132717608960 RELATED LINKS: SNP WEBSITE >> www.snp.org .@NicolaSturgeon: continuing to be part of a UK determined to leave single market has severe consequences #Murnaghan .@NicolaSturgeon: continuing to be part of a UK determined to leave single market has severe consequences #Murnaghan https://t.co/n1kk5XPrHV — ScottishPoliticsNews (@ScoPoliticsNews) 16 October 2016

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