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A programme for Scotland covering the stories that matter to you. National, UK-wide & international news. IG: #TheNine

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"I know English, Gaelic, Arabic, French...and a wee bit of Mandarin!" 10-year-old Abdullah and his family moved from Syria to Stornoway four years ago. In that time, he's learnt English and is now mastering Gaelic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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“I would deal with the plight of slaves who are alive today” Historian @thecoastguy discusses the anti-racism protests. #TheNine
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Mountain biker Rab Wardell has died in his sleep aged 37 - two days after winning the Scottish championship. He was on The Nine just last night speaking about his win. Our thoughts are with his friends and family.
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"We have a responsibility to Scotland." #Outlander stars @SamHeughan and @caitrionambalfe talk to @DavidJ_Farrell about the role the show plays in bringing Scotland to the rest of the world. #TheNine
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“It is more obvious now that Scotland can do better itself and Westminster does not have Scotland’s interests at heart.” Actor @Alancumming tells #TheNine that he would return to Scotland to campaign for independence, should another referendum go ahead.
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“The real draw is Scotland. People are really fascinated by this amazing country” Outlander star @SamHeughan chats to us about his new travel series with @grahammctavish , Men in Kilts. #TheNine
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#TheNine bumped into Celtic star Carl Starfelt's uncle - who showed off a souvenir from Joe Hart after last night's triumph over Rangers.
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"...if that doesn't crystallize the argument for Scottish Independence then I don't know what does." @NicolaSturgeon gives her take on tonight's Brexit vote and what this means for Scotland's future. #TheNine
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“If Bond would wear a kilt…” The Scots actor @SamHeughan spoke to our Entertainment reporter @DavidJ_Farrell about auditioning for #JamesBond . #TheNine
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"The people of Scotland should be able to decide for themselves." Scottish actor @Alancumming tells #TheEdit , Brexit is an example of Westminster policy which is unwanted by the people of Scotland. #TheNine
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"We're at the point where we need more drastic measures." Clinical Director @jasonleitch talks to #TheNine about changes required to every day life due to the #coronavirus : 🔹Play for children and families 🔹Socialising for young adults 🔹Attending hair salons 🔹Next steps
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“I’ll throw my hat in the ring” @SamHeughan speaks to @BBCJamesCook and @rjcurran2 about the possibility of being the next James Bond. #TheNine
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"We can repair an economy, we can't bring people who die back to life." @NicolaSturgeon told #TheNine she does not underestimate the economic damage of the #coronavirus pandemic however ending lockdown measures prematurely could have a far greater impact on life and the economy.
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"The concern is it makes it easier for violent males to take advantage of the process and have access to spaces designed for women." The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls says the Scottish gov should "pause" proposals to reform gender recognition laws.
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Have you been following the progress of #sophiefromromania ? @ruskin147 explains how Aberdeenshire-based dog trainer Simon Wooler has helped him and @DianeCoyle1859 with their new dog. We speak to Simon on #TheNine , on @BBCiPlayer and @BBCScotland now.
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Several hundred protesters were out in force at a rally in Glasgow city centre this evening against Prime Minister Boris Johnson. #TheNine #GE2019 #BBCElection
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“Liz Truss demeaning Nicola Sturgeon just shows the condescension and is really a part of the overall problem of Westminster dismissing Scottish people” Actor Alan Cumming offers his thoughts on the Conservative leadership contest. #TheNine
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A bus organised by a Scottish charity has made it across the border into Poland with 29 Ukrainian orphans aboard. @cameronbuttle met them just moments after they arrived. #TheNine
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The world's biggest passenger plane, the #A380 has arrived in Scotland after months of preparation. Glasgow Airport has spent millions of pounds on engineering works to be able to cope with the superjumbo. The aircraft will be flying to and from Dubai. #TheNine
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‘People in Scotland will be absolutely horrified at the obnoxious remarks made tonight'   #TheNine speaks to Deputy First Minister, John Swinney after Liz Truss branded Nicola Sturgeon as an “attention seeker” and that “the best way of dealing with her was to ignore her.”
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“It just sums up the contempt that the Tories and Westminster have for ordinary people. It’s one rule for them and another rule for everybody else” #TheNine spoke to people in Glasgow about the Downing Street Christmas Party and Boris Johnson’s position as Prime Minister.
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ICYMI (and for our international followers) here is the full interview of #Outlander star @SamHeughan with @DavidJ_Farrell on fitness, #outlanderseason5 and a Scottish 007! 👇🏻
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“What we are asking for is detailed scrutiny of the legislation and serious engagement with our concerns” @ForWomenScot ’s Shereen Benjamin discusses the Gender Recognition Act and defends ‘For Women Scotland’ against allegations of bigotry and transphobia. #TheNine
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Spring has arrived at one care home in Aberdeenshire 🐑 A trio of orphan lambs have visited the Balhousie Huntly care home in a bid to combat dementia. Many of the residents lived and worked on farms - so seeing the newborns now helps them reconnect with their past. #TheNine
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“The BBC can choose how to cover the pandemic – you’re big boys and girls” - @JasonLeitch responds to a new approach to #coronavirus briefings announced by the BBC... but the National Clinical Director tells #BBCSevenDays his own mum is among those disappointed by the changes.
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"We are now on the curve where we know there is going to be a rapid increase." Clinical Director for the Scottish government @jasonleitch explains the actions people need to take with the #coronavirus pandemic, depending on their symptoms and circumstances. #TheNine
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Scotland has seen its first death as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Prof Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director for the Scottish Government told #TheNine the current advice is unchanged, but there will be more restrictions as time goes on.
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What has prompted this sudden and dramatic withdrawal from royal life? And how much was the intense scrutiny from the public, and the media in particular, a part of it? Writers Amna Saleem and Iain Macwhirter shared their thoughts with #TheNine .
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"We shouldn't have to wait every 10 or 20 years for people south of the border to decide they want a more competent government" "I find that offensive, John" MPs John Nicolson (SNP) and Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat) clash on #TheNine .
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As figures for England suggest that almost half of hospital patients in London didn’t know they had Covid before going in, #TheNine ’s @mmgeissler asks Scottish health secretary @HumzaYousaf about Scottish Covid hospitalisations.
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‘Perhaps the UK Government should take a feather out of the Scottish Government’s hat and propose 5% along with a 5 year no compulsory redundancy agreement’ @RMTunion representative Mick Hogg spoke to #TheNine after rail workers nationwide went on strike today.
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“Full of rage and despair”. When Julia Taudevin and her husband were floored with suspected #Covid19 they stayed at home in Glasgow, struggling to look after their children aged five and one. She told #TheNine she was outraged by Dominic Cummings’ behaviour and he must resign.
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"You can take the boy out of Glasgow but you can't take Glasgow out of the boy." @JohnBarrowman chats to @DavidJ_Farrell at the #NTAs about life as a judge on @dancingonice . He's feeling FABULOUS... Catch #TheEdit awards special on @BBCiPlayer :
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"I'm very proud of my city." #GoldenGlobes winner #BrianCox said #Dundee is emerging into an "extraordinary place" but regeneration must extend beyond the waterfront to tackle the city's drug problems. #TheNine
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Coming up on #TheSeven : 🟣 The FM denies a controversial ferry contract was "jobs for the boys" 🟣 More on the Albanian drug gangs using migrant camps in France to lure workers to Britain 🟣 Outlander star @SamHeughan tells @DavidJ_Farrell about his emotional memoir
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"Cases coming from overseas again will lead us to this repeat cycle of restrictions" Professor @LindaBauld tells #BBCSevenDays that the current quarantine system for overseas travel is "not sufficient". Watch the full interview at 11pm tonight on the @BBCScotland channel.
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The Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir has told us @BBCScotNine that Scotland could "absolutely" be independent. @katrinjak #nine
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“This Prime Minister habitually lies” @theSNP ’s @Ianblackford_MP tells #TheNine ’s @Rajdeep1 that Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign over the alleged Downing Street Christmas Party that took place last year amid lockdown restrictions.
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“Over the last 48 hours, it’s been a theatre, a shambles from the UK government” Finance Secretary @KateForbesMSP criticises the UK government’s handling of the furlough scheme. She says @scotgov are seeking "additional clarity" on how it will operate in Scotland. #TheNine
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“We’re told it’s a voluntary union... we have the right to leave that union should we choose to do so” SNP MSP Keith Brown says he thinks opposition politicians who accuse the first minister of denying democracy "either don't understand self-determination or don't believe it".
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“I love my country…to see Scotland emerge the way it’s emerged in the last 30 years, I’m amazingly proud of it” Brian Cox speaks to #TheNine 's @DavidJ_Farrell about visiting Scotland in @succession , giving the cast a tour of Dundee and how impressed he is with @NicolaSturgeon .
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"We will not be hiding away because that's what's happened to this community for many years" Police are probing online racial abuse aimed at children from a Glasgow primary school. St Albert's headteacher Clare Harker and parent council chair Fauzia Ahmed speak to #TheNine .
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"We must do all we can to support them without putting NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine because that would absolutely guarantee a third world war." Former NATO commander Sir Richard Shirreff assesses the current situation in Ukraine. #TheNine
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“I’m a staunch defender of Scotland’s strong, integral place in the United Kingdom” @ScotTories Leader @Douglas4Moray discusses the possibility of another referendum on Scottish independence. #TheNine
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“I’ve never seen a team be so dominant” Former Rangers midfielder @alexrae1969 discusses the statistics behind @RangersFC ’s form this season. They currently sit 23 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. #TheNine
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“It’s been this almost carnival of virtue signalling” How appropriate was the coverage during the build-up to the Queen’s funeral? Podcaster Cat Boyd tells #TheNine she thinks it was “quite an alienating spectacle for a lot of people”.
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"The vote of no confidence has been tabled" @murdo_fraser MSP tells #TheNine that the Scottish Conservatives will decide whether to 'press' a vote of no confidence in First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, 'depending on what further information becomes available in the next few days'.
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"People who are poor are always in a cost-of-living crisis" Today, the PM Liz Truss refused to commit to raising benefits with inflation - a move social commentator Darren McGarvey says could leave people "vulnerable to illness, despair, crisis and death". #TheNine
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“If it wasn’t for my husband, my daughter and my family, I wouldn’t be here today” For the first time, Olympic medallist Yvonne Murray has spoken about her struggles with mental health. See @bbcjohnbeattie ’s full interview with Yvonne on #TheNine
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“England is going down a dangerous trajectory because they are making this a personal choice and that is likely to lead to an ideological choice” Professor @devisridhar discusses the UK government’s plans to make mask wearing voluntary from the 19th of July. #TheNine
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Some of Scotland's greatest football heroes have paid their final respects to #BillyMcNeill . A funeral mass was held at St Aloysius' Church before the cortege made its way to Celtic Park, where thousands of fans had gathered to remember the former captain and manager. #TheNine
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“You can always rely on a young man to school an older woman about how she should speak about women’s rights” The National columnist Shona Craven offers her analysis of tonight's SNP #BBCLeadersDebate . #TheNine
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"It's a range of highly unattractive candidates, all of whom have supported the various numpties we've had as prime minister" SNP MP John Nicolson on Liz Truss's potential successor - and the prospect of Boris Johnson returning as PM. #TheNine
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“Glasgow is at a fragile moment” @scotgov National Clinical Director @jasonleitch discusses the increase in Covid cases in Glasgow. #TheNine
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"What a compliment to Nicola Sturgeon" Journalist @shonacraven tells #BBCSevenDays she thinks that the FM's coronavirus briefings being described as "party political broadcasts for the SNP" is a credit to her handling of difficult questions.
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"My advice to the SNP, or to any Scot who is considering the path to independence as a route back to the EU, is to create a Scottish pound" Politician @yanisvaroufakis discusses Scottish independence and European Union membership with #TheNine 's @BBCJamesCook .
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“Mr Trump is a known entity now, he has a four year record which has been a disaster” Former White House Communications Director @Scaramucci says he agrees with the polls predicting @realDonaldTrump ’s defeat in the US Election. #TheNine
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“I’d be fine in solitary confinement, I could dae that for 10 years, 20 years nae bother” @DaftLimmy speaks to @DavidJ_Farrell about life in lockdown, how coronavirus could change comedy and Limmy’s Homemade Show which airs tonight at 11pm on the @BBCScotland channel📺 #TheNine
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'I want to ensure through independence, Scotland’s got the ability to use our energy wealth for the benefit of our people' Deputy FM John Swinney says he thinks Scotland doesn't financially benefit from its "self-sufficiency in renewables" due to "flaws in the UK energy market".
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If you've never heard Ukraine's national anthem played on bagpipes, now's your chance. Former No 10 communications chief @campbellclaret and @ThePipingCentre 's Finlay MacDonald give #TheNine a recital and explain why they want a pipe band to play a rendition ahead of #SCOvUKR .
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"There will be a referendum on Scotland's future whether Boris Johnson says yes, or whether he says no" @theSNP MP @StewartHosieSNP tells #TheNine the Scottish Government "have in their minds" a route to a "legal referendum without a Section 30 order".
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“We are going to have to continue to live with this virus…social distancing is going to be here for some time to come” First Minister @NicolaSturgeon discusses @scotgov ’s lockdown measures. #ScotResponse
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“What is it about Scottish society that allows a group of people to feel emboldened enough and enabled to regularly spout their anti-Catholic hatred?” Jeanette Findlay of campaign group Call It Out told #TheNine that events in George Square on Saturday were “horrific”.
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"Really all we're asking from Boris Johnson is to exempt these payments from tax" Finance Secretary @KateForbesMSP discusses the decision to give health and care workers in Scotland a £500 payment as a "thank you" for their work during the pandemic.
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"I practice the teachings of most mainstream religions that marriage is between a man and a woman" SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes MSP says that while she disagrees morally, she "would defend to the hilt" the legal right to equal marriage.
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"This is an artificial connection being drawn to evoke images of transwomen as predatory males – they're not" We put concerns raised by SNP MP Joanna Cherry on the Scottish gov's gender recognition reform plans to the UN independent expert on sexual orientation + gender identity
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“I can’t put it into words. I can’t describe how I feel” 24-year-old Hailey Mann spoke to #TheNine just a few hours after she was told by doctors that she would receive life-prolonging treatment for cystic fibrosis.
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A recording of Lord Maginnis using the term "queer" to describe Scottish National Party MP Hannah Bardell has been released by the Huffington Post. The Lord, who was accused of verbally abusing a Westminster staff member, denied he had used the term. #TheNine
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“He was just not a quiet man, and he would always speak to people all the time, and the players just got on so well with him” Former Celtic player and assistant manager Murdo MacLeod reflects on his friendship with Wim Jansen following the former Celtic manager's death aged 75.
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"What's happening right now demonstrates why we should be an independent state within the European Union - look at the disastrous situation the UK's got itself into about refugees" @mmgeissler asks @theSNP 's @AlynSmith if the situation in Ukraine has changed plans for indyref2.
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#TheNine invited every Scottish Conservative MP to appear on the programme tonight, but nobody was available.
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“Our opponent hasn’t agreed to the amnesty” Deputy CMO Dr Nicola Steedman tells #BBCSevenDays that a Christmas covid ‘amnesty’ - suggested by a Scottish bishop - won’t work Watch a review of all the week’s news on the @bbcscotland channel at 11pm or on @bbciplayer
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"If you withdraw people's right to take strike action, you're turning them into slaves" STUC's Roz Foyer tells #TheNine she believes the UK government is "driving a bulldozer" through workers' rights - "they're doing it on the right to strike... on the right to protest".
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FM @NicolaSturgeon outlines easing of restrictions during Christmas period, but urges people to exercise caution. 🎄 Three households can meet during the five days from 23-27 Dec, and the travel ban will be lifted.
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Edinburgh University have been crowned champions of #UniversityChallenge 2019. They beat St Edmund Hall, Oxford in the final on BBC Two tonight. Team captain Max Fitz-James will be talking to @mmgeissler on #TheNine . Join us now on the @BBCScotland channel and on @BBCiPlayer
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Scotland captain @RachelCorsie14 returned to visit her old primary school today to inspire the next generation of female footballers. #TheNine
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"Until we see that funding coming from the treasury, then I think these meetings need to continue" Scottish finance secretary @_KateForbes on today's meeting between Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson as @scotgov calls for @10DowningStreet funding for businesses hit by Omicron.
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“I’ve got a very clear message for Boris tonight: you might think this is going to stop the opposition and Conservatives that are opposed to No Deal being able to legislate, but you better think again.” @IanBlackfordMP of the SNP reacts to the decision to suspend parliament.
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"We have to accept people identify... as women. I think that is commonly accepted" Justice Secretary Keith Brown MSP tells #TheNine trans prisoners Isla Bryson and Tiffany Scott are women.
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“The reality is that Boris Johnson’s deal is even worse than Theresa May’s deal was.” @KirstySNP tells #TheNine that the SNP will not support a deal that she believes will make her constituents worse off.
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“We are in completely uncharted territory” Professor @devisridhar discusses the plans to ease Covid restrictions and says the “world will be watching” how the situation develops in the UK. #TheNine
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“When the lockdown is lifted and stayin’ in isnae a must, I’ll tell you something petal, you’ll no see me for dust” Seven year-old Amari brings us a poem about lockdown to lift the spirits. #TheNine
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For new parents, a Down’s Syndrome diagnosis can turn a happy moment into a worrying and confusing time, but Wouldn’t Change a Thing – a group run by parents – wants to share positive experiences with a new book.
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"I'm sure she's heard some salty language before." @JaneyGodley told #TheNine it's every comedian's job to 'hold up a mirror to society' and despite @NicolaSturgeon 's endorsement - she won't hold back on calling out the First Minister if she doesn't agree.
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"I'm disappointed @RangersFC have made allegations and not produced the evidence." Donald Findlay told #TheNine if wrongdoing has been committed by the @spfl , his former club should make the evidence public so that it can be dealt with.
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"I'm not embarrassed anymore." @Gailporter told #TheNine she wants more people to talk about mental health problems and that no one should feel on their own. In her new @BBCScotland documentary Being Gail Porter, she speaks honesty about her struggles with #mentalhealth .
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“I’m still on cloud nine, I can’t believe I’ve done it” @stoltman_tom discusses becoming the first Scot to win the @WorldsStrongest title. #TheNine
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“The blame is absolutely not on Postecoglou for this result - the blame has to be laid at the door of the board” Celtic podcaster @natashameikle discusses the team’s Championship League defeat with #TheNine ’s @missconniemac .
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"Is a trans woman a woman?" "No. She is a male who has changed her sex but she has not changed her gender" #TheNine 's @mmgeissler asks @ScotTories leader @Douglas4Moray about his party's local election manifesto pledge to ensure single-sex toilets in all council buildings.
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“If we were to wait to see whether it is dangerous, it would be far too late" @ReicherStephen , who is part of the Scottish government’s Covid Advisory group, discusses the Omicron variant and the current data showing its transmissibility and lethality. #TheNine
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"I may have shifted my position" Steve Coogan chats to #TheNine 's @mmgeissler about indyref2, *that* Angela Rayner Mail on Sunday article, and his upcoming tour as Alan Partridge. Full interview: 9pm Monday, @BBCScotland channel.
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"I'm ashamed the UK Government has taken this unprecedented move to tell the Scottish Parliament that it can't treat its trans citizens with dignity" Stonewall Scotland's Colin Mcfarlane says he is "heartsore" after the UK Government vetoed Scotland's gender reforms.
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“We’re opposed to these vaccine certifications because they’re in fact Covid ID cards by any other name” @scotlibdems @agcolehamilton discusses why his party is opposed to vaccine certificates. #TheNine
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#TheNine 's @mmgeissler asks @ScotTories leader @Douglas4Moray if his u-turn in support of Boris Johnson in light of the war in Ukraine is an act of self-preservation.
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Gay men prosecuted under laws banning same-sex relationships can apply to have their convictions erased in Scotland from today. #TheNine met Nick Duffy who was convicted under the abolished laws. He and his husband Phil shared what the pardon means to them.
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“Tonight is the end of an era.” @McCarryJane and @MrMJCox tell #TheNine how it feels to say a final farewell to #StillGame
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“It’s all the SNP want to talk about because it’s a massive distraction from their 14 year record in government” @ScotTories MSP @jamiegreeneUK criticises the SNP’s plans for another referendum on Scottish independence. #TheNine
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“If the Scottish people speak then they have to be heard” @scotgov Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution @Feorlean tells #TheNine that another independence referendum could take place “before the end of next year”.
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The Nine
2 years
“We are living in a climate at the moment where trans people are being dehumanised” Broadcaster @IndiaWilloughby discusses the public conversation around trans rights. #TheNine
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“This has been one of the biggest public procurement disasters in the last 20 years” @ScottishLabour ’s @NeilBibby tells #TheNine ’s @mmgeissler that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has to “take responsibility” in the row over the contract for two delayed and over-budget ferries.
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