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Scotland's first slap fighting event coming to Glasgow Considered an underground activity, the combat is gaining popularity amassing millions of online viewers.

A controversial slap fighting event is to be held in Glasgow amid studies into the combat sport being linked to brain trauma.

Slap fighting, considered a largely underground activity, is gaining popularity, amassing millions of viewers online.

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Missing sisters spotted on CCTV visiting bridge day before disappearance They crossed the bridge and turned right onto a footpath next to the river, heading toward Aberdeen Boat Club.

🆕 Twin sisters missing from Aberdeen visited the bridge where they were last seen the day before their disappearance.

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, 32, were last seen on Market Street at the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee at around 2.12am on Tuesday, January 7.

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Prisoners 'refuse to eat from unclean kitchen' after inmates caught high on drugs The Scottish Prison Service said the numbers in the kitchen work party had since increased and were 'returning to normal'.

🍽️ Prisoners at HMP Glenochil refused to eat from a kitchen deemed “unclean” days after dozens of inmates were found high on drugs on Christmas Day.

Five prisoners were taken to hospital after more than 30 were caught under the influence of drugs.

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Lloyds to close Scottish office as 1,500 workers impacted amid major shake-up Hundreds of roles will be removed, while new ones will be created as part of the overhaul.

🆕 Lloyds has announced it will close an office in Scotland as part of a major shake up.

About 1,500 people work at the Dunfermline office, and they will be asked to either work from home, or relocate to the Citymark building in Edinburgh.

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TikTok trainspotter spends night in UK's most remote station in Highlands Francis Bourgeois, who has more than three million followers, gained popularity after travelling around the world sharing his love of trains.

🚆 A viral TikTok trainspotter has declared he “loves the Highlands” after spending the night in an old signal box at the UK’s most remote station.

Francis Bourgeois, who has more than three million followers, explored Corrour on the West Highland Line, near Loch Ossian.
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Scotland to be hit with blast of Arctic snow and ice Large parts of the country will be covered in snow and ice as the Met Office issued weather warnings.

NEW: Scotland is to be hit with a blast of snow from the Arctic next week ❄️

Large parts of the country will see widespread snowfall as the Met Office issued two weather warnings over Sunday, Monday and Tuesday 🧊

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Construction industry facing mental health crisis as 7,000 workers lost to suicide Research shows construction workers are four times more likely to die by suicide than the national average.

Some stark figures here - More than 7,000 construction workers in the UK have lost their lives to suicide in the last decade, according to new figures.

Research shows construction workers are four times more likely to die by suicide than the national average.

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Fireworks blamed for death of red panda kit at zoo Police confirmed that officers responded to multiple incidents involving 'large groups of youths' throwing fireworks and other objects across Edinburgh.

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has called for tighter restrictions on fireworks after the death of a baby red panda at Edinburgh Zoo on Bonfire Night.

Experts said it’s likely that three-month-old Roxie died due to stress caused by fireworks.

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