Scotland to receive extra funding worth £155m to help tackle coronavirus

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Promoted by Partnership N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*VGRV2h1C0v2kW3-jvhf4yvPfw0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wc2k5LNLW12Pwyl2qzRmWMCDTbRpVbwdW1JdKb93g2hxrW9g4kp42J9jY0W3gK3512NRkJpW4xx-Z55c06ClW3W1hpB2sqNCHW4-Cyy627VR6SN8y349HksQ8HW42ZKnf7BC12xW6_lFsT43Ws_JW88RmZJ1rT9WgW3mY79s3rQbNSW8XXP201xpDtcW2N60sW1NV41zW398YWx2zg001W5gwR0D4XkChXW5-6yjN78ZHSbW31Pj6T4-pGvHW7mCPgy7YhrVpVj3PfK2_Dpq4W4pj5nH3gPqqxW2152C91thLXMW3plC647FFcDMW2hN7l75JMdw1W1rTfbv7QxxzyW8zPJKQ3rRl3MW7gNTFv1Lr-y3W4bT4V-2GhS6WW3qLdPk5KmYgCW3JW3gb2kw6NLW2nrQ6b85NlJTW2DFp5r68zl0HW3LX1cs1jkHXVW7_5Rd_4slLbnW5VhwvT7MKWnWW6csFh4550PH7W76KPWT6V6cP4W8HmF1T5cNbQkW1NJSG03q88nbW3ncLNS3jj3ZNW3Fg9TJ41QDcCW1k3d1K15jtjLN2GqzXNB8_wcW2Sj8mg6lxs23W5y479m2_D_rLW8-Ks9x2LLmlgW8YVR912YFqcXW78B4Lw1sP-7WW58X2xV1qsH1_W9cccY17-4mScW935pq77dDvd7VT6ssx897q47W2S_vgK3qNMY2W7pydWm6PqjTy102 [Euan McColm: Tiresome tweeting a symptom of something more sinister](N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*W34YbBq4xsf0fW61tT2H85WqzG0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wc2k5LNLW12Pwyl2qzRmWMCDTbRpVbwdW1JdKb93g2hxrW9g4kp42J9jY0W3gK3512NRkJpW4xx-Z55c06ClW3W1hpB2sqNCHW4-Cyy627VR6SN8y349HksQ8HW42ZKnf7BC12xW6_lFsT43Ws_JW88RmZJ1rT9WgW3mY79s3rQbNSW8XXP201xpDtcW2N60sW1NV41zW398YWx2zg001W5gwR0D4XkChXW5-6yjN78ZHSbW31Pj6T4-pGvHW7mCPgy7YhrVpVj3PfK2_Dpq4W4pj5nH3gPqqxW2152C91thLXMW3plC647FFcDMW2hN7l75JMdw1W1rTfbv7QxxzyW8zPJKQ3rRl3MW7gNTFv1Lr-y3W4bT4V-2GhS6WW3qLdPk5KmYgCW3JW3gb2kw6NLW2nrQ6b85NlJTW2DFp5r68zl0HW3LX1cs1jkHXVW7_5Rd_4slLbnW5VhwvT7MKWnWW6csFh4550PH7W76KPWT6V6cP4W8HmF1T5cNbQkW1NJSG03q88nbW3ncLNS3jj3ZNW3Fg9TJ41QDcCW1k3d1K15jtjLN2GqzXNB8_wcW2Sj8mg6lxs23W5y479m2_D_rLW8-Ks9x2LLmlgW8YVR912YFqcXW78B4Lw1sP-7WW58X2xV1qsH1_W9cccY17-4mScW935pq77dDvd7VT6ssx897q47W2S_vgK3qWqx6W7pyxm87ZcWzp102) During these grinding days of lockdown, social media has become increasingly important, hasn’t it? Facebook, Twitter and Instagram keep us connected during isolation. We get our news updates online and we get much of our entertainment there, too. 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Sport Update N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*W1Kd2gz6HTHWrW3FHSr41s1rWM0/5/f18dQhb0S7wD2RLnR1VWp4bf4Y_Xk0MCDTGTNxBnnW2SjkPb6CBcMJW9fMNPc6085XCW1KkPkC6wHbvvW7sZHP71Z0JLnW6WLBMh167zrfW73R4Fp3kXkMMW2XBNRv79spjmW73pVYY8fJCWkW6Z3Fxh4B1CQHW2J6Qgz8yxpRZW8-64614TYtnMW6m276S9d9CJkW1yBzBd8jkqC-N8gvq8Wtbjk0W4X5NZz4Js7NpW2pmwlx3zVBvFW5Lhzd44G3fygVf3fjd3BD3wFN2qtCwykGwnFW79dLXH6hBH14N1tc2tsgZwkwV7t1BP3zGLw0W2H32Dg2XTG6_W1r1vl85n4lDCW80qq1G1k2xwHW2d22WF5jj2B1W3xCn9B6LgfCqN19JzcK1RYwJW44csN86_1LDPN7mXwDMsR5fvW6Dx0cV3cxm_qW3_1R091Yxcd0N2MPWLZH7ZD0W8FyVlH2NS35xW11LSGP6-ppQwW5WmmRy681dLrW7w8kGB3rS31CW5NKz3v5GMx3dW6SSWF322vZGrW2g50w04gkdPjVFdzsw6Dg2fWW21NNxd3t9NvTW2DWV5v69HSsnN3WDsZkvlrHgW8dQ0-L8FyGlCW6TC8N821SbBKW3-sZBQ8BHW1JW8Ln1ks88gQ2xThQdW6zwTwwW2yt2fB55L0f3N3XJhsp98F0SW96tB-K3TJD2dW5BSXDn62h8R1W4cSClL5SnM50W11tDVM7H_q5kW4GPzRz2jMyTvW66vqb-9k5Y01W32-cgl4v0_mVN4dyLh5yD1w20 [Interview: Graeme Sharp on signing for Everton 40 years ago this month and getting the silent treatment from Archibald and McClair on international duty](N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*V8rx0b2cGshJW5kbjNB4tDY-K0/5/f18dQhb0S7wD2RLnR1VWp4bf4Y_Xk0MCDTGTNxBnnW2SjkPb6CBcMJW9fMNPc6085XCW1KkPkC6wHbvvW7sZHP71Z0JLnW6WLBMh167zrfW73R4Fp3kXkMMW2XBNRv79spjmW73pVYY8fJCWkW6Z3Fxh4B1CQHW2J6Qgz8yxpRZW8-64614TYtnMW6m276S9d9CJkW1yBzBd8jkqC-N8gvq8Wtbjk0W4X5NZz4Js7NpW2pmwlx3zVBvFW5Lhzd44G3fygVf3fjd3BD3wFN2qtCwykGwnFW79dLXH6hBH14N1tc2tsgZwkwV7t1BP3zGLw0W2H32Dg2XTG6_W1r1vl85n4lDCW80qq1G1k2xwHW2d22WF5jj2B1W3xCn9B6LgfCqN19JzcK1RYwJW44csN86_1LDPN7mXwDMsR5fvW6Dx0cV3cxm_qW3_1R091Yxcd0N2MPWLZH7ZD0W8FyVlH2NS35xW11LSGP6-ppQwW5WmmRy681dLrW7w8kGB3rS31CW5NKz3v5GMx3dW6SSWF322vZGrW2g50w04gkdPjVFdzsw6Dg2fWW21NNxd3t9NvTW2DWV5v69HSsnN3WDsZkvlrHgW8dQ0-L8FyGlCW6TC8N821SbBKW3-sZBQ8BHW1JW8Ln1ks88gQ2xThQdW6zwTwwW2yt2fB55L0f3N3XJhsp98F0SW96tB-K3TJD2dW5BSXDn62h8R1W4cSClL5SnM50W11tDVM7H_q5kW4GPzRz2jMyTvW66vqb-9k5Y01W32-cgm4v0_mVN78JRvvyD1w20) As Everton goal hero looks back on his career he recalls his disenchantment as a member of the Scotland squad N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*W9kH17y3FVkZ2N7QBYHFwnhQW0/5/f18dQhb0Sjvm9dZz5lN4ZZFqMHZMz_W1yM6yY5C4stZN5C3MzpWkjlKW1td_fT7K0hWZW1Mpdwn7xR9HYW2Swk7p7z32H7W1Kjsd27F_pCGW1Lj9Vg7nc7F4W1HlBfB7GZF97W7v6zL77B0rH8W1JkBRK1HnG03W7TzxMB2SzSJdW7zN3hx1Fn1xGW7KH7vn1FtdwlW2Kmh7c2SwLD3N7y0SQq48bkyN5lMpRqdCZYVN8BVt74WxYM0W7Xm5Gq7d-tJnVQJ99n8tsM4xN60Wpy78qc-SW3J61FD2MLYfCN1n69c4xhsb5W1KlZ3V2KDbdJN1v14y7brM1LW49z-4P2MV0XmV51zsd6bnMRgW4NS-0x6gXBFnN67h1zcQC5z2VPC2cV7dL7jqW36G9qc5Hg-qCN4Wd5mVhLDPSW4YQgbc62lzHKW6Swl9B5zmzkHW28c4R63PqpRcW5tq1p64v7v3MW8rK-N48nNbT5W1mKjs93HCwNMN1k3PhXb1jHcVVxgXM2wJg0HW5H6X3j2x9Y-SW4pXrl95GDrGzVbqGNs4s0-PPW5zcyyS5v-xbHW5HFsGK5X9lPpW4M11334H_8kBW2M9SdH7b_7SrW6Pwj7Q1xvVTmW6s6W4B6NMvkLW4TqVwq2cyH2GW4VWvsT6p76XkW3Gv36j92QqvmW5S2zc897ySklW8MVgqF7z4XFWW7D7Hxj1Dy_KCW3wpgN-7WbrcF0 [I told Neil Doncaster to show some contrition, says Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack](N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*W533Fn6417lNGVWdgYL22sZBD0/5/f18dQhb0Sjvm9dZz5lN4ZZFqMHZMz_W1yM6yY5C4stZN5C3MzpWkjlKW1td_fT7K0hWZW1Mpdwn7xR9HYW2Swk7p7z32H7W1Kjsd27F_pCGW1Lj9Vg7nc7F4W1HlBfB7GZF97W7v6zL77B0rH8W1JkBRK1HnG03W7TzxMB2SzSJdW7zN3hx1Fn1xGW7KH7vn1FtdwlW2Kmh7c2SwLD3N7y0SQq48bkyN5lMpRqdCZYVN8BVt74WxYM0W7Xm5Gq7d-tJnVQJ99n8tsM4xN60Wpy78qc-SW3J61FD2MLYfCN1n69c4xhsb5W1KlZ3V2KDbdJN1v14y7brM1LW49z-4P2MV0XmV51zsd6bnMRgW4NS-0x6gXBFnN67h1zcQC5z2VPC2cV7dL7jqW36G9qc5Hg-qCN4Wd5mVhLDPSW4YQgbc62lzHKW6Swl9B5zmzkHW28c4R63PqpRcW5tq1p64v7v3MW8rK-N48nNbT5W1mKjs93HCwNMN1k3PhXb1jHcVVxgXM2wJg0HW5H6X3j2x9Y-SW4pXrl95GDrGzVbqGNs4s0-PPW5zcyyS5v-xbHW5HFsGK5X9lPpW4M11334H_8kBW2M9SdH7b_7SrW6Pwj7Q1xvVTmW6s6W4B6NMvkLW4TqVwq2cyH2GW4VWvsT6p76XkW3Gv36j92QqvmW5S2zc897ySklW8MVgqF7z4XFWW7D7HVg1Dy_KCW8NbYDN7WbrcF0) Dons chief pleads for strong leadership from SPFL and says focus now should be trying to finish the season N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*W6VxDKj9dqgYsW59_pNp3n6Q880/5/f18dQhb0S5fv9c-gnCN4ZZFqMHZMz_W1yM6yY5C4stZN5C3MzpX3fRqW1td_fT7K0hWZW1Mpdwn7xR9HYW2Swk7p7z32H7W1Kjsd27F_pZDW2H38WD2yG_FSN5Ckq7WYnSxSW6QxDhL69M21wVNtRSZ1n3hZmW96dL7H516D61W2yBrMp2z3xBLW3Ks-Bc7d78GxN1px3k4SjHkVW6PVKcr6N3nBLN8xGZKNYFgMgMfkKhXWLN_KW3h27Pn5mfh5DVm1nXn4R6kKlW567bYV5lKvt_W5420y54L8PcFW1fdmZQ1x4lQBW6HdqlT7nwG0kW6bnMRg4PhgBPW6gXBFn67h1zcMQC5z2PC2cVW7dL7jq36G9qcW5Hg-qC4Wd5mVVhLDPS4YQgbcW62lzHK6Swl9BW5zmzkH28c4R6W3PqpRc5tq1p6W4v7v3M8rK-N4W8nNbT51mKjs9W3HCwNM1k3PhXMb1jHcVxgXMW2wJg0H5H6X3jW2x9Y-S4pXrl9N5GDrGzbqGNsW4s0-PP5zcyySW5v-xbH5HFsGKW5X9lPp4M1133W4H_8kB2NqGsdW6zCFTd1Q5Ln_W1sd4dw7BY8kQW14-NbJ7sHbSKW31GHfx11rhkHW3l-_Ym878DpbV5Gtf46ZTy90N7lrk9vH_Cq2W5Hg6XX4L1MmrN4JXQH_1n-lbf42r0Ws03 [Golfers will have to reset expectations after coronavirus](N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*W1_0L452v9YwBW4MsXJR9cp6NV0/5/f18dQhb0S5fv9c-gnCN4ZZFqMHZMz_W1yM6yY5C4stZN5C3MzpX3fRqW1td_fT7K0hWZW1Mpdwn7xR9HYW2Swk7p7z32H7W1Kjsd27F_pZDW2H38WD2yG_FSN5Ckq7WYnSxSW6QxDhL69M21wVNtRSZ1n3hZmW96dL7H516D61W2yBrMp2z3xBLW3Ks-Bc7d78GxN1px3k4SjHkVW6PVKcr6N3nBLN8xGZKNYFgMgMfkKhXWLN_KW3h27Pn5mfh5DVm1nXn4R6kKlW567bYV5lKvt_W5420y54L8PcFW1fdmZQ1x4lQBW6HdqlT7nwG0kW6bnMRg4PhgBPW6gXBFn67h1zcMQC5z2PC2cVW7dL7jq36G9qcW5Hg-qC4Wd5mVVhLDPS4YQgbcW62lzHK6Swl9BW5zmzkH28c4R6W3PqpRc5tq1p6W4v7v3M8rK-N4W8nNbT51mKjs9W3HCwNM1k3PhXMb1jHcVxgXMW2wJg0H5H6X3jW2x9Y-S4pXrl9N5GDrGzbqGNsW4s0-PP5zcyySW5v-xbH5HFsGKW5X9lPp4M1133W4H_8kB2NqGsdW6zCFTd1Q5Ln_W1sd4dw7BY8kQW14-NbJ7sHbSKW31GHfx11rhkHW3l-_Ym878DpbV5Gtf46ZTy90N7lrk9vH_Cq2W5Hg6XX4L1MmLF4JXQH_1HFFf338gjs03) ‘Players will have greater appreciation of what they do’ And finally... N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*W5DMPJv1B41HKN1l1Dcdtvhy80/5/f18dQhb0Sjvh9dsRb-W2t-R90511QLbW5sqPxd2P38NzW2P2QNq56KnqDW5r8vy28yym7NW5yMlqc8sZ4PZW1qMTN78tzLwtW5_MXXR1lk1GdN1qMMTnRHYzsW8plvCd5pXg54W30TVq554px1_W7nKlxp54SbbVW4g0FG88XkDrfW4ftDf17psT-mW8V2WsG5pX8tyW4fNFgL2MVv36W6DBcHq8W56vNN58PPTCrNP5TW2MznrN5nbq6BVGXpVf3ZC-BMW36Q7QR5nvb3FW4JYXXq6R-pBjV9wJsJ73DPQsVRYqvD2yJF1WVYT2jk6NwMLHVFCG-j5rC5Q6W3l6ccQ8mQMYTW7NM5zG72_3VdW7R0x1433FK-yMqPkxDnjZC8W8hXhWt6dVx7QW2S7vcj2r6_cxW4RqMl62tpSkXW7JL0yf3pNCB0W2P9P8S5MGgGkW1Wcq7X2LK0GbW2g30M54dSN77W49pxZF5lqQXbW6xSfP_5l4RF1M50TxyrN7sVW5ZnDZR2R49RrW5YFWVM2cZbD6W2SP_Bn4MNPnpW6VzYSJ7tF-XSW7r1_lC7wTZxMW7D8l6H72zrXTW712wFT1mL30WW3gk2KW5B5Q7bW5nHJSL3N_0JvVyvBK28VxY98W1wRS6N5bgmX5W6l38Gh8N6jCKW4MmLxG3tYgBwW8mMGvT521Q8wW2S7gJN723QB2N71wShb16-m4f8YZKWC03 [Borders Railway to star in Channel 5 TV show about lost railway lines](N8_Svrs-LYQwW8f-pFc5__X4n0/*W26276g6z75TVW4XF2gK2bGJyS0/5/f18dQhb0Sjvh9dsRb-W2t-R90511QLbW5sqPxd2P38NzW2P2QNq56KnqDW5r8vy28yym7NW5yMlqc8sZ4PZW1qMTN78tzLwtW5_MXXR1lk1GdN1qMMTnRHYzsW8plvCd5pXg54W30TVq554px1_W7nKlxp54SbbVW4g0FG88XkDrfW4ftDf17psT-mW8V2WsG5pX8tyW4fNFgL2MVv36W6DBcHq8W56vNN58PPTCrNP5TW2MznrN5nbq6BVGXpVf3ZC-BMW36Q7QR5nvb3FW4JYXXq6R-pBjV9wJsJ73DPQsVRYqvD2yJF1WVYT2jk6NwMLHVFCG-j5rC5Q6W3l6ccQ8mQMYTW7NM5zG72_3VdW7R0x1433FK-yMqPkxDnjZC8W8hXhWt6dVx7QW2S7vcj2r6_cxW4RqMl62tpSkXW7JL0yf3pNCB0W2P9P8S5MGgGkW1Wcq7X2LK0GbW2g30M54dSN77W49pxZF5lqQXbW6xSfP_5l4RF1M50TxyrN7sVW5ZnDZR2R49RrW5YFWVM2cZbD6W2SP_Bn4MNPnpW6VzYSJ7tF-XSW7r1_lC7wTZxMW7D8l6H72zrXTW712wFT1mL30WW3gk2KW5B5Q7bW5nHJSL3N_0JvVyvBK28VxY98W1wRS6N5bgmX5W6l38Gh8N6jCKW4MmLxG3tYgBwW8mMGvT521Q8wW2S7gJN723QBbF71wShbghzqf7n6dfF03) The episode of Walking Britain’s Lost Railways will air on Friday 24 April at 8pm. 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