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Workers expected to skive off to watch Murray battle for Wimbledon final place and enjoy the sunshine
RECORD numbers of workers are predicted to skip work today to watch tennis and enjoy the sunshine.
  Union bosses say lower volumes started to go through bottling plants late last year when staff agreed longer and lower pay deals to help the firm through the recession<br>Picture: Jamie Simpson Workers bid to beat axe
WORKERS at whisky giant Diageo had agreed a raft of cost cutting measures just months before they were told plants would close.
 

Wheels fell off bus in busy street
A BUS company has been ordered to cut its passenger services after two back wheels fell off one of its vehicles in a busy street.

New frigate deal on the cards for shipyards
CLYDE shipyard bosses have revealed they are within weeks of signing an agreement that could see a new generation of frigates being built at Govan and Scotstoun.

Warning on Orange city parade
POLICE have warned they will crack down on any sectarian behaviour and drunken disorder during tomorrow's annual Orange Order parade in Glasgow.

Crowd fears over Jacko public memorial
A PUBLIC memorial will be held to mourn pop star Michael Jackson at the venue of his final rehearsals.

Don’t buy flu drug on internet
A WARNING not to panic buy “counterfeit” anti-swine flu drugs online was issued today by the government’s chief medical office.

Families to sue over tug deaths
RELATIVES of three men who died in a tugboat tragedy on the River Clyde are to sue the harbour authority and the boat's operator.

Swire plea over Lockerbie appeal
JIM SWIRE, whose daughter died in the Lockerbie bombing, has written an open letter to Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill pleading with him to release the man convicted of the atrocity.

King’s takes a final bow ahead of £7.2M upgrade
THIS is the final glimpse inside the King's Theatre before the start of a £7.2million makeover.

RAF mourns the loss of Tornado crew
THE RAF was mourning the loss of two air crew today after their Tornado fighter jet crashed near a beauty spot.

College’s £22.3M upgrade starts ahead of schedule
A £22.3MILLION redevelopment of Scotland's oldest further education college has got under way.

Residents to meet over ‘hell’ homes
RESIDENTS who claim their dream homes are being hit by violent shaking are being called to a public meeting.

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