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THE trapdoor is threatening to open for Morton as they enter the final four games of the season in desperate need of points to stay in the Championship. A deeply damaging 4-1 defeat against Inverness in midweek has pushed them into the bottom two and they are now in grave danger of facing a relegation play-off at the least, unless they can turn things around and pick up a win or two over the next few weeks. Ayr and Arbroath are also in the mix, with Alloa adrift at the bottom, and it look...

Sales of alcohol per adult dropped by 6% in the early part of lockdown, a new study has shown. Research by Public Health Scotland and the University of Glasgow found the drop in Scotland as well as England and Wales between mid-March and July 11 last year. Instead of assessing how many alcoholic items were purchased, the researchers were able to use purchase data and calculate the volume of pure alcohol based on the strength of drinks purchased to calculate the totals. Lockdown took effect on M...

Feb 16, 2021 Sales from off-licences rose by 28% in Scotland and 29% in England and Wales in the early part of lockdown. Sales of alcohol per adult dropped by 6% in the early part of lockdown, a new study has shown. Research by Public Health Scotland and the University of Glasgow found the drop in Scotland as well as England and Wales between mid-March and July 11 last year. Instead of assessing how many alcoholic items were purchased, the researchers were able to use purchase data and calculat...

The Empire States tourism committee voted 14-7 to move forward with the legislation. Democratic Assemblywoman Nily Rozic first introduced the issue four years ago in a bill where she proposed to rename the park after Heather Heyer, who was killed in 2017 when a man drove a car into a crowd protesting a White nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "Our parklands should be reflective of New Yorkers that we can be proud of, New Yorkers that have expressed our values," Rozic told Politico...

Promotions for long-serving duo at pipeline tech firm Stats Group Pipeline technology company Stats Group, of Kintore, has promoted two long-serving employees to senior executive positions. © Supplied by Stats Group Stats COO Steven Byers (left) and director of operations Gary McDowall. Register here for the Energy Voice daily newsletter, bringing you key news and insight from across the global energy landscape. Thank you for signing up to our newsletter. Something went wrong - please try agai...