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Zoo’s penguin parade axed due to bird flu fears

Edinburgh Zoo bosses made the decision to cancel the Wee Waddle in the interest of protecting the animals.

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Thornberry calls for envoy to stop ’embarrassing failures’ like in El-Fattah case
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Man charged with murder after car hit pedestrians
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Allied Pharmacies acquires another 68 branches of troubled Jhoots Pharmacy
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Grassmarket businesses warn of possible power outages on Hogmanay
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Queen praised for speaking out about being attacked on train as teenager
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