The Sunday Post (Newcastle) - 22 Jun 2025
Scots civil servants’ 77,500 sick days in one year
Star Trek actor on his love of all things Scotland
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Loud and clear: Experts’ warning as Scots face three-year-plus wait for hearing loss treatment
18-month wait after losing my hearing in one ear
At least eight killed in Brazil balloon tragedy
My aggressive cancer was twice missed by medics – before student spotted it
Landlords quit rental market as costs soar
Man hurt in car crash
IS BUY-TO-LET DREAM OVER?
Campaigners condemn ‘soft-touch’ civil service as government staff take 77,500 sick days in one year ...costing taxpayers £17.4m
Office return rule ‘an attack on our rights’
66 officials paid more than £100k a year
77,578
3.9%
8,917
8.7
£17.4m
Ever increasing workloads are to blame for this burn-out
Labour urges cutbacks on mandarins
Firefighters warn of terrorist risk to key military sites due to station cuts
Rantzen’s law plea to Lords
30k breached payback order
‘Polite, respectful’ Chinese student fined for stalking university professor
Heatwave ends with a thundery downpour
Tourists’ tariff fears
Failure over domestic abuse law is leaving women at risk
Six offenders jailed after breaching court order
TIMELINE
Six offenders jailed after breaching court order
Failure over domestic abuse law is leaving women at risk
Survivors affected by lack of urgency
TIMELINE
With a Glastonbury appearance to come, The Bluebells remain young at heart even after all these years
Glasgow hotels ramp up prices in Games grab
Man arrested after city ‘disturbance’
With a Glastonbury appearance to come, The Bluebells remain young at heart even after all these years
‘Arnold is at fault for me coming out ... but he also forced me to face my own hypocrisy’
Private school staff cut plan
£3m for Scots arts festivals
‘Arnold is at fault for me coming out ... but he also forced me to face my own hypocrisy’
Salvage crews raise superyacht from seabed in bid to find cause of fatal sinking
Ewing anger at SNP is understandable, says ex-minister
Cleaning method for intensive care patients can raise risk of superbugs, top experts warn
‘It is astonishing nothing has been learned after deaths like Andrew’s’
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Families reveal fears education is becoming less equal over rising cost of technology
One in 10 ask to stay off school over state of toilets
End of the buy-to-let property dream?
We need action now to end these devastating delays for hearing tests
End of the buy-to-let property dream?
Gers fans won’t hear big anthem but I’ll have them Well versed in Euro adventures
The Week’s TOP TEXTS
Autographs are no sign of the times
Lookalikes of the Week
Funny Photos of the Week
In Other News…
The real lazy days of summer
Film fans in pants a risky business
And finally…
Joan McAlpine
Magpie
In a cynical world, BBC’s Lockerbie drama reminds us of compassion of the Scottish people
Nuclear fools
Health minister must go... but not in a limo
Cop out?
USA? No way
Testing times
Peace, please
After 83 years, has nephew of tragic Wren unmasked her killer at last?
Student’s website to help get screening
New weight loss drug
‘This is a very inconvenient time to have a heart attack, I thought, then asked a cab driver to take me to hospital’
University VP bribery claim
Glasgow skyline set for change
‘This is a very inconvenient time to have a heart attack, I thought, then asked a cab driver to take me to hospital’
Mayhem in Mallaig over L-test backlog
Message in bottle reply
‘Government must force regulators to give full evidence to Eljamel inquiry’
Dutch courage: Leading the fight against invasion of bugs carrying killer elm disease
Scots city at heart of gruesome Antarctic trade now leads way in protecting whales
King sends message to South Pole scientists
School on right track
Snapshot
Snapshot
Quotes of the week
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IN NUMBERS
Authorities struggle to halt falling birthrate in land of the rising sun
Suspected Iranian spy held outside RAF base
Palestinian protester is released after 104 days in US detention
Keeping still allows glimpse of peregrine’s ‘restless brilliance’
The latest edition of Scots Magazine is available now
Michael Jackson dead at 50, but the rumours and allegations live on
JUNE 24, 1948
Six pages of terrific family fun and comics
Your week in the stars
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Lazzat very much did it his way for Jubilee
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American Fang bares his teeth to
There was no choice other than the bold Grangemouth move
Could Bob be the pied piper for even more Scots success on Tour?
Rob Robertson
Secure the crown on final green
Has century man Ollie silenced his doubters at No. 3?
Archer’s taking aim again
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Not alright for Jack as he falls to Jiri and tonsillitis
Heat is on for Freddy and his young Scots
A testing opener for Raducanu
Coach Farrell helps Finn to bury hatchet with old rival Sexton
Williamson keen to take up Team GB Sevens lead
Tributes are paid to the ‘Mighty Mouse’ that ultimately roared as a Lion
Graeme Macpherson
Aki: These Lions need tolearn... and fast!
Finn and Sexton ‘bury the hatchet’
Italy the dream destination for maestro Miller
KEVIN GALLACHER
Tributes to the ‘Mighty Mouse’ that roared...
Draper falls short in bid to be king of Queen’s
Trust the process Celtic faithful urged to stay cool over recruits
Top nosh Josh
No distractions
Brilliant summer of sport is ideal warm-up to the main attraction
Scots can play part if Wrexham circus is to continue rolling on
Kris and tell
American revolution will unite Gers and allow full focus to be on pitch, says Bell
Hagi confirms shock talks with Legia Warsaw
Thomson future up in air
Bonner: Hoops support must keep the faith over lack of summer signings
Olympic Stadium venue for qualifier
Second Scandi coach wants some of that winning Thelin
Promotion with Bradford is highlight of glittering career for Alexander
Back for the buzz: Hibee Newell set to return after missing out on memories
Second Scandi coach wants some of that winning Thelin
Promotion with Bradford is highlight of glittering career for Alexander
Vente heads for home with a smile
‘I’ve no regrets – I love my job at Sky and we have top team’
‘I’ve no regrets – I love my job at Sky and we have top team’
A super summer of sport whets appetite for the season ahead
Quality from abroad but short of the perfect 10
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Lunch with Simeone and Courtois is memory to keep for Rae
An amazing season, now McGovern wants more
Nuno signs on for three more years
Scots connection key as Wrexham look to write latest Hollywood script
The 45-year itch
Chef Tony Singh on why Scots are game for change of menu
Holidaying in the shadow of Europe’s most active volcano
Sicilian sunset
The best picks from the high street
The big interview
Health
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Food&Drink
Nights in
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Life according to...
Stunning interiors to inspire you
An interview with author Polly Clark plus book reviews
Podcasts, radio and music
Gardens
A heartwarming short story
Honey, Raspberry & Oat Slice
Treat yourself to...
I get itchy feet. I want to be scared. I want to step out of my comfort zone and be challenged
I get itchy feet. I want to be scared. I want to step out of my comfort zone and be challenged
‘It’ll be a tough summer’
It’s no great feet to find top sandals
Hair Syrup, £15.95, hairsyrup.co.uk
Beauty Box
Rewriting the rules of game and field-tofork eating
Berwick Garden Centre
Scone score
Rewriting the rules of game and field-tofork eating
Restaurant of the week
Which Wine?
Recipe Venison Kofta
Writing on the high seas with the wind in her sails
The Wild Robot on the Island
The Sugar Man
The Heirloom
Scotland in 100 Buildings
Wind in her sails
TOP10
The Other Side of Fear
Paradise Garden
Make Me Famous
Versus Versus
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MUSIC
Playlist
The Truth About Classical Music
Rylan: How To Be In Love
Pipeline Widely available
Glastonbury
Travelling Folk
Your Mum
Classical Now
McLevy
Krystal Evans
What the celebs are talking about this week
ON STAGE
Whatever floats your boat: Fife festival show summons the sounds of the sea
Whatever floats your boat: Fife festival show summons the sounds of the sea
AT THE CINEMA
Love & Trouble
M3gan 2.0
Nothing Trivial about classic puzzles in new show, says Vorderman
Squid Game
OnDemand
Death in the Desert: The Nurse Helen Mystery
Why Cities Flood: Spain’s Deadly Disaster
Walking with Dinosaurs
Marie Antoinette
Crime caper trio make it up as they go along
Amol Rajan Goes To The Ganges
DNA Journey
Soccer Aid
Glastonbury 2025 Live
Do you remember?
The Handmaid’s Tale
Not Going Out
The Gold
Electric Cars: How Safe Are They?
The Power of Parker
Ria Formosa: Slow Life By The Lagoon
Trails And Coastal Roads: Exploring At Nature’s Pace
Algarve Countryside: Farm Stays and Mindful Retreats
Celebrating life in the shadow of the volcano
Hostelling gets an upgrade
Dive in to intriguing Iceland
Travellers’ fave spots
Iceland full of intrigue from wind words to beer baths
Factfile
Iceland full of intrigue from wind words to beer baths
Kimpton Blythswood Square
Isle of Arran
Roya
Top Glasgow spots and island adventures with Lilla Lachlan.
Days of dingy, overcrowded hostels are a thing of past
Days of dingy, overcrowded hostels are a thing of past
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Sanctuary’s become our dream home
Sanctuary’s become our dream home
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It’s psychedelic, man! Charles Darwin makes my garden groovy
It’s time to...
Garden of the week
Why is my Banyan fig bonsai tree losing its leaves? - Brian Fraser, Callander.
It’s psychedelic, man! Charles Darwin makes my garden groovy
Pots of things to be done in the garden now to ensure healthy plants and crops
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