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Unions suspend strikes that were due to shut Scots schools and nurseries next week after huge pay deal offer The local authority group COSLA has been thrashing out a new deal today which will mean a bigger pay rise than the 5% that has already been rejected. It means the lowest paid are getting a flat rate offer of £2,000  – an pay rise  worth around 10-11 per cent. Union leaders say COSLA found more money to top up the pay pot to £600m to fund the new deal. The three main unions in dispute, public services union UNISON Scotland, GMB Scotland and Unite have now…

Shetland actor Douglas Henshall apologises for ‘dumb’ tweet after Celtic v Rangers game After Celtic beat Rangers 4-0 on Saturday, the 56-year-old actor later posted about it on his Twitter page. He wrote: “It’s always a good day when the H*ns get humped. Lol.”  Since attracting controversy for the choice of the word, with one fan calling the tweet “really disappointing”, Douglas has removed the post and issued an apology to his followers. This morning, he wrote: “I’ve taken down a tweet I sent over the weekend. It was dumb and inflammatory and completely misjudged. My apologies to anyone offended by it.”  …

New £1bn paper complex creating 220 jobs in Flintshire will help 'renaissance of North Wales' The huge complex is being billed as a major step in the UK’s transition to net zero https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/new-1bn-paper-complex-creating-30007469

Son of soldier who stormed Normandy helps make huge Mulberry Harbour model The model will be one of the star attractions at an exhibition in Llandudno https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/son-soldier-who-stormed-normandy-30006968

North Wales mum's disbelief at what doctors said about daughter's 'fairy' appearance Jayne Hughes knew her daughter Amy was special from the moment she was born but it wasn’t until she was 14 that they found out why https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-mums-disbelief-what-30009848

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Female basketball star DiJonai Carrington has rubbished suggestions she poked Caitlin Clark in the eye on purpose during the Connecticut Sun’s Game 1 victory over Indiana Fever. The incident in question occurred in the opening quarter of the teams’ WNBA Playoffs First-Round meeting, with Clark clearly in some discomfort as she went down in a heap on the court, clutching her face. The 22-year-old Indiana Fever sensation, this week named the WNBA Rookie of the Year, was later seen sporting a nasty-looking black eye in the aftermath of the Fever’s 93-69 defeat. However, Clark’s bruising appeared to have eased significantly as…

Ben Chilwell admits he has ‘missed’ playing for Chelsea after the exiled defender finally made his first appearance under Enzo Maresca. The left-back was one of Chelsea’s ‘bomb squad’ stars, banished from the first-team over the summer by Maresca and told to find a new club. However, while the likes of Conor Gallagher and Raheem Sterling were able to seal a move away, Chilwell remained at Stamford Bridge amid a lack of interest in the England international. As a result, Maresca has allowed him back into training and handed him his first minutes of the season in Tuesday night’s Carabao…

Michael Owen has claimed that Manchester United winger Antony doesn’t have the quality to thrive in the Premier League despite his talents. The Brazil international joined United on the recommendation of Ten Hag over two years ago in a £85million move from Ajax but has failed to live up to expectations. Antony scored his first goal of the season in the 7-0 EFL Cup thrashing over Barnsley last week but has been afforded just one minute of playing time so far in the league this season. United boss Erik ten Hag has insisted that the 24-year-old needed to ‘earn the right’ to play for…

Tottenham travel to Old Trafford on Sunday for what promises to be a Premier League thriller with Manchester United but first they are engaged in more mundane affairs as they start their Europa League campaign. Spurs entertain Qarabag in north London and it should result in a routine victory against a side making the long hike from Azerbaijan, which will build on the 3-1 victory at home to Brentford last Saturday. That result put the smiles back on the faces of Tottenham fans after a miserable four-day span when they lost to Arsenal then needed two late goals from Djed…