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James Cook

@bbcjamescook

Scotland Editor for @BBCNews. Formerly North America Correspondent in Los Angeles and Chief News Correspondent for @BBCScotNine.

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linkhttp://www.bbc.com/news/ calendar_today28-10-2008 17:18:10

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The Riots, the Rioters & the Response. A lot of reporting and analysis packed into our latest episode of #BBCNewscast bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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Another fiasco at Scotland’s doomed exams agency as students receive blank results emails. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cmm2…

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Power is flowing from the Shetland Isles to the mainland for the first time as the UK's most productive onshore windfarm comes on stream. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Petroineos has confirmed it plans to close Scotland's only oil refinery, at Grangemouth, by next summer with the loss of 400 jobs over the next two years.

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NEWSCASTERS! Triple whammy after a double whammy weekend ! Me, ⁦James Cook⁩ and ⁦Simon Jack⁩ on ⁦Rachel Reeves⁩ Budget and ⁦Kemi Badenoch⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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NEWSCASTERS! Your Sunday serving... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… me, Henry Zeffman and James Cook where is the £££££ for defence? UK forces chief says govt must 'match resources and ambition'

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The UK government has admitted in court that the Rosebank oil field off Shetland and the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea were approved unlawfully. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Billions at stake in courtroom battle over North Sea oil and gas as climate campaigners challenge the UK government’s consent for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields bbc.com/news/articles/… šŸ“· Jeff Mitchell Getty Images

Billions at stake in courtroom battle over North Sea oil and gas as climate campaigners challenge the UK government’s consent for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields bbc.com/news/articles/…  šŸ“· <a href="/JeffJMitch/">Jeff Mitchell</a> <a href="/GettyImages/">Getty Images</a>
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I was with the press pool in the cathedral. I talked to the journalists next to me about texts from colleagues outside re jeering. It is not true to say ā€œwe had ALL mistaken inside for outsideā€ At no point did I hear any jeering inside nor did I hear anyone suggest there was any.

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ScotRail We’re dealing with 15 flooding incidents on the Far North Line. We’re also dealing with a landslip near Brora. Teams working hard to respond, but hampered by poor driving conditions, and the A9 closure near Invergordon. ScotRail @DRSgovUK Transport Scotland šŸ“ø: Flooding at Dunrobin

<a href="/ScotRail/">ScotRail</a> We’re dealing with 15 flooding incidents on the Far North Line. We’re also dealing with a landslip near Brora.

Teams working hard to respond, but hampered by poor driving conditions, and the A9 closure near Invergordon. <a href="/ScotRail/">ScotRail</a> @DRSgovUK <a href="/transcotland/">Transport Scotland</a>

šŸ“ø: Flooding at Dunrobin
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Police warn that two lynx are on the loose in the Highlands. Although I can’t imagine calling 101 and patiently quoting incident number 2179/08/01/25 if a big cat were on my tail!

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šŸ”“ āš ļø #StormƉowyn. The Ayr-Stranraer line won't reopen today, as we continue to deal with many fallen trees, with 30 down at one location alone. Also working with Scottish Power to deal with fallen power cables over the railway near Ayr. Network Rail Transport Scotland ScotRail

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FACTS — 10,481 recorded drugs deaths in Scotland in 10 years. Details of the ā€œtrendā€ (up, up, up, up, up, up, up, fractionally down, down, up) are included in my piece. (He blocked me hence screenshot).

FACTS — 10,481 recorded drugs deaths in Scotland in 10 years. Details of the ā€œtrendā€ (up, up, up, up, up, up, up, fractionally down, down, up) are included in my piece. (He blocked me hence screenshot).