Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:38

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Dr William Lamb, of the School of Celtic and Scottish Studies of Edinburgh University has warned that Gaelic dialects are in danger of disappearing.

Previously, in the 1950s, over 200 dialects of Gaelic were spoken but Dr Lamb believes only the Lewis and South Uist versions are currently strong enough to survive within their communities, and even those are under threat from a broader more general form of Gaelic dubbed "mid-Minch Gaelic" which is used by broadcasters and learned by children in schools.

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 07:10

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Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has given what appears to be support for Scottish independence after he tweeted that Scotland should be allowed to go and compete.
 
Mr Murdoch, who owns SKY TV and several newspaper titles tweeted “Let Scotland go and compete. Everyone would win”