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Strathclyde

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[strath-klahyd] / stræθˈklaɪd /

noun

  1. a region in SW Scotland. 5,300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).


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Areas covered by the yellow weather warning for ice include: Central, Tayside & Fife, Grampian, the Highlands, South West Scotland, Strathclyde and Northumberland in north-east England.

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Police Scotland have previously apologised for how the original inquiry was handled, by what was then Strathclyde Police.

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The Caldwell family have warned on several occasions they fear that as the terms of reference for the inquiry cover Strathclyde Police, it could mean Police Scotland avoids responsibility for any failures that occurred after the national force formed in 2013.

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Sir Stephen House was chief constable of Strathclyde Police from 2007, and then chief constable of Police Scotland when it was established in 2013.

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After studying mechanical engineering at Strathclyde University, her first graduate job was with EDF, at Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian.

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