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The UCI Cycling World Championships have officially begun following an opening ceremony on George Square.

Cyclists from across the world will be taking over Glasgow and further afield for ten days for the biggest cycling event in history.

The competitive action kicked off at 9.30am on 3 August with a series of races at the Chris Hoy velodrome.

Next up, a by-election to replace MP Margaret Ferrier who was sacked after breaking Covid rules will take place as soon as possible.

Almost 12,000 voters in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency backed the former politician’s unseating.

In 2020, Ferrier travelled by train from London to Scotland following a positive Covid test.

And in other news, plans to replace University Hospital Monklands in Lanarkshire have progressed as the NHS are now seeking approval from the Scottish Government.

The application details plans to create the ‘most advanced hospital in Scotland’ that can deliver ‘first-class’ health projects.

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00:00 Here's the latest news in Glasgow.
00:02 The UCI Cycling World Championships have officially begun following an opening ceremony on George
00:07 Square. Cyclists from across the world will be taking over Glasgow and further afield
00:10 for 10 days for the biggest cycling event in history. The competitive action kicked
00:14 off at 9.30am on the 3rd of August with a series of races at the Criscoi Velodrome.
00:19 Next up a by-election to replace MP Margaret Ferrier who was sacked after breaking Covid
00:23 rules will take place as soon as possible. Almost 12,000 voters in the Rutherglen and
00:28 Hamilton West constituency backed the former politician's unseating. In 2020 Ferrier
00:33 travelled by train from London to Scotland following a positive Covid test.
00:37 And in other news, plans to replace University Hospital Monklands in Lanarkshire have progressed
00:41 as the NHS are now seeking approval from the Scottish Government. The application details
00:46 plans to create the most advanced hospital in Scotland that can deliver first class health
00:50 projects. And that's your Up to Date.
00:52 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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