Scotland
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Puzzling statistics on drinking in Scottish schoolchildren
The Scotsman headlines its report today on new statistics on alcohol consumption in Scottish schoolchildren “One in seven children ‘drinking regularly’”.
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Scotland’s unevidenced energy claims
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has called the Scottish Government’s bluff over its renewable energy claims.
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Eat English, Live Longer
Can it really be true that the Celtic nations of the UK could save almost 4,000 lives every year by eating like the English?
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Scotland’s drinking habits exaggerated
There is a member’s debate at 5.30 pm today in the Scottish Parliament, on a motion proposed by Scottish Nationalist MSP James Dornan, (pictured) the member for Glasgow Cathcart.
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The National Lottery: a game of chance, not luck
Periodically the National Lottery issues press releases about which postcodes or areas of the country are “luckier” than others in winning the top lottery prize.
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Miscounting the Scottish NHS workforce
Voices have been raised in the Scottish Parliament over claims made by Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon on NHS Scotland’s workforce.