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How you can look for Georgian domestic servant ancestors in Scotland

Find your ancestors: Scotland's asylum records can serve as a powerful portal to past times with this girl, Edith Swankie, 14, appearing in records for Dundee Asylum in 1902. She was admitted for “symptoms of hypomania linked to hormones”.

How to search for your Scottish ancestors and unravel family histories

The Glenfinnan Viaduct featured in Harry Potter

How Scotland's iconic rail trips, such as West Highland Line, started

Cocaine hospital admissions have reached their highest ever level in Scotland

Cocaine hospital stays reach record level as drug admissions soar

A portrait of James VI

The first known letter written by King James VI to go on show

A rally by university union members outside the Scottish Parliament (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Call for 30-year vision to save universities as new crisis looms

Professor David Macmillan

National Records of Scotland employee who stole thousands of documents

The newly released records are available from Registers of Scotland.

Birth records of iconic Scottish comedian among new released documents

A maglev train in Japan

SNP ministers considered superfast 300mph Glasgow-Edinburgh trains

Hostility towards immigration may damage the UK economy (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How anti-immigration sentiment is driving UK towards act of self-harm Scotsman comment

MetLife UK says: 'For those UK adults expecting to use their own savings to pay for their funeral, there are other options available.' Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

What census results tell us about religion and national identity

Analysis More than half of Scottish quangos fall foul of transparency law

Here are some of the more unique baby names given to girls in Scotland during 2023.

48 unique names given to baby girls in Scotland including Alloy

Choosing a name for a baby is a big decision for new parents.

These were the top 13 Scottish female baby names in 2023

Luca and Isla have been crowned the top baby names in Scotland for 2023.

Baby names: Disney film sees baby name crowned the most popular in Scotland

The last Scottish census was in 2011.

New census figures show migration is helping to sustain the Scottish population

An example of a previous Muir Homes bungalow. Picture: contributed.

Housebuilder pivots to building more bungalows on back of ageing population

Scotland's 16 most popular baby names since records began in 1974

Workers picket at the Grangemouth oil refinery during the industrial action in April 2008. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Cabinet papers highlight emergency plan concerns during Grangemouth strike

Nicola Sturgeon wanted the Scottish Government to abolish prescription charges by 2010, newly released cabinet papers reveal. Picture: PA Images

Sturgeon planned ‘radical’ move to scrap prescription charges earlier

The Persecution of Jean Land, with artwork by Gary Welsh, is the first in a projected series of Scottish history comics being produced by the University of Dundee and History Scotland magazine. Picture: University of Dundee

Sex, lies and intrigue in old Edinburgh brought back to life in comic book

Only seven miles away from Stirling is the magnificent Dunmore Pineapple which amazes visitors with its unique architecture and curious heritage.

Explainer Dunmore Pineapple Guide: The “Most Bizarre Building In Scotland”

Scotland's clinical director Professor Jason Leitch. Image: Press Association.

NHS 'as ready as we can be' for winter

There were 24,427 deaths registered between December 2022 and March 2023 Image: Jeff Moore/Press Association.

Scotland’s winter death toll highest for more than 30 years, figures show

Alan Roden

News was at the forefront of trams fiasco reporting - Alan Roden

Analysis: Census data confirms major demographic challenges facing Scotland

Census results: Population estimate for Scotland announced

Suspected drugs deaths rise in first six months of 2023

A woman showing signs of depression. Picture: PA

Slight increase in Scotland's suicide rates leads to 'missed target' accusations

The latest report on MUP from Public Health Scotland (PHS) claimed the policy saved the lives of 150 Scots during 2022/23

Alcohol deaths in Scotland at highest level in 14 years, figures show

File photo dated 01/12/06 of a man drinking a pint of beer, as campaigners are urging people to show compassion towards those who have lost someone due to alcohol or other drugs in an effort to reduce the stigma associated with alcohol-related deaths.

Latest figures on alcohol deaths due today as campaign launched

The number of annual drug deaths in Scotland has decreased by over 20 per cent - but Scotland still has the highest drug deaths rate in Europe.

Analysis: Why drug deaths problem remains despite step in the right direction

Scotland recorded 1,051 deaths due to drug misuse in 2022, a fall of 279 compared to the previous year. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/PA Wire

Minister admits Scotland’s drugs deaths are ‘still too high’

Scotland's drug-deaths rate has fallen. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Drug deaths in Scotland drop to lowest level in five years

The Scotland census had a final response rate of less than 90 per cent. Picture: PA

Report into census to be completed by end of 2024 as £140m cost revealed

The number of deaths from drugs in Scotland is shockingly high compared to the rest of the UK and other European countries (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP must not play politics with Scotland's shocking drug-deaths rate

Senior Curator of Medieval Archaeology Alice Blackwell and Head of Medieval and Early Modern Records, National Records of Scotland Dr Alan Borthwick, take a closer look at The Declaration of Arbroath

Rare chance to view Declaration of Arbroath as it goes on public display

The most popular names for babies in Scotland in 2022 have been revealed.

The 50 top baby names for girls and boys in Scotland last year

Official statistics testify to the fact Scotland has a problem with alcohol.

Figures lay bare Scotland's problematic relationship with alcohol

The Scottish Government is considering restricting the marketing of alcohol. Picture: John Devlin

Alcohol advertising ban: How far will the Scottish Government go and why?

Confirmed or suspected coronavirus deaths in Scotland fell last week, the latest figures show.

Covid Scotland: Coronavirus deaths fall in weekly update

Fewer than two thirds have come forward

Flu deaths: Fewer than two-thirds of eligible Scots vaccinated
Fewer than two-thirds of eligible Scots had been vaccinated for flu by the start of this year, new data shows, after Scotland recorded its highest number of flu...

Babies are significantly more likely to die in Scotland's poorest areas than their counterparts in the wealthiest neighbourhoods (Picture: Didier Pallages/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotland's strange class system leaves poor children to die – Joseph Anderson

Scotland recorded the highest weekly number of flu deaths in 20 years last week, figures show.

Highest weekly number of flu deaths recorded for 20 years

Scotland’s firefighters are more likely to die from cancer, heart attacks and strokes than their fellow Scots, researchers have found. Picture: PA

Scotland's firefighters more likely to die from cancer, report finds

An estimated 250 homeless people died in Scotland last year (Picture: Phil Wilkinson)

Let’s consign homelessness to Scotland's Christmas past – Foysol Choudhury

130,900 people in Scotland were estimated to have the virus – about 2.5% of the population, or one in 40.

One in 40 estimated to have Covid in Scotland

Minimum unit pricing has been effective in reducing alcohol consumption in the three years since it was implemented, a PHS report has claimed. Picture: PA

Has minimum alcohol pricing saved lives?

An estimated 250 homeless people died in Scotland last year. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Estimated 250 homeless people died in Scotland last year

Amost three in 10 (28%) of the 63,587 deaths registered in 2021 were considered preventable or treatable.

New rise in the number of avoidable deaths in Scotland

Confirmed or suspected coronavirus deaths in Scotland have fallen, according to the latest figures.

Covid deaths fall in latest weekly figures

The Queen was laid to rest in Windsor Castle on September 19. (Photo by Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II cause of death confirmed

Cancer remained the number one killer in Scotland, with 4,056 people losing their lives to the disease

Deaths in Scotland almost 10% higher than average, with infant deaths increasing

Covid deaths in Scotland have fallen again

Covid Scotland: deaths fall to second lowest weekly total this year

Stromness village in the Orkney islands - one of the places city dwellers are flocking to
Photo: Getty Images

People moving to the countryside sees decline in Scottish city populations

Confirmed or suspected coronavirus deaths in Scotland fell in the week to Sunday, according to the latest figures.

Covid Scotland: Coronavirus deaths fall in weekly update

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries