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Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in deaths from alcohol consumption, according to a study. Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

MUP led to 150 fewer alcohol deaths a year, researchers claim

The Culduthel Woods Group is a charity, run entirely by volunteers, which works to protect and improve the woodland (Picture: The Culduthel Woods Group)

Want to help Scotland prepare for its new climate? Here's what to do

The SNP misled its own supporters over the party's membership figures (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

SNP 'clusterburach' means multiple crises will slide further down party's agenda

Sightings of the stonechat in spring carried particular superstitions in Scotland. PIC: Ziva & Amir/Flickr/CC.

Spring equinox: the ancient beliefs of the new season in Scotland

Dozens of oil and gas platforms in UK waters are set to be brought to a standstill as around 1,400 offshore workers across five companies go on strike to demand a better deal on jobs, pay and conditions - the move comes after energy giants posted record profits

North Sea workers plan ‘tsunami’ of strikes amid oil and gas profits boom

Whoever succeeds Nicola Sturgeon needs to face up to the economic problems that Scottish independence would cause (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Using figures accepted by SNP, the economic cost of independence is shocking

The entrance to Marine North Berwick. Pic: Contributed

Review: Marine North Berwick - NB Distillery package - Scotland on Sunday Travel

Archbishop Leo Cushley

Parishioners question leading Catholic cleric over multimillion pound funds

Immersive Light and Sound Bath by Hrmny Collective + Flolux, Lightart by Flora Litchfield (flolux) 2022

Sound and light bathing: we try a session with Edinburgh's Hrmny Collective

The late Professor Stephen Hawking made clear that climate change could become an existential threat (Picture: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

All political parties need a serious plan on climate change – Scotsman comment

Pro-independence campaigners from the All Under One Banner group demonstrate outside BBC Scotland's headquarters last November. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Analysis: Will the BBC’s impartiality crisis cost it dearly in Scotland?

US President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes the biggest package of climate change measures in US history, in August last year (Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

The UK is falling behind in the green industrial revolution – Stewart McDonald

COS Edinburgh Pic Mark Cocksedge

COS fashion chain opens in St James Quarter

Are SNP leadership candidates Kate Forbes and Ash Regn trying to counter a conspiracy or create one? (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP candidates 'putting a smell' on the whole party operation – Brian Wilson

Scottish Conservative Party leader Douglas Ross reacts during First Minister's Questions at Holyrood. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Ross hails ‘terrific’ council by-election win as Tories take seat from SNP

SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes during a visit the Empower Women for Change organisation in Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

Forbes refuses to commit to conversion therapy ban as TV debate fails to spark

Some over-the-counter cough medicines are being recalled over safety concerns.

Common cough medicines recalled over safety fears

People gather in Kyiv next to candles that are put in order to depict the word 'Children' during a memorial event on the anniversary of the Mariupol Theater Airstrike. Picture: Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Seven-year-old girl flown to Kyiv from Aberdeenshire for NHS treatment

Whatever happens in the SNP leadership contest, Humza Yousaf seems unlikely to continue as Health Secretary (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Who would want the 'poison chalice' of Health Secretary? – Joseph Anderson

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced the UK Government’s budget in the House of Commons - but what does it mean for the average Scot? Pic: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Here's what the Budget means for Scottish households

Archippus Sturrock and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the Franco-British Summit at the Élysée Palace in Paris (Picture: Helene Ba)

Auld Alliance with France can help rebuild the good relations damaged by Brexit

The custom of changing our clocks twice per year dates back over a century to when it started in the First World War.

When do the clocks go forward in 2023 and when is Spring?

SNP leadership candidates Ash Regan, standing, Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf at a hustings event (Picture: Andy Buchanan/pool via Getty Images)

SNP voting row adds fuel to fire of conspiracy theorists – Joyce McMillan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's increase in government spending on childcare means the Scottish Government will get extra funding (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Budget shows UK's unwavering commitment to tackling cost-of-living crisis

The SNP is now flying a different flag to those raised by independence supporters in 2014 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP has raised the white flag and given up on independence – Kenny MacAskill

Small tasting glasses with aged Scotch whisky. Picture: Shutterstock

Why the 'political bubble' is out of touch over whisky blow

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt standing at the despatch box making his annual budget statement in the House of Commons in London. Picture: Andy Bailey/UK Parliament/AFP via Getty Images

Why this was a Tory austerity Budget 'on stilts'

Vertical farming, originally developed by Nasa scientists as a potential way to grow food for astronauts in space, involves rearing crops indoors in upright stacked layers, with the environment strictly controlled to optimise plant growth

Salad days: How farming tech invented by Nasa could solve food problems

The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is being built in Bridgwater, Somerset (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/PA)

Why Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is dead wrong about nuclear power – Dr Richard Dixon

The entrance to the Supreme Courts and Court of Session in Parliament Square, Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Doctor who falsely diagnosed children with cancer loses autism appeal

Nicola Sturgeon with Alex Salmond whilst on the General Election campaign trail in Inverurie in the Gordon constituency in 2015

SNP ministers set for court battle over report evidence on Sturgeon conduct

SNP leadership candidates were asked in a TV debate whether they thought JK Rowling, seen with her Companion of Honour medal, was a 'national treasure' (Picture: Andrew Matthews/WPA pool/Getty Images)

A democratic outrage reduced to culture war clickbait about JK Rowling

Cheveux Salon

We visit Cheveux Salon in Edinburgh for a BAFTA-worthy new style

The increase in the number of food banks is emblematic of growing poverty, but the problems run even deeper (Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

Politicians must ensure a decent standard of living for all – Kenny MacAskill

Estonian saunas at The Bracken Hide Pic: Athena Zelandonii

The Bracken Hide, Skye, opens

SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes as she is shown produce during a visit to Jamesfield Farm Shop in Abernethy. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Forbes pledges to refresh Cabinet if she succeeds Nicola Sturgeon

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with his ministerial box and members of his ministerial team before delivering his Budget at the Houses of Parliament. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

What changes has Jeremy Hunt announced for UK pensions in Budget?

The unfinished Glen Sannox ferry in the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Bonuses for shipyard execs in charge of ongoing ferry fiasco worth every penny?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA

PMQs: Sunak probed on why he didn't stand up to 'snowflake' MPs over Lineker row

Gourock's outdoor pool is one of the most popular in Scotland

Plea for Scottish Government to help fund swimming pools and follow Hunt's lead

Anne, receptionist at Landale Court, with the Trauma Teddies

Landale Court staff and homeowners knit Trauma Teddies for charity

Pittodrie House Hotel

Pittodrie House Hotel confident about its next chapter

Bill Thain, National Account Manager at Mackie's of Scotland (Pic:Ross Johnston/Newsline Media)

Loyal Mackie’s staff celebrate a combined 93 years of service

Plans have been lodged to convert the former post office and art gallery.

Plans to turn former gallery into family home

Be quick! The competition closes on March 31.

Final chance to capture the essence of Coorie

A new project to re-design a 4-kilometre stretch of the Tarland burn aims to regenerate it, bringing a raft of benefits for nature and the region’s resilience to climate change. (Photo: Richard Humpidge, RSPB).

A new project to re-design the Tarland burn

Ion Grant Keith-Falconer (photo courtesy of Jim McGurn)

Inverurie revealed as home to previous World Cycling Champion

Pibroch is starting its Scottish tour at the Lemon Tree, Aberdeen next month as part of Climate Week North East 2023.

Powerful new play marks Piper Alpha disaster

Rachael Maclean wearing ring and brooch from Tatty Devine collection

Rachel Maclean x Tatty Devine launches

An employee works on a wind turbine blade bearing at the Siemens Gamesa factory – in Germany (Picture: Focke Strangmann/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotland is being left behind in the green industrial revolution

SNP leadership candidates Ash Regan, Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf seem to agree Nicola Sturgeon's legacy is both golden and trash (Picture: Peter Devlin For Sky News via Getty Images)

Three SNP candidates are simultaneously praising and trashing Sturgeon's legacy

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is being urged to use the Budget to "put money back into people's pockets".

What does the Scottish Government want from the Budget and will it get it?

Easter Sunday will fall on April 9 in 2023.

When is Easter 2023 Scotland? When are the bank holidays this year?

TikTok is owned by a Chinese company.

How many people use TikTok and why is the UK Government considering banning it?

Mortons Rolls ceased trading earlier this month.

Over 200 Morton's Rolls staff made redundant after bakery ceased trading

A key tip when driving in icy conditions is to leave a larger gap between you and the car in front so as to avoid an accident.

How to Drive in Snow: Tips for driving safely on icy roads

Electric vehicle charging tariffs will increase from April.

EV tariff changes to deliver larger, sustainable network

All fares will increase by an average of 12% from April 2.

Stagecoach announces fare revision from April 2

A total of 75,390 meals were donated to local communities in Aberdeenshire. (Pic: Daniel Graves Photography)

Aldi donates over 75,000 meals in Aberdeenshire

Offshore Energies UK has used the example of Irish dependency on imports piped from Scotland to warn that banning new oil and gas licencing in UK waters could leave the nation at the mercy of other countries for supplies and could be 'irreversible'

North Sea drilling ban could be ‘irreversible’ and leave UK dependent on imports

Some in the independence movement 'reasonably question if Scotland is ready, yet, to transition to full statehood', according to SNP MSP Ben Macpherson

If SNP ditch confrontation for cooperation, Scotland will be better for it

High Court in Edinburgh

Businessman who made over £13m from life of crime ordered to pay back just £814

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Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in deaths from alcohol consumption, according to a study. Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

MUP led to 150 fewer alcohol deaths a year, researchers claim

SNP candidate Ash Regan. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

SNP rejects call to allow members to change their vote in leadership race

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon answers questions from the floor after delivering a speech to the RSA Fellowship in her final public event as Scottish First Minister. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Nicola Sturgeon tells SNP it must not "throw the baby out with the bathwater"