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Ad Feature Flock around fun: Scotland's sheep are heading home

Simple food prep rules can cut the risk to you and your loved ones

Ad Feature New kitchen food prep campaign launched in Scotland

Renee MacRae, 36, and three-year-old Andrew

Renee and Andrew MacRae murderer William MacDowell dies in prison

A previous study found 81 per cent threw away uneaten items at least once a week . Milk, cucumber and potatoes among the most common weekly leftovers.

Cost of living crisis: half of Scots eat food past its 'use by' date

Here, cooking oil is limited on shelves in a Sainsbury's store in Kent. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Here are the supermarkets limiting cooking oil in Scotland

Scots are being warned about counterfeit Wonka Bars that could posed a health risk

Warning over counterfeit Wonka bars - here's how to spot them

Scots ate more takeaway in 2021 than 2020, Obesity Action Scotland found

Lockdown eating habits getting worse, survey finds

Electric fence barrier

Batteries add to threat of lead poisoning in cattle

Ducks await being sent to a slaughterhouse. Picture: Gaizka Iroz/AFP via Getty Images

Avian flu outbreak discovered in Scotland

Supermarket beef

Beef labelling in supermarkets adds to confusion

Turkey is the traditional centrepiece for Christmas meals - but how do you cook it safely? Photo: PublicDomainPictures / pixabay / Canva Pro.

Here's how to defrost a turkey at Christmas and how long to cook it for

Scots are being urged to take daily doses of vitamin D because of a shortage of sunshine during autumn and winter.

Scots urged to take vitamin D due to lack of sunlight

Calorie counts on meals at restaurants would be required under the Scottish Government plans

Scottish restaurants could be forced to show how many calories in meals

The Salmond scandal rocked the SNP and the Scottish Government

Revealed: Civil servant central to Salmond scandal among second job holders

The pandemic has highlighted a need to combat poor diet, FSS said.

Covid pandemic exposes need for 'urgent action' to tackle obesity in Scotland

A woman buys products in a supermarket food aisle

New food allergen information law passed at Holyrood

Lee MacGregor

Kitchen masters: Massive rise in Scots cooking from scratch

Business people on the move

Professor David Gally, a leading microbiologist currently working at the Roslin Institute, will become the second ever chief scientific adviser for Food Standards Scotland when he takes up the role next month

Food safety body names new chief scientific adviser

Donna Fordyce, chief executive, Seafood Scotland. Picture: Alan Richardson

The Business Big Interview: Donna Fordyce, chief executive, Seafood Scotland

Pizza is one of the most popular takeaway options.

Scots told to eat healthier amid obesity link to Covid-19

Michael Russell says the Internal Market Bill must now be dropped

Scotland did not vote to be dragged out of the EU like this - Michael Russell

2 Sisters food factory in Couper Angus where the cluster of Covid-19 cases was detected

Factory closes due to Covid-19 cluster

People have eaten less junk food, the report found.

Scots eating healthier meals at home during lockdown

More than 9,000 food standards tests failed in Scotland since 2013 figures revea...

OAPs need ‘double the protein’ of young adults people

Stephen Jardine: Dry January will do wonders for waistline

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Alex Salmond is the leader of the Alba Party.

Alex Salmond to return to Edinburgh fringe six years after chat show run

Former US president Donald Trump is facing charges. Picture: Getty Images

Donald Trump facing seven charges over secret files in latest indictment

Aldi has deployed a new laser deterrent system – which uses light beams to trick birds into thinking there is a predator in the vicinity, prompting them to flee – to stop seagulls nesting on the roof of its Bathgate distribution facility

How to stop seagulls pooing on solar panels and damaging buildings with ‘bombs’