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Scotland becomes first part of UK to screen newborns for spinal muscular atrophy | Scotland
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to screen newborn babies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare…
READ FULL STORY‘You’d be pushed to find a more soul-stirring landscape in Scotland’: walking in Beinn Eighe | Highlands holidays
The waymarked quartzite path glimmers in the sun, flanked by amber-gold grassland. Beyond, one of Scotland’s finest landscapes opens up…
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Health
Scotland becomes first in UK to test newborns for rare genetic condition
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years.
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Scotland is about to vote on assisted dying. How would it work?
The Scottish Parliament will soon decide whether to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives.
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Travel
New budget train service to connect London and Scotland via West Coast Main Line for under £30
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Best UK walks, from Cornwall to Scotland
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READ FULL STORY ‘Children see magic in the smallest adventures’: exploring Scotland with my four-year-old | Highlands holidays
‘There! There – I can see it!” The cries of my four-year-old echoed around the ruins of 13th-century Urquhart Castle,…
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Why the Isle of Arran is ‘Scotland in miniature’
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The Small Towns to Hit on a Western Scotland Road Trip
Close your eyes and picture Scotland. If you’re not thinking of the photo at the top of this article, you’ve…
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Health
“Celtic curse” hotspots found in Scotland and Ireland with 1 in 54 at risk
People with roots in the Outer Hebrides and north west Ireland face the highest known risk of developing hemochromatosis, a…
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