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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 1d

My Scotland: Coffee, historic glens and songwriting spots with Liv Dawn

Liv Dawn is a singer-songwriter from Loch Lomond, known for her unique blend of pop and folk music.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 1d

Critics say Edinburgh drug consumption room plan risks damage to tourism

Plans for a £2.5 million drug consumption room in Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site city centre have provoked anger.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 1d

‘Playing the anti-hero for a change was appealing’: Lauren Lyle on dark new psychological thriller The Ridge

For many actors, being the only Scot on set halfway across the globe would be daunting, but for Lauren Lyle, it was like a kind of homecoming.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 1d

Warning UK risks long-term health issues over Covid vaccination policy

A leading medical expert has expressed serious concern over the UK’s vaccines advisory body for neglecting to protect millions of health professionals and elderly against Covid this winter.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 1d

Purls of wisdom: Benefit of knitting in helping stave off dementia hailed

The gentle pastime of knitting is proving to be a major boost in staving off dementia, leading brain specialists report.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 2d

Parents whose son died after allergic reaction in class expose ‘lottery’ of protection across Scottish schools

A mum whose son died from a food allergy has warned that Scotland’s schools are dangerously ill-prepared to save a child’s life if they go into anaphylactic shock.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 2d

Epidemic of shoplifting ‘will mean price rises for customers’ as offences climb to five-year high

Scotland is in the grip of a shoplifting epidemic, with the number of offences reported to prosecutors at a five-year high, according to new figures.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 2d

Classrooms in Zambia are full again thanks to porridge from Mary’s Meals

Hungry school pupils in a poor part of Zambia finally have the energy to learn, thanks to Mary’s Meals providing a bowl of porridge for every child.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 2d

Dorothy Byrne: Here’s to the new old inbetweeners raising a glass to the broken system

We are living our best lives. And we are everywhere, literally. We cruise the world all year round, we bung up every European capital on our city breaks, we fill the Florida sun loungers, spread out across Australia and even make it to Antarctica.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 3d

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 4d

Travel: Glorious skies, lush cocktails and copious wildlife on Florida’s Paradise Coast

It’s perhaps surprising but welcome news that a ticket to paradise simply involves buying an air fare to Miami, Florida and then an onward two-hour transfer or hire car to the Sunshine State’s south-west Gulf Coast.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 6d

Travel: Shimmering blue lakes, breathtaking castles and an authentic slice of Italian life – in the middle of the Swiss Alps

We are all familiar with the stereotypes of Switzerland – cuckoo clocks, cheese, chocolate and cowbells. However, there is a part of the country that is very different from those clichés. It’s an area laden with Latin culture. It’s called Ticino.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 6d

Travel: Many hands make light work as spa day detangles all the knots

A lovely consequence of being a travel writer is I’ve had my fair share of luxury spa treatments.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 7d

Travel: Historic US city knocks it out of the (ball) park

As all-American experiences go, it doesn’t get much better than a seat at Boston’s iconic Fenway Park stadium to watch local baseball giants the Red Sox in action.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 7d

Much ado about puffin: Tech collaboration will help experts count iconic but vulnerable species

Counting sheep may be a tried and tested method in helping to doze off, but tallying up Scotland’s puffin population has been causing conservationists some sleepless nights.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 7d

Arrochar nurse prize nominee, 68, has no thoughts of calling time on career

When most nurses have retired after decades of NHS frontline care, Jean Cairns continues working for her patients.

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The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com · 7d

Scottish Women’s Football Awards: Lifelong Hibee and East Fife legend on how women’s game has changed for the better