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Why police have turned to algorithms in the fight against crime

An algorithm can decide which offenders are likely to commit serious offences in future.

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Key dates of progress to help you celebrate LGBT History Month

It’s a celebration, but also an education about LGBTQI+ issues.

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Stupid Cupid — a love letter to the Valentine’s Day haters

If you’ve no love for 14 February, know that you’re not alone.

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The romantic Highland retreat shared by legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel and ‘the richest man in Europe’

Rosehall House has fallen into disrepair, but still shows signs of Coco’s style.

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This racism-tackling travel guide inspired an award-winning film

The Green Book advised African-American people of welcoming places to stay.

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Why breathing like a baby might help reduce your stress levels

Breathing expert Rebecca Dennis encourages making better use of our noses and diaphragms.

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‘I’ll do what it takes to make my double hand transplant work’

Surgeons were originally forced to amputate Corinne Hutton’s hands and lower legs.

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Is it wrong to tickle a child without asking for their consent first?

Russell Brand says we should get children’s consent before tickling them.

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Your primal brain made you do it! Why you shouldn’t feel bad for rewarding yourself those sugary and fatty foods after a hard day

We eat to feel safer, according to psychotherapist Avigail Abarbanel.

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‘Why is the world worth saving?’ asks this best-selling author

But this wasn’t Frank Cottrell-Boyce being pessimistic!

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How photos of babies’ brains are helping medical experts predict the potentially life-altering consequences of premature birth

Scientists are at the ‘tip of the iceberg’ in understanding the impact of early birth.

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83-year-old Joyce: 7 reasons why old age is actually awesome

Joyce Williams discusses changing attitudes towards older age through her writing.

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The underwear designer spreading the word of ‘body neutrality’

Lydia Morrow is a Glasgow-based designer who makes inclusive underwear.

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Unleash your inner pig! 5 fun facts about Chinese New Year 2019

These schoolchildren shared their fun facts about how Chinese people celebrate.

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Would you cut the rope? The new play revisiting a classic dilemma

It all happened at 6000m and -20°C; how does that work in a theatre?

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‘We want to be regular people’ — pop stars fighting chronic illness

Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch wants the government to do more to tackle ME.

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19 hangover ‘cures’ to help you toast the end of Dry January

Tips to help ‘cure’ hangovers – especially handy if you’ve been off booze for a month!

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Young Carers Awareness day – nearly 1 in 5 UK children are carers

An estimated 22% of children in the UK care for a relative.

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This is how you run a ‘Fyre’ festival – take note Billy McFarland

Up Helly Aa has been running on Shetland for over 140 years.

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‘I traded a bustling Asian mega-city for life on a Hebridean island’

Himel moved from the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka first to London — and then to Skye.

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‘After coming out, I swapped the priesthood for artisan baking’

Harry went on a holiday to Scotland that changed the course of his life.

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6 exercises that helped this soap star keep off the 18 stone he lost

‘Fit in 5’ has helped Tom Urie learn how to keep the weight off.

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‘I saw creatures in the rocks!’ — could you hack the Spine Race?

Jasmin Paris slept for less than 3 hours during her gender-stereotype-busting win.

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‘My brother killed our mum and he is STILL in charge of her estate’

Lorraine Taggart’s killer brother ‘torments’ the family from his cell.

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The 70-year-old baseball with a place in American cultural history

A sports-mad Scotsman acquired the ball, signed by baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

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‘I’ll become the spokesperson for everyone who needs to be heard’ — the refugee who fled war-torn Syria for a new life in the UK

Marwa’s family was one of the first to achieve Syrian refugee status in Scotland.

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The distressing public shaming of Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary was surrounded by a mob on her last night in Edinburgh.

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‘Racing the world’s best could help me see my son’s face again’

Tokyo 2020 will raise Jay’s profile. Sponsorship could help him pay for an operation.

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Welcome to your brand new television channel: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland

Scotland’s new TV channel, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland, launched on Sunday 24 February 2019 at 7pm.

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This footage from the tip of the British Isles will soothe your soul

Actor Ewan McGregor narrates the mystical hidden world of Shetland.

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The famous pop stars singing the praises of Robert Burns

Eddi Reader went to a primary school to tell pupils about her love of Scotland’s Bard.

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Why Andy Murray’s ‘casual feminism’ is such a breath of fresh air

The tennis star’s calm, factual corrections have elevated women’s voices ahead of his own.

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IVF for 55-year-olds — is a woman ever too old to have a baby?

Private clinics offer IVF to women in their 50s, yet the NHS has a cut-off of 42.

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Rise of the robot therapist — has artificial intelligence now become good enough to help us talk through our problems?

Are app-based alternatives comparable to face-to-face human interaction?

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The simple reason why some Scottish hills are called Munros

The peaks take their name from the aristocrat who first logged their heights.

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Life on the open seas — should you consider a career in fishing?

Five surprising ‘takeaways’ from the fascinating new Peterhead-based fishing series.

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5 top tips to help you exercise if you have a disability

Visually impaired Sannah Hussain has some advice to help you ‘act like you own the gym’.

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‘We’re not against people like you’ — the kind of immigrant ‘they’ don’t have a problem with, and how her life might soon change

Patrycja Kupiec, originally from Poland, is director of The Young Woman’s Movement.

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Lacrosse across the globe — the Indigenous American sport that only became popular once a girls’ school in Fife started playing it

St Leonards in St Andrews was the first place in the UK to play lacrosse.

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Manfasting: ‘my year of no dating to end toxic relationships cycle’

Catherine Gray stopped dating for a year and hasn’t looked back.

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‘After the break-up of my first marriage, running saved my life’

Journalist and author Bella Mackie on how running benefited her mental health.

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Be careful what you wish for! Why discovering true peace and quiet can be noisier and more terrifying than you might expect

Buddhist monk Geolong Thubten on the challenges of a silent retreat.

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The Golden Globe winner whose big break came from C´óÏó´«Ã½

Richard Madden’s Golden Globe-winning turn in Bodyguard was not his first on ´óÏó´«Ã½ TV.

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Why children in China are being taught Glasgow slang at school

A window to the wider world for Chinese students.

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Would you contribute to an IVF treatment fund as a wedding gift?

A young couple invited their wedding guests to donate to their IVF fund.

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The clubs where you pay to have someone make you cry

Crying clubs are popular in Japan and help people de-stress.

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Around this time of year, people like to hunch over their phones / laptops to play quizzes instead of interacting with family & friends

Were you paying attention this year? Let’s find out!

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New Year, New You? Cat Hepburn’s new poem tells it like it is

Resolutions from the writer, spoken word artist and educator.

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