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  1. Flu caused one fifth of additional winter deaths

    There were 2,704 additional seasonal deaths in the winter of 2024/2025 – almost one in five of which were due to flu – according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.

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  2. Royal wedding among historical records online

    The marriage of a Danish Prince to a cousin of the late queen are among the records added to Scotland's People.

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  3. 2010 Cabinet Records released online

    Scottish Government Cabinet records

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