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Records of Scottish Cabinet meetings from 2009 have been published online.
New report detailing how the census produced more that one billion statistics on life in Scotland.
Scotland’s Registrar General has congratulated the same-sex couples celebrating their 10th anniversary later this month.
Growing numbers aged over 90 in Scotland
Deaths nearly 10% lower than expected in Q3
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More than 250 people turned up to General Register House in Edinburgh on St Andrew's Day to see a rare letter written for Sir William Wallace in the year 1300.
The causes and impact of Scotland’s ageing population are revealed in a new report from National Records of Scotland.
An estimated 242 people died while homeless in Scotland in 2023, similar to the number of 244 in 2022, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.
A 700 year old letter of recommendation from the King of France for William Wallace is going on public display in a National Records of Scotland building in Edinburgh on St Andrew's Day.