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1. How much wine people who 'live to 100' drink each week

   There are five 'official' Blue Zones where residents are reportedly more likely to live significantly longer lives

2. MSP Ash Regan demands Scots Government enforces law on women’s rights to single-sex spaces

   Ash Regan’s comments come following a partial win by nurse Sandie Peggie, who was suspended by NHS Fife after complaining about having to share a changing room with transgender medic Dr Beth Upton.

3. Less than 50 convictions relating to banned XL bully dogs since new laws brought in

   The breeding, selling, abandonment and exchange of the dogs was banned in Scotland in February last year and owners have to apply for an exemption certificate to keep their dogs.

4. An award-winning Scots chip shop offers a full deep fried Christmas dinner

   The Dunkeld Fish Bar’s festive menu includes battered turkey fillets, sage and onion stuffing balls, Brussels sprouts and foot-long pigs in blankets.

5. Mum launches petition to make anti-bullying action legal requirement in Scots schools

   The mum, identified as Ashley, whose seven-year-old son has been targeted by bullies, wants nationally agreed procedures in place to protect children.

6. Racist offences in Scotland on the rise and account for 60 per cent of all hate crimes

   The latest data comes as anti-migrant protests grow, with many hotels co-opted by the Home Office into housing people seeking asylum.

7. Gruesome images of disfigured salmon uncovered on Scots fish farms linked to supermarkets

   Footage provided to the Sunday Mail at three facilities off the west coast show farmed salmon with gaping wounds, blindness and lice infestations.

8. 'Orwellian' live facial recognition cameras 'should not be waved through in Scotland'

   Scots police chiefs went on a fact-finding mission to London last month to learn how the controversial AI-based tech is deployed by the Met.

9. Scots mum starved by husband says new economic abuse helpline could save lives

   Pat Feetham is rebuilding her life after separating from husband John, who she says financially exploited her during Covid and crippled her with debt.

10. 'Dont' cloud probe into evil Packer' as Margaret Caldwell mum fears she'll never find out truth

    After two decades fighting for justice for her murdered daughter Emma, Margaret Caldwell fears she may never learn the full truth, as an inquiry into police failures appears set to leave crucial questions unanswered.