Holyrood has broken up for May's election, and parties will spend the next six weeks debating their policies for the future of Scotland. The SNP's record in government will be a major point of ...

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The SNP is “within touching distance” of winning an overall majority at Holyrood, party Westminster leader Stephen Flynn claimed, as he insisted such a victory would give Scotland “a fresh start with ...

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The UK government has announced a £50m defence growth deal for Scotland - and is calling on SNP ministers to put forward funding. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

Neighborhood walkability is a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem: Does living in a walkable city make you walk more, or do active people choose to live where it’s easier to walk? To investigate, ...

The benefits of walking range from a lower risk of cardiovascular disease to extending your life on the whole. But getting more steps in can be a challenge, particularly when we spend so much time ...

Ignore the pressure to lace up specialized running shoes for a daily 10,000-step workout. The latest neuroscience shows that protecting your brain from dementia may be as simple as putting one foot in ...

Increasing the number of steps you take every day may slow cognitive decline in older adults who already have biological signs of early Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new observational study. The ...

Step aside, outdated exercise goals. For years, 10,000 steps has been promoted by fitness trackers, health apps and medical professionals as the gold standard for daily physical activity. But if that ...