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Thursday, 25 May 2023
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The mortality rate for April 2023 was 3% higher than the five year average for this time of year, according to provisional data from National...

Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Photo showing Calton Prison

A trio convicted of snatching corpses from a Midlothian graveyard are among the thousands of prisoners whose records can now be searched on the...

Friday, 5 May 2023
Photo showing Declaration of Arbroath Seals

It's just four weeks to go until the Declaration of Arbroath – the most famous document in National Records of Scotland collections - makes its...

Thursday, 20 Apr 2023
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The number of registered voters in Scotland for UK Parliamentary elections was stable in 2022, according to statistics published today by National...

Thursday, 20 Apr 2023
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The mortality rate for March 2023 was 4% higher than the five year average for this time of year, according to new analysis from the National...

Thursday, 6 Apr 2023
Picture of the Declaration of Arbroath

New photographs of the Declaration of Arbroath have been published by National Records of Scotland, ahead of the famous document going on display...