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I don’t want to depress you, but happy useless statistics day - Vladimir McTavis...

Rocky Bushiri is mobbed by his team-mates after salvaging a point for Hibs in last month’s outrageous 3-3 draw with Aberdeen at Easter Road.

Hibs BEATING Aberdeen in key attacking metrics - so do stats lie?

Who is currently top of our Fantasy Festival League in December? Here's our look at the top streaming artists on Spotify who are confirmed to be performing on the 2025 UK festival circuit.

The most streamed artists performing on the 2025 UK festival circuit

Last.FM might be a solution for those music fans who don't want to wait 12 months to find our what their listening habits currently entail.

Explainer What is Last.FM and could it pass the time until Spotify Wrapped 2025?

Nicky Cadden goes to reclaim the ball after scoring in injury time against St Mirren. The winger may become more important for Hibs as season goes on.

Do Hibs numbers add up? Going behind headline figures for Gray's men

Increase in number of UK businesses fleeing to Netherlands

Smart rings are increasingly becoming the choice of the health-conscious for their discreet monitoring abilities

Smart rings guide: The best, the worst, and one you can get for free

How much money do you need to earn to be comfortable in the capital?

How much money do you need to earn to be comfortable in the capital?

Baroness Helen Newlove's new report has laid bare the tragic impact that unresolved anti-social behaviour has on victims' lives.

Victims of unresolved anti-social behaviour 'suffer' for years

Caremark care assistants and customers

Does Edinburgh Care?

Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Health expert explains damage caused by dismissing period problems

Woman With Credit Card Using Landline Phone

Ticket Fraud Reports Surge By 244% in Scotland.

Clinical Pharmacist recommends food and drink to calm you on your wedding day - and what to avoid (Photo: Matthew - stock.adobe.com)

Pharmacist explains the most calming food to eat on your wedding day

Searches for 'tooth pain' have increased by 460% (Photo: Pexel/Anna Shvets)

Dental crisis - 'People are pulling out their own teeth'

Too many people feel that school attendance is becoming optional, says Sue Webber

Statistics show continuing slide in school standards - Sue Webber

Ronan Kanda

Watch: TV documentary highlights reality of Black Country knife crime
The Express & Star has produced a heart-wrenching documentary for Shots! which shows how the Black Country is blighted by knife crime
Fionnuala Bourke

Final judge - Monty does due diligence before giving thumbs up to any deal.

Hibs Exclusive: 'AI can't tell you if a player fits our culture.'

In January, Public Health Scotland issued a warning about the increase of opioids found on the streets and in prisons (Picture: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images)

We cannot sit back and wait for opioids to destroy a generation of lost boys and...

Zander Clark is preparing to make his Hearts European debut in Norway. Pic: SNS

Clark set for Rosenborg return aiming to right some wrongs

Passengers flying out of London Heathrow airport are more likely to have their flights cancelled than in any other UK airport. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

Heathrow airport’s ‘most cancelled flights’ badge of shame

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

International students who come to the UK will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances in a government bid to bring migration down.

Many international students to lose right to bring family to UK

UK unemployment rate increase - ONS

Plenty of Easter eggs will get eaten this weekend

Nearly 50% of children will have chocolate egg for breakfast on Easter

The attendance per capita in Scotland is 65 per cent higher than the second-placed country the Netherlands, which has 12.9 attendees per 1,000 people.

Hearts and Hibs average attendance figures compared to rivals

Dan Walker says he’s ‘glad to be alive’ after collision

How to make your New Year’s resolutions last into 2023
January 2023 has been and gone which inevitably means many people will have ditched their New Year’s resolutions - but a motivational speaker has revealed how to make them last longer
Daniel Mcneil

UK unemployment rate rises to 3.7% amid cost of living crisis according to ONS

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7% according to ONS

Smart metres have become a familiar sight in many homes

Citizens Advice call for ban on forced switch to prepaid meters

Gillian Martin MSP

Scotland's gender pay gap lower than rest of UK

Lothian Labour MSP Sarah Boyack says latest figures showing soaring foodbank use are 'appalling'.

Call for legal 'right to food' as foodbank use soars

Hearts are changing their kit

Hearts agree kit change to support charity's winter appeal

Christmas baby: Most popular elf names of 2022 revealed by Baby Bella

Lothian Tory MSP Sue Webber says cancer waiting ties should be a source of shame to Health Secretary Humza Yousaf.

One in five miss cancer treatment target

The number of deaths from dementia and other age-related conditions fell 5% in Scotland last year
Pic: Getty

Number of deaths from dementia fall by 5% in Scotland

Cancer sufferers are waiting longer than ever for treatment

Cancer treatment waiting time performance falls to record new low

A registered nurse works with a Covid-19 positive patient. Picture: Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP

Number of patients in hospital hits record high for fifth successive day

Assisted dying remains a divisive issue in Scotland.

What will assisted dying look like in Scotland? - Shona Elliott

A doctor prepares syringes that contain the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19. Picture: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images

More than 4,400 Covid vaccine doses wasted in one week

Margaret Rothery in her Fairmilehead home on her 98th birthday.

Edinburgh woman, 98, waited 16 hours on floor for ambulance

Nurse Eleanor Pinkerton prepares a coronavirus vaccine. Picture: PA

Coronavirus in Scotland: Four deaths reported as 2317 new cases confirmed

Best fitness watches 2021 Fitbit, Polar, Garmin - our expert reviews the most popular fitness trackers

Best fitness trackers 2021: from Fitbit to Garmin

Scotland records lowest number of annual births since records began.

Scotland records lowest number of annual births since records began

Campaigners have long called for action to tackle poverty but it is needed now more than ever (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Constant pressure of poverty can grind the soul – Ewan Aitken

(Pic: Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Coronavirus in Scotland: Two new deaths reported as cases rise by 572

As Scotland’s vaccination rollout continues, today’s figures show that 1,570,153 people have now received their first dose. (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

18 new Covid-19 deaths reported in Scotland as cases rise by 525

Coronavirus in Edinburgh.

The Edinburgh neighbourhoods where Covid rates have fallen by 100%

Callum Davidson is preparing his side to face Hibs on Saturday in the Betfred Cup semi final. Picture: SNS

Why Saints boss stopped training ahead of Hibs clash

Lothian Labour MSP Sarah Boyack

Boyack warns of 'cost of living crisis'

The jab, developed by US-based company Moderna, has been shown to have a 94 per cent effectiveness against Covid-19.

Moderna: Third coronavirus vaccine approved for use in the UK

Hibs left back Sean Mackie made his first Scottish Premiership start of the season against Celtic at Easter Road, on November 21, 2020. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Hibs player named in SPFL Team of the Week

The condition of UK roads are putting lives at risk - the shocking statistics in full
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The condition of UK roads is putting lives at risk - the shocking statistics in ...

How students can combat anxiety - advice from a therapist

Ian Murray’s baby daughter Zola was born on 20 August

My new baby just taught me a lesson – Ian Murray

The flu jab uptake has dropped compared to five years ago

Flu vaccine uptake down across Scotland