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The Scotsman
25 Sep, 2018
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Life expectancy in Scotland has fallen for the first time, the biggest planned independence rally has been announced for Edinburgh next month and Celtic are struggling to keep up due to the changing nature of football says the Juventus chief. 

Life expectancy in Scotland decreases for first time
Growth in life expectancy in the UK has come to a halt - and has decreased in Scotland for the first time, new figures show.
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