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  Mice, squirrels, bears, chipmunks, grouse, deer and weevils. Apart from horses, who have an intolerance, creatures love munching acorns. (They’re like the roasted salted peanuts of the animal...

Apparently it’s just a myth that you shouldn’t eat just before swimming. Still, the inevitable bloat is never attractive. In one’s bikini, one does not want to resemble a manatee that’s just...

The £5 million complex, which has been around four years in the planning stages, is expected to become a major new visitor attraction on the waterfront, with its own bar, restaurant and gift shop. Ian...

Edinburgh gin has expanded its production base by turning a disused space that formerly housed a biscuit factory, into a second distillery. The company are bringing distilling back to Scotland's historic...

When you stand at a major crossroads in your life, there are generally plenty of voices wishing to dispense advice. Strangers who just want to stick their oar in, well-meaning friends who want to help, and...

NOISY garden birds are the best thing about spring. If only we could translate their song. This place, in Leith’s Vaults – the former premises of the Vintner Rooms – has a walled cobbled courtyard out...