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Scotland's health warning

In just 10 years, a child born in the west of scotland will die younger than a child born anywhere else in Europe Special report by Health Correspondent Judith Duffy

Scotland's dreadful reputation as the sick man of Europe is confirmed today with the publication of a major new study that reveals some of the poorest areas of eastern Europe will shortly overtake our levels of life expectancy.