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Police have identified a man who was found dead in an Edinburgh street. The 37-year-old’s body was found lying in Leamington Terrace, near its junction with Bruntsfield Place, at around 5:35am on Saturday morning. His family have been informed and have requested that his name is not made public. Inquiries are ongoing into the death, which police are treating as unexplained. Police want to hear from anyone with information. Antibiotic resistance, mass extinction and fossil fuel distribution were among the top 10 most popular science stories of the year. In second place was a study which found there is no association between the MMR vaccine and an increased risk of autism. Pollution of the world’s oceans came in at number six, while a study about religion and selfishness was 10th in the list. The list, compiled by academic content tracking company Altmetric, ranks the most shared and talked-about articles of the last year. The postal workers union is stepping up its campaign to protect the daily delivery service on one of the busiest days of the year for its members. The Communication Workers Union is urging the public to show support for their postie and help preserve the universal service of deliveries to 29 million homes and businesses. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to join a group of postal workers in London today.

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A submarine unit weighing over 1,000 tonnes has been successfully transported to an indoor shipping complex in Cumbria. The cylindrical unit, moved by BAE Systems, will form part of an Astute class nuclear-powered submarine. The first two submarines of the seven-sub programme – HMS Astute and HMS Ambush – are already in service.

Winning numbers in Saturday night’s Lotto draw were 15, 22, 25, 40, 53 and 57, with bonus ball 23.