US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow (Jane Barlow/PA)

US politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tracks down some Irn-Bru – and likes it

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AOC desperately seeking Irn-Bru as she visits Glasgow for Cop26

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Scottish scientist jointly wins Nobel Prize in chemistry

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400-year-old music score based on bees inspires part of artist’s show

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Veteran inspired by Captain Tom Moore sets record in endurance event

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Whisky miniature fetches £6,440 at auction

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Last-minute ticket scoops mother-to-be £1m EuroMillions win

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Outlander star Heughan funds scholarships at his former drama school

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Care home residents boxing clever as they train for their own Olympics

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Zoo celebrates birth of endangered pygmy hippo calf

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The UK’s only female giant panda has been artificially inseminated

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Mishmi takin calf born at wildlife park

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Cycling legend Hoy gets on his bike to help fund Social Bite homeless villages

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Two-week-old badger cub rescued after being dragged from home

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Heavily made-up women not viewed as leaders, according to science