Two pensioners are seeking to take the Scottish and UK governments to court over the cut to the winter fuel payment. Peter and Florence Fanning (pictured), of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire,
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The messaging around what masks NHS staff should wear to protect themselves against Covid-19 was “quite confused” early in the pandemic, according to England’s chief medical officer. Professor Sir Chris
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A senior medic has broken down in tears as he described scenes “from hell” on intensive care wards during the Covid pandemic, with staff running out of body bags and
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A family centre where three girls were fatally stabbed in an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class will continue its work in a new venue. Bebe King, six, Alice
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More than 19,000 Scots now have a court-appointed welfare guardian, according to new figures showing that the number of welfare guardianship orders in Scotland is at an all-time high. The
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A mother accused over the deaths of her four young sons in a house fire admitted leaving them home alone twice before – but only because she had no-one local
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A multimillion-pound legal battle between rival developers of Covid-19 jabs over vaccine technology patents is set to continue at the Court of Appeal. In July, a High Court judge delivered
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Scotland’s chief medical officer has told an inquiry that people asked to shield during the Covid-19 pandemic should have had more support to help reduce their “isolation and fear”. Professor
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The lives of thousands of elderly people in the UK could be saved each year by a new vaccine that protects against a respiratory virus, according to a study. It
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New laws come into force preventing anti-abortion protesters from gathering within 200 metres of facilities where abortions are carried out. The implementation of new laws banning protesters from gathering outside
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