Latest figures which show Scotland has again recorded a worse drug-death rate than any other EU country are a “national tragedy and disgrace”, according to a charity. National Records of
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Domestic abuse is the “main cause” of women becoming homeless, according to a new report by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland and Scottish Women’s Aid. With not all
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Hospitals in Wales are almost full due to a surge in the number of patients with coronavirus, the director of the Welsh NHS Confederation has said. Darren Hughes warned that
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A new strain of coronavirus has been identified in southern England as tougher restrictions were imposed in London. The capital and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will face Tier 3
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Care home residents in Wales will begin to be vaccinated from Wednesday, the country’s health minister has announced. Vaughan Gething said the first care homes to receive the jab will
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The first care home resident in Scotland to be vaccinated against coronavirus has said it was “wonderful” to get the jab before Christmas. Annie Innes, 90, was one of dozens
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A father-of-two who had to “beg” to get an MRI scan because of the Covid-19 crisis has died of cancer, his family have revealed. Sherwin Hall, 27, from Leeds, West
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Two notorious criminals who are serving life sentences for some of the worst offences of rape ever tried in England and Wales have had their minimum jail terms increased by
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Dame Barbara Windsor’s former EastEnders co-stars have paid tribute to the “larger than life” actress following her death aged 83. The much-loved star, who suffered from dementia, died on Thursday
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The Crown Office is investigating 16 deaths at two care homes in Aberdeenshire. Reports have been received by the procurator fiscal about seven fatalities at Inchmarlo House Care Home, near
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