An elderly woman was forced to stay in a hospital ward rife with coronavirus, her daughter has told the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry. Margaret Kilpatrick (pictured) told the inquiry that her
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Seven people involved in a child abuse ring have been convicted of a litany of charges including gang rape which a judge described as “the depths of human depravity”. Iain
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A woman whose husband was in a care home during the early stage of the Covid-19 pandemic said she was made to feel like a “nuisance” by staff, an inquiry
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The mother of a disabled teenager has launched a fundraiser to help families who have children with life-shortening conditions with their energy bills, a year after Kate Winslet donated £17,000
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A cyber attack which disrupted access to a council website and its systems is being investigated with the relevant authorities to establish the full impact of the crime, officials have
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A man who was sent to young offenders institutions in the early 1970s told an inquiry how he was forced to “slop out” and was held in custody with sex
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Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has rejected claims he and his deputy misled Holyrood as opposition leaders slated his Government’s dealings with the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Pressed by Scottish Conservative
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A woman missed being with her mother when she died in a care home by seconds because of Covid restrictions during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard. Natasha Hamilton (pictured)
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The Prince and Princess of Wales thrilled well-wishers with an impromptu display of their bike skills during a mini-tour of the north of Scotland. Excited crowds cheered William and Kate
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Women and children experienced an “intensification” of domestic abuse during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry was told measures such as lockdown created a situation that
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