A FORMER homeless drug addict who has worked to turn her life around is in line for a royal award at a glittering
 ceremony.

A project which allows patients to stay at home rather than in hospital is being introduced across Scotland.

Tackling sexual exploitation of children will be the focus of an inquiry launched by a Holyrood committee.

The latest state-of-the-art care home commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council is to be called Drumbrae House.

A MAN who was being assessed for disability allowance brandished a knife at a staff member of healthcare firm Atos.

Scotland could face a “cycle of cuts and crises” if politicians fail to plan properly for the future, Labour has warned.

Labour MPs including former Prime Minister Gordon Brown have attacked the UK Government’s decision not to provide additional funding to save factories employing disabled workers.

Crucial financial support worth £33 million will help people in times of need in Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today.

Pupils excluded from school at 12 are four times as likely as other children to be jailed as adults, according to a new study by Edinburgh University academics.

RELIEVED residents and families are celebrating this week after news that an under-threat care facility has been saved from the axe.