Fears of being falsely accused of harming children is the major factor preventing Scots from volunteering, and while 69% of adults consider working with children, only 5% actually do, a report claims today.

The chief executive of NHS 24 has quit less than two weeks after a sheriff ruled the death of a child could have been avoided.

An estimated 50 foreign care workers in Inverness may be forced to leave the country under threat of deportation following changes to national work permit rules.

Day centre staff at Scotland’s largest local authority are beginning a strike over pay and conditions.

Thousands of people in Scotland who develop Alzheimer’s disease each year could be offered more effective treatment thanks to a new test that claims to predict the onset of symptoms up to six years ahead.

Hundreds of cancer patients, excluded from government waiting times through no fault of their own, can wait twice or even three times as long to start vital treatment as those in the official queue, The Herald can reveal today.

New laws which could see kerb-crawlers facing a criminal record and a fine of up to £1000 come into force today.

A social work official has been fired for sending an email to councillors and MSPs accusing colleagues of fraud, racism and sex scandals.

A senior nurse has been described as a risk to patients and permanently struck from the register following a catalogue of complaints.

The Scottish Government will today press Westminster for an end to the detention of families with children at Dungavel.