A former vice principal of a highland dance school has appeared in court facing a string of sex charges – including rape. Jonathan Barton (pictured) who was the vice principal
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More than eight out of 10 unpaid carers say they have had “no respite” since the beginning of the pandemic, research indicates. Pressures also hit care service workers – who
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Coronavirus restrictions are to ease in Scotland on Monday as Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the country will move to Level 0 of lockdown measures, with some changes to original plans. The
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Nicola Sturgeon has led tributes to the head of a gender equality charity who died last week. The First Minister described Emma Ritch, the executive director of women’s rights organisation
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Operations across Edinburgh are being postponed because of the pressure caused by increasing numbers of patients and staff infected with coronavirus. NHS Lothian becomes the latest health board to announce
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Scotland’s only all female prison appears to be using segregation as a way to manage “high levels of distress” experienced by inmates with complex mental health problems, a new report
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A schoolboy who underwent a “heart in a box” transplant and a pensioner who saved a woman’s life during a knife attack are to be honoured with awards for unsung
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Code black status has been declared at two more hospitals in Scotland due to Covid-19 pressures, with non-urgent elective operations postponed. NHS Grampian said both Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (pictured) and
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Nicola Sturgeon has said it is a time for “care and caution” if restrictions are eased further after almost 3,800 new coronavirus cases were identified. The First Minister expressed confidence
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All non-urgent elective surgery at a hospital has been cancelled as it comes under pressure amid an increase in Covid-19 cases. NHS Highland said that Raigmore Hospital (pictured) in Inverness
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