Liver cancer survivor fronts campaign calling for better care
A man in remission from a little known type of cancer has become one of the faces of a campaign to improve treatment alongside Dame Zandra Rhodes. Benjamin Carey, 55,
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Scots paedophile extradited from Thailand is jailed for historic child sex abuse
A paedophile who was extradited from Thailand to face charges of historic child sexual abuse involving two young girls has been jailed for more than three years. John Martin, 74,
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Female medical students travel to Scotland to defy Taliban education ban
A group of medical students from Afghanistan have arrived in Scotland to continue with their degrees, after the Taliban’s rise to power in their home country meant they were forbidden
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Heriot-Watt trials could see robot ‘coaches’ used to aid recovery of stroke survivors
Robot “coaches” could one day be used to help the recovery of people who have lost the full use of their limbs through strokes or brain injuries, researchers have suggested.
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Rayner vows to tackle homelessness during visit to charity scheme in Edinburgh
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the new UK Labour Government will reduce homelessness across the country, during a visit to a housing scheme set up by a charity in
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Driver, 91, who killed toddler may have had ‘undiagnosed dementia’, FAI told
An elderly driver who killed a three-year boy after crashing into a shop may have been suffering from undiagnosed dementia, an inquiry has heard. Xander Irvine died after he was
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Edinburgh woman jailed after stealing £120,000 from mother with dementia
A woman who embezzled more than £100,000 from her dementia-stricken mother and used the money to fund an “extravagant lifestyle” has been jailed. Hayley Matthews, 44, from Edinburgh, stole £120,000
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Woman wins case against Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre over gender views
A woman has won her employment tribunal case against a rape crisis centre where she was subjected to a “heresy hunt” for her gender critical views. Roz Adams has won
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Historic child abuse inquiry should recommend support for victims, says Nicky Campbell
An inquiry investigating historic child abuse in Scotland should recommend support for victims that would “repair lives already broken”, broadcaster and abuse survivor Nicky Campbell has said. The TV and
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Court rules ex-teacher inflicted ‘cruel and unnatural acts’ on pupils at Edinburgh Academy
A court ruling that an ex-teacher inflicted “cruel and unnatural acts” on pupils at Edinburgh Academy was welcomed by BBC presenter Nicky Campbell who campaigned for accountability about abuse at
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