A patient deemed fit enough by doctors to be discharged has been stuck in hospital for more than seven years, according to new figures. A series of freedom of information
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A council has been fined £100,000 over health and safety breaches after a vulnerable man choked to death on a sandwich unsuitable for his prescribed diet. The Health and Safety
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A person posing as a nurse entered a hospital ward, helped staff with a patient and then made off with personal information from 14 patients, a watchdog has found. Police
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A Scottish Labour councillor has been arrested and charged over allegations of child grooming. Councillor David Graham, who represents Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss on Fife Council, has been suspended from
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Nicola Sturgeon has carried out her final official engagement as Scotland’s First Minister, opening a £33 million treatment centre for orthopaedic surgery. The National Treatment Centre at the Victoria Hospital
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A housing association has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 64-year-old woman in its care. Shirley Breeze choked after her
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A man who was convicted of raping children and women over the course of two decades has been jailed for 12 years. Joseph Lowther,42, was sentenced on Friday at the
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Thousands more needy families in Scotland will receive goods ranging from clothing to toiletries as a charity drive spearheaded by former prime minister Gordon Brown expands. More than 50,000 families
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A couple have praised the ambulance call handler who helped them delivery their premature baby while on holiday in Scotland, describing the emergency service worker as part of their “family
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A former pupil who was physically restrained and abused by a teacher has told an inquiry the trauma he suffered left him fearing for his life and that it will
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