Fatal accident inquiry ordered into death of 13-year-old neglected by mother
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a 13-year-old girl who was left at home while her mother went to the pub will begin in the summer. Robyn
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Nursery workers facing £6,000 pay cuts protest as some fear losing their homes
Nursery workers facing pay cuts of up to £6,000 have protested outside council offices, warning that some fear losing their homes. Parents joined nursery staff and union members in the
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Transgender rapist Isla Bryson jailed for eight years at the High Court in Edinburgh
A transgender rapist who raped two women while still a man has been jailed for eight years. Isla Bryson, from Clydebank, was sentenced to eight years in prison at the
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Sentencing of Scottish rugby player for domestic abuse delayed to allow social work report
The sentencing of a Scottish rugby star who admitted pushing, hurling abuse at, and tracking his girlfriend has been postponed. Rufus McLean, 22, was expected to be sentenced at Edinburgh
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Double rapist who changed gender in ‘sham for attention’ moved to male prison
A transgender woman convicted of raping two women is being moved to a male prison, hours after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced she would not be held in Scotland’s only
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Greater Glasgow health board urges public not to go A&E unless case is urgent
A health board is warning people only to come to accident and emergency departments if their situation is urgent or life-threatening, as hospitals face “significant pressures”. NHS Greater Glasgow and
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Minimum pricing ‘effective’ in reducing alcohol consumption, study finds
Minimum unit pricing has been effective in reducing alcohol consumption in the three years since it was implemented, according to a report. The latest data showing the impact of minimum
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Shortage of healthcare staff at Scottish prison having ‘detrimental impact’, report finds
Staff shortages among healthcare workers at a Scottish prison are having a “detrimental impact” across the establishment, according to an inspection report. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland published the
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Expert panel to investigate flagship Glasgow hospital as part of public inquiry
An expert group has been set up to carry out further investigations at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) as part of a public inquiry probing problems at the flagship
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MP ordered to do 270 hours of community payback for ‘wilfully ignoring’ Covid rules
An MP who “wilfully ignored” Covid rules and travelled by train from London to Scotland after testing positive for the virus has been ordered to complete a 270-hour community payback
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