A Labour government would spend £10 billion building 120,000 new council and socially rented homes over a decade, Richard Leonard will pledge. The Scottish Labour leader will formally launch his
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A new range of cancer tests has been developed, which scientists hope will help research of the disease and get more patients on clinical trials. The Glasgow Cancer Tests are
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A care home for older people in Livingston must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by vulnerable residents, inspectors have said. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement
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The Home Office has insisted it has “no plans” to decriminalise the possession of drugs – despite a second Westminster committee now calling for this. The Scottish Affairs Committee has
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Police investigating the disappearance of a vulnerable woman two decades ago have appealed to her supposed carers for information on where her body is. Margaret Fleming, who had learning difficulties,
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Men with higher levels of free testosterone and a growth hormone in their blood are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, research suggests. Factors such as ethnicity, older
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A partnership with Romanian police to tackle human trafficking at Glasgow Airport has been suspended due to Brexit uncertainty, according to Border Force staff. Officers had been travelling to Scotland
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A crime prevention scheme that helped a teenager who had committed nearly 600 offences to go straight is being rolled out to three UK cities. The programme, that sees mentors
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A diagnostic test is being developed by scientists that would cut the time taken to show resistance to antibiotics from “up to two days” to “less than 45 minutes”. In
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Stagecoach chairman Sir Brian Souter has donated £109 million to charity. Sir Brian said that following the “excellent performance” of Souter Investments, he has gifted 28% of its shares to
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