A woman has set a new record for scaling all of Scotland’s Munros – with her efforts raising money for charity. Ultra-runner Jamie Aarons, 43, finished in 31 days 10
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Minimum unit pricing (MUP) has reduced alcohol deaths by 13.4% since its introduction despite limited evidence of reducing consumption among low income alcoholics, a report has said. The 50p minimum
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The former patient of a disgraced surgeon brought the SNP’s independence convention to a standstill to demand a public inquiry. Theresa Mallett, 61, from Glenrothes, said she was left with
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First Minister Humza Yousaf has backed a council’s condemnation of proposals to house asylum seekers on a ship. Edinburgh City Council leader Cammy Day has written to the Home Office
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A mother who killed her newborn son by smothering him with cling film has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail. Ineta Dzinguviene, 38, was sentenced by Lady Poole at
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MSPs are seeking views on a Bill to reform Scotland’s justice system. The Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill proposes a number of changes, including the abolition of the
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A senior manager at a children’s hospital where water was found to be infected said he would have preferred a more “pro-active” approach to informing families of crucial developments but
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A charity has announced a “historic” £2 million investment in what is said to be the UK’s biggest ever motor neurone disease (MND) clinical drug trial. MND Scotland has also
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The number of people admitting their paedophilia to a specialist hotline has climbed three-fold, latest data has revealed, with more than 10,000 telling a charity they were worried about their
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Charges against people subjecting disabled people to hate crime because of their condition is the highest on record, figures have shown. Charges against people accused of committing disability aggravated hate
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