A total of 11 council areas are to be placed into Scotland’s highest tier of coronavirus restrictions later this week, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The Level 4 measures, similar to
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Parents of children with complex disabilities should be among the first to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, a charity has said. In a letter to Health Secretary Jeane Freeman and Deputy
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Stricter online protection laws must be introduced after online grooming rose by nearly a third during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to a children’s charity. The NSPCC said there were 268
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Nicola Sturgeon has said it is a concern that coronavirus tracers were unable to contact more than 3,500 Scots who tested positive for the disease. The First Minister said the
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A Holyrood committee has urged people to have their say on planned new laws that could be used to ban those who commit domestic abuse from their victims’ homes. MSPs
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A new study examining alcohol use by asylum seekers has found long waiting times for claims to be determined, together with social isolation and poverty, can contribute to problem drinking.
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The Scottish Government is exploring whether a public inquiry into care home deaths during the coronavirus pandemic could cover all four nations of the UK, Nicola Sturgeon has revealed. Scotland’s
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A total of six residents have died at a care home amid a coronavirus outbreak. The operator of Caledonian Court care home in Larbert (pictured) said the deaths occurred in
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Opposition parties at Holyrood have united to demand the Scottish Government holds an immediate public inquiry into coronavirus deaths in care homes. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly said such
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced a plan to try to help the social care sector prepare for winter in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Freeman said the
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