Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg admits domestic abuse
Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg has admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. Hogg, 32, had been due to stand trial at Selkirk Sheriff Court on
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Extra Budget cash for Scotland will not see two-child cap axed, Robison suggests
Extra cash coming to Scotland as a result of Rachel Reeves’s Budget will not be used to scrap the two-child limit on some benefits or end means-testing for winter fuel
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Change to corroboration rules to have ‘far-reaching consequences’ for rape cases – law body
A landmark ruling on corroboration that could see more rape cases go to trial will have “far-reaching consequences,” a law body has warned. On October 30, an historic nine-judge panel
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Health experts set out necessary action to drive down deaths in Scotland
Health experts have teamed up to produce a strategy aimed at tackling the key risk factors causing death and ill-health in Scotland, accusing the Scottish Government of having lost its
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Civil servant was ‘dead man walking’ when placed on Covid ward, inquiry told
The widow of a cancer patient who died from Covid-19 at a scandal-hit superhospital said he was a “dead man walking” due to infection risks, an inquiry heard. Senior Scottish
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Scotland’s A&E waiting times worsen further in latest weekly figures
Waiting times in Scotland’s emergency departments have increased and remain the worst since April, the latest figures show. Public Health Scotland statistics released on Tuesday show 62.3% of people were
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Tuberculosis cases rise 40% in Scotland in largest annual increase observed to date
Cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Scotland increased by just over 40% last year to the highest total since 2017, figures show. Public Health Scotland (PHS) data shows there were 283
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Outdoor activity firm fined £10,000 after boy, 12, drowned in Perthshire river
An outdoor activity company has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety legislation after a 12-year-old boy drowned in a river. Schoolboy, Kayden Walker (pictured), of Bridgeton, Glasgow, was
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Flagship superhospital was not what we expected, medical director tells inquiry
The medical director of a health board has told a public inquiry that “we did not get what we expected” with a flagship hospital at the centre of infection concerns.
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Woman welcomes jailing of ‘forceful monster’ ex who tried to kill her and mother
A woman whose former partner tried to kill her and her mother by driving a car into the funeral home where she worked said justice has been done as the
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