Teens in poor areas twice as likely to get pregnant
TEENAGE girls from the poorest areas in Lothian are more than twice as likely to become pregnant as wealthier peers. The news has prompted calls for action to tackle the cycle of deprivation faced by...
View ArticleExpert resigns from ‘doomed’ Scots historical child abuse inquiry
An independent expert has resigned from his position on Scotland’s child abuse inquiry claiming it is "doomed” due to Scottish Government interference. Professor Michael Lamb, a professor of psychology...
View ArticleAmbitious programme set out for Holyrood’s Health Committee (Scottish...
(Source: Scottish Parliament) 08.07.2016 A series of issues currently affecting the health sector in Scotland are being prioritised for investigation by MSPs on the newly established Health and Sport...
View ArticleTimeline: Events leading to Susan O'Brien's resignation
Share Share this with Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-36713198 Close share panel × The resignation of Susan O'Brien QC as head of a panel examining historical child abuse in...
View ArticleChair of Scottish abuse inquiry quits over 'government interference'
Susan O’Brien says her position was ‘actively undermined’, after deputy first minister initiated procedure to remove her...
View ArticleScottish hospitals miss cancer waiting time targets
Scottish hospitals have missed cancer treatment waiting times, official statistics have revealed. Only 90.2% of patients with an urgent referral for the disease started treatment within the 62-day...
View ArticleTeen pregnancies higher in poor areas but overall rate at record low
Teenaged girls from the poorest areas are five times more likely to become pregnant than their wealthier peers, prompting calls for action to tackle the cycle of deprivation faced by young mothers. The...
View ArticleDugdale: UK must allow Scottish independence vote if people want it
Scottish Labour leader says government would be ‘categorically wrong’ to prevent second referendum on Scotland’s future...
View ArticleScottish government unveils education 'blueprint'
Scottish schools could be given more power over their funding in measures announced by the Scottish government. There are also plans to simplify the Curriculum for Excellence by January 2017 in the...
View ArticleFewer psychologists working in Scottish schools
The number of educational psychologists working in Scotland has fallen by 10% in the past three years. Education Secretary John Swinney revealed the drop after a question from Scottish Labour...
View ArticleTheresa May to visit Scotland to press case for 'special union'
PM tells Scottish people her government will ‘always be on your side’ before meeting first minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh...
View ArticleBusiness as usual at Holyrood despite Brexit, insists Nicola Sturgeon
NICOLA Sturgeon has insisted it will be business as usual for the Scottish Government, even though the fallout from the Brexit vote will "dominate” the work of MSPs for the next five years. The First...
View Article21 youngsters turned away from mental health unit due to lack of beds
TWENTY-ONE young people have been turned away from a specialist mental health clinic due to a lack of beds, the Public Health Minister has revealed. Maureen Watt said the patients could not be admitted...
View ArticleEx-SNP leader Gordon Wilson says Yes Scotland should be resurrected
Yes Scotland should be resurrected immediately to build support ahead of any second independence referendum, a former SNP leader has said. Gordon Wilson said the move would allow the campaign group to...
View ArticleTheresa May’s refusal to guarantee the status of EU nationals living here is...
(Source: SNP - Scottish National Party) Last Tuesday I hosted a gathering of consular officials from European Union countries at Bute House. The purpose of the meeting, and my message to those...
View ArticleBill Jamieson: A serious case of referendum fatigue
Even if you’re turned off by talk of indref2, at least there’s a new honesty about the austerity it may involve, says Bill Jamieson Strolling through the centre of Stirling last Saturday, I noticed a...
View ArticleNew Act of Union proposed to ‘stabilise’ UK post-Brexit
A new Act of Union has been proposed in a bid to ‘stabilise’ the United Kingdom in the wake of the Brexit vote. The cross-party Constitution Reform Group (CRG) said its draft legislation could provide...
View ArticleIrish and British politicians voice opposition to ‘hard Border’
Parliamentarians drawn from across Britain and Ireland have voiced strong opposition to any reimposition of a ‘hard border’ between the North and South. The implications of Brexit were debated for over...
View ArticleSNP push again for Scottish independence vote after Trident result
Of Scotland’s 59 MPs, 58 voted against Trident renewal with the sole Tory among them being the only supporter...
View ArticleChildren under four-years-old treated for drink and drugs misuse
Children under four years old have been treated in Scottish hospitals for alcohol and drug misuse, new figures have revealed. More than 3,300 under-18s received hospital treatment for drink and drugs...
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