Assisted Dying Bill is about protecting the rights of the terminally ill
As a society, we do not talk enough about death, about grief, and about its effects, says Christine Jardine MP ...
Energy giant set to extend lifespan of nuclear power plants
Energy giant EDF is expected to be given regulatorily approval to extend the lifespan of four nuclear power plants across the country amid delays to replacement projects.
SNP to prioritise the NHS in the Scottish budget, says John Swinney
First Minister John Swinney has pledged that improving the NHS will be his government’s top priority in the Scottish budget ...
The 'sadness and gladness' of abandoning life on a Scottish island
One of the last residents of a Scottish island which was abandoned by its last family 53 years ago this week has recalled the ...
Extra minutes added to Edinburgh Trams journeys 'make them no faster than bus'
An Edinburgh Trams spokesperson said: “Although it will take a few minutes longer to travel from one end of the system to the ...
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Inside the push to screen Scottish islanders for rare disease-causing 'mutated' variants
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CCTV shows moment a driver deliberately ploughs into student outside Nottingham nightclub
Shocking CCTV shows the moment when a man deliberately ran over a student outside a city centre nightclub. Video (click to ...
Fast-growing IT services firm eyes push into Edinburgh amid data and AI explosion
The drive towards the cloud has fundamentally changed how we operate and how our clients work” – Iain Wham, CEO ...