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Social care sector ‘buckling under pressure’ like NHS, Labour says

Thousands of care home staff were off work in the last week due to Covid, according to new figures released by the Scottish Labour Party. The data, from Public Health Scotland, showed in the week ending January 11, more than 2,300 care home workers ...

16 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Teenage MSPs would create ‘culture shock’ at Holyrood, says minister

MSPs aged 16 and 17 would create a “culture shock for us and them” at Holyrood, an SNP minister has said. George Adam said allowing those in the age group to become candidates in Holyrood elections could nevertheless improve the “vibrancy” of the ...

01 Feb 2023 at 17:39

Scotland

Call for action on learning disability rights as activists gather in Glasgow

A Scottish disability rights charity is celebrating its 70th anniversary by hosting a European conference on improving equality for people with learning disabilities. Enable, Scotland’s leading charity for people learning disabilities, is ...

07 May 2024 at 09:13

SNP’s Stephen Flynn steps back from decision to pursue both MSP and MP jobs

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has gone back on an announcement that he would be pursuing a dual mandate as an MSP and MP simultaneously. Mr Flynn, the MP for Aberdeen South, announced earlier in November that he would also run for ...

21 Nov 2024 at 20:01

Scotland

Glasgow SNP MSP James Dornan to take time off after hospital stay

SNP MSP James Dornan has announced he will be taking time off following a four-night stay in hospital. The Glasgow Cathcart MSP said he will be stepping back from politics for an unspecified period to “recuperate” his physical and ...

08 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Football

Everton to address Bill Kenwright future following trio of board departures

Everton have begun overhauling their board by announcing a trio of departures led by chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale, with the future of chairman Bill Kenwright set to be addressed in the next 48 hours. Barrett-Baxendale,...

12 Jun 2023 at 18:32

Scotland

MSP expenses paid by Scottish Parliament rose by 5.5% last year, figures show

The Scottish Parliament paid out £23.5 million in expenses to MSPs last year, representing a 5.5% increase from 2021/22. Expenses data for the 2022/23 financial year was published on Thursday and covers staff and office costs ...

02 Nov 2023 at 16:03

Scotland

Scotland’s prisoners served better food than hospital patients – Tories

Prisoners are being fed better than patients at some Scottish hospitals, a Tory politician has claimed. Costings released to the Scottish Conservatives show prisoners at the Lilias Centre in Glasgow are served meals valued ...

02 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Most MSPs want more freedom to vote with conscience, survey suggests

Almost two-thirds of MSPs want more freedom to vote with their conscience, a survey of Holyrood politicians has found. Total Research polled 53 MSPs for Holyrood magazine, and found 65% of them support more freedom. The ...

01 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Voters would have powers to remove misbehaving MSPs under proposed Bill

A new Bill has been introduced at Holyrood to give voters more powers to remove badly behaving MSPs from Parliament. Scottish Conservative MSP Graham Simpson’s Recall and Removal of Members Bill will allow voters to ...

18 Dec 2024 at 14:51

Scotland

MSP among residents evacuated from early morning flats fire

An MSP has told how he and other residents fled a block of flats in a “dramatic” evacuation after a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning. One firefighter has sustained minor injuries tackling the blaze, ...

14 Mar 2024 at 10:18

Scotland

Two firefighters injured in flats blaze as around 100 people evacuated

Two firefighters have been injured tackling a blaze at a block of flats which led to the homes of 100 people – including an MSP – being evacuated. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said two firefighters ...

14 Mar 2024 at 13:23

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