Alcohol deaths are at their highest point since 2008. A new analysis by Alcohol Focus Scotland, shows access to specialist alcohol treatment has dropped
Month: July 2023
Anas Sarwar urged to break “deafening silence” and clarify if SNP bill has his support
Anneliese Dodds MP, shadow secretary for women and equalities. By Bill Heaney Anas Sarwar has been urged to come clean on whether he still supports
BAILLIE: ‘CARE SERVICE IN CHAOS’ AS THOUSANDS STUCK WAITING FOR ASSESSMENTS
By Lucy Ashton The chaos engulfing our care service has left thousands ‘stuck in limbo,’ Scottish Labour has said today, as over 6000 Scots are
TOO MANY LIVES STILL BEING LOST TO DRUGS, SAY LABOUR AND LIB DEMS
Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie and LibDem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton. By Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has warned that not enough progress is being made tackling
George Alagiah: BBC newsreader dies aged 67 after bowel cancer diagnosis
BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, his agent has said. A statement from Mary Greenham to the PA news agency said: “I am
BAILLIE: HOSPITALS INQUIRY MUST PROVIDE THE ANSWERS FAMILIES NEED
By Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie has demanded “total transparency” after the departure of a third lawyer from the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry has thrown the inquiry