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Day: May 12, 2026

HEALTH: Expert calls for safety review at troubled superhospital …

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Andrew Poplett has more than 35 years of experience working in hospital safety engineering by Lisa Summers, BBC Scotland health and social care correspondent and Claire McAllister, Health producer A

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  • Bosses on six figure salaries at under-fire health boards to get 10% pay rises
  • SNP MINISTERS URGED TO ACT AMID SURGE IN HIT AND RUNS
  • Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings, BBC Scotland investigation reveals
  • Almost 500 repairs which will cost more than £20 million needed in Scottish police buildings
  • Karoline Leavitt leaves chaotic White House with immaculate timing
  • Stadium closures for Old Firm over fan disorder which came within a “very small margin” of becoming a violent mass confrontation

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Bosses on six figure salaries at under-fire health boards to get 10% pay rises

Bosses on six figure salaries at under-fire health boards to get 10% pay rises

Professor  Caroline Hiscox (left) is the chief executive of NHS Lothian, while Professor Jann Gardner (right) has the same role at NHS Greater Glasgow and

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SNP MINISTERS URGED TO ACT AMID SURGE IN HIT AND RUNS

SNP MINISTERS URGED TO ACT AMID SURGE IN HIT AND RUNS

 by BILL HEANEY SNP ministers have been warned they must “properly resource” Police Scotland – as new figures revealed a significant increase in the number

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Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings, BBC Scotland investigation reveals

Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings, BBC Scotland investigation reveals

PC Alan Greer took his own life in May while under investigation 28 August 2026 A police officer – who was later exposed as a

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Almost 500 repairs which will cost more than £20 million needed in Scottish police buildings

Almost 500 repairs which will cost more than £20 million needed in Scottish police buildings

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yi-pei Chou Turvey MSP has today urged the SNP to “wake up” to the pressures facing the

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Karoline Leavitt leaves chaotic White House with immaculate timing

Karoline Leavitt leaves chaotic White House with immaculate timing

US Analysis Press secretary and Maga true believer had a high-profile and abrasive role in Donald Trump’s administration Keith Duggan in Washington or The Irish

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Stadium closures for Old Firm over fan disorder which came within a “very small margin” of becoming a violent mass confrontation

Stadium closures for Old Firm over fan disorder which came within a “very small margin” of becoming a violent mass confrontation

The scenes after the Scottish Cup tie between the sides last season by BILL HEANEY Chris McLaughlin, BBC Scotland sports news correspondent, is reporting that

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DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL STANDARDS COMMISSION IS JUST A KANGAROO COURT (UPDATE)

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL STANDARDS COMMISSION IS JUST A KANGAROO COURT (UPDATE)

Caption left to right: Bill Heaney, Amanda Graham, Euan Gear, Sid Perrie, David McBride, Provost Hendrie, Beth Culshaw, Cllr Ronnie McColl, Peter Hessett, Kate Higgins

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Historic Environment Scotland launches pilot fund to support Scotland’s historic places of worship

Historic Environment Scotland launches pilot fund to support Scotland’s historic places of worship

Glasgow Mosque and above St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. by BILL HEANEY Scotland’s Places of Worship Fund will support eligible listed places of worship across

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