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Debate: Should assisted dying be legalised in Scotland?
Earlier we spoke to Ally Thomson, who is Director for Scotland of the campaign group Dignity in Dying and Dr. Gordon Macdonald, the CEO of Care Not Killing.
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Scotland could become first UK nation to legalise assisted dying
Scotland could become the first UK nation to provide help for people with a terminal illness to end their own lives. A new assisted dying bill was introduced today, and supporters say the public mood is shifting in favour of a change in the law.
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Scotland ferries crisis hurting tourism and whisky trade
Ferries are a vital lifeline for Scotland’s island communities. But a failure to replace the national operator CalMac’s ageing fleet has caused major disruption for islanders – harming tourism and the valuable whisky trade.
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NHS crisis Scotland: mental health service waits costing lives
NHS waiting times have worsened over the past decade in SNP-run Scotland. So how is that affecting people trying to access health services in Scotland?
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How has Scotland’s NHS performed under the SNP?
Over the last few weeks we have been looking at the state of health services across the UK amid soaring demand, ongoing strikes, staff shortages and tight budgets.
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FactCheck: 12-week waits for inpatient care in Scotland 125 times higher than a decade ago
The picture across Scotland’s NHS is stark.
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England A&Es worse than Scotland and Wales on key 4 hour target, analysis finds
In all three nations, things have got worse over the past decade.
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Nicola Sturgeon regrets not locking down Scotland earlier and defends her record to UK Covid Inquiry
Nicola Sturgeon has said that regrets over some of the decisions she took during the pandemic will be with her as long as she lives – as she defended her government’s record to the UK Covid inquiry.
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Humza Yousaf says a vote for the SNP could ensure Scotland is ‘Tory free zone’
The Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf has said that supporting his party at the general election could ensure Scotland becomes a “Tory free zone”.
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Post Office scandal: two former sub-postmaster convictions overturned in Scotland
Up to a hundred people in Scotland could have been wrongly accused.
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How has the Horizon Post Office scandal affected Scotland?
Our Scotland correspondent Kathryn Sampson has been finding out what life has been like for those wrongly accused in the Post Office scandal north of the border.
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Higher tax rates for top earners announced in Scotland
Higher earners in Scotland will have to pay more tax – as the Scottish government outlined its budget for next year.
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Trans women with history of violence against women excluded from Scotland’s female prisons
Transgender women with a history of violence against women and girls will only be sent to female prisons if it’s deemed they don’t present an “unacceptable risk of harm”, under new rules announced by the Scottish Prison Service.
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Scotland’s new Chief Constable refuses to comment on delays to SNP party finance investigation
Scotland’s new Chief Constable refused to answer questions today about why the investigation into SNP party finances, which saw Nicola Sturgeon arrested and released without charge earlier this year, is taking so long to conclude.
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Scotland’s Jewish and Muslim communities speak out on fears of rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
As the violence continues in the Middle East, Jewish and Muslim communities in Scotland have spoken out about their fears of a rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
