Adult adoptees are taking desperate measures to obtain their family ‘health histories’
Adult adoptees are calling for access to genetic testing to address the ‘health gap’ caused by their lack of information about genetically inherited conditions.
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Do one in five Scots children leave primary school ‘functionally illiterate’?
Nicola Sturgeon has faced pressure in recent weeks over her government’s record on education. The Scottish National Party (SNP)
Loss of libraries in schools puts Scottish ministers under pressure
Forty per cent of Scotland’s primary schools have no libraries and 99 per cent have no librarians, according to
Is the SNP planning to “cut back” bus pass eligibility?
While national questions have dominated the political conversation as we head towards the general election, Scots will also go to
Victims of ‘spycops’ to mass boycott review of undercover policing in Scotland
Victims of the so-called ‘spycops’ will mass boycott a forthcoming review of undercover policing to be conducted by Her
Firm alleged to have overcharged taxpayers given Scottish Government cash
The Scottish Government granted a £300k contract to a company accused by MPs of overcharging taxpayers. PA Consulting (PA), which
Scottish ministers facing slap down for freedom of information failures
Scotland’s information watchdog is threatening tough legal action against Scottish ministers for repeatedly failing to respond to information requests,
Exposed: the catalogue of cruelty suffered by Scotland’s farm animals
by Rob Edwards and Andrew Wasley Many thousands of farm animals have suffered in more than 700 serious breaches of
Buzzard stamped to death – but case against landowner dropped
Fresh concerns about the Scottish Government’s failure to tackle wildlife crime will be raised this week after the collapse
Does Scotland have the best A&E waiting times in the UK?
The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s recent trip to the US was not without controversy, as opposition politicians criticised her
Scottish ministers roasted on freedom of information
An investigation by Scotland’s information watchdog has lambasted ministers for their “poor” approach to freedom of information law. The
Ineos plans for fracked gas at Grangemouth under fire
A £450 million plan by Ineos to develop the Grangemouth petrochemical complex for fracking is facing fierce opposition from hundreds
Scrutiny over phone snooping tech won’t extend to Scotland
A move by the Home Office to improve oversight of public agencies using mobile phone interception technology will not extend