Families are being left without support after a suicide – and it’s causing more deaths
Those bereaved by suicide have a 65 per cent increased risk of taking their own lives. So why is there not more funding for support after tragedy strikes?
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Five ways to fix the high street
Once considered one of Scotland’s best shopping streets, Sauchiehall Street is now the most struggling. Dr Allison Orr and
Pretty vacant: Local authorities and tax havens own hundreds of empty properties
Local authorities own over 1,100 vacant properties in Scotland’s cities while real estate investors, tax haven firms and
Fears raised more cultural venues could end up in private hands
More Scots cultural venues could be at risk of takeovers by multinational firms and private developers — including those with links
Majority of Scotland’s private baby scanning clinics are unregulated
Just five of 45 private clinics offering pregnancy scans in Scotland are registered with the national regulatory body, prompting fears
Peruvians who fed and sheltered academics during fieldwork not paid by Edinburgh University
Impoverished Peruvians who fed and sheltered academic researchers during fieldwork were not paid for months by Edinburgh University due to
Patriotic Alternative leader guilty of firearms charges
The leader of the far right group Patriotic Alternative Scotland appeared in court yesterday after pleading guilty to firearms charges.
Hundreds urge action over finance crisis at Edinburgh University
A letter signed by more than 1,800 people has today been sent to Edinburgh University management to express “urgent
Sowing seeds: the energy advisers fighting to keep people warm this winter
It’s 11am and before he starts his long restaurant shift, Ioan has a couple of hours to play with
How stark are Scotland’s health inequalities? FFS explains
The Ferret and Greater Govanhill magazine have teamed up to examine responses to health inequalities as part of a new
Health fears as Scottish ammonia pollution rises
Industrial emissions of ammonia – a pollutant which damages ecosystems and threatens human health – increased by more than ten per cent
Trans people in Scotland turn to crowdfunders amid “excruciating” NHS waiting times
The number of trans people in Scotland crowdfunding to cover medical costs has increased by 65 per cent since last
Child trafficking victims say UK immigration system is “distressing”
Child victims of trafficking in Scotland have described the UK’s immigration system as “distressing” and said being left in