4 hours ago Civil servant was 'dead man walking' when placed on Covid ward, inquiry told

Senior Scottish Government official Andrew Slorance, 49, died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow on December 5 2020, with the cause of death attributed to Covid

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5 hours ago Civil servant was ‘dead man walking’ when placed on Covid ward, inquiry told

Scottish Government official Andrew Slorance, 49, died in December 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

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7 hours ago No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – UK politics live

Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early releaseThe funeral of Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who died suddenly earlier this month after delivering a speech in North Macedonia, will be held on Tuesday 29 October, his family has announced.The funeral will be at Strichen parish church in Aberdeenshire. It will be conducted by Rev Ian McEwan, a friend of the family, and only family and close friends are invited. Salmond will be laid to rest in Strichen cemetery.According to the Eurostat data, England and Wales had 144 prisoners per 100,000 head of population, the 8th highest rate among EU countries and the highest amongst western European jurisdictions. Scotland had the 9th highest with 137 prisoners per 100,...

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9 hours ago Man dies at Scottish community centre as police increase presence at 'worrying time'

The incident occurred at a community centre in Scotland, with Police Scotland called to reports of two injured men

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11 hours ago Scottish outdoor activity company fined £10k after boy, 12, dies during boogie board session

The Glasgow schoolboy drowned during the boogie board session in Perthshire

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