22 h. ago Lanarkshire MSP urges UK Government to extend maternity pay to support parents and children

Gillian Mackay, who is expecting her first child this summer, has urged the UK Government to give mothers everywhere the gift of more time with their loved ones by expanding support for statutory maternity, paternity and shared parental leave to cover 52 weeks full pay.

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27 h. ago Maternity leave mums told they could be missing out on thousands

Some employers are unintentionally basing pension contributions on statutory maternity pay rather than a woman's full salary - and it could leave mothers with less money in retirement

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56 h. ago MSP makes Mother’s Day call urging UK Government to extend maternity pay

Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay said every new parent should have the chance to spend quality time with their baby.

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3 d. ago Cruise passengers urged to follow '1 day rule' before they even board the ship

A 'one day rule' has been shared for anyone going on a cruise, to ensure they don't miss the ship - and it's particularly handy for anyone flying in from overseas

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3 d. ago Urgent warning to anyone receiving supermarket flowers on Mother's Day

Flower experts have warned mums across the nation to avoid these common bloom mistakes this Mother's Day, or watch their beautiful floral display quickly wilt and die

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4 d. ago Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel announces plan to close blast furnaces

Trade unions have responded by calling this a 'dark day' for the nation's steel industry - while calling for urgent government intervention.

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6 d. ago Kibble secures Scottish Government funding to extend safe service for young victims of crime

Leading children and young person’s charity, Kibble, has successfully secured funding from the Scottish Government’s Victim-Centred Approach Fund to continue its SAFE service, reaching more young victims and their families and helping them to overcome the challenges they face.

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2 w. ago Guatemala steps up patrols along border as US extends border security goals south

As the United States government works to effectively extend its border security objectives south into Central America, countries like Guatemala have come under renewed scrutiny and pressure to step up their own border enforcement

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2 w. ago Lisa Nandy urges next generation to ‘carry the torch’ before VE Day anniversary

The Culture Secretary announced the full programme of events to mark the anniversary.

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2 w. ago US to ‘have contact’ with Russia today, says Rubio, after Ukraine agrees to 30

US secretary of state says he ‘strong urges Russia to end all hostilities’Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefireFrench European Affairs minister, Benjamin Haddad, said the European Union could go further in its response to US tariffs, though a trade war was in no-one’s interest, Reuters reported.“We have the means to go further, if we want,” Haddad told TF1 TV. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cheltenham Festival hit by SNOW as racegoers urged to prepare for the weather on Day 2

Snow began falling over the race track ahead of Wednesday's event

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2 w. ago Kym Marsh: ‘I won’t let smoking take me away from my grandchildren’

The TV presenter tells Lisa Salmon her family is ‘everything’, the main reason she quit smoking and is urging others to do the same on No Smoking Day

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3 w. ago MSP visits Motherwell biotechnology company during Scottish Apprenticeship Week

RoukenBio specialise in immunology and cell-based assays combined with cell and tissue expression analysis.

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3 w. ago Emma Roddick MSP opens up on the death of her mother Sue to Covid

Scotland marks the Covid-19 day of reflection on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Public urged to commemorate VE Day 80th anniversary with street parties

Victory in Europe Day is celebrated on May 8 each year to mark when the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945.

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4 w. ago Doctor urges nurses and retail workers to do one exercise every day after work

It's a cheap and effective way to prevent pain from causing you grief as a result of standing all day at work

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