56 h. ago ‘At night, his guitar comes into my mind’: Amadou and Mariam’s surviving singer on life after losing her husband and musical partner

As Amadou and Mariam, the blind couple tenaciously carved out a career as one of Africa’s biggest global acts. Now, after Amadou’s death this year, his wife tells the story of their first posthumous albumOn 4 April, Amadou Bagayoko died suddenly, aged 70, in Bamako, Mali. The country’s ministry of culture announced the news. Thousands attended the funeral, including former collaborators Manu Chao, Youssou N’Dour, Malian–French rapper Mokobé and Congolese superstar Fally Ipupa, all paying homage to a man they knew as an uncle, a blues-guitar giant, a leader, a friend.“I miss him so much,” says Mariam Doumbia, his wife and musical partner of 44 years in the duo Amadou and Mariam. “We did everything together. We travelled together. We composed together. The sound of his guitar is always between my two ears. Especially at night, it comes into my mind. Even right now, I just heard it.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ferrari cuts number of cars it sends to UK after tax changes

Non-dom regime was abolished in April and carmaker says ‘some people are getting out of that country’Ferrari has cut the number of cars it sells in the UK as wealthy individuals relocate overseas after tax changes and the abolition of non-dom status.The Italian luxury carmaker reportedly began limiting the number of vehicles it exported to the UK about six months ago, in an attempt to stop a decline in their residual value. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NHS Scotland needs even greater changes than just a few walk

Record View says it’s reasonable to ask if this SNP pledge is achievable, or whether it risks becoming an exercise in rearranging the deckchairs across a health service that’s already sinking.

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1 week ago 'Deeply unfair': Anger as breast cancer patients in Scotland denied 'promising' drug approved by NHS England

A drug that has been approved for use by the NHS in England has been rejected in Scotland

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1 week ago New incurable blood cancer treatment given go ahead for NHS Scotland

The treatment is already approved for use by the NHS in England.

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1 week ago Health calls ‘crippling’ police as they become ‘security guards’ of A&E – SPF

The Scottish Police Federation said some officers were spending up to 60% of their time dealing with Scots’ health issues due to failings in the NHS.

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1 week ago Police acting as 'default security guards' in Scotland's A&E units as NHS pressures 'crippling'

NHS pressures on frontline officers is “crippling our ability” for policing, the chairman on the police union has warned.

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1 week ago Scotland Health Awards 2025: Glasgow nurse nominated for readers' choice award after saving colleague's life

It’s time to have your say on who has made an outstanding contribution to our health service this year

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2 w. ago Trust level in Scottish Government revealed as NHS satisfaction plummets to record low

Public satisfaction with the NHS in Scotland has also fallen to an all-time low

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3 w. ago ‘Impressive for a robot’: home care chatbots among AI tools being embraced by Australia’s health system

From GPs using the technology to record consultations to AI ‘detectives’ finding brain lesions on scans, experts say it’s only the beginningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeta Rolls came to expect Aida’s call at 10am each morning.A daily check-in call from an AI voice bot was not part of the service Rolls expected when she signed up for St Vincent’s home care but when they asked her to be part of the trial four months ago, the 79-year-old said yes because she wanted to help. Although, truth be told, her expectations were low. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Scotland’s NHS app to launch next year with full rollout expected by 2030

Government papers who ‘national priority services’ will not be available on the app until 2028.

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4 w. ago NHS England tackles GP ‘8am scramble’ with new rules but will Scotland follow suit?

The changes will come into force at GPs in England next month.

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4 w. ago Scotland's NHS app to be rolled out across the country from April 2026

The NHS app was initially due to be launched in 2023.

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4 w. ago FMQs: John Swinney admits people 'waiting too long at A&E' as 'NHS on life support' across Scotland

The First Minister has been accused of letting down patients all across Scotland during an exchange with the Scottish Labour leader.

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4 w. ago John Swinney apologises to Brooke Paterson after young footballer endured five hour wait for ambulance

Anas Sarwar raised the case of the Linlithgow player as an example of how "every part" of Scotland's NHS is continuing to struggle

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