3 d. ago No doctor will escape accountability, GMC says after ‘confusion’ over records

The watchdog wrote to Wes Streeting apologising for any ‘confusion caused’ after the report.

Science

6 d. ago The Café With No Name by Robert Seethaler review – lost souls in postwar Vienna

A slice-of-life portrait of a community suffering the after-effects of the second world warAustrian novelist Robert Seethaler is known for his restrained and sensitive novels that illuminate the struggles and joys of peripheral lives. His debut, A Whole Life, centres on a man who barely leaves his mountain home. The Tobacconist is a coming-of-age novel set against the rise of fascism in Vienna. The Field introduces a chorus of the dead who tell the story of their village.Like The Field, The Café With No Name uses a narrow lens to tell the story of a whole community. At the centre is 31-year-old Robert Simon, an itinerant worker who assists the stall holders of the Karmelitermarkt in Vienna. In the late summer of 1966, Simon notices that the cafe on the corner of the market has closed. He decides to take on the lease in order “to do something which would give his life a positive affirmation. To one day stand behind the bar of his own establishment.” Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Esther Crawford, medical secretary turned swimming coach and stalwart of Borders community life

Esther Crawford, swimming coach. Born: 8 November 1938 in Galashiels. Died: 26 January 2025 in Melrose, aged 86

Events

7 d. ago Young hero helping local community with life saving mission is nominated for Scottish First Aid Award

In the bustling corridors of Hallside Primary School, Cambuslang, a young boy’s determination to increase first aid safety and awareness for everyone around him, has left a mark on his local community.

Events

8 d. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Medical secretary turned swimming coach and stalwart of Borders community life

Esther Crawford, swimming coach. Born: 8 November 1938 in Galashiels. Died: 26 January 2025 in Melrose, aged 86

Events

9 d. ago Wind farm fund breathes life into sheltered housing development

A South Lanarkshire sheltered housing charity has been left glowing after receiving vital funds from a nearby windfarm to redesign its garden grounds for the first time in over 25 years.

Politics