The new staff will help the NHS cope with increasing demands on emergency services.

If you’re indoors right now, do you know how much of the air you're breathing is someone else’s ‘breath backwash’ or what pollutants it contains?

Clearopathra and Shovelly Jubbly will also help keeps road clear in the north of Scotland.

I have sent a final briefing on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill to MSPs this morning. After a delay last week, the final session on Stage 3 amendments is taking place today (4 Nov) and the debate on w...

Ellie takes a tumble on a woodland walk and meets the mysterious Agnes at the Clootie Well

In the early weeks of the pandemic year 2020, health agencies were slow to warn of the potential for a global health emergency while scientists waited for ‘sufficient’ evidence of human-to-human tran...

Emergency relief must be about money, not well-intentioned donations of goods

Scotland's GP practices are to receive additional funding of nearly £250m a year over the next three years which ministers say will be used to boost staffing and capacity, support day-to-day operation...

Press Gazette is proud to reveal the shortlist for the British Journalism Awards 2025, with links to all of the winning work.

Doctors said the investment was a step in the right direction, having previously said £290m was needed to address the GP funding gap.

A 100-mile ride aims to support a new community growing space in Inverness.

The Galloway group hopes to assist in the

Two-tier healthcare anyone? My father-in-law passed away recently. Although he had mostly good health, his last years were troubled by the removal of several cancerous skin lesions. With increasing…

The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned – and could it help end loneliness?

When patients unburden themselves to me in my consulting room, they do so in the knowledge that what they say is confidential. They tell me many things they wouldn’t want others to know: issues that m...

Cycling Scotland reported data from Victoria Road showed more journeys were cycled rather than driven between 8am and 9am on Thursday, June 5.

Entries include Welsh language names for fields and hills in move to ensure preservation of stories and legends Dozens of placenames in Welsh, some hinting at ancient legends, others telling rich stories of how people used to live, have been submitted to a project designed to make sure they are preserved. The Welsh government appealed for people to add historical names that may be missing from online maps so they could be saved for future generations. Within two weeks, about 200 submissions were received, including local Welsh language names for fields, hills and areas. Dôl y Tylwyth Teg (Fairy Folk Meadow/Fairies’ Meadow) in Aberfan, south Wales. The person who sent the suggestion said the field was known by the Welsh name by people who spoke Cymraeg, the Welsh language. A nearby school that teaches through Welsh refers to the field by this name and uses it for events. Caeau Maelorddin (Fields of Maelor City) near Aberystwyth, west Wales, are a collection of fields near Tanybwlch beach. The contributor said his late grandfather recalled many people referring to a group of now individually named fields as Caeau Maelorddin. They were close to Pen Dinas, the hill where the giant Maelor Gawr was said to live. Ffynnon Glog (Rock Well) near Rhyd, in Gwynedd, north Wales, is a hidden well in a roadside bank, according to the contributor. The water in the well was once used as a remedy for ailments and takes its name from Y Glog, a prominent rocky outcrop nearby. Continue reading...

Researchers at the University of Dundee say a measure used to assess the health of older people can help younger patients.

From 007 to Elsa, Vermillio claims it can trace percentage of AI-generated image drawn from pre-existing material

Dr Chris Williams is concerned the 15 sites may ‘not necessarily reduce pressure on core GP services’.

The Royal College of GPs says it is not clear how the new services, promised by John Swinney, will be staffed when the GP workforce is smaller.