Mother shares devastating loss in bid to force NHS Scotland to introduce life-saving pre-eclampsia test
'I believe if I’d had the test, I would have given birth weeks before my baby died inside me'
'I believe if I’d had the test, I would have given birth weeks before my baby died inside me'
Women who have suffered a serious illness in pregnancy are being kept in the dark about worrying risks of strokes and heart attacks later in life.
At 90, an age when most people have long since put their feet up, Harry Scalley is digging his allotment, hoping for another bumper harvest.
I know fine well there is no such thing as the Loch Ness Monster. And yet, every time I declare it, there is a little niggle in me that says “but what if...”
Our first in a series of features on the intriguing contests shaping up across Scotland before the July 4 general election.
Torcuil Crichton, who is running in the Western Isles, is calling for local people to be given a mandatory stake as energy giants seek to profit from their natural resources.
Scotland is renowned for being a friendly nation, so why are so many people feeling isolated? Around one in ten people suffer from loneliness and we think that is far too high.
That’s why we want to establish Scotland’s Big Braw Community.
We are calling for politicians, businesses, charities and individuals to unite in a bid to halve chronic loneliness by 2030. We have already held a round table event at the Scottish Parliament, bringing together many of the nation’s most influential people.
All have backed our bid – and we will be outlining many more strands to our campaign in the weeks and months to come. We will also let you know how YOU can play your part.