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One of the really odd things about the last couple of days is that the daily death toll in the UK is now roughly the same as it was in...

An animal welfare charity has launched a legal challenge to stop the Scottish Government from allowing young calves to be exported all the way from Scotland to Spain. Compassion in...

Yeah, we know we said we weren’t going to say anything else about the COVID-19 crisis, but sometimes there’s just too much stupid going around to stay silent. A disturbing...

Scots vulnerable to the coronavirus are struggling to access vital home delivery services because the Scottish Government has failed to share data with retailers. Some 200,000 people in Scotland deemed...

Scottish photographer Angela Catlin visited the Democratic Republic of Congo to document the stories of women and girls subjected to sexual violence in an appalling human rights crisis engulfing the...

Calls are growing for people with drug addictions to get urgent access to life-saving treatment and prescriptions to help them self-isolate, keeping themselves – and others – safe during the...

Like everyone, I was profoundly shocked to hear that the Prime Minister has been moved into intensive care, and I truly, desperately hope he pulls through this.  But I also...

The Scottish salmon farming industry has been accused of taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency to “sidestep” environmental regulation. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has agreed to relax the...

The World Health Organization's guidelines on isolation are quite straightforward and specific - an individual should not have contact with others until 14 days after symptoms end.  It's acknowledged that...

Rick Walthew -thoughtful rant Rick Walthew lets off a bit of steam. It is often good to let it out and move on with what matters in your daily life....