The family of a man who died from cancer caused by asbestos exposure can claim damages from his former employer Scottish ...

The Scottish Human Rights Commission spoke to grieving relatives in a bid to improve the fatal accident inquiry system.

Latest figures showed alcohol deaths in Scotland last year fell to their lowest level since before the Covid pandemic. But Scotland continues to have the highest rate of alcohol specific deaths of any ...

THE family of a man who died from asbestos-related cancer have won an eight-year legal fight for damages against Scottish ...

National Records of Scotland reveal that for the fifth week running Covid-19 linked deaths are down The latest data shows that up until 31 May there was a total of 3,911 fatalities where coronavirus ...

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The north-east has been named Scotland's 'road death capital' after 24 people lost their lives on routes across the region in 2024. Annual figures, released on Thursday by Transport Scotland, showed ...

The chair of Scotland's Drug Deaths Taskforce has called for reform of UK drugs legislation to switch the balance from criminalising addicts in favour of a public health approach to reducing ...

Police Scotland has now confirmed that detectives did not seek any independent evidence or interview any witnesses following a report of potential criminality at NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Former nurse ...

Hertfordshire University expert Dr Claudia Carr said Scotland could be viewed as having a ‘more positive climate’ for ...

Scottish ministers are urging the UK government to transform current drug laws in such a way that would decriminalize all drugs for personal use. "We want to create a society where problematic drug ...

LONDON — Scottish authorities on Wednesday approved a $2.8-million drug consumption room, the first government-backed place in the U.K. where users can take illegal drugs such as cocaine and heroin ...