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They are now calling for the Scottish Government to ensure women are not overlooked in plans for economic recovery. In recent weeks research has revealed that while it is men who are disproportionately falling ill and dying, it is women who suffer more as a result of the closure of …

Delegates from a Nike conference in Edinburgh where there was an early Covid-19 outbreak were taken on walks around the city by tour guides, it has been claimed. The tour guide operator, which wishes to stay anonymous, said three of its workers met the Nike conference guests on February 27 …

The most famous view in golf, the 18th hole of the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland and the … [+] Swilcan bridge. Getty This is part of an ongoing series. In the original feature I explain why you should sit down and map out a multi-year travel plan to …

Support to ensure learning continues for children and young people. New guidance to support the home learning of children and young people during the new term has been issued. It aims to build on the significant amount of positive work that has already been undertaken by teachers and education professionals …

Heartbroken Scots parents have chosen to send their young children to live with relatives for the duration of the coronavirus crisis so they can keep working as doctors for the NHS. Doctors Beci and Lewis McNicol, from Dundee, made the difficult decision to send their young children away to isolate …

Schools in Wales and Scotland will close by the end of this week, as Boris Johnson hinted that a similar decision on closing schools in England was “imminent”. The Welsh education minister, Kirsty Williams, said schools were to close by Friday at the latest, and would then be repurposed to …

The £54m contract will involve the redevelopment of the existing Cornton Vale facility in a phased programme of demolition and new build. Split into two phases, the first will involve building two new residential blocks and a separate assessment centre. In addition, a new central hub with vocational and educational …

It’s perhaps not quite the Ides of March, but this weekend the Scottish National Party leadership has much to beware. Tomorrow, coronavirus willing, Scotland’s “trial of the century” — HM Advocate v Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond — begins in the High Court in Edinburgh. The 65-year-old former Scottish first minister …

<p class="article-first-paragraph”> TO celebrate International Women’s Day, Live Borders is screening specially selected archive films exploring the work, leisure, and home life of Scottish women in the 20th century. Her Century is a collection of rare film footage shown together for the first time thanks to Film Hub Scotland and …

Detectives are still trying to identify the body of a young woman found washed up in Dumfries almost three years ago. The body of a young woman was found badly decomposed on the shore near to Helensdale Cottage, Drummore, Dumfries and Galloway on August 2017. Police have been unable to …