A group of MSPs have demanded a national action plan to tackle the housing emergency one year on from the Scottish Government making the ...

I listened to the recent debate in the Scottish Parliament on the Assisted Dying Bill and was impressed by the respectful standard of the debate ...

GPs have called for an opt in system for doctors rather than medics having to actively object to participate in assisted ...

Ahead of the anniversary of the declaration, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville touted the Government's action ...

A compulsory sale order (CSO) – promised since 2016 – would let councils force the sale of derelict land or buildings to a third party instead of compulsory purchase orders bringing unwelcome bits of ...

The Scottish Parliament’s vote in favour of the Assisted Dying Bill goes beyond devastation or heartbreak as I have seen others refer to ...

George Adam – whose wife Stacey lives with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis – delivered an emotional speech during ...

For almost two decades, Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has been quietly focussed on addressing local concerns on the islands he ...

Controversial proposals to legalise assisted dying face the threat of being dragged through the courts as experts warn almost ...

Leadbeater says hers is the only bill in the world with ‘three layers of scrutiny’ in the form of sign-off by two doctors and a High Court judge, and would offer the ‘safest choice’ for mentally ...

Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Belle and Sebastian, has joined campaigners to call for urgent action on ME (Myalgic ...

A BBC survey of GPs also found a majority were opposed, although it was not a representative sample. BBC News sent more than ...