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Medical chief who broke lockdown rules excused from Covid inquiry evidence

Medical chief who broke lockdown rules excused from Covid inquiry evidence

Catherine Calderwood won’t give evidence on the Scottish government’s Covid response ‘due to ill health’
James Harrison 22 Jan 2024
‘Hope this isn’t FOI-able?’ Scottish health chief defends deleting WhatsApps

‘Hope this isn’t FOI-able?’ Scottish health chief defends deleting WhatsApps

Exchanges among Scotland’s top medical advisers have shed more light on controversial advice to clear chat logs
James Harrison 22 Jan 2024
Elbit Six: Retrial for Palestine activists who shut down arms factory

Elbit Six: Retrial for Palestine activists who shut down arms factory

It comes after jurors failed to reach a verdict in December
Anita Mureithi 19 Jan 2024
Scottish government recommended deleting WhatsApps during pandemic

Scottish government recommended deleting WhatsApps during pandemic

Messages from senior civil servants show recommendations to colleagues to ‘delete this thread’
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 19 Jan 2024
Scotland ‘waited too long’ to test patients discharged to care homes for Covid

Scotland ‘waited too long’ to test patients discharged to care homes for Covid

Care home deaths soared as Holyrood took two months to introduce testing for outgoing hospital patients, inquiry hears
Laura Oliver 18 Jan 2024
LISTEN: Airport cops interrogate UK teen over Palestine protests

LISTEN: Airport cops interrogate UK teen over Palestine protests

Rights group Liberty ‘extremely concerned’ as counter-terror police grill family about attending marches in London
Nandini Naira Archer 17 Jan 2024
‘Safe’ Rwanda is refusing LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, Home Office was told in 2022

‘Safe’ Rwanda is refusing LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, Home Office was told in 2022

Government was officially warned of difficulties faced by LGBTQ+ asylum seekers two years ago
Adam Bychawski 17 Jan 2024

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