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Scottish teachers encouraged to create AI children’s books
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (916+ words) EDUCATION Scotland has laid the foundations to irreparably damage our rich linguistic heritage by encouraging teachers to create AI-generated children's books. As a Scots language children's author, I was outraged when I heard about the development from fellow Scottish author…...
Plans to turn Scottish city's old public toilets into holiday lets approved
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (420+ words) Tourists in Glasgow will be offered a unique opportunity to stay in old public toilets after a fresh bid to convert a Cathedral Square block was approved. Planners at Glasgow City Council, which owns the former toilets, have given the…...
Extra support for unpaid carers announced – everything you need to know
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (509+ words) THE Scottish Government has announced additional support for unpaid carers, with Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville saying it is "paramount" to recognise the important role they play. From Monday, carers who look after more than one person for at least…...
Child mental health wait times at ‘historic low’ as target is met
2+ week, 1+ day ago (453+ words) WAITING times for specialist children's mental health care are at a "historic low" as the Scottish Government meets its 2014 commitment. Figures confirm that 90% of children and young people referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are starting treatment…...
'It won't help': Martin Lewis clashes with Kemi Badenoch over student loans
3+ week, 2+ day ago (602+ words) MONEY Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis clashed with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on Good Morning Britain over how to overhaul the student loan system. The Conservative Party have said they would cut the rate of interest charged on some student…...
We need to enter into an era of accountability with clinical trials
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (217+ words) FOLLOWING the Second World War, the world discovered that medicine could be used to harm when state power, social contagion and professional ambition align. In particular, the Nuremberg "Doctors" Trial" was a warning not to confuse being a professional with…...
Officials ‘looking at’ release of QEUH documents, Health Secretary says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (510+ words) OFFICIALS are "looking at" how documents demanded by MSPs relating to an infection scandal at a Scottish hospital can be released, Health Secretary Neil Gray has said. The Scottish Government lost a vote last week " brought by Scottish Labour " which…...
UK Government sex and gender review 'harmful to scientific research', study warns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (823+ words) A UK Government review on sex and gender could "undermine" scientific research and "erode academic freedom", researchers have warned. It comes alongside the publication of a peer-reviewed study in response to the "Independent review of data, statistics and research on…...
Child poverty 'much lower in Scotland' as UK 'hits record levels', major report finds
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (809+ words) CHILD poverty is "much lower" in Scotland than in other UK nations " but is "at record levels" across the UK as a whole, a major new report has found. Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), published on Tuesday, found…...
UWS graduate sees dream to save lives 'slipping away' amid Home Office limbo
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (559+ words) A YOUNG Afghanistan-born graduate living in Scotland has said her dream to become a nurse is 'slipping away' as her asylum claim remains in limbo eight years after coming to the UK. Meenakshi Jawa came to the UK when she…...