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Five Scottish Tech 50 companies breaking new ground

Awareness of autism, ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions is growing - but the impact on parents is still being understood, with new research highlighting the 'alarming pressures' of those who work and care for their child. PIC: Getty Images

'Alarming pressures' on working parents raising neurodiverse kids

John Thomas, who is known as Jackie, and his wife Violet

Pensioner's 60-mile round trip to help husband stuck in hospital

James, who died in 2023, was in care for much of his short life. Questions remain about how he - and his mother - were treated by authorities.

Exclusive Mother's fight after getting only 90 minutes with son before he died

Lockdown drills are common in US schools

Exclusive Rise of US-style lockdown drills in Scots schools

Nearly two in 10 older people avoided going to A&E during winter last year due to these concerns

Six in 10 over 65s worry about catching flu from A&E trips

Hussain Manawer wrote a poem capturing the realities of caring for ourselves and others as part of AXA Health's Cover that Cares campaign.

More than a third of the sandwich generation feel overlooked

Fathers are ready for change

Ad Feature Half of the world’s fathers feel unsupported, study suggests

Healthy life expectancy is falling in Scotland, meaning more people will need care of some kind in the future (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Scotland's 400,000 unpaid carers of working age deserve a better deal Dr Louise Lawson

More than 60,000 carers were hit by the error

Social Security Scotland glitch: 60,000 carers hit by benefits delay

Pregnant Then Screwed is calling for expanded childcare to help Scottish working families.

Half of Scots mothers say returning to work makes no financial sense

I can't believe my lovely wee Scottish mum is at this stage Gaby Soutar

According to Barchester, these gestures reflect patience and practical support carers demonstrate every day.

Ad Feature Barchester launches 12 Ways to Care This Christmas initiative

Charles McGarvey

Exclusive Quadriplegic teacher to have overnight care axed due to budget cuts

Falkirk faces a predicted £6m overspend on its social care budget this financial year. (Picture: Submitted)

Exclusive Fears SNP sponsored care workers will face 'exploitation'

Unpaid carers are no longer eligible to receive a free Covid-19 vaccination (Pucture: Jacob King/WPA Poo /Getty)

Readers’ letters: Carers betrayed by withdrawal of free Covid vaccination

David McKissock works for NHS 24.

'Eternally grateful' The NHS 24 nurse who saved colleague's life

James Townsend, chief executive and co-founder of Mobilise

Breaking down the barriers to breaks for our unpaid carers

Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn in Dragonfly, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams

Director Paul Andrew Williams on bringing his intense new film to EIFF

Donald MacPhee

'In purgatory': Neurological patients 'falling through the cracks'

Broomhouse street party

Ad Feature Bringing festival magic to Broomhouse

The 2021 Census recorded 5.8 million unpaid carers in the UK

Who cares for the carers? Shocking pension gap leaves millions behind

File photo of school children in a class

Seven-year-old excluded after report of knife at school

Tensions around the use of mobile phones in schools have been rising. Picture: John Devlin

Blanket ban on mobile phones for Scottish city school pupils

Sainsbury's delivery van

My elderly mum wouldn't have survived if it wasn't for delivery driver Gaby Soutar

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Watch as cute shelter dogs get spoilt at Christmas dinner party

The assembled winners from Scotland's Health Awards 2024. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Scotland's Health Awards 2024: The winners in full

Royal Voluntary Service provides vital support groups for those affected by dementia

Scottish Borders dementia support groups welcoming new members and volunteers

Ad Feature Vote now for Scotland’s unsung health heroes in our awards!

According to Carers UK, an estimated 12,000 people across the UK become carers every day, often without realising it

Are you a carer? Try this new tool to find out

Ad Feature Fostering crisis in Scotland: Can you help?

Geoff and Jo Smith.

Watch: Dad walks again after having part of skull removed after stroke

Helplines will open as pupils get their exam results (Pic: Submitted)

Why 145,000 Scottish pupils are urged not to 'panic' over exam results

Giant pill box reminder for meals

Giant pill box reminder for meals

The money will people most in need

Families to get £200 via Household Support Fund - but funds are low

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Kids Club cinema - your guide to Kids Clubs and discounts this summer

Ad Feature This matching service can find the right live-in care for you

Boy, 3, is rescued from railway track by man at Newark Northgate Station.

Watch: Boy, 3, rescued from railway track seconds before train passes

Ad Feature Urgent foster carer plea to help hundreds in Scotland

SNP National Care Service plan is shambles that will not tackle crisis Jackie Baillie

Wigton Moor Primary School in Alwoodley, Leeds, which warned staff with an email, seen by the YEP.

Breaking Threatening e-mail forces schools into lockdown

Nurse in a care home talking to an elderly woman in a wheelchair

Carers and disabled campaigners raise fears about relaxing Covid restrictions

The vaccine rollout will proceed down the age bands of adults (Photo: Getty Images)

Frontline workers and BAME groups won’t be next in line for Covid vaccine - prio...

Carers are often isolated, charities have warned

'You feel isolated, you have nowhere to go' - lockdown takes its toll on carers

Patrick Joyce, 16, who has autism, is asking for the names and hospital addresses of NHS workers so he can send them a thank you card. Photos courtesy of @Indra68/Twitter.

Autistic Scots teen to write thank-you cards to NHS staff

The return of weekly clapping for the “heroes” of the pandemic returned on Thursday.

Clap for Heroes meets with muted response

Clap for carers was a feature of the first full lockdown in 2020.

Clap for Carers campaign to return

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