Neil Gray

SNP conference diary: Hiccups, pies and £4.90 diet cokes

Nottingham recently became one of the first cities in the UK to introduce restrictions on balaclavas

SNP ministers considering balaclava exclusion zones in Scotland

Justice Secretary Neil Gray has described a dedicated sexual offences court as ‘necessary’

Rape crisis charity calls for clarity over new sexual offences court

Helicopter used during a wildfire to douse flames

Exclusive Single helicopter to be on standby in Scotland to tackle wildfires

There are calls for more offenders to be given community -based sentences rather than being imprisoned.

Social workers call for support as more offenders set for community

Scotland's judiciary have criticised the Scottish government's plans for automatic early release of prisoners

Scotland's judges issue warning over SNP's early prisoner release plan

Lord Advocate Ruth Charteris KC

Domestic abuse charges at 'crisis point' as cases reach 11-year high

Water-bombing helicopters will soon be on stand-by to tackle future wildfires in Scotland.

Cairngorms community 'delighted' at wildfire helicopter plans

Justice Secretary Neil Gray

Neil Gray admits sexual offences court will be 'difficult to deliver'

SFRS share images of the scene of the ongoing wildfire in the Cairngorms National Park

Cairngorms wildfire: Warning another blaze could happen this year

The SNP government has pledged to implement a promised sexual offences court

Exclusive SNP ministers fail to find funding for flagship sexual offences court

A prison guard at HMP Barlinnie. The Scottish Government is seeking to reduce the prison population, which has reached a record high in recent months, by the use of more community-based sentences.

Exclusive Do not limit Scottish courts ability to jail, top lawyers warn

HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow is due to be replaced

SNP under fire over 'disgraceful' rise in rape and domestic abuse

Badenoch hits out at Swinney over business-class flights to World Cup

Highland Council's headquarters in Inverness

Rapist taxi driver gives up licence ahead of review

John Swinney with orthopedic technician Stuart Main during a visit to the national treatment centre in Fife on Monday

John Swinney 'determined' ending long NHS waits will be his legacy

Helicopters have been tackling the devastating wildfire.

Cairngorms wildfire 'undoubtedly' started by humans

The wildfire near Nethy Bridge.

Evacuated residents return as Cairngorms 'major incident' downgraded

Firefighters on day three of the Cairngorms wildfire

Swinney to visit Cairngorms as questions over wildfire response grow

A helicopter carrying water tackles the wildfire burning near Nethy Bridge in Cairngorms National Park in north-east Scotland (Jane Barlow/PA)

Cairngorms: 'Unpredictable' blaze creating 'treacherous' conditions

Those assisting with the wildfire said they are still trying to contain it

Cairngorms fire: Helicopters assist as water pumped from Loch Morlich

Amen Teklay (left) and Kayden Moy (right) both died within months of each other in separate incidents involving bladed weapons.

Police union calls for new law to put fear into knife-carrying youths

Monklands Hospital in Airdrie

Neil Gray must resign over Monklands ‘betrayal’, says ex SNP minister

Monklands Hospital

SNP halt plans for new £2.1bn Monklands Hospital over financial woes

Scotland sends too many people to prison, but changes to the justice system should not be based simply on the need to reduce overcrowding (Picture: Danny Lawson)

Violent criminals could be released after two third of sentence

Trans prisoners will be moved to accommodation according to their biological sex.

Trans prisoners to be moved to jails according to their biological sex

One of the streets inside the cordon in Coalsnaughton.

Scottish Government sending £1m aid to help crisis-hit

Bathgate and Linlithgow MP Kirsteen Sullivan in the House of Commons

Scottish Government urged to reinstate women's health minister

The Liberal Democrats have raised concerns about long A&E waits

Exclusive Hundreds aged 95 and over faced 'catastrophic' 12-hour A&E waits

SNP Health Secretary Neil Gray

SNP Health Secretary Neil Gray admitted to hospital

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

Mould growth found in cancer ward at QEUH, Health Secretary confirms

The leadership of BMA Scotland’s junior doctor committee has confirmed it will put a new offer to its members

Resident doctor strike cancelled as BMA accepts improved SNP pay offer

Neil Gray reveals results of QEUH water and ventilation investigations

Hospital told to improve maternity care decade after baby deaths probe

'Most concerning': QEUH has not been fully validated by safety experts

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow

'Shameful' SNP under pressure to reassure patients QEUH is validated

Former council leader Cammy Day

Former council leader Cammy Day blocked from joining NHS Lothian board

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

Hospital deaths 'the biggest scandal in the history of Holyrood'

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

Swinney urged to 'do right thing' and release hospital minutes

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

Hospital in fatal water contamination scandal 'opened too early'

Neil Gray, pictured at the Scottish Parliament

Call for urgent Holyrood statement after hospital infections admission

A&E waiting times strained over New Year in Scotland. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Patients waiting 12 hours in A&E doubled over New Year
The Scottish Government defended the wait times and said they showed some improvement during the busy first week of the year.

Susan Smith (left) and Marion Calder, co-directors of For Women Scotland, celebrated after the Supreme Court's April.

SNP ministers challenging Supreme Court verdict on gender

A general view of staff on an NHS hospital ward

SNP under fire for A&E 'meltdown' after statistics revealed

Scottish independence supporters march through Glasgow.

Swinney: IndyRef 2 needed due to 'significant generational change'

John Swinney has said the Scottish Government is making headway on NHS waiting times

Almost 300 Scots forced to wait more than 48 hours in A&E

The Scottish Government said it had substantially increased the number of midwives in Scotland

SNP accused of 'abysmal' planning over unfilled midwifery shifts

Bed blocking is costing the NHS millions every year.

The £1.6 billion bed blocking bill paid by Scotland over last decade

No Scottish health board met the cancer waiting time target this summer.

'Lives will be lost' warning amid damning new cancer waiting times

Operations could be cancelled unless progress on resident doctor talks

Cabinet Health Secretary Neil Gray (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Exclusive Ministers banned from buying tickets on work devices after Oasis gaff

The Scottish Government has ordered a national investigation into maternity services across Scotland. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Exclusive Scotland's maternity services 'deteriorating', official warns

The latest NHS Digital figures show the NHS staff sickness absence rate was 6.3 per cent in England in December 2022.

Warning further waves of flu could follow as deaths double in week

GP surgeries in one area of Scotland will open on Boxing Day and January 2 to help keep flu patients away from A&E. PIC: Pexels

GP surgeries to open Boxing Day to protect hospitals from flu patients

The BMA in Scotland is balloting resident doctors on industrial action (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Readers’ letters: Bring public sector pensions in line with real world

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Warning Scotland's flu outbreak could 'overwhelm' NHS wards

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