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Overcrowding at Addiewell Prison is “threatening staff safety and making inmate rehabilitation difficult” as it was revealed occupancy rates reached over 100 per cent in the prison.

Anas Sarwar has said he is "yet to be convinced" of the case for a radical change in the law which would allow terminally-ill Scots to request medical assistance to end their lives.

Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith hopes Scotland will “lead the way” by passing new laws on assisted dying.

Scotland’s prisons are “bursting at the seams” with nearly 1,800 prisoners doubling up in cells built for one person.

Westminster would need to approve a Holyrood bill on legalising assisted dying over the lethal drugs needed to end a person’s life.

Humza Yousaf’s official residence doesn’t meet the Scottish Government’s own targets for energy efficiency, we can reveal. Ministers have been accused of “hypocrisy” after admitting Bute House in Edinburgh has an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D.

More than a quarter of the prisoners in Scotland last Christmas were on remand, new figures show. A freedom of information request found 2,062 people in the prison estate on Christmas Day 2021 had not been convicted of an offence.

MSPs are expected to pass controversial gender recognition legislation later today following a mammoth debate in the Scottish Parliament.

A scientist who is campaigning for the use of 3D printed 'do-it-yourself death pods' wants Scotland to take the hi-tech approach to assisted suicide.

Nearly a quarter of police vehicles in Scotland have clocked up more than 100,000 miles, figures have shown. The Scottish Liberal Democrats are now urging Holyrood ministers to provide Police Scotland with the vehicles it needs for the job.

The Dignitas organisation has said it is "fully supportive" of plans to legalise assisted dying in Scotland, as it accused UK politicians of "outsourcing this issue" to Switzerland where it has helped hundreds of UK residents end their lives.

Nicola Sturgeon has recalled the moment her husband saved one of the Queen's corgis from being electrocuted while on a visit to Balmoral Castle.

More than a quarter of Scotland's prison population is made up of people who are on remand and have not yet been to trial. Over 2000 inmates are languishing behind bars - despite officially being innocent of the crimes they have been charged with.

More than 20 police stations in Scotland are home to electric vehicles despite not having any charging points.

Scotland’s former health secretary Jeane Freeman has backed plans for legislation which would allow assisted suicide.

Alex Salmond’s QC for comments he allegedly made on a train has failed to meet a target for resolving the probe.

assisted suicide in Scotland.

staff survey that has not been carried out for five years. The survey was last done in 2015.

health boss criticised for journeys between Orkney and his mainland home made FIVE trips during lockdown, according to a Freedom of Information response.Iain Stewart, chief executive designate at NHS Orkney, has racked up a £4,500 travel and accommodation bill since he took office on March 1.Orkney MSP Liam McArthur this week called on Mr Stewart to resign or “be removed.”NHS Orkney has stood by its new chief executive’s decision to travel.The FOI response from NHS Orkney indicates that Mr

lockdown trips to his family home near Inverness has been urged to quit after it emerged he also visited relatives in Glasgow. NHS Orkney chief executive Iain Stewart last month apologised for causing any upset when he admitted travelling between the island and his family home on Black Isle, which is 150 miles away.

Scotland’s police watchdog has been slammed for cutting public access to official meetings during the coronavirus lockdown.