Unions demand free school meals for all Scottish pupils to remove 'stigma' and boost attainment

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True North OystersSeafood lovers can enjoy oysters sourced from a co-operative of small-scale shellfish farmers based on the west coast of Scotland, who belong to the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group.This is the first time that True North’s product will be stocked in Aldi’s Scottish stores.Grown in mesh bags that are laid on low trestles on the shore at the low tide mark, the oysters grow naturally by feeding from the nutrient-rich tidal flows of Scotland’s seas.

Edinburgh. Some six engines and one height vehicle raced to Bread Street in the capital's city centre at 2.35pm amid reports of a four storey building on fire.

crews are tackling a raging blaze inside a Glasgow tenement. Dramatic pictures have shown thick smoke pouring from one of the flats at the building on t he city's Cathkinview, in the Mount Florida area.

iOS - Android There are over 90,000 people living with dementia in Scotland, and Fosters want to ensure their team have the knowledge and skills to provide the best possible service to every family or individual who visits their Lanarkshire funeral home. Jackie Wilson from the firm told Lanarkshire Live : “The training was very insightful and engaging.

dementia was left waiting more than 19 hours for an ambulance despite suffering symptoms of a stroke. Frail Joyce Meikle, 82, was unable to lift her leg and became unresponsive in her Rutherglen home after her health deteriorated through the night on Sunday, August 22.

lost loved ones to Covid are demanding answers from the Scottish Government after it announced a public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic. The First Minister yesterday promised the judge-led inquiry, set to get underway by the end of the year, would take a “person-centred, human rights-based” approach.

patients are demanding government action as GPs are still refusing to give face-to-face appointments. Surgeries have been virtually sealed shut from the public for 18 months following the Covid-19 crisis.

Scotland are calling on the government to resume face-to-face appointments with GPs. For the last 18 months surgeries have been closed from the public following the devastating coronavirus pandemic that struck in March last year.

Scots pensioner who suffers from dementia. They are "increasing concerned" about the welfare of 73-year-old Mary McFarlane who has been reported missing from the Menzieshill area of Dundee.

Glasgow, after they returned on Wednesday to find the toilets were being locked during class time. It's understood the decision was made "to minimise the opportunity for inappropriate behaviour".Fourth-year student Mia Benjamin has now launched a petition demanding that the harsh rule be revoked.

Perth and Kinross.

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Sir Tom Devine claimed politicians in London who are no longer worried by a prospect of IndyRef2 are "living in a fool's paradise".And the top historian said the Grim Reaper "may be on the side of the SNP's position" as those under 40 tend to be strongly in favour of independence.Devine, who was raised in Motherwell, was speaking at an Edinburgh book festival event yesterday alongside Ciaran Martin, a former top civil servant who was involved in negotiating the terms of the 2014 referendum.The

Shirley-Anne Somerville made the announcement today and insisted the decision was driven by "fairness for learners". It means pupils in S4, S5 and S6 can look forward to returning to assembly halls in April and May next year to sit National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher papers.They will be externally marked and kids won't find out their grades until August.

dementia who vanished while walking her dog. Carol Urquhart was last seen at around 12.15pm on Thursday in the Barnton Park Avenue area of the city.

NHS is under strain due to a combination of covid and a huge backload of non- coronavirus related cases. In recent weeks boards across the country have cancelled treatments as they try to cope with increasing demand.In a statement, NHS Borders said: “In common with health boards across Scotland, we are currently facing significant pressure in the Borders General Hospital and across the wider health system.

received SQA results – the most since 2017 - with the total number of Higher passes at a 20-year high.But the overall pass rate has dropped by around three per cent on last year - although it has risen significantly compared to 2019, when traditional end of term exams were last held.Grades published today were based on teacher assessments after the regular exams diet was cancelled for the second year in a row due to coronavirus restrictions which closed classrooms for months.Pupils have known

exam results are to be released. It is the second time the results have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic with many youngsters waiting to see their fate.