"'IMMEDIATE' ACTION NEEDED TO DEAL WITH VIOLENT ABUSE"
Rachel Amery for @Scotsman.com
The brother of a murdered woman told John Swinney that immediate change is needed to tackle violence against women after a Holyrood summit.

"'IMMEDIATE' ACTION NEEDED TO DEAL WITH VIOLENT ABUSE"
Rachel Amery for @Scotsman.com
The brother of a murdered woman told John Swinney that immediate change is needed to tackle violence against women after a Holyrood summit.
"NORTH SEA BOSSES URGE PM TO UNLOCK 111 PENDING PROJECTS"
@DavidBol.bsky.social for @Scotsman.com
North Sea bosses in United Kingdom have urged Andy Burnham to approve Jackdaw and Rosebank so more than 100 further oil and gas projects can proceed.
"FRESH BULLYING AND CRONYISM ALLEGATIONS AT TROUBLED HES"
#CatrionaStewart for @Scotsman.com
An HR manager is taking Historic Environment Scotland to an employment tribunal over alleged bullying, cronyism, racism and a culture of cover-up.
EMiS communications lead Martin Roche, writes on democracy and the rise of the far-right in The Scotsman today.
Read here: www.scotsman.com/author/marti...
OVERWORKED AMBULANCE STAFF 'AFFECTING PATIENT SAFETY'
@AlistairKGrant.bsky.social for @Scotsman.com
#Unite says ambulance staff are routinely kept on duty for five hours or more after shifts, putting patient and staff safety at risk.
"JUDGES WARN EARLY PRISONER RELEASE RISKS PUBLIC SAFETY"
@DavidBol.bsky.social for @Scotsman.com
Judges based in #UnitedKingdom have warned #SNP ministers that automatically releasing prisoners early, including sex offenders, risks #PublicSafety.
"SCOTS PUPILS 'A YEAR BEHIND' ENGLISH PEERS"
#CatrionaStewart for @Scotsman.com
Pupils north of the border are a year behind their English peers in maths and reading.
The latest #PISA figures have been branded a wake-up call for #SNP ministers.
"'THREE NEED TO DIE BEFORE ONE PERSON CAN GET CARE HOME BED'"
@AlistairKGrant.bsky.social for @Scotsman.com
#CareHomes in #UnitedKingdom are under such pressure that three people need to die before one person can get a bed, MSPs have been told.
"UNCERTAINTY ON JOB CUTS IS HARMING NHS, SWINNEY TOLD"
@AndrewJQuinn97.bsky.social for @Scotsman.com
#Unison has told #JohnSwinney to come clean on #NHS redundancies, warning uncertainty over slashing #HealthBoards from 14 to two is harming the service.