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Victory for freedom of information

By Cara Sulieman SCOTTISH ministers have backed down in their bid to stop the country’s information commissioner from accessing their files. Lawyers for the government were...

Genetic information of kids could be stored on database

By Cara Sulieman POLICE in Scotland will start collecting and storing the genetic information of children as young as eight under new powers granted by...

NHS should pay donors for organs

By Cara Sulieman THE NHS should PAY people for their organs, according to new proposals from a think tank. The controversial plan comes from a fellow...

Thousands of operations cancelled every year

By Cara Sulieman MORE THAN 600 operations are cancelled in Scotland a week, with a quarter of them being scrapped by the hospital. NHS Fife chalked...

Ewan Williamson memorial unveiled

By Cara Sulieman A LASTING tribute to remember tragic Scots firefighter Ewan Williamson was unveiled by his mother Linda yesterday (Mon). The 35-year-old had been with...

Lockerbie bomber won’t let public see his health records

By Cara Sulieman THE LOCKERBIE bomber has banned his health reports from becoming public. After being released with just three months to live last August, Abdelbaset...

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