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Disabled refugee family facing eviction over Christmas
A refugee family are due to be evicted from Glasgow asylum accommodation in less than four weeks, and fear they will have nowhere suitable to go.
Swimming with the Reservoir Frogs: could prescribing nature support healthy lives?
The skies are grey and foreboding at Edinburgh’s Portobello beach but for the nine regulars from The Ripple…
Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare ‘national housing emergency’
Charities have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at breaking point.
Patients raise concerns about medical group as health board steps-up oversight
Patients at a practice run by GP chain Alba Medical Group say long patient lists and overstretched doctors mean they have been unable to make appointments.
Police Scotland accelerates use of facial recognition
Police Scotland accelerates use of Police Scotland’s use of a controversial form of facial recognition has tripled over the last five years.
City of Glasgow College spent almost £1m on public relations while 100 staff faced redundancy
City of Glasgow College has spent almost £1m of public money on PR, marketing, public affairs and events in recent years despite 100 staff being threatened with redundancy due to budget cuts.
Home office bedroom sharing policy for asylum seekers sparks safety concerns
A Home Office policy forcing asylum seekers in hotels to share bedrooms will increase numbers and could escalate community tensions, campaigners have warned.
‘These are our people’: How a street-based therapy service is tackling San Francisco’s drugs crisis
The Ferret visits the Harm Reduction Therapy Center in San Francisco, a psychotherapy service that offers an open-door policy to people using drugs.