By Anna Konovalenko Photo by Anna Konovalenko Wheelchair Rugby was first designed in Canada in 1977, however, it’s just 30 years later the sport made its debut at the Paralympics in Sydney […]
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Is the cost of living crisis threatening charity shops?
By Anna Konovalenko Photo by Anna Konovalenko The living cost crisis greatly affects Scotland in almost all areas of life. As surprising as it may seem, charity shops also might be at […]
Amanda’s New Aim
Amanda is a Paisley journalist, she has three children and living in Paisley which is almost an hour drive from campus. She didn’t care about her married life and started her journey […]
Glasgow Man devotes his life to spreading awareness about pancreatic cancer after loosing his mother and brother to the illness.
By Dominic McColgan David Fitzpatrick from Glasgow has spent over 10 years raising awareness about pancreatic cancer after losing his mother- Patricia and sadly 15 months later his brother Paul to Pancreatic […]
Scotland’s Life Expectancy drops for 3rd year in a row
Liam Murphy The average Life expectancy has fallen yet again in Scotland, with the average for men dropping to 76.5 and 80.7 for women. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367835/life-expectancy-scotland-by-age/ Professor Gerry McCartney of Glasgow University, had […]
WHAT HAPPENS TO SCOTLAND’S FUTURE AS AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY DECLINES?
By TEMITOPE KOLAPO Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the span of a life. The most commonly used measure is life expectancy at birth, which can be defined […]
Dr. Jason Leitch On Life Expectancy Drop In Scotland – Johnny Little
‘‘It’s not much of a surprise, I’m afraid. We’ve kind of got used to it’ said Dr. Leitch. Following figures released by the national records of Scotland showing a drop in life […]
LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SCOTLAND DECLINES
BY CARLA BASU As the life expectancy in Scotland continues to decrease for the third year in a row, with 76.5 years for men and 80.7 years for women, we must ask […]
Life Expectancy: Why is Scotland Falling Behind?
By Liv Thomson The average life expectancy in Scotland has fallen for the third year in a row, according to new data. Since 2019, Scotland has been falling behind the rest of […]
Scotland’s Life Expectancy Hits Decade Low: Economic Factors Fuel Concerns
by Hammad Alam In a troubling trend, Scotland has witnessed its life expectancy decline for the third consecutive year, reaching its lowest levels in nearly a decade. Recent data reveals the average […]
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