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 IN SCOTLAND DECLINES
Retail Workers Must Be Priority For Vaccines Say Trade Unions
By Kevin Craigens Trade Unions are calling for food retail workers to be vaccinated as a priority alongside other key workers, such as NHS staff and support workers. This comes in the […]
SCOTS MUSICIANS’ NEXT JOB COULD BE IN CYBER. (they just know it won’t be)
By Layla Maguire COVID-19 has pushed musicians across the globe back to where they started: performing in their bedroom. This time last year, gigs and concerts were among the main events to […]
Some self employed people to fall through the crack
by Mya Bollan Self employed workers told that they have “not been forgotten” but newly announced grants are not fully inclusive. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced measures to support self employed workers. The […]
Inside the Quarantine
By Nora Garcia Around 20% of the global population is now in quarantine due to the Coronavirus spread. Europe is one of the principal spots of the virus as the number of […]
Outrage over controversial UK Government immigration proposals
by Darren Gibson Low-skilled workers would be unable to acquire visas to enter and work in the UK post-Brexit, controversial government plans have revealed. EU and non-EU citizens would be treated equally […]
Rise in applications for Glasgow homelessness assistance
by Darren Gibson The amount of homelessness assistance applications made in Glasgow increased by 11 per cent between January and September 2019, new government figures have revealed. There were 5,873 applications made […]
Success of Veganuary: Is Climate Change a Factor?
By Leigh Taylor An increased number of people going meat-free for the month of January could mark a seismic breakthrough in the public switching to a less dairy and meat-filled lifestyle. Could […]
Pressure on May’s government grows
By Jamie Costello The pressure on the Theresa May increases as key figures in Scotlands farming, food and drink industries have this week urged MPs to unite to avoid a no deal […]
The future is Driverless
by Siobhann Dunn YESTERDAY’S budget proposed that the UK would be preparing for the future and according to Chancellor Phillip Hammond, this means adopting driverless vehicles. He said: “Our future vehicles will […]
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