Delayed discharges costing NHS Scotland £440m a year
The report from Audit Scotland says one in nine hospital beds were occupied by patients who could have been discharged.
The report from Audit Scotland says one in nine hospital beds were occupied by patients who could have been discharged.
One horse rescue charity says it received an "unprecedented" number of calls to help animals.
Some officers will not be allowed to provide an emergency response when driving police vans until they undergo training.
Some officers to won't be allowed to provide a blue light response when driving police vans.
The state of the art facility in Galloway will replace one which burned down more than four years ago.
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice will last until noon on Thursday, covering all areas apart from Shetland.
Staff at the Vue in the city's St Enoch shopping centre have been in dispute with their employer since early December
Detectives are investigating whether the same gang was responsible for the attempted thefts in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
A 45-year-old man stands trial, accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a plane flying from Naples to Scotland.
UK troops will be in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia.