Alex Cole-Hamilton

Less than two-thirds of recent attendances at accident and emergency units were seen in the four-hour target time, according to figures published as the Health Secretary prepares to step up to become first minister.

Latest A&E figures show less than two-thirds seen within four-hour target

The leadership candidates - (from left to right) Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf. Picture: Getty Images

New leader must ‘pick up the pieces’ of Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘woeful record’

Edinburgh during recent snowy weather (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

NHS Scotland: A&E waiting times and Covid-19 surged during cold snap

TikTok has been banned from UK Government phones.

Call for clarity over use of Chinese-owned TikTok on Scottish Government phones

Health Minister Humza Yousaf has pledged to end the Union by 'any means necessary' (Picture: Craig Brough-Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Leader candidate Yousaf starting to sound desperate

Ukrainians take shelter in a humanitarian aid centre in the besieged town of Bakhmut on Monday (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Brave Ukrainians like Sasha are fighting in defence of the democratic world

The number of patients waiting longer than 12 hours in accident and emergency departments has risen by almost 200 in one week, figures show.

A&E patients waiting more than 12 hours up by almost 200 in one week

The River Don flows through Aberdeenshire towards the North Sea at Aberdeen

Calls to boost monitoring of sewage spills into Scottish rivers

The Scottish Government is not “digging its heels in” on the months-long dispute over teachers’ pay, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Ministers are ‘not digging heels in’ on teacher pay dispute – Sturgeon

Dentists have warned there could be a "wholescale exodus" of the profession from the NHS if ministers fail to make a "serious long-term commitment" to the sector.

Dentists warn of ‘wholesale exodus’ from NHS profession

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SNP accused of 'abandoning NHS dentistry' amid increased waiting times

This hotel in central Kyiv was hit by a Russian missile strike on New Year's Eve (Picture: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)

Return of refugee to Ukraine for treatment makes NHS's problems crystal clear

Scottish Green Party co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater launched the first 'Green Yes' paper.

Basic Income 'more affordable' than benefits despite no costings, Greens claim

Some Ukrainian refugees have been living on cruise ship MS Victoria in Leith for weeks.

Scottish super sponsor scheme for refugees will not re-start in near future

Community safety minister Ash Regan resigned this week over Scottish Government plans to make it easier for someone to change their legally-recognised gender. Who else will stand up for children as the bill makes its way through parliament?, asks Susan Dalgety. PIC: National World.

Who else will have the courage to protect our children ? - Susan Dalgety

One in 10 dentists in Scotland have stopped carrying out NHS treatments since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been revealed.

One in 10 dentists no longer offering NHS treatments, FOI finds

Picture of the water at Burleigh Sands on Loch Leven.

Scottish Government allowing untreated sewage to pour into Loch Leven

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Fire safety remedial work at new Edinburgh Sick Kids 'to start next year'

Monday's explosions were the largest such attacks in the capital in months. Fears have been raised that an escalation of Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine could see more people who hold UK visas with the Scottish Government as a named sponsor to travel to Scotland.

Escalation of Ukraine attacks could see thousands of refugees flee to Scotland

Accident-and-emergency wait times have spiralled. Picture: John Devlin

Patient waits a day and a half for an ambulance

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with Sanjeev Gupta, the head of the Liberty Group, ahead of a ceremony where Tata Steel handed over the keys of two Lanarkshire steel plants to metals firm Liberty House, at Dalzell steelworks in Scotland.

Deputy First Minister claims it is 'difficult' to outline total government liabi...

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has welcomed the “immediate improvement” in accident and emergency waiting times – despite the latest figures showing the four-hour target was missed for almost 9,000 patients.

Humza Yousaf welcomes’ immediate improvement’ in A&E waiting times figures

Fares for ScotRail journeys have been frozen until at least March 2023. Picture: PA

ScotRail fares to be frozen until at least March 2023

Refugees from Ukraine are pictured at the Humanitarian Aid Center set up at the Global Expo exhibition hall in Warsaw in July. The makeshift refugee centre was meant to be a temporary solution but many refugees have been there for months.

Scottish Government considering mass refugee reception centres to house arrivals

A second ship has been chartered by the Scottish Government to accommodate displaced Ukrainians in Glasgow. The MS Ambition, which is due to be fully operational this month, has arrived in Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

Second cruise ship to house Ukrainian refugees arrives in Glasgow

The MS Victoria, at Leith Docks, is being used to house Ukrainian refugees. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

More than half of Scots who planned to host Ukrainian refugee have dropped out

The figures have reached a record high.

Number of A&E patients waiting longer than four hours reaches record high

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of having "something to hide"

Boris Johnson accused of having 'something to hide' over Alexander Lebedev meeti...

There has been a huge spike in new cases of Covid-19 in Scotland

Covid Scotland: Massive hike in number of cases recorded in one week

Alex Cole-Hamilton says refugees need help to rebuild their lives. Picture: Getty Images.

Lib Dems call for national scheme to give bus passes to Ukrainian refugees

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have criticised ScotWind's checks on human rights.

ScotWind process accused of giving 'free ride' on corruption checks

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon insists 'people's will must prevail' ahead of indyref statement

Nicola Sturgeon will host a summit on abortion care in Edinburgh today

Sturgeon: 'I'm confident we can find a way forward on buffer zones'

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Handspring Puppet Company will be staging an adaptation of JM Coetzee's novel Life & Times of Michael K at this year's Fringe.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Leading venues announce hundreds of new shows

Sir Keir Starmer’s move to block Jeremy Corbyn from running to be a Labour MP at the next election has been backed by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).

Starmer’s move to block Corbyn from running to be Labour MP approved

Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Sturgeon officially tenders resignation as First Minister to King Charles III