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Glasgow Trainee Nurse With Two Young Kids Dies From Covid 19

Naggayi Angella's children have penned moving tributes to their mum, with son John writing: "Mummy was a nice caring person who loved me so much". Tributes have been paid to a trainee Glasgow nurse and "devoted mummy" who passed away from coronavirus, leaving behind…

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Nicola Sturgeon Extends Lockdown Until Middle Of February.

The First Minister said she “know just how challenging and stressful this situation is for families”, adding that it is a “priority for all of us to get children back to normal schooling as soon as possible.” Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that full lockdown…

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Edinburgh Council Appoints Sir Geoff As Independent Chair To Lead Edinburgh Slavery And Colonialism Legacy Review Group

The Group will review features such as statues and street names in the city which commemorate those with close links to slavery Sir Geoff Palmer OBE, a Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, will chair the group as…

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NHSGGC Becomes A Living Wage Employer

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has become an accredited Living Wage employer, positioning them as the largest NHS Board in Scotland to have done so. The recognition comes during Living Wage Week and has been warmly welcomed by Living Wage Scotland and the…

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Happy Posthumous Birthday Martin Lurther King Jr

He would have been 92 today Martin Luther King, Jr. was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. Born 15 January 1929, he died in April 1968.

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Outrage As More Than 2000 Racist Incidents Recorded In Scottish Schools

Glasgow City Council saw the highest number of reported incidents with 642, with reports in Edinburgh at 490. A freedom of information request by the Scottish Liberal Democrats has found at least 2251 instances of racism in schools between the 2017-18 and 2019-20…

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COVID-19 Vaccination Gets Underway

The COVID-19 vaccination programme is getting underway with nurses set to play a key role. In what is the largest such campaign in NHS history, the first people will line up to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine from 8 December. The COVID-19 vaccination programme…

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Kamala Harris – The First Elected Black Woman In The White House

Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for President of the United States on 21 January 2019 at Howard University. Harris had already earned herself a reputation for toughness when she worked as a District Attorney and Attorney General in California, and the start of…