The Latest Breaking News from Jackie Baillie

West Dunbartonshire Council workers reject pay offer - but won't strike

West Dunbartonshire is one of five local authorities where there are no plans for a strike as workers didn’t meet the 50 percent threshold required.

Daily Record · Aug 1, 2022

Three Lanarkshire hospitals full amid 'code black alert'

Health chiefs said are all at maximum capacity and urged people not to turn up at Accident and Emergency if their condition was not life threatening. Labour say staff are 'constantly under immense pressure'.

Glasgow Live · Jul 28, 2022

Helensburgh campaigner demands more restrictions on fireworks after bill passed in Scottish Parliament

Jane Kerr, 51, fears the new Bill, which will create a licensing scheme and limit the number of days when fireworks can be sold, will encourage some to stockpile them.

Daily Record · Jul 27, 2022

Sturgeon guilty of ‘self indulgence and distraction’, say Scottish Tories

Constitution spokesman Donald Cameron was speaking after the First Minister published a new paper on Scottish independence.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

A&E waiting times in Scotland worst on record as SNP government 'distracted by independence'

More than 1,100 patients were left waiting more than 12 hours to be seen in A&E wards across Scotland last week.

Daily Record · Jul 12, 2022

Scottish Labour demand action to keep Covid under control

The party said action must be taken now to tackle rising coronavirus cases, as it announced its new Covid Resilience Strategy.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022

Labour won't set out democratic route to indyref2 over summer, Jackie Baillie insists

Deputy Scottish Labour leader Jackie Baillie again claimed that independence isn't the priority of Scottish voters

The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2022

Wife forced to give dying husband CPR in back of ambulance in 'shocking' failing

The woman was asked to perform CPR on her dying husband in the back of the ambulance, with the ambulance technician offering her no assistance, a report revealed

Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2022

Wife left to give dying husband CPR in back of Scots ambulance after medic 'couldn't do it'

Ambulance chiefs have been ordered to apologise to the patient’s grieving widow after Scotland’s health watchdog upheld her complaint.

Daily Record · Jul 6, 2022

Scottish Government blasted over 'nonsense' stance on Fergus Ewing bullying claims probe

Nicola Sturgeon's Government is refusing to reveal the outcome of the probe into SNP MP Fergus Ewing

Daily Record · Jul 6, 2022