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Warning cost of assisted dying in Scotland could be ‘substantially higher’ than estimates

A vote has reached the Scottish Parliament

The Independent UK

Assisted dying bill outwith Holyrood's powers and 'may need Westminster permission'

AN assisted dying bill making its way through Holyrood is outwith the powers of the Scottish Parliament, the country’s Health Secretary has said.

The National (Scotland)

Assisted dying: what are the laws in UK and what changes are proposed?

Scotland could become first part of UK to offer terminally ill adults assistance to end their lives if Holyrood approves bill

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Bill tabled in Scotland could legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults

If law is passed Scotland would become first part of UK to offer terminally ill people assistance to end their lives

The Guardian - UK

Holyrood officials refuse to say if Alex Cole-Hamilton could face probe over pub row

HOLYROOD officials have refused to say if they will investigate Alex Cole-Hamilton after he reportedly tried to take part in a debate from outside…

The National (Scotland)

Alex Cole-Hamilton jeered after joining Holyrood debate 'from outside bar'

ALEX Cole-Hamilton is facing calls to apologise after he apparently tried to take part in a Holyrood debate from outside the parliament bar ...

The National (Scotland)

Bake Off’s Prue Leith hopes Scotland will ‘lead the way’ with assisted dying

Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith was in Holyrood to give her support to a bid to change the law to allow assisted dying in Scotland.

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Scottish Tories fail in bid to force investigation into Covid WhatsApp messages

First Minister Humza Yousaf and his deputy Shona Robison deny misleading the Scottish Parliament on the issue.

The Independent UK

Police Scotland use of controversial facial recognition triples over five years

POLICE Scotland’s use of a controversial form of facial recognition has tripled over the past five years and is on course to rise even further in…

The National (Scotland)

Majority of Scottish voters support assisted dying bill, poll reports

YouGov finds 77% in favour of proposal to allow terminally-ill people to take their own lives

The Guardian - UK

SNP backbencher Fergus Ewing wins MSP of the Year at political awards

SNP backbencher Fergus Ewing has been named MSP of the Year at a political awards bash.

The National (Scotland)

At least 25 Scots have gone to Switzerland for assisted deaths

Dozens of Scots have travelled to Switzerland for an assisted death because current laws prevent the end-of-life option in Scotland, a campaigning…

The National (Scotland)

Assisted dying bill facing opposition from faith leaders

FAITH leaders will hold a meeting at Holyrood to voice their deep-seated opposition to proposals which would allow assisted dying in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Bike theft in Edinburgh routinely undetected as crooks get 'free ride' new figures find

Out of the thousands of bike thefts in Edinburgh over the last three years, only eight per cent were ‘detected’, meaning there was enough evidence to justify criminal proceedings.

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Daily Record

More than a quarter of prisoners in Scottish jails last Christmas Day had not been convicted

A total of 2,062 people in the prison estate were on remand and hadn't been convicted of an offence when they spent Christmas Day 2021 behind bars.

The National (Scotland)

‘I’ll stay all f****** night’: MSPs angered by Tory delay 's***housery'

TORY MSPs deployed every “cynical” strategy in their playbook in a bid to push gender reform legislation into the long grass – and

The National (Scotland)

Douglas Ross scolded for 'skirting close to contempt of Parliament'

DOUGLAS Ross was warned over “skirting close to” contempt of Parliament during the lengthy debate on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill.

Daily Record

Daughter of Lanarkshire man who researched ways to take his own life welcomes assisted dying vote result

Joanne Easton recounted her dad's end of life experience to MSPs earlier this year

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Daily Record

Terminally ill Ayrshire woman hopes Scots assisted dying bill can be passed in time for her

Norma Rivers has told of her delight after a major milestone was passsed in the fight to legalise assisted dying in Scotland

The National (Scotland)

Assisted Dying Bill to be introduced to Holyrood next year after MSP support

Liberal Democrat MSP, Liam McArthur is set to put his Assisted Dying Bill to the Scottish Parliament early next year after gaining cross-party…

Daily Record

Plans to allow assisted dying for terminally ill people in Scotland take step forward

Scottish Lib Dems MSP Liam McArthur is looking to change the law to allow assisted dying across the country.

The National (Scotland)

Tears at SNP conference as MSP makes passionate plea for assisted dying bill

“MY mum shouldn’t have had to do that. My mum shouldn’t have to have starved herself to death.”

The National (Scotland)

The top seven fringe events at SNP conference

The first in-person SNP conference for three years is set to kick off in two days at The Event Complex in Aberdeen and there are dozens of fringe…

Daily Record

Dignitas 'fully supportive' of plans to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland

A total of 32 MSPs at Holyrood have pledged their support to permit assisted dying under certain circumstances in Scotland.

The Independent UK

UK has been ‘outsourcing’ assisted dying to Switzerland, Dignitas claims

The organisation spoke out as it submitted its response to a consultation on plans to change the law in Scotland.

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