Scots flooding across border to snap up cut price alcohol
Soaring alcohol prices in Scotland are driving shoppers online and over the border into England in search of bargains.
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A split second from disaster: Why car makers must ditch touch screen satnav
Motorists are being so distracted by modern touch screen satnav that they can take their eyes off the road for 16 seconds while driving with potentially fatal consequences, new research has found.
Glasgow bin lorry crash victims remembered 10 years after Christmas tragedy
Ten years on from the devastating Glasgow bin lorry crash that brought death to pre-Christmas crowds, witnesses and rescuers have broken their silence to tell how they are still affected by it.
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Justine Greene: Steve Wright’s death was a massive loss. Everybody wanted to be his friend and I’m lucky I was
BBC Radio 2 news presenter Justine Greene is finally “feline” good – but the cat lover admits it hasn’t been easy.
Half of Scotland’s over-65s want a phone call from a friend or loved one for Christmas
Shock survey reveals over 618k of over-65s are at risk of being lonely during this festive period and 64k have no one to swap presents with on big day.
Big Braw Community
Scotland is renowned for being a friendly nation, so why are so many people feeling isolated? Around one in ten people suffer from loneliness and we think that is far too high.
That’s why we want to establish Scotland’s Big Braw Community.
We are calling for politicians, businesses, charities and individuals to unite in a bid to halve chronic loneliness by 2030. We have already held a round table event at the Scottish Parliament, bringing together many of the nation’s most influential people.
All have backed our bid – and we will be outlining many more strands to our campaign in the weeks and months to come. We will also let you know how YOU can play your part.
Five ways to join our campaign:
- Call a relative or friend who is on their own for a chat.
- Check in on a neighbour who lives on their own and spend a few moments to find out how they are.
- If you’re going for a pint of milk, a loaf of bread or a newspaper, offer to get one for your neighbour.
- Share a cup of tea or coffee with someone who lives on their own – you might be the only other person they speak to in two weeks or more.
- If a couple of days pass by and you haven’t seen a neighbour who lives on their own, check and make sure they are okay.
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Big Braw Community: Cross-party plan for taskforce to tackle the silent killer affecting thousands of older people
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