A FORMER NHS Borders boss is set to cycle 1,200 miles to raise money for charity. Ralph Roberts, who also worked for NHS Shetland during his career, is taking on the challenge to raise funds for the ...

The research was led by Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka of the University of Aberdeen and clinical lead for Huntington’s disease at NHS Grampian, alongside Heather Cruickshank, genetic counsellor ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Studious kids around the country are in for a sweet treat. TikTok has recently been flooded with videos of people claiming that Krispy Kreme gives out free doughnuts for good grades. “So proud ...

NHS Fife has asked a judge overseeing the case brought by nurse Sandie Peggie, who had to share a changing room with trans medic Dr Beth Upton, to remove public access to a livestream. But the ...

Volunteers from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Shorewatch in Shetland, the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust and the Community of Arran Seabed Trust all participated. Dr Emily Hague from ...

The millionaire owner of a Highland lodge has gone on trial accused of communicating indecently with a woman. Horse racing tipster Kevin Booth is alleged to have asked the woman intimate questions ...

The forest even reached the Western Isles and Shetland 5,000 years ago. A change to a cooler and wetter climate, along with human activity, led to a decline in the forest's coverage. By the 1900s ...