Lillian Briggs, 86, had to wait eight hours for an ambulance after falling and breaking her hip.
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'I thought my mum was going to die in front of us'
Lillian Briggs, 86, had to wait eight hours for an ambulance after falling and breaking her hip.
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'I thought my mum was going to die in front of us'
Lillian Briggs, 86, had to wait eight hours for an ambulance after falling and breaking her hip.

Sports coach jailed for sex offences against teens
Former athletics coach Eric Simpson, 73, targeted teenage girls in Fife between 1981 and 1999.

Amazon creates dozens of skilled jobs in Scotland
The roles in Scotland include software developers, machine learning specialists and product managers.

Energy customers hit by collapse of suppliers
People's Energy and Utility Point, which supply power to more than 500,000 people, have ceased trading.

Trains disrupted after Sleeper 'technical issue'
Firefighters were called to Cuper station in Fife following the incident early on Wednesday morning.

'There are so many calls and not enough ambulances'
BBC Scotland's Lisa Summers goes on the road with paramedics as some patients wait hours for help.

The green jobs for a new generation
Science editor David Shukman on three jobs in growing green industries, and what it's like to do them
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'I thought my mum was going to die in front of us'
Lillian Briggs, 86, had to wait eight hours for an ambulance after falling and breaking her hip.

Sports coach jailed for sex offences against teens
Former athletics coach Eric Simpson, 73, targeted teenage girls in Fife between 1981 and 1999.

Amazon creates dozens of skilled jobs in Scotland
The roles in Scotland include software developers, machine learning specialists and product managers.

Energy customers hit by collapse of suppliers
People's Energy and Utility Point, which supply power to more than 500,000 people, have ceased trading.

Trains disrupted after Sleeper 'technical issue'
Firefighters were called to Cuper station in Fife following the incident early on Wednesday morning.

'There are so many calls and not enough ambulances'
BBC Scotland's Lisa Summers goes on the road with paramedics as some patients wait hours for help.

The green jobs for a new generation
Science editor David Shukman on three jobs in growing green industries, and what it's like to do them

Sports coach jailed for sex offences against teens
Former athletics coach Eric Simpson, 73, targeted teenage girls in Fife between 1981 and 1999.

Amazon creates dozens of skilled jobs in Scotland
The roles in Scotland include software developers, machine learning specialists and product managers.

Energy customers hit by collapse of suppliers
People's Energy and Utility Point, which supply power to more than 500,000 people, have ceased trading.
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