Man charged over crash near Elgin that left three in hospital

A man has been charged in connection with a crash in Moray which left three people in hospital.Part of the A96 between Elgin and Alves was closed for several hours following the incident involving a bus and a van on 20 May.Three people between the ages of 37 and 60 were taken to Dr Grey's Hospital for treatment.A 37-year-old man has been reported to the procurator fiscal.

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Scotland's dog fouling law slammed by critics as prosecution stats revealed

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Telegraph

6 hours ago

• Telegraph

Tony Blair to help Scottish Labour beat SNP

Sir Tony Blair has been enlisted to help Scottish Labour oust the SNP from power in next year's Holyrood election. The former prime minister's Institute for Global Change has been asked to help the party develop new health policies. They have been earmarked for Scottish Labour's manifesto for next May's Holyrood election, with the SNP's record on running the NHS expected to be one of the key issues. The Sunday Times reported that the institute is working for no fee on proposals for how to improve access to GPs and measures to prevent illness. It is also expected to make proposals about how 'more effective use of technology solutions' will help drive down record waiting lists for operations. Sir Tony's not-for-profit institute works in more than 40 countries and focusses on harnessing new technologies and artificial intelligence to reform how governments are run and public services delivered. But the former prime minister, who won three general elections, remains a controversial figure within and outside the Labour Party. A review by Audit Scotland has warned that 'difficult decisions' may be needed about whether some NHS services can continue, with major reform 'urgently needed' to cope with growing demand. First Minister John Swinney unveiled his NHS recovery blueprint in January and admitted there were crises in parts of the health service. But unions and professional bodies representing Scotland's NHS medics attacked the plan's lack of detail, and questioned where the funding and staff would come from. SNP ministers have also faced heavy criticism for failing to develop an NHS app, which has been available to patients in England since 2019. It is hoped that a trial of the Scottish app will be launched by the end of this year, but it will have limited functionality compared with its English equivalent. A Tony Blair Institute spokesman said: 'We are always happy to talk to any and all political parties who are interested in our work, all of which is published and publicly available. 'The conversations we have had with Scottish Labour are specifically around how our health policy proposals could apply to healthcare in Scotland. We intend to publish this work regardless of the outcome of the election.' Dame Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour's health spokeswoman, said: 'Our NHS is stretched to breaking point and technology is a way to ease that pressure — but the SNP is squandering the opportunity. 'From GP practices using fax machines to doctors relying on pagers, the SNP is running an analogue health service in a digital age. GPs have been sounding the alarm about how a woeful lack of basic IT is holding them back — it's time we have a government that will listen. 'A Scottish Labour government will put Scotland on the cutting edge of medical innovation and modernise our NHS so it is fit for the future.' At the end of March, there were 63,403 people waiting for outpatient treatment that had been continuing for more than a year, an increase of 34 per cent compared with 12 months previously. They included 5,262 cases waiting two years or more for treatment, a record high. Angus Robertson, chair of the SNP's campaign committee, said: 'It speaks volumes that Scottish Labour are relying on the advice of the man to led us into a disastrous, illegal war in Iraq to tell them what is best for Scotland. 'Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar have no vision for Scotland's future and rather than listening to the people of Scotland, they can only look backwards at a discredited, unpopular figure like Tony Blair. 'Only the SNP is offering people a positive, ambitious vision for Scotland's future — improving our NHS, tackling the cost of living and ensuring Scotland reaches its full potential with the powers of independence.'

BBC News

7 hours ago

• BBC News

Father of Kory McCrimmon leads hundreds in march to end knife crime

Hundreds of people have taken part in a march against knife crime in Against Knives, founded by the family of Kory McCrimmon, said they wanted to highlight the increase in deaths and serious injuries involving weapons among young died aged 16 after being stabbed in the east end of Glasgow in May last year. A 14-year-old boy has since been sentenced to five years detention after admitting culpable homicide over his dad, Neil McCrimmon, said he did not want his son's death to "be in vain". About 200 people turned out for the walk on Sunday, which left from outside Rangers' Ibrox Stadium and ended at Celtic's home ground, Celtic was stabbed in the heart by his attacker following an argument over £50 in Greenfield Park on 31 May last year. He was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but died on 2 ahead of the march, Mr McCrimmon said he was "proud" to be Kory's dad but implored first minister John Swinney to hand police greater powers to deal with young people involved in knife-related told BBC Scotland News: "This is about the kids."It's children we are talking about here. Who is saving the children from the children? That is the question."There is no deterrent. The cops don't give them any deterrent. They are going out, thinking they can stab someone and it's alright, but it's not, something needs to change." During a plea hearing, it emerged Kory and his killer had been known "rivals" who were associated with different 14-year-old was sentenced over Kory's death in later, Kayden Moy, 16, was stabbed to death on Irvine Beach in North Ayrshire.A 14-year-old boy and two 17-year-old boys have appeared in court charged with murder following his came just months after another teenager, Amen Teklay, who was 15, was stabbed and killed in Glasgow's St George's boys aged 14 and 16 have appeared in court charged with his murder. Speaking outside Ibrox, Kory's brother Jamie described Kory as a "fun-loving, kind-hearted and mischievous young boy" who had "so much more to live for".He described the circumstances around his death as a "senseless burden" for his family, adding he did not want others to go through the same experience."Even in the last year, there have been so many other families affected by knife crime and so many young lives have been cut short and our heart goes out to everyone in the same position as us," he said."The walk today is to prove that through all the anger, violence and pain, we can stand together peacefully and set the example to be better."Losing Kory is one of the hardest things I have every had to go through but I want his death not to be in vain." Lucas Dunsmore, 16, was among the crowd marching and said issues with knife crime among young people had become "really bad" in recent years."There's no benefit to carrying them [knives], apart from taking lives away that shouldn't be taken away," he said."It's really bad. Knife crime has went right up. I don't think there's any benefit to carrying them." 'Lives devastated' Maureen Douglass joined the march to represent her son, PJ Douglass, who was stabbed and killed aged 20 in East Kilbride in 300 people marched through the streets of the town in the wake of his death against knife crime 14 years said she was "saddened" to be on another march for a young person who had lost their life."It's very sad. We're always keeping track of the news when we hear someone has died and when the march will be, because there will always be a march."We need to show support to the other families. When this march ends and the other families go home, nobody offers support, we just wait until the next march." Swinney announced plans to hold a youth violence summit earlier this Scottish government also announced funding for the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) will rise by 7% to more than £1.2m - a reversal on earlier plans to cut its budget by £35, Wallace, chief executive of Victim Support Scotland, said: "Too many lives are being devastated by knife crime in Scotland."Behind every statistic, hundreds of lives are irreversibly impacted with tragic consequences for everyone involved; family, friends, siblings, school mates, and the wider communities in which we all live."The Scottish government has been contacted for comment.