Fiona Stalker

5 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Geddes |Fiona Stalker

Image source, Jenny WattImage caption, Jenny Watt has run death cafés around Glasgow since 2022Jonathan Geddes and Fiona StalkerFor Jenny Watt, death is a key part of her life. The 31-year-old spends two or three nights a week chatting to people - whether familiar faces or strangers she's met for the first time - about everything connected with death, from working through grief to the ideal song for a funeral.

5 days ago | bbc.com | Jonathan Geddes |Fiona Stalker

'I run cafés where people talk about death - you realise it's not scary'Jonathan Geddes and Fiona StalkerJenny WattJenny Watt has run death cafés around Glasgow since 2022For Jenny Watt, death is a key part of her life. The 31-year-old spends two or three nights a week chatting to people - whether familiar faces or strangers she's met for the first time - about everything connected with death, from working through grief to the ideal song for a funeral.

Sep 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Mary McCool |Fiona Stalker

Mary McCool & Fiona Stalker - BBC Scotland NewsSeptember 19, 2024 at 11:14 AM·6 min readA charity chief executive has apologised "unreservedly" to rape survivors affected by failings at a support centre in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre came under fire when a review found it had failed to provide women-only spaces for 16 months, and that its CEO - trans woman Mridul Wadhwa - had not acted professionally or understood the limits of her authority.

Jul 25, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Ken Banks |Fiona Stalker

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Jul 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ken Banks |Fiona Stalker

Ken Banks - BBC Scotland, North East reporter and Fiona Stalker - BBC Scotland NewsJuly 25, 2024 at 2:57 PM·3 min readA mother who faced a "nightmare" in the workplace during the menopause hopes new research will help women be treated more fairly. Karen Farquharson, 50, of Aberdeen, successfully sued for unfair dismissal and harassment after being told she used the menopause as an excuse for everything. "Work-wise I just felt that I couldn't cope anymore," she said.