Hannah Brown
Political Correspondent at The Herald (Scotland)
Political Correspondent @heraldscotland | Prev. @ITVBorderRB , @ScotlandTonight , @STVNews , @TheScotsman , @scotonsunday | 📧: [email protected]
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Oct 24, 2023 |
news.stv.tv | Hannah Brown
Aged just 14, Emma Bryson reported to the police she had been raped and sexually abused for years as a child. The attacks happened while she was aged between ten and 13 but police told her they couldn’t take her case on. After high-profile sexual abuse reports against the notorious paedophile Jimmy Savile, Emma, now an adult, decided to report once more in 2016.
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Aug 8, 2023 |
news.stv.tv | Hannah Brown
Three women performing at the Fringe have opened up about their trials and tribulations of bringing stories about abortion to the Edinburgh festival this year. A glittery musical comedy about abortion may feel like a contradiction – but activist and performer Lilly Burton wants to prove it doesn’t need to be in her Fringe debut All Aboard! At Termination Station.
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Jul 26, 2023 |
news.stv.tv | Hannah Brown
From belting out ballads to playing the pipes, buskers have brought life to Glasgow’s Buchanan Street for decades. But some artists worry the freedom to perform on the popular street is under threat after Glasgow City Council launched a public consultation into buskers to determine the extent of noise nuisance. Blues singer Rico Sonriente who performs in the city centre, feel this signals a “crackdown” on performances. Rico told STV News: “I think it’s ridiculous. Glasgow’s no stranger to music.
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Jul 21, 2023 |
news.stv.tv | Hannah Brown
The number of women travelling from Scotland to England to receive later abortion care has increased by 55% in the past year, new figures show. In 2021, the number of women travelling to England was 42 but in 2022, new figures from the British Pregnancy Advice Service (BPAS), seen exclusively by STV News, show this increased to 65. Since 2019, 282 women have travelled from Scotland to England to attain the service.
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Jul 11, 2023 |
news.stv.tv | Hannah Brown
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RT @heraldscotland: 🆕John Swinney claims the arguments for independence will be 'central' to the SNP’s campaign ahead of Holyrood 2026 htt…
The First Minister, who is voting against the bill, on the radio today: "It's been a really difficult decision...I found it agonising... "I think parliament has gone through this process well...but I cannot be persuaded that assisted dying is a route we should open up."
A vote on the much anticipated Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) will take place on Tuesday. And so we have been looking intently at the issue for @heraldscotland https://t.co/TPDPfPb3gU
John Swinney tells BBC Scotland's Sunday Show the arguments for independence will be "central" to the SNP’s campaign for 2026, adding he wants to bring together a Scotland which is "stuck" on the question of indy