Rebecca Curran

Jan 25, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Rebecca Curran

Parents are being urged to heed advice on co-sleeping with babies after new infant death figures were released. BBC News has learned that more than a quarter of infant deaths in Scotland last year involved co-sleeping. The NHS no longer tells parents never to bedshare with their babies but focuses advice on doing so more safely. Solicitor general, Ruth Charteris KC, said the figures suggested some babies were dying in "high-risk" co-sleeping situations.

Jan 18, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Rebecca Curran |Ken BanksBbc Scotland |Ken Banks

A man who evaded justice for more than 40 years after murdering his ex-wife thought he was "too clever" to be caught, according to a detective who helped finally secure his conviction. Christopher Harrisson killed 32-year-old Brenda Page in Aberdeen in 1978, a year after the couple were divorced. Det Insp James Callander said Harrisson thought he had got away with it - but implicated himself in an interview. He was found guilty of Ms Page's murder 45 years after the killing.

Dec 20, 2023 | journalqd.org | Kevin Zheng |Rebecca Curran |Jason Baumgartner |Ryan McGrady

Abstract YouTube is one of the largest, most important communication platforms in the world, but while there is a great deal of research about the site, many of its fundamental characteristics remain unknown. To better understand YouTube as a whole, we created a random sample of videos using a new method.

Dec 18, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Rebecca Curran |Ken Banks

Hospital patients left to wait in corridors at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary will be given bells to attract the attention of medical staff. NHS Grampian admitted the policy - which is part of plan to free up ambulances queuing outside A&E - put patients at higher risk. But they said people at home waiting for an ambulance to arrive were at an even higher risk. The union Unison called for the plan to be put on hold and warned it would lead to more patients waiting in corridors.

Nov 29, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Rebecca Curran |Ken Banks

A woman who was repeatedly raped by her father when she was a child has spoken out after he was jailed for four years. Nikki Houston, of Aberdeen, told BBC Scotland News that her first memory was of the sexual abuse, which began when she was just four years old. She said she had decided to waive her right to anonymity to show other victims they are not alone. Duncan Houston was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh for raping Ms Houston between 1994 and 2002.