Sharon Frew

Scotland

Chief Reporter at STV News

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Assisted Dying Bill passes first vote at Holyrood

3 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

It was a landmark moment – the first vote to change the law to allow assisted dying passing a major milestone. MSPs voted by 70 to 56 in favour of the bill, but the legislation faces many more hurdles. STV News has been speaking to people on both sides who say the campaigning continues. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Follow STV News on WhatsAppScan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Teenage killer who stabbed schoolboy detained for five years

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

A judge has told a teenage killer who stabbed a schoolboy, “you will live with this for the rest of your life” as he detained him for five years. The boy was 13, when he killed 16-year-old Kory McCrimmon last May. The pair, associated with rival gangs, had fallen out over £50. Their fight over social media escalated into a confrontation in a park in Glasgow’s east end which had fatal consequences. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News
Assisted dying vote 'matter of conscience' for MSPs

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

A landmark proposal to legalise assisted dying in Scotland is a “matter of conscience” and individual MSPs should be free to vote as they choose on the matter, a Holyrood committee has said. The vote next month will be the third time the Scottish Parliament has considered the move, which would allow adults with a terminal illness to seek help to end their life.
Family to prosecute private jail after death of son in custody

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

Scotland’s top law officer has instructed the criminal prosecution of the country’s only private jail over alleged failures to manage the medical care of a prisoner with Covid, who died alone in his cell in HMP Addiewell. The family of Calum Inglis, who have campaigned for an investigation, say the decision gives them hope of justice. It’s the first prosecution of a private prison and also the first relating to a Covid death in any setting.
Tributes paid as preparation for Pope Francis' funeral gets under way

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

From parishes to the Scottish Parliament, prayers and tributes to Pope Francis have continued on Tuesday as preparations for his funeral begin. Pilgrims from across the world are set to travel to Rome to join religious leaders and politicians to pay their respects before the service on Saturday. Here in Scotland, Pope Francis has been remembered as a man of humility, with an unshakeable faith in the goodness of people.
Prayers and tributes made to Pope Francis across Scotland

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

Across Scotland prayers and tributes to Pope Francis have continued as preparations for his funeral get under way. The 88-year-old died on Easter Monday at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, less than a day after making a brief appearance at Easter Sunday mass in St Peter’s Square where he blessed thousands of people. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936, Francis ushered in a new era of leadership in the Roman Catholic Church when he was elected Pope in 2013.
Seven young cardiac patients given wrong morphine doses

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

STV News can reveal seven young cardiac patients were given just a tenth of the pain relief they should have received following open heart surgery last summer at Scotland’s largest children’s hospital. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has admitted the error was made repeatedly, and involved youngsters operated on in the same theatre on six different days. On Friday, they reiterated an apology to the patients and parents affected.
Seven children not given enough morphine after heart surgery

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Vidushi Tiwari |Sharon Frew

Seven children were given a tenth of the pain relief they should’ve been after undergoing open-heart surgery last summer at Scotland’s largest children’s hospital, STV News can reveal. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has apologised to the families of the children, who were given ten times less morphine than they should have been at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. The under-doses all occurred in one operating theatre at the hospital, during a very short period in June last year.
First Scot to have a double hand transplant meets sister of donor

2 months ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

The first Scot to have a double hand transplant has been sharing the incredible moment she was able to hug and hold hands with the twin sister of her donor for the first time. Corinne Hutton from Renfrewshire says she wanted the relatives of Julie Wild to know just how grateful she was. Julie’s sister told Corinne her recovery has “been a source of comfort and pride” for her family. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News
Mum to sue health board after toddler son given wrong dose of morphine

2 months ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew |Christina O'Neill

A mother is preparing to take legal action after her toddler was given the wrong dose of morphine following heart surgery at a children’s hospital in Glasgow. Ellie McAdam’s two-year-old son Theo was given the wrong dose of the painkiller following surgery at the Royal Hospital for Children. She says Theo was given a tenth of the morphine needed following a heart operation, which caused him to wake up in agony in June 2024. Ellie told STV News: “He’s only just started sleeping again.