Kimberley Mannion

inews.co.uk • 28th May 2024

'I'm a carer for my disabled daughter but owe DWP £11k - it makes me sick'

A mother who cares full-time for her daughter with cerebral palsy is one of more than 134,000 unpaid carers across the UK from whom the Government is seeking repayment, after they were unknowingly overpaid carer’s allowance.

inews.co.uk • 4th March 2024

'I spend £1700 on my two year old's childcare and it only keeps the lights on'

A father facing a hike of almost £300 per month in nursery costs from April has called on the Government to give more funding to nurseries before it rolls out an expansion to free childcare later this year.

The Herald • 8th January 2024

"Utter greenwashing": Wind farm on habitat of endangered species to judicial review

An application for a wind farm on the site was made by Swedish company Vattenfall Wind Power Limited in 2019, which is currently under investigation by Aberdeenshire Council, and was granted in June 2023.

The Herald • 31st December 2023

Year of Home Office delays in bringing female Afghan medical students to Scotland

One year on, they cannot even go for a walk without a male family member as a guardian, and are counting on the Home Office to let them take up the places on offer to finish their studies at Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Aberdeen and Dundee medical schools.

inews.co.uk • 22nd October 2023

Flood evacuees could spend Christmas in temporary accommodation as storm cleanup to take months

Towns affected by flooding from Storm Babet are to face a lengthy clean-up process, with many likely to be in temporary accommodation for Christmas, officials have warned.

The i Paper • 22nd October 2023

Inside the cyber 'war room' where Israeli AI experts work to locate Hamas hostages

“I have not slept for almost two weeks now, but every time I start falling asleep I have pictures of the hostages on my desk that get me up and running again,” says Omri Marcus, who is heading one half of the Gitam BBDO “war room” in Tel Aviv.

inews.co.uk • 13th October 2023

Families of Israeli wounded walk around hospital like 'zombies' and Valium prescriptions soar

A doctor working on the frontline treating victims of Hamas attacks in Israel has said their families are so traumatised they are walking around the hospital like “zombies”.

inews.co.uk • 6th October 2023

Call to protect UK children from parents oversharing on social media as France debates law

The UK should introduce protections for children whose parents post pictures of them to social media, an advocate for young people has said as France weighs up a pioneering bill that could see adults prosecuted for oversharing.

The Herald • 6th September 2023

GB News host Neil Oliver resigns as fellow of prestigious Royal Society of Edinburgh

Controversial television presenter and author Neil Oliver has resigned from his position as a fellow of Scotland’s most prestigious scientific body over views which put him at odds with it.

The Herald • 30th August 2023

Man arrested and charged over alleged abuse of Patrick Harvie MSP

A 59-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged abuse of Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie MSP last week.

The Herald • 22nd August 2023

Who is the student running for Scottish Greens in the Rutherglen by-election?

Running on a campaign centred around the climate crisis, a pro-European stance, and eradicating child poverty, Eadie is a student about to embark on his final year at the University of Glasgow studying Social and Public Policy.

The Herald • 22nd August 2023

Scottish Greens announce 20-year-old student as Rutherglen by-election candidate

Running for the Greens will be Cameron Eadie, a 20-year-old student who unsuccessfully ran for the party in another by-election last month to be a councillor in East Kilbride.

The Herald • 19th August 2023

Foreign students offered 12 times more clearing courses at uni than UK students

Foreign students have access to 12 times as many clearing courses as UK students for the University of Glasgow, the Herald can reveal.

The Herald • 8th August 2023

Spanish visitors flock to Scotland to escape Europe's extreme heat

It saw people flee from their homes and cause wildfires across parts of Southern Europe. Extreme temperatures this summer prompted warnings to stay indoors and evacuate from danger zones. However, some people took a different approach as travel experts say there has been an increased interest in Scotland as a holiday destination for travellers from the south of Europe this summer, with one of the main factors being put down as the extreme heat experienced on the continent.

The Herald • 1st August 2023

Climate protesters throw red paint over the Scottish Parliament

Climate activists have painted the entrance to the Scottish Parliament red using a fire extinguisher, water pistols and water balloons filled with red paint.

The Herald • 20th July 2023

Glasgow Charity challenges Tobias Ellwood MP on Taliban comments

The charity Glasgow Afghan United has penned a letter to Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood expressing “serious concern” and urging him to “consider the wider implications” of a video he posted in which he credited the Taliban for improving safety in Afghanistan.

The Herald • 26th June 2023

Glasgow reacts to Humza Yousaf's new plans to achieve Scottish independence

Humza Yousaf’s new plan for a route to independence, which he unveiled at the SNP’s independence convention on Saturday, had failed to make a substantial impact on people out enjoying a Monday lunchtime in Glasgow City Centre.

The Herald • 20th June 2023

Students to attend Scottish graduations without confirmation of degrees

Final year students at the University of Edinburgh were due to receive their results today, but instead many were told that decisions had been ‘delayed’ and that they would receive a ‘letter of completed studies’ rather than a degree. Other students did receive a classification as normal, and others received an unclassified degree. Read more: “They realise they do have a voice”: inside Dundee’s pioneering deaf music project Students in some subjects including politics and languages were simply

The Herald • 29th May 2023

Home Office administration error threatens status of Glasgow-based student

Aishwarya Balasubramanian, who lives with cerebral palsy, discovered that the Home Office’s system displayed her visa as having expired in 2021 when in fact she has a physical copy showing its validity until 2024, after trying to process paperwork for a new part time job. She first encountered the problem when her new employer asked her to produce a share code, a number which is used to verify an individual’s right to work in the UK. When trying to access the code, she was met with an error mes

The Herald • 29th May 2023

Calls for national targets following rise in neonatal deaths in Scotland

While England has a target to halve the 2010 levels of stillbirths and neonatal deaths by 2025, none of the other UK nations have set ambitions for improvements in the area.