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Georgina Hayes

@Georgina__Hayes

Senior Journalist with BBC News in Scotland covering health and social affairs. Send me your stories: [email protected]

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LisaSummers(@BBCLisaSummers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Here is what I learned - Introducing a regular structured warm up to sports training can reduce the risk of ACL injuries by 50% 👇 bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Enjoyed making my BBC podcast debut today, chatting with David Wallace Lockhart and Philip Sim about the Scottish Government’s long-awaited Housing Bill, where plans for long-term private rent controls were set out yesterday

You can listen here:

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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David Wallace Lockhart(@BBCDavidWL) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nice to have Philip Sim back from parental leave (one day only!) for the podcast today

We talk…

🏠 renting with Georgina Hayes

🗣️hate crime

🎂 Humza Yousaf’s FM anniversary

And is scotland going to pass a law on assisted dying?

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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The Scottish Government has published its long-awaited Housing Bill, including plans for long-term private rent controls

But Shelter Scotland say it fails to address the homelessness emergency, with no new plans to boost social housing supply

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Delighted to hear that our coverage of Edinburgh’s housing emergency, where we followed young mum Stacey through the homeless system, has been shortlisted for an Amnesty Media Award Chris Clements

Watch Stacey’s story here:

bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-sco…

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

Delighted to hear that our coverage of Edinburgh’s housing emergency, where we followed young mum Stacey through the homeless system, has been shortlisted for an Amnesty Media Award @chrisclements Watch Stacey’s story here: bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-sco… bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
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Health professionals say Scotland is now “the worst country in Europe” for unqualified beauticians injecting customers with cosmetic treatments like fillers, warning “the public is now injecting the public without any redress”

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Laura Miller(@BBCLauraMiller) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nick was, quite simply, wonderful. Hugely talented and only just getting started. As a colleague, he was a joy. As a human, even better. The sense of loss at BBC Scotland is overwhelming. My thoughts are with his family and all who loved him.

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Justice at last for Emma Caldwell and for all the women who reported Iain Packer’s crimes years ago, but were ignored.

Watch the new BBC Disclosure investigation here: lnkd.in/dyEyD7rS

Listen to the podcast series on BBC Sounds here: lnkd.in/dsJkFaWj

Justice at last for Emma Caldwell and for all the women who reported Iain Packer’s crimes years ago, but were ignored. Watch the new BBC Disclosure investigation here: lnkd.in/dyEyD7rS Listen to the podcast series on BBC Sounds here: lnkd.in/dsJkFaWj
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Chris Clements(@chrisclements) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Scottish Parliament has approved a 26% (£196m) cut to the affordable housing budget. Earlier today, stats showed:
- highest number of open homeless case in 20 years
- record number of households in temp accommodation
- more than 9800 children in homeless accommodation

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