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Ryan McDougall

Ryan McDougall is a Scotland-based news reporter for PA Media with experience spanning all media platforms.

<p>The filters were similar to ones used on social media </p>
Tech

AI filters can change who we find attractive, according to scientists

Asda is facing the retail sector’s largest equal pay claim (Sean Dempsey/PA)
Business

Female Asda workers to hold demonstration outside superstore over pay dispute

A ScotRail train at Edinburgh Waverley Station. (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

Union votes in favour of 4.5% wage rise for ScotRail general workers

Unison may extend its strike ballot to all of its council workers (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

Union considers extending strike ballot to all its council workers over pay

<p>Heriott-Watt University’s Dr Oleg Ishkov with PhD student Alsu Valiakhmetova (Tanya Jay/PA)</p>
News

Experts to seal 100,000 methane wells in next decade

The research unit will receive a grant of almost £30 million (AstraZenica/PA)
Science

Biologists who developed cancer-treating drug to receive £30m in funding

The British Chambers of Commerce has called for a task force to be set up (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Business

Task force must examine net-zero plan to safeguard 200,000 jobs, says trade body

A state-of-the-art holographic camera has been used to look at the many microscopic organisms that inhabit Loch Ness (Yui Mok/PA)
Science

Researchers photograph ‘micro-monster’ organisms living in Loch Ness

Researchers said the technology could ‘change the lives of thousands’ of people awaiting surgery (Alamy/PA)
Health

AI could help cut waiting times for joint replacements, research suggests

College lecturers from across Scotland gather at a rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh during a previous strike (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

College strike dates suspended as ‘significant progress’ made on pay dispute

Heather is a popular habitat with ticks, which pose a health risk to hikers (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
Science

Tick population in Scotland could almost double due to climate change – study

College lecturers from across Scotland gather at previous a rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

More college lecturer strikes announced in long-running pay dispute

Lee Morton during a previous Team GB kitting out session for the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (Jacob King/PA)
Sport

Hockey player who helped GB beat Spain pays tribute to late coach

Sport

Hockey player who helped GB beat Spain pays tribute to late coach

Lee Morton during a previous Team GB kitting out session for the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (Jacob King/PA)
Unison will also be balloting 38,000 staff working in schools, early years and family centres next week (PA)
Business

Strikes to go ahead after workers reject revised pay offer from Cosla

A ScotRail train at Edinburgh Waverley Station (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

ScotRail staff to receive strike ballots over pay row

Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon is the new chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU/PA)
UK Politics

University chancellor says she is an ‘accidental trailblazer’ for women in Stem

<p>A road in Ayrshire between Priestland and Darvel </p><p></p>
Home News

Human remains found in burnt-out van in ‘picturesque’ area

<p>A road in Ayrshire between Priestland and Darvel </p><p></p>
Home News

Human remains found in burnt-out van in ‘picturesque’ area

<p>The business was also barred from using hyaluronidase, which is used to dissolve dermal lip filler</p>
Home News

Firm banned from performing Brazilian butt lifts over safety fears

The strike is planned at Dounreay power station (David Cheskin/PA)
Business

Hundreds of power plant workers set to strike in dispute over pay

The research suggests 300 million children face some sort of sexual abuse online every year (PA)
Tech

More than 300 million children a year face sexual abuse online, study suggests

<p> Handout photo issued by Police Scotland of Sophia Timms who was was last seen at about 8.30am on Belhaven Road, Dunbar</p>
Home News

Urgent appeal for missing 10-year-old girl

Dounreay atomic energy plant near Thurso, Highland (Alamy/PA)
Business

Power station workers to walk out after rejecting ‘real terms pay cut’

(Tim Ireland/PA)
Tech

Scotland’s video game pioneers to feature in major exhibition

Researchers say their findings are consistent with sleep-deprived investors mispricing (Hollie Adams/PA)
Science

Spring clock change can impact investors response to company earnings – study

The technology may enable the discovery of hidden planets (Alamy/PA)
Space

Scientists invent laser that could uncover hidden planets

(Tim Ireland/PA)
Tech

Scotland’s video game pioneers to feature in major exhibition

Researchers say their findings are consistent with sleep-deprived investors mispricing (Hollie Adams/PA)
Science

Spring clock change can impact investors response to company earnings – study

The technology may enable the discovery of hidden planets (Alamy/PA)
Space

Scientists invent laser that could uncover hidden planets

Dr Juanma Parrilla has developed a cutting-edge AI-assisted programme to speed up scientific research (GCU/PA)
Science

Robotics expert creates computer programme to speed up scientific research

Science

Robotics expert creates computer programme to speed up scientific research

Dr Juanma Parrilla has developed a cutting-edge AI-assisted programme to speed up scientific research (GCU/PA)
It is estimated that over four billion LFTs are manufactured every year (Jane Barlow/PA)
Health

Scottish university helps create lateral flow tests from used chewing gum

The RoboGuide is being developed at the University of Glasgow (University of Glasgow/Chris James/PA)
Tech

AI-powered robot guide dogs developed for visually impaired

Researchers have used nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to exam gin samples in a trial which which could help producers futureproof their gins (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Science

Chemists develop method to take ‘chemical fingerprint’ from gin samples

A Spring robot converses with a hospital staff worker (Broca Living Lab APHP Spring project/PA)
Science

Robots created to assist elderly in hospitals pass testing phase patients

A Spring robot converses with a hospital staff worker (Broca Living Lab APHP Spring project/PA)
Science

Robots created to assist elderly in hospitals pass testing phase patients

A digital version of Ellisland farm was created on Minecraft (University of Glasgow/PA)
Tech

Mobile phone gamers can explore Scots poet’s farm in Minecraft game

The project will involve diabetics living in areas of multiple deprivation (PA)
Health

Researchers given £300,000 for innovative trial to tackle foot ulcers

<p>A reindeer safari in Ylläs</p>
Science

Scientists reveal how reindeer use night vision

The offences took place in Scottish waters last year (Alamy/PA)
Business

Energy firm fined £160,000 for flaring gas without consent

<p>Rodrigo Falcon was last seen in Aviemore last December </p>
Home News

Fresh appeal to find man who vanished after leaving nightclub

General view of HMP Barlinnie, Riddrie, Glasgow. (Andrew Milligan/PA)
UK

Prisoner on roof of Scottish prison allegedly throwing slate at officers

A general view of Palmerston Park, home of Queen of South (Jeff Homes/PA)
UK

Man, 76, dies after car collision outside football stadium, three others injured

Members of Scottish Covid Bereaved gave evidence to the inquiry on Friday (Jane Barlow/PA)
UK

Ambulance drove off while Covid patient was ‘slumped’ over gate, inquiry told

Gillian Grant’s grandmother was the first of 15 deaths in a Covid outbreak at her care home (PA)
UK

Grandmother died long before care home informed family, Covid inquiry told

The chief executive of the Glasgow Disability Alliance said the charity had to deliver food during the pandemic (PA)
UK

Charity delivered food to ‘terrified’ disabled people during Covid, inquiry told

The witness told the inquiry she felt ‘powerless’ to help her daughter during the pandemic (PA)
UK

Mother ‘powerless’ to help daughter in care home during Covid, inquiry told

UK

Mother ‘powerless’ to help daughter in care home during Covid, inquiry told

The witness told the inquiry she felt ‘powerless’ to help her daughter during the pandemic (PA)
Giant panda Yang Guang plays in the snow at Edinburgh Zoo (RZSS/PA)
UK

Animal lovers have two weeks left to see giant pandas before they leave UK

The inquiry heard some families were not told ‘do not attempt CPR’ notices were put in place for their relatives in care homes (PA)
UK

Care home families not informed of ‘do not attempt CPR’ notices, inquiry told

SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst will host rocket launches by HyImpulse Technologies (SaxaVord/PA)
UK

Shetland spaceport to host orbital rocket launches from 2025

The Scottish Covid-19 inquiry is taking place in Edinburgh (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Elderly woman moved into ‘red’ ward despite not having Covid, inquiry hears

The Scottish Covid-19 inquiry is taking place in Edinburgh (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Elderly woman moved into ‘red’ ward despite not having Covid, inquiry hears

A Scottish local authority has been named as one of the areas in the UK where house prices increased the most over the last year (Jim M Macdonald/Alamy/PA)
UK

Scottish local authority sees house prices rise more than 10% over 12 months

(PA)
UK

Fragment of lino created by famous Victorian designer on display in Fife town

Albert Lamond, 98, is cared for by Erskine Veterans Charity at their Veterans Village in Bishopton (Jamie Williamson/PA)
UK

Veteran, 98, pays tribute to fallen soldiers who died during D-day

A ransomware attack is where hackers maliciously infiltrate an organisation’s website or systems (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Tech

Council investigating extent of cyber attack that affected website and systems

Max dressed up as coach Gareth Murray (Family Handout/PA)
UK

Boy, 10, to coach basketball team after dressing up as coach for Halloween match

Helena Stewart Bennet was posted to a German prisoner of war camp in Shropshire on September 30, 1918 (Church of Scotland/PA)
UK

Nurse who died in PoW camp weeks before armistice ‘may have survived in France’

Jules Rose, outside Police Scotland Bell Street station in Dundee (Jane Barlow/PA)
UK

Victim of disgraced brain surgeon submits evidence against NHS Tayside to police

The team of 20 curlers will play a number of matches in Sweden (My Name’5 Doddie Foundation/PA)
UK

Women curlers raise funds for Doddie Weir charity while competing in Sweden

Protesters took part in Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstrations in cities including Edinburgh on Saturday (Lesley Martin/PA)
UK

‘Not in our name’: pro-Palestine protesters march in Glasgow to demand ceasefire

Commuters walking past a ScotRail train (Jane Barlow/PA)
UK

ScotRail says ‘full service’ will run from major station following disruption

The parents of Humza Yousaf’s wife are currently trapped in Gaza (PA)
UK

Yousaf says in-laws still alive in Gaza after days without contact

UK

Yousaf says in-laws still alive in Gaza after days without contact

The parents of Humza Yousaf’s wife are currently trapped in Gaza (PA)
Lorna Slater delivers her keynote speech during the Scottish Green Party conference at Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline (Jane Barlow/PA)
News

Scottish Government’s commitment to boost solar energy welcomed by industry

First Minister Humza Yousaf. (Jane Barlow/PA)
UK

First Minister has not heard from in-laws trapped in Gaza conflict

The inquiry heard the partygate revelations, which centred on 10 Downing Street, were the ‘ultimate insult’ (Cabinet Office/PA)
UK

Partygate was ‘ultimate insult’ to Covid bereaved, inquiry told

Sculptor George Wyllie with the MBE he received in 2005 for services to art. (David Cheskin/PA)
UK

Gallery named after George Wyllie bids to ensure artist’s legacy lives on

Sculptor George Wyllie with the MBE he received in 2005 for services to art. (David Cheskin/PA)
UK

Gallery named after George Wyllie bids to ensure artist’s legacy lives on

The inquiry was told the voice of children was not heard on policy around vaccination, and other issues (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Women and children among worst affected by pandemic, inquiry told

Angus Council is evacuating more than 400 homes (Andrew Milligan/PA)
UK

Met Office extends Storm Babet red warning area in Scotland

School support staff during a rally outside the Scottish parliament in Holyrood (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

Second union accepts pay offer for school staff but Unison strikes still on

First Minister Humza Yousaf and his wife Nadia El-Nakla (Jane Barlow/PA)
UK

Humza Yousaf’s wife calls for urgent ceasefire in Gaza after family injured

GMB members have voted to accept the pay deal for school support workers (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

GMB members accept schools pay deal as Unison rejection mean strikes loom

Stock image of a household tap. (Rui Vieira/PA)
Business

Scottish Water workers overwhelmingly back strike against ‘rogue employer’

A formal strike ballot is to take place of Chivas Brothers’ workers (University of Aberdeen/PA)
Business

Whisky firm workers to be balloted on strike action over pay dispute

Union members have already staged a number of strikes (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

Scottish schools set for further strikes as support staff reject pay offer

The system can carry out complex workloads while supporting research into AI safety and development (Yui Mok/PA)
UK

Edinburgh to host supercomputer system that may advance medicine, AI and energy

<p>Parts of Scotland have been issued with amber and yellow weather warnings </p>
Weather

England set for 25C autumn scorcher as Scotland braces for floods

Kenny Logan led the 700-mile trip from Edinburgh to Paris (Mark F Gibson/PA)
UK

Doddie Weir’s son to join Kenny Logan on final leg of 700-mile MND challenge

Gillian Mackay MSP has lodged a Bill that will introduce buffer zones outside medical facilities where abortions are carried out (Jane Barlow/PA)
UK

Scottish Green MSP lodges abortion buffer zones Bill

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke at the Conservative Party conference (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Rishi Sunak to face no action over Sturgeon joke from Police Scotland

A national strike in Scottish colleges took place on September 6 (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

Scottish government ‘must intervene’ to end college pay dispute, says union

The Covid inquiry was told some people were discharged with Covid, and went on to infect their loved ones (PA)
UK

Covid triaging ‘abysmal’ as some denied treatment while ill, inquiry told

Grant Shapps has been urged to help end the strikes at munitions plant (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Business

Shapps should help end dispute at depot that supplies arms to Ukraine, says SNP

A national strike in Scottish colleges took place on September 6 (Jane Barlow/PA)
Business

Scottish government ‘must intervene’ to end college pay dispute, says union

The Covid inquiry was told some people were discharged with Covid, and went on to infect their loved ones (PA)
UK

Covid triaging ‘abysmal’ as some denied treatment while ill, inquiry told

Grant Shapps has been urged to help end the strikes at munitions plant (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Business

Shapps should help end dispute at depot that supplies arms to Ukraine, says SNP

Weather warnings have been issued for parts of Scotland (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Met Office warns of heavy rain and potential flooding across Scotland

Amelia Topa with father Igor Topa (Simon Price/PA)
UK

Mother tells of ‘light at the end of tunnel’ after daughter’s cancer recovery

Nicola Sturgeon stood with striking school staff in Edinburgh (Unison Scotland/PA)
UK

Sturgeon shows support for striking school staff on picket line

(Nick Ansell/PA)
Health

Increased social media use ‘linked to rise in teenage binge drinking’

Swifts populations have fallen by 70% since 1994, a new report foud (BEn Andrew/RSPB/PA)
News

New report shows Scottish wildlife is on the decline

The whiskies will go on sale later this year (David Cheskin/PA)
Home News

Old whisky unearthed in Scottish castle to be auctioned

Endangered Rothchild’s giraffe Sifa settles into his new home in Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, near Stirling, after travellilng from Dublin Zoo, becoming the first male giraffe to call the park home in a decade. (Andrew Milligan/PA)
UK

Endangered male giraffe Sifa arrives at safari park

Unite and GMB said on Friday they have suspended school strikes by staff including cleaners and janitors (Ben Birchall/PA)
Business

Two trade unions suspend school strike action following improved pay offer

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