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Ryan McDougall

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

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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

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 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

Home News

Fresh appeal to find man who vanished after leaving nightclub

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

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

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

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

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

UK

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

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

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

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

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

Business

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

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

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

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

UK

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

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

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

The site is part of the Ministry of Defence (PA)
Business

Union urges MoD to resolve row with striking workers after forklift incident

Oysters disappeared from the area a century ago (Maverick Photo Agency/PA)
News

Oysters returned to Firth of Forth for first time in a century

Catering staff in Scottish schools are among those set to walk out next week (PA)
UK

Union extends deadline to council body ahead of imminent Scottish school strikes

Katy Loudon is the SNP’s candidate for next month’s Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election (PA)
UK

SNP candidate ‘up to the task’ at Westminster, says Black

Sheku Bayoh died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015 (family handout/PA)
UK

Skin colour was not factor in terrorism concerns, Sheku Bayoh inquiry told

Researchers said the number of jobs in the offshore energy sector could jump to 225,000 by the end of the decade (Owen Humphreys/PA)
UK

Offshore energy jobs could increase by 50% by end of decade, research finds

Former prime minister Gordon Brown, pictured speaking at a previous event. (Jane Barlow/PA)
UK

Gordon Brown warns ‘aggressive nationalism’ is sweeping the world

A number plate which was part of a lifeboat used to rescue Titanic survivors. (Glenrothes and Area Heritage Centre/PA)
UK

Titanic artefacts go on display telling story of Scottish countess

Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Princess Royal, the King and the Queen Camilla at the Braemar Gathering (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
UK

Charles and Camilla join the Highland crowds at Braemar Gathering

Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police in Fife in 2015 (Bayoh family/PA)
UK

Senior officer visited Bayoh family amid ‘highly charged’ response, inquiry told

The inquiry into Sheku Bayoh’s death is continuing (Family of Sheku Bayoh/PA)
UK

Racism can ‘manifest itself’ in Police Scotland, inquiry hears

The inquiry is examining whether race played a factor in Sheku Bayoh’s death (PA)
UK

Police statements soon after Sheku Bayoh death ‘inappropriate’, inquiry told

Sheku Bayoh died in May 2015 after being restrained by police (Police Scotland/PA)
UK

Not telling Bayoh’s partner about contact with police ‘not right’, inquiry told

Maggie’s visitors chat around a table. (Phil Durrant/PA)
UK

‘Chemo brain’ course to be extended to England and Wales after Scottish success

The inquiry is examining whether race played a factor in Sheku Bayoh’s death (PA)
UK

Police statements soon after Sheku Bayoh death ‘inappropriate’, inquiry told

Sheku Bayoh died in May 2015 after being restrained by police (Police Scotland/PA)
UK

Not telling Bayoh’s partner about contact with police ‘not right’, inquiry told

Maggie’s visitors chat around a table. (Phil Durrant/PA)
UK

‘Chemo brain’ course to be extended to England and Wales after Scottish success

Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police in May 2015 (Family handout/PA)
UK

Sheku Bayoh Inquiry: Officer cannot recall if he gained consent to enter house

<p>Elizabeth Debicki in ‘The Crown'</p>
News

Diana’s death ‘will be covered sensitively’ in The Crown

A panel of experts warned that deepfakes are advancing at an increased rate (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Space

Deepfakes to get ‘very real’ but ‘denying real content’ is worse, experts say

Airport staff wrote Mr McCann’s proposal to his partner in the sand (Stephen McCann/Big Partnership/PA)
UK

Marriage proposal etched into runway sand for man’s sky-high proposal

Marcus Dick, 18, was one of the two young men who died following the DJ event (Police Scotland/PA)
UK

Families ‘devastated’ at deaths of teenagers after nightclub event

Police have asked anyone with information that may help their investigation come forward (PA)
UK

Tributes paid to ‘thoughtful’ teenager who died after DJ event

A teacher sits with two class pupils (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Union calls on First Minister to address lack of job security for new teachers

Karel Nekola’s brooch he designed for his wife, on display until May (OnFife/PA)
UK

Brooch created by craftsman who made ceramics for royals goes on display

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