The Unison union opposes the change, saying it will add to the pressure faced by hospital staff.

The teenagers were examined in hospital after taking drugs at a school in the south of Scotland.

One man is airlifted for treatment after the accident which closed the A87 for several hours.

An email sent in error included an excel file containing personal details of community first responders.

Halfway through a Monday afternoon, there were 14 ambulances queuing outside A&E at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

The 19-year-old woman is believed to have been taking part in a clay pigeon shooting event in Argyll.

A councillor says she took the woman from Braemar to Aberdeen as there was no ambulance available.

The number of recorded assaults on Scottish Ambulance workers is at a five-year high, the GMB says.