The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Help just a free phone call away
The Samaritans has launched a new free-to-caller number, 116 123, which has replaced the former national UK number.
The number is free from landlines, mobiles and payphones and will enable more people to access the service, which provides round the clock support every day of the year.
Those unable to afford the cost of a call or have run out of credit on their mobile, will still be able to contact the service.
The number will also not show up on phone bills, meaning callers will no longer have to worry about others seeing it.
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