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Laura Alderman

Political Reporter

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laura.alderman@stv.tv

Laura is STV News' Political Reporter based in Edinburgh, having previously worked in STV’s Aberdeen newsroom and with ITV News in London. Her work includes covering multiple UK, Scottish and local elections and she reports extensively on the social care sector and social affairs.

Life on the frontline: Paramedics ‘papering over the cracks’ amid NHS winter pressure

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On the frontline with Edinburgh's overstretched paramedics at Christmas

Patients face ‘lottery’ for support fund: ‘I’ve been left to rot with long Covid’

Edinburgh & East

'I've been left to rot with long Covid': Patients face 'lottery' for support

Glasgow woman spent three years in hospital despite being fit for discharge

'I spent three years stuck in hospital despite being ready for discharge'

Grandads make history by flying homemade First World War fighter plane

Edinburgh & East

Grandads make history by flying homemade First World War fighter plane

Family in ‘living nightmare’ after mum struck by SUV while on holiday in the US

Edinburgh & East

Family in 'living nightmare' after mum struck by SUV while on US holiday

Covid, cost of living and social media: Why more young women are struggling with mental health

'I battled anxiety and anorexia as a teen - young people are more vulnerable than ever'

Are politicians and brands slaying the Gen Z TikTok trend – or is it pure cringe?

Are politicians and brands slaying the Gen Z TikTok trend - or is it pure cringe?

Family call for women who take their own lives following domestic abuse to be recognised

'We want our daughter's abuser to be charged with her death'

New Edinburgh beer festival aims to get more women into the brewing industry

Edinburgh & East

New festival aims to get more women into the brewing industry

Edinburgh Fringe artists aim to break stigma around women’s health

Edinburgh & East

Edinburgh Fringe artists aim to break stigma around women's health

Edinburgh Fringe: Giant on the Bridge explores experiences of coming home from prison

Edinburgh & East

Fringe show exploring people's experiences of coming home from prison

Public’s views sought on draft sentencing guidelines for rape offences in Scotland

How long should rapists in Scotland be sentenced to?

Long-running Covid probe exhausts burnt out care home staff and bereaved families

Long-running Covid probe exhausts burnt out care home staff and bereaved families

Meet the people struggling to survive in Scotland’s embattled social care sector

The workers struggling to survive in Scotland's embattled social care sector

Autistic woman 'misdiagnosed as bipolar' and given anti-psychotics for a decade

Autistic woman 'misdiagnosed as bipolar' and given anti-psychotics for a decade

Sober coach who quit alcohol after drinking ‘spiralled’ says ‘I’ve never been happier or healthier’

Edinburgh & East

'I quit drinking after feeling I was going to die - I've never been happier'

Mum facing 'outrageous' 40% rent hike as government's emergency cap lifted

Mum facing 'outrageous' 40% rent hike as government's emergency cap lifted

Scotland’s carers short-changed by £25m last year, figures show

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'Sickening': Scotland's carers short-changed by £25m last year, figures show

Warning that health and social care cuts in Edinburgh will impact the most vulnerable

Edinburgh & East

Warning that health and social care cuts will impact the most vulnerable

Robotic revolution could ‘cut NHS waiting lists’ and tackle crisis in social care’

Edinburgh & East

'Robots could help cut NHS waiting lists and tackle social care crisis'

More female funeral directors needed 'to combat sexism in industry'

Edinburgh & East

More female funeral directors needed 'to combat sexism in industry'

Cuts to social care packages 'creating a climate of fear' for families

Edinburgh & East

Cuts to social care packages 'creating a climate of fear' for families

Ukrainians in Scotland speak out on second anniversary of Russian invasion as conflict enters third year

Ukrainians 'will never give up fighting' as war enters third year

Rayner brands Sturgeon 'appalling' for deleting Covid WhatsApps

Rayner brands Sturgeon 'appalling' for deleting Covid WhatsApps

Women’s Enterprise: Female entrepreneurs ‘not taken seriously’ as just 2% receive venture capital investment

Female business owners 'not taken seriously by investors'

Couple who had baby through IVF after pregnancy struggle back plea for more egg and sperm donors

Edinburgh & East

'Our baby is our joy - and we wouldn't have him without a donor'

Scot opens up about terminally ill mum’s request to end her life amid Assisted Dying Bill debate

'My ill mum asked me to help her die - I want others to have a choice'

Drop in sperm donors forces clinics to spend thousands importing batches from overseas

Drop in sperm donors forces clinics to spend thousands on imports

Sisters open up about change in law regarding anonymity for people donating eggs and sperm

'I can find out who my sperm and egg donors are but my sister can't'

Scottish Covid inquiry: Campaigner separated from mum in care home for a year during Covid fighting for Anne’s Law

'My mum was in a care home during Covid - I didn't know if I'd see her again'

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