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Laura Alderman

Political Reporter

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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 reporting on the pressures on Scotland's care sector during Covid-19 and the campaign for increased visiting rights for people in adult care homes.

Scotland’s care homes ‘paying more than triple normal rate’ for agency nurses amid staffing crisis

Scotland

Care homes 'paying thousands a week' for agency nurses

3 days ago

NHS crisis: Mum dies after two-day wait on A&E trolley at St John’s Hospital in Livingston

Edinburgh & East

Mum dies after two-day wait on A&E trolley as nurse son speaks out

1 week ago

Edinburgh’s Gorgie Farm to close amid rising costs and funding cuts

Edinburgh & East

Beloved Gorgie Farm to close amid rising costs and funding cuts

4 weeks ago

Health under pressure: Social care services ‘will come to a halt this Christmas’

Politics

Social care services 'will come to a halt this Christmas'

2 months ago

Laura Alderman: A day with ‘burnt out, overworked and undervalued’ ambulance crews in Edinburgh

Insight

'Burnt out, overworked and undervalued' - ambulance crews on frontline

Laura AldermanPolitical Reporter

Funeral poverty: Cost of dying soars to more than £4,000 for basic send-off in Scotland

Edinburgh & East

Cost of dying soars as families 'pushed into funeral poverty'

2 months ago

Ukraine: Edinburgh hub welcomes 10,000th refugee on day Russia missiles hit Kyiv

Edinburgh & East

Help hub welcomes 10,000th Ukrainian refugee as missiles strike Kyiv

2 months ago

Rishi Sunak: Indian restaurant diners celebrating Diwali in Edinburgh welcome new prime minister

Politics

Diners at Rishi's restaurant welcome Sunak as prime minister

3 months ago

Scotland’s care system ‘on its knees’ as one in five workers live in poverty

Care staff using food banks and payday loans as sector 'on its knees'

4 months ago

Nicola Sturgeon urges against ‘panic’ over potential energy blackouts

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon urges against 'panic' over potential energy blackouts

4 months ago

Nurses ‘can’t afford petrol to get to work’ as Royal College of Nursing open ballot for strike action

Scotland

Nurses 'can't afford petrol to get to work' as ballot opens for strike

4 months ago

Edinburgh palliative care children’s nurse receives prestigious award

Edinburgh & East

Award for Edinburgh children's nurse who helped grieving families

4 months ago

Bomb disposal team called in Edinburgh after ‘suspicious package’ found in Chambers Street Crown Office

Edinburgh & East

Crown Office evacuated as bomb disposal called to 'suspicious package'

Updated 4 months ago

Edinburgh’s North Bridge: Five-year delay to £60m restoration defended by city council

Edinburgh & East

Five-year delay to £60m North Bridge restoration defended

5 months ago

Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon among the political punchlines for Edinburgh Fringe comics

Insight

Politicians write the punchlines for Edinburgh Fringe comedians

Laura AldermanPolitical Reporter

Scottish teachers struggling amid cost of living crisis as few permanent contracts being offered

Scotland

'I thought teaching was a secure career - I could now lose my home'

6 months ago

STV’s Kelly-Ann Woodland among famous faces immortalised on Edinburgh North Bride mural

Edinburgh & East

In pictures: STV's Kelly-Ann Woodland immortalised in enormous mural

6 months ago

Family demands answers over 91-year-old’s horrific injuries at Chapel Level care home in Kirkcaldy

Edinburgh & East

Family's anger over 91-year-old's horrific injuries at care home

6 months ago

Doctor detained at Edinburgh Airport after visa delayed for NHS Scotland job

Edinburgh & East

Detained doctor fears deportation after visa delayed for NHS job

Updated 6 months ago

Social care providers slam ‘dangerous’ axing of crucial PPE fund

Politics

Social care providers slam 'dangerous' axing of crucial PPE fund

7 months ago

Edinburgh community hub launch single item fruit and veg market as cost of living crisis deepens

Edinburgh & East

Cost of living: 'A short term plaster on an artery that's bleeding'

8 months ago

Woman calls for law change after running into brother’s killer without being told he was out of prison

'I ran into my brother's killer without being told he was out of prison'

8 months ago

Woman calls for Scottish Government to make telemedical abortions permanent post pandemic

Edinburgh & East

Call to make access to at-home abortions permanent in Scotland

9 months ago

Scottish families who lost loved ones to Covid in care homes consider legal action

Families who lost loved ones to Covid in care homes consider legal action

9 months ago

Carers fear they could lose their homes amid cost of living struggle

Scotland

Carers fear they could lose their homes amid cost of living struggle

9 months ago

Shuggie Bain author Douglas Stuart says writing Booker Prize winning novel ‘called him home’

Entertainment

Shuggie Bain author Douglas Stuart 'dying' to move back to Scotland

10 months ago

Thousands celebrate Scottish culture in New York as Tartan Day Parade returns

UK & International

New Yorkers celebrate Scottish culture as Tartan Day Parade returns

10 months ago

Trade with US set for boost as first envoy appointed by Scottish Government

Scotland

Exports boost as trade envoy to US appointed by Scottish Government

10 months ago

Brian Cox teases Succession future during Tartan Week celebrations

Entertainment

Brian Cox teases Succession future during Tartan Week celebrations

10 months ago

New York City open for business and Scots tourists are back in town

UK & International

New York City open for business and Scots tourists are back in town

10 months ago

Today's Top Stories

Scotland’s prisons: Number of gang members and bosses in jail revealed

Scotland

Number of gangland bosses in Scotland's prisons revealed

Trans woman rapist Isla Bryson ‘enrolled in beauty college course after being charged with sex attacks’

Exclusive

Trans rapist 'enrolled in beauty college course after sex attacks'

Aldi: Permission granted for controversial £6.4m supermarket in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway

Supermarket row ends as permission given for new £6.4m Aldi

CalMac boss Robbie Drummond vows to find best system for building new ferries

CalMac boss vows to find best system for building new ferries

Scottish Retail Consortium says one in six shops in Scotland is lying empty

Scotland

'Heavy toll' on retailers as one in six shops lies empty

Student accommodation still ‘unsuitable’ despite soaring costs, say NUS Scotland

Scotland

Student accommodation still 'unsuitable' despite soaring costs, say NUS

Investigation launched following ‘unexplained’ deaths of man and woman at Dalbeattie property

Investigation launched after man and woman found dead at property

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Glasgow’s monster Poundland opening in Scotland will be UK’s biggest store

Scotland

Monster Poundland opening in Scotland will be UK's biggest store

Sturgeon: Trans rapist Isla Bryson will not serve sentence at Cornton Vale

Scotland

Trans rapist Isla Bryson will not serve sentence at Cornton Vale

Scottish Government ministers to ‘step in’ to stop teaching numbers being cut

Scotland

Ministers to 'step in' to stop teacher numbers being cut

Watch live as Nicola Sturgeon faces First Minister’s Questions amid teacher strikes and gender reforms row

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon faces MSPs amid teacher strikes and gender reforms row

Asda set to cut hundreds of jobs and thousands to see pay slashed

Scotland

Asda set to cut hundreds of jobs and thousands will see pay slashed

Workers at Drax power stations across Scotland balloted for strike action by Unite over pay offer

Scotland

Power station workers balloted for strike action over pay offer

Ex-prison governor says trans rapist Isla Bryson should not be in prison at all-female Cornton Vale

Scotland

Ex-prison governor says trans woman rapist should not be in female jail

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Lewis Capaldi reaches out to young fan after emotional reaction at Glasgow OVO Hydro concert goes viral

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Lewis Capaldi reacts to viral clip of emotional young fan at Hydro gig

Prosecutors to consider joint police and safety regulator investigation into ScotRail Stonehaven crash

North East & Tayside

Prosecutors to consider report into fatal Stonehaven rail crash

Scotland Tonight: Timex Dundee strike recalled by sacked workers 30 years on

North East & Tayside

'Pushed aside as our jobs were taken' - 30 years since Timex strike

Scotland Tonight: Author Peter May imagines Glasgow ravaged by climate change and airport gone

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Glasgow's under water and the airport has gone - only a story?

UK’s highest trainline Cairngorm Mountain Railway reopens after four-year closure

Highlands & Islands

UK's highest railway reopening after four-year closure

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Tennent’s Sixes: Remembering when fans packed the SECC in Glasgow for football extravaganza

Football

'Fans and players loved it' - remembering the Tennent's Sixes