Laura Alderman

Political Reporter

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.

Enric Miralles: Exhibition showcases vision behind design of Scottish Parliament building
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Edinburgh & East

Exhibition showcases vision behind design of Scottish Parliament building

‘I was maimed by the NHS and left to wait – this is the reality for mesh victims’
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Mesh scandal

'I was maimed by the NHS and left to wait - this is the reality for mesh victims'

Edinburgh woman’s hope of treatment for rare brain disease often mistaken for drunkenness
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'People think my wife is drunk but she's living with a rare brain disease'

‘I was sick with cramps but people didn’t believe the pain was real’
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'I was sick with cramps but people didn't believe the pain was real'

NHS gynaecology delays: ‘If I didn’t pay to go private, I might have died from cancer’
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NHS gynaecology delays: 'If I didn't go private, cancer may have killed me'

‘Ketamine use becoming social norm among young Scots’
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'Ketamine use becoming social norm among young Scots'

From coma to TikTok star: Father-of-five’s miraculous stroke recovery
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Edinburgh & East

From coma to TikTok star: Father-of-five's miraculous stroke recovery

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Search of River Tay underway after reports of three men in difficulty
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North East & Tayside

Search underway for man missing in river after getting into difficulty 

Loch Lomond National Park orders removal of static caravan in unlawful development crackdown
Glasgow & West

National Park orders removal of static caravan in unlawful development crackdown

Cineworld to leave world’s tallest cinema in Glasgow next month as staff face redundancy
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Cineworld to leave world's tallest cinema next month as staff face redundancy

Over 350,000 Baby Boxes delivered to families across Scotland
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Over 350,000 Baby Boxes delivered to families across Scotland

Glasgow man appears in court charged with communicating indecently with teenager
Glasgow & West

Man appears in court charged with communicating indecently with teenager

Police taser discharged during disturbance in Fife as man and woman arrested 
Edinburgh & East

Police taser discharged during disturbance as man and woman arrested

Critical water alert issued for several rivers in Easter Scotland amid low rainfall
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Critical water alert issued for several rivers amid low rainfall

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Female Porsche racing drivers set for Scottish homecoming

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Sturgeon's candid insight into life as first minister unlikely to shift perceptions

Nicholas Rossi: Fugitive who fled to Scotland found guilty of rape in US court
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Nicholas Rossi: Fugitive who fled to Scotland found guilty of rape

Thunderstorm warning with risk of lightning and flooding amid soaring temperatures
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Thunderstorm warning with risk of lightning and flooding amid soaring temperatures

Liam Gallagher ‘misinformed’ over comments about Oasis fans, says Edinburgh council leader
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Liam Gallagher 'misinformed' over comments about Oasis fans, says council leader 

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Fire crews remain at Arthur's Seat blaze five days on

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Delivery driver who stabbed traffic warden over ticket has jail term tripled

East Lothian Council to oppose battery storage site near Dunbar over ‘lack of information’
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Council to oppose battery storage site over 'lack of information'

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Kate Forbes not banned from Summerhall building, venue says

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Charity rowers MP mistook for migrants complete first leg of journey

Man found guilty of sexual assaults and rapes of three young girls over two decades
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Man sexually assaulted and raped three young girls over two decades

Man who repeatedly raped woman after charity event jailed for six years
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Man who repeatedly raped woman after charity event jailed

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Scots presenter Ross King among trio of celebrities announced for Strictly 

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Trump says Putin 'won't mess around with me' as Alaska summit approaches