Following the UK's recent £100 million pledge to help eradicate polio worldwide, and release of the film Breathe, Michael Alexander meets polio survivors in Tayside who are helping to raise awareness of Post-Polio Syndrome.
Ahead of a prestigious Dundee University lecture, TV doctor and former British Army officer Dr Saleyha Ahsan tells Michael Alexander how her five years in Dundee prepared her for a unique career across medicine, media and humanitarianism.
Ahead of a prestigious Dundee University lecture, TV doctor and former British Army officer Dr Saleyha Ahsan tells Michael Alexander how her five years in Dundee prepared her for a unique career across medicine, media and humanitarianism.
Replacing a scandal-hit former Tayside Police chief’s “cursed” post is proving a £159,000-a-year poisoned chalice.
A six feet five inches bronze sculpture by the late Dundee sculptor, William Turnbull, which was treasured until his death by David Bowie, sold for £317,000 at auction.
She was the Dundee-born teacher and missionary who overcame drought, famine and disease in East Africa during the early 20th century to fulfil her mission of spreading the Gospel.
Researchers in Dundee have made a major scientific breakthrough that could have a massive impact upon food stocks across Africa.
More than four million viewers tuned in to the last instalment of the BBC Two programme Line of Duty but fans old and new can look forward to the direction of Broughty Ferry-born film-maker Michael Keillor in the new series’ first three episodes.
A Jersey children’s home dubbed “the house of horrors” should be demolished.
Ahead of a free public lecture, Dundee University’s Regius Professor of Life Sciences Mike Ferguson tells Michael Alexander how drug resistant bacteria could pose a threat to humanity if left unchecked.