Labour MSP Dr Richard Simpson said early diagnosis could lead to more targeted therapy.

BBC: Glasgow Epilepsy Genetics Service debate

Labour's Dr Richard Simpson said there was a lack of evidence for minimum pricing and the policy was unacceptable.

BBC: Alcohol Bill debate

Scottish Labour's health spokesman Dr Richard Simpson said his party did not believe minimum unit pricing was the answer to tackling the country's drink problem.

BBC: Scottish government reintroduces alcohol pricing bill

Scottish Labour's Richard Simpson said he was delighted that the "last ditch and desperate appeal" by Imperial Tobacco had been "thrown out" by the Supreme Court.

BBC: Tobacco display ban in Scotland to begin in April 2013

The government plan was welcomed by opposition parties, although Labour public health spokesman Dr Richard Simpson warned some anti-smoking budgets were "flat lining", while the Tories' Jackson Carlaw said action to deter youngsters from taking up smoking should start with parents.

BBC: Tobacco display ban plan unveiled

They called a glove expert, Richard Rubin, in an attempt to show that the crime scene gloves were the same kind Simpson wore in photographs taken between 1991-94.

CNN: Tumultuous week as trial nears end

Substitute Richard Haughton made ground from deep and, as Gloucester's defence tried to regroup, the supporting Simpson finished off with a flourish.

BBC: Gloucester 22-20 Wasps