Vanessa Taaffe

Vanessa Taaffe

Vanessa Taaffe is a reporter with STV News covering national and local stories. She’s based in Glasgow. Her work includes covering Scotland’s housing emergency, UK and Scottish elections and breaking news.

Wheatley Homes tenant in Glasgow says she has become her own ‘rat catcher’ amid infestation fears
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'I've trained myself to become a rat catcher in my own home'

Social housing: ‘I shower at the gym because my bathroom isn’t fit for purpose’
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'I shower at the gym because my bathroom isn't fit for purpose'

Play and support centre for disabled children opens in Glasgow after government funding boost
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Play and support centre for disabled children opens in Glasgow

Kenmure Street: Residents face months in limbo after tenement collapse in Glasgow’s Pollokshields
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'We have nothing left': Residents face months in limbo after tenement collapse

Glasgow residents face £45m bill for essential quay wall repairs
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'Our life savings are stuck in flats we can't sell because of a wall no one will fix'

Families left ‘scrambling’ after Woodland View secure ward announces decision to close within weeks
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Families left 'scrambling' as secure ward to close within weeks

‘I have ADHD – and pay £200 a month for treatment after the NHS refused to help’
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'I have ADHD – and pay £200 a month for treatment after the NHS refused to help'

Housing secretary ‘doesn’t know number of people on social housing list’
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Housing secretary 'doesn't know number of people on social housing list' 

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Celtic Boys Club abuse court case ends with more than £1m paid out
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Celtic Boys Club abuse court case ends with more than £1m paid out

Encrochat: Crime kingpin Conor McGregor jailed for six years after extradition from Morocco
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Crime kingpin jailed for six years after extradition from Morocco

Darrell Currie opens up about health battle that forced him off TV
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Darrell Currie: 'I knew the doctors had no idea what was wrong with me'

New generation of Scots deserve fresh vote on independence, says Swinney
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New generation of Scots deserve fresh vote on independence, says Swinney

‘Monster’ domestic abuser swerved on Edinburgh bypass while attacking girlfriend
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'Monster' domestic abuser swerved on city bypass while attacking girlfriend

Can Glasgow afford to continue welcoming refugees?
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Can Glasgow afford to continue welcoming refugees?

Woman, 21, dies at scene of two-car crash on A98 near Banff
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Woman, 21, dies at scene of two-car crash on A98

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Rare white deer stuns visitors at Scottish beauty spot 
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'Like a fairytale': Rare white deer stuns visitors at Scottish beauty spot

Scottish Government halts cash for arms companies supplying Israel and flies Palestinian flag
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Scottish Government halts cash for arms companies supplying Israel and flies Palestinian flag

Visitor boom pushes Scotland’s tourist hotspots to breaking point 
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Visitor boom pushes tourist hotspots to breaking point 

Teenager Mitchell Lawrie aiming to emulate Scottish greats by becoming darts world champion
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Teen darts sensation aims to emulate Scottish greats by becoming world champ

Tighnabruaich residents demand action over sewage and E. coli risks polluting sea at Kyles of Bute
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'People don't want to swim in the sea when it's filled with jobbies'

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Search for man in Rangers top after assault near Duck Bay Hotel in Loch Lomond
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Search for man in Rangers top after serious assault near Loch Lomond hotel

Glasgow City Council paid £1m to senior staff ‘without proper oversight’
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Glasgow City Council paid £1m to senior staff 'without proper oversight'

Man charged under terrorism act after Palestine Action investigation
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Man charged under terrorism act after Palestine Action investigation

Police investigating murder of man found injured in Kirkmuirhill following ‘positive line of enquiry’
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'Positive line of enquiry' on murder of man found injured in property

Crash on M8 causes rush-hour traffic chaos
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Crash on M8 causes rush-hour traffic chaos

MSPs to visit University Hospital Wishaw neo-natal unit at risk of being downgraded
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MSPs to visit award-winning neo-natal unit at risk of being downgraded

Gym boss James Clacher raped Tinder and Bumble dates then faked own death and fled Scotland
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Gym boss raped Tinder and Bumble dates then faked own death and fled Scotland

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Funicular derails in Lisbon killing 15 people, emergency services say
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Funicular derails in Lisbon killing 15 people, emergency services say

M&S hackers ‘claim to be behind Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack’
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M&S hackers ‘claim to be behind Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack’

Royal Mail issues quacking collection of stamps celebrating duck species
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Royal Mail issues quacking collection of stamps celebrating duck species