There could be thousands more paedophiles in the UK than previously estimated, the head of the National Crime Agency has said. Speaking at the launch of the NCA’s annual national
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The Scottish Government is being urged to commit more funds to ensure people with diabetes can access psychological and emotional support when they need it. Campaigners at Diabetes Scotland are
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Former Celtic kitman James McCafferty has been jailed for more than six years after admitted a string of historic sexual offences against young boys. The 73-year-old, of Lisburn, Northern Ireland,
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The mother of a sister and brother sexually groomed and abused online has said web companies should be made to pay victims compensation, an inquiry has heard. The woman, who
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Hospital death rates have dropped by 14% in four years, beating a Scottish Government target of a 10% cut. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman credited the drop to the Scottish Patient
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The first payments have been made under a new scheme set up to help survivors of childhood abuse in care who are elderly or terminally ill. Deputy First Minister John
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The man known as Nick – who is accused of lying when he claimed he witnessed child murders and was sexually abused by a VIP Westminster paedophile ring – fled
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The teenager convicted of raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has been granted leave to appeal against his life sentence. Aaron Campbell, 17, was ordered to spend a minimum of
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Middle-age mortality rates have risen as “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug and alcohol overdoses, and drink-related liver disease increase, according to a new study into inequality. Deaths of despair
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The Prince of Wales paid tribute to his sons’ mental health charity work and acknowledged the “challenges of the future”, as he marked the centenary of a veterans’ charity. Speaking
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