The Duchess of Cambridge has opened a mental health charity’s £40 million centre which officials hope will be a “game changer” in supporting young people. Kate was described as being
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A man who was acquitted of rape but then successfully sued has been declared bankrupt, meaning he does not have to pay his victim any damages. Stephen Coxen (pictured) was
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has produced a new video to show social service workers and witnesses what it’s like if they attend a SSSC hearing at their offices
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The emotional, practical and financial needs of many cancer patients in Scotland are not being met, according to a charity. According to a Macmillan Cancer Support survey documenting patients’ experiences
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A care home group with more than 30 homes in Scotland has gone into administration, creating uncertainty for residents. Four Seasons has appointed Alvarez and Marsal to carry out the
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A couple have been arrested on suspicion of holding a woman as a domestic slave in Belfast for more than six years. Police said the arrests are the first of
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A group of MPs has referred the Home Office to the equalities watchdog over the Windrush scandal, urging an investigation into whether British citizens were unlawfully discriminated against on the
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An official criminal records checking scheme is relying on a 17-year-old system after a modernisation drive was hit by delays, according to a Commons report. The Disclosure and Barring Service
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Children’s services in England are “at breaking point” and need more than £3 billion in additional Government funding over the years to 2025, a parliamentary report has warned. The report
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Care homes giant Four Seasons has collapsed into administration, raising fears for thousands of vulnerable elderly residents. The debt-laden company has appointed corporate undertakers at Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) to
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