The number of children experiencing early learning and childcare in Scotland has increased to more than 290,000. A report by the Care Inspectorate, published today, showed the number of children
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More than a third of men don’t ask for help when they are struggling to cope, according to new research. A study for Samaritans found that 36% of men aged
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Lord Ahmed has appeared in court charged with historic sexual offences against two children. The Rotherham-based peer was charged earlier this month with two counts of attempted rape and one
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A stigma remains around men seeking help if they are struggling to cope, a charity said, as a new campaign encouraging people to speak out was launched. Two in five
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MPs will investigate whether women are turning to prostitution to survive because of the Universal Credit system. The Work and Pensions Committee is calling for evidence about the possible link
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Breast cancer death rates will fall in the UK and across nearly all EU countries this year, a new study suggests. The UK is expected to record the greatest decrease
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Fewer UK graduates joined the medical register last year than doctors who trained outside the country, figures show. A total of 7,183 UK-trained doctors were registered for the first time
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People are inclined to believe child sexual exploitation does not go on in their area, according to Barnardo’s Scotland. The charity carried out research into the public’s understanding of the
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The father of a three-year-old girl drowned by his wife in a bath when their marriage broke down has branded her “cold and callous”, saying he desperately misses “being a
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A family court judge has spelled out why councils should be named in rulings on cases involving applications for children to be taken from the care of their parents. Judge
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