CAB report more Scots relying on food parcels
One in 50 Citizens Advice Bureau Scotland clients have said they do not have enough money to buy food, according to new figures. The organisation said that between January and
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Cancer Research report major improvement in survival rates
A “tipping point” has been reached in the war against cancer with half of newly diagnosed patients in England and Wales surviving at least 10 years, a landmark study has
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Max Clifford guilty of eight counts of sexual assault
PR guru Max Clifford has been found guilty of a string of indecent assaults on teenage girls in the first conviction under Operation Yewtree. The 71-year-old celebrity publicist was convicted
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NI health staff may strike as payment problems continue
Northern Ireland’s Health Minister, Edwin Poots, has come under fire for failing to tackle the severe problem with the payment of staff salaries. Unison says frontline staff have been pushed
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SNP ‘committed’ to free personal care as costs rises by 160%
Spending on free personal care for elderly people living at home in Scotland has increased by more than 160% since the flagship policy was introduced, with the bill reaching almost
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New App to help protect children from sexual exploitation
Microsoft and children’s charity Barnado’s have pooled resources to create an app to protect children from sexual exploitation. The innovative app, called ‘Wud U?’, has been designed for education professionals
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Sexual abusers to face new law on downloading material
Sexual abusers will be handed the same treatment as terrorists under a crackdown on child abuse to be included in the Queen’s Speech. David Cameron said he wanted to close
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New unemployment measures described as ‘forced unpaid labour’
New measures aimed at the long-term unemployed come into force today, with people facing benefit sanctions if they refuse to take part. The Government said Jobcentre staff will have more
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Child domestic violence charity in £2m award
A five-year project helping children and young people in Wales exposed to domestic violence and abuse has been awarded £2m by the Big Lottery Fund. It is the largest single
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Unions call for Welsh care home closure probe
Two trade unions have called for an independent investigation into the closure of a Ceredigion residential home which has left 40 staff facing redundancy. The council-run Awel Deg home in
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