Strike vote among social care charity workers paused after new pay offer
A strike ballot among hundreds of staff at a social care charity has been put on hold after a fresh pay offer. Unison said carers at Enable Scotland will now
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World’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer ‘could wipe out the disease’
The world’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer – being developed in the UK – could wipe out the deadly disease, researchers say. Scientists at the University of Oxford are creating
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Ten further arrests made over alleged historic abuse at former residential school
A further 10 arrests have been made as police continue to probe historic allegations of abuse at a former residential school in Stevenston. Kerelaw (pictured) was a secure establishment for
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Mother found guilty of manslaughter over deaths of four boys in house fire
A woman has been found guilty over the deaths of her four young boys in a fire after she left them home alone to go to Sainsbury’s. Deveca Rose (pictured)
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Bill to give ‘choice at end of life’ to be introduced to Parliament this month
Proposals to change the law to give terminally ill people “choice at the end of life” are to be introduced in Parliament this month. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said she
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Under half of dyslexic people in Scotland receive adequate help in the workplace
Less than half of dyslexic people in Scotland receive “appropriate workplace adjustments” and three quarters say the condition has impacted their job performance, according to new research. A report by
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Two in five parents ‘educate disabled children at home due to lack of provision’
Nearly two in five parents have been forced to educate their disabled child at home because of a lack of suitable provision or funding, a survey has found. A third
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Councils warn Chancellor of widespread bankruptcies without funding boost
Councils say they are “staring down the barrel” financially, as new analysis suggests they will be limited to being “little more than care services” by the end of this Parliament
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Families criticise decision not to prosecute care home staff over Covid deaths
Relatives of seven elderly residents who died after contracting coronavirus at a nursing home at the height of the pandemic have criticised the decision not to prosecute anyone, an inquest
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Paedophile child killer Dominic McKilligan refused release by Parole Board
A paedophile who murdered an 11-year-old boy while he was a teenager has been refused release by the Parole Board. Convicted sex offender Dominic McKilligan, 44, killed schoolboy Wesley Neailey
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