A boy was sexually abused by two religious brothers at a children’s home as a third looked on, an inquiry has been told. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) heard
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A Westminster committee has launched an inquiry to examine how Scotland is impacted by UK welfare policies. The Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry will look at how policies such as Universal
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Public services such as the NHS are facing “big gaps” in recruitment as they struggle to replace EU workers who are leaving the UK, a new study suggests. Employment group
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The Home Office is facing a High Court challenge over the use of children as spies by police and other investigative bodies. Children’s charity Just for Kids Law says the
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Prime Minister Theresa May is to announce plans to create a new transparency registry to alert consumers to companies that exploit forced labour. Mrs May is expected to reveal a
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Pregnant women and “vulnerable” workers could be hit by a “stealth tax” when leaving employment, MPs have been warned. Shadow Treasury minister Peter Dowd said new national insurance measures could
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Vulnerable children with speech and language problems face a postcode lottery of care, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned. Anne Longfield said a lack of joined-up services and overall
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More than 1,350 migrants faced illegal demands to provide DNA samples as part of their applications to live in the UK, a report shows. Gurkha families and Afghans who worked
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Ministers must use “everything in their power” to ensure a troubled council does not fail children again following the murder of two youngsters, Labour has said. Shadow communities secretary Andrew
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A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman in Angus. Emergency services were called to Swan Street in Brechin at around 1.30am on Sunday where
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