A council that sends children to foster care hundreds of miles away has apologised after giving incorrect information to an MSP. Highland Council initially suggested it relocated foster children up
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A mother has been jailed for two years and four months after her four-week old baby died after taking him to a nightclub and then drunkenly falling asleep on top
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A man who put a toddler in a tumble dryer has been found guilty of the “monstrous” assault of the 13-month-old girl. Thomas Dunn, 25, was looking after the child
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A child abuse inquiry witness has told how he was raped by priests during “satanic” drink-fuelled sex parties. Dave Sharp also described a catalogue of sexual, physical and emotional violence
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A woman who killed her husband after years of coercive and controlling abuse will walk free from court, bringing to an end 10 years of “hell”. Sally Challen, 65, bludgeoned
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Council social service bosses have failed to persuade a High Court judge to place a 17-year-old youth at risk because of his involvement in gang activity in secure accommodation. Social
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Three hospital patients have died after eating pre-packaged sandwiches linked to a listeria outbreak. An investigation has been launched into the source of the infection, related to products supplied by
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Grieving families awaiting fresh inquests into incidents from Northern Ireland’s troubled past have been assured efforts are under way to ensure their cases are heard in the next five years.
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A woman who spent nearly a decade behind bars for killing her husband in a hammer attack will not face a retrial for murder. Georgina Challen, 65, claimed she suffered
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Children from the Highlands in foster care are being placed up to 500 miles (805km) away from their birthplace, an investigation has found. Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP Kate Forbes
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