New school age payment launched to support low-income families in Scotland
Low-income families are now able to apply for a new benefit to help cover the costs of sending a child to school. Applications for the School Age Payment can be
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Home support charities to benefit from £1.2 million social care workforce training
Voluntary organisations across Scotland are benefitting from grants totalling more than £1.2 million which will help social service workers gain qualifications, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) announced today. The
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Mental Health Foundation raises fears about impact of reality TV on young viewers
Reality TV, which often features an array of well-honed cast members, makes nearly a quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds worry about their body image, according to a new survey. The
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Study will explore role of head injuries in ex-football and rugby players with dementia
A new scientific study marks another step towards understanding the causes of dementia in ex-athletes, according to a former England football captain. Alan Shearer has described the work by researchers
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Nurse who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent ‘stabbed over 70 times by boyfriend’
A nurse who performed on Britain’s Got Talent was stabbed more than 70 times by her former soldier boyfriend in an “utterly terrifying” attack, a court has heard. Simonne Kerr,
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Birmingham man jailed for frenzied care home attack on helpless dementia sufferer
A man who burst into a dementia-suffer’s care home room and battered the helpless 60-year-old with a lamp has been jailed for 12 years. David Debney assaulted Denise Crowton, who
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Over 130,000 households miss out on foodbank vouchers ‘due to Brexit fighting’
More than 130,000 households missed out on free food vouchers last year while the Government “wasted time fighting over Brexit”, health and welfare charities claim. In a joint letter to
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Multi-agency panels to scrutinise decisions on potential modern slavery victims
Some decisions on potential modern slavery victims could be independently reviewed under measures introduced by the Government. Ministers say the changes will improve transparency and support for those flagged up
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Woman dubbed ‘mother-of-the-year’ jailed for killing husband with kitchen knife
A former “mum-of-the-year” who killed her husband by stabbing him in the heart has been jailed for 14 years. Helena Atay, 42, known as Karine, was cleared of murdering her
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Scottish Government urged to ‘pick up pace’ of mental health staff recruitment
The Scottish Government has been urged to “pick up the pace” if it is to meet its target of recruiting 800 mental health staff by 2022. Plans to increase the
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