Detectives welcome rape convictions after teenager duped into taking lift in Fife
Detectives have welcomed the conviction of two men for raping a young woman who got into a car she thought was a taxi after a night out. Driver Abel Muntean
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Fragile nature of adult social care revealed ahead of new BBC documentary
Councils will need to spend £6.1bn per year more in 2025 on adult social care services compared to what they were spending a decade ago, new figures reveal. England’s 36
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Former head of charity for the disabled denies defrauding pension scheme
The former head of a charity for the disabled has pleaded not guilty to defrauding the pension scheme of the non-profit he ran. Patrick McLarry is accused of transferring more
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New report finds more than 6,000 older Scots waiting too long for care
Scotland’s elderly are facing increasing waits for the social care they need, a new report suggests. Age Scotland research found more than four in 10 older people requiring “substantial” or
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Number of abortions in Scotland reaches highest level in a decade
The number of abortions in Scotland is at a 10-year high, official statistics indicate. Figures show 13,286 pregnant women aged 15-44 had terminations in 2018, a rate of 12.9 per
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New data reveals increases in STI’s in Scotland with syphilis cases at 15-year high
Cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increased in Scotland last year, with syphilis reaching a 15-year high. There were 455 diagnoses of the condition – which can spread to the
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Football clubs first for ‘groundbreaking’ suicide prevention training scheme
Professional football clubs will be among the first organisations in Scotland to receive suicide prevention training as part of a “groundbreaking” initiative. The new online resource is being made available
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Killer made rape threat to woman month before murdering mother-of-two
A convicted killer had threatened to attack and rape a woman around a month before going on to murder a “beautiful” Vietnamese mother-of-two, an inquest has heard. Nail technician Quyen
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Health board apologise ‘unreservedly’ over bullying and inappropriate behaviour
NHS Highland has apologised “unreservedly” to staff who were not treated properly after a review of bullying allegations suggested hundreds of workers experienced inappropriate behaviour. The independent investigation was commissioned
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Scottish prison service facing significant pressures, warns chief inspector
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is facing “significant pressures” over its budgets, staffing levels and handling of rising prison populations, MSPs have been told. Scotland’s chief inspector for prisons, Wendy
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