Child poverty is becoming the “new normal” in parts of the country and rising rapidly in major cities, a new study suggests. Research by the End Child Poverty coalition indicated
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Ministers must take urgent action to deal with the “staggering levels of child poverty” that parts of Scotland are facing, campaigners have demanded. In eight of Scotland’s 32 local authorities
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A teenager found guilty of taking upskirt videos of two teachers left his victims feeling violated, objectified and vulnerable, a judge has said. Timothy Boomer, 18, was sentenced to a
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Visits to a children’s hospital by therapy dogs have helped reduce anxiety among young patients awaiting medical tests, investigations and examinations, according to a new study. Southampton Children’s Hospital is
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Three dealers who recruited vulnerable teenagers to act as couriers to run drugs to coastal communities have been jailed for a total of 12-and-a-half years for offences of modern slavery
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The UK Government has added a stalled compensation scheme for abuse victims to the agenda of Stormont’s power-sharing talks. Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley wrote to victims’ groups
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There could be thousands more paedophiles in the UK than previously estimated, the head of the National Crime Agency has said. Speaking at the launch of the NCA’s annual national
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The Scottish Government is being urged to commit more funds to ensure people with diabetes can access psychological and emotional support when they need it. Campaigners at Diabetes Scotland are
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Former Celtic kitman James McCafferty has been jailed for more than six years after admitted a string of historic sexual offences against young boys. The 73-year-old, of Lisburn, Northern Ireland,
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The mother of a sister and brother sexually groomed and abused online has said web companies should be made to pay victims compensation, an inquiry has heard. The woman, who
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