Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has visited Edinburgh to mark the launch of a charity collaboration aimed at supporting thousands of homeless and displaced people around the world. Her
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Former Liberal leader Lord Steel has denied “hiding his head in the sand” over child abuse allegations against former Rochdale MP Sir Cyril Smith. Lord Steel said he asked the
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A new plan has been launched to help support people with learning disabilities. There are 26,349 people with learning disabilities in Scotland with only 7% employed and 6.2% in further
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Anti-poverty groups have condemned Chancellor Philip Hammond for not ending the benefits freeze early. Mr Hammond used his Spring Statement to make clear that the controversial measure would continue, but
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Police have released images of the knife used by a man who raped a woman at knifepoint on wasteland in Fife. The 20-year-old victim was walking along Herriot Crescent and
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Actress Tina Malone’s lawyers said she was “very happy” to be going home after she avoided jail for sharing a Facebook post said to unmask James Bulger killer Jon Venables.
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Boris Johnson has been urged to apologise to victims of child abuse after claiming millions of pounds of police funding is being “spaffed up the wall” investigating historic allegations. The
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A care home manager has appeared before magistrates charged with neglecting an 87-year-old resident who later died in hospital. Catalina Ferchiu indicated that she would plead not guilty to the
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A teenage girl groomed and sexually exploited by a group of “predatory men” is embroiled in family court litigation after giving birth. The youngster and her baby are both in
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The Government has suffered a defeat at the hands of peers seeking to restrict the power of ministers to make international healthcare agreements post-Brexit. The House of Lords backed by
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