Work being done to tackle homelessness is being undermined by “outdated attitudes” from the public, charity campaigners have said. Homeless Action Scotland claimed that while most people are sympathetic to
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Social care workers in Scotland face unfair conditions, “excessive” shifts and insecure work, an inquiry has found. An independent study into social care highlights the lack of fairness for workers
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MSPs will consider how the abuse of elderly people should be prosecuted and if it requires new legislation. Representatives from Police Scotland, the Crown Office, and charities Age Scotland and
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Sex crimes have risen while violent crimes have fallen, Police Scotland’s latest figures indicate. The “cruel and unnatural” treatment of children highlighted by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry was said
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The 16-year-old boy who raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail can be identified as Aaron Campbell after a judge allowed his name to be reported. The body of the six-year-old was
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Fresh funding has been announced by the Scottish Government in a bid to shorten waiting times for people receiving medical procedures. Health boards have been allocated around £27 million in
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A boy who killed six-year-old Alesha MacPhail in a “bestial manner” could be identified on Friday. The 16-year-old is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of raping and
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It was going to be a summer holiday filled with playing on the beach, bike rides and trips to the park. Alesha MacPhail was to spend three weeks on the
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A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of abducting, raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail. A jury at the High Court in Glasgow took three hours to find the teenager,
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Children’s charities have welcomed support from organisations across Scotland for a bill that would help to give greater protection to young people. The Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill
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