A murder inquiry has been launched following the death of a young schoolgirl on a Scottish island. Alesha MacPhail, six, was reported missing from Rothesay on the Isle of Bute
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A 10-year-old orphan facing deportation just months after the death of his mother has been granted leave to remain in the UK. Giorgi Kakava has been told he will be
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The Government is being urged to extend a scheme aimed at helping vulnerable refugees to settle in the UK. Citizens UK said the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) had helped
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Jeremy Corbyn will highlight the pressures facing GP practices and other NHS services on a visit to Scotland. The UK Labour leader will join Scottish party chief Richard Leonard for
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Four new reports published today by the Mental Welfare Commission of visits to units for people with learning disabilities found unacceptable levels of delayed discharge, with some patients waiting years
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A mother is suing holiday company Thomas Cook after claiming her daughter was abducted from a hotel kids club in Turkey. Janet Alexander took her two daughters Rose and Lois
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A senior nun has apologised “unreservedly” to those who told an inquiry they were abused at children’s homes run by a religious order. Sister Anna Maria Doolan said she had
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A retired archbishop has told an inquiry he is “deeply ashamed” following allegations of abuses at children’s homes run by nuns. Archbishop Mario Conti said he had been “blindly satisfied”
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Five Scottish ministers have been promoted as part of Nicola Sturgeon’s cabinet reshuffle, including Jeane Freeman as Health Secretary and Humza Yousaf as Justice Secretary. Ms Freeman, who handled the
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Shona Robison conceded her role as health secretary in the Scottish Government had been “at times very challenging” as she quit Nicola Sturgeon’s cabinet. She had taken on the role
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