More than three-quarters of unpaid carers in Scotland feel lonely or socially isolated, a new survey has found. A total of 83% said they feel that way due to the
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Scotland is being urged to become a world leader in tackling period poverty by bringing in new legislation that would force ministers to ensure sanitary products are provided free for
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Baby boxes will be sent out to new parents across Scotland from this week, as the scheme is introduced across the country. The delivery of the boxes, containing essential items
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The prototype house that will be used in a new village for homeless people is being unveiled in Edinburgh. Work has begun on the Social Bite village in the Granton
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The number of patients being kept in hospital who are well enough to leave has risen slightly, new figures have shown. Official statistics from a census carried out in hospitals
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Scotland is in the grip of a housing “crisis” with private renters and the young disproportionately affected, according to Shelter Scotland. A report from the housing and homelessness charity reveals
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A husband and wife team who have been working as foster carers have succeeded in a bid to be recognised as council employees following a “landmark” tribunal ruling. James and
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A former soldier has been jailed for a minimum of 17 years for the murder of a man he believed had abused a woman he knew. Richard Cassidy, 70, was
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A senior NHS official has admitted some mental health patients can face “very, very long delays” before leaving hospital after it emerged 19 individuals have been waiting more than two
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A hospice was among those defrauded by a £2.5 million banking scam in the Scottish Highlands. The Highland Hospice lost a six-figure sum when the phone-based scam, known as vishing,
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