Nearly all domestic abuse charges reported to the Crown Office in the past year were prosecuted, figures show. Prosecutors pursued 94% of the 30,139 charges in 2022-23 through the courts,
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A pilot drugs consumption room in Glasgow must be taken forward “with urgency”, Humza Yousaf has said, after a statement from Scotland’s Lord Advocate paved the way for such a
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A former “house mother” who abused children in her care in the 1960s and 1970s has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service. Retired social worker Euphemia Ramsay, 76,
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A leading children’s charity has said Humza Yousaf’s Programme for Government represented a “timid step forward” in the fight against poverty. The First Minister said he would push to end
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Eleven people have gone on trial accused of sexually abusing children and involving them in witchcraft. The seven men and four women face 32 charges between them, all of which
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Humza Yousaf set his sights on tackling the “scourge of poverty” as he revealed the Scottish Government’s priorities for the coming year. In a wide ranging speech, the Scottish First
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A man convicted of the murder and sexual assault of his teenage sister in a “truly evil” attack has been ordered to spend at least 22 years behind bars. Connor
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Cancer patients in Scotland will be among the first to trial a new treatment aimed at those with rare forms of the disease. The project, known as Determine, matches people
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Drugs law must be reformed, MPs have concluded as they recommended greater testing at festivals as well as the use of safe spaces across the UK for users to take
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A charity has said a survey showing almost a third of over-50s questioned had paid or would be willing to pay for medical procedures due to difficulties accessing NHS treatment
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