A joint inspection of services for older people in East Lothian has highlighted areas of good performance and also made recommendations where improvements can be made. The report follows a
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Council workers have voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the GMB union at Glasgow City Council backed walkouts by 72% and other forms of
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The level of homelessness in Scotland is an “obscenity” which the Scottish and UK governments must to do more to tackle, a church leader has said. The incoming Moderator of
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A former teacher branded a “dangerous predator” has been jailed for more than six years for sexually abusing pupils at a private school. William Bain, 62, of Crieff, Perth and
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The number of students seeking help for mental ill-health has increased by nearly 50% in the past four years, according to new figures. NUS Scotland described the 47% rise in
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Thousands more children than previously thought are at risk of “harm and indoctrination” and face dangers from “unsafe” premises in illegal schools, Ofsted’s chief inspector warned. Inspectors have identified 100
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A new ovarian cancer centre named in honour of a woman killed by the disease at the age of just 34 will investigate ways to improve diagnosis and treatment. Nicola
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Young adults in Britain are more likely to drink heavily if they smoke or have attended higher education (college and university), new research has found. The study, which was led
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Scotland remains the best country in Europe for LGBTI equality, according to a comparison of laws and policy. The 2016 Rainbow Index, compiled by equality organisation ILGA-Europe, found the UK
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Irish people living in Scotland are more than twice as likely to end up in hospital or die from alcohol-related diseases as white Scottish people, research has found. The risk
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