Fatal accident inquiry ordered into death of 13-year-old neglected by mother
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a 13-year-old girl who was left at home while her mother went to the pub will begin in the summer. Robyn
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Scottish Secretary ‘irrational’ to block gender reforms, minister argue
Concerns raised by the Scottish Secretary around gender reforms are “irrational”, the Scottish Government has argued in a filing to the country’s highest court. Ministers have filed a challenge to
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First vote on National Care Service to be pushed beyond June, says minister
The first vote on the controversial National Care Service will be pushed beyond June, according to a letter from the minister responsible, to allow for “compromise” to be reached with
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Nursery workers facing £6,000 pay cuts protest as some fear losing their homes
Nursery workers facing pay cuts of up to £6,000 have protested outside council offices, warning that some fear losing their homes. Parents joined nursery staff and union members in the
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Charity calls for new carers’ benefit to be extended to pensioners in Scotland
A charity has called for a new benefit to be paid to older adult unpaid carers receiving the State Pension after 82% of them said in a new report that
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Humza Yousaf says he is ‘luckiest man in the world’ after being named SNP leader
Humza Yousaf said he felt like the “luckiest man in the world” after being elected as the new SNP leader. Mr Yousaf, who has been Scottish Health Secretary since 2021,
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Sturgeon opens £33m NHS treatment centre in final engagement as First Minister
Nicola Sturgeon has carried out her final official engagement as Scotland’s First Minister, opening a £33 million treatment centre for orthopaedic surgery. The National Treatment Centre at the Victoria Hospital
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Man jailed for directing online child abuse in Philippines from home in the Highlands
A man who directed the rape and sexual assault of young girls in the Philippines from his home in Scotland has been jailed for 12 years. Gary Campbell, 59, from
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Scotland and north of England food bank usage highest in UK, official figures show
Food bank usage in Scotland and the north of England is the highest in the UK, according to official figures. The Family Resources Survey, published by the Department for Work
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Sturgeon’s emotional apology for forced adoption welcomed by campaigners
An emotional Nicola Sturgeon has issued a “sincere, heartfelt and unreserved” apology to the thousands of women in Scotland who were forced to give up their babies for adoption. The
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