Inspectors have criticised the “disappointing underuse” of a prison they held as one which should be seen as a “flagship establishment” of the prison service in Scotland. HMP Castle Huntly
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A health board is warning people only to come to accident and emergency departments if their situation is urgent or life-threatening, as hospitals face “significant pressures”. NHS Greater Glasgow and
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A new campaign to combat domestic abuse has been launched on a dating app for the first time. Set up by Police Scotland, Is It Me? targets young men aged
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Strikes by ambulance staff and some NHS workers have been called off after members of two unions voted to accept the Scottish Government’s most recent pay deal. After initially pausing
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Author JK Rowling has founded a new support service to help meet an “unmet need” for women who have experienced sexual violence. Beira’s Place in Edinburgh will be a support
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A scheme set up to give money to low earners after a positive Covid result will close next year, the Scottish Government has announced. The Self-Isolation Support Grant schemed has paid out
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An online vigil to remember women and children who have died as a result of domestic abuse was held on Thursday. The memorial, organised by Scottish Women’s Aid’s Survivor Reference
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An orchestra scheme set up to help children in some of Scotland’s most underprivileged communities has had “positive outcomes”, new research has found. Sistema Scotland, which runs the Big Noise
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Two Ayrshire men who worked at a residential school for troubled children have been found guilty of abusing 28 pupils at the High Court in Glasgow. Matthew George, 73, and
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A former pupil who was abused at Sir Tony Blair’s old school has been awarded £450,000 in damages – thought to be the largest such award from the school to
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