A CARE home worker is to stand trial accused of committing a catalogue of offences towards residents.

Residents were “illegally restrained” by nursing staff at a care home, according to an inspection report.

The number of nurses and midwives working for the NHS has fallen to a seven-year low, new figures have revealed.

A Scottish children’s charity will close most of its services in September after it lost most of its income.

The cost of providing free personal care to people in their own homes has risen by more than 150% in seven years, according to the Scottish government.

Thugs vandalised a sensory garden, leaving a trail of devastation that will cost thousands of pounds to repair.

The number of Fife babies born addicted to heroin and other dangerous drugs has doubled in just three years.

Martin Sime, who has been accused of being too close to the SNP, has ‘questions to answer’ over sabbatical in 2008 and 2009, according to The Herald

Team GB may have excelled itself at this year’s Olympic Games, but missing out on the opportunity to take part in sporting activities is the stark reality for Scotland’s young carers, new research carried out on behalf of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Scotland (part of Carers Trust) has revealed.

Over half of Scottish parents (51%) would enable the GPS tracker on their children’s phone so they know exactly where they are, according to a survey by charity CHILDREN 1ST.