Domestic abuse charges reported to prosecutors in Scotland are at their highest level in five years, with cases rising during the first coronavirus lockdown. Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
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Councils paid out nearly £28 million in total due to evictions from social housing in 2019-20, new research estimates. A study by Liverpool University, commissioned by homelessness charity Shelter Scotland,
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Nicola Sturgeon will include plans for free wraparound childcare for the lowest income families as she seeks to build a “brighter and fairer” Scotland in the wake of the coronavirus
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A court has temporarily suspended a care home’s registration after a watchdog raised “serious concerns” about the quality of care during an inspection. The interim suspension of the registration of
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Almost 300 new ambulance staff are to be recruited as part of efforts to remobilise the NHS and ensure the service is “ready for the challenges ahead”, Health Secretary Humza
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Council leaders have voiced “real concerns” about the impact of Government proposals for a National Care Service on Scotland’s local authorities – at the same time as warning changes could
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Former first minister Alex Salmond is considering further legal action after “leaked extracts” from a Scottish Government investigation reportedly found his behaviour amounted to sexual misconduct. Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans
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A new campaign is being launched to increase public awareness of a life-saving treatment which can reverse a drugs overdose. The Scottish Government and Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) have teamed
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A mental health project using football to bring men together has received an extra £100,000 in funding. The Changing Room aims to improve mental wellbeing among men aged 30 to
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The Scottish Government’s investigation into Alex Salmond found his behaviour amounted to sexual misconduct before it was struck down by the courts, it has been reported. Leslie Evans, the government’s
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