The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have thanked medical staff for their efforts during the pandemic as they officially opened the Orkney Islands’ £65 million hospital. William and Kate were
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spoken to recovering drug addicts who have returned to the streets to help support those who have suffered near-fatal overdoses. William and Kate
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The number of Scottish prisoners on remand has grown by more than a third during the pandemic due to delays in criminal trials, campaigners have warned. The Howard League charity
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Coronavirus care home death statistics were unlawfully kept secret by a department of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Information Commissioner has ruled. National Records of Scotland (NRS), an agency of
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A sexual predator who repeatedly raped women and a young girl has been jailed for 10 years at the High Court in Edinburgh. Edwin Cuschieri, 67, attacked four victims at
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A new report looking into patients being moved from hospitals to care homes in Scotland at the height of the coronavirus pandemic has raised legal concerns – with some going
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A former pupil of a private boarding school has told how he was sexually abused by another student and beaten so frequently his “buttocks were always bruised”. The man, who
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Humza Yousaf has said he is “humbled and a little daunted” as he takes on the role of Health Secretary in Nicola Sturgeon’s new Cabinet. He moves from the justice
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Child poverty has risen in every Scottish council area since 2015, even before the impact of the pandemic is considered, campaigners have warned. The End Child Poverty coalition points to
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Rape Crisis Scotland has reiterated calls for the not proven verdict in Scots law to be abolished after new figures revealed almost a quarter of rape and attempted rape cases
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