Hundreds of orphanage children believed to be buried in mass grave in Lanarkshire
The bodies of hundreds of children who died at an orphanage run by nuns are believed to be buried in a mass grave, a BBC and Sunday Post investigation has
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Prosecutors in education call as number of child-on-child sex offences grows in Scotland
The number of cases involving a child committing a sexual offence against another child aged 17 or under reported to prosecutors has risen by more than a third in four
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Abertay psychology expert calls for school-based counselling for all children
An Abertay University psychology expert has called for school-based counselling services to be available for all children across Scotland. Dr Mhairi Thurston said there appears to be a “growing appetite”
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Under 65s with dementia need free care now, says Frank’s Law widow
Frank’s Law campaigner Amanda Kopel has backed a Conservative call to fast-track the new legislation to expand free personal care. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced free personal care will be
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Glasgow City Council officially opens 120-bedded care home in east end of city
Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, has officially opened the latest 120-bedded care home to be completed as part of the council’s £100m Tomorrow’s Residential and Day Care
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Nicola Sturgeon brands Tory immigration proposals ‘dreadful and morally bankrupt’
Leaked Government proposals to force a post-Brexit cut in the number of low-skilled migrants to Britain have been branded “morally bankrupt” by Scotland’s First Minister. Nicola Sturgeon warned the “dreadful”
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Sturgeon to scrap public sector pay cap with ‘bold and ambitious’ legislative programme
Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled “bold and ambitious” plans for the coming year aimed at making Scotland fairer, greener and more prosperous. The First Minister announced the Scottish Government – which
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Open letter presses Scottish Government to ‘urgently scale up’ fight on poverty
Dozens of organisations have signed a letter calling on Scotland’s political leaders to “urgently scale up” action to tackle poverty. In the open letter to party leaders, 37 organisations said
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Newton Mearns care home told to make urgent improvements following inspection
A care home for older people south of Glasgow has been told to make urgent improvements in the care provided to vulnerable residents. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal
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Holyrood’s opposition parties unite to demand tougher action on fuel poverty
Holyrood’s four opposition parties have united in a bid to force the Scottish Government to take tougher action on fuel poverty. Tory housing spokesman Graham Simpson, Labour’s Alex Rowley, who
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