Almost 20 Race-Hate Crimes A Day In Scotland
Racism in Scotland is a “cancer” that is getting bigger every day, it was claimed yesterday, as new figures revealed a large rise in attacks on members of ethnic- minority communities.
Read MoreRacism in Scotland is a “cancer” that is getting bigger every day, it was claimed yesterday, as new figures revealed a large rise in attacks on members of ethnic- minority communities.
Read MoreThe first company in the UK dedicated to tackling antisocial behaviour will employ a dozen CCTV vans and innovative audio-visual technology in its battle against low-level crime.
Read MoreOne of Scotland’s best-known oil industry entrepreneurs promised a £20m bonanza for charity after he and relatives netted £135m by selling shares in the company that he chairs.
Read MoreFive of Scotland’s most respected doctors have raised new concerns over the building to replace the country’s biggest children’s hospital.
Read MoreStreet pastors could soon be helping to tackle antisocial behaviour in Perth after eight volunteers signed up to join the pioneering project.
Read MoreOnly one smoker and one business have been taken to court for flouting Scotland’s strict anti-smoking laws in the year since they were introduced, it emerged yesterday.
Read MoreScotland’s strong sense of national identity means its new migrants receive a far more welcoming reception than in England and Wales, according to a new UK-wide report from the Commission for Racial Equality.
Read MoreGangs of middle-class children are being blamed by police for disfiguring hundreds of buildings and signs across the Scottish capital with graffiti. Police in Edinburgh said the respectable backgrounds of many of the worst culprits was making it difficult to trace and prosecute them.
Read MoreThe move to improve the diet of Scotland’s schoolchildren has been one of the Scottish Executive’s most important and high-profile initiatives. Keen to ensure that new guidelines would provide a solid base for the next generation, the Executive set up an expert advisory body consisting of nutritionists, dentists and education watchdogs to decide on what food should be served in school canteens and tuck shops.
Read MorePolice carried out dawn raids across Fife yesterday in a bid to net alleged drug dealers. In the biggest-ever operation by Fife Police, more than 130 cops targeted 11 addresses in co-ordinated raids.
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