The former head of a charity for the disabled has pleaded not guilty to defrauding the pension scheme of the non-profit he ran. Patrick McLarry is accused of transferring more
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Children’s charity Barnardo’s has raised concerns over ignorance of sexual grooming revealed by an Emmerdale storyline. The ITV soap has featured a plot line in which the character of teacher
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The decision to deny a visit visa to the father of Scottish Refugee Council chief executive Sabir Zazai so that he can see his son receive an honorary doctorate is
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The Prince of Wales paid tribute to his sons’ mental health charity work and acknowledged the “challenges of the future”, as he marked the centenary of a veterans’ charity. Speaking
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The family of former Frightened Rabbit lead singer Scott Hutchison have launched a mental health charity one year on from his death. His body was found at Port Edgar near
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Suicide prevention charity Samaritans was contacted by people in distress or crisis at a rate of every two minutes last year, figures suggest. According to statistics published by the charity,
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The emotional, practical and financial needs of many cancer patients in Scotland are not being met, according to a charity. According to a Macmillan Cancer Support survey documenting patients’ experiences
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Almost two-thirds (63%) of UK charities believe that Brexit will have a negative impact on their work, according to a new report. Nearly a quarter (23%) of charity leaders said
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced a review into how health boards use cash donated to NHS endowment funds following a scandal at NHS Tayside. The Scottish Government was forced
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A charity operating a psychiatric facility where a teenager was found hanged when it launched a programme of fitness and wellbeing is being investigated by the Charity Commission. Sophie Bennett,
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