Barnardo’s pay tribute as Police name worker killed in Paisley attack
A woman who died after an attack which also left a teenage boy critically injured has been named by police. Alyson Watt, 52, who worked for Barnardo’s Scotland, died at
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Red Cross launches Solidarity Fund to support victims of terror across the UK
The British Red Cross has launched a new UK Solidarity Fund to help victims of terrorism anywhere in Britain. The UK-wide fund will support people who have been injured, bereaved
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Thousands join with 80 charities coalition in petition to halt disability benefit cuts
More than 16,500 people and a coalition of 80 charities have signed a letter urging party leaders to put an end to disability benefit cuts. Paralympians Kadeena Cox and Anne
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Fears for 1300 workforce and addiction services following Lifeline charity collapse
Workers at a drug and alcohol charity fear they could be out of a job within days because of its collapse into administration. Unite said its members at Lifeline have
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Child abuse inquiry hears succession of apologies from organisations to survivors
Scotland’s national child abuse inquiry has heard a succession of apologies from organisations to survivors who say they were abused as youngsters in residential care. Groups including Quarriers, Daughters of
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‘New journey’ will see Cornerstone separate fundraising and social care functions
Leading social care provider, Cornerstone, has announced the launch of a new Charitable Foundation to separate its fundraising and social care functions; a vision set out by the organisation’s new
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LGBT charity collapsed over ‘chaotic’ management after £1.4m grants, watchdog
A domestic violence charity that received £1.4 million of taxpayers’ cash collapsed after “chaotic” management, according to a public spending watchdog. Broken Rainbow, which supported lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
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Kids Company founder and trustees may face action amid Insolvency Service probe
The founder and former trustees of the collapsed charity Kids Company could be banned from holding company directorships. The youth organisation folded amid a storm of controversy in August 2015
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Parkinson’s charity warns more money needed urgently as research dropping behind
Research into new treatments for Parkinson’s disease is falling behind and in urgent need of extra funding, a charity has warned. Without greater progress, patients with the progressive shaking disease
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Oxfam rated by staff as top not-for-profit employer
Oxfam has come top of a list of the best not-for-profit employers, as rated by its staff. The charity scored consistently highly in categories including work-life balance, job security, pay
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