Scotland’s minister for Children and Young People has announced six locations which will be used as test sites for a child protection service. Natalie Don, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire North
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A lack of tailored support has led to children with special needs being taught in school cupboards, ministers have been told. The claim about the lack of special educational needs
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A man blasted his daughter’s ex-partner and her ex-partner’s father to death with a shotgun over a family court case involving his grandson, a court has heard. Stephen Alderton (pictured),
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A mother-of-four who disappeared without a trace more than a decade ago feared her then-boyfriend might try and kill her, a court has heard. Claire Holland (pictured), 32, has not
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A charity providing support and play opportunities for disabled children and young people will receive up to £2 million in Scottish Government funding. First Minister Humza Yousaf committed to the
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A pub chef suspected of murdering his ex-partner after blaming her for their child being taken into care confessed to an undercover police officer, a court heard. Darren Osment, 41,
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A couple’s daughter suffered a “very serious” knife wound while they were involved in a “heated” row in their kitchen-diner, a High Court judge heard. Mrs Justice Lieven heard how
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The boss of the John Lewis Partnership has called on the Government to make being in care a protected characteristic, meaning it would be illegal to discriminate against them. Dame
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Councils in London have warned their finances are on a “knife edge” as they expect to have to make half a billion pounds in savings to balance their books next
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A pregnant 11-year-old girl who has twice been raped by teenage boys should have a termination, a High Court judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Arbuthnot was told how the girl
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