Lawyers representing survivors of abuse at a residential care home in Fife have pledged to “continue to fight for justice”, after a report highlighted systemic failures. The Scottish Child Abuse
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Clergymen at a residential facility had “unrestrained access” to vulnerable children they targeted with sexual and physical abuse, a report has found. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has published judge
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A number of residents have died amid a Covid-19 cluster at a care home, the local health board has said. NHS Fife said that 35 residents and 32 staff at
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Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “heart sorry” for care home residents who have not been able to see their families for months, following an emotional plea from a 104-year-old
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A man who was sexually abused by monks at a children’s home has been awarded more than £300,000 in damages. Victim T, who wished to remain anonymous, stayed at St
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A care home for adults in Fife must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by residents, inspectors have said. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement Notice on
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A public inquiry has been announced into the death of a man in police custody. Scotland’s Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf told MSPs it would look into the “circumstances leading up
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The use of music playlists in A&E wards was found to have a calming effect on almost all elderly dementia patients in a trial. In an eight-week project carried out
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A teenage boy has been charged after more than 80 firefighters worked overnight battling a “suspicious” blaze at a high school in Fife. Fifteen fire appliances attended the “large and
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A religious order that ran a childcare home in Fife has admitted the institution had a “framework” which allowed abuse to take place. The comments came during closing statements in
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