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Nearly nine in 10 Scots back legalising assisted suicide, according to new poll

By The Press Association2nd April 2019News Scotland

Nearly nine in 10 people in Scotland support legalising assisted dying, according to a new poll. The Populus survey, commissioned by campaign group Dignity in Dying Scotland, found 87% backed

Prison deaths ‘nothing short of a massacre’, say parents of student who took her own life

By Tom Eden2nd April 2019News Scotland

The number of deaths at Scottish jails are “nothing short of a massacre”, according to the parents of a student who took her own life while behind bars. Katie Allan,

Doctor who assessed Alesha’s killer calls for psychopathic behaviour screening for children

By Douglas Barrie2nd April 2019News Scotland

A doctor has called for young children to be screened for psychopathic behaviour in the wake of the Alesha MacPhail murder. Dr John Marshall, head of forensic clinical psychology services

Victim’s son welcomes ‘fantastic’ new domestic abuse act in Scotland

By Tom Eden1st April 2019News Scotland

Scotland’s new domestic abuse law has been welcomed by the son of a woman who killed her husband after being psychologically abused. Sally Challen’s conviction for murdering her husband Richard

Frank’s Law widow hopes ‘no promises broken’ when legislation introduced

By The Press Association1st April 2019News Scotland

Widow and Frank’s Law campaigner Amanda Kopel has said she hopes “no promises are broken” on the eve of the legislation’s introduction. The expansion of free personal care (FPC) –

New awareness campaign encourages public to view autism differently

By The Press Association1st April 2019News Scotland

A new awareness campaign encouraging people to view autism as a development difference rather than a disorder has been announced. The Scottish Government is working with the charity Inspiring Scotland

Taskforce to tackle rising number of drug-related deaths in Scotland

By The Press Association31st March 201931st March 2019News Scotland

Ministers are to assemble a taskforce to tackle the rising number of drug deaths in Scotland. Public health minister Joe FitzPatrick made the announcement as he said “radical steps” are

Woman who embezzled £360,000 from British Red Cross given confiscation order

By Lucinda Cameron29th March 2019News Scotland

A woman who embezzled a six-figure sum from a charity has been ordered to pay back more than £175,000 in ill-gotten gains. Mary Booth, 58, pled guilty in July 2017

Adoption and fostering services in Scotland performing well despite lengthy waits

By The Press Association29th March 2019News Scotland

A quarter of children up for adoption in Scotland at the end of 2017 had to wait more than a year to be placed with families, according to the Care

Lawyer who defended Alesha Macphail killer says determining guilt not his job

By Lucinda Cameron29th March 2019News Scotland

The lawyer who defended the teenager who later admitted raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has said it is not his job to decide whether a client is innocent or

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Nearly nine in 10 Scots back legalising assisted suicide, according to new poll

Prison deaths ‘nothing short of a massacre’, say parents of student who took her own life

Doctor who assessed Alesha’s killer calls for psychopathic behaviour screening for children

Victim’s son welcomes ‘fantastic’ new domestic abuse act in Scotland

New awareness campaign encourages public to view autism differently

Taskforce to tackle rising number of drug-related deaths in Scotland

Woman who embezzled £360,000 from British Red Cross given confiscation order

Adoption and fostering services in Scotland performing well despite lengthy waits

Lawyer who defended Alesha Macphail killer says determining guilt not his job

‘Prolific’ people smuggling gang behind 10,000 migrant Channel crossings convicted

Warnings on GP surgery redundancies and care home closures amid Budget tax hike

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Nearly nine in 10 Scots back legalising assisted suicide, according to new poll

Prison deaths ‘nothing short of a massacre’, say parents of student who took her own life

Doctor who assessed Alesha’s killer calls for psychopathic behaviour screening for children

Victim’s son welcomes ‘fantastic’ new domestic abuse act in Scotland

Frank’s Law widow hopes ‘no promises broken’ when legislation introduced

New awareness campaign encourages public to view autism differently

Taskforce to tackle rising number of drug-related deaths in Scotland

Woman who embezzled £360,000 from British Red Cross given confiscation order

Adoption and fostering services in Scotland performing well despite lengthy waits

Lawyer who defended Alesha Macphail killer says determining guilt not his job