The teenager who admitted raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has launched an appeal against his jail sentence. Aaron Campbell, 16, was handed a life imprisonment term and locked up
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The routine vaccination of schoolgirls with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Scotland has led to a dramatic reduction in cervical disease in later life, new research suggests. HPV is
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Two bereaved women who lost loved ones are calling for a full review of the system, arguing the men were let down by Scotland’s mental health services. Karen McKeown and
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A new project will assess how best to care for the thousands of people in Scotland with both dementia and sight loss. The charity Royal Blind has received funding to
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Networks of criminals were created around Scotland as a result of people’s experiences in approved schools and the Borstal system, an inquiry has been told. Residential childcare expert Professor Andrew
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The Scottish Government has been urged to help save an LGBT charity from closure. TIE (Time for Inclusive Education), which works to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in schools with
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Care inspectors have identified key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care and protection in Fife are supported and cared for. Inspectors noted that robust
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The Scottish Government’s decision to allow women to take abortion pills at home is fundamentally flawed because it is not consistent with legislation, a lawyer representing an anti-abortion group has
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A doctor has faced criticism after suggesting young children should be screened for psychopathic behaviour in the wake of the Alesha MacPhail murder. Dr John Marshall, head of forensic clinical
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A group set up to support survivors of sexual abuse has launched a campaign to reform the need for corroboration in Scots law. It has claimed the requirement to have
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