A major study into the lives of beggars in Edinburgh, described as the first such research conducted in any UK city for 20 years, has been published by Shelter Scotland.
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More than £50 million will be invested to improve access to mental health services for expectant and new mothers, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. It is estimated the funding
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It is not fair to accuse local authorities of failing to deliver on a pledge to double free childcare provision ahead of schedule, a Government minister has said. The Scottish
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A record number of people are working for the NHS in Scotland but the number of vacancies for doctors, nurses and midwives have prompted claims of a “workforce crisis”. NHS
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More than a quarter of youngsters in need of specialist mental health care were not seen within the Scottish Government’s target time – with more than 100 waiting over a
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There are calls for more support for people refused asylum in Scotland, with many struggling to feed themselves, according to a new report. The Scottish Refugee Council said there were
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MPs are to investigate in an attempt to address the record number of drug-related deaths in Scotland. Almost 1,000 people died in Scotland due to drug misuse according to the
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Scottish Government contingency plans for medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit must be published in full to help avert the risk of “avoidable deaths”, four health charities have
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A planned new law to boost the use of pre-recorded evidence of vulnerable witnesses in criminal trials is likely to be extended to cover child witnesses of domestic abuse. Justice
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A predator who groomed girls online has been jailed for 12 years for a catalogue of sexual offences, including several rapes. Gavin Scoular, now 24, used social media sites to
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