A new law making psychological or emotional maltreatment a form of domestic abuse is likely to lead to a rise in cases going to court, Scotland’s top law officer has
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Child poverty is increasing and will hit a 20-year high, pushing an extra 60,000 children into poverty, the Scottish Government has been warned. Rising levels of child poverty over the
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The 16-year-old boy who abducted, raped and murdered six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has been locked up for at least 27 years. Alesha’s body was found in woods on the Isle of
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A Scottish woman’s ability to smell Parkinson’s disease has led scientists to identify what causes the telltale odour, raising hopes for a new early diagnosis tool. Joy Milne, a retired
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Legislation governing the treatment of people with mental health issues will be reviewed, Scotland’s Mental Health Minister has announced. Clare Haughey said Scotland’s Mental Health Act was “groundbreaking” when it
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The UK Government has been urged to devolve drugs legislation to Scotland so that a consumption room can be created in Glasgow. Under current legislation, such a facility, which aims
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More than a third of men don’t ask for help when they are struggling to cope, according to new research. A study for Samaritans found that 36% of men aged
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People are inclined to believe child sexual exploitation does not go on in their area, according to Barnardo’s Scotland. The charity carried out research into the public’s understanding of the
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The funding of mental health care for Scotland’s prisoners must be increased after the number of self-harm incidents “skyrocketed”, an MSP has said. Figures show there were 762 incidents in
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Former Liberal leader Lord Steel has been suspended from the Liberal Democrats, pending an investigation into evidence he gave to an inquiry about child abuse allegations against former MP Sir
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