An action plan to tackle violence against women in Scotland is to be expanded. The Equally Safe strategy launched last year included measures to teach school children the importance of
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Cash transfers should be given to Scotland’s poorest families to help them cope during the school holidays, a poverty commission has recommended. A report from the Poverty and Inequality Commission
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Domestic abuse incidents recorded by police in Scotland have risen in the past year but the Justice Secretary says he is confident new laws will help tackle the crime. A
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New guidelines surrounding the sentencing of all offenders are coming into force in Scotland’s courts. For the first time in Scotland, the guidelines set down the fundamental principles and purposes
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The number of children suffering from emotional distress is “increasing exponentially”, the chair of specialist taskforce reviewing mental health care for youngsters has warned. Dame Denise Coia said that combined
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A woman has been arrested after a health worker was stabbed in a hospital car park. Emergency services were called to Ailsa Hospital in North Ayrshire at around 10am on
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A new education campus for children with extra support needs is being officially opened in Renfrewshire. Erskine Waterfront Campus is run by CrossReach, the operating arm of the Church of
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Patients at Scotland’s highest security psychiatric hospital are being impacted by low staffing levels, according to a report. An evaluation by the Mental Welfare Commission indicated emergency measures taken to
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A man who was shipped to Canada in the 1940s under the child migrant programme has described the experience as a “living hell”. Edinburgh-born Roddy Mackay, who waived his right
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People lost their home every 18 minutes in Scotland last year, according to a new study. Figures published by Shelter Scotland indicate 43,000 people, including children, became homeless in 2017.
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