Boy at children’s home told ‘your family doesn’t want you’ before forced migration
A nun told a boy “your family doesn’t want you, your country doesn’t want you” as she informed him he was to be sent from Scotland to Australia, an inquiry
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Police receive hundreds of complaints of abuse at Sisters of Nazareth care homes
More than 300 complaints have been made to police in Scotland about alleged abuses at children’s homes run by a Catholic order, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Child Abuse
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Major survey finds fewer Scots positive about GP care
Fewer Scots are happy with the care they get from their family doctor, a major new survey suggests. More than 130,000 people were questioned as part of the Health and
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Charity confirms body found in Hamburg river is missing Liam Colgan
The body of a Scottish man who went missing on a stag weekend in Hamburg has been found, according to a charity helping his family. Liam Colgan, 29, from Inverness,
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Juror who accepted bribe in drug trafficking case jailed for six years
A juror who accepted a bribe has been jailed for six years in the first prosecution of its kind in Scotland. Catherine Leahy, 62, served on a jury in a
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‘Good progress but improvement needed’ at Renfrewshire health & social care partnership
Health and social care services in Renfrewshire are moving towards more joined-up working to deliver better outcomes for people who experience care, but some improvements are needed. That is the
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Rape clause branded ‘disgrace which may re-traumatise women’ – SNP’s Westminster leader
The Government’s rape clause is a disgrace, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said as he sought to put Theresa May on the spot over claims made by her Work and
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Edinburgh researchers pinpoint dozens of genes linked to depression
Scientists have pinpointed nearly 80 genes which they believe could help explain why some people are more susceptible to depression. A team of experts led by the University of Edinburgh
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Joint inspection finds services for children in Perth and Kinross performing well
Services for children and young people in Perth and Kinross are performing well and delivering very good outcomes for children, young people and their families, inspectors have said. It follows
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DWP Secretary heckled at Holyrood meeting on welfare reform and rape clause
Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey was heckled by members of the public in a Holyrood committee meeting covering Universal Credit and the rape clause. An audience member shouted “you
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