Scotland’s care homes are being encouraged to support older people to enjoy and participate in the creative arts. That was the message from the Care Inspectorate, Scotland’s social care scrutiny
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The number of offenders electronically tagged after being convicted of domestic abuse has soared over the last five years, according to new figures. Statistics revealed in a Scottish Parliament written
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The death of a baby girl after an incident at a homeless families’ unit in June is now being treated as suspicious. Three-month-old Sophia Williams died in Edinburgh’s Sick Kids
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today officially opened an innovative new learning centre designed to support people receiving care and support in Glasgow. Ms Sturgeon was given a guided tour of
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Two men have been found guilty of sexually abusing and assaulting boys at a Catholic-run school in the 1970s and 80s. John Farrell, 73, and Paul Kelly, 64, were convicted
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Legislation aimed at helping to eradicate child poverty in Scotland has been announced by Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister said the Child Poverty Bill will set out a new approach
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A jury in the trial of two men accused of abusing pupils at a former school for boys is considering its verdict for a seventh day. John Farrell, 73, and
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The Scottish Government has doubled the number of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) clinical specialist nurses, Public Health Minster Aileen Campbell has said. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pledged to improve MND
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Projects aimed at helping domestic abuse victims have been boosted by £2.3 million of funding. The money from the Big Lottery Fund has been divided between five initiatives in Dunbartonshire,
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A nursery nurse has been struck off for calling a toddler a “terrorist” and a “bomber”. Nikki Alexander lost her job at Busy Bees nursery in Edinburgh for a catalogue
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