The true scale of alleged child abuse in local authority foster care may never be revealed due to historic issues with record keeping, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard. Opening
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The Scottish Ballet has launched a new initiative to help Orkney islanders with multiple sclerosis improve their health and mental wellbeing. The Orkney Islands has the highest prevalence of MS
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There have been instances of people who have fled Ukraine ending up homeless in Scotland, MSPs have heard. The crisis in the war-torn country was discussed by Holyrood’s Constitution, Europe,
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Almost a quarter of women have been a victim of stalking behaviour, according to research. The survey also found that more than two-thirds (68%) of men and women who were
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Nicola Sturgeon has been spoken to by police after footage showed her with no face mask on while campaigning – days before Scotland’s Covid laws were dropped. Police Scotland have
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Nicola Sturgeon has said plans to process some asylum seekers in Rwanda are “despicable”, while Humza Yousaf has accused the UK Government of being institutionally racist. Home Secretary Priti Patel
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Strike action by council workers over an equal pay dispute has been suspended after unions agreed a deal with the local authority. Unison said its lawyers will now enter legal
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Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has said the Prime Minister is a truthful man, but stressed he must explain the circumstances around his recent police fine to the House of
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An asylum seeker who was shot dead after stabbing six people called the Home Office and various migrant support groups more than 70 times before his attack, it has been
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Scottish expertise is helping Greek authorities establish how best to deal with serious sexual assault cases, the UK’s Ambassador to Greece has said. Matthew Lodge praised authorities in Greece for
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