Highland trout firm accused of animal welfare abuses
Covert filming of farmed trout apparently suffering at an abattoir last year led to a firm being formally warned. New footage has prompted a fresh complaint.
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Concern grows about mental health of asylum seekers in Scottish hotels
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Two Scottish care workers struck off every week
Almost 300 workers caring for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable people have been struck off for inappropriate, abusive and
Psychic healer charges almost £900 to treat ‘disease’ and trauma at Edinburgh event
A psychic healer, previously convicted for claiming he can cure cancer, is holding an event in Edinburgh which he claims
Health concerns raised over asbestos in tap water
As asbestos cement pipes supplying drinking water degrade across the UK, experts ask whether they pose a risk to human
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry podcast – Hot to touch
Episode seven: Hot to touch “At the moment we are searching for truth, but ultimately the family want justice.” Aamer
Police Scotland advised US cops on ‘reducing lethal force’ days after Sheku Bayoh death
Top Scottish cops led a US event on the best way to reduce the use of force when dealing with
Councils spent £200m on profit-making residential care providers for children and young people
Scottish councils have given up to £200m to private firms to provide residential care for children and young people, despite
Four people die every week in Scotland while in state custody or care
Four people die every week in Scotland while in prison, police cells or other forms of state detention or care,
Questions raised over £2m spent by ‘quango’ charged with care system reform
The organisation overseeing the Scottish Government’s flagship children’s care system reform – The Promise – has spent almost a third
Scots facing postcode lottery for mental health and drug treatment, report says
People with both mental health and addiction issues are still facing a postcode lottery for treatment, despite national guidance that
Home Office backs down on refugee eviction policy
The Home Office has written to refugee organisations to confirm it will reverse a policy change that saw refugees evicted
‘Handing out gold’: how LA Homeboys are inspiring young Glaswegians to find purpose
While Los Angeles and Glasgow may be thousands of miles apart, many of the issues – gangs, poverty and adverse childhood