Claim Glasgow City Council put up posters of ‘high risk’ areas for sexual assault is False

Posters appeared on social media purporting to be from the local authority, but they are fake.

Ferret Journalists Jul 20, 2026

Society

School absence rates are reaching crisis point. How can we help young people facing ‘extreme’ social isolation?

Academics are raising concerns that an increasing percentage of young people, unable to cope with school, are withdrawing into their bedrooms, while families claim support is “woefully inadequate”.

Claire Prentice Jul 19, 2026

Human rights

Children in care die at twice the rate of others. Why are so few of their deaths reviewed?

A disproportionate number of children and young people growing up in care are dying prematurely, prompting calls for preventative action.

Karin Goodwin Jul 16, 2026

Defence Safety Authority

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Human rights

Revealed: fire safety and staff problems at nuclear sites

Nuclear bomb sites across the UK have fire safety problems as well as shortages of safety regulators and engineers, according

Rob Edwards Dec 6, 2020

Society

Injury risks from “weaknesses” in Ministry of Defence safety, warns watchdog

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has “major weaknesses” in its safety systems putting the military and civilians at risk from

Rob Edwards Jan 23, 2020