Are domestic abuse victims more likely to be helped in England than Scotland?
Police in Scotland are not being given proper guidance to identify victims of psychological abuse inflicted by their partners, according to campaigners.
Smyllum nuns abandon hope of £6m land sale as compensation claims loom from abused children
The order of nuns who ran a notorious orphanage have scrapped attempts to sell land around it in a multi-million-pound deal.
Victims demand justice as Smyllum orphanage abuse case dropped following death of elderly accused
An alleged child abuser at Smyllum Park orphanage has died before appearing in court to face historic abuse charges.
The animal abusers who went on to kill: Investigators urged to link pet cruelty with domestic violence
Animal cruelty claims at the homes of women at risk of domestic abuse should be recorded and flagged to investigators, according to a leading charity.
‘It is not about law, it is about revenge’: UN legal expert warns Britain over IS bride sanctions
One of the world’s leading experts in human rights fears stripping citizenship from British citizens who join Islamic State is more to do with revenge than the rule of law.
Watchdog had no way to know if disgraced Scots aid agency was doing any work overseas
Scotland’s charity regulator had to ask for help to try to establish if a disgraced aid agency ever did the overseas work it claimed, documents reveal.
Football bosses making millions selling the match data used by live bet bookies
SCOTTISH football bosses made millions of pounds last year selling match statistics to bookies.
A little taste of authentic Italy: Emilia-Romagna is a region full to bursting with culinary quality
ITALY has a few things going for it. One is the weather. Another is her people’s effortless style. But what Italians really pride themselves on is their food.
Bloomin’ great achievement for Scotland’s gardners coming up trumps at flower awards
IT was a bloomin’ great achievement for Scotland’s gardeners who came trumps in a contest for community green spaces.
Worker for Dumfries-based landmine charity jailed for sex attack following Oxfam abuse scandal
A WORKER with a global landmine charity has been jailed for attempted rape following the Oxfam sex abuse scandal.
Illegal hunters’ dogs seized in wave of Fife raids
ANIMAL protection officers have launched a wave of raids targeting Scots hunting foxes, badgers and deer with dogs.