And they deserve more from our politicians than handwringing, platitudes and passing the buck. Scotland’s children were made ...

Extra inspections are to be carried out at children's psychiatric units following allegations about cruelty made in a BBC ...

One of the women, Stephanie, told BBC Scotland: "The nurses were more abusive than caring." NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde ...

In the last two years they have reached record levels, with more than 700 offences being logged each year - 748 in 2023/24 ...

Seven people convicted of being part of a Scottish child abuse ring which plunged to “the depths of human depravity” have been jailed for terms ranging from 20 years to eight years.

Almost half of crimes took place on Snapchat while a quarter took place on Meta sites including Instagram, Facebook and ...

Anas Sarwar pledges to retain SNP policies like free tuition, child payments, and free school meals if Labour forms the next Scottish ...

Scotland is the only part of the UK likely to see child poverty rates fall by 2029, according to a new analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The charity says this is largely down to the ...

Contracting Covid-19 or being vaccinated against it during pregnancy does not increase the risk of child developmental health ...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said his party would maintain a range of benefits including free prescriptions ...

In April 2025, changes to social security benefit rates will take effect across the UK, with most payments rising by 1.7% - matching the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate recorded the previous ...