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Backlash after council allows convicted rapist to retain his taxi operator’s licence

David Brown was jailed for over six years after raping an 18-year-old woman in his taxi

The Independent UK

SNP Highland councillor suspended after backing taxi licence for rapist

THE SNP Highland group has suspended one of its councillors after he voted in favour of allowing a rapist taxi driver to keep his operator's…

The National (Scotland)

Child poverty to fall in Scotland but rise in rest of UK, major report projects

SCOTLAND will be the only part of the UK to see child poverty rates fall over the next four years, a major new report has found ...

The National (Scotland)

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Keir Starmer's child poverty plan ‘not credible’ if two-child cap remains

KEIR Starmer’s plans to reduce child poverty “will not be credible” if he does not cooperate with the Scottish Government and scrap the…

The National (Scotland)

Key services struggling to cope with ‘shameful’ level of hardship

Joseph Rowntree Foundation calls on party leaders to ‘get serious’ about ‘scale of hardship affecting millions’

The Independent UK

Chancellor 'must give immediate help' to struggling households in spending plans

CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt is being urged to help struggling households and take action to improve the benefits system in his Autumn Statement...

The National (Scotland)

Scotland has ‘by far the lowest rise’ in destitution levels in UK

The UK has seen a “shameful increase” in destitution, though Scotland has had “by far the lowest” rise in the numbers suffering from this, a…

The National (Scotland)

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Future of NC500 means steering a careful course

MANY people have plenty of positives to highlight with the 516-mile route rated among the world’s “top five” road trips.

The National (Scotland)

Sturgeon welcomes demand for Scottish Child Payment as website struggles to cope

The benefit was expanded to include more than 400,000 eligible children, and increased to £25, on Monday.

The Independent UK

UK Government urged to follow Scotland's child poverty strategy by think tank

The Scottish Child Payment is now available to all eligible households with under 16s

The National (Scotland)

Ministers across UK told to ‘take notice’ as Scottish Child Payment expanded

The benefit for low-income families has now been rolled out to those with children under 16.

The Independent UK

Cost-of-living crisis could have 'devastating' impact on attainment gap

THE cost-of-living crisis could have a “devastating” impact on Scotland’s attainment gap, according to a leading poverty charity ...

The National (Scotland)

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