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Glasgow child abuse ring victims 'failed' despite years of warnings
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (1090+ words) There were more than 20 missed opportunities where agencies could have intervened to stop the abuse, review finds The victims of one of Scotland's most shocking abuse cases were failed by Glasgow's child protection system despite years of warnings, a review…...
Reform accused of 'misinformation' over Edinburgh Council's 'asylum hotel' plans
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (23+ words) Reform held a press call outside the former Northfield House Hotel in Edinburgh, which it claimed would be used to house 'male refugees'...
Canadian mum caught trying to smuggle cannabis worth "200, 000 into Scotland
2+ week, 1+ day ago (18+ words) Angel Cabral told Border Force officials she had not packed her suitcase after being stopped at Glasgow Airport...
Aberdeen asylum seeker hotel among 11 closed by Government
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (461+ words) Borders minister said hotels were meant to be 'short-term stop-gap' but 'spiralled out of control' Another 11 hotels housing asylum seekers have closed as the Government moves people into alternative accommodation. The closures, confirmed on Tuesday evening, include hotels that drew…...
Hotel where asylum seeker shot dead after stabbings 'chaotic', inquiry hears
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (581+ words) Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh injured three asylum seekers, two hotel workers and a first responder The hotel where a refugee was shot dead after stabbing six people was described as quite chaotic when asylum seekers moved in, a probe heard....
Police Scotland 'failing to take fingerprints of thousands of arrested people"
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (589+ words) The findings come from a joint review published on Tuesday by the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner A new report has revealed that Police Scotland is failing to take the fingerprints of thousands of people it arrests each year. The findings come…...
Asylum seekers who break law or work illegally to be thrown out of accommodation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (781+ words) Asylum seekers who break the law or work illegally are to be thrown out of Government-funded accommodation and lose their support payments. The rule change means only those with legitimate asylum claims who follow the rules will get taxpayer-funded support,…...
First UK government repatriation flight to leave Middle East on Wednesday
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (620+ words) The UK gvernment has chartered a repatriation flight from Oman on Wednesday for UK nationals seeking to escape the Middle East amid the conflict in the region. The first repatriation flight to leave the Middle East will leave Oman on…...
Police's "primary responsibility' is justice, not mental health, Jo Farrell says
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (682+ words) Scotland's Chief Constable has made clear police officers "cannot continue" to spend more time helping people in mental health crisis than dealing with crime. Jo Farrell said the force has "to do something different in this space" because its "primary…...
More than 100, 000 Britons may need evacuating from Middle East
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (489+ words) Those in Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Palestine, Qatar and the UAE have been urged to register with the Foreign Office Officials are understood to be working on plans for the potential evacuation of more than 100, 000 Britons from the Middle East. Foreign…...