http://www.childlink.co.uk/version_2/rss/scotland.php Latest News - UK and Ireland en-uk info@childlink.co.uk info@childlink.co.uk PHP RSS Feed Generator The former head of children's services at Haringey Council who claimed she was unfairly sacked after the death of Baby Peter has lost her case. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53709 2010-04-23 15:36:34 A mother has criticised youth workers for giving out condoms to children near a play park. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53728 2010-04-23 12:59:49 A murderer who killed one of the country's most notorious paedophiles while in a Cambridge prison has had his minimum jail term cut by 10 years. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53726 2010-04-23 12:17:41 A former vicar accused of a series of sexual offences against children is to face a crown court trial. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53725 2010-04-23 12:16:00 West Tyrone Alliance Westminster candidate Michael Bower has stated that if elected, a priority of his will be to see the discrimination against young people in minimum wage and jobseeker's allowance addressed. Currently those under the age of 22 receive a lower minimum wage, and under 18 lower still. Also those under the age of 25 get almost £15 a week less in jobseeker's allowance than those aged 25 or older. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53724 2010-04-23 12:05:11 A 23-year-old man has been arrested following the death of a teenager in South Lanarkshire. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53722 2010-04-23 11:59:04 Police trying to find a missing 13-year-old girl have said they are being given deliberately misleading information about her whereabouts. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53721 2010-04-23 11:58:21 A teenager who admitted spreading false rumours about one of James Bulger's killers will be sentenced later today. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53720 2010-04-23 11:48:00 A former GP will appear in court today on suspicion of carrying out a series of indecent assaults on young girls over an eight-year period. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53719 2010-04-23 11:46:59 Lawyers for a mother accused of murdering her two young children are expected to enter a plea when she appears in crown court later. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53718 2010-04-23 11:43:19 GCSEs and A-levels really have got easier, an exams chief has admitted. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53717 2010-04-23 11:40:56 An NHS hospital has become the first in the country to issue all new born babies with bar codes instead of traditional handwritten tags. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53716 2010-04-23 11:38:34 Taking a multivitamin during pregnancy can dramatically cut the chances of having an underweight baby, according to a new study. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53715 2010-04-23 11:35:09 Two 16-year-olds have been charged in connection with 44 crimes across the Aberdeen area. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53714 2010-04-23 11:33:50 Children should not use mobile phones, a leading Government adviser warned last night. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53713 2010-04-23 11:01:43 Roman Catholic bishops in England and Wales delivered a 'heartfelt' apology yesterday for the child abuse scandal in the church. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53712 2010-04-23 10:59:19 A schoolboy died from diabetes after being misdiagnosed with swine flu by an out-of-hours doctor service his parents had contacted because they were refused an ambulance, an inquest heard yesterday. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53711 2010-04-23 10:56:50 A three-year-old boy who went missing more than a week ago was found safe and well, police said. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53710 2010-04-23 10:53:22 All bishops who failed to challenge the culture of cover-up over child abuse should resign if the Irish Catholic Church has any hope of moving forward, an abuse survivor said. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53708 2010-04-23 10:34:13 A teenager was being questioned by detectives investigating the murder of a grandfather just yards from a police station. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53707 2010-04-23 10:30:58 One in every 1,100 pregnant women in Britain is "extremely obese", experts said yesterday. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53706 2010-04-23 10:30:01 A group supporting clerical abuse survivors questioned the Vatican's commitment to child safety despite Pope Benedict accepting the resignation of a third Irish Bishop over the handling of allegations. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53705 2010-04-23 10:23:50 Girls in their early teens are being trafficked to Northern Ireland and forced into prostitution and servitude “right under our noses”, the Assistant Chief Constable warned yesterday. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53704 2010-04-23 10:18:00 A police officer accused of committing sex offences against young boys he met after posing as a teenage girl on the internet appeared in court yesterday. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53703 2010-04-23 10:15:22 A man accused of the abuse and neglect of his five children has claimed that he was away at work during the day and did not see much of the children who he believed were being cared for by his wife. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53702 2010-04-23 10:05:23 An elderly bachelor has been jailed for five years for the sexual abuse of four of his nephews and one of his nieces 20 years ago. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53701 2010-04-23 10:03:30 Children who arrive in the Republic without their parents to claim asylum are being forcibly removed from schools in Dublin when they turn 18 even if they haven’t completed their exams, it was claimed yesterday. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53700 2010-04-23 10:00:29 Some 22 infants were treated for shaken baby syndrome at Dublin’s Temple Street children’s hospital over a 10-year period. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53699 2010-04-23 09:58:56 A state body set up to protect the vulnerable was among the employers taken to task last year for sacking a worker because she was pregnant. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53698 2010-04-23 09:56:18 The new school curriculum will not be delayed, after education secretary Michael Russell yesterday promised teachers all the support they need. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53697 2010-04-23 09:46:11 A 14-year-old boy and six men are on trial accused of murdering a 22-year-old man in a Glasgow street. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53696 2010-04-23 09:44:23 A primary school assistant has pleaded guilty to possessing more than 21,000 indecent images of children. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53695 2010-04-23 09:43:23 A project to raise awareness of domestic violence among young people has been praised as an example of good practice. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53694 2010-04-23 09:31:24 The number of young adults in Wales who are leaving school to be a “drain on the state”, with no qualifications, has not improved for the past five years. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53693 2010-04-23 09:30:18 Hundreds of parents at a South Tyneside school are angry at plans which could see lessons begin at 0815 BST. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=uk&newsid=53727 2010-04-23 00:00:00