9 h. ago Emma Caldwell public inquiry cannot be forgotten for her mum's sake

Emma's family deserve to know why it took 19 years to convict Iain Packer, says Mail Opinion.

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9 h. ago Emma Caldwell's mum fears she'll die before inquiry into daughter's murder case is held

Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Mail Margaret Caldwell has demanded the Solicitor General remove all barricades that stand in the way of truth and justice.

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54 h. ago 'At first I thought it must be paint, but I soon realised it was blood'

The Southport public inquiry is continuing to hear harrowing evidence

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3 d. ago ‘I hear the screams, I see the blood’ – Southport survivor tells of nightmares

The teenager, the oldest child to be attacked, addressed the public inquiry into the attack on Thursday.

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3 d. ago 'I still have nightmares, I hear the screams, I see the blood'

One girl has told the public inquiry into the Southport attack how 'just another happy day' turned into a 'living nightmare'

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4 d. ago ‘Man with knife inside dance class’, mother told at Southport attack

The public Inquiry is hearing from the parents of children caught up in the attack.

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5 d. ago Parents collecting children saw ‘true horror’, Southport Inquiry told

The public inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall heard evidence from parents and a businessman who confronted the killer during the attacks last year.

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9 d. ago Campaigners call for public inquiry over deadline for pylon consultation

Community councils and campaigners have criticised the deadline on the proposed consultation for the Spittal to Beauly pylon line.

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1 week ago 'Forgotten' mum battling addiction calls for better counselling and rehab access

Lesley Crichton's 26 year battle with addiction hampered by poor access to psychological support and feeling that she has been left to sort out her own problems

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1 week ago Public inquiry triggered over controversial Galloway windfarm plans

Councillors have also objected to a separate windfarm development in the Glenkens.

Politics

1 week ago I’ve seen how big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman

I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignoreDr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy.A quiet transformation is unfolding in schools: commercial technology is rapidly reshaping how children learn, often without much public debate or inquiry.From the near-ubiquity of Google and Microsoft to speculative AI products such as Century Tech, big and ed tech alike promise “personalised learning” while harvesting vast amounts of data and turning education to monetisable widgets and digital badges.Dr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy. She is the author of Taming Edtech Continue reading...

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1 week ago Big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman

I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignoreDr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy.A quiet transformation is unfolding in schools: commercial technology is rapidly reshaping how children learn, often without much public debate or inquiry.From the near-ubiquity of Google and Microsoft to speculative AI products such as Century Tech, big and ed tech alike promise “personalised learning” while harvesting vast amounts of data and turning education to monetisable widgets and digital badges.Dr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy. She is the author of Taming Edtech Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Emma Caldwell public inquiry demand as family 'lose trust' in Crown Office

Lawyer Aamer Anwar issued a statement following a meeting with the Scottish Government justice secretary Angela Constance.

Society

2 w. ago Emma Caldwell family urge for inquiry to begin with no further delays

Ms Caldwell's family met with Justice Secretary Angela Constance on Tuesday.

Politics

2 w. ago Emma Caldwell inquiry must begin with no more delays, family urges

Solicitor Aamer Anwar said the Police Scotland investigation was a ‘distraction’ in a statement after meeting with the Justice Secretary.

Politics

2 w. ago Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story review – this oil rig horror is up there with Chornobyl

Shocking and superb, this documentary is packed with terrifying details of the notorious 1988 catastrophe, from the fire that could be seen from 120 miles away to the squashed tomatoesOn the evening of 6 July 1988, the Piper Alpha oil production platform in the North Sea suffered a catastrophic gas explosion, followed by a conflagration that destroyed the structure; 167 people were killed, and almost all the physical evidence of what had occurred became charred debris, lost to the waves. After the disaster, a public inquiry struggled to form a complete picture of the event, for reasons that also make it a hard subject for documentary-makers.Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story copes with the challenge superbly, leaning heavily on survivor testimony – 61 men escaped from the rig – and combining it with a simple 2D diagram of the platform’s layout to give us the fullest picture possible. It doesn’t have the special-effects budget that would be required to simulate the ferocity of th...

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3 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway Council set to trigger public inquiry over controversial windfarm plans

Members are being urged to lodge an objection to plans for 13 turbines at Glenvernoch near Glentrool.

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