5 h. ago SNP urged to rethink mainstream education policy after 'badge of shame' violence surge

The Scottish Government has been urged to rethink its policy of a presumption for mainstream education for pupils with additional needs after a surge in violence against female teachers.

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6 h. ago Beltane Fire Festival: Scottish council's park levy branded 'targeted attack' on community event

Beltane Fire Festival said the new tax, which was introduced in January, was a ‘financial strain’

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29 h. ago Netflix 'incel drama' Adolescence to be shown in UK schools, says Prime Minister

Netflix's four-part drama series Adolescence has received high praised from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who also confirmed that the show will be made available to secondary schools in the UK

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30 h. ago Twisted knifeman caught at Scots airport attempting to flee country after brutal attack

Eric Da Silva-Soares was tracked down in Scotland during a police manhunt following the horror stabbing.

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39 h. ago Half of all female teachers face violence and abuse in schools amid concerns over misogynistic influencers

Fears over impact of online figures such as Andrew Tate

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41 h. ago Female teachers facing more violent attacks in Scots schools amid incel influencer increase

Nearly half of all female teachers in schools across Scotland have been subjected to violence in the last 12 months.

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42 h. ago Adolescence: what teen boys really think of girls, influencers and porn – podcast

From misogynist content creators such as Andrew Tate to the ubiquity of pornography, boys face a barrage of toxic influences. We talk to sixth-formers about the pressures and joys they experienceThe release of the hit Netflix drama Adolescence this month has unleashed a wave of panic around teenage boys. Keir Starmer said the UK “may have a problem with boys and young men”, while parents began worried conversations about their children’s online lives. But how true to life is it?Michael Conroy, who has been going into schools to train teachers and professionals about boys’ personal development for years, says he has seen a shift in what he hears about. “Just 10 years ago, we didn’t have young men speaking in very sexualised ways to female teachers, quite a few in the same school.” He sees the ubiquity of pornography as a huge factor, with boys as young as 11 using it obsessively. “I’m getting invited to work with primary schools now.” The knock-on effect, he says, is an unrealistic a...

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67 h. ago How Andrew Flintoff has become England's talent finder for their bid to regain the Ashes Down Under, writes RICHARD GIBSON

RICHARD GIBSON: The sight of Andrew Flintoff mingling with county cricketers highlighted the increasing influence of one of the sport's most recognisable figures.

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3 d. ago Scots woman feared attack after being harassed by man on busy city street

Hannah Biss, 27, said a recent experience on the streets of Edinburgh, where she has lived for several years, made her feel unsafe for the first time.

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4 d. ago Celtic launch review into police fan treatment after Green Brigade slam cops for Rangers lockout

Hoops fan groups accused Police Scotland of a 'premeditated attack' before kick-off against Rangers earlier this month

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4 d. ago Firebomb attack pair jailed after planning attack on Scots family of five

The sinister attack organised by Darren Reape and Robert Lawrie left the family, including three young children, "fearing for their lives".

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4 d. ago Two female teachers at Christian school 'had sex with same boy just days apart'

Bonnie Elizabeth Brown, 25, and Sherri Delle Mauldin, 60, were arrested just days apart and both accused of aggravated child molestation and statutory rape in Georgia

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6 d. ago Edinburgh acid attack targets plush Mercedes in supermarket car park as gang wars erupt in city

The red S Class Coupe was found abandoned outside a Sainsbury's in Edinburgh on Wednesday morning.

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6 d. ago Female teacher, 58, who told underage schoolboy she loved him, took him on 'dates' and sent sexual forbidden love poem about 'fear and need colliding' is banned from the profession

Joanna Broad-Reeder first met the schoolboy - under 18 years of age - while working as a supply teacher at Crewe's St Thomas More School in January 2022.

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8 d. ago China sparks threat 'worse than Cuban missile crisis' with US state influence

Political experts are getting worried about China's global investments, appearing to be making some strategic decisions and allegedly increasing communist influence

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9 d. ago Edinburgh home firebombed in targeted attack amid 'gangland turf war'

Cops have confirmed reports of a suspicious fire the early hours of Sunday, 23 March is now being probed in relation to the alleged gang activity in the area.

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1 week ago Fran McGhie shines as Scotland hold on to edge out Wales in feisty thriller

Scotland 24-21 WalesSix tries and two red cards in Six Nations openerTwo red cards, six tries, a nip-and-tuck scoreboard and a traditional Scottish deluge falling from the sky. This had pretty much everything and Scotland were the team left standing with a win, but only just, in a pulsating encounter. These sides meet again in August, in Pool B of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, and judging by the skill, physicality and entertainment on show in Edinburgh, that appointment in Salford will be unmissable.Sarah Bonar, Emma Orr and Leah Bartlett scored tries for Scotland while Helen Nelson kicked a penalty and three conversions – every kick proving important in the final reckoning. Carys Phillips, Abbie Fleming and Gwenllian Pyrs were try-scorers for Wales, who started and finished strongly, but ultimately paid for missing 35 tackles. Credit, too, for the silky attacking skills and forward muscle of Scotland, for whom the wing Fran McGhie was a constant threat. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'XL Bully' attacks two people and dog in Scots town as armed cops race to scene

Officers raced to the Esk Bridge area of Penicuik after the alarm was raised at around 11.30am on Thursday.

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1 week ago Readers' letters: Scottish Government is riding roughshod over rights of communities

A reader says the Scottish Government’s response to the consultation on its Electricity Infrastructure Consenting in Scotland proposals is an attack on local democracy

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1 week ago Predatory Scots teacher who had sexual contact with female pupils in school is caged

Craig Smith, now aged 43, preyed on the young girls at a high school in South Lanarkshire between 2015 and 2016.

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