Court hears of woman’s shame after appalling drunken attack on grieving police
A woman launched a torrent of abuse at grieving Dundee police, yelling: “You’ll end up like your Carnoustie pal – dropped in the water.”
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Lord Steel suspended from Lib Dems after giving evidence about Cyril Smith
Former Liberal leader Lord Steel has been suspended from the Liberal Democrats, pending an investigation into evidence he gave to an inquiry about child abuse allegations against former MP Sir Cyril Smith.
Lord Steel seeks to ‘clarify’ inquiry evidence on Cyril Smith abuse allegations
Former Liberal leader Lord Steel has sought to “clarify” evidence he gave to an inquiry about child abuse allegations against former MP Sir Cyril Smith.
MSPs back plans to extend recorded evidence for child domestic abuse witnesses
A Holyrood committee has agreed to back proposals to extend the use of pre-recorded evidence to child witnesses of domestic abuse.
Female MPs read out the ‘unacceptable’ online abuse they receive
Female Conservative MPs have spoken out about the online abuse they have received ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday.
Sex abuse victim tells the Tele: ‘Perverts are walking free so I CANNOT report my attacker’
A reader has contacted the Evening Telegraph to discuss their experience of being sexually abused.
Sheriffs and judges to receive training on domestic abuse legislation
All judges and sheriffs in Scotland will be given specific training on domestic abuse, it has been announced.
Child put into Australian orphanage after ‘lie’ of better life, inquiry told
A child moved to the other side of the world after a “massive lie” gave her hope she would find a better life there, an inquiry has been told.
Woman launched drunken tirade against police officers
A 31-year-old woman who shouted and swore at police has been hit in the pocket.
Dundee racist made threat to kill Polish neighbour
A man who once told police he wanted to “get rid of Polish and foreigners” from Dundee called his neighbour “a Polish ****” and threatened to kill her and set fire to her property.
Diane Abbott condemns Twitter over thousands of ‘racist and misogynist’ tweets
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbot has urged Twitter to take action over “highly offensive racist and misogynist” abuse on the platform after a major study found thousands of tweets disproportionately targeting black female politicians and journalists.
Dundee mum from hell who abused daughter from the day she was born is jailed
A Dundee mum from hell who inflicted two decades of abuse on her children has been jailed.
Dundee mum abused daughter from birth and told her other child ‘I’ll kill you in sleep’
A mother from hell who subjected one of her daughters to horrendous abuse from the day she was born is facing jail.
Charities to host forum tackling child sex abuse in Dundee
A conference on how to tackle child sex abuse and help survivors will be held in Dundee later this year.
Rail passengers forced to leave London-bound train at Dundee station after lout abuses staff
Hundreds of rail passengers were forced to leave a train mid-journey after a ticketless passenger hurled abuse at staff.
Emmerdale to confront child abuse in Charity Dingle flashback episode
Emmerdale will air a flashback episode delving into Charity Dingle’s past, focusing on the character being abused as a child.
Woman who was raped by Dundee child abuser when she was nine left horrified by his plan to appeal sentence
For decades, Jacqueline McComiskie managed to lead a normal, stable life.
Twitter updates rules to protect disabled users from abuse
Twitter has updated the wording of its rules to make the reporting of hateful comments against disabled people easier following a campaign by a disability charity.
NHS Tayside campaign calls for respect towards its staff
NHS Tayside has launched a public campaign called “Respect Us” aimed at tackling abusive behaviour towards staff.
Bono apology after ‘serious and multiple’ bullying claims at charity
Bono has apologised after claims were made that workers at a charity he co-founded were subjected to a culture of bullying and abuse.