Families are being plunged into misery and debt due to soaring funeral costs, a new report has revealed

People are being urged to pick up a Unity Band and wear it with pride on World Cancer Day on Thursday (4 February)

Controversial national tests for school pupils have been condemned by a children’s charity

A damning picture has been painted of failed charity Kids Company – an organisation beset by financial mismanagement and organisational incompetence

Tens of thousands of key third sector workers in Scotland could be in for a substantial pay hike

A woman who lost her speech after she was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) has described the lifeline given to her by new technnology

Endangered red squirrels are making a comeback on charity-run land

The conservation of one of Scotland’s most loved wild animals has been given a boost

Animal protection charity OneKind is urging the Scottish public to express their views on the use of training aids which give pets electric shocks

Scotland is too unequal – and wealth should be distributed better across the country, finds Oxfam poll