But the board meeting heard government plans to cut disability benefits could make problems worse, the
A spokesperson added: "The Scottish government is providing support and direction at a national level, including the publication of the National Behaviour Action Plan."Local authorities are expected to implement this guidance to meet particular needs at a local level.
"We are also supporting new initiatives such as the Digital Discourse Initiative, which provides teachers with practical strategies and curriculum tools to support staff to counter the effects of online hate and disinformation."Detectives hope the jailing of a car jacker who "terrorised" motorists with a knife will bring "some comfort" to victims.James Heaney, 27, stole a Ford Mondeo, after confronting a man in London Colney in Hertfordshire on 20 August, before driving off and crashing into several other cars.
Police said Heaney then tried to take vehicles from other motorists at knifepoint near the M1.Heany, previously from Watford, has been jailed for seven years and nine months at St Albans Crown Court.
Hertfordshire Police said Heaney threatened the man on Telford Road, and then crashed into several cars during his journey on to the A404 North Orbital Road, just before the M1 junction.
He abandoned the Mondeo and tried to steal other cars by jumping on bonnets and threatening other motorists with a knife and punching one victim in the face, police said.Red letter day: Bristol City took on Charlton at Ashton Gate in a contest of two teams nicknamed The Robins. The match
The revving rev: They've welcomed a new vicar in Backwell, with a special service at St Andrew's Church to celebrate the arrival of the Reverend Sam Norton, a motorcycle-loving man of the cloth.Greyhound racing will be banned "as soon as practically possible", the Welsh government has said in what would be a first for the UK.
Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies announced plans to wind down the sport, which has been criticised for harming dogs.No timeline has been announced for the ban, but Irranca-Davies said it is not "impossible" it could come in before the next Welsh Parliament election in May 2026.