Anti-abuse powers to get backing
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Tough new powers to prevent the abuse of vulnerable adults are to be endorsed by MSPs.
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People are being asked to report their concerns about children they think are at risk.
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Police and soldiers began deploying to outback Australia Monday as part of a radical plan to end child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities which has been criticised as a return to the nation&#39;s paternalistic past.
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Policy to be implemented this month aims to protect children from violence and sexual content
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England's commissioner for children and a civil liberties group have joined in a campaign to ban high-frequency devices intended to drive misbehaving children away from shops and other areas.
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The first minister is expected to address parliament on the issue of child abuse in a debate forced through by MSPs.
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New police powers to prosecute offenders for possession if they test positive for drugs when they are arrested, even if the only drugs they have are in their bloodstream, are to be announced this week.
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Â· Hain's warnings backed by attorney generalÂ· Offence to withhold name under new powers
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Â· Change backed by police and civil rights groupsÂ· New review to examine practicality and safeguards
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Government plans to improve the way access to children is handled after couples divorce in England and Wales will be published today. Send your views.
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Community Support Officers are to get detention powers despite mixed findings about their effectiveness.
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Experts are to encourage local authorities  to toughen up their approach to tackling anti-social behaviour.
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Councils in England are to be given powers to introduce controversial "pay-as-you-throw" charges.
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A review of information on sex offenders will give parents more rights but stops short of a 'Sarah's Law'.
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Measures to "rebalance" the justice system and protect witnesses in anti-social court cases are to be announced.
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White House-backed legislation on   the treatment of terrorism suspects may protect them from   torture but gives the United States immunity from legal   challenges, human rights groups say.
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Independent terrorism legislation watchdog comes out in support of the government's detention plan