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The Daily Record has launched a campaign to try and reduce the rate of child suicides in Scotland, which is almost double that of England.
The paper is asking readers to donate money to help the fundraising of the charity Facilitate which provides specialist counselling for young people in crisis.


The number of distraction burglaries in Suffolk have more than halved in the past 12 months - thanks to a joint effort between police and the East Anglian Daily Times.
There were 65 between April and September this year, compared with 134 during the same period in 2001.
The announcement comes just three months after the paper published laminate advice cards for elderly people to refer to when faced with a suspicious caller.


A campaign to drive hard drugs out of a Derby estate, which is being backed by Evening Telegraph, has resulted in a dramatic fall in crime.
New figures show vandalism, violence, burglary and car crime are all down following the launch of the campaign in Mackworth - which had been dubbed Smackworth.


Readers of the Evening News have been thanked after a fund-raising appeal for a new children's hospice in Worcester smashed the £1m barrier.
The Acorns Three Counties Appeal now stands at £1.3m, thanks to the superb efforts of people from across Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.


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