Lottery cash funds young victims’ haven
The Chi ld’s House for Healing will be a safe a place for youngsters to go to as an alternative to courts, social work off ices and pol ice stations.
Children will be able to give ev idence, receive medical care and support to recover from trauma and be involved in decisions about their protection in the building, which is designed to feel like a family home. P roj e c t pa r t ne r s Children 1st, Victim Support Scotland,
Chi ldren Eng land and Edinburgh University have joined forces to create the house , suppor ted by £1.5million raised by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Work is under way
Looks like pop queen Katy Perry will be kissing another girl now that she’s revealed the sex of her unborn baby.
She and fiancé Orlando Bloom, 43, announced the news yesterday, tweeting a picture of the Pirates of the Caribbean actor covered in pink icing.
Katy, 35, made her preference clear last month when performing at the Women’s Cricket World Cup final in Australia. Wearing pink outfits, she shouted to the crowd: “I hope (my baby) is a girl.”
It will be the I Kissed a Girl singer’s first child and Orlando’s second. He has a nine-year-old son Flynn with ex-wife Miranda Kerr. to identify a suitable location in the west of Scotland.
Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf, pictured, said: “It is at times like now that we see the true value of organisations working together to support those who need it most, at their time of need.”
The project partners said 12,600 children in Scotland require special support to give evidence in court every year.