Scotland becomes first country in the UK to ban smacking | 5 News

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►MSPs in Scotland have just voted to ban parents from smacking their children - making the country the first place in the UK to do so.

This morning, protesters gathered outside the Parliament building in Holyrood to urge their politicians to back the motion - but not everyone agrees.

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