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Russell Brand closes charity for addiction and mental health issues

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Eight men convicted of sex offences after grooming schoolgirls in Bolton

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Female prison officer admits ‘inappropriate relationship’ with inmate

Hospital consultant admits trying to engage in sexual communication with a child

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NHS trust fined £1.6 million for ‘catalogue of failures’ that led to deaths of babies

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Russell Brand closes charity for addiction and mental health issues

Russell Brand has closed his charity for addiction and mental health support, the Charity Commission has said. In 2023, four...

Senior doctor tells of ‘betrayal’ over son’s death at hospital where she worked

Eight men convicted of sex offences after grooming schoolgirls in Bolton

Man convicted of murdering widow, 86, after DNA found on her nail clippings

Government blamed amid ‘alarming’ rise in violence at Pentonville prison

Female prison officer admits ‘inappropriate relationship’ with inmate

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Cambridge University to establish professorship of young people’s mental health

27th January 2025

Cambridge University is to establish a professorship of young people’s mental health, after a donation of £4.5 million. Recruitment for...

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21st January 2025

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Locking up children costing state £300M a year, says Children’s Commissioner

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I work with abuse survivors in Rotherham – the current discussion about grooming gangs risks retraumatising them

15th January 2025

Survivors of sexual abuse in the UK are, sadly, all too familiar with the feeling of being exploited for the...

Growing number of children unhappy with lives in UK, study suggests

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Fact check: How many children have been the victims of grooming gangs?

9th January 2025

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Engage: Beyond the screen – how digital technology is revolutionising care

17th December 2024

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17th December 2024

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Webwatch

‘County lines’ drug networks are ‘significant national threat’

Webwatch: More than 8,000 social media accounts linked to people smuggling taken down

27th January 2025

Call for technology firms to urgently block child abuse images accessible ‘in just three clicks’

New task force to examine action to tackle online harms to children

22nd January 2025

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Ministers urged to spend more on psychological support for people with diabetes

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Psychological therapy ‘can improve job and pay prospects for people out of work’

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